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[quote=Anonymous]Whatever guys, I'm the interviewer.  I talk to kids who apply to my Ivy every year between mid Oct (early admission) and Feb 15th, the regular admissions interview report deadline.  When the school first asked me to phone interview several AZ kids, in 2011, I agreed, not knowing they would be BASIS students, or what the franchise was about.  When I saw "BASIS" next to each applicant's name in my alum inbox I had a look on one or two BASIS threads on DCUM and Wikipedia.  Then I talked to the kids, and found them less interesting and worth admitting than TJ, Blair math magnet and DC private school kids who compete in natl sci competitions.  When I asked the BASIS applicants if they enter INTEL, Siemens, Google etc. they said no, we don't enter sci competitions, we take 10 AP classes.  I don't see transcripts, but am supposed to ask kids about this and that, including subjects they enjoy studying and extra-curricular interests.  No, I don't have children in DC public schools but if I did, and I were serious about BASIS, I might ask the school why AP tests trump more interesting STEM endeavors.  I don't make admissions decions and most of the applicants I interview are rejected, even if I've plugged for them.  It's a burnout gig - one year I interviewed 18 applicants, in person and by phone, each rejected.  Next time, I'll interview somewhere other than AZ.

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