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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is low interest in BASIS in McLean, IMO, because families in this area have access to great public and private options apart from BASIS, which include educational opportunities that BASIS cannot or will struggle to provide - e.g., post Calculus math + theater + soccer + crew + choir + yearbook + community service clubs + debate teams + dozens of AP options + choice of several languages + even driver's ed.  In other words, in McLean, one can create an experience much like BASIS at a more traditional school setting (not in Tysons Corner office building).  It might work better whetr there are plenty of smart kids but less options .... [/quote]

Agreed.  An office building isn't a school.  But, BASIS isn't a school.  It's a for-profit business for the Blocks where students are a number, admins come and go each year, admissions staff are pressured to perform and paid bonuses when they do, and students are just a number.  That sounds way better than a public school!  Let's all pay for that![/quote]

I attended an open house and it was packed with parents and students. Ideas were discussed back and forth and I found the administration to be open and approachable. The school sounds like a very similar model to Nysmith, from the office building facade to the for profit status. Nysmith is a very popular school in NVA and attracts kids from as far as Arlington to Leesburg.

I am sure that there will be bumps in the road with a new school but I find it very hard to believe that they aren't getting the interest they expected. Maybe it's not translating to applications yet but it will. Maybe because there's rolling admissions, people aren't feeling pressured to complete the process yet?

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