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Anonymous wrote:Folks here are making a LOT of assumptions about OP's daughter's three friends. OP should go talk to her daughter instead of speculating baldly on this public forum, and the rest of you should worry about your own business instead of drawing completely unfounded conclusions about three strangers.

No one is speculating about individual kids! The OP is suggesting that the kids dropped out of college because Basis didn't prepare them for college, and people are explaining, statistically, WHY kids drop out. It is usually for some reason OTHER then that they weren't prepared.

Okay then.

Anonymous wrote:So many blanket statements on this thread that are clearly to serve someone’s existing opinion/assumption. Pointless thread

Amen.

So many blanket statements on this thread that are clearly to serve someone’s existing opinion/assumption. Pointless thread

To give some perspective, I went to a “Big 3” a while back. Though everyone in my class was admitted to college, 4 percent of the class deferred admission for a full year, owing mostly to post-high school burn-out. Then another couple of students transferred schools before earning their undergraduate degrees.

It’s not unusual to be uncertain about your future as you head off to college. Not every family gives their child the option of taking a “gap year” or getting appropriate mental health and social support before hand (or has the resources to do so), which can make the path through freshman and sophomore year a little bumpier.

Anonymous wrote:If there are any parents of BASIS alumni here, could you provide information on whether kids felt prepared for top 50 schools? I’m not looking for any info specific to a student or a school, just general impressions of whether they felt BASIS gave them the academic skills they need for college and whether it was worthwhile. Sometimes kids get into schools beyond what they are prepared for, and I hope that is not the case for BASIS grads.

My kid graduated from BASIS and felt and is well prepared for college based on first semester grades (attends a so-called top 20 college with an acceptance rate of 15% of lower). Find classes engaging, is getting good grades (even in writing heavy classes - our worry). DC said, with some surprise, that many of their classmates struggle with time management more than they do, and that some of what has been taught (so far) has been review. We never hired tutors or sent them to an academic summer camp or any other kind of formal supplementation. Our kid does have two middle class (<150 HHI) parents who completed college.

There are kids in DC’s graduating class that were not as strong students - e.g. ~1100 SATs. They successfully completed the program and worked hard. Most are from less advantaged backgrounds than my kid, first in their family to go to college and working class but not FARMS-qualified. These kids are attending lower-ranked colleges - some because that is where they were accepted and others because that’s what they could afford. DC has not heard of any them dropping out, although they’ve not kept up with all of them.

If there are any parents of BASIS alumni here, could you provide information on whether kids felt prepared for top 50 schools? I’m not looking for any info specific to a student or a school, just general impressions of whether they felt BASIS gave them the academic skills they need for college and whether it was worthwhile. Sometimes kids get into schools beyond what they are prepared for, and I hope that is not the case for BASIS grads.

Anonymous wrote:Folks here are making a LOT of assumptions about OP's daughter's three friends. OP should go talk to her daughter instead of speculating baldly on this public forum, and the rest of you should worry about your own business instead of drawing completely unfounded conclusions about three strangers.

No one is speculating about individual kids! The OP is suggesting that the kids dropped out of college because Basis didn't prepare them for college, and people are explaining, statistically, WHY kids drop out. It is usually for some reason OTHER then that they weren't prepared.

I don’t think it’s appropriate to speculate on particular kids. This comment is NOT about OP’s daughter’s friends.

At the same time, it’s important that parents know this, so I’m putting it out as a general point: studies show that roughly 20% of college students are sexually assaulted during college. The first few months of freshman year are known as the “red zone” because a large portion of assaults happen during those months. Adjusting to college is rough for anyone, but imagine doing that while suffering from PTSD or other after-effects of sexual violence....

Bystander interventions are one of the few things that have been shown to make a difference in stopping this, so parents of teens — both girls AND boys — please talk to your kids about being aware and about things they can do to help keep their classmates safe.

Some general info: https://qz.com/work/1381188/research-is-measuring-the-cost-of-campus-rape-and-sexual-assaults/

Some good tips on bystander intervention: https://www.itsonus.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IOU-Resource_How-to-Safely-Intervene-to-Stop-Sexual-Assault.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:Folks here are making a LOT of assumptions about OP's daughter's three friends. OP should go talk to her daughter instead of speculating baldly on this public forum, and the rest of you should worry about your own business instead of drawing completely unfounded conclusions about three strangers.

No one is making assumptions about the friends. People are saying that there are a host of reasons why students stop attending college, and the high school they attended probably doesn't have much to do with it. OP just wanted to start a thread to bash BASIS.

Disagree on the first part (page 1 of this thread is full of speculation targeted specifically at this mom's concerns about her kid's friends), but agree on the second part.

Anonymous wrote:Folks here are making a LOT of assumptions about OP's daughter's three friends. OP should go talk to her daughter instead of speculating baldly on this public forum, and the rest of you should worry about your own business instead of drawing completely unfounded conclusions about three strangers.

No one is making assumptions about the friends. People are saying that there are a host of reasons why students stop attending college, and the high school they attended probably doesn't have much to do with it. OP just wanted to start a thread to bash BASIS.

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Anonymous wrote:DD was informed that 2 of her friends quit college and 1 is taking a break after a year.
I’m wondering what the cause is - - being exhausted throughout middle and High school or feeling defeated after realizing they are not well prepared for college level work?

College ain't that hard. Most kids who quit have some emotional turmoil (depression or anxoiety or family issues) or have problems financing it. Kids don't quit because they can't hack it.

OP are the bolded an issue for any of these three young women?

Folks here are making a LOT of assumptions about OP's daughter's three friends. OP should go talk to her daughter instead of speculating baldly on this public forum, and the rest of you should worry about your own business instead of drawing completely unfounded conclusions about three strangers.

Is what worth it?

That stat is ALL college students, not just Harvard’s. The young people in college aren’t the only ones anxious. Let’s fix the world they’re growing up in.

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Anonymous wrote:DD was informed that 2 of her friends quit college and 1 is taking a break after a year.
I’m wondering what the cause is - - being exhausted throughout middle and High school or feeling defeated after realizing they are not well prepared for college level work?

College ain't that hard. Most kids who quit have some emotional turmoil (depression or anxoiety or family issues) or have problems financing it. Kids don't quit because they can't hack it.

THIS. My friend works in student health of a local well known college. Overwhelming majority of kids on anxiety/depression meds.

OP can keep on wondering and really pointless post. You have no idea why these kids dropped out. You don’t think kids from SWW, Wilson, and every high school around doesn’t have kids who drop out?

I have trouble believing: "Overwhelming majority of kids on anxiety/depression meds."

Do you mean the majority of the students seeking mental health care on campus are on meds?

There are A LOT of college kids with emotional problems. I am not sure why. Better diagnosis? Did these kids in teh past not go to college? Is there an increase in mental health problems. But, yes, I work on a college campus and it is huge compared to when I started 20 years ago.

Sense of economic pressure - student loan debt, prospect of lower-paying gig economy jobs, declining economic mobility? Pressure from parents because of the above???
Climate change - inaction will affect younger people the most and they see little being done

Not an easy time to be young (yes not all kids are worried about the above to a debilitating point). It's also far more acceptable to see out mental health treatment.

Harvard Medical School says 23% of college students are being treated for anxiety, with another 63% reporting overwhelming anxiety in the last year. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/anxiety-in-college-what-we-know-and-how-to-cope-2019052816729

This is huge. Is it worth it?

A little joy goes a long way in inspiring students to learn and stay the course. BASIS is a dreary program for many in a miserable building. Kids burn out.