TJ admissions change from Merit to Essay impact to Asian American Students

[Anonymous]

Merit Test based Admissions:
Class of 2019, Asian American students received 70.20%
Class of 2020, Asian American students received 71.34%
Class of 2021, Asian American students received 74.90%
Class of 2023, Asian American students received 72.87%
Class of 2024, Asian American students received 73.05%

Admissions changed to Essay based, and increased enrollment of 8th grade algebra1 students:
Class of 2025, Asian American students received 54.36%
Class of 2026, Asian American students received 59.82%
Class of 2027, Asian American students received 61.64%.
Class of 2028, Asian American students received 57.27%

https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

[Anonymous]

About 60% is a pretty strong majority for a population that is only 20% of the school area.

[Anonymous]

Colleges went away from merit (SAT) for a few years and now returning to it as a more accurate measure of what they want in a kid.

[Anonymous]

No one, including Asians, want to go to a school that is 75% Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:About 60% is a pretty strong majority for a population that is only 20% of the school area.

Interestingly, NBA has 72.4% African American representation with only 12% overall population. But no one dares to pull a stunt like TJ admissions to reduce that NBA representation to mid 50%, which would be outrageous and illegal. But at TJ it's normal admissions policy.

[Anonymous]

Main impact is the per-school quota, with some schools having few Asians. The essay will be adjusted for by prep schools, at out school Curie admits have gone up. It will be a different group of Asians getting admitted.
Prep schools might do so well that Asians will start enrolling in another school for a year to get those quota seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one, including Asians, want to go to a school that is 75% Asian.

Not true. My black kid has been dreaming since elementary to attend Howard University which is 67.4% Black. But my neighbor's Asian kid is being told he cannot attend TJ because there is a racial quote limit for Asians there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:About 60% is a pretty strong majority for a population that is only 20% of the school area.

Interestingly, NBA has 72.4% African American representation with only 12% overall population. But no one dares to pull a stunt like TJ admissions to reduce that NBA representation to mid 50%, which would be outrageous and illegal. But at TJ it's normal admissions policy.

Bruh TJ is a SCHOOL

[Anonymous]

Aww it's only merit when it measures what you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:About 60% is a pretty strong majority for a population that is only 20% of the school area.

Interestingly, NBA has 72.4% African American representation with only 12% overall population. But no one dares to pull a stunt like TJ admissions to reduce that NBA representation to mid 50%, which would be outrageous and illegal. But at TJ it's normal admissions policy.

Please stop with this silly talking point. The NBA and TJ are not an apples to apples comparison.

[Anonymous]

This part is true.

"Admissions changed to Essay based, and increased enrollment of 8th grade algebra1 students”

If you didn’t enroll Algebra 1 in 7th grade, then it tells us that you failed to meet the benchmark score on the Iowa test and failed to achieve an advanced pass on the SOL. One thing FPCS knows for sure is that most of those students who enrolled in entry level math 7 honors are definitely non-Asian. Therefore, even without knowing your background, they do know where your background excels. They can recruit from just about any school across the county and be certain that those applicants who present Geometry HN or higher at the time of application are mostly likely Asians. So, skim from the bottom and not from the top. No need to rely exclusively on the applicants zip code. They can just look at the math course in 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one, including Asians, want to go to a school that is 75% Asian.

Yes!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colleges went away from merit (SAT) for a few years and now returning to it as a more accurate measure of what they want in a kid.

You do realize that standardized tests are not the only way to measure merit, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one, including Asians, want to go to a school that is 75% Asian.

What a ridiculous statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one, including Asians, want to go to a school that is 75% Asian.

You are incorrect. Now with increased algebra1 students being admitted, top half of TJ is 90% Asian. More the incentive for Asian students to apply, guaranteed to be in top half.