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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some do not want their kids to go to TJ, while others desperately want to be there...

why even apply?

People have the right to apply. Accepting the offer or not is their choice. Who are you to ask that question?

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Asian count remains more or less same, but the Asian percent has gone down?

You’ve narrowed the y-axis to make the change look more significant that it actually was.

The average % of Asian students in the admitted class was 68% before the change and now it’s 58%. So 10% drop. And, looking at absolute numbers, the number of Asian students per admitted class went from 330 to 321.

There are NINE fewer Asian students per admitted class on average.

And out of the hundreds of kids per class, there are about 9 fewer Asian students per class than before the change.

That's it? We are just discussing 10 Asians that aren't getting in each year because of the change?

[Anonymous]

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Asian count remains more or less same, but the Asian percent has gone down?

You’ve narrowed the y-axis to make the change look more significant that it actually was.

The average % of Asian students in the admitted class was 68% before the change and now it’s 58%. So 10% drop. And, looking at absolute numbers, the number of Asian students per admitted class went from 330 to 321.

There are NINE fewer Asian students per admitted class on average.

And out of the hundreds of kids per class, there are about 9 fewer Asian students per class than before the change.

That's it? We are just discussing 10 Asians that aren't getting in each year because of the change?

Yeah it’s wierd that the school is growing by 400 students and none of that growth includes Asians. Seems strange.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Asian count remains more or less same, but the Asian percent has gone down?

You’ve narrowed the y-axis to make the change look more significant that it actually was.

The average % of Asian students in the admitted class was 68% before the change and now it’s 58%. So 10% drop. And, looking at absolute numbers, the number of Asian students per admitted class went from 330 to 321.

There are NINE fewer Asian students per admitted class on average.

And out of the hundreds of kids per class, there are about 9 fewer Asian students per class than before the change.

That's it? We are just discussing 10 Asians that aren't getting in each year because of the change?

Yeah it’s wierd that the school is growing by 400 students and none of that growth includes Asians. Seems strange.

Is the Asian population growing in Fairfax County? Otherwise who cares?

[Anonymous]

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2022 data
https://thebullelephant.com/tjhsst-admission-stats-class-of-2022/

Why doesnt FCPS disclose the applicant count by race now, like they always did before admissions change? All data points to the fact that Asians acceptance rate is lower compared to students of other races. Is the concern it would get exposed?

At the time of selection, it's unknown since it's race-blind, which is a matter of law in the US.

That didn't stop a whole lot of colleges, or FCPS in the 90s.

There is a long history of racism against Asian Americans in the U.S., FCPS is make effort to make sure it continues.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-long-history-of-racism-against-asian-americans-in-the-u-s

Luckily FCPS favors Asians since they make up the largest cohort by a huge margin for these programs. Asians make up maybe 15% of the coutny's population but take up over 60% of the seats in TJ. The facts make it clear that there's if anything a pro-Asian bias in this process.

Do TJ students get more money per pupil than other students?

[Anonymous]

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Asian count remains more or less same, but the Asian percent has gone down?
Along with the admissions change, the total number of seats were expanded by 100 seats, but Asian students were solely excluded from participating in the expanded seat assignment. There are consistently 1000+ declined Asian applicants each year, largest among all ethnicities, and none of them are allowed to receive a single seat from the expanded seat quota.

discriminatory TJ admission policy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Asian count remains more or less same, but the Asian percent has gone down?
Along with the admissions change, the total number of seats were expanded by 100 seats, but Asian students were solely excluded from participating in the expanded seat assignment. There are consistently 1000+ declined Asian applicants each year, largest among all ethnicities, and none of them are allowed to receive a single seat from the expanded seat quota.

discriminatory TJ admission policy

^^ these numbers are wrong. Scroll back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Asian count remains more or less same, but the Asian percent has gone down?

You’ve narrowed the y-axis to make the change look more significant that it actually was.

The average % of Asian students in the admitted class was 68% before the change and now it’s 58%. So 10% drop. And, looking at absolute numbers, the number of Asian students per admitted class went from 330 to 321.

There are NINE fewer Asian students per admitted class on average.

And out of the hundreds of kids per class, there are about 9 fewer Asian students per class than before the change.

That's it? We are just discussing 10 Asians that aren't getting in each year because of the change?

Yeah it’s wierd that the school is growing by 400 students and none of that growth includes Asians. Seems strange.

Your math is terrible.

[Anonymous]

The innumerate posters are giving some insight into why their kids didn’t get an offer to TJ…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Asian count remains more or less same, but the Asian percent has gone down?
Along with the admissions change, the total number of seats were expanded by 100 seats, but Asian students were solely excluded from participating in the expanded seat assignment. There are consistently 1000+ declined Asian applicants each year, largest among all ethnicities, and none of them are allowed to receive a single seat from the expanded seat quota.

discriminatory TJ admission policy

sanctioned too. equity politics benefits the politicians at the expense of bottom students suffering

[Anonymous]

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Yeah it’s wierd that the school is growing by 400 students and none of that growth includes Asians. Seems strange.

2024 class was the last time applicant breakdown was released publicly, but since admissions change it's close guarded secret. Not sure what they are hiding. This chart shows approximate breakdown, consistent in proportion with previous known years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Yeah it’s wierd that the school is growing by 400 students and none of that growth includes Asians. Seems strange.

2024 class was the last time applicant breakdown was released publicly, but since admissions change it's close guarded secret. Not sure what they are hiding. This chart shows approximate breakdown, consistent in proportion with previous known years.

The data shows that Asian students were accepted at a higher rate than almost all other groups, aside from Hispanic students.

The acceptance rate for Asian applicants (19%) was higher than average (18%) and most other groups (13-17%), but not as high as Hispanic applicants (21%).

ACCEPTANCE RATE
Asian 19%
Black 14%
Hispanic 21%
White 17%
Multiracial/Other* 13%
ALL 18%

[Anonymous]

The number of Asian students enrolled at TJ by school year (fall):


Aside from 2020 & 2019, there are MORE Asian students at TJ since the admissions change than any other year in the school’s history.




So to recap, the number of Asian students enrolled at TJ is almost as high as ever.

[Anonymous]

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Yeah it’s wierd that the school is growing by 400 students and none of that growth includes Asians. Seems strange.

How many of the denied 1143 Asian students have higher academic merit including higher math than the students admitted with lower Algebra 1 math?

[Anonymous]

How do the essay reviewers check whether ChatGPT was used in writing the essay? Are the essays written during a timed and monitored period, like an essay written as part of a test? If the essay is to replace an exam, the format should be similarly timed.