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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This year - everyone chose AET as first option. Heard few AOS folks getting off waitlist but no one from AET. Majority of folks who got into TJ from loudoun were not accepted into AOL. no chances on this front after April 26th ( TJ deadline) [/quote] Unlike the random lottery offers at TJ, AET & AOL implement a higher merit-based admission criteria intertwined with STEM tests, going beyond GPAs and incorporating advanced math for all admissions. Also, the Academies have access to comprehensive applicant data, including detailed transcripts, SOLs, and elementary and middle school math/reading assessments, since all applicants are existing LCPS students. Most significantly, nearly all AET and AOL admits have completed Geometry or Algebra 2/Trig, which is where both AOS and AET Integrated Math 1 begins. While there may be a nominal mention of lower math in admissions criteria, the AOS & AET curriculum commences with Algebra 2. In the Academies math progression there's no lower-level math, akin to TJ's Math 1 & Math 2. If an Academies applicant receives a TJ offer but not an AOL/AET offer, it's for one of two reasons: either through the random chance of the TJ lottery, which disregards student merit, or because they are from one of the competitive middle schools but aren't among the top ten students. AOS/AET curriculum is not nearly as rigorous or comprehensive as TJ curriculum, but their admissions criteria is much more stringent than that of TJ's essay lottery process. [/quote] In my opinion - It is not a true statement that AOS/AET has more rigorous merit based admission criteria - TJ has been ranked and voted as most rigorous by the students . The real issue with TJ is that they are trying to be politically correct by bringing in diversity factor - which in my opinion is hurting a section of population(read Asian Americans )more than anyone... TJ Acceptance for asian fell to 50% - [b]So if any Asian kid gets into TJ with this dip in acceptance than they are genuinely worthy to it. [/b] AOS/AET have a selection system which i feel is more unjustified where each school gets a qouta for admissions...there have been schools where top 50 kids do not get admission to AOS AET but only few folks get in due to the lottery and no clear indication as to what carries more impact in teheir 5 criterias of acceptance[/quote] The only criteria that's keeping AOS/AET school quota selection somewhat merit based is they are not selecting applicants below Geometry. With TJ admissoins, how can they practically distinguish which Asian applicant is more qualified than others, without a merit-based assessment? How did they arrive at the selection of 315 students out of approximately 1500 Asian applicants for the 2028 class? With the exception of a couple of hundred Algebra 2 applicants, the remaining 1300 Asian applicants would be nearly identical, all with an inflated 4.0 GPA, Geometry, and honors science. The simplistic essay isn't capable of distinguishing who among the 1500 asian applicants is more proficient or truly capable of handling the rigor of TJ. It's a lottery based selection, not all Asian students are of equal high caliber. The only saving grace for Asians is they are entering TJ with years of math preparation and stem interest. [/quote] You make it sound as essay should not be included in TJ test 😂 This year’s TJ test’s Quant section had a tough math question with a specific answer unlike 2020 or last year - where you get away with not answering it but weaving a story One thing is for sure Nor AOS/AEt or TJ no longer have credibility of screening correctly for” gifted “kids( I personally believe in such thing as gifted or non gifted ) Only one benefiting out of all this are the various training / coaching centers .. [/quote]
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