MS GPA for TJ

[Anonymous]

Does the admissions committee see the grades of all classes or just the core classes they use to calculate the MS GPA? Does the committee see individual class grades?

[Anonymous]

They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

[Anonymous]

I think the current school verifies the GPA and the admissions committee sees nothing beyond that, including the particular classes.

[Anonymous]

So TJ doesn't know if you are in Geometry or Alg 2 for example?

[Anonymous]

Good thing that some of DC's teachers are using standards based grading. Don't really have to worry about TJ and MS GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

And Whites, unless you think that White students are getting experience points based on race or SES or URM status.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So TJ doesn't know if you are in Geometry or Alg 2 for example?

Correct. The number of 9th grade kids at TJ who took algebra in 8th grade has gone from single digits to triple digits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So TJ doesn't know if you are in Geometry or Alg 2 for example?

Correct. The number of 9th grade kids at TJ who took algebra in 8th grade has gone from single digits to triple digits.

I think part of that was you had more students applying with lower level math skills who were told to try to get their golden ticket. Before the changes, many students were told that they weren't going to cut it at TJ so they never applied.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

Well except for race and URM status since that would be illegal in the US and selection for TJ is race blind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

Off topic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

Off topic

Agree, but given that 60% of the seats go to Asians, the facts indicate otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

Off topic

Agree, but given that 60% of the seats go to Asians, the facts indicate otherwise.

They mean it disadvantages Asians in the same way that UVA going to co-ed disadvantaged males.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

Well race and URM status aren't known. Selection is race-blind, and including that info is illegal in the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

Well race and URM status aren't known. Selection is race-blind, and including that info is illegal in the US.

- except with the enormous weight placed on "experience factors" it is hardly color blind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They base a huge part of the admissions decision on "experience factors" - meaning:

- race / URM status.

Asians are at a distinct disadvantage under this new system.

Well race and URM status aren't known. Selection is race-blind, and including that info is illegal in the US.

- except with the enormous weight placed on "experience factors" it is hardly color blind.

experience factors are different than race