TJ top 1.5 percent

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New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

NO, they just take 15 students from that school as min.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

NO, they just take 15 students from that school as min.

YES they are the very BEST 15.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

Correct, and the key word is applicants, some students in the top 1.5% will not apply.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

Correct, and the key word is applicants, some students in the top 1.5% will not apply.

That's always been true, even with the old system. My nephew turned TJ down because they felt uncomfortable with TJ as a URM over a decade ago. It's not a welcoming environment for some groups.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

Correct, and the key word is applicants, some students in the top 1.5% will not apply.

But they don’t take 1.5% of kids who apply. They take 1.5% of the 8th grade class, regardless of how many apply.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

NO, they just take 15 students from that school as min.

YES they are the very BEST 15.

those are NOT THE BEST but just good enough to meet the reqirement

[Anonymous]

OP:

They first select based on minimum cut off. Then they look at the portrait of a grad student ( basically like a college application essay), a problem solving essay ( most get weeded out here)

The final 1.5% from each school are selected on combined gpa, essay and essay problem.

Contrary to what the “pissed off” parents say - they do not pick 1.5% randomly or as a lottery.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

NO, they just take 15 students from that school as min.

YES they are the very BEST 15.

those are NOT THE BEST but just good enough to meet the reqirement

According to the selection committee which has access to all the information these ARE THE BEST.

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^^ A few bitter parents like to tell themselves they know better. The committee is making decisions based on actual data whereas these parents just have sour grapes and make assumptions based on their own prejudices.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

NO, they just take 15 students from that school as min.

YES they are the very BEST 15.

those are NOT THE BEST but just good enough to meet the reqirement

According to the selection committee which has access to all the information these ARE THE BEST.

It kind of depends on how you define “the best”.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

NO, they just take 15 students from that school as min.

YES they are the very BEST 15.

those are NOT THE BEST but just good enough to meet the reqirement

According to the selection committee which has access to all the information these ARE THE BEST.

But, they don't. They only have access to GPA and a few brief essays. They do not have access to any lists of courses taken, SOL scores, significant achievements, or teacher recommendations.

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Anonymous wrote:New to TJ. What does the following mean?
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?


guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class;

They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%. They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.

NO, they just take 15 students from that school as min.

YES they are the very BEST 15.

those are NOT THE BEST but just good enough to meet the reqirement

According to the selection committee which has access to all the information these ARE THE BEST.

But, they don't. They only have access to GPA and a few brief essays. They do not have access to any lists of courses taken, SOL scores, significant achievements, or teacher recommendations.

Do you have a source stating the transcript isn't shown? That seems odd and I would agree the transcript should be part of the process.

But SOL scores are standardized tests so that opens a can of worms. Significant achievements would mostly be based on extracurriculars. Some middle schools have excellent parental support for teams and clubs and at other middle schools opportunities for clubs are completely non-existent. Not fair to penalize a kid for attending a school that doesn't offer anything. And lastly teacher recommendations are also completely open to bias.

GPA, enrollment in honors math and science, and student-produced essays are a very level playing field for all.