What changes in the TJ admissions procedure do you predict this year ?

[Anonymous]

Now asians would know how to vote in the coming Virgina election atleast in fairfax county.

[Anonymous]

No point to TJ if it's by lottery

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No point to TJ if it's by lottery

There are lots of magnet schools that are by lottery. Of course there's a point to them. And to TJ.

[Anonymous]

I posted this on other thread (sorry), but it probably belongs here - Wondering what your thoughts on these questions about the changes to TJ admissions

1. What exactly is the holistic process into the lottery pool for each region?
2. Does the race or gender play any role in this holistic approach of getting placed into the pool in the holistic approach?
3. Can we say that, any kid who has GPA 3.5+, enrolled in Algebra I by 8th grade and answer the questionnaire with some reasonable essay (assume its some write up at home with help of parents about why you want to go to TJ??) will get into the pool for the each region and have an equal chance within the region? i.e., a kid with just 3.5+ GPA is as likely to get in to the pool (or not selected) as the kid with highest GPA of 4.0+?
4. Can we say that from among the kids who are in the pool, a female hispanic kid and a male asian kid have the same chance of getting picked by the lottery within the region?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I posted this on other thread (sorry), but it probably belongs here - Wondering what your thoughts on these questions about the changes to TJ admissions

1. What exactly is the holistic process into the lottery pool for each region?
2. Does the race or gender play any role in this holistic approach of getting placed into the pool in the holistic approach?
3. Can we say that, any kid who has GPA 3.5+, enrolled in Algebra I by 8th grade and answer the questionnaire with some reasonable essay (assume its some write up at home with help of parents about why you want to go to TJ??) will get into the pool for the each region and have an equal chance within the region? i.e., a kid with just 3.5+ GPA is as likely to get in to the pool (or not selected) as the kid with highest GPA of 4.0+?
4. Can we say that from among the kids who are in the pool, a female hispanic kid and a male asian kid have the same chance of getting picked by the lottery within the region?

No, if a female hispanic kid is there in the pool she should be given holistic priority. Damn the asian kid that too a male. How dare he wishes to get into the lottery in the first place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They keep mentioning panels looking at the questionaire/essays but they never say how that will affect admissions chance, or whether it will. If it has no effect on one's chance in the lottery, then what is the point of doing it? And if it is supposed to have an effect, what effect could it have and why aren't they saying so?

They don't want to say this "holistic review" is used to put certain students on the lottery list and keep certain students off of this list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted this on other thread (sorry), but it probably belongs here - Wondering what your thoughts on these questions about the changes to TJ admissions

1. What exactly is the holistic process into the lottery pool for each region?
2. Does the race or gender play any role in this holistic approach of getting placed into the pool in the holistic approach?
3. Can we say that, any kid who has GPA 3.5+, enrolled in Algebra I by 8th grade and answer the questionnaire with some reasonable essay (assume its some write up at home with help of parents about why you want to go to TJ??) will get into the pool for the each region and have an equal chance within the region? i.e., a kid with just 3.5+ GPA is as likely to get in to the pool (or not selected) as the kid with highest GPA of 4.0+?
4. Can we say that from among the kids who are in the pool, a female hispanic kid and a male asian kid have the same chance of getting picked by the lottery within the region?

No, if a female hispanic kid is there in the pool she should be given holistic priority. Damn the asian kid that too a male. How dare he wishes to get into the lottery in the first place?

People, please don't get distracted with the rhetoric pitting asians against hispanics and blacks. This entire process is about getting more white people into the schools, while making some token moves to appease other minorities. Look at the data and the projections. The biggest projected increase is for white kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No point to TJ if it's by lottery

There are lots of magnet schools that are by lottery. Of course there's a point to them. And to TJ.

Non worth mentioning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now asians would know how to vote in the coming Virgina election atleast in fairfax county.

+ 1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now asians would know how to vote in the coming Virgina election atleast in fairfax county.

+ 1

Now Asians would know how to protest vigorously and loudly in Virginia and fairfax county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted this on other thread (sorry), but it probably belongs here - Wondering what your thoughts on these questions about the changes to TJ admissions

1. What exactly is the holistic process into the lottery pool for each region?
2. Does the race or gender play any role in this holistic approach of getting placed into the pool in the holistic approach?
3. Can we say that, any kid who has GPA 3.5+, enrolled in Algebra I by 8th grade and answer the questionnaire with some reasonable essay (assume its some write up at home with help of parents about why you want to go to TJ??) will get into the pool for the each region and have an equal chance within the region? i.e., a kid with just 3.5+ GPA is as likely to get in to the pool (or not selected) as the kid with highest GPA of 4.0+?
4. Can we say that from among the kids who are in the pool, a female hispanic kid and a male asian kid have the same chance of getting picked by the lottery within the region?

No, if a female hispanic kid is there in the pool she should be given holistic priority. Damn the asian kid that too a male. How dare he wishes to get into the lottery in the first place?

People, please don't get distracted with the rhetoric pitting asians against hispanics and blacks. This entire process is about getting more white people into the schools, while making some token moves to appease other minorities. Look at the data and the projections. The biggest projected increase is for white kids.

Funny. Its totally not true. This whole system change is to block Asians and Caucasians. The whole idea of democrats is to dumb down any merit. China is sure going to surpass USA with this type of mentality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted this on other thread (sorry), but it probably belongs here - Wondering what your thoughts on these questions about the changes to TJ admissions

1. What exactly is the holistic process into the lottery pool for each region?
2. Does the race or gender play any role in this holistic approach of getting placed into the pool in the holistic approach?
3. Can we say that, any kid who has GPA 3.5+, enrolled in Algebra I by 8th grade and answer the questionnaire with some reasonable essay (assume its some write up at home with help of parents about why you want to go to TJ??) will get into the pool for the each region and have an equal chance within the region? i.e., a kid with just 3.5+ GPA is as likely to get in to the pool (or not selected) as the kid with highest GPA of 4.0+?
4. Can we say that from among the kids who are in the pool, a female hispanic kid and a male asian kid have the same chance of getting picked by the lottery within the region?

No, if a female hispanic kid is there in the pool she should be given holistic priority. Damn the asian kid that too a male. How dare he wishes to get into the lottery in the first place?

People, please don't get distracted with the rhetoric pitting asians against hispanics and blacks. This entire process is about getting more white people into the schools, while making some token moves to appease other minorities. Look at the data and the projections. The biggest projected increase is for white kids.

I just read through the slides and this is incorrect. The biggest projected increases by far are in black and Hispanic students.

I'm not exactly sure how or whether the plan will work but I approve of making changes to the admissions process. Right now, it isn't working properly for any student, Asian or non-Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted this on other thread (sorry), but it probably belongs here - Wondering what your thoughts on these questions about the changes to TJ admissions

1. What exactly is the holistic process into the lottery pool for each region?
2. Does the race or gender play any role in this holistic approach of getting placed into the pool in the holistic approach?
3. Can we say that, any kid who has GPA 3.5+, enrolled in Algebra I by 8th grade and answer the questionnaire with some reasonable essay (assume its some write up at home with help of parents about why you want to go to TJ??) will get into the pool for the each region and have an equal chance within the region? i.e., a kid with just 3.5+ GPA is as likely to get in to the pool (or not selected) as the kid with highest GPA of 4.0+?
4. Can we say that from among the kids who are in the pool, a female hispanic kid and a male asian kid have the same chance of getting picked by the lottery within the region?

No, if a female hispanic kid is there in the pool she should be given holistic priority. Damn the asian kid that too a male. How dare he wishes to get into the lottery in the first place?

People, please don't get distracted with the rhetoric pitting asians against hispanics and blacks. This entire process is about getting more white people into the schools, while making some token moves to appease other minorities. Look at the data and the projections. The biggest projected increase is for white kids.

Funny. Its totally not true. This whole system change is to block Asians and Caucasians. The whole idea of democrats is to dumb down any merit. China is sure going to surpass USA with this type of mentality.

When the color of the skin matters more than the character, this is what the system will change to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted this on other thread (sorry), but it probably belongs here - Wondering what your thoughts on these questions about the changes to TJ admissions

1. What exactly is the holistic process into the lottery pool for each region?
2. Does the race or gender play any role in this holistic approach of getting placed into the pool in the holistic approach?
3. Can we say that, any kid who has GPA 3.5+, enrolled in Algebra I by 8th grade and answer the questionnaire with some reasonable essay (assume its some write up at home with help of parents about why you want to go to TJ??) will get into the pool for the each region and have an equal chance within the region? i.e., a kid with just 3.5+ GPA is as likely to get in to the pool (or not selected) as the kid with highest GPA of 4.0+?
4. Can we say that from among the kids who are in the pool, a female hispanic kid and a male asian kid have the same chance of getting picked by the lottery within the region?

No, if a female hispanic kid is there in the pool she should be given holistic priority. Damn the asian kid that too a male. How dare he wishes to get into the lottery in the first place?

People, please don't get distracted with the rhetoric pitting asians against hispanics and blacks. This entire process is about getting more white people into the schools, while making some token moves to appease other minorities. Look at the data and the projections. The biggest projected increase is for white kids.

I just read through the slides and this is incorrect. The biggest projected increases by far are in black and Hispanic students.

I'm not exactly sure how or whether the plan will work but I approve of making changes to the admissions process. Right now, it isn't working properly for any student, Asian or non-Asian.

YEs, the current system works on the basis of merit. It does not take into consideration whether it is Asian or non-Asian. Color of the skin did not matter so far in the process but not now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted this on other thread (sorry), but it probably belongs here - Wondering what your thoughts on these questions about the changes to TJ admissions

1. What exactly is the holistic process into the lottery pool for each region?
2. Does the race or gender play any role in this holistic approach of getting placed into the pool in the holistic approach?
3. Can we say that, any kid who has GPA 3.5+, enrolled in Algebra I by 8th grade and answer the questionnaire with some reasonable essay (assume its some write up at home with help of parents about why you want to go to TJ??) will get into the pool for the each region and have an equal chance within the region? i.e., a kid with just 3.5+ GPA is as likely to get in to the pool (or not selected) as the kid with highest GPA of 4.0+?
4. Can we say that from among the kids who are in the pool, a female hispanic kid and a male asian kid have the same chance of getting picked by the lottery within the region?

No, if a female hispanic kid is there in the pool she should be given holistic priority. Damn the asian kid that too a male. How dare he wishes to get into the lottery in the first place?

People, please don't get distracted with the rhetoric pitting asians against hispanics and blacks. This entire process is about getting more white people into the schools, while making some token moves to appease other minorities. Look at the data and the projections. The biggest projected increase is for white kids.

I just read through the slides and this is incorrect. The biggest projected increases by far are in black and Hispanic students.

I'm not exactly sure how or whether the plan will work but I approve of making changes to the admissions process. Right now, it isn't working properly for any student, Asian or non-Asian.

YEs, the current system works on the basis of merit. It does not take into consideration whether it is Asian or non-Asian. Color of the skin did not matter so far in the process but not now

I don’t know how you could possibly believe this unless you are profoundly racist.