
An anti-Asian racist idiot. |
Not every applicant needs the TJ "rigor" to succeed in STEM. The vast majority will be served by the STEM offerings at base schools, including math. |
Perhaps, but definitely the top 1.5% of students at their base school would benefit from TJ. |
OK - good thing there is space for them. The PP was commenting on the thousands of applicants who are not accepted each year. Not everyone who applies is some kind of STEM superstar. |
Majority of the declined students have far better advanced middle school math, english and science skills than the bottom Algebra 1 students that are being admitted based on their skin color. |
And you know this because you’ve read all the applications? Or is it because you assume students with a certain skin color couldn’t possibly be as “advanced” as certain other kids? |
100% fiction. |
Of course, it's no coincidence that algebra 1 count went from 20+ in 2024 before admissions change to 160+ in the 2025 class, and the new class was declared as having more diversity. "Compared to TJ Class of 2024, the proportion of students in Class of 2025 admitted with the minimal required math background of Algebra 1 in 8th grade increased sevenfold, from 4.5% to 31%" https://www.fcag.org/documents/TJ_Class_of_2025_analysis.pdf |
So, the students from the bottom schools didn't decline the offer. |
So almost one third of class is admitted with algebra 1, almost two levels behind in math compared to their advanced peers? |
Algebra 1 in 8th isn’t “behind”. ![]() |
If this comment is not racist, it is exceedingly close to it. You are clearly linking the fact of more students with “the minimal math required” to more “diverse” students in the class. What do you want the reader to take away from this comment? If you are one of the posters accusing others of being racist whenever “test prepping/buying” is mentioned, how can you post a comment like the above and not realize how racist it is? |
Yes, and the principal is doing everything to deal with the mix of talent in admitted class by facilitating upfront remedial algebra using middle school ALEKS program. |
But diversity was achieved. and that's a win. Standard had to be lowered but not by much. |
Sure, its all relative. Over three fourth of their peers are one to two years "ahead" with Geometry or Algebra 2 on day one, according to TJ Admissions. |