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[quote=Anonymous]Info based on the Carson TJ class of 2022 interest meeting yesterday.  Plus new info passes on TJ admissions site.

A science / scientific reasoning section added.

Revamped English, with no scrambled paragraphs or logical reasoning.

Both science and math based on ACT Aspire.  There are apparently few released examples because the Aspire is only a couple weeks old.

For science and English, some free response questions, instead of all multiple choice.

Must hit percentile benchmarks on all three tests, plus a high math percentile (75%)  or very high science percentile (10%). rather than getting a set score.

The Quant-Q, the completely new math section, is a proprietary tests, and there are no released examples.  It is supposed to be more math reasoning, and less plug and chug. Includes things like pattern recognition and combinatorics, and "out of the box Algebra" (which means what.

https://www.fcps.edu/node/33869

What jumps out at me is that no more than 1/3 of kids can make it through to semi-finals (25% on math and 10% on science). But, probably closer to 25% or less, because some math kids will have problem on verbal, and there will be significant overlap between the top math and top science scores.  So iif 2800 kids apply, only 700-800 are likely to make it through for 480 seats plus 50 waitlist. If you are a semi-finalist, your chances are excellent.

It is going to be even harder for FARMS, AA! HIspanic kids, because the threshold for semi-finals is so high

And, this test is going to be much harder to prep for. Especially in math.  Lots of kids who have been prepping for the Pierson test for the last 2 years just lost their advantage.

What say you DCUM? Thumbs up or thumbs down?

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