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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former staff. It's unlikely that much will change. I do expect that a far greater number of students will enter the school at the level of Geometry, depending on how the applicant pool is siphoned into the "merit lottery", but the students that we get will all be solid students. Those kids who come in in Geometry will still finish up with Calculus, and as such might have to wait until their senior year to take AP Physics, but that's not really a big deal.

Truth be told, a lot of the students that they get now (I still talk to my colleagues over there) are students that the math teachers have to work with on a deeper level because they're artificially advanced in math through summer programs and work at home. According to the math staff, it's a very rare student that should be entering TJ at the level of Pre-Calculus, but that number seems to get higher every year and the foundations get weaker. I'm just glad I didn't teach math.

But otherwise....they won't have to make too many adjustments. The school will run as it normally does, with some changes in course selections. I imagine it'll be refreshing to have some new perspectives, though. I'm very curious to see how many underrepresented students actually apply and accept their offer of admission.[/quote]

OP here. Thanks for this! I  think I agree - more kids starting with Geometry, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Better foundation. I also wonder about the acceptance rate - the school will still have a reputation as requiring tremendous amounts of homework, time sacrifices for families, and limited opportunities for non-STEM classes. Not sure any of that will change.[/quote]

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