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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The way I see it, the current holistic process yields an exceptionally strong student body which results in the #1 school in America. We shouldn't just throw the entire process away because it's not perfect. We should just tweak it to achieve the desired results. The problem is lack of diversity, right? Why don't we do the current admissions process to identify the first 300 or so admittees. Then, assess the racial composition of that group, and then make the remaining selections with an eye toward balancing out the racial composition. At least this way there's more of a chance that we'll capture those prodigies out there who really need a school like TJ. If there's a legal issue with taking race into account, then we could just hold a lottery for the applicants who didn't make the first cut.[/quote]

I wanted to add...don't cut applicants at the testing round. An applicant's total score would be the sum of the values placed on the test, ltrs of rec, essays. The first cut is based on the total score, not just the test. The second cut would be the lottery. [/quote]

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