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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 don't think you can legally use race as a factor the way you suggest.  I also believe we should encourage students interested in STEM from a wider cross section of academic abilities than the current system allows, so I'm supportive of the new system.  I would be happy with 200 lottery and 200 with a more stringent application process.  I don't think FCPS will do the hybrid approach, however, because it will be more complicated to administer.  The culture at TJ will change if the proposal is approved, but the school will still produce extremely capable STEM students.  [/quote]

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