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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it will increase URM enrollment.  I think there is a much better chance of having socioeconomic diversity at the school under the new proposal, which will make some kids more comfortable applying.  I also feel like there's currently a perception (for the right or wrong of it) that TJ is full of kids who have been prepping for years and who continue to have tutors/Saturday school throughout high school.  Many kids, even those who are hard workers, don't want to be in that environment.  The lottery will help to get rid of that perception and more kids (of all races) might be comfortable applying.  The new proposal will change the culture of the school and broaden the types of students it serves.  That's good for some and bad for others.  I don't think overall gifted URMs tend to apply to TJ under the current system and I don't know whether they'll apply under the new system.  [/quote]

My DS's best friend when he was at TJ is an URM and the most impressive person I've ever known of any race. I have no doubt that he breezed through the admissions process on his own merits. With a lottery, he would have just been one of thousands of hopefuls vying for 70 spots in his region. Your response takes such a cavalier attitude towards kids like him. It's like you're saying "Oh, well, too bad for kids like him. Suck it up." [/quote]

Actually, I'm not saying suck it up to kids like him.  Kids like him will excel anywhere and will get into a top school regardless of whether they attend TJ.  They will also take the most rigorous STEM classes offered at their base school and participate in/lead science clubs.  Those kids are not dependent on the TJ name to get into top colleges.  They will shine no matter what.  [/quote]

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