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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New to TJ. What does the following mean? 
Is this the GPA score? How does TJ know who are in the top 1.5 percent of a class?

guaranteeing each public middle school seats for its top applicants in a number equal to 1.5% of the eighth-grade class; [/quote] They do not determine who is in the top 1.5%.  They look at the number of students in the grade (say 1,000) and will admit at least 15 from that school ( .015 x 1,000).  [/quote]

But the 15 are the very best 15 applicants from that school.[/quote]

NO, they just take 15 students from that school as min.[/quote]

YES they are the very BEST 15.[/quote]

those are NOT THE BEST but just good enough to meet the reqirement [/quote]

According to the selection committee which has access to [b]all the information[/b] these ARE THE BEST.[/quote]

But, they don't.  They only have access to GPA and a few brief essays.  They do not have access to any lists of courses taken, SOL scores, significant achievements, or teacher recommendations.  [/quote]

Do you have a source stating the transcript isn't shown? That seems odd and I would agree the transcript should be part of the process.

But SOL scores are standardized tests so that opens a can of worms. Significant achievements would mostly be based on extracurriculars. Some middle schools have excellent parental support for teams and clubs and at other middle schools opportunities for clubs are completely non-existent. Not fair to penalize a kid for attending a school that doesn't offer anything. And lastly teacher recommendations are also completely open to bias.

GPA, enrollment in honors math and science, and student-produced essays are a very level playing field for all.[/quote]

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