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[quote=Anonymous]Fascinating article.  Thanks for sharing.

Jay Mathews is being generous when he says that the admissions process at TJ is "unavoidably" clumsy.   It is intentionally clumsy and regularly gamed by those who know how to polish their children's applications.  Parents who arrive from other parts of the country and don't know the drill can see their highly qualified kids shut out for bizarre reasons.

Conversely, FCPS spokesman John Torre is being completely disingenous when he says that “Socio-economic status has no bearing on a student’s ability to gain access to TJ or any of our other programs.”  The FARMS rates at TJ are now lower than at any other HS in the county, including Langley.  Does Torre honestly think that's a coincidence?

Ben Moore sounds like a great kid who would be an asset to any high school, and it's great that he found the silver lining at Herndon.  Every high school in the county used to have kids like Ben, even if they didn't score quite as high on their SATs.  [/quote]

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