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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Admission by testing is hardly a meritocracy.[/quote] TJ is much more of a meritocracy than local privates, whichb largely admit kids based on their families’ wealth and social connections. It’s no surprise that, with the college admissions scandal still fresh, parents at local privates are feeling unusually defensive. That is part of their everyday world being exposed to the general public. [/quote] You would have us believe that the local private schools make admissions decisions in the exact same way all the way from PK to high school. Except that they don't. Sure, wealth and social connections are much more relevant in PK and K when there's really not much that can be gleaned about a young applicant. But in terms of 9th grade admissions (i.e., apples-to-apples with TJ), it's just as much a "meritocracy" as how you define it. The wealth/connections folks likely got into these private schools well before high school.[/quote]
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