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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I realize this forum is somewhat aged, but I would like to say that I am a representative of many of the minorities that have been discussed. I am a white female who only completed middle school with Algebra I, and managed to gain admission to TJ's Class of 2014, which just recently graduated (I believe most of the statistics cited from 2010 are referring to my class). Being out of county (Prince William), I was physically unable to take a higher level of math as an eighth grader. And guess what? We do belong at TJ. Just because our parents didn't paying tens of thousands of dollars for us to attend private schools to get ahead a year or two in math courses, doesn't mean we should be excluded from TJ. I just graduated high school a week ago with a 4.00 GPA ([u]UNWEIGHTED[/u]) and a 4.47 GPA, weighted, if you want some statistics as to how well freshman entering with only Algebra I do at TJ. The experiences, friends, and sleepless nights that we all lived through are worth more than you'd imagine. Are you telling me that I didn't belong at TJ, or that people like me, who only entered with Algebra I math experience, shouldn't be admitted to TJ? One of the guys from my freshman Geometry class is attending Stanford this fall. I'll be attending UC Berkeley with a half scholarship to study Electrical Engineering. Now that takes perseverance. The name of a math class means absolutely nothing when it comes to dedication and guts. The things you learn outside of class are oftentimes more important than the things you learn inside of class. An education is more than a typed string of words on a white piece of paper. Happy? [/quote]

Congrats to you! You sound like a level-headed young person with a bright future ahead of you. Best of luck to you as you enter UC Berkeley!

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