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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If students arn'te willing to put in the study time required to do well on this test, they shouldn't be granted admission to these schools. What would happen when they get there? They won't be able to keep up with the pace of homework, tests, etc that distinguishes these schools from other high schools. [/quote]

What if they found that kids with lower scores but still high scores were able to keep up pace and actually excelled because they had a more balance life going into the school... no burn out.

Would you support putting all "acceptable" scores in a lottery instead of just taking the top scores.

If not, why?[/quote]

I don't know this school specifically but I imagine it is similar to TJ here in the DC area. Is that a correct assumption? Most Asian countries have testing to determine whether students get into top high schools and colleges. I would imagine if students who make the cut don't end up doing well in school, they would have to change the admissions criteria. People are uncomfortable with this because it reveals that Asians are good at prepping for tests. It is part of their culture and Asian families work to get their kids into these schools. Maybe a lottery of all passing scores would work but then people would complain about that too. What if the lottery upped the number of Asians currently accepted? [/quote]

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