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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not enough information. The odds are different depending on the applicant's race.  Don't shoot the messenger; that's just the way it is.[/quote]

I have a white TJ kid and you need to get off the Asian cross.  Kids with B+ in math classes below BC Calc were told by VT they might have tough time getting into VT Engineering this year.  It’s tough all over for college admissions.  Plenty of 4.4-4.5 white kids getting rejected from the top 10s too.  High performing UMC white kids are a dime and dozen in the DMV, and they aren’t taking your DC’s Harvard slot.  There are just 100 exceptional kids for every Harvard slot.

[b]Now, any given graduating class at TJ is 1-2% URM and 1-2% FARMs.  A top 10% first gen, AA or Hispanic TJ kid could write their own ticket. [/b]Because they are unicorns.  But that’s not what you meant, is it?  [/quote]

Yes, that is exactly what I meant.  To answer the OP's question, the applicants race is an important detail.[/quote]

If you have a kid at TJ, you know there are literally no AA or Hispanic kids there.  1.76% AA last year.   And honestly, if you walk around the school, the number feels inflated.  TJ has a diversity problem, and this is not breaking news.   Statistically, once every 5 years TJ has an AA kid with those grades. And yes, that kid can choose any college they want.   But I’d you are talking about reality, OP’s kid is white or Asian. [/quote]

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