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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid at TJ and one hoping to go.

The idea isn't for the quick fix to fully fix the URM representation. It is combined with other programs aimed at increasing interest in TJ amongst URMs and kids of different socioeconomic stature than currently exist at TJ. So no, the first few years I don't think it will have a massive impact (except perhaps spreading admissions around middle schools more evenly). But I think it is an important step. It is clear from looking at the data in the presentation that the test strongly benefits some - likely the some that have been prepping for years.

I also think that people saying it will destroy the school either don't understand or don't appreciate how a homogenous student body will destroy the school on multiple levels. The students who prep for years are also the ones who end up feeling the immense stress of TJ on a magnified level because their parents will kill them for anything less than an A.

Kids that make it through to the pool of students in the lottery will be strong students. It is offensive to say that allowing students in whose parents haven't spent thousands of dollars on test prep ruins the school. I would argue exactly the opposite. Kids coming from backgrounds where they don't have that parent pressure will help the overall environment of TJ. Kids coming from different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds than currently exist at TJ will only bolster the ingenuity at the school.

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