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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is it that the top 1.5% will still be found, as PPs have said?  There will be way more than 1.5% of students at each school who have straight As.  There are no teacher recommendations or standardized test results to distinguish between all the straight A students, only a subjectively graded essay test that is largely about character traits that have no explicit connection to STEM.  I truly do not understand how this process will catch the top STEM kids.[/quote]

How did the old process distinguish between the top kids? There were kids who passed the exam, had straight A's, completed Algebra and Geometry, wrote the essay and were denied.

So this year there is no exam. Kids still have to apply. Those who apply need to meet a GPA requirement and have had Algebra. They have to write an essay. The kids in the top 1.5 of their Middle School who apply and meet the criteria will be accepted. The kids not in the top 1.5% will be evaluated like they were in past years, but with no exam.

I have no clue how schools like Carson will determine who applied and is in the top 1.5%, I suspect that will be easier at the schools that have not sent as many kids to TJ in the past. I also wouldn't be surprised if some of those schools do not use all the slots allocated to them due to lack of applications. [/quote]

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