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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Families who send their kids to outside enrichment, including test prep, with the goal of gaining admission to TJ are “gaming” the system. 
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Those aren’t the one in a M kids that TJ needs to catch. They are no different than bright advanced kids who don my do outside prep and so certainly do not deserve a leg up in admissions just for the outside prep time. [/quote]

The effect that you get through studying isn't a "leg up" 
It's not some unearned privilege.  
It is the consequence of studying.[/quote]

But another kid who is naturally strong in math and in advanced math classes in school can hold their own at TJ just as well as someone who has “studied” a lot outside of what is needed for classes at school. I see no reason the latter kid should get a preference in TJ admissions. [/quote] As it is now, neither are getting in due to the process pretty much being random selection among students who took algebra 1 in 8th or earlier.[/quote]

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