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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has TJ said anything about how the various essays are graded and how the math essay is weighted compared to the other essays? Also for middle schools that typically did not send very many kids to TJ, does 1.5% of their 8th grade class now get into TJ if at least 1.5% made it to the essay test round? For example, if it is a middle school with 300 8th graders and only 3 of them take the TJ admissions test, do all 3 of those kids get in because they met the minimum GPA/math standards or do they still have to get a reasonably good score on the essays?[/quote]

For context, are you asking because yours is one of the 3 that you hope get in or asking because yours is at a school where 300+ took the test so mad that the 3 may “take spot” or your kid?[/quote]

OP here I am asking a factual question so not sure if the context really matters. My kids school is in between but closer to being a school where few kids took the test. So in part I am wondering if my kid is really just competing against ~10 kids for ~5 spots or if he is also being assessed against some kind of objective standard of what is TJ-worthy and it is possible that only 1 or 2 kids from his 8th grade class of 300 will be accepted. I honestly am not even sure what I want the answer to be (I don't want my kid going there if he is going to be one of the weakest students). [/quote]

Context matters because the PP is looking for a reason to call someone a racist today.[/quote]

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