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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree.[b] The kids who do get into TJ are strong at STEM and other subjects. For example , they have straight As or higher in honors classes across the board. They are not taking slots from kids with better grades. That some gifted STEM students do fall through the admissions process suggests something went awry with their essays or recommendations.[/b] [/quote]

Keep telling yourself this.  But you're wrong.  All the kids who get into TJ are not strong in STEM or there would be no need for remedial math classes. All TJ kids do not have straight A's or higher in honors classes (what would higher be btw?  Is there a grade above A?) Because some in admissions at TJ have bought into the we're the #1 school BS, they do accept kids who are good at sports or have hooks like dance or theatre even when their grades, aptitudes and abilities are not at the level of kids who are rejected.  If you'd done any research at all you would know this.

Yes, TJ has tinkered with the admissions process to make it more fair, but the real factor in good kids getting turned away is not that their essays or recommendations went awry.  It's numbers.  TJ only has room for a fraction of the kids who could excel there.  Sadly, the Einstein types who are better at original thought than they are at self-promotion and the paint by numbers method of getting into a program, are often the ones who lose out.    [/quote]

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