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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't read the whole thing but I wanted to ask whether people think TJ is even a "goal" for high-achieving URMs here? I am not as familiar with the NOVA population but in NYC, where I have many friends who teach or are school administrators, I know that for many URM families there (who are Dominican and/or Puerto Rican, so the population in NOVA is a little different) they are very Catholic and the end goal or dream is not the STEM public magnets but rather getting a scholarship or aid or saving enough for getting into Catholic school. To them, that is the American Dream or end goal, not Stuy or Bronx Science. My friend taught in Queens and that is what all the top kids in her classes and their families talked to her about, not Stuy.[/quote]

Ding ding ding!

You can make it a lottery but they still won’t even apply. [/quote]

FCPS is chasing a problem that mostly doesn't exist. The URMs don't want to go to TJ. For those who do want to apply, I am sure everyone agrees FCPS should increase the percentage admitted for URMs.[/quote]

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