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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what is the difference between "a strong core of excellent students from diverse backgrounds" and "mostly excellent students from a single background"?

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Here are the trends I expect:

1) More students admitted to elite schools - the Ivies, Stanford, Duke, MIT, Caltech. This is because TJ will finally have a strong core of excellent students from diverse backgrounds, rather than mostly excellent students from a single background.

2) More students remaining in-state. This is because, even though some schools will offer attractive financial aid packages to the increased number of low-income students, many parents will prefer to have them closer to home.

3) A few more students attending the local schools - GMU, JMU, VCU and the like. There is a slightly larger bottom end of the class now at TJ, and each of those schools has significantly enhanced their academic offerings in recent years. Especially GMU in cybersecurity - could easily see that being a VERY attractive option for TJ kids.

4) Fewer students attending second-tier out-of-state schools - UNC, UChicago, UCLA, Michigan, etc. The real cost of attendance at these schools is high enough that it will cause families to balk.[/quote][/quote]

The colleges want more racial diversity, and now they have a larger selection to choose from at TJ.[/quote]

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