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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Once again, if you can just buy your way into TJ, why aren't there more white kids there?[/quote]

Because they aren’t as driven by national rankings? Not as interested in STEM or a grind HS experience?

It was well known in my affluent area that you could greatly improve chances of admissions by paying $$$ for prep classes.

It’s a choice that affluent families had. 
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20 years ago, TJ was majority white.  Did they suddenly develop a disdain STEM and competitive high schools over the last 4 years?  Or did they get crowded out?[/quote]

Not as many white kids apply even these days. I can't tell you why. [/quote]
It's not because stem has gotten less important.

For the class of 2008 1252 white kids applied and 245 got in. 
For the class of 2024 595 white kids applied and 86 got in.
After they changed the process to de-emphasize merit, white applications jumped to 726 for the class 2025 with 123 gaining admission; 
So more white kids are applying now that merit has been de-emphasized.

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So you think ending the cheating and test buying was emphasizing merit?[/quote]

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