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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the issue.  The new spots by middle school model has kids at tj who wouldn't have even been semifinalists. [/quote]

Because the old system was overwhelming skewed toward people who paid for prep so many weren't even given a fair shot at it.[/quote]

You keep saying this and you are flat out wrong.  A kid taking Algebra in 8th has no business being at TJ a supposed advanced STEM school  [/quote]
I'm one of the more anti- 8th graders in Algebra at TJ, but even I disagree with this.  Being in a higher math level should count for something, but it shouldn't count for everything.  TJ has always had kids taking Geometry in 9th grade.  If the kid were to have teacher recommendations or any other evidence showing TJ to be a good fit despite the lower math level, that's fine.  9th graders in Geometry at TJ should be present, but somewhat rare.

I'd give bonus points to kids who have As in higher level math classes, but set it up where a very strong teacher recommendation or especially strong essays could compensate for that point deficit.  [/quote]

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