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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From another thread but more relevant to this one:

Dig even a little further into Curie's Facebook page and you'll find photos of a similar list from 2019 - the class of 2023. This list has 95 students admitted to TJ, and would have been the second year of the Quant-Q.

https://www.facebook.com/curielearningllc/photos/a...6414351848218/1216596798496640

And here is the list from 2018 - which would have been the first year of the Quant-Q. Only 51 successful TJ applicants!

https://www.facebook.com/curielearningllc/photos/a...5923525897303/975988479224141/

From 51 to 95 to 133 in the first three years of the Quant-Q. The most charitable explanation is that the organization has gained a reputation and has grown because of good word of mouth. A darker explanation is that they're handing kids an exam that is supposed to be secure - which is what TJ kids are telling us that they're doing.

You decide.[/quote]

I can't view facebook. Can someone screenshot the posts?[/quote]

https://imgur.com/gallery/JFvI9Zd[/quote]

Looking at the list of students posted on Curie FB, substantially all Loudoun kids who were accepted to TJ were also accepted to AOS and AET. So, does this imply there was cheating at AOS and AET too? I don't think so. I think the simpler explanation is that many parents who see potential in their children (either through grades, GT programs, SOLs, course selections etc), and are motivated to pursue admissions to TJ/AOS/AET, and have the means, enroll their children at Curie or other prep centers (which have become popular through word of mouth and track record). The children being relatively academically ahead, combined with rigorous work at Curie et al are in better shape to do well at the TJ/AOS/AET entrance tests and are therefore accepted at higher rates.[/quote]

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