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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). [b]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[/b].[/quote]

Even if you're correct, and there isn't actual cheating happening, the fact that a single prep center serving a single racial group can get 25% of the TJ seats shows that the TJ admission process is horribly flawed.  One way or another, TJ needs to reform its testing and acceptance metrics, so that extensive prep isn't the deciding factor in getting in.

It's hardly surprising that there are so few AA and Hispanic kids at TJ.  Even the ones who are gifted and love STEM can't compete with kids who have been exhaustively prepped and groomed for TJ since preschool.  [/quote]

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