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Then [b]select the 50-100 kids who are a clear cut above the rest.[/b]  Lottery the remaining spots on a racially representative basis.  This wouldn't even change TJ much, aside from creating diversity.  The top 50 or so kids in each class are standouts, and the remainder are indistinguishable from all of the other kids who made semifinalist but didn't get picked.  [/quote]

How do you "clearly" identify the 50-100 kids that are above the rest? You need objective criteria and there will not be an agreement on what are the objective criteria which is why TJ uses a holistic criteria. Also iff cutoff is 50, is it not unfair to the kid placed 51st?[/quote]

It wouldn't need to be exactly 50, and it's not that hard to find the kids who have earned national level recognition for their achievements.  This would be the chance for TJ to admit kids who make JMO as a 7th or 8th grader, kids who compete in Mathcounts nationals, kids who place high nationally at Science Olympiad, etc.  Some kids have achievements way above and beyond regular bright, motivated kids.  [/quote]

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