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So why is this happening?  I don't understand.  What is the admissions looking for and why are they selecting students with poorer math skills?  Is it in favor of kids who are stroner is Science?[/quote]

I meant "[b]stronger[/b] in Science."[/quote]
[/quote] My feeling is that TJ wants all minorities to do well in math test and therefore, it has lowered the test standard especially the math portion of the test. You may not believe this, but in the last test there was not even a single word algebra problem. The geometry problems were also very easy, so no effort was made to distinguish between those students who are good in math vs the mediocre or poor students. The TJ also rejected a lot kids who did a great job on SIS because it assumed that these kids were coached and not naturally talented. However, as part of SIS guidance, the school emphasized that students conduct research about various clubs it offers and research opportunities it provides including internship opportunities. Those who took their guidance seriously did a fine job on SIS, but TJ deemed them as being coached and not possessing aptitude for STEM. The admission office needs to hire a psychiatrist to give some sense to the people who are running the office. I am positive that this school is going down the drain. Currently enrolled students do not have enough time to think creatively...it is predominately cramming. I have yet to find a famous alumni of this school... some one who has made a significant difference in people's lives because of his or her research in medical or IT or any other scientific field. [/quote]

[quote]Do you know what the SIS questions were this year? When my child applied, they were asked, among other things, to write about their academic [i]and [/i]non-academic interests outside of school. My child had a time-consuming non-academic interest which became the topic for some of the short answer questions. I am sure the committee could tell how genuine my child's pursuit of this particular interest is.

I wonder if part of the reason some students may not be accepted is that they spend very little time in non-academic pursuits. I think that a child who has a high GPA and high test scores while also spending many hours in activities that are unrelated to academics will be more likely to be successful at TJ. They've shown that they can be successful at the middle school level with time left over, so they are more likely to do well at a high school that will require many hours of homework. A kid who has already learned to manage his or her time well in middle school will likely continue to do so. On the other hand a child who does well but spends all his outside of school hours in academic interests (math club, science club, tutoring, going to the TJ coaching centre) runs the risk of being seen as someone who is doing well only because of a lot of outside support.

Homework at TJ takes a lot of time, no two ways about it. If it takes [i]all[/i] of a child's time to be successful in middle school, is that child going to be able to manage the demands of TJ?[/quote][/quote]

This also happens with college admissions. Colleges are looking for students who will contribute to the college community. Applicants who can achieve at a high level academically while still being engaged with outside the classroom activities have proven that they can handle the college workload while being part of organizations such as sports teams, musical and theatre groups, and philanthropic groups. Kids who have the time to play an instrument in the band or orchestra, sing in a musical, act in a play, run with the track team, or work to help others add to the the experience of all at a school.

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