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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You may think of this note as a usual complaint, but I just wanted to let you know that TJ will have to start preparing a serious remediation program for its upcoming freshmen class.  Last year, I was part of a coaching program for students interested in joining TJ. All the mediocre students (scoring generally &lt;70% in math, verbal and writing in sample tests at our Centre) who were semi-finalists for TJ class of 2017 made it to TJ. All the top kids from this class have been rejected by TJ admissions. Not even one out of 15 made it to TJ. It came as a shock to me. They all scored above 48 in Math and above 45 in Verbal. These kids are among the top performers in their middle schools and possess superior writing and math skills. These top kids did not need to be at our Centre because they were naturally talented. If the goal of the admissions office was to select the students with true interest in STEM, I can assure you, most of the selected students from our coaching Centre will disappoint TJ.
The admission process has miserably failed TJ yet again. It is such a shame for a school that wants to maintain its top status.  TJ will find out next year that most of these students lack fundamental understanding in arithmetic and algebra 1. My understanding is that the math portion of the test was very easy and that even 6th graders could have solved most of these problems easily. This allowed even the mediocre kids to score between 38 and 45 in math portion of the test. I know the school always claims that its admission process is fair and holistic. The school will find out about this group of freshmen capabilities from its teachers next year. TJ admission office truly has done a disservice to the school yet again because it has selected undeserving students over the genuinely talented ones. I guarantee you about this because I know I dealt with this group closely for over 12 months.  
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After 5 years in the AAP program, you get to know the other students. Going to a center school, you meet most if not all of the students. You know who is the top and most motivated students. Do the math with ease. Science project awards. Invent apps and win National awards. And so on. The top tier. Then there is the second tier. Do the math but with some struggle and not but so interested. Do the science but not really an interest. The &quot;pushed by parents&quot; group. The smart but EMO group. As a former teacher with years of experience, it is not hard to see who is who.
Admission rolls around: Across the board, as the other poster said, the top tier are rejected, the second tier are accepted. I do not think that the admission process is failing as much as I think it has an agenda. Not sure what the agenda is, but it is not to accept the best students.[/quote]

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