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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=donalan]Since this thread was started the ethnic disparity at TJ is greater than ever.  Over 70% Asian student population or 3 times the general population.  Ive got a kid that is a  semifinalist and Im worried cause he took no prep and we didnt pay anyone to tell us how to game the system.[/quote]

Are you implying Asian students "game" the system?[/quote]

DC goes to a very heavily Asian top TJ feeder.  I don't know that I would sat "game the system," exactly. I would say that many (not all!) parents of his Asian friends do things to get their kids into TJ that I would not do: hit TJ prep hard (hours a weekend) starting as early as 3rd (and folks, for w bright kid, the entrance exam is not that hard), and definitely by 6th; require their children to choose extracurriculars based solely on whether they are STEM focused and look good on the TJ application; insist on straight As, and hire the private tutors to make this happen, require their kid take geometry the summer between 7th & 8th, and don't let their child choose whether to apply to TJ based on their own interests, or if TK is a good fit-- - they require their children to apply, even if that is not what the child wants. In other words, the don't really care if their kid likes STEM, or has an aptitude for it-- they have a singleminded focus from the time their child is in ES on TJ. And I have heard to parents who hit their kids, throw things at them and/or ostracize them if they are  not accepted. Is this gaming the system?  Maybe, because the application may not reflect the kid's real interests and aptitudes. Or maybe you can look at it as parents helping their children in reaching an Important goal. Certainly, the Asian parents at issue believe it is worth it. And it must work--  the Asian acceptance rate would not be climbing. Should it work?  I don't think so.  MS &HS should be a time for discovering and pursuing your own passions-- not mom and dads  But, TJ admissions have no real way to distinguish genuine stem interest from a string STEM resume and prepped math scores. Until,they do, the is will continue. [/quote]

You meant to say Asian parents "hit their kids, throw things at them and/or ostracize them". You cleared that up.[/quote]

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