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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's that data for you from the most recent admissions year available - http://www.fcag.org/documents/tjadmissions0415.pdf
Black and Hispanic students made up 14.4% of the applications, but only 4% of the students admitted.

Why is OP pushing an article from six months ago anyway?  Feeling insecure and needed to find something to brag about?[/quote]
Damn!
Only 1.6% of Black and 2.4% of Hispanic!!??[/quote]
The percentage actually attending is even lower.  http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:::NO::P0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID,P0_EDSL:300,0  Not to mention the free-and-reduced-lunches percentage of only 2%.

TJ does some things great, but let's face it: It's really just a glorified private school paid for by public tax dollars.[/quote]
Except the selection is based solely on merit and, legacy, donations and connections do not play any role! Why is non-merit based selection for schools is ok when it is not for other areas?[/quote]
Well, if they're private schools, paid for by private funds, then they can use whatever criteria they want for selecting students, right?

But if it's a public school like TJ, using public tax dollars, then it seems it should at least potentially be available to everyone.  And while anyone can take the admissions test, it seems pretty apparent from the numbers that one of TJ's goals is to allow parents to avoid black and Hispanic students.[/quote]

FCPS bends over backwards to promote blacks and Hispanics to apply and be admitted to TJ with special programs such as Young Scholars, outreach programs etc. Previous TJ Admissions Director was black and they have a black outreach officer in the admissions office. FCPS/TJ's goal regarding blacks/Hispanics is actually opposite of what the PP states.

Furthermore, FCPS seeks to reduce Asian Americans by changing admissions criteria on several occasions, heavily weighing essays, keeping math portion of the admissions test relatively easy, applying "holistic" admissions process for the finalists that is not transparent and totally subjective etc. [/quote]

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