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[quote=Anonymous]I'll bite: TJ admissions favor 1) Kids from higher SES families who potentially give kids greater opportunities 2) Kids whose parents are highly educated who emphasize the importance of education 3) Kids from cultures that emphasize education (and perhaps prepping) These things tend to be correlated with race. So what is the solution? First, try basing admissions on un-preppable tests. Advertise the program more heavily in areas with kids without these advantages. Obviously, this will only do so much. Most of these advantage come from the kids' home life. Should the schools consciously take race into account when admitting students? Many would argue that this is explicit racist. Even if one takes race into account in the second, more holistic, phase of the admissions process, it is probably too late. Few AA and Hispanic kids make it into the second round of the admissions process.[/quote]
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