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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not trying to be rude, bit it astounds me that you/your child believe they are so superior to other potential applicants. You are aware that each year there were 1000 plus kids who did well enough on the standardized test to get to the semi-final round but only 400+ accepted? [/quote]

Yes, probably most of those 1000+ would have been highly advanced and capable. However, the admission criteria are very different now and will produce a cohort with a much broader range of abilities. This is not about being superior.[/quote]

You are implying that bright kids who might not have applied in the past are less capable/intelligent/advanced then the kids who applied and were not accepted in the past. So you are willing to not apply because there might be a small percentage of kids who might apply and be guaranteed acceptance when those kids meet all the same criteria as the past except a math test?

Because the differences this year are no math test and 1.5% of seats set aside for every MS in FCPS who meet the eligibility requirements.

I am totally fine with your kid not applying. I hope that your kid eventually understands who narrow minded that decision was and how they may very well have given up on an amazing opportunity because they were raised to think that kids from less privileged schools are lesser and could not possibly be as a smart and motivated as kids from more privileged schools who have had more access to tutoring and programs that gave them a leg up in testing and taking Algebra a year earlier then others.

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No math test and 1.5% are not the only differences.  There are no teacher recommendations allowed and the test also covered English and science.[/quote]

I am pro reform and I struggle with them dropping teacher recs. While I understand that they can and frequently are subject to bias, I think it's one of the only ways to help develop the picture of what the student is actually like in the classroom and how they contribute to the learning environment. I think a skilled admissions office would be able to contextualize each rec against the student's report cards and responses to create a realistic picture of the student even in the presence of some biases. A pair of opinions from trained teachers gives me way, WAY more information than a suite of standardized tests.[/quote]

That is literally the most subjective component of the admissions process.  Your kid must be a terrible test taker, but a big kiss-ass to be advocating for dropping a standardized test in favor of teacher recommendations.[/quote]

I agree.  I would much rather have my child control his prospects of admission through his abilities on an objective, race-neutral test than have it decided by which kids found the teachers that write the best recommendations.  It would be the teachers gaining admission, not the students.[/quote]

Which you can conveniently prep your kid for while other kids who are capable and intelligent might not have access too hence precluding them from being included for consideration.  
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I assume this is a financial argument.  This could be literally said about anything - from band, sports, etc.  We don't do away with merit because some are willing to put forth extra effort and some are able to afford coaches, tutors, or private lessons.  When you take actual performance out of the equation, the quality falls.  That is a fact of life.[/quote]

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