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[quote=Anonymous]+1.  There are very few truly gifted students even at TJ.  Plenty of hardworking kids will do really well.

[quote=Anonymous]My kid (Indian) just graduated from TJ and is in college.  I certainly wish the school had been more diverse.  Reflecting the demographics of the local area will likely happen only if forced but more diversity is possible.

While the "typical kid" may not have gotten in this year, most kids admitted year are still qualified to be at TJ.  Most negative comments assume otherwise.

I don't think TJ has to dilute anything to cater to this cohort. However, the curriculum is no cakewalk for even the highly prepped+gifted kids let alone the kids who are not as gifted (a good chunk of the kids at TJ are not gifted, just above-average).  Hopefully the new cohort is motivated enough to keep up (they are all capable) and stay at TJ.  If the curriculum does get diluted a bit, I think everyone benefits.

The other aspect of success at TJ is parent involvement.  If parents cannot spend the time to shuttle their kids back and forth for ECs or sports they will not be able to leverage TJ to the fullest extent.  Hopefully the school mitigates that through transportation arrangements.

Good luck to all the kids!  [/quote][/quote]

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