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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is a sophomore at TJ and we are encouraging him to move back to base school. His grades in Freshman year were ok ( 2 B+'s and rest A's) but this year he is struggling. e.g. He is getting a B in Chemistry even after spending quite a bit of time on it ( and he tells me many of his classmates are doing worse than him).

Even though he is enjoying the overall TJ atmosphere and the learning opportunities, the overall the ratio of grades to effort is too small and not appear to be worth it. He has limited time for sports etc.

Maybe TJ is not for him? So we were thinking of moving back to base school while his grades ( and confidence) are good. Base HS is pretty good and has most of the courses he was planning to take

Any advice from parents who might have been in this situation? How will this look on the college applications?
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Your student is not alone, and it is not his doing specifically and not yours either. This is the result of admitting students on a linguistic essay instead of using a rigorous math & science based STEM entrance criteria.  Most students applying have a near 3.94 or 4.0 GPA, but there is objective measure who is getting admitted and who is excluded.

To better understand the issue, let's narrow our discussion to Asian American students. Out of 1580 Asian American applicants, 330 were admitted in 2027. There is no way to determine and state that all the 330 admitted are the top performing and advanced in math & science among that their racial pool.  An Asian American student's admission is based on a random probability of 330 out of 1580, which is 1/5. Consequently, the 330 admitted Asian American students encompass a diverse range of academic proficiency levels, with 110 being at an A level, 110 at a B level, and the remaining 110 at a C level, when evaluated relative to a true STEM-based advanced math and science test.

Currently there is no way for an Asian American parent or any other race parent to know if their child's admission is based on the A, B, or C level of relative proficiency, UNTIL they enter TJ and find out through their freshman year grades, which is what you are noticing.  You and your son NOW know that his middle school readiness and first year performance places him in the middle 1/3rd of the class.  He is not alone, but he has a lot of work to do to get into the top 1/3rd of his class.

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"Interesting" view. There's a word for people like you who bring race into every discussion: you're racists.
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