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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Families who send their kids to outside enrichment, including test prep, with the goal of gaining admission to TJ are “gaming” the system. 
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Those aren’t the one in a M kids that TJ needs to catch. They are no different than bright advanced kids who don my do outside prep and so certainly do not deserve a leg up in admissions just for the outside prep time. [/quote]

The effect that you get through studying isn't a "leg up" 
It's not some unearned privilege.  
It is the consequence of studying.[/quote]

But another kid who is naturally strong in math and in advanced math classes in school can hold their own at TJ just as well as someone who has “studied” a lot outside of what is needed for classes at school. I see no reason the latter kid should get a preference in TJ admissions. [/quote]

How can you tell who is naturally strong at math?
The GPAs are all 4.0 or so close to it that it doesn't matter.
The kids who do the extra studying are actually better at math.
They are demonstrably better at math right now.  No need to guess.

Studying is virtue not a ethical breach.
This is the big difference between asian culture and mainstream american culture that explains pretty much the entire achievement gap between asians and others.
"Natural talent" is just a big engine attached to nothing; it goes nowhere, does nothing, drinks petrol and just makes a loud noise.
Build a machine around that engine, tune it and refine it and you can get a lot more done even with a less powerful engine.
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