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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To many qualified students have been turned away from TJ to allow students who need help in remedial math to take their places. There are 10 students who were denied a space for every remedial student at TJ. That is why this year, an independednt panel is deciding. Long over due IMHO.[/quote]

The admission process became too political. Many years ago, math take half of the weight in the admission test. Now language take up 2/3. It is not a surprise that some kids are getting weaker in math.[/quote]

And you know why they did this?  To admit less Asians.  They were getting too many Asians, so they changed the admissions to count Math less and language more, including more emphasis on the essays, hoping it would make it harder on Asians.  And I think it worked.  Obviously, there are still a lot of Asians there, but I think there would be even more without the change. [/quote]

Does the full name of the school have the word "language" in it?  If it counts for 2/3's of the admission process, maybe it should.[/quote]

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