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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Once again, if you can just buy your way into TJ, why aren't there more white kids there?[/quote]

Because they aren’t as driven by national rankings? Not as interested in STEM or a grind HS experience?

It was well known in my affluent area that you could greatly improve chances of admissions by paying $$$ for prep classes.

It’s a choice that affluent families had. 
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20 years ago, TJ was majority white.  Did they suddenly develop a disdain STEM and competitive high schools over the last 4 years?  Or did they get crowded out?[/quote]

Not so suddenly, but yes, there has been less push for kids to attend ultra competitive environments. The number of white applicants has been declining over the years.

I was a STEM kid at a competitive HS who went on to a T10 program. I intentionally did not encourage my kids to go to TJ.

I haven't looked at all years, but during previous thread I looked at the numbers for class of 2015. 
56% of all Asian 8th graders in FCPS were eligible to apply to TJ
[b]99[/b]% of them did apply

45% of all white 8th graders in FCPS were eligible to apply to TJ
[b]49[/b]% of them did apply

FWIW, 92% of eligible black 8th graders in FCPS that year applied. 
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Here are the numbers.

Only half of eligible white students applied (vs 99% of Asian students). They don’t want the competitive environment.

I was a STEM kid at a competitive HS who went on to a T10 program. I intentionally did not encourage my kids to go to TJ. 
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The eligibility criteria were laughably low. I think the GPA requirement was like a 3.0.

There was a time when TJ was majority white, the white kids didn't leave, they got pushed out.
See this chart by the college board showing that 22% of asian kids geta 750 or higher on the math section of the SAT. That number if 4% for whites.
23% of asians get a 1400 SAT score or higher, that number if 7% for whites kids
9% of asians get a 1500 SAT score or higher, than number is 2% for white kids
White kids are clearly trying to get good SAT scores but they cannot seem to do so at the same rate as asians.

The white kids weren't foregoing tjhsst because they didn't want to deal with the competitive environment. They couldn't get in and they knew it so they didn't try. [/quote]

The problem with your numbers is that SAT scores are highly affected by prep for the SAT.  The SAT score is only one aspect  that colleges consider during the application process and the fact that it is highly preppable is a fact that they keep in mind when looking at the applicant’s total package. 
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