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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1.  They may have 2019 and earlier info for FCPS families, but they wouldn't have that data for APS, LCPS, or other non-FCPS families.  If every single kid who attends a prep center were instructed to check 'yes' to those questions, then they're counting 90-100 UMC LCPS kids as low income.  FCPS doesn't care, though, as long as they can get a good press release.

2.  They didn't collect income data during the pandemic, since families previously above the income cutoff may have had a loss of income or a loss of jobs from the pandemic.  This unfortunately makes a very large, exploitable loophole for UMC families.  Undoubtedly, the free meals question allowed some portion of mediocre, higher SES kids to leapfrog the highly gifted ones at the "TJ Feeder" Centers.  If every applicant has nearly a 4.0 and decent essays, the free points for checking the ED boxes would make a huge difference.

3.  There surely are some low income kids who are well qualified for TJ.  The kids who are well qualified for TJ don't need a substantial number of bonus points allocated to them, especially since every MS has a 1.5% allocation.  Giving them the extra points is akin to saying that they aren't qualified enough to be picked on their own merits.  [/quote]

This is a great summary.  Can you please forward to the NAACP and the Washington Post?  The TJ admissions office was a terrible steward over the admissions process this year and should not be allowed to get away with it.  [/quote]

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