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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Can you explain why virtually every one of the 133 students admitted to TJ has an Indian name?  There are no Chinese, Korean, etc sounding names.  If this company has such a broad reach, than one might expect to see at least a few non-Indian names.

Why would multiple current TJ students state on FB that they had a portion of the actual test ahead of time?  What would be their incentive be to lie?  [/quote]

I think most Indian kids choose to go this prep center over others in the area and over time it developed a reputation. And there is no special outreach other than word of mouth and I don't remember seeing any ads anywhere about this. The prep center is managed by a retired indian professor (though instructors are from everywhere) But, I don't think there is any restriction and anyone who likes the program can join and I am sure there are many non-Indian kids attending the program, though not a majority. I am sure there are other prep center where you see majority Chinese and so on.

I can't really comment on FB comments, but I can't possibly imagine that TJ leaked their test questions in advance. If it actually did, it is a huge scandal. It is more likely that some of the questions came from (or similar to) many questions they practiced from prior year ACT, SAT or other competitive tests. But this is my take and believe or not believing is up to each person. I knew couple of kids from my neighborhood who went to this center and said the test/questions are difficult and they did not get in - may be they didn't practice well. Anyways, I know I can't convince anyone as my only assumption is TJ will not leak their papers and damage their reputation by doing so. :)

Don't take it other way, I am all up for reforming TJ admissions, as long as it is fair to everyone and not biased and not based race or geographic quotas. I honestly hate all the prepping for these tests. 
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Maybe Indian-American kids understand Indian accents better. My non-Chinese kid went to a prep center run by a Chinese-American professional and a) he had difficulty understanding the accent of the Chinese American professors and b) all the other kids were Chinese-Americans and they knew each other.  The main reason why any family picks one prep center over other is word of mouth recommendation within their own community.

Yes, I am also sick of having high admission standards for Asian-American kids. Hopefully, with this pandemic the international students are already avoiding the US universities and colleges and the seats for Asian-Americans will open up. When the financial situation becomes dire for the colleges and universities, bright  Asian-American students can have a better shot of getting in and they will have many takers.  As for being able to handle the toughest courses and majors after HS? I don't worry about that. While others are having pool parties our kids are keeping their eyes on the prize and studying?  Natural quarantine!

All study materials and classes are available online - with a fee or for free. No excuses for anyone for being a laggard and doing poorly at school. [/quote]

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