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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I predict not. I believe the root of the issue is lack of interest, so a lottery, or even an open admissions policy, won't fix that. [/quote]

I wholeheartedly agree. The tragedy of it all is that the gifted URM who actually wants to go, and who had a decent chance of getting in before, will have less of a chance to get in under the lottery system. [/quote]

Agree with this in theory, but there is no way they won’t figure that out as admissions are rolling in and then they will scramble to “fix” the glitch. I predict this “lottery” will not be done at random from the qualified pool. That would be too great “risk” that the outcome won’t be equitable. So at least for the first few years they will make sure to select by race as the top criteria in each area at the “lottery” phase.

One main problem that OP touched on is the lack of outreach and prep among URM populations. But prep isn’t just a process used to get IN. It’s part of the home life and culture of those students who attend and succeed at TJ. If people don’t want the rigor and intensity to change at TJ (and also want students who are admitted under this new system to succeed there) then changing the admissions process to check the equity box is not enough, and I hope the school board knows this. We need to reach kids from URMs much earlier in their academic start.

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