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Nope. This just created parents like OP who thought they had figured out the recipe for getting into TJ. And they loved that it was harder to attain by most kids who went without the knowledge of the “secret” recipe and means to achieve it. This has nothing to do with talent. [/quote]

What secret recipe?  Being good at math?

If being advanced in math, getting straight As in the highest levels of classes offered by your school, and excelling in STEM competitions doesn't make a child TJ-worthy, then what does?  Getting Bs?  Taking regular classes?  Failing to qualify for Algebra?  Not even participating in STEM competitions or doing poorly?  Have we entered bizarro world?[/quote]

PP here again.  It's almost like you and a few other people are suggesting that the kids who've demonstrated that they're very advanced in math and have elite level achievements in math should be dismissed as the product of prepping and privilege, and the kids who've demonstrated no real aptitude or achievement in math are the kids with the true talent.

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Prepping clearly worked under the old system.

I strongly suspect that parents will quickly figure out how to game the new system.  Hopefully FCPS will just switch to a lottery.  [/quote]

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