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Do you think that your race factored into your admission to an Ivy League school? Do you think Ivy League universities shouldn’t push to increase enrollment of URMs until after we had a critical mass of "Ivy-League-caliber", URM high school students?

There already is a small cohort of black students who are 2-3 years ahead in math. They were being admitted to TJ at 1/3rd of the rate of other kids in the same classes. Something in the old admissions process was broken.

I do agree that we should push hard to get kids on grade level - that is a huge issue. BUT, in parallel, we should also be revamping the admissions policy to be more inclusive of ED, URM, and broader FCPS community (not just a pocket of wealthy middle schools).

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DP.. if those kids were actually 2-3 years ahead in math, how is it that they weren't admitted? Did they apply?  Were their test scores low? If that is the case, then instead of looking at race, they should be providing after school tutoring for test prep.

How is it that the previous policy excluded ED, URM and the broader FCPS community?[/quote]

Because they didn't want to go.  Just like all the other highly talented students at the other high schools in the area who chose not to go to TJ.

That is part of what the changes in admissions was designed to fix, as well.  But a lot of it has been obscured by the emails and communications that have come to light.  [/quote]
If they don't want to go, then what's the issue? [b]Why force them to go?[[/b]/quote]

Because they have a duty to be a credit to their race. [/quote]

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