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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get disproportionate number of interns from these programs where I work (STEM related). They are extremely talented.[/quote]

I only hire my HS interns (more than 20) from Blair and TJ. They are all extremely talented and strong self-driven. I’ll not hire any more in the future from Blair once the regional model starts. [/quote]

Well that's pretty obnoxious. You won't even consider a student who might be a good fit? What about now -- you won't consider a student who goes to their home school and takes a heavy load of AP STEM courses? That says a lot about you.[/quote]

If you have ever supervised a HS intern, you’ll know it’s a service rather than a normal working relationship. You pay them but they don’t know a tiny bit about your research, but your time is also very limited. You won’t have time to teach them from scratch or meet them on a daily basis. What you can do is handing them a bunch of references, sample codes, lab materials, and expert them to start training themselves like a graduate student. That’s way way beyond a straight-A transcript with a bunch of AP courses. The reason I trust Blair and TJ is I know kids can survive there with a good resume can learn whatever they are requested to learn with minimal instruction. [/quote]

Aside from your trashiness,  Blair admits kids from test scores and a very short essay, which is very easy for you duplicate. And TJ already switched to a de-merited admission process years ago. [/quote]

Still, top students from TJ keep the quality before and after the watering-down (BTW: TJ didn't de-merit the admission, their new process water down the program but the top is still the top).

[b]Calling me trash doesn't help increase your kid's admission rate. [/b]I like smart and self-driven students. I provide them opportunities to contribute to the world in their early ages and intrigue them to consider working in R&D in the future. [b]What did you do to make our next generation more competitive? By calling educator a trash? [/b][/quote]

I teach my kids English grammar, and I tutor all interested students at their level of ability, not filtered based on my lazy bigotry. [/quote]

You apparently don’t know the difference between K-12 education and R&D. The former is required by law to every kid. The latter is selective. I pay my interns and I can’t be selective? Do you pay to get your students and you just recruit everyone that needs help? If yes, that’s called charity.[/quote]

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