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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2. CONCERN ABOUT TJ PREP INDUSTRY 
[b]There was also public concern about the TJ test prep industry that led, in part, to changes in the admissions process.[/b] By reverse engineering the admissions criteria/process, prep companies offered kids an unfair advantage in admissions. In fact, back in 2017 the SB switched to quant-q, which intentionally didn’t share prep, in an effort to reduce this unfair advantage.

https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/04/26/is-the-no-1-high-school-in-america-thomas-jefferson-fairfax-discrimination/
[i]“ “[u]Is it gonna once again advantage those kids whose parents can pay to sign them up for special prep camps [/u]to now be prepping for science testing as well?” Megan McLaughlin asked when presented with the new plan.

[u]Admissions director Jeremy Shughart doesn’t think so[/u]. The firm that markets the math portion of the test, Quant-Q, doesn’t release materials to the public, a practice that should make them harder for test-prep schools to crack.”[/i]

3. QUANT-Q DOESN’T RELEASE MATERIALS
[b]The company that offers Quant-Q intentionally does NOT release materials to the public - it’s very different than SAT, ACT, etc. They want to “measure your natural ability”. And test takers agreed to not share any parts of the test. [/b]

https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/04/26/is-the-no-1-high-school-in-america-thomas-jefferson-fairfax-discrimination/
[i]“The firm that markets the math portion of the test, [u]Quant-Q, doesn’t release materials to the public, a practice that should make them harder for test-prep schools to crack.[/u]”[/i]

Based on the NDAs, any test prep books or companies that obtain and share example quant-q test questions may have been unethically, or even potentially illegally, produced.

https://insightassessment.com/policies/
[i]“Test Taker Interface User Agreement
In this agreement, each person who accesses this interface is called a “user,” and whatever a user accesses is called an “instrument.”
Copyright Protected: The user acknowledges that this online interface and everything in it are proprietary business property of the California Academic Press LLC and are protected by international copyrights. Except as permitted by purchased use licenses, [u]the user agrees not to reproduce, distribute, hack, harm, limit, alter, or edit this interface or any part of any instrument [/u]or results report, table or analysis stored in, generated by, or delivered through this interface.

Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Agreement: [u]The user agrees not to copy, disclose, describe, imitate, replicate, or mirror this interface or this instrument(s) in whole or in part for any purpose.[/u] The user agrees not to create, design, develop, publish, market, or distribute any comparable or competitive instrument or instruments for a period of up to four years from the date of the user’s most recent access.

[i]"Remember that the goal of a critical thinking assessment is to measure your natural ability to think critically, so there’s no need for extensive preparation. Just be yourself and approach the assessment with a clear mind."[/i]

4. TJ STUDENTS ACKNOWLEDGED UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
[b]TH students and others have acknowledged the unfair advantage that money can buy.[/b]

https://www.tjtoday.org/29411/features/students-divided-on-proposed-changes-to-admissions-process/
[i]“ “Personally, TJ admissions was not a challenge to navigate. I had a sibling who attended before me. However, a lot of resources needed to navigate admissions cost money. That is an unfair advantage given to more economically advantaged students,” junior Vivi Rao said. ”[/i]

5. TJ STUDENTS ADMIT SHARING ADMISSIONS TEST QUESTIONS, INCLUDING QUANT-Q 
[b]TJ students admitted both on DCUM and on Facebook, anonymously and with real name, that they shared quant-q test questions with a test prep company or they saw nearly identical questions on the test. [/b]
https://www.facebook.com/tjvents/posts/pfbid0jKy4hotXF8AxKwfHm2MAVi7e2yYoCqtrTTXPYsszAdQg6uMoTmReMidqyM1mpu9Bl

https://www.tjtoday.org/23143/showcase/the-children-left-behind/
[i]“ Families with more money can afford to give children that extra edge by signing them up for whatever prep classes they can find. [u]They can pay money to tutoring organizations[/u] to teach their children test-taking skills, “skills learned outside of school,” and [u][b]to access a cache of previous and example prompts, as I witnessed when I took TJ prep[/b][/u]; even if prompts become outdated by test changes, even access to old prompts enables private tutoring pupils to gain an upper edge over others: pupils become accustomed to the format of the writing sections and gain an approximate idea of what to expect.”[/i]

6. COURT RULED THERE IS NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ASIAN STUDENTS 
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
[i]“we are satisfied that the challenged [b]admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students[/b]”[/i]

SCOTUS left ruling in place: 
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

7. NO DISCRIMINATION
There are [b]MORE Asian students at TJ since the admissions change than almost any other year in the school’s history[/b].

Asian students still make up the [b]majority of students. More than all other groups, combined[/b].

And Asian students are still [b]accepted at a higher rate [/b]than almost all other groups, aside from Hispanic students (class of 25).

The number of Asian students enrolled at TJ by school year (fall): 
[img]https://i.ibb.co/qDTTRYT/tj-demo.png[/img]

The data also shows that [b]Asian students were still accepted at a higher rate than almost all other groups[/b], aside from Hispanic students. The acceptance rate for Asian students drives the mean since they comprise such a large % of applicants and acceptances.

[b]Asian 19%
Black 14% (5% lower)
Multiracial/Other* 13% (6% lower) [/b]
Hispanic 21%
White 17%

8. LOW-INCOME ASIAN STUDENTS BENEFITED THE MOST FROM CHANGES
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
page 16
[i]"Nevertheless, in the 2021 application cycle, Asian American students attending middle schools historically underrepresented at TJ saw a sixfold increase in offers, and the [b]number of low-income Asian American admittees to TJ increased to 51 [/b]— from a mere one in 2020."[/i]

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As a public service, this post should be pinned to the top of this forum.[/quote]

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