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The bolded is the type of Asian student that many people think of when they think of TJ. This is an inspiring story and one that certainly exists in the TJ community - but it is a very small percentage of the "Asian" TJ demographic. Additionally, these families - while there is a population center in Annandale - are relatively well-spread out amongst Northern Virginia and are not targeted by the TJ admissions changes. Indeed, they may benefit from them because of the impact on other demographics.

The far larger portion of the "Asian" TJ demographic consists of very affluent, well-educated, and relatively recent immigrants, mostly from India. These families came to the Northern Virginia area specifically for the combination of access to TJ and the Dulles tech boom about 10-15 years ago. They quickly consolidated into housing and worship communities and are concentrated heavily in Herndon, Chantilly, Ashburn, and South Riding. It is a matter of common understanding at TJ that these communities are extremely invested in TJ and academic prestige as a whole and work very hard to position themselves and their friends' children for the TJ admissions process from an early age - even during pregnancy.  
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I am in the camp of the reform having gone too far since DD just did the process and it was ridiculous how the “test” does nothing to show math aptitude ag all now. 
That said, I 100% agree that reforms were needed to address the issue of people strategizing for years on how to get their kid into TJ and doing all the test prep along with it. It’s ridiculous and disadvantages plenty of really smart kids whose parents chose not to structure their entire lives around TJ. [/quote]

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