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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know the ethnic mix of kids in AAP?  Isn't that the mix we should be comparing against and not the general population? [/quote]

Comparing applied vs accepted is a good proxy. Most kids who apply are AAP.  And TJ can't accept kids who don't apply.

SES is supposed to be the single greatest predictor of academic success.  It would explain why AA, Hispanic and FARMs numbers are skewed on  accepted vs applied,  But they should not be this skewed. I find it impossible to believe that 192 of the AA applicants were unqualified.

And since white and Asian SES are roughly similar, the site/ Asian acceptance number shouldn't skew at all.  Unless something else is going on. Like, say,  the massive prepping industry.  But prepping heavily for a test does not make a kid a better overall student and heavily prepped kids are not necessarily doing better at TJ. And the male/ female acceptable should not skew this badly either.  This isn't 1950.

I have a current TJ student, and people should be pissed by these numbers. DC2 is applying TJ next year, and they certainly give me pause about letting her apply. The atmosphere at the school is already high pressure, toxic and cheating without consequence.  And, oh yeah-- they can't find a principal.

The admissions process should be more transparent.  Right now, it's a black box and who the heck knows how kids are chosen. And the school should reflect the AAP population and the applicant pool. I am normally a huge defender of TJ on this board.  But F*ck that.  Admissions needs to justify this mess to FCPS stakeholders. There are literally hundreds of well qualified applicants to TJ each year who are rejected. Kids who can handle the program and would go on to be very successful. They didn't *have* to put together a 75% Asian, 70% male, single digit AA, Hispanic and FARMs kid class.

And I will say it again. This is NOT sour grapes. My HS aged kid was accepted in a prior class and my MS kid has yet to apply. The TJ admissions process has worked for us.  It is still not okay to form a class that looks like this. It's bad for FCPS and ultimately bad for TJ.  The white, AA and  Hispanic kids on the waitlist?  They would do as well as the bottom 20% of Asian kids admitted.

FCPS usually releases the demographics with acceptances in early April. This year, they sat on them. They know this is going to cause an uproar, and hope people don't notice the info.  Take notice and let the school board know this is not okay. 
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