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As a result of this,  TJ rejected over one-quarter of the applicants with scores in the top five percent on the AMC 8, a highly competitive national math exam,.[/quote]

Sorry, but this isn't that special.  Fairfax County has 4th and 5th graders who make it on the top 5% honor roll on AMC 8.  Doing so as a 7th or 8th grader is a rather pedestrian achievement suggesting that the kid doesn't need anything beyond the local high school.  Most of the FCPS kids who make the top 5% honor roll do so because they're privileged kids who attend a strong middle school with a strong math coaching program.  [/quote]

Bull.  [/quote]

My AAP center had a 4th, 5th, and 6th grader scoring in the top five percent on AMC 8 last year.  Not many elementary AAP centers even participate, but if they did, there would probably be at least 20 4th and 5th graders across FCPS who reach the top 5% honor roll.  It's really not that big of a deal for an 8th grader, especially from Longfellow, Carson, or Rocky Run, to make the AMC honor roll.  Any bright kid with good coaching should be able to do so.  [/quote]

Oh, you mean TJ rejected the top 5% of the AMC8 in favor of these kids who were so awesome at math that they needed extra tutoring just to keep up with their cohort? You don't seem to understand how to formulate an argument.[/quote]

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