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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The admissions process at TJ may not have been fool proof in the past but it functioned reasonably well.  Now it’s just a hash.  Imagine a process whose goal isn’t to admit the best qualified kids but just to keep low-brow politicians like Karen Keys Gamarra and Karen Corbett Sanders off your backs. [/quote]

Sure, if you are okay with allowing the wealthy to game admission and excluding the poor. [/quote]

There aren't many wealthy students at TJ - most are middle class except some wealthy white students.[/quote]

Most have families who shell out $20k for prep classes so by my definition they're wealthy.[/quote]

TJ classes do not cost $20k. You must be thinking of your wealthy white friends who provide one on one and secretive preps that cost $20k.[/quote]

If you didn't get the platinum prep package, it's no wonder your kid was rejected.[/quote]

My kid didn't need any TJ prep and he already graduated from TJ. I guess you are very familiar with TJ prep programs including one that costs 20K![/quote]

I'm glad your kid was one of the few that didn't need prep but over 30% of the entering class had gone to one prep center alone the year they published their names. Considering there are many prep centers it's easy to imagine that the vast majority of students do take these expensive prep classes The evidence supports this.[/quote]

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