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White applicants may be down because we are scared to compete with the best students in the area. We may call TJ kids robots and only good for test taking etc. and demean them but the fact remains they continue to demonstrate their achievements and competency all around through, NMSF, SAT scores, Intel, Siemens, Presidential Scholars, AMC 12, Scholastic writing awards, outstanding plays, outstanding orchestra performance & assessments, IMO, local debate tournament dominance, Quizbowl dominance, Model UN dominance and with other academic, artistic and creative types of competitions in practically ALL areas (not just in Science/Math, SAT and APs) as well as college acceptances to the best universities in the country. This is in addition to tremendous amount of tutoring and volunteering done by these kids that are lot more than probably any other high school in the county. (Don't say resume padding either since there is less resume padding going on at TJ probably than at other privates or other public high schools in the right neighborhoods such as trips to Africa, let's set up a charity etc. resume padding going on that costs real money). We need to face the reality and try to meet the challenge and not run scared. If you want diversity in a school (kids from dozens of different countries not just Asians), TJ offers lot more diversity than for example Langley or McLean. It's disingenuous to say there is lack of racial/ethnic diversity at TJ. There is plenty of diversity, not just many AA or Hispanics.

Where are the people screaming that dismal % of African American kids and Hispanic kids at TJ is due to their lack of effort, lack of parental commitment and unwillingness to devote time and effort to succeed academically at the highest level. Do we have a double standard here? Where are the people screaming affirmative action discriminates against whites and should be abolished because admissions should be based on merits? If admissions based on merits is too tough than it's time to run and find something else? Furthermore, TJ offers strong foreign language departments, Humanities departments, English departments in addition to advanced Math & Science classes so please do not say " oh my DC wants strong Drama/Music/Humanities" department not just math and science. If a kid is interested more in Humanities than maybe TJ is not the right fit, but if a kid is interested and has aptitude in math & science, do not run from TJ because you are scared. The real world is full of competent and ambitious people and you can't take the easy way out for ever.

Stuy, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, Hunter and other elite high schools in NY are doing fine with 80% Asian Americans. TJ will be fine with or without white kids and they will continue to succeed. Meantime, we are dismissing a great educational opportunity for our kids by perpetuating this notion that TJ is for Asians and we should just let them have it and and then try to demean it since we can't have it.
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