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[quote=Anonymous]The statistics above do show that there are a few more (statistically insignificant amount) of kids admitted to TJ with higher math than Geometry from 2008 to 2010 - the amount went up from 33 to 47 over that time - so there were 14 more out of 480 students.

But look at the PERCENT of applicants who took more than Geometry who got in … less than 10% each year.  Almost 70% or more of the kids taking Geometry in 8th grade get in.  You'd even be better off going only through Algebra on the admission percentage.

This suggests that some portion of the applicants who are hyper-advanced in math are either cramming too much in to be credible (like purporting to master advanced math in summer courses), not taking HONORS math courses (which are harder and more in depth), are not testing well on the TJ admissions test (despite what classes they take), have mediocre teacher recommendations (perhaps focus only on math, not classroom leadership, or development of other skills), or are letting other grades slip (yes, those should and do matter). [/quote]

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