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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I think his dad is right to shine the light of shame on TJ admissions -- a kid who gets a near perfect score on the SAT at 15, who is considered 3 grades ahead and taught himself Latin can't get into TJ? WOW. Something is really wrong.[/quote]

There is something wrong with the admissions process at TJ and he is right to shine a light and keep working on this. Robbie is just one of many who wee bypassed in TJ admissions in favor of "other" qualities. It is time for a rework of the TJ admissions process. Money did not keep Robbie out -- but he was undeniable qualified and should have gotten in -- and many others like him. [b]There are very few students like Robbie at TJ[/b].[/quote]

There are plenty of kids like Robbie and even kids who are more advanced than Robbie at TJ. Taking multivariable calculus/matrix algebra in senior year would be considered common at TJ and there are plenty of kids at TJ taking multivariable calculus in junior year or sophomore year. There are several kids at TJ working on college course textbooks, advanced research etc. [/quote]

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