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[quote=Anonymous]Don't be such an utter asshole. It's pretty clear that StA graduates are pretty accomplished in lots of areas. Perhaps TJ students generally fare better in math/science (since TJ is a math/science-focused school after all), but to suggest that StA students are unable to demonstrate "deep subject expertise" is just dumb.

[quote]Indeed, I took a quick look at the most Siemens results, and it seems the two schools are pretty evenly matched: 
(http://www.siemens-foundation.org/pool/siemens_com...alist_website_listing_2009.pdf)

TJ: 1.8% of class named Siemens semifinalists (8 of 450 in senior class) 
StA: 1.3% of class named Siemens semifinalists (1 of 77 in senior class)

Or if you assume that both juniors and seniors participate in Siemens (which seems reasonable):

TJ: 0.89% of jr/sr class named Siemens semifinalists (8 of 900 in jr/sr class) 
StA: 0.65% of jr/sr class named Siemens semifinalists (1 of 155 in jr/sr class)

I would have expected TJ to dominate since it's a "School of Science & Technology" (or whatever the name is), but the difference actually seems pretty negligible. No one's taking anything away from TJ -- it's a great school. But you sound like an idiot by not giving other top schools the same respect. [/quote][/quote]

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