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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see much evidence that Asian kids flooded into "under-represented" middle schools like Whitman and Holmes this past year to "game" the new process.

It seems more likely to me that Asian families will just anchor in the top pyramids so they can hedge their bets (still have their kids apply to TJ, but rest assured that the alternative is Langley/McLean/Oakton/Chantilly/Woodson).  And, as TJ becomes seen primarily as an alternative to lower-performing high schools, fewer of their kids will apply, just like Asian families in MoCo send their kids to Wootton with only some considering the Blair magnet. [/quote]

Correct. Asian will stay in top school zones.[/quote]

Some will have a small house in a lower ranked area and a larger house in the top zone.[/quote]

Seems so overkill for high school.  TJ is just a high school in the end.  No one cares if you went to TJ later in life and college outcomes aren’t really better because it’s so competitive. If you read their confessional page, cheating is rampant and kids are totally unhappy.  It’s crazy to me that folks are this desperate for TJ.  Get a life.[/quote]

TJ is soooo shiny.
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Probably not for long! Unless the admission process is revised to properly recognize the stem talent as well as actual interest, it will likely become rusty. In addition to grades, TJ needs kids that are self motivated, actively participate in stem related activities etc. Since even grades played very minor role, no teacher input, absolutely zero credit given to any stem participation and way tooooo much emphasis was placed on the essays, where anyone can write anything without any sort of validation, there is no way to tell if the incoming freshman class is really motivated into stem. I hope I am wrong and TJ will continue to shine bright. 
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So then maybe they will have true STEM talent/interest and not scores of kids groomed for TJ admissions. 
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