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[quote=Anonymous]We don't have the data so we don't know.

What we do know,

1) Kids have always left TJ. Some because of grades, some because of the commute, some because of fit.

2) It appears that more kids are leaving TJ after the change in admissions.

My thought is that TJ is a highly competitive school. There are plenty of smart kids who take Algebra 1 in 8th grade, but those kids might find them feeling isolated because most of the students at TJ will be taking Algebra 2 or Pre-Calc as Freshmen. When you look at the class offerings, kids who are taking Geometry at TJ will not have the same access to the specialized classes as the kids taking Algebra 2 or higher as freshmen.

3) More kids are being accepted from non-feeder schools, which mean more kids are arriving who don't know anyone at TJ or maybe knows one or two people. The kids coming from the feeder schools are more likely to know a few kids at TJ and feel a bit more comfortable at TJ. DS is going to be applying this year, he has participated in the Mouthcounts program at his MS. If accepted, he will know some of the kids at TJ from the program from last year and this year. Plus he will know some of the kids who were in Geometry with him. A kid coming from a non-feeder school that sends under their quota might feel isolated and lonely.

We have no clue what the grade distribution looks like or how many kids need remediation, the stories here are anecdotes. But I can easily see kids coming out of less competitive MS, who are taking Geometry, and who know fewer kids being overwhelmed at TJ, regardless or income or race or any of those factors.

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