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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did the philosophy behind the 2021-22 9th grade admissions changes also carry over to 10th and 11th grade admissions?[/quote]

No, those admissions don't make headlines so those admissions are still merit based.[/quote]
Previously, that makes sense. Prior TJ leadership favored a more traditional approach than FCPS and used that traditional approach when admitting upper level students. But current TJ leadership is ideologically aligned with FCPS, so why wouldn't they replicate FCPS's new admission strategy for upper level students also?[/quote]

Because they are not actually interested in diversity, only the appearance of diversity at their flagship magnets school.
Right now they are struggling to keep the bottom from falling out academically, so they are open to a little bit of invisible merit.[/quote]
The sophomore application is currently test optional and holistic which seems more in line with the current 9th grade admissions approach.

There does appear to have been a shift in sophomore admission policy: 
For SY2020-21, PSAT/SAT scores were required for sophomore applicants. https://web.archive.org/web/20200501070914/https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-admissions/sophomore-application-process  There were no SOL failures in 2020-21.
However, for SY2021-22, PSAT/SAT scores were made optional for sophomore applicants.  https://web.archive.org/web/20210429231119/https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-admissions/sophomore-application-process  Coincident with that change, six sophomores failed the science SOL in 2021-22 and seven juniors failed the reading SOL in 2022-23.

Thus, it appears that the both the freshman and sophomore admissions processes were modified beginning with the classes entering in 2021-22.[/quote]

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