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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Scott Brabrand and the FCPS board would have been fired had they worked for Georgetown Law. They openly discriminated against one racial group.[/quote]

Basically any change in policy that doesn't preserve or increase TJ's Asian population will be viewed as antiAsian.  I am all for opening up TJ admissions so a broader group of students are given a opportunity to excel in STEM.  I think a 3.5 with each middle school getting a certain number of slots is an excellent idea.  Despite being a race neutral standard, of course it will change the racial composition of the school.  I think it's great to encourage kids from all backgrounds to purse STEM careers.  It can't be that FCPS can never decide to adjust TJ admissions standards in anyway that might affect the number of Asians.  Given the current makeup of TJ, that's impossible outside of keeping a system that can be easily gamed by those with want to cheat, even if only a small number of people.[/quote]

Would you be in favor of having the students fill out an application that does not list their name, race or gender and have them take an admissions test and then have the top 1.5% of the scorers getting admitted to TJ?  That would change the demographic makeup of the student body without having to set up the "holistic" review in a manner that disadvantages those who happen to be Asian.  I could get behind something like that.[/quote]

I would be fine with the no name, race or gender.  I don't think the school should be limited to the top 1.5 percent of test scorers.  I think many kids can excel in STEM without being in the top 1.5 percent and I think those kids' love of STEM should also be given an opportunity to flourish.  I think the 3.5 GPA in core classes benchmark is sufficient.  [/quote]

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