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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The stats from 2010 (4 years ago):
Math 8th Grade Applicants Percent	   Admitted	 Percent
Algebra 1	 1856	     56.2%	             65	13.5%
Geometry	 1345	     40.7%	             346	72.1%
> Geometry  103	      3.1%	              69	14.4%
Total	         3304**		             480	100.00%

Above shows 65/1,856 (3.5%) were admitted  for Algebra I applicants, 346/1345 (25.7%) were accepted for Geometry applicants and and 69/103 (69%) were accepted for higher than Geometry applicants.

It is more skewed towards applicants with >Geometry now compared to 2010.[/quote]

Thank you for the correct interpretation of data and concise summarization. Does anyone know if further breakdown of ">Geometry" is available that shows the acceptance rates for applicants w/ Algebra II, PreCalc, or Calc?[/quote]

More importantly though, the data show that approximately 70% of each accepted freshman class has completed geometry in 8th grade, meaning that about that same percentage is taking Algebra II as 9th graders. The majority of freshmen at TJ over the last few years have taken TJ's version of Algebra II. (In the future, TJ is implementing its own math sequence, which is discussed on the TJ website.)
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Incoming TJ freshmen can take a TJ math placement test and skip Pre-calculus and go straight to Calculus BC if they took Algebra II in middle school if they receive 90% or better.[/quote]

True, but the school has preferred that freshmen take "TJ Algebra II" because it gives students a foundation which covers everything that TJ teachers want the students to have covered. This year's incoming class will be following a different sequence for math at TJ, as noted in the link above.
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