Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS school just draws a name from a hat from all the interested students and submits that one. (Annoying because how do you know that random kid is a strong applicant or even wants to go to UVA.) No offense if you were the random kid this year! Lucky you.

Wait, different FCPS schools do this differently? Wow - that doesn’t seem equitable at all! Would love to know which school this is…imagine giving this opportunity to a student who has a clear preference for a different school. Ugh.

How is it not equitable? It might not be equal, but equal and equitable are different things. Why should this process be equitable?

Individual schools can set their own policies. Only an idiot would have an issue with that.

It seems like it should at least be a 2 step process. Step 1 is to make sure the kid is truly interested and has at least a vague-shot at getting in. Then from the group that passes that basic threashold, you could do a lottery. But just a pure lottery seems like it's setting the school and the kids up for failure.

Heard an MCPS student is a recipient of the Jefferson scholarship this year!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS school just draws a name from a hat from all the interested students and submits that one. (Annoying because how do you know that random kid is a strong applicant or even wants to go to UVA.) No offense if you were the random kid this year! Lucky you.

Wait, different FCPS schools do this differently? Wow - that doesn’t seem equitable at all! Would love to know which school this is…imagine giving this opportunity to a student who has a clear preference for a different school. Ugh.

How is it not equitable? It might not be equal, but equal and equitable are different things. Why should this process be equitable?

Individual schools can set their own policies. Only an idiot would have an issue with that.

The schools that switched to drawing names did so because some parents bullied the counseling office and attempted to sabotage other kids.

TJ just draws a name.

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS school just draws a name from a hat from all the interested students and submits that one. (Annoying because how do you know that random kid is a strong applicant or even wants to go to UVA.) No offense if you were the random kid this year! Lucky you.

Wait, different FCPS schools do this differently? Wow - that doesn’t seem equitable at all! Would love to know which school this is…imagine giving this opportunity to a student who has a clear preference for a different school. Ugh.

Our FCPS school just draws a name from a hat from all the interested students and submits that one. (Annoying because how do you know that random kid is a strong applicant or even wants to go to UVA.) No offense if you were the random kid this year! Lucky you.

Anonymous wrote:Actually, at our fcps school students do apply for it, in a way. They ask the kids who are interested to fill out the application, basically, as a way of nominating themselves. Then the school somehow picks one kid from all of the self-nominations.

That is what happens at our nova public, too.

Actually, at our fcps school students do apply for it, in a way. They ask the kids who are interested to fill out the application, basically, as a way of nominating themselves. Then the school somehow picks one kid from all of the self-nominations.

^^ also your high school has to nominate your student (only 1) - you can’t apply for it. It tends to go to incredibly impressive students with all the bells and whistles for Ivies, but prefer the free rides. That’s what the alums intended when they created the scholarship - it is separate from the school and admissions.

There are 100s of threads here on this subject. Google dcurbanmom Jefferson Scholarship. Also start with Wikipedia. It explains it all.

Did anyone’s DC apply for it? What criteria are used and how many students qualify? Thanks.