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TJ isn’t abandoning objective measures either. The system proposed by the proponents of change (and decried as racist by people like Asra) was a merit lottery w
by UncleMeat 4y ago
TJ isn’t abandoning objective measures either. The system proposed by the proponents of change (and decried as racist by people like Asra) was a merit lottery where GPA and advanced math enrollment were the only application metrics.
The adopted system, although removing the standardized test, still incorporates grades as an absolutely essential metric.
- rayiner 4y agoNot true. The new system is based on a quota for each middle school feeding into TJ. GPAs and academic standards in each school are completely different. It uses a “holistic review” that includes a “student portrait” and heavily weighs “experience factors.” https://northernvirginiamag.com/family/education/2022/03/30/tj-admissions-timeline https://northernvirginiamag.com/family/education/2022/03/30/.... A federal judge in the eastern district of Virginia ruled that getting rid of the admissions test and the new holistic review was expressly motivated by a desire to change the racial balance of the school. The fourth circuit stayed the district court order pending appeal in a 2-1 decision. The Supreme Court upheld the stay, over the dissent of three justices.
- UncleMeat 4y agoThe adopted system is indeed holistic. The proposed merit lottery was not and purely considered gpa and math enrollment. But that was also deemed racist. So it is clear that the “holistic” elements aren’t what piss Asra off. And the adopted system does still deeply consider grades, which you claim are being discounted.