Any point in applying to TJ with a B+
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Anonymous
| My child just finished 7th with all A and a B+ from a traditional TJ feeder. Do you think there is any chance of getting in? |
Anonymous
| What’s the harm in applying? |
Anonymous
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Well if there is no chance to get in, I feel
Like I don’t want my kid wasting the mental energy |
Anonymous
| Here's the real question, do they get free lunch? |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
+1 And I do support the boost for poor kids. Answer is no I think if you are not poor. Maybe if you are. |
Anonymous
| No free lunch |
Anonymous
| The difference between 'B+' and 'A' in a single subject is tiny in terms of actual points awarded. That difference could be easily made up by a slightly more higher-valued response on SES or essay, so your kid should definitely apply if interested. |
Anonymous
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The only kids admitted to TJ this year from traditional feeders had a 4.0. And almost all of those kids also had free lunch (or claimed to have it?). A B+ or even an A minus will keep a kid out. It also kept a kid out under the old system btw for the most part. Look at rhe data. Sure, some kids with a A minus were admitted, but it was rare for a kid from a center school to get in without all As.
It’s ridiculous I know. |
Anonymous
Is that true about the traditional feeders? Can you please post that data? I want to see the free lunch breakdown by school. |
Anonymous
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Hmm ok bummer. It was a tough transition after virtual bit I decided better to let the kid struggle rather than try to intervene and micromanage.
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Anonymous
You probably shouldn’t let yourself be swayed by people on the internet who claim to have sweeping knowledge (“The only kids…”) that they certainly don’t. |
Anonymous
Our child got in from a traditional feeder without free lunch. In fact we don't know anyone who did get in who had free lunch. Can you say sour grapes? |
Anonymous
| Are you non Asian or white |
Anonymous
It’s race blind. 
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