TJ admissions

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Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

Franklin is a strong MS that pulls from MC/UMC ESs, there are more then 6 qualified kids for TJ at Franklin. Franklin has its own AAP program but the majority of the AAP kids that are interested in TJ choose to attend the center MS, RCMS. The kids who stay at Franklin are far less likely to be interested in TJ so fewer will apply. there are plenty of kids taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade and a lot more taking it in 8th grade. Franklin has plenty of kids who were in Advanced Math but not AAP who are strong in math and interested in STEM but didn't have the chance to attend RCMS.

We have friends who were in AAP and attend Franklin who have been very clear that they thought sending their kids to RCMS would have been too stressful because the AAP program there is deemed to be focused on TJ. Many of the parents chose not to have their kids take Algebra 1 in 7th grade because they thought it was too much for their child. I know that there are 8th graders there right now with the grades and the right classes who are not even thinking about TJ. We also know kids who choose RCMS over Franklin, they are all applying to TJ.

The only thing that surprised me about this topic is that somehow the OPs kid did not know about TJ until recently. If she had been in classes or had friends who were going to RCMS then she should have heard kids discussing TJ in 6th grade, if not earlier.

There is a math competition on Saturday at Colvin Run ES, I think it is Colvin Run ES, I would guess that most of the participants are going to be coming from Longfellow, RCMS, Cooper, and Rocky Run. It reads like a Mathcounts dry run before the competitions kick off in February.

DDs freinds actually barely talk about TJ. We knew about the school, but we did not know how competitive it would be. DDs freinds just started talking about it.

They have gone from never discussing TJ to wanting to take Geometry over the summer and applying for TJ? Wow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

Franklin is a strong MS that pulls from MC/UMC ESs, there are more then 6 qualified kids for TJ at Franklin. Franklin has its own AAP program but the majority of the AAP kids that are interested in TJ choose to attend the center MS, RCMS. The kids who stay at Franklin are far less likely to be interested in TJ so fewer will apply. there are plenty of kids taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade and a lot more taking it in 8th grade. Franklin has plenty of kids who were in Advanced Math but not AAP who are strong in math and interested in STEM but didn't have the chance to attend RCMS.

We have friends who were in AAP and attend Franklin who have been very clear that they thought sending their kids to RCMS would have been too stressful because the AAP program there is deemed to be focused on TJ. Many of the parents chose not to have their kids take Algebra 1 in 7th grade because they thought it was too much for their child. I know that there are 8th graders there right now with the grades and the right classes who are not even thinking about TJ. We also know kids who choose RCMS over Franklin, they are all applying to TJ.

The only thing that surprised me about this topic is that somehow the OPs kid did not know about TJ until recently. If she had been in classes or had friends who were going to RCMS then she should have heard kids discussing TJ in 6th grade, if not earlier.

There is a math competition on Saturday at Colvin Run ES, I think it is Colvin Run ES, I would guess that most of the participants are going to be coming from Longfellow, RCMS, Cooper, and Rocky Run. It reads like a Mathcounts dry run before the competitions kick off in February.

DDs freinds actually barely talk about TJ. We knew about the school, but we did not know how competitive it would be. DDs freinds just started talking about it.

They have gone from never discussing TJ to wanting to take Geometry over the summer and applying for TJ? Wow.

Again, we knew about TJ but none of them talked about doing extra activities/geometry over the summer for TJ until this year. DD and her friends talked about TJ before, but never in depth.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

Franklin is a strong MS that pulls from MC/UMC ESs, there are more then 6 qualified kids for TJ at Franklin. Franklin has its own AAP program but the majority of the AAP kids that are interested in TJ choose to attend the center MS, RCMS. The kids who stay at Franklin are far less likely to be interested in TJ so fewer will apply. there are plenty of kids taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade and a lot more taking it in 8th grade. Franklin has plenty of kids who were in Advanced Math but not AAP who are strong in math and interested in STEM but didn't have the chance to attend RCMS.

We have friends who were in AAP and attend Franklin who have been very clear that they thought sending their kids to RCMS would have been too stressful because the AAP program there is deemed to be focused on TJ. Many of the parents chose not to have their kids take Algebra 1 in 7th grade because they thought it was too much for their child. I know that there are 8th graders there right now with the grades and the right classes who are not even thinking about TJ. We also know kids who choose RCMS over Franklin, they are all applying to TJ.

The only thing that surprised me about this topic is that somehow the OPs kid did not know about TJ until recently. If she had been in classes or had friends who were going to RCMS then she should have heard kids discussing TJ in 6th grade, if not earlier.

There is a math competition on Saturday at Colvin Run ES, I think it is Colvin Run ES, I would guess that most of the participants are going to be coming from Longfellow, RCMS, Cooper, and Rocky Run. It reads like a Mathcounts dry run before the competitions kick off in February.

DDs freinds actually barely talk about TJ. We knew about the school, but we did not know how competitive it would be. DDs freinds just started talking about it.

They have gone from never discussing TJ to wanting to take Geometry over the summer and applying for TJ? Wow.

Again, we knew about TJ but none of them talked about doing extra activities/geometry over the summer for TJ until this year. DD and her friends talked about TJ before, but never in depth.

Other than not taking geometry over the summer, your DC is fine. She doesn't need to be doing anything right now. Just focus on 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

Franklin is a strong MS that pulls from MC/UMC ESs, there are more then 6 qualified kids for TJ at Franklin. Franklin has its own AAP program but the majority of the AAP kids that are interested in TJ choose to attend the center MS, RCMS. The kids who stay at Franklin are far less likely to be interested in TJ so fewer will apply. there are plenty of kids taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade and a lot more taking it in 8th grade. Franklin has plenty of kids who were in Advanced Math but not AAP who are strong in math and interested in STEM but didn't have the chance to attend RCMS.

We have friends who were in AAP and attend Franklin who have been very clear that they thought sending their kids to RCMS would have been too stressful because the AAP program there is deemed to be focused on TJ. Many of the parents chose not to have their kids take Algebra 1 in 7th grade because they thought it was too much for their child. I know that there are 8th graders there right now with the grades and the right classes who are not even thinking about TJ. We also know kids who choose RCMS over Franklin, they are all applying to TJ.

The only thing that surprised me about this topic is that somehow the OPs kid did not know about TJ until recently. If she had been in classes or had friends who were going to RCMS then she should have heard kids discussing TJ in 6th grade, if not earlier.

There is a math competition on Saturday at Colvin Run ES, I think it is Colvin Run ES, I would guess that most of the participants are going to be coming from Longfellow, RCMS, Cooper, and Rocky Run. It reads like a Mathcounts dry run before the competitions kick off in February.

DDs freinds actually barely talk about TJ. We knew about the school, but we did not know how competitive it would be. DDs freinds just started talking about it.

They have gone from never discussing TJ to wanting to take Geometry over the summer and applying for TJ? Wow.

Again, we knew about TJ but none of them talked about doing extra activities/geometry over the summer for TJ until this year. DD and her friends talked about TJ before, but never in depth.

Other than not taking geometry over the summer, your DC is fine. She doesn't need to be doing anything right now. Just focus on 7th grade.

Maybe that was unclear. She should not take geometry over the summer. She just needs to focus on 7th grade now and take geometry in 8th grade.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

Franklin is a strong MS that pulls from MC/UMC ESs, there are more then 6 qualified kids for TJ at Franklin. Franklin has its own AAP program but the majority of the AAP kids that are interested in TJ choose to attend the center MS, RCMS. The kids who stay at Franklin are far less likely to be interested in TJ so fewer will apply. there are plenty of kids taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade and a lot more taking it in 8th grade. Franklin has plenty of kids who were in Advanced Math but not AAP who are strong in math and interested in STEM but didn't have the chance to attend RCMS.

We have friends who were in AAP and attend Franklin who have been very clear that they thought sending their kids to RCMS would have been too stressful because the AAP program there is deemed to be focused on TJ. Many of the parents chose not to have their kids take Algebra 1 in 7th grade because they thought it was too much for their child. I know that there are 8th graders there right now with the grades and the right classes who are not even thinking about TJ. We also know kids who choose RCMS over Franklin, they are all applying to TJ.

The only thing that surprised me about this topic is that somehow the OPs kid did not know about TJ until recently. If she had been in classes or had friends who were going to RCMS then she should have heard kids discussing TJ in 6th grade, if not earlier.

There is a math competition on Saturday at Colvin Run ES, I think it is Colvin Run ES, I would guess that most of the participants are going to be coming from Longfellow, RCMS, Cooper, and Rocky Run. It reads like a Mathcounts dry run before the competitions kick off in February.

DDs freinds actually barely talk about TJ. We knew about the school, but we did not know how competitive it would be. DDs freinds just started talking about it.

They have gone from never discussing TJ to wanting to take Geometry over the summer and applying for TJ? Wow.

I have a child who never talked about TJ until the application time in 8 grade. DC applied and got accepted. So it is possible that the poster was honest about it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

Franklin is a strong MS that pulls from MC/UMC ESs, there are more then 6 qualified kids for TJ at Franklin. Franklin has its own AAP program but the majority of the AAP kids that are interested in TJ choose to attend the center MS, RCMS. The kids who stay at Franklin are far less likely to be interested in TJ so fewer will apply. there are plenty of kids taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade and a lot more taking it in 8th grade. Franklin has plenty of kids who were in Advanced Math but not AAP who are strong in math and interested in STEM but didn't have the chance to attend RCMS.

We have friends who were in AAP and attend Franklin who have been very clear that they thought sending their kids to RCMS would have been too stressful because the AAP program there is deemed to be focused on TJ. Many of the parents chose not to have their kids take Algebra 1 in 7th grade because they thought it was too much for their child. I know that there are 8th graders there right now with the grades and the right classes who are not even thinking about TJ. We also know kids who choose RCMS over Franklin, they are all applying to TJ.

The only thing that surprised me about this topic is that somehow the OPs kid did not know about TJ until recently. If she had been in classes or had friends who were going to RCMS then she should have heard kids discussing TJ in 6th grade, if not earlier.

There is a math competition on Saturday at Colvin Run ES, I think it is Colvin Run ES, I would guess that most of the participants are going to be coming from Longfellow, RCMS, Cooper, and Rocky Run. It reads like a Mathcounts dry run before the competitions kick off in February.

DDs freinds actually barely talk about TJ. We knew about the school, but we did not know how competitive it would be. DDs freinds just started talking about it.

They have gone from never discussing TJ to wanting to take Geometry over the summer and applying for TJ? Wow.

I have a child who never talked about TJ until the application time in 8 grade. DC applied and got accepted. So it is possible that the poster was honest about it.

My child got accepted to TJ, never heard of it before 8th grade. Found it too hard, and is back at base school in freshman itself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

Franklin is a strong MS that pulls from MC/UMC ESs, there are more then 6 qualified kids for TJ at Franklin. Franklin has its own AAP program but the majority of the AAP kids that are interested in TJ choose to attend the center MS, RCMS. The kids who stay at Franklin are far less likely to be interested in TJ so fewer will apply. there are plenty of kids taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade and a lot more taking it in 8th grade. Franklin has plenty of kids who were in Advanced Math but not AAP who are strong in math and interested in STEM but didn't have the chance to attend RCMS.

We have friends who were in AAP and attend Franklin who have been very clear that they thought sending their kids to RCMS would have been too stressful because the AAP program there is deemed to be focused on TJ. Many of the parents chose not to have their kids take Algebra 1 in 7th grade because they thought it was too much for their child. I know that there are 8th graders there right now with the grades and the right classes who are not even thinking about TJ. We also know kids who choose RCMS over Franklin, they are all applying to TJ.

The only thing that surprised me about this topic is that somehow the OPs kid did not know about TJ until recently. If she had been in classes or had friends who were going to RCMS then she should have heard kids discussing TJ in 6th grade, if not earlier.

There is a math competition on Saturday at Colvin Run ES, I think it is Colvin Run ES, I would guess that most of the participants are going to be coming from Longfellow, RCMS, Cooper, and Rocky Run. It reads like a Mathcounts dry run before the competitions kick off in February.

DDs freinds actually barely talk about TJ. We knew about the school, but we did not know how competitive it would be. DDs freinds just started talking about it.

They have gone from never discussing TJ to wanting to take Geometry over the summer and applying for TJ? Wow.

I have a child who never talked about TJ until the application time in 8 grade. DC applied and got accepted. So it is possible that the poster was honest about it.

Wow! Was this before or after the application process was changed? Did he know about TJ before people talked about it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

The qualifying criteria is extremely low.
The trick isn't finding 6 qualifying students, it's getting them to apply and then accept once they get in.
A lot of them are getting in then not going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

The qualifying criteria is extremely low.
The trick isn't finding 6 qualifying students, it's getting them to apply and then accept once they get in.
A lot of them are getting in then not going.

Do you know anyone who went to Franklin that got accepted to TJ? If anyone does, lmk because I haven’t heard of many people who’s DC went to Franklin then TJ. Once again, I could be wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

The qualifying criteria is extremely low.
The trick isn't finding 6 qualifying students, it's getting them to apply and then accept once they get in.
A lot of them are getting in then not going.

Do you know anyone who went to Franklin that got accepted to TJ? If anyone does, lmk because I haven’t heard of many people who’s DC went to Franklin then TJ. Once again, I could be wrong.

Accepted and going are different things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

The qualifying criteria is extremely low.
The trick isn't finding 6 qualifying students, it's getting them to apply and then accept once they get in.
A lot of them are getting in then not going.

Do you know anyone who went to Franklin that got accepted to TJ? If anyone does, lmk because I haven’t heard of many people who’s DC went to Franklin then TJ. Once again, I could be wrong.

Accepted and going are different things.

Do you know someone who was accepted or is going?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

The qualifying criteria is extremely low.
The trick isn't finding 6 qualifying students, it's getting them to apply and then accept once they get in.
A lot of them are getting in then not going.

Do you know anyone who went to Franklin that got accepted to TJ? If anyone does, lmk because I haven’t heard of many people who’s DC went to Franklin then TJ. Once again, I could be wrong.

Apparently 10 people from Franklin were accepted and are attending this year. Do I know them personally? Nope. But that doesn't mean that they are not there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

The qualifying criteria is extremely low.
The trick isn't finding 6 qualifying students, it's getting them to apply and then accept once they get in.
A lot of them are getting in then not going.

Do you know anyone who went to Franklin that got accepted to TJ? If anyone does, lmk because I haven’t heard of many people who’s DC went to Franklin then TJ. Once again, I could be wrong.

Apparently 10 people from Franklin were accepted and are attending this year. Do I know them personally? Nope. But that doesn't mean that they are not there.

What’s the source?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Franklin has around 40 kids applying each year with "TS" or less than 10 getting in. Would the 1.5% spots for the qualified kids at Franklin be out of the 40?

Franklin has about 400 8th graders so 1.5% of 400 is 6. So they will take a minimum of 6 kids from franklin.

Assuming they have 6 qualified students.

The qualifying criteria is extremely low.
The trick isn't finding 6 qualifying students, it's getting them to apply and then accept once they get in.
A lot of them are getting in then not going.

Do you know anyone who went to Franklin that got accepted to TJ? If anyone does, lmk because I haven’t heard of many people who’s DC went to Franklin then TJ. Once again, I could be wrong.

I personally know three kids from Franklin who were accepted to TJ within the past couple of years, and those three each know other kids who were also accepted.