TJ College Admissions Results

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Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sidwell, across the board, does NOT get “better results” at all! TJ is no 1 in the US for Technology for a reason!

The typical TJ student would have better college admission results if they stayed at their base school.

How could you ever possibly prove this?

Your mom told me

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Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sure, I'm the one who posted it FYI...me and my husband both attended a T10 school that practices legacy. Both of our kids applied and got into our alma mater. Don't get me wrong, they had good stats (~3.8-3.9's from Sidwell and >1500 SAT's), but legacy probably helped them get in. Several of our kids friends who went to top schools had parents who went there. Although, Sidwell has a lot more humanities focused kids, and as a result, they consider a different set of schools that TJ kids consider. For example, Georgia Tech, a very very good school for Computer Science, has little to no interest at Sidwell. At TJ, GT may be viewed more prestigiously than Georgetown, but its the exact opposite at Sidwell.

One more thing, with the exception of UVA, there aren't too many families at Sidwell who are looking to go to a public school. They mainly want to go to private schools. So this is another reason why the results are different. So basically, if we're looking at national prestige, Sidwell is better, if we're looking at prestige for CS, TJ is better. But at the end of the day, kids from both schools who work hard WILL be successful

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Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sidwell, across the board, does NOT get “better results” at all! TJ is no 1 in the US for Technology for a reason!

TJ is the #1 public school. Sidwell isn't a public school, so Sidwell doesn't fall into those rankings. Furthermore, most kids at Sidwell are not planning on studying STEM fields. TJ is probably better than Sidwell for STEM, but overall, Sidwell is a much more well-rounded school.

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Anonymous wrote:Please do not go to TJ because of college admissions. Yes, 25% of the class goes to Top 20 schools. But the 4 years is brutal. Been there, done that. DC is at a top 15 school and very happy, but can honestly say I think DC would have ended up there no matter where DC went to HS.

As a current TJ parent I agree. Most TJ kids will end up where they are supposed to college admission wise whether they went to TJ or not. A lot happens to a kid between when they are 14yrs old to when they are 17+ yrs old. Before you decide to send your kids to TJ take account of their maturity level. A child can be performing at an advanced level academically but may not be mature enough to juggle TJ workload, teen issues and the intense nature of the environment they will be in at TJ. Overall our experience is mixed. We are happy with the group of kids and education or DC has received but we were unaware how much coping skills and maturity they needed.

My kid graduated 2 years ago. While he was there, we felt the same way.. not worth the stress. We also felt the education was not broad-based enough (too much focus on tech, but duh, it's a tech school). Now that they are in college, I think TJ was a huge blessing! Sure they could have gotten into the school they are attending now and may have done somewhat better but where TJ helped was with the ability to juggle multiple things, work hard, and stay on top of classes. In most classes, they are among the top kids academically and generally feel that "college is so much easier than high school". And this is from a kid who almost quit TJ in 9th grade because they expected kids to have done some reading before school started and had a couple of quizzes in week 1! Hang in there.

I don’t understand why you want college to be easier than high school. What is the point of that. Developmentally you are more mature in college than in HS. There is a reason academics progress in depth and complexity moving through K-12 and then post secondary.

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What about social emotional development? I worry about that with TJ kids.
Academic skills only get you so far in life.
Hanging out with friends and doing random stuff in HS is important because it helps you develop key life skills and also is important for general happiness.
As you get older, once you have a base level of knowledge and competency, it is life skills (leadership, creativity, interpersonal intelligence) that propel future job success and general happiness. Look at the studies done on high school valedictorians. Their star often shines brightest in high school. They often lose their edge when it comes to navigating life’s complexities

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Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sure, I'm the one who posted it FYI...me and my husband both attended a T10 school that practices legacy. Both of our kids applied and got into our alma mater. Don't get me wrong, they had good stats (~3.8-3.9's from Sidwell and >1500 SAT's), but legacy probably helped them get in. Several of our kids friends who went to top schools had parents who went there. Although, Sidwell has a lot more humanities focused kids, and as a result, they consider a different set of schools that TJ kids consider. For example, Georgia Tech, a very very good school for Computer Science, has little to no interest at Sidwell. At TJ, GT may be viewed more prestigiously than Georgetown, but its the exact opposite at Sidwell.

One more thing, with the exception of UVA, there aren't too many families at Sidwell who are looking to go to a public school. They mainly want to go to private schools. So this is another reason why the results are different. So basically, if we're looking at national prestige, Sidwell is better, if we're looking at prestige for CS, TJ is better. But at the end of the day, kids from both schools who work hard WILL be successful

sidwell families don’t want to go to public schools like UCB or UCLA or UMich? Or do you mean MD/VA public schools, except UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sure, I'm the one who posted it FYI...me and my husband both attended a T10 school that practices legacy. Both of our kids applied and got into our alma mater. Don't get me wrong, they had good stats (~3.8-3.9's from Sidwell and >1500 SAT's), but legacy probably helped them get in. Several of our kids friends who went to top schools had parents who went there. Although, Sidwell has a lot more humanities focused kids, and as a result, they consider a different set of schools that TJ kids consider. For example, Georgia Tech, a very very good school for Computer Science, has little to no interest at Sidwell. At TJ, GT may be viewed more prestigiously than Georgetown, but its the exact opposite at Sidwell.

One more thing, with the exception of UVA, there aren't too many families at Sidwell who are looking to go to a public school. They mainly want to go to private schools. So this is another reason why the results are different. So basically, if we're looking at national prestige, Sidwell is better, if we're looking at prestige for CS, TJ is better. But at the end of the day, kids from both schools who work hard WILL be successful

sidwell families don’t want to go to public schools like UCB or UCLA or UMich? Or do you mean MD/VA public schools, except UVA?

if it comes down to a public and private school of similar prestige, MOST choose private

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Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sure, I'm the one who posted it FYI...me and my husband both attended a T10 school that practices legacy. Both of our kids applied and got into our alma mater. Don't get me wrong, they had good stats (~3.8-3.9's from Sidwell and >1500 SAT's), but legacy probably helped them get in. Several of our kids friends who went to top schools had parents who went there. Although, Sidwell has a lot more humanities focused kids, and as a result, they consider a different set of schools that TJ kids consider. For example, Georgia Tech, a very very good school for Computer Science, has little to no interest at Sidwell. At TJ, GT may be viewed more prestigiously than Georgetown, but its the exact opposite at Sidwell.

One more thing, with the exception of UVA, there aren't too many families at Sidwell who are looking to go to a public school. They mainly want to go to private schools. So this is another reason why the results are different. So basically, if we're looking at national prestige, Sidwell is better, if we're looking at prestige for CS, TJ is better. But at the end of the day, kids from both schools who work hard WILL be successful

There are more than UVA on this list with 4+ . UCLA, UMD, Michigan, W&M, UNC. . . https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sure, I'm the one who posted it FYI...me and my husband both attended a T10 school that practices legacy. Both of our kids applied and got into our alma mater. Don't get me wrong, they had good stats (~3.8-3.9's from Sidwell and >1500 SAT's), but legacy probably helped them get in. Several of our kids friends who went to top schools had parents who went there. Although, Sidwell has a lot more humanities focused kids, and as a result, they consider a different set of schools that TJ kids consider. For example, Georgia Tech, a very very good school for Computer Science, has little to no interest at Sidwell. At TJ, GT may be viewed more prestigiously than Georgetown, but its the exact opposite at Sidwell.

One more thing, with the exception of UVA, there aren't too many families at Sidwell who are looking to go to a public school. They mainly want to go to private schools. So this is another reason why the results are different. So basically, if we're looking at national prestige, Sidwell is better, if we're looking at prestige for CS, TJ is better. But at the end of the day, kids from both schools who work hard WILL be successful

There are more than UVA on this list with 4+ . UCLA, UMD, Michigan, W&M, UNC. . . https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation

Yes, but all that means is that at least 1 person went a year. UVA is the most popular public school at Sidwell

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sure, I'm the one who posted it FYI...me and my husband both attended a T10 school that practices legacy. Both of our kids applied and got into our alma mater. Don't get me wrong, they had good stats (~3.8-3.9's from Sidwell and >1500 SAT's), but legacy probably helped them get in. Several of our kids friends who went to top schools had parents who went there. Although, Sidwell has a lot more humanities focused kids, and as a result, they consider a different set of schools that TJ kids consider. For example, Georgia Tech, a very very good school for Computer Science, has little to no interest at Sidwell. At TJ, GT may be viewed more prestigiously than Georgetown, but its the exact opposite at Sidwell.

One more thing, with the exception of UVA, there aren't too many families at Sidwell who are looking to go to a public school. They mainly want to go to private schools. So this is another reason why the results are different. So basically, if we're looking at national prestige, Sidwell is better, if we're looking at prestige for CS, TJ is better. But at the end of the day, kids from both schools who work hard WILL be successful

There are more than UVA on this list with 4+ . UCLA, UMD, Michigan, W&M, UNC. . . https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation

This is combined list of colleges from 2018 - 2022 where Sidwell students matriculated. It is not possible to make a claim of any sort to say they have better placement than any school let alone TJ. Most of TJ's unofficial yearly matriculation data is publicly available. The only way one can compare and say that either TJ or Sidwell had a better year if they have Sidwell's data for a given year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools

Can you explain further?;

Sure, I'm the one who posted it FYI...me and my husband both attended a T10 school that practices legacy. Both of our kids applied and got into our alma mater. Don't get me wrong, they had good stats (~3.8-3.9's from Sidwell and >1500 SAT's), but legacy probably helped them get in. Several of our kids friends who went to top schools had parents who went there. Although, Sidwell has a lot more humanities focused kids, and as a result, they consider a different set of schools that TJ kids consider. For example, Georgia Tech, a very very good school for Computer Science, has little to no interest at Sidwell. At TJ, GT may be viewed more prestigiously than Georgetown, but its the exact opposite at Sidwell.

One more thing, with the exception of UVA, there aren't too many families at Sidwell who are looking to go to a public school. They mainly want to go to private schools. So this is another reason why the results are different. So basically, if we're looking at national prestige, Sidwell is better, if we're looking at prestige for CS, TJ is better. But at the end of the day, kids from both schools who work hard WILL be successful

There are more than UVA on this list with 4+ . UCLA, UMD, Michigan, W&M, UNC. . . https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation

Yes, but all that means is that at least 1 person went a year. UVA is the most popular public school at Sidwell

All we know from the data is UVA averaged 1 per year as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Dang that’s impressive

Even more impressive since there are many donut hole families at TJ who reject top 20 schools for merit scholarship money from schools outside of top 20 or go into guaranteed UG/medical schools. I know of a TJ grad who went to W&M instead of Cambridge and another who went to UVA instead of Harvard etc.

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Anonymous wrote:If you get to TJ, college really doesn't matter. These kids are best of the best.

The statistics beg to differ. Tthe majority of TJ students land in state where there are 0 elite STEM schools.

Connections formed at TJ is more important than getting into top 25 colleges.

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Anonymous wrote:Very impressive results for class of 2022. Wishing class of 2023 good luck for upcoming results!

+1 Super impressive!

Would be more impressive if top universities stopped discriminating against Asian American applicants.

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Anonymous wrote:I hear getting into UVA, VT is really tough from TJ. A large majority of TJ kids go out of state (with parents footing the bill!)

I believe TJ students overall get more academic scholarship money than any other high school. And look at the schools a lot of kids are going to OOS. They are quite good.

TJ sent 49 to UVA in 2022. That is very likely the highest of any high school in the country. Virginia Tech was only 7. I think that had more to do with students choosing to go elsewhere.

https://issuu.com/tjtoday/docs/senior_issue_2022_combined

More students attend Cornell, CMU, NYU, Michigan, MIT, UMD, Purdue, UIUC, Chicago and Georgetown THAN VT. That's messed up. Either VT has completely different priorities than bringing in the best students from the state or not seen very favorably at TJHSST.

I think the issue at Tech is that TJ students view them as a safety, particularly for CS, and Tech knows the story. If a kid is at TJ and really wants to go to Tech for CS they probably need to ED.

I get it, but W&M (26), VCU (10) and Mason (10) don't seem to have a problem. I would assume that W&M and VCU are more med school focused. Still the Commonwealth's "premier" Tech school can't/won't enroll larger numbers from the Commonwealth's "premier" Tech high school because...ego?

TJ is No. 1 high school in the country and VT is probably ranked No.40-50 in the country.