Longfellow SO Golden Ticket to TJ - is this true?

[Anonymous]

What’s your experience?

I’ve heard that especially for girls, all the female SO at Longfellow were accepted to TJ.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

No to what? Did your kid participate in LSO and didn’t make it to TJ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s your experience?

I’ve heard that especially for girls, all the female SO at Longfellow were accepted to TJ.

Yes, but many people want to keep this a secret so will deny it.

[Anonymous]

What does SO stand for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does SO stand for?

Science Olympiad

[Anonymous]

You people really need to understand the concept of correlation does not imply causation and the idea of "chance" of admission. Just because whatever percentage of Longfellow kids got into TJ in years past does not mean every yearly cohort has that same percent "chance" of getting into TJ. That is not how TJ admission works at all. The only percentage you can rely on is the 1.5% reserved seats for every middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You people really need to understand the concept of correlation does not imply causation and the idea of "chance" of admission. Just because whatever percentage of Longfellow kids got into TJ in years past does not mean every yearly cohort has that same percent "chance" of getting into TJ. That is not how TJ admission works at all. The only percentage you can rely on is the 1.5% reserved seats for every middle school.

Don’t lecture with generalities. Share your personal experience.

I guess your so kid made it to TJ.

[Anonymous]

Longfellow won both the VA Regional Middle School Science Bowl and the state Math Counts competition over the weekend. Wonder if all those kids and not just the girls will end up at TJ.

[Anonymous]

Most of the students in these clubs will make it, but not all of them as before the admissions changes. The competition at Longfellow has become even more cutthroat to make these teams so it helps them get into TJ. Asian families are doubling down to take all those spots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people really need to understand the concept of correlation does not imply causation and the idea of "chance" of admission. Just because whatever percentage of Longfellow kids got into TJ in years past does not mean every yearly cohort has that same percent "chance" of getting into TJ. That is not how TJ admission works at all. The only percentage you can rely on is the 1.5% reserved seats for every middle school.

Don’t lecture with generalities. Share your personal experience.

I guess your so kid made it to TJ.

Don't extrapolate from anecdotes, look at the aggregate numbers and big picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Longfellow won both the VA Regional Middle School Science Bowl and the state Math Counts competition over the weekend. Wonder if all those kids and not just the girls will end up at TJ.

Based on previous history, the answer is no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of the students in these clubs will make it, but not all of them as before the admissions changes. The competition at Longfellow has become even more cutthroat to make these teams so it helps them get into TJ. Asian families are doubling down to take all those spots.

The faculty sponsors for both of those teams appear to be White, so it hardly seems to be a case of Asian families unilaterally in a position to exclude other kids.

Neither Longfellow nor McLean shies away from recognizing student achievements. Sometimes the kids are Asian and sometimes they are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Longfellow won both the VA Regional Middle School Science Bowl and the state Math Counts competition over the weekend. Wonder if all those kids and not just the girls will end up at TJ.

Based on previous history, the answer is no.

but more likely YES

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of the students in these clubs will make it, but not all of them as before the admissions changes. The competition at Longfellow has become even more cutthroat to make these teams so it helps them get into TJ. Asian families are doubling down to take all those spots.

The faculty sponsors for both of those teams appear to be White, so it hardly seems to be a case of Asian families unilaterally in a position to exclude other kids.

Neither Longfellow nor McLean shies away from recognizing student achievements. Sometimes the kids are Asian and sometimes they are not.

So you're saying if the faculty sponsor was Asian only Asian kids would be welcome?