Arlington Tech
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Anonymous
| What types of students tend to enroll here as opposed to HB Woodlawn? Just wondering how rigorous the school and what kind of reputation it has. Thanks for any insights. |
Anonymous
Rigorous. Lots of dual enrollment (no AP) Students leaving with up to a year's worth of college credits. 4 students from last year's graduating class applied to Brown University - 4 were accepted. 5 of 7 applicants were accepted to Rochester Institute of Technology. UVA, VA Tech, same schools students from all the other high schools apply to and get accepted to. I would say HB is "artsier" and AT is project-based learning/dual enrollment/more STEM focused. I think AT students are more self-selected whereas HB are oftentimes more parent-selected applicants beginning in middle school. I say that as AT is still new and parents have been hesitant about it due to their lack of understanding and uncertainty about the success/rigor of the program. As time goes on, especially if APS adds AT at the ms level, that may change. But I think most types of students can be fine at HB and just as fine at their neighborhood school; while AT students are more geared toward the specific program AT offers. |
Anonymous
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Duel enrollment is a joke unless you stay in VA.
The kids getting into Brown had a different hook and it wasn’t AT. It’s a STEM major program on a vocational school campus. Its good if your kids is the nerdy one that ignores people and obsessed about minecraft. But mainstream it is not. |
Anonymous
| It’s also on a huge overcrowded campus about to undergo major construction |
Anonymous
| My kid is there. My impression is that there are a lot of kids there that choose it because if the tech classes. There is also a contingent that’s there because it’s a much smaller environment. Because it’s DE not AP or IB, I think there are fewer super-competitive parents. |
Anonymous
| People are so ready to pigeonhole. AT is for kids interested in the programs they offer. What they offer is eclectic. They have a culinary program and an aeronautical program. They also have far superior offerings in coding and in engineering than the other APS high schools. That said, athletic participation (done at the base school) is limited and they don’t have music or many non tech clubs. Also, limited foreign language options. So it’s for kids who are pretty committed to a tech or other AT specific program. Kids who are still exploring interests outside of that will face some limitations. |
Anonymous
Nice. Can always count on someone to demean or diminish. The kids I've known to go to AT, or to be interested in AT, have not been what PP describes. |
Anonymous
| It’s a school for kids who have futures as plumbers |
Anonymous
These types of comments are made by people who are absolutely clueless about the AT program. AT is not the same as the Career Center. It is located there. |
Anonymous
| The world needs plumbers, and plumbers make good money. Career Center is one of the best programs APS has. |
Anonymous
I’m so thankful plumbers exist |
Anonymous
A plumber is a fine career choice |
Anonymous
Lol. Plumbers make bank. However, AT is clearly not going to prep you for that. Not even sure if the career center has related classes - I don't think so. AT is co-located with the career center, but they are not the same. |
Anonymous
I like plumbers too. But stop Reducing arl tech to trades only . Loads of kids are going to good colleges from Tech. Good STEM prep. |
Anonymous
Absolutley. But that's not Arlington Tech. They are different programs and pathways. |