TJ allocated vs. unallocated split
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Anonymous
| What percent of total 550 seats of admitted class are filled under allocated quota? how many are offered from the unallocated pool? Does each participating county also follow the 1.5% allocation method for its schools? Is there a set share of seats per county? It appears more than half of the admitted are from FCPS. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
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This appears to be an interim document while merit lottery was one of options being considered. But has interesting facts. Is there another document or description that answer OP's questions? |
Anonymous
| We'll find out on Friday. You can wait that long. |
Anonymous
Individual offer decisions come out on Friday. The question was related to how the overall seat allocation is done. |
Anonymous
Refer to page 19 of the document shared above |
Anonymous
Document does not mention how the 1.5% works? |
Anonymous
Per page 19, 100 FCPS students with the highest combined GPA, portrait + math essays and experience factor get accepted. The remaining 450 are picked through a lottery system. Lottery caps: Region 1: 66 (Carson, Cooper, Thoreau, Herndon, Hughes) Region 2: 69 (Longfellow, Glasgow, Luther Jackson) Region 3: 60 (Twain, Sandburg, Whitman) Region 4: 65 (Lake Braddock, Robinson, South County, Irving) Region 5: 55 (Kilmer, Frost, Rocky Run, Katherine Johnson, Franklin, Stone) Arlington: 16 Falls Church: 2 Loudoun: 55 Prince William: 62 The way GPA is calculated: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-admissions/eligibility-requirements/gpa-calculation Does that mean scoring 100 and 93 in a subject make no difference? |
Anonymous
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It seems unfair that Region 5 with 6 schools gets only 55 seats whereas Region 2 is assigned 69.
From last year's admissions data, it's also baffling that such a small school as Rocky Run sends many more students to TJ than bigger MS in the same or other regions. |
Anonymous
| It's not a lottery. This document is not the current admissions process. |
Anonymous
How exactly is the current process? |
Anonymous
It is not size of the school, it's what they teach there. My school has 3/4th failing in algebra 1 in 8th grade, but instead of fixing our base school they only want to talk about how they can send a couple to TJ for sure. Cant blame the teachers either, as chronic attendance is an issue that's never been addressed. Our old neighbor moved to Rocky Run area last year. |
Anonymous
The process is too vague as listed on admissions website. Why is not documented anywhere? |
Anonymous
They choose the top 1.5% of each middle school according to size, and then an additional overall top 100 students from any school. It's not a lottery. |
Anonymous
| The board docs posted know are old, it still likely close numbers that about 155 kids from London, falls church, prince william and Arlington- so outside of FCPS. Is TJ not actually a FCPS school? Is it a Virginia school and not FCPS? Otherwise don’t follow why so many spots for non FCPS kids. |