TJ admissions

[Anonymous]

I was wondering: how much does having an experience factor aid you in the TJ admissions process. Are kids who did poorly on the test still getting accepted because of it.

[Anonymous]

You are four years late to the saloon, where the school board met faced with similar dilemma and got rid of the test all together. They realized that a math and science-based admission test was causing too much stress and wasn't truly capturing the essence of applicants' potential. After much deliberation, they decided to eliminate the test and instead decided to ask applicants to submit essays showcasing how hard life has been to other people that looked like them, unknown to them.

As the committee dove into each applicant's essay, they were unprepared for the emotional rollercoaster that awaited. Each story was more heart-wrenching than the last, detailing struggles, triumphs, and the resilience of the human spirit. They read about people that students never met but looked like them, who faced adversity with grace, overcame challenges with determination, and spread love and kindness in the face of adversities.

The selection committee found themselves sobbing as they read through the essays, using up box after box of tissues. They were moved by the applicant stories of strangers who had faced hardships they could scarcely imagine, yet still managed to find hope and joy in life. The more tissues they ended up using the more the essay was scored, and that got the applicant into TJ.

[Anonymous]

My kid had a 10 tissue score, nailed it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was wondering: how much does having an experience factor aid you in the TJ admissions process. Are kids who did poorly on the test still getting accepted because of it.

The rubric from the lawsuit was posted on this forum at some point. The essays are the vast majority of the scoring. The experience factors count much smaller.

[Anonymous]

Didn’t they do away with testing. If not it should not be part of the process.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was wondering: how much does having an experience factor aid you in the TJ admissions process. Are kids who did poorly on the test still getting accepted because of it.

The rubric from the lawsuit was posted on this forum at some point. The essays are the vast majority of the scoring. The experience factors count much smaller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t they do away with testing. If not it should not be part of the process.

Your distinctive inability to post properly is like a signature for your troll posts.

[Anonymous]

I saw a tiktok about college essays, that upper middle class kids should not write about adversity because they cant out adversity with other kids. Instead write about your dreams (aerospace, cancer doctor or whatever) and how the school can help you realize your dream.

That sounds smart. Anyone tried that instead of sob stories?

[Anonymous]

My child wrote essay about their experience with TikTok, how it discriminated by not showing super funny videos, which left them disappointed and sad. Everyone else was laughing, and that too hard, while child's finger hurt from sliding over and over, with no new tiktok playing. Finally, they used their own smarts and figured out the screen protector was the problem. Once that was fixed, it was nonstop laughter. This essay showcased how they overcame challenges in life and that got them into TJ.

[Anonymous]

amusing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are four years late to the saloon, where the school board met faced with similar dilemma and got rid of the test all together. They realized that a math and science-based admission test was causing too much stress and wasn't truly capturing the essence of applicants' potential. After much deliberation, they decided to eliminate the test and instead decided to ask applicants to submit essays showcasing how hard life has been to other people that looked like them, unknown to them.

As the committee dove into each applicant's essay, they were unprepared for the emotional rollercoaster that awaited. Each story was more heart-wrenching than the last, detailing struggles, triumphs, and the resilience of the human spirit. They read about people that students never met but looked like them, who faced adversity with grace, overcame challenges with determination, and spread love and kindness in the face of adversities.

The selection committee found themselves sobbing as they read through the essays, using up box after box of tissues. They were moved by the applicant stories of strangers who had faced hardships they could scarcely imagine, yet still managed to find hope and joy in life. The more tissues they ended up using the more the essay was scored, and that got the applicant into TJ.

Weird. My kid is white, UMC and cheerful as hell and got in. And is doing great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are four years late to the saloon, where the school board met faced with similar dilemma and got rid of the test all together. They realized that a math and science-based admission test was causing too much stress and wasn't truly capturing the essence of applicants' potential. After much deliberation, they decided to eliminate the test and instead decided to ask applicants to submit essays showcasing how hard life has been to other people that looked like them, unknown to them.

As the committee dove into each applicant's essay, they were unprepared for the emotional rollercoaster that awaited. Each story was more heart-wrenching than the last, detailing struggles, triumphs, and the resilience of the human spirit. They read about people that students never met but looked like them, who faced adversity with grace, overcame challenges with determination, and spread love and kindness in the face of adversities.

The selection committee found themselves sobbing as they read through the essays, using up box after box of tissues. They were moved by the applicant stories of strangers who had faced hardships they could scarcely imagine, yet still managed to find hope and joy in life. The more tissues they ended up using the more the essay was scored, and that got the applicant into TJ.

Weird. My kid is white, UMC and cheerful as hell and got in. And is doing great.

Lol. Your nonexistent kid? It's not working!

[Anonymous]

I’m confused - what isn’t “working”? That my daughter is white, from a moderately privileged background and attends TJ? I assure you that everything is working just fine here. Or do you just not believe that any white kids go to TJ? That’s pretty easily disproven…

[Anonymous]

my white kid got in too, but you seem to be not just a fool but a confused one too