My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember when TJ first opened. No one quite knew it would be such a big deal. However, that was back when you could pretty much take 30 minutes after school to fill out a UVA or W&M application (longer if you were a bad typist) and be all but assured of acceptance if you had a 3.6, decent test scores (say, 1240 or over--old scale), a couple solid activities, a varsity sport, and a job at the local shopping center. Things got crazy a few years later. I still think that, after CA, VA has the best public colleges. Some good private ones too.

University of Michigan is a better school than UVA and VaTech.

Better than VaTech, certainly. But not better than UVA. And the point is that CA's overall system is the best. MI does not have a UCLA. It has Michigan State.

[Anonymous]

A TJ grad neighbor works in NY as a financial advisor specializing in mergers/acquisitions. Still in 20s and has basically made well over 250k per year since graduation. Yes, he is Chinese

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember when TJ first opened. No one quite knew it would be such a big deal. However, that was back when you could pretty much take 30 minutes after school to fill out a UVA or W&M application (longer if you were a bad typist) and be all but assured of acceptance if you had a 3.6, decent test scores (say, 1240 or over--old scale), a couple solid activities, a varsity sport, and a job at the local shopping center. Things got crazy a few years later. I still think that, after CA, VA has the best public colleges. Some good private ones too.

University of Michigan is a better school than UVA and VaTech.

Better than VaTech, certainly. But not better than UVA. And the point is that CA's overall system is the best. MI does not have a UCLA. It has Michigan State.

The South generally have inferior secondary schools and colleges. Almost all of the top high schools and top colleges are located on the East Coast/West Coast with few in the Midwest. UVA is maintaining its decent ranking because of its connection to Mr. Jefferson and all the TJ/Maggie Walker kids enrolling at the school every year. It will just be another public school without those with possible exception of the business school/law school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A TJ grad neighbor works in NY as a financial advisor specializing in mergers/acquisitions. Still in 20s and has basically made well over 250k per year since graduation. Yes, he is Chinese

Should be making more at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A TJ grad neighbor works in NY as a financial advisor specializing in mergers/acquisitions. Still in 20s and has basically made well over 250k per year since graduation. Yes, he is Chinese

What University did he go to?

[Anonymous]

Surgeon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember when TJ first opened. No one quite knew it would be such a big deal. However, that was back when you could pretty much take 30 minutes after school to fill out a UVA or W&M application (longer if you were a bad typist) and be all but assured of acceptance if you had a 3.6, decent test scores (say, 1240 or over--old scale), a couple solid activities, a varsity sport, and a job at the local shopping center. Things got crazy a few years later. I still think that, after CA, VA has the best public colleges. Some good private ones too.

University of Michigan is a better school than UVA and VaTech.

Better than VaTech, certainly. But not better than UVA. And the point is that CA's overall system is the best. MI does not have a UCLA. It has Michigan State.

The South generally have inferior secondary schools and colleges. Almost all of the top high schools and top colleges are located on the East Coast/West Coast with few in the Midwest. UVA is maintaining its decent ranking because of its connection to Mr. Jefferson and all the TJ/Maggie Walker kids enrolling at the school every year. It will just be another public school without those with possible exception of the business school/law school.

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