This is just for fun... The most rigorous HS program in DC area.

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Anonymous wrote:Does TJ have any notable alumni?

No. Not that I know of. Kids who are forced to perform never get that far. These kids will fizzle out by college/post college.

+1.

It really says it all that they havent gotten any notable alumni. Plenty of non-magnet area schools have several big-name graduates

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Anonymous wrote:Private schools at the high school level in no particular order: Sidwell, St. Albans/NCS, WIS (IB bilingual diploma program), GDS. Yes, we looked closely at all of them, know kids in all of them, and have kids in one of them.

I hear that St. Anselms is also very demanding but we didn't look at it and I don't know anyone there so can't comment.

Re private vs. public mentioned earlier, the schools above are rigorous in a completely different way than TJ or than Basis aspires to be. Apples/oranges.

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Anonymous wrote:RM most difficult, Blair = TJ. My two cents.

RMIB most difficult.

Blair = Poolesville = TJ.

Blair most useful for building an impressive resume because they do the BEST JOB of entering into science competitions. They should be emulated by other schools.

IMHO.

Is Poolesville really as rigorous as Blair or TJ?

Absolutely. However, Blair magnet wins hand's down for entering competitions. Absolutely fantastic. Hat's off to them.

Intel Finalist this year was a senior from Richard Montgomery IB magnet program. RMIB is the hardest and most rigorous and combines both Humanities and Science. It is gruelling.

None of the private schools can compete academically with these programs, however, you have many more students going to Ivy League from private schools because of legacy and money. So, there's that.

Blar/RM are not comparable to TJ. TJ is in a class by itself.

"TJ parents" are a class by itself. A class of egotistic morons.

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Anonymous wrote:RM most difficult, Blair = TJ. My two cents.

RMIB most difficult.

Blair = Poolesville = TJ.

Blair most useful for building an impressive resume because they do the BEST JOB of entering into science competitions. They should be emulated by other schools.

IMHO.

Is Poolesville really as rigorous as Blair or TJ?

Absolutely. However, Blair magnet wins hand's down for entering competitions. Absolutely fantastic. Hat's off to them.

Intel Finalist this year was a senior from Richard Montgomery IB magnet program. RMIB is the hardest and most rigorous and combines both Humanities and Science. It is gruelling.

None of the private schools can compete academically with these programs, however, you have many more students going to Ivy League from private schools because of legacy and money. So, there's that.

Blar/RM are not comparable to TJ. TJ is in a class by itself.

"TJ parents" are a class by itself. A class of egotistic morons.

Comparing TJ to Blair is like comparing MIT to CMU.

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Anonymous wrote:Does TJ have any notable alumni?

Rigorous HS programs produce successful doctors, researchers, patent lawyers, professors, scholars (Rhodes, Fullbright, Macarthur etc.) . TJ produces these types. Its relatively early for Nobel laureates.

So do local public schools that accept all comers.

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Typical Junior schedule for TJ student:

1. AP Macro Economics
2. AP US History
3. AP Physics C
4. AP Chemistry (must take HN Chemistry before AP Chemistry)
5. Artificial Intelligence (post-ap)
6. Multivariable calculus/Linear Algebra (post-ap)
7. DNA Science (post-ap)
8. HN English (AP English not allowed in junior year)

And does this typical kid get more than 3 hours sleep a night? Seriously, how is this in any way sane or healthy?

TJ grads often find colleges easier and place in the top 5 - 10% of the college class. Regular HS kids cannot compete with this kind of college preparation.

This doesn't seem wholesome to me. Each one of these classes is equivalent to a college class, and no college student would take 8 classes at once. Ugh.

That's not what I'd want for my kid, but many of those classes are equivalent to a semester class in college. Plenty of college students take 8 classes over the course of the year.

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Anonymous wrote:Does TJ have any notable alumni?

Rigorous HS programs produce successful doctors, researchers, patent lawyers, professors, scholars (Rhodes, Fullbright, Macarthur etc.) . TJ produces these types. Its relatively early for Nobel laureates.

So do local public schools that accept all comers.

Except vast majority of TJ grads would become professional and scholars where as the % for regular high schools would be 10 to 15% at most.

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Anonymous wrote:Does TJ have any notable alumni?

Rigorous HS programs produce successful doctors, researchers, patent lawyers, professors, scholars (Rhodes, Fullbright, Macarthur etc.) . TJ produces these types. Its relatively early for Nobel laureates.

So do local public schools that accept all comers.

Yep. Also public schools have the benefit of creative types. For example, Spike Jonze went to Whitman. TJ has none of that.

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Anonymous wrote:Does TJ have any notable alumni?

Rigorous HS programs produce successful doctors, researchers, patent lawyers, professors, scholars (Rhodes, Fullbright, Macarthur etc.) . TJ produces these types. Its relatively early for Nobel laureates.

So do local public schools that accept all comers.

Yep. Also public schools have the benefit of creative types. For example, Spike Jonze went to Whitman. TJ has none of that.

TJ have produced well-known writers, screen writers, musicians etc. More than other base high schools.

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^ You, TJ parents, bore me.

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Anonymous wrote:Does TJ have any notable alumni?

Rigorous HS programs produce successful doctors, researchers, patent lawyers, professors, scholars (Rhodes, Fullbright, Macarthur etc.) . TJ produces these types. Its relatively early for Nobel laureates.

So do local public schools that accept all comers.

Yep. Also public schools have the benefit of creative types. For example, Spike Jonze went to Whitman. TJ has none of that.

TJ have produced well-known writers, screen writers, musicians etc. More than other base high schools.

Name some.

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Blair does more with 100 kids than TJ does with 500 kids. I mean, if TJ is as good as Blair, shouldn't they do 5x more?

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Anonymous wrote:Does TJ have any notable alumni?

Rigorous HS programs produce successful doctors, researchers, patent lawyers, professors, scholars (Rhodes, Fullbright, Macarthur etc.) . TJ produces these types. Its relatively early for Nobel laureates.

So do local public schools that accept all comers.

Yep. Also public schools have the benefit of creative types. For example, Spike Jonze went to Whitman. TJ has none of that.

TJ have produced well-known writers, screen writers, musicians etc. More than other base high schools.

Name some.

x2. It's completely baffling that such a "powerhouse" school has no notable alumni.

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Anonymous wrote:Blair does more with 100 kids than TJ does with 500 kids. I mean, if TJ is as good as Blair, shouldn't they do 5x more?

"In addition to the highest SAT scores, the following also applies to TJ students:

1. Has the best college placement of all the high schools in the DC area,
2. Has the best Science bowl team in the area,
3. Has the best Quizbowl team in the area,
4. Has the best Science olympiad team in the area,
5. Has the most winners from the Scholastic Writing/Arts Contest in the area,
6. Has the best Debate teams in the ares,
7. Has the best MUN club in the area,
8. Has the best Chemistry team in the area,
9. Has the best Biology team in the area,
10.Has the best Computer team in the area,
11.Has the best Rubik's Cube team in the area,
12.Enrolls the most National Spelling Bee participants in the area,
13.Has the best yearbook in the area,
14.Has the best Robotics team in the area,
15.Has the best Latin team in the area,
16.Has the best Chess team in the area,
17. Has the best Math team in the area,
18. Has the best Ocean Bowl team in the area,
19. Has the best Odyssey of The Mind team in the area,
20. Has the best Physics team in the area,
21. Only high school in the country to design, build and launch a satellite into orbit,
22. Offers the most post-ap courses in the area
23. Has the most advanced labs with cutting edge technology and equipments in the area and skills/knowledge to use them

I think that shows TJ students are more than test takers."

And 1 more thing, TJ is also ranked number 1 high school in the country.

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Anonymous wrote:Blair does more with 100 kids than TJ does with 500 kids. I mean, if TJ is as good as Blair, shouldn't they do 5x more?

"In addition to the highest SAT scores, the following also applies to TJ students:

1. Has the best college placement of all the high schools in the DC area,
2. Has the best Science bowl team in the area,
3. Has the best Quizbowl team in the area,
4. Has the best Science olympiad team in the area,
5. Has the most winners from the Scholastic Writing/Arts Contest in the area,
6. Has the best Debate teams in the ares,
7. Has the best MUN club in the area,
8. Has the best Chemistry team in the area,
9. Has the best Biology team in the area,
10.Has the best Computer team in the area,
11.Has the best Rubik's Cube team in the area,
12.Enrolls the most National Spelling Bee participants in the area,
13.Has the best yearbook in the area,
14.Has the best Robotics team in the area,
15.Has the best Latin team in the area,
16.Has the best Chess team in the area,
17. Has the best Math team in the area,
18. Has the best Ocean Bowl team in the area,
19. Has the best Odyssey of The Mind team in the area,
20. Has the best Physics team in the area,
21. Only high school in the country to design, build and launch a satellite into orbit,
22. Offers the most post-ap courses in the area
23. Has the most advanced labs with cutting edge technology and equipments in the area and skills/knowledge to use them

I think that shows TJ students are more than test takers."

And 1 more thing, TJ is also ranked number 1 high school in the country.

Yes, yes, blah... blah... You said this already.