With these TJ freshman grades, continue or transfer to base school?

[Anonymous]

2 Cs, 3Bs, and 2 As in TJ freshman year, should kid be encouraged to continue or support returning to base school? I'm trying to understand how others are guiding their kids with similar academic profile, and what to hope for sophomore year if staying back.

[Anonymous]

What were the Cs in?

[Anonymous]

I’d probably steer my kid toward base school. B’s are ok but Cs would be a real concern as it only gets harder.

[Anonymous]

And a transfer now will be seen as a step back in rigor, so higher grades onward would also be tinged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And a transfer now will be seen as a step back in rigor, so higher grades onward would also be tinged.

^^ I added this comment just to ensure all issues were considered. Not to be mean. I’m sure the base school has rigorous courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2 Cs, 3Bs, and 2 As in TJ freshman year, should kid be encouraged to continue or support returning to base school? I'm trying to understand how others are guiding their kids with similar academic profile, and what to hope for sophomore year if staying back.

Transfer to base school. My child just finished Sophomore year and it gets very tough year over year. In Sophomore you have AP courses too and TJ Math and they are all hard courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And a transfer now will be seen as a step back in rigor, so higher grades onward would also be tinged.

Not true. If you do well in base schools you have a good shot at good schools. Getting into top college from TJ is not easy. Many get to Ivies easily from base schools but not from TJ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And a transfer now will be seen as a step back in rigor, so higher grades onward would also be tinged.

Not true. If you do well in base schools you have a good shot at good schools. Getting into top college from TJ is not easy. Many get to Ivies easily from base schools but not from TJ

There are schools like Berekely for example that don't even look at 9th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2 Cs, 3Bs, and 2 As in TJ freshman year, should kid be encouraged to continue or support returning to base school? I'm trying to understand how others are guiding their kids with similar academic profile, and what to hope for sophomore year if staying back.

Depends on what the problem was. Is your child was not spending enough time on each subject? Is the commute taking too much time? Did the child get enough sleep? Child spending too much time on other things i.e. not able to spend 2 hours a day on homework and more on weekends? If any of these are true then addressing that issue would help as by sophomore year they get used to the TJ routine and expectations and might start doing better.

If child is already doing their best, then it is east choice, go back to base HS. Junior year would be utterly miserable in that case and I would not risk mental health issues.

The child would likely be at the very top of their base HS. The improvement in sophomore and junior years would look really good for all but the tippy top schools.

Very best of luck and hope your child has a great HS experience wherever they end up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And a transfer now will be seen as a step back in rigor, so higher grades onward would also be tinged.

Not true. If you do well in base schools you have a good shot at good schools. Getting into top college from TJ is not easy. Many get to Ivies easily from base schools but not from TJ

There are schools like Berekely for example that don't even look at 9th grade.

Correct. Colleges more care about Sophomore and above. The issue is with C and B grades in relatively easy freshman year. Sophomore gets quite tough and getting the same grades there will be very damaging for college admissions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 Cs, 3Bs, and 2 As in TJ freshman year, should kid be encouraged to continue or support returning to base school? I'm trying to understand how others are guiding their kids with similar academic profile, and what to hope for sophomore year if staying back.

Depends on what the problem was. Is your child was not spending enough time on each subject? Is the commute taking too much time? Did the child get enough sleep? Child spending too much time on other things i.e. not able to spend 2 hours a day on homework and more on weekends? If any of these are true then addressing that issue would help as by sophomore year they get used to the TJ routine and expectations and might start doing better.

If child is already doing their best, then it is east choice, go back to base HS. Junior year would be utterly miserable in that case and I would not risk mental health issues.

The child would likely be at the very top of their base HS. The improvement in sophomore and junior years would look really good for all but the tippy top schools.

Very best of luck and hope your child has a great HS experience wherever they end up.

I think this is good advice. If they are already doing their best or close to it and getting C's, it's not going to get better unless something changes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What were the Cs in?

Math and Biology

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And a transfer now will be seen as a step back in rigor, so higher grades onward would also be tinged.

Not true. If you do well in base schools you have a good shot at good schools. Getting into top college from TJ is not easy. Many get to Ivies easily from base schools but not from TJ

You’re comparing base school kids to TJ kids. You’re not comparing a TJ kid with grades like this who transfers to a base school and does better (hopefully).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 Cs, 3Bs, and 2 As in TJ freshman year, should kid be encouraged to continue or support returning to base school? I'm trying to understand how others are guiding their kids with similar academic profile, and what to hope for sophomore year if staying back.

Depends on what the problem was. Is your child was not spending enough time on each subject? Is the commute taking too much time? Did the child get enough sleep? Child spending too much time on other things i.e. not able to spend 2 hours a day on homework and more on weekends? If any of these are true then addressing that issue would help as by sophomore year they get used to the TJ routine and expectations and might start doing better.

If child is already doing their best, then it is east choice, go back to base HS. Junior year would be utterly miserable in that case and I would not risk mental health issues.

The child would likely be at the very top of their base HS. The improvement in sophomore and junior years would look really good for all but the tippy top schools.

Very best of luck and hope your child has a great HS experience wherever they end up.

TJ parents keep on TJ-ing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And a transfer now will be seen as a step back in rigor, so higher grades onward would also be tinged.

Not true. If you do well in base schools you have a good shot at good schools. Getting into top college from TJ is not easy. Many get to Ivies easily from base schools but not from TJ

OP's kid is not getting into a top school with these grades--doesn't matter if they transfer or not. Unless they are an athlete plus another hook.