TJ admissions now verifying free and reduced price meal status for successful 2026 applicants

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your child is doing college level work in middle school, just skip HS and go to college. Seriously, if they really are that special. But I doubt it. They are probably very smart, but not a genius like Einstein. Smart, very well prepared, with rich parents paying for every afterschool class does not guarantee TJ admissions or a successful scientist.

Many kids who are that special have the cognitive ability of a college kid and the maturity of a 14 year old. They belong in gifted or magnet high schools - not college. TJ is a perfect fit.

TJ has never been a school for geniuses. Sure there are a few bright kids there but let's get real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

Source for 1 or 2?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

They can check yes, but that doesn't mean the admissions office can't verify the intent behind the questions. As long as they don't throw anyone out as cheaters, but instead reevaluate with the intended correct answer, it's fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

They can check yes, but that doesn't mean the admissions office can't verify the intent behind the questions. As long as they don't throw anyone out as cheaters, but instead reevaluate with the intended correct answer, it's fine.

+1. Nobody is being penalized in any way for checking yes. However, checking yes should not earn economically disadvantaged experience factor points unless one is truly economically disadvantaged. Those emails from the admissions office are no obstacle to doing the right thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your child is doing college level work in middle school, just skip HS and go to college. Seriously, if they really are that special. But I doubt it. They are probably very smart, but not a genius like Einstein. Smart, very well prepared, with rich parents paying for every afterschool class does not guarantee TJ admissions or a successful scientist.

Many kids who are that special have the cognitive ability of a college kid and the maturity of a 14 year old. They belong in gifted or magnet high schools - not college. TJ is a perfect fit.

TJ has never been a school for geniuses. Sure there are a few bright kids there but let's get real.

It's not a school for geniuses, but it is the only real option for the handful of FCPS kids who are geniuses, but who aren't mature enough to start college at age 14. Even if you assume that the IQ of kids in FCPS follows the national average, then among the 14,000 kids at each grade level, it is expected that there would be 14 kids at the 99.9th percentile and around 280 kids who are top 2% gifted. It is likely that since FCPS has an affluent, highly educated population, there are significantly more than the expected number of 99.9th percentile/145+ IQ kids per grade level. Where are those kids supposed to be educated if not TJ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

Source for 1 or 2?

For 1, the text of an email from the TJ admissions office was posted early in this thread. It looked to be legitimate.

For 2, someone has claimed to have had an offer rescinded but I have no idea if that's true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

Source for 1 or 2?

For 1, the text of an email from the TJ admissions office was posted early in this thread. It looked to be legitimate.

For 2, someone has claimed to have had an offer rescinded but I have no idea if that's true.

A student at Frost had their admission rescinded. People are being moved from the accepted to waitlist pile. If waitlist offers were made last week then a much larger amount of awareness for waitlist movement would have been present. Only around 10 kids were moved off, which is much much smaller than the actual amount of people who rejected spots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

Source for 1 or 2?

For 1, the text of an email from the TJ admissions office was posted early in this thread. It looked to be legitimate.

For 2, someone has claimed to have had an offer rescinded but I have no idea if that's true.

A student at Frost had their admission rescinded. People are being moved from the accepted to waitlist pile. If waitlist offers were made last week then a much larger amount of awareness for waitlist movement would have been present. Only around 10 kids were moved off, which is much much smaller than the actual amount of people who rejected spots.

How do you know how many rejected spots or were moved off?

More BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your child is doing college level work in middle school, just skip HS and go to college. Seriously, if they really are that special. But I doubt it. They are probably very smart, but not a genius like Einstein. Smart, very well prepared, with rich parents paying for every afterschool class does not guarantee TJ admissions or a successful scientist.

Many kids who are that special have the cognitive ability of a college kid and the maturity of a 14 year old. They belong in gifted or magnet high schools - not college. TJ is a perfect fit.

TJ has never been a school for geniuses. Sure there are a few bright kids there but let's get real.

It's not a school for geniuses, but it is the only real option for the handful of FCPS kids who are geniuses, but who aren't mature enough to start college at age 14. Even if you assume that the IQ of kids in FCPS follows the national average, then among the 14,000 kids at each grade level, it is expected that there would be 14 kids at the 99.9th percentile and around 280 kids who are top 2% gifted. It is likely that since FCPS has an affluent, highly educated population, there are significantly more than the expected number of 99.9th percentile/145+ IQ kids per grade level. Where are those kids supposed to be educated if not TJ?

Np. Seeing as I have one of these 99.9(9?) kids entering a run-of-the-mill high school I don’t understand the question. They are smart kids and can be educated anywhere. Mine does so much beyond school on her own anyway. Very smart but will he very smart and successful anywhere. I get some 99.99 kids won’t be, but it’s not because they are too smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

Source for 1 or 2?

For 1, the text of an email from the TJ admissions office was posted early in this thread. It looked to be legitimate.

For 2, someone has claimed to have had an offer rescinded but I have no idea if that's true.

A student at Frost had their admission rescinded. People are being moved from the accepted to waitlist pile. If waitlist offers were made last week then a much larger amount of awareness for waitlist movement would have been present. Only around 10 kids were moved off, which is much much smaller than the actual amount of people who rejected spots.

How do you know how many rejected spots or were moved off?

More BS.

Just because you are desperate to think you are right does not mean you dismiss other's info. This information was collected because only around 4 or so from Carson were taken off waitlist, 1 or 2 from Longfellow, and none from Rocky Run; this matches up with current statistics about who answered yes for the meals (DC goes to RRMS and he is good friends with many LMS and RCMS students). If the 40-50 rejected spots (3 rejected at Rocky Run itself, easy to estimate how many were rejected across county), were filled last Friday, then obviously there would be much more news about waitlist movement. Refrain from calling out "BS" if you do not know how to draw proper conclusions please and thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your child is doing college level work in middle school, just skip HS and go to college. Seriously, if they really are that special. But I doubt it. They are probably very smart, but not a genius like Einstein. Smart, very well prepared, with rich parents paying for every afterschool class does not guarantee TJ admissions or a successful scientist.

Many kids who are that special have the cognitive ability of a college kid and the maturity of a 14 year old. They belong in gifted or magnet high schools - not college. TJ is a perfect fit.

TJ has never been a school for geniuses. Sure there are a few bright kids there but let's get real.

It's not a school for geniuses, but it is the only real option for the handful of FCPS kids who are geniuses, but who aren't mature enough to start college at age 14. Even if you assume that the IQ of kids in FCPS follows the national average, then among the 14,000 kids at each grade level, it is expected that there would be 14 kids at the 99.9th percentile and around 280 kids who are top 2% gifted. It is likely that since FCPS has an affluent, highly educated population, there are significantly more than the expected number of 99.9th percentile/145+ IQ kids per grade level. Where are those kids supposed to be educated if not TJ?

Np. Seeing as I have one of these 99.9(9?) kids entering a run-of-the-mill high school I don’t understand the question. They are smart kids and can be educated anywhere. Mine does so much beyond school on her own anyway. Very smart but will he very smart and successful anywhere. I get some 99.99 kids won’t be, but it’s not because they are too smart.

I’m glad things are working out for your child. For most 99.9th percentile kids, attending a school where they are clearly the smartest kid in the grade and where they will find all coursework unchallenging is not a good situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

Source for 1 or 2?

For 1, the text of an email from the TJ admissions office was posted early in this thread. It looked to be legitimate.

For 2, someone has claimed to have had an offer rescinded but I have no idea if that's true.

A student at Frost had their admission rescinded. People are being moved from the accepted to waitlist pile. If waitlist offers were made last week then a much larger amount of awareness for waitlist movement would have been present. Only around 10 kids were moved off, which is much much smaller than the actual amount of people who rejected spots.

How do you know how many rejected spots or were moved off?

More BS.

Just because you are desperate to think you are right does not mean you dismiss other's info. This information was collected because only around 4 or so from Carson were taken off waitlist, 1 or 2 from Longfellow, and none from Rocky Run; this matches up with current statistics about who answered yes for the meals (DC goes to RRMS and he is good friends with many LMS and RCMS students). If the 40-50 rejected spots (3 rejected at Rocky Run itself, easy to estimate how many were rejected across county), were filled last Friday, then obviously there would be much more news about waitlist movement. Refrain from calling out "BS" if you do not know how to draw proper conclusions please and thank you.

I don’t think anyone is “right” without verifiable data.

Who collected this “information”? They are relying on reports from a subset of parents? Why are you drawing conclusions with a limited dataset?

BS until we see verifiable data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:can someone pls post an actual email screen shot asking for verification?

+1

Seems fake.

1) The TJ Admissions office did ask for verification.

2) They have not (NOT!) pulled back any admissions offers as of today. The students on the waitlist who were offered admissions last Friday were given slots from kids in the original cohort turning down admission.

I think you both are right. They asked for verification, but ultimately will not recsind offers. There are too many parents that have in writing emails from the admissions office that anyone can check yes to these questions.

Source for 1 or 2?

For 1, the text of an email from the TJ admissions office was posted early in this thread. It looked to be legitimate.

For 2, someone has claimed to have had an offer rescinded but I have no idea if that's true.

A student at Frost had their admission rescinded. People are being moved from the accepted to waitlist pile. If waitlist offers were made last week then a much larger amount of awareness for waitlist movement would have been present. Only around 10 kids were moved off, which is much much smaller than the actual amount of people who rejected spots.

How do you know how many rejected spots or were moved off?

More BS.

Just because you are desperate to think you are right does not mean you dismiss other's info. This information was collected because only around 4 or so from Carson were taken off waitlist, 1 or 2 from Longfellow, and none from Rocky Run; this matches up with current statistics about who answered yes for the meals (DC goes to RRMS and he is good friends with many LMS and RCMS students). If the 40-50 rejected spots (3 rejected at Rocky Run itself, easy to estimate how many were rejected across county), were filled last Friday, then obviously there would be much more news about waitlist movement. Refrain from calling out "BS" if you do not know how to draw proper conclusions please and thank you.

The students who were taken off the waitlist are probably more than you thought. Not everybody disclosed this information and you only know a portion of those disclosed.
I agree there will be more offers being made on 24th.

[Anonymous]

economically disadvantaged experience factor points

Just curious ~ are there points for being LD?