Official TJ Admissions Decisions Results for the Class of 2025

[Anonymous]

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The problem is it's hardly objective when over half the kids taking the test already saw the answers because their parents spent thousands on prep. This isn't hard to grasp.

Yes you nailed but some people are in a hard denial and clinging to thei privilege they have over the less wealthy schools. They are incapable of understanding even simple truths.

Till you get some facts, don't post any lame excuses or accusations.

My kids felt that the Curie classes helped them immeasurably so I think there may more truth to this than you're willing to admit.

Is this the best you can do? Good grief. Do you realize that you're slandering a business provider that you patronize?

Most of the classes, including the ones that my daughter took, provide sample questions galore. And, certainly, that familiarity with typical question content and format will help "immeasurably". It's called practice. If your kids had the answers, then man up and say so. But you won't, because they didn't. Again, more questionable claims.

You do realize the troll is making up stuff, right? Most of the folks on this thread have no kids in Virginia. They are just trying to rile people up with lies. Please don't feed the troll.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

I know and agree. I argue in hopes of swaying the undecided for the future. But you're correct. I'm going to put down the hammer and quit smashing my fingers when I engage these folks. I'm out...

Good call. Pointless to argue with folks who are trying to defend the indefensible with well, lies. At some point in time, people will realize (or not) that you have to work to succeed. Unfortunately in the meanwhile some geniuses will do considerable damage with the political power at their disposal. Que sera sera.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

I hope so. Unlikely though with delusional parents like YOU.

[Anonymous]

LCPS school board complained about test prep, but no one accused Curie there of having the answers beforehand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

I hope so. Unlikely though with delusional parents like YOU.

Not a parent, chump. Just someone who knows a ton about TJ and the history of the admissions process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

I hope so. Unlikely though with delusional parents like YOU.

Not a parent, chump. Just someone who knows a ton about TJ and the history of the admissions process.

Not a parent here either, clown. I know a slippery slope when I see one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

Those schools have relatively few students who "just flat out don't care about academics." Of course, they have some, but then TJ will also have more students who don't truly care that much about academics, but got into under the watered-down admissions criteria. And, they'll be at a school that has nice labs, but doesn't offer the convenience of a neighborhood school serving students who live relatively close to one another.

So, over time, TJ's standing relative to those other schools is guaranteed to decline. I'm sorry if you thought the new exercise in social engineering, courtesy of Scott Brabrand and the School Board, was going to preserve all the positives about TJ and eliminate all the negatives, but that's very unlikely to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

Those schools have relatively few students who "just flat out don't care about academics." Of course, they have some, but then TJ will also have more students who don't truly care that much about academics, but got into under the watered-down admissions criteria. And, they'll be at a school that has nice labs, but doesn't offer the convenience of a neighborhood school serving students who live relatively close to one another.

So, over time, TJ's standing relative to those other schools is guaranteed to decline. I'm sorry if you thought the new exercise in social engineering, courtesy of Scott Brabrand and the School Board, was going to preserve all the positives about TJ and eliminate all the negatives, but that's very unlikely to happen.

He said it more politely and better than I did. Slippery slope it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

Those schools have relatively few students who "just flat out don't care about academics." Of course, they have some, but then TJ will also have more students who don't truly care that much about academics, but got into under the watered-down admissions criteria. And, they'll be at a school that has nice labs, but doesn't offer the convenience of a neighborhood school serving students who live relatively close to one another.

So, over time, TJ's standing relative to those other schools is guaranteed to decline. I'm sorry if you thought the new exercise in social engineering, courtesy of Scott Brabrand and the School Board, was going to preserve all the positives about TJ and eliminate all the negatives, but that's very unlikely to happen.

He said it more politely and better than I did. Slippery slope it is.

Again, no one cares. We value equity over excellence because of the other benefits that outweigh the decline in current academic environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

Those schools have relatively few students who "just flat out don't care about academics." Of course, they have some, but then TJ will also have more students who don't truly care that much about academics, but got into under the watered-down admissions criteria. And, they'll be at a school that has nice labs, but doesn't offer the convenience of a neighborhood school serving students who live relatively close to one another.

So, over time, TJ's standing relative to those other schools is guaranteed to decline. I'm sorry if you thought the new exercise in social engineering, courtesy of Scott Brabrand and the School Board, was going to preserve all the positives about TJ and eliminate all the negatives, but that's very unlikely to happen.

Time will tell. Those of us who have been around for a very long time have a keener eye for the negatives and a greater appreciation of the positives. Some problems may be traded for others, but on balance, these changes should result in a much healthier academic environment. Better still, this platform is a much better one from which to make fine changes to the process that will continue the positive trendline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

Those schools have relatively few students who "just flat out don't care about academics." Of course, they have some, but then TJ will also have more students who don't truly care that much about academics, but got into under the watered-down admissions criteria. And, they'll be at a school that has nice labs, but doesn't offer the convenience of a neighborhood school serving students who live relatively close to one another.

So, over time, TJ's standing relative to those other schools is guaranteed to decline. I'm sorry if you thought the new exercise in social engineering, courtesy of Scott Brabrand and the School Board, was going to preserve all the positives about TJ and eliminate all the negatives, but that's very unlikely to happen.

Time will tell. Those of us who have been around for a very long time have a keener eye for the negatives and a greater appreciation of the positives. Some problems may be traded for others, but on balance, these changes should result in a much healthier academic environment. Better still, this platform is a much better one from which to make fine changes to the process that will continue the positive trendline.

Completely agree!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

Those schools have relatively few students who "just flat out don't care about academics." Of course, they have some, but then TJ will also have more students who don't truly care that much about academics, but got into under the watered-down admissions criteria. And, they'll be at a school that has nice labs, but doesn't offer the convenience of a neighborhood school serving students who live relatively close to one another.

So, over time, TJ's standing relative to those other schools is guaranteed to decline. I'm sorry if you thought the new exercise in social engineering, courtesy of Scott Brabrand and the School Board, was going to preserve all the positives about TJ and eliminate all the negatives, but that's very unlikely to happen.

Time will tell. Those of us who have been around for a very long time have a keener eye for the negatives and a greater appreciation of the positives. Some problems may be traded for others, but on balance, these changes should result in a much healthier academic environment. Better still, this platform is a much better one from which to make fine changes to the process that will continue the positive trendline.

What do you mean by "this platform"? Do you specifically mean a no admissions test platform?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

Those schools have relatively few students who "just flat out don't care about academics." Of course, they have some, but then TJ will also have more students who don't truly care that much about academics, but got into under the watered-down admissions criteria. And, they'll be at a school that has nice labs, but doesn't offer the convenience of a neighborhood school serving students who live relatively close to one another.

So, over time, TJ's standing relative to those other schools is guaranteed to decline. I'm sorry if you thought the new exercise in social engineering, courtesy of Scott Brabrand and the School Board, was going to preserve all the positives about TJ and eliminate all the negatives, but that's very unlikely to happen.

Time will tell. Those of us who have been around for a very long time have a keener eye for the negatives and a greater appreciation of the positives. Some problems may be traded for others, but on balance, these changes should result in a much healthier academic environment. Better still, this platform is a much better one from which to make fine changes to the process that will continue the positive trendline.

Keener eye for negatives, greater appreciation of positives. Continue positive trendline. Flowery words in response to a comment that had much more detail. Don't really see much wisdom here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It. Does. Not. Matter. Anymore.

TJ isn't going to be any better than Oakton, McLean, Chantilly, or Langley. It may not even be as good as those schools in a few years.

That’s nonsense. Every one of those schools has a large chunk of students who just flat out don’t care about academics. TJ has none, and will still have none after these admissions changes. TJ will still have remarkable university-caliber labs that you can’t find in any other high school in the area. It will still have exceptional faculty to run these labs.

The bottom line is you’re chewing on sour grapes because you’re realizing that there isn’t a hard and fast path to admissions anymore and you think your child is a lot more special and unique than they are.

Grow up. TJ will be more than fine and probably a much healthier academic environment because it will have fewer parents like YOU.

Those schools have relatively few students who "just flat out don't care about academics." Of course, they have some, but then TJ will also have more students who don't truly care that much about academics, but got into under the watered-down admissions criteria. And, they'll be at a school that has nice labs, but doesn't offer the convenience of a neighborhood school serving students who live relatively close to one another.

So, over time, TJ's standing relative to those other schools is guaranteed to decline. I'm sorry if you thought the new exercise in social engineering, courtesy of Scott Brabrand and the School Board, was going to preserve all the positives about TJ and eliminate all the negatives, but that's very unlikely to happen.

Time will tell. Those of us who have been around for a very long time have a keener eye for the negatives and a greater appreciation of the positives. Some problems may be traded for others, but on balance, these changes should result in a much healthier academic environment. Better still, this platform is a much better one from which to make fine changes to the process that will continue the positive trendline.

What do you mean by "this platform"? Do you specifically mean a no admissions test platform?

I actually specifically meant the geographic representation platform. The TJ admissions process has suffered for years from a complete lack of interest in the school from talented students in underrepresented schools, specifically in the eastern and southern part of the county - allowing lesser students from the overrepresented schools access to an academic environment where they struggle to keep up and suffer from textbook impostor syndrome.

It would shock most people on this forum how many TJ students require paid outside tutoring to maintain their grades in their advanced math classes.