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

[Anonymous]

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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.

PP and I are talking about a student at our school who does college level math (Calc BC) and has self-studied college level political science, economics, and international relations as well as highly advanced in science.

How old this student. I know someone in my child's class (6th grader) who is 3+ years older. That child by age should be in high school instead in 6th grade. That child is good in math but how do you compare performance of that child with normal age child?

You're ridiculous. I can guarantee that FCPS has never in its history had an 8th grader who is 16 or 17 years old taking BC calculus. FCPS would not allow a kid who is that advanced to be held back multiple times. The absolute worst case scenario for highly advanced kids would be for a redshirted 8th grader turning 15 at the end of the school year. Creating some absurdly farfetched scenario of this BC Calc 8th grader not being that advanced because he's actually a high school junior in disguise, and that's why he didn't deserve to be admitted to TJ is flat out offensive. What is wrong with you?

[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.

PP and I are talking about a student at our school who does college level math (Calc BC) and has self-studied college level political science, economics, and international relations as well as highly advanced in science.

How old this student. I know someone in my child's class (6th grader) who is 3+ years older. That child by age should be in high school instead in 6th grade. That child is good in math but how do you compare performance of that child with normal age child?

You're ridiculous. I can guarantee that FCPS has never in its history had an 8th grader who is 16 or 17 years old taking BC calculus. FCPS would not allow a kid who is that advanced to be held back multiple times. The absolute worst case scenario for highly advanced kids would be for a redshirted 8th grader turning 15 at the end of the school year. Creating some absurdly farfetched scenario of this BC Calc 8th grader not being that advanced because he's actually a high school junior in disguise, and that's why he didn't deserve to be admitted to TJ is flat out offensive. What is wrong with you?

I remember 16 year olds in my 8th grade class. One was full-grown wiehged 200 lbs and had facial hair.

[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.

PP and I are talking about a student at our school who does college level math (Calc BC) and has self-studied college level political science, economics, and international relations as well as highly advanced in science.

How old this student. I know someone in my child's class (6th grader) who is 3+ years older. That child by age should be in high school instead in 6th grade. That child is good in math but how do you compare performance of that child with normal age child?

You're ridiculous. I can guarantee that FCPS has never in its history had an 8th grader who is 16 or 17 years old taking BC calculus. FCPS would not allow a kid who is that advanced to be held back multiple times. The absolute worst case scenario for highly advanced kids would be for a redshirted 8th grader turning 15 at the end of the school year. Creating some absurdly farfetched scenario of this BC Calc 8th grader not being that advanced because he's actually a high school junior in disguise, and that's why he didn't deserve to be admitted to TJ is flat out offensive. What is wrong with you?

I remember 16 year olds in my 8th grade class. One was full-grown wiehged 200 lbs and had facial hair.

Were they super advanced in math? Didn't think so. Also, kids were held back many years ago. They aren't now. FCPS does not have 16 year old 8th graders unless the kid is special needs or extreme ESOL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The TJ Admissions office is not doing due diligence on verifying free meals. If a parent signed the form and submitted it to the middle school, they are good to go. The middle schools (like all public schools in FCPS) do not require any kind of documentation and a signature of enough.

The TJ admissions office is ONLY looking at people who did not sign this form.

What form? The email specified several acceptable forms of documentation, none of which was a form that could be signed. They were all documentation from the government or the school system.

I see what you mean. It’s the form that is submitted to the middle schools (not the admissions office) does not require actual documentation. This is the same form that parents are given every year and you only return if you want to.

Falsely signing this form is a TJ admissions loophole that gets around having to produce actual documentation. But you have to be willing to sign your name even if you know it’s false. Are there parents that would do this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

PP and I are talking about a student at our school who does college level math (Calc BC) and has self-studied college level political science, economics, and international relations as well as highly advanced in science.

How old this student. I know someone in my child's class (6th grader) who is 3+ years older. That child by age should be in high school instead in 6th grade. That child is good in math but how do you compare performance of that child with normal age child?

You're ridiculous. I can guarantee that FCPS has never in its history had an 8th grader who is 16 or 17 years old taking BC calculus. FCPS would not allow a kid who is that advanced to be held back multiple times. The absolute worst case scenario for highly advanced kids would be for a redshirted 8th grader turning 15 at the end of the school year. Creating some absurdly farfetched scenario of this BC Calc 8th grader not being that advanced because he's actually a high school junior in disguise, and that's why he didn't deserve to be admitted to TJ is flat out offensive. What is wrong with you?

I remember 16 year olds in my 8th grade class. One was full-grown wiehged 200 lbs and had facial hair.

Were they super advanced in math? Didn't think so. Also, kids were held back many years ago. They aren't now. FCPS does not have 16 year old 8th graders unless the kid is special needs or extreme ESOL.

It was in FCPS but in the 80s. If I were to guess that kid had dyslexia that was undiagnosed at the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They must do the morally correct thing.

#lol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is probably a sham.

+100

The admissions office would never rescind an offer once it is made. The lawsuits would be too expensive.

Well, parents who are waitlisted and watching this whole debacle won’t be sitting idle either. We should also fight tooth and nail.

Seems to me they are sitting idle unless you consider ranting on DCUM fighting tooth and nail.

[Anonymous]

I followed this thread from beginning. Even though parents fight with different opinions, all I can see are parents who love and care about their children. Good luck with the waitlist offer today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get this…how was FCPS able to pull this ED stunt twice? Why didn’t the parents of class of 2025 do more?

The previous year, not many could honestly answer yes.

[Anonymous]

All this waiting around…maybe they’re authenticating the submitted docs with IRS records/tax filings/banking institutes etc….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get this…how was FCPS able to pull this ED stunt twice? Why didn’t the parents of class of 2025 do more?

The previous year, not many could honestly answer yes.

I’m sure many people manipulated the system and just checked those boxes. Some may have also checked the English language learner box. Unless there’s proper verification, parents will continue to exploit the system. Hopefully some parents weren’t able to submit the required docs this year and it will open up legitimate spots for deserving kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All this waiting around…maybe they’re authenticating the submitted docs with IRS records/tax filings/banking institutes etc….

Lol.

A public school system does not have access to IRS data.

The TJ admissions office is going to rescind few, if any, offers of admission.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All this waiting around…maybe they’re authenticating the submitted docs with IRS records/tax filings/banking institutes etc….

Lol.

A public school system does not have access to IRS data.

The TJ admissions office is going to rescind few, if any, offers of admission.

FCPS would have access to which FCPS students are eligible for FARMS but not other county's or private school applicants; hence, the need to request documentation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get this…how was FCPS able to pull this ED stunt twice? Why didn’t the parents of class of 2025 do more?

The previous year, not many could honestly answer yes.

Although some might've felt entitled, it wouldn't hold up to scrutiny if in fact they weren't entitled and their student would be rightly cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get this…how was FCPS able to pull this ED stunt twice? Why didn’t the parents of class of 2025 do more?

The previous year, not many could honestly answer yes.

I’m sure many people manipulated the system and just checked those boxes. Some may have also checked the English language learner box. Unless there’s proper verification, parents will continue to exploit the system. Hopefully some parents weren’t able to submit the required docs this year and it will open up legitimate spots for deserving kids.

lol