TJ Decisions are Out
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Anonymous
| ^^ does it matter if you are 10th on the wait list versus 20th? You’ll never know that and neither will matter. |
Anonymous
| What is the deadline to accept? Most waitlisted offers should go out shortly after, correct? |
Anonymous
It is April 28th |
Anonymous
| Kid is in. Older sibling is there too. Did not expect another one to get in. |
Anonymous
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My kid and his best friend both waitpooled
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Anonymous
| My kid and one bestie are in. Third bestie is waitlisted. I was afraid that would be my kid. |
Anonymous
| For those who are not aware, the waitlist comprises of kids from all schools and county. So they are all competing with each other. If someone from your kid's school declines, and if your kid is on the waitlist, it does not necessarily mean that he would be the next in line. It could go to a kid from a different school in a different county. The waitlist is usually quite big, around 1K. |
Anonymous
| Lol I'm fairly sure the post above is 99% not true. Based on experience last year if a kid declines at a school the spot is filled by someone from the same school with the same gender and demographics. |
Anonymous
| Of DC's friend group I am honestly shocked at the results! All but two of the most brilliant kids were wait-pooled and some *real* surprises were offered admission. I know the process is far from perfect but this is a head scratcher... |
Anonymous
Same here |
Anonymous
Not really - there are a lot of qualified kids and a limited number of seats so there's a point where it's just a coin toss. |
Anonymous
| I’m in Loudoun. My child and all his friends were admitted to TJ. Some of these kids were waitlisted on Loudoun’s Academy of Loudoun (AOL). It seems TJ was easier to get in than AOL, at least for them. I was actually very surprised. Quite a few kids from Loudoun will decline due to the long commute. |
Anonymous
Same with us, all DC's high-achieving friends from our Title 1 FCPS school got in! |
Anonymous
Congratulations. The new admission system guarantee the top1.5% students from each middle school to be admitted. So as long as the kids are the top 1.5% of their school, they will get a seat. In the past, given TJ is STEM school, it is strictly testing score plus other academic achievements, such as math count , science Olympia etc. the strong schools who provide better academic education win big, such as Carson and Longfellow, and schools outside Fairfax and FCPS middle schools without AAP centers don’t have too much chances due to weaker STEM and math education. For those admitted students from non traditional TJ middle schools, the major factor to be considered is whether the kids can advance very fast and undergo high pressure environments. Regardless how TJ is admitting students, inside TJ, it is still test score based student performance system. In the past two years, more students admitted from non traditional TJ middle schools due to diversity objective, however they performed mediocre or poorly at TJ compared to traditional TJ middle schools. This makes it easier for students from strong middle schools to stand out with the new admission system. Before admission rule changes, Carson + Longfellow often have 150-200 students get admitted to TJ, now they probably decrease to 50-80 |
Anonymous
This top 1.5% guaranteed admission only applies to Fairfax public schools. I asked about this during one TJ information session and was told Loudoun and other counties’ schools do not have this 1.5% guarantee. The speaker said after the top 1.5% students were taken from each Fairfax public school, the rest (including applicants from other counties, private schools, home schooled students etc.) will be admitted based on their ranking calculated with their TJ admission test scores, GPA, Free/Reduced Lunch status, IEP/disability status, etc. So students from Loudoun and other counties really didn’t benefit from the guaranteed admission.
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