Offers Extended to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Class of 2028

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

All FCPS middle schools are represented in the Class of 2028:

Carson Middle School - 38
Cooper Middle School - 24
Frost Middle School - 31
Glasgow Middle School - 11
Katherine Johnson Middle School - 15
Kilmer Middle School - 35
Lake Braddock Middle School - 14
Longfellow Middle School - 40
Luther Jackson Middle School – 23
Rocky Run Middle School - 19
Sandburg Middle School - 11
* All other middle schools had 10 or fewer students.

for class of 2025, Luther Jackson got 11 admitted, for 2028, 23 offered.
Kilmer got less than 10 offers in the class of 2025, but 35 this year.
What caused such big jumps?

Offers are offers for intial news release, but acceptances are low from bottom schools. Declined offers return to top schools. Only so many Algebra1 students take the offer bait to get enrolled in the bottom of TJ class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

All FCPS middle schools are represented in the Class of 2028:

Carson Middle School - 38
Cooper Middle School - 24
Frost Middle School - 31
Glasgow Middle School - 11
Katherine Johnson Middle School - 15
Kilmer Middle School - 35
Lake Braddock Middle School - 14
Longfellow Middle School - 40
Luther Jackson Middle School – 23
Rocky Run Middle School - 19
Sandburg Middle School - 11
* All other middle schools had 10 or fewer students.

for class of 2025, Luther Jackson got 11 admitted, for 2028, 23 offered.
Kilmer got less than 10 offers in the class of 2025, but 35 this year.
What caused such big jumps?

Offers are offers for intial news release, but acceptances are low from bottom schools. Declined offers return to top schools. Only so many Algebra1 students take the offer bait to get enrolled in the bottom of TJ class.

I feel it hard to believe. Why did those student applied at the beginning if they declined the offer eventually?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

All FCPS middle schools are represented in the Class of 2028:

Carson Middle School - 38
Cooper Middle School - 24
Frost Middle School - 31
Glasgow Middle School - 11
Katherine Johnson Middle School - 15
Kilmer Middle School - 35
Lake Braddock Middle School - 14
Longfellow Middle School - 40
Luther Jackson Middle School – 23
Rocky Run Middle School - 19
Sandburg Middle School - 11
* All other middle schools had 10 or fewer students.

for class of 2025, Luther Jackson got 11 admitted, for 2028, 23 offered.
Kilmer got less than 10 offers in the class of 2025, but 35 this year.
What caused such big jumps?

Offers are offers for intial news release, but acceptances are low from bottom schools. Declined offers return to top schools. Only so many Algebra1 students take the offer bait to get enrolled in the bottom of TJ class.

I feel it hard to believe. Why did those student applied at the beginning if they declined the offer eventually?

Applying involves the effort of merely clicking couple of buttons, but accepting offer means slogging for four years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

All FCPS middle schools are represented in the Class of 2028:

Carson Middle School - 38
Cooper Middle School - 24
Frost Middle School - 31
Glasgow Middle School - 11
Katherine Johnson Middle School - 15
Kilmer Middle School - 35
Lake Braddock Middle School - 14
Longfellow Middle School - 40
Luther Jackson Middle School – 23
Rocky Run Middle School - 19
Sandburg Middle School - 11
* All other middle schools had 10 or fewer students.

for class of 2025, Luther Jackson got 11 admitted, for 2028, 23 offered.
Kilmer got less than 10 offers in the class of 2025, but 35 this year.
What caused such big jumps?

Offers are offers for intial news release, but acceptances are low from bottom schools. Declined offers return to top schools. Only so many Algebra1 students take the offer bait to get enrolled in the bottom of TJ class.

Being on a regular advanced math track instead of double or triple advanced math track isn't bottom. Those kids can take all the classes and get As, just like the double and triple advanced math kids.

[Anonymous]

What happened to Twain? It’s always been an AAP school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

All FCPS middle schools are represented in the Class of 2028:

Carson Middle School - 38
Cooper Middle School - 24
Frost Middle School - 31
Glasgow Middle School - 11
Katherine Johnson Middle School - 15
Kilmer Middle School - 35
Lake Braddock Middle School - 14
Longfellow Middle School - 40
Luther Jackson Middle School – 23
Rocky Run Middle School - 19
Sandburg Middle School - 11
* All other middle schools had 10 or fewer students.

for class of 2025, Luther Jackson got 11 admitted, for 2028, 23 offered.
Kilmer got less than 10 offers in the class of 2025, but 35 this year.
What caused such big jumps?

Offers are offers for intial news release, but acceptances are low from bottom schools. Declined offers return to top schools. Only so many Algebra1 students take the offer bait to get enrolled in the bottom of TJ class.

Being on a regular advanced math track instead of double or triple advanced math track isn't bottom. Those kids can take all the classes and get As, just like the double and triple advanced math kids.

Anyone can get As if they come in with required middle school skills and work hard for it. However, TJ principal mentioned remedial middle school math is being facilitated in algebra as early as third month after admission?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happened to Twain? It’s always been an AAP school.

Twain had 15 and 16 students in for 2027 and 2026. I'm guessing with the new policy, it might be better to do Honors at Key and have a more secure path to acceptance that way through the 1.5%.

[Anonymous]

We moved for reasons unrelated to schools, from the Rocky Run to Pow Middle area. The Algebra class taught here is about a third of the syllabus and depth of what is being taught to students at our old school. No wonder our SOL scores are so low. There is a significant difference entering TJ from Rocky Run or Longfellow, which prepare students with solid middle school math and science to be successful at TJ if given an offer, versus coming from a lower-tier middle school like our current one through the 1.5% quota, and struggling miserably at TJ and likely returning to base school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

All FCPS middle schools are represented in the Class of 2028:

Carson Middle School - 38
Cooper Middle School - 24
Frost Middle School - 31
Glasgow Middle School - 11
Katherine Johnson Middle School - 15
Kilmer Middle School - 35
Lake Braddock Middle School - 14
Longfellow Middle School - 40
Luther Jackson Middle School – 23
Rocky Run Middle School - 19
Sandburg Middle School - 11
* All other middle schools had 10 or fewer students.

for class of 2025, Luther Jackson got 11 admitted, for 2028, 23 offered.
Kilmer got less than 10 offers in the class of 2025, but 35 this year.
What caused such big jumps?

Offers are offers for intial news release, but acceptances are low from bottom schools. Declined offers return to top schools. Only so many Algebra1 students take the offer bait to get enrolled in the bottom of TJ class.

I feel it hard to believe. Why did those student applied at the beginning if they declined the offer eventually?

Applying involves the effort of merely clicking couple of buttons, but accepting offer means slogging for four years?

Really? My kid is in 7 grade now. Next year I will tell DC to apply since it will be just "involves the effort of merely clicking couple of buttons". Thanks so much!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

All FCPS middle schools are represented in the Class of 2028:

Carson Middle School - 38
Cooper Middle School - 24
Frost Middle School - 31
Glasgow Middle School - 11
Katherine Johnson Middle School - 15
Kilmer Middle School - 35
Lake Braddock Middle School - 14
Longfellow Middle School - 40
Luther Jackson Middle School – 23
Rocky Run Middle School - 19
Sandburg Middle School - 11
* All other middle schools had 10 or fewer students.

for class of 2025, Luther Jackson got 11 admitted, for 2028, 23 offered.
Kilmer got less than 10 offers in the class of 2025, but 35 this year.
What caused such big jumps?

Offers are offers for intial news release, but acceptances are low from bottom schools. Declined offers return to top schools. Only so many Algebra1 students take the offer bait to get enrolled in the bottom of TJ class.

I feel it hard to believe. Why did those student applied at the beginning if they declined the offer eventually?

Applying involves the effort of merely clicking couple of buttons, but accepting offer means slogging for four years?

Really? My kid is in 7 grade now. Next year I will tell DC to apply since it will be just "involves the effort of merely clicking couple of buttons". Thanks so much!

Didnt know they made it that easy, I'll be clicking as well.

[Anonymous]

You need to show up for the math+character essay also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We moved for reasons unrelated to schools, from the Rocky Run to Pow Middle area. The Algebra class taught here is about a third of the syllabus and depth of what is being taught to students at our old school. No wonder our SOL scores are so low. There is a significant difference entering TJ from Rocky Run or Longfellow, which prepare students with solid middle school math and science to be successful at TJ if given an offer, versus coming from a lower-tier middle school like our current one through the 1.5% quota, and struggling miserably at TJ and likely returning to base school.

What's the difference in syllabus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2028

All FCPS middle schools are represented in the Class of 2028:

Carson Middle School - 38
Cooper Middle School - 24
Frost Middle School - 31
Glasgow Middle School - 11
Katherine Johnson Middle School - 15
Kilmer Middle School - 35
Lake Braddock Middle School - 14
Longfellow Middle School - 40
Luther Jackson Middle School – 23
Rocky Run Middle School - 19
Sandburg Middle School - 11
* All other middle schools had 10 or fewer students.

for class of 2025, Luther Jackson got 11 admitted, for 2028, 23 offered.
Kilmer got less than 10 offers in the class of 2025, but 35 this year.
What caused such big jumps?

Offers are offers for intial news release, but acceptances are low from bottom schools. Declined offers return to top schools. Only so many Algebra1 students take the offer bait to get enrolled in the bottom of TJ class.

Being on a regular advanced math track instead of double or triple advanced math track isn't bottom. Those kids can take all the classes and get As, just like the double and triple advanced math kids.

Maybe, maybe not. TJ has a lot of intense classes on every subject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those schools with highest number of students are familiar to me from the DMV academic circuit, except Kilmer.

I remember when Kilmer was built. It's near Dunn Loring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We moved for reasons unrelated to schools, from the Rocky Run to Pow Middle area. The Algebra class taught here is about a third of the syllabus and depth of what is being taught to students at our old school. No wonder our SOL scores are so low. There is a significant difference entering TJ from Rocky Run or Longfellow, which prepare students with solid middle school math and science to be successful at TJ if given an offer, versus coming from a lower-tier middle school like our current one through the 1.5% quota, and struggling miserably at TJ and likely returning to base school.

More than half of class gets inflated As, if no attendance issue. But majority fail SOL, only a quarter pass.