This should be an eye opener !!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think TJ can boost your college profile, someone successful at TJ would be just as successful at their base school.

The differentiating value of TJ is the peer group and networking that does happen. A significant downside is the commute for those that aren't nearby.

The TJ brand does continue into adulthood at least in Northern Virginia. It's not going to get you a job or anything, but everyone knows what TJ is.

I think you overestimate the "networking" that is going on with high school kids. It's called friendship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think TJ can boost your college profile, someone successful at TJ would be just as successful at their base school.

The differentiating value of TJ is the peer group and networking that does happen. A significant downside is the commute for those that aren't nearby.

The TJ brand does continue into adulthood at least in Northern Virginia. It's not going to get you a job or anything, but everyone knows what TJ is.

I think you overestimate the "networking" that is going on with high school kids. It's called friendship.

When bright kids get together, they thrive off one another, push each other, and collaborate with each other. There is also a connection among alumni that can provide dividends down the road professionally.

And yes, they also make friends with each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think TJ can boost your college profile, someone successful at TJ would be just as successful at their base school.

The differentiating value of TJ is the peer group and networking that does happen. A significant downside is the commute for those that aren't nearby.

The TJ brand does continue into adulthood at least in Northern Virginia. It's not going to get you a job or anything, but everyone knows what TJ is.

I think you overestimate the "networking" that is going on with high school kids. It's called friendship.

When bright kids get together, they thrive off one another, push each other, and collaborate with each other. There is also a connection among alumni that can provide dividends down the road professionally.

And yes, they also make friends with each other.

FYI: plenty of bright kids finding one another at all the other high schools too. It doesn't just happen at TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think TJ can boost your college profile, someone successful at TJ would be just as successful at their base school.

The differentiating value of TJ is the peer group and networking that does happen. A significant downside is the commute for those that aren't nearby.

The TJ brand does continue into adulthood at least in Northern Virginia. It's not going to get you a job or anything, but everyone knows what TJ is.

I think you overestimate the "networking" that is going on with high school kids. It's called friendship.

When bright kids get together, they thrive off one another, push each other, and collaborate with each other. There is also a connection among alumni that can provide dividends down the road professionally.

And yes, they also make friends with each other.

+1 I've known many TJ graduates and they are connected as any other high school grads are connected. In college is where real networking takes off.

[Anonymous]

^I was trying to +1 the person who said TJ friendships aren't different from other hs friendships.

[Anonymous]

Is Loudoun County High a very good high school? Comparable to some the the top FCPS highs schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Loudoun County High a very good high school? Comparable to some the the top FCPS highs schools?

yes. it's a wealthy high school in a wealthy area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think TJ can boost your college profile, someone successful at TJ would be just as successful at their base school.

The differentiating value of TJ is the peer group and networking that does happen. A significant downside is the commute for those that aren't nearby.

The TJ brand does continue into adulthood at least in Northern Virginia. It's not going to get you a job or anything, but everyone knows what TJ is.

I think you overestimate the "networking" that is going on with high school kids. It's called friendship.

When bright kids get together, they thrive off one another, push each other, and collaborate with each other. There is also a connection among alumni that can provide dividends down the road professionally.

And yes, they also make friends with each other.

+1 I've known many TJ graduates and they are connected as any other high school grads are connected. In college is where real networking takes off.

Exactly. And it's parents that think they have to get their kids into TJ for "networking" who are part of the problem with that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think TJ can boost your college profile, someone successful at TJ would be just as successful at their base school.

The differentiating value of TJ is the peer group and networking that does happen. A significant downside is the commute for those that aren't nearby.

The TJ brand does continue into adulthood at least in Northern Virginia. It's not going to get you a job or anything, but everyone knows what TJ is.

I think you overestimate the "networking" that is going on with high school kids. It's called friendship.

When bright kids get together, they thrive off one another, push each other, and collaborate with each other. There is also a connection among alumni that can provide dividends down the road professionally.

And yes, they also make friends with each other.

+1 I've known many TJ graduates and they are connected as any other high school grads are connected. In college is where real networking takes off.

Exactly. And it's parents that think they have to get their kids into TJ for "networking" who are part of the problem with that school.

I'm not sure how we have any successful people from other parts of the country.

[Anonymous]

Worthiness depends on how much parents want to brag about, that their child is in one of the top schools in country.

[Anonymous]

This is total stupidity from the person trying to say TJ is not good. Please don't go to TJ to get admission to Harvard or other Ivy league schools. If you get admission to Ivy league school after TJ it is well and good. But go to TJ because you like the labs they offer, the research opportunity they provide and the courses they offer that is not there in other HS. It is your knowledge that you get will make you successful in life and not your admission to Ivy League school. Join TJ because it provides an opportunity and learning possibilities. Going to Ivy league school should not be the main aim and that should not discourage you from getting a good education from good school. If you like what they offer in TJ then go there and your success in life depends on how you use your knowledge that you gained at TJ. Stop complaining about 1 hour travel etc. If don't want to work hard then don't go to TJ. There is a reason why it is No.1 STEM school in the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is total stupidity from the person trying to say TJ is not good. Please don't go to TJ to get admission to Harvard or other Ivy league schools. If you get admission to Ivy league school after TJ it is well and good. But go to TJ because you like the labs they offer, the research opportunity they provide and the courses they offer that is not there in other HS. It is your knowledge that you get will make you successful in life and not your admission to Ivy League school. Join TJ because it provides an opportunity and learning possibilities. Going to Ivy league school should not be the main aim and that should not discourage you from getting a good education from good school. If you like what they offer in TJ then go there and your success in life depends on how you use your knowledge that you gained at TJ. Stop complaining about 1 hour travel etc. If don't want to work hard then don't go to TJ. There is a reason why it is No.1 STEM school in the country.

+100 Agree completely, PP. I despise the TJ madness and parents pushing kids to go to TJ because of how it's ranked, or because they think it might look good or get them into an Ivy. Unfortunately, those people seem to have crowded out a lot of kids who truly do love learning for the sake of learning.

[Anonymous]

How the heck does a kid in the 98th percentile on the TJ test not make the SF pool? The cut score on the math test is 30, which is a pretty low bar. Something tells me this poster is disingenuous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How the heck does a kid in the 98th percentile on the TJ test not make the SF pool? The cut score on the math test is 30, which is a pretty low bar. Something tells me this poster is disingenuous.

The poster said the finalist not SF. Plenty of kids with 98th+ percentile scores do not get admitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is total stupidity from the person trying to say TJ is not good. Please don't go to TJ to get admission to Harvard or other Ivy league schools. If you get admission to Ivy league school after TJ it is well and good. But go to TJ because you like the labs they offer, the research opportunity they provide and the courses they offer that is not there in other HS. It is your knowledge that you get will make you successful in life and not your admission to Ivy League school. Join TJ because it provides an opportunity and learning possibilities. Going to Ivy league school should not be the main aim and that should not discourage you from getting a good education from good school. If you like what they offer in TJ then go there and your success in life depends on how you use your knowledge that you gained at TJ. Stop complaining about 1 hour travel etc. If don't want to work hard then don't go to TJ. There is a reason why it is No.1 STEM school in the country.

+1