TJ and High Stat rejections

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Anonymous wrote:Just wondering how are the acceptances for 4.55 as post first semester senior TJ kids? Have they got acceptances in good colleges?

Sure. Harvard, Yale, MIT, Caltech and more.

Thats really good. Any known number of acceptances in above colleges?

refer to this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/45/949994.page
The numbers are believed to be not far off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering how are the acceptances for 4.55 as post first semester senior TJ kids? Have they got acceptances in good colleges?

Sure. Harvard, Yale, MIT, Caltech and more.

Thats really good. Any known number of acceptances in above colleges?

refer to this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/45/949994.page
The numbers are believed to be not far off.

Wait for the enrolled numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering how are the acceptances for 4.55 as post first semester senior TJ kids? Have they got acceptances in good colleges?

Sure. Harvard, Yale, MIT, Caltech and more.

Thats really good. Any known number of acceptances in above colleges?

refer to this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/45/949994.page
The numbers are believed to be not far off.

That was way off from all past acceptances, must be made up sarcastically.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does it really matter so much where to study CS? I know a lot of IT professionals who got their degrees from a no name college overseas and are doing great here in the US. My child is a high stat junior at TJ, wants to study CS and will do great after any college. MIT, Stanford - awesome. UVA, VA Tech, GMU - fine, will be successful too.

Just keep in mind that some "no name colleges overseas" are up with or above the best US state flagships in international rankings.

I meant colleges from my home country that are not among the best in that country or globally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it really matter so much where to study CS? I know a lot of IT professionals who got their degrees from a no name college overseas and are doing great here in the US. My child is a high stat junior at TJ, wants to study CS and will do great after any college. MIT, Stanford - awesome. UVA, VA Tech, GMU - fine, will be successful too.

Slightly off tangent, but is there a difference in grad outcome between MIT, Stanford vs. UVA, VA Tech, GMU?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that's probably part of it, OP.
We have a really high-stat non-TJ kid interested in CS with a mix of acceptances, WL and rejections.

I knew based on an article from a couple of years ago that one of the rejections was struggling at the time with getting its CS students the classes they wanted, so it was a relief when DC got rejected (I tried to warn them about applying but they loved the vibe at the school).

Just discovered a similar article from last year about one of the WL, which was a shocker because the school is known for its terrific CS program.

Now trying to figure out what the deal is with the current acceptances. I can testify that it's not worth going to a T-whatever school if you can't get the classes you want, since I experienced this at a top biz school a couple of decades ago and it sucked.

Also still waiting on Ivy Day. Anyone know how the CS departments at Ivies are faring these days in terms of course availability?

My kid's at an ivy CS. No issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does it really matter so much where to study CS? I know a lot of IT professionals who got their degrees from a no name college overseas and are doing great here in the US. My child is a high stat junior at TJ, wants to study CS and will do great after any college. MIT, Stanford - awesome. UVA, VA Tech, GMU - fine, will be successful too.

Slightly off tangent, but is there a difference in grad outcome between MIT, Stanford vs. UVA, VA Tech, GMU?

I’d be curious to know the difference in their salaries 5-10 years after graduation. A lot of CS professionals from my home country without a US degree live very comfortable lives here. Their wives didn’t work (weren’t allowed on the H4 visa), raised 1-4 kids, and they were able to buy nice houses and cars (not necessarily in DC, some in Texas and Georgia). In just a few years after coming to the US, their salaries reached $120k and kept climbing. Some of them are now at the manager-director level at the large companies like Amazon. Also, their English was quite broken when they came here, and they speak with an accent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it really matter so much where to study CS? I know a lot of IT professionals who got their degrees from a no name college overseas and are doing great here in the US. My child is a high stat junior at TJ, wants to study CS and will do great after any college. MIT, Stanford - awesome. UVA, VA Tech, GMU - fine, will be successful too.

Slightly off tangent, but is there a difference in grad outcome between MIT, Stanford vs. UVA, VA Tech, GMU?

I’d be curious to know the difference in their salaries 5-10 years after graduation. A lot of CS professionals from my home country without a US degree live very comfortable lives here. Their wives didn’t work (weren’t allowed on the H4 visa), raised 1-4 kids, and they were able to buy nice houses and cars (not necessarily in DC, some in Texas and Georgia). In just a few years after coming to the US, their salaries reached $120k and kept climbing. Some of them are now at the manager-director level at the large companies like Amazon. Also, their English was quite broken when they came here, and they speak with an accent.

I work for Amazon Professional Service group, and there are eight engineers in the group. Two graduated from CMU, three from UVA, one from GMU, one from UCLA, and one from Michigan. My direct boss graduated with a music degree from GMU. All of us make roughly the same salary because we showed each other the paystubs. My boss makes 3 1/2 times my salary because he has the soft skill and can play golf well to get face time with bigger boss.

Where one goes to school is important if you can get the right connections. Very few can do that. Most can not.

[Anonymous]

If your target is to work for Google, Amazon etc, there isn’t much added value of pursuing an ivy level CS degree. Ivy may give you an advantage when seeking to join a top hedge fund or do tech startup.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To do CS anywhere, why do high school at TJ? Why not at local public where no test in is required?

Only after taking TJ’s AI class, my child decided to major in CS. Where else would they be able to take AI as a junior?

Look at all the wildly successful programmers and tech entrepreneurs that didn’t go to TJ. It’s a big world. Find ways to discover it.

I know. My child will probably have a GPA around 4.6 upon graduation from TJ, and I’m totally fine with them going to GMU if rejected by other colleges. They are going to be successful regardless. However, advanced math and CS classes at TJ definitely helped my child to choose the career path.

With that level of GPA at TJ, you are in the top 5%. Your kid will get in anywhere they apply.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To do CS anywhere, why do high school at TJ? Why not at local public where no test in is required?

Good point. Maybe kids don’t need to go to TJ to get a good education.

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Of course they don't! Try telling that to the TJ or bust crowd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To do CS anywhere, why do high school at TJ? Why not at local public where no test in is required?

Only after taking TJ’s AI class, my child decided to major in CS. Where else would they be able to take AI as a junior?

Look at all the wildly successful programmers and tech entrepreneurs that didn’t go to TJ. It’s a big world. Find ways to discover it.

I know. My child will probably have a GPA around 4.6 upon graduation from TJ, and I’m totally fine with them going to GMU if rejected by other colleges. They are going to be successful regardless. However, advanced math and CS classes at TJ definitely helped my child to choose the career path.

With that level of GPA at TJ, you are in the top 5%. Your kid will get in anywhere they apply.

More like top 1% at TJ.
However, GPA isn't the major factor in determining whether the kid can get in a top college. I've seen a few top GPA TJ kids not getting into HYPSM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To do CS anywhere, why do high school at TJ? Why not at local public where no test in is required?

Good point. Maybe kids don’t need to go to TJ to get a good education.

+1

Of course they don't! Try telling that to the TJ or bust crowd.

If you truly believe going to TJ doesn't matter, why are you so bitter?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To do CS anywhere, why do high school at TJ? Why not at local public where no test in is required?

Good point. Maybe kids don’t need to go to TJ to get a good education.

+1

Of course they don't! Try telling that to the TJ or bust crowd.

If you truly believe going to TJ doesn't matter, why are you so bitter?

My kid decided against TJ because she had nothing in common with the other students. Why are you so bitter? You think TJ entitles you to ivy? I have a bridge to sell you, cheap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To do CS anywhere, why do high school at TJ? Why not at local public where no test in is required?

Good point. Maybe kids don’t need to go to TJ to get a good education.

+1

Of course they don't! Try telling that to the TJ or bust crowd.

No you don't understand. The three rules of DCUM are (1) Where you go to high school is critically important. (2) Where you go to graduate or professional school is critically important. (3) Where you go to college doesn't matter at all.

Considering how often this is repeated on these posts, it's amazing how much angst people generate over the supposed fairness and unfairness of the college admissions process.