AOS AET admissions decisions this week?

[Anonymous]

Anyone hear anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question -- If a kid is waitlisted in both - AOS and AET. And then offered AET eventually, is that kid off the waitlist for AOS if he/she accepts AET? What if they wanted AOS as a preference between the two.

Someone here mentioned that they were aware of a situation where two kids from same school approached Academies to swap their AOS and AET offers, and it got approved. So better to take the request up with the Academies, especially if student found another student willing to swap with. One thing is certain Academies will not get into the business of finding a swapping counterpart to avoid opening up that can of swappings.

I know of one student who was accepted AOS, waitlisted AET. and prefers AET. Not sure if they took the offer.

a bird in hand is worth way more than the wait by the bush

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doing something like residency matching system would be good for AOS/AET/TJ.
I know students who were accepted to AOS/AET but wanted TJ and vice versa.

However AOS/AET are not in same league as TJ.

[Anonymous]

nothing yet ...

[Anonymous]

Maybe after Spring break …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doing something like residency matching system would be good for AOS/AET/TJ.
I know students who were accepted to AOS/AET but wanted TJ and vice versa.

However AOS/AET are not in same league as TJ.

TJ has just been around for longer, but they are both in the same league.
Its harder to get into AOS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doing something like residency matching system would be good for AOS/AET/TJ.
I know students who were accepted to AOS/AET but wanted TJ and vice versa.

However AOS/AET are not in same league as TJ.

TJ has just been around for longer, but they are both in the same league.
Its harder to get into AOS.

Not really, an apple to apple comparison. Just because there's huge demand doesn't mean the AOS/AET curriculum is comprehensive or rigorous. Unlike TJ, Academies of Loudoun by itself doesn’t have a complete high school program, and has no control over whether student enrolls in AP, Honors or General level of english, world language, social studies, and elective science courses at base school. At TJ, every student takes APs not just in Math and Sciences but also in English, Social Studies, and other humanities subjects.

There are hundreds of selective stem programs like AOS/AET across the US public school systems, but TJ is only one that gets ranked in top five consistently, for its "rigorous end to end" high school program and top talent it attracts.

[Anonymous]

Anyone hear anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone hear anything?

Not yet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doing something like residency matching system would be good for AOS/AET/TJ.
I know students who were accepted to AOS/AET but wanted TJ and vice versa.

However AOS/AET are not in same league as TJ.

TJ has just been around for longer, but they are both in the same league.
Its harder to get into AOS.

Not really, an apple to apple comparison. Just because there's huge demand doesn't mean the AOS/AET curriculum is comprehensive or rigorous. Unlike TJ, Academies of Loudoun by itself doesn’t have a complete high school program, and has no control over whether student enrolls in AP, Honors or General level of english, world language, social studies, and elective science courses at base school. At TJ, every student takes APs not just in Math and Sciences but also in English, Social Studies, and other humanities subjects.

There are hundreds of selective stem programs like AOS/AET across the US public school systems, but TJ is only one that gets ranked in top five consistently, for its "rigorous end to end" high school program and top talent it attracts.

From another thread...

LCPS AOS/AET is equivalent to FCPS Academy, which operates from various high schools, allowing students to register for their preferred programs. Initially, AOS/AET also operated from multiple high schools but later consolidated into a single location at its new campus building. As demand surpassed capacity, selective AOS/AET programs began requiring entrance tests. The similar admission schedules and entrance tests led people to compare AOS/AET to TJ, although it is more comparable to FCPS Academy.

[Anonymous]

Have the TJ offers gone out? If not when do they generally?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have the TJ offers gone out? If not when do they generally?

TJ admission decisions have not been released yet. They are required to be released on or before Friday, April 26 (Per Regulation). In past years, they have been sent out in mid-April, so it's likely on Friday, April 12th (or 19th). With a duration of two weeks to accept or decline the offer, the deadline would likely be April 26th (or 3rd May) . The week after that is when the AOS/AET waitlist is expected to see significant movement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doing something like residency matching system would be good for AOS/AET/TJ.
I know students who were accepted to AOS/AET but wanted TJ and vice versa.

However AOS/AET are not in same league as TJ.

TJ has just been around for longer, but they are both in the same league.
Its harder to get into AOS.

Not really, an apple to apple comparison. Just because there's huge demand doesn't mean the AOS/AET curriculum is comprehensive or rigorous. Unlike TJ, Academies of Loudoun by itself doesn’t have a complete high school program, and has no control over whether student enrolls in AP, Honors or General level of english, world language, social studies, and elective science courses at base school. At TJ, every student takes APs not just in Math and Sciences but also in English, Social Studies, and other humanities subjects.

There are hundreds of selective stem programs like AOS/AET across the US public school systems, but TJ is only one that gets ranked in top five consistently, for its "rigorous end to end" high school program and top talent it attracts.

Irrelevant to my point. The rigor and breadth of classes is different, but the admissions is not matching that right now. There are people who get in to TJ that are not as capable and some decline offers. They would have preferred to go to AOS or AET but were not accepted. There are people capable of doing well at TJ who are not accepted but instead get into AOS/AET.
A swap here makes perfect sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have the TJ offers gone out? If not when do they generally?

TJ admission decisions have not been released yet. They are required to be released on or before Friday, April 26 (Per Regulation). In past years, they have been sent out in mid-April, so it's likely on Friday, April 12th (or 19th). With a duration of two weeks to accept or decline the offer, the deadline would likely be April 26th (or 3rd May) . The week after that is when the AOS/AET waitlist is expected to see significant movement.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Same everywhere including hiring process now.

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Anonymous wrote:Would be nice if AOS posts something to clear any confusion if there is a lottery in place for the kids who did well in the exam

It is tough for lot of kids who are naturally smart and interested kids receiving rejection emails. My DD is a class topper and was scoring almost perfect score in the practice tests and was equally confident for the exam.

She is in dilemma now as to what could have gone wrong. According to her - AOS website has a selection criteria listed for both AOS and AET that does not specify lottery being used.

Why were you when they were changing the admissions process from merit to equity based? Now, diversity takes precedence over merit. A panel essentially handpicks
the applicant pool to satisfy a diversity chart. The number selected is few more than needed, and all names go into a bowl. Names are drawn, offers get sent, and rest go on the waitlist.