2025 - TJ Admission Results Thread

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Anonymous wrote:Starting to get word of more students at our middle school who got into TJ. Some of the kids in Algebra 2 honors who are on the math counts and science team members got waitlisted, while a non AAP kid in Algebra 1 who told the kids at school that he lied about winning awards in his essays got in.

This is why a test is needed to pick the right students from each middle school. A test that only compares kids against their own middle schools for the 1.5% would be very helpful to determine the top students at the school. The remaining 100 or so slots available after the quotas are selected can also be compared by test scores. Some stem kids are not good essay writers.

Another thing, why are there 4 SPSs and only 1 PSE? Shouldn’t it be reversed to see which kids are capable of answering the questions? It would also be helpful if there was a section where kids can tell the admissions team about themselves and how a STEM education is important.

You made a serious allegation. Is that even possible? They don't fact-check the essays (maybe not every single detail, but key facts)?

This is an anonymous message board and I didn’t list the school or student. This is what I heard today when my student (who was accepted) came home from school. Child told me that the student who “allegedly” lied about winning awards is also not a very smart kid. I’m sure the admissions committee isn’t fact checking students essays when they evaluate the students.

[Anonymous]

There are some really bitter people on this forum. Your kid didn't get in, too bad. It happens. This is a learning opportunity for them to deal with disappointment, don't let your bitterness squander an important chance for the kids to become more resilient. Focus on making their four years at the base school the best possible. Smart, resilient kids will be fine anywhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Starting to get word of more students at our middle school who got into TJ. Some of the kids in Algebra 2 honors who are on the math counts and science team members got waitlisted, while a non AAP kid in Algebra 1 who told the kids at school that he lied about winning awards in his essays got in.

This is why a test is needed to pick the right students from each middle school. A test that only compares kids against their own middle schools for the 1.5% would be very helpful to determine the top students at the school. The remaining 100 or so slots available after the quotas are selected can also be compared by test scores. Some stem kids are not good essay writers.

Another thing, why are there 4 SPSs and only 1 PSE? Shouldn’t it be reversed to see which kids are capable of answering the questions? It would also be helpful if there was a section where kids can tell the admissions team about themselves and how a STEM education is important.

You made a serious allegation. Is that even possible? They don't fact-check the essays (maybe not every single detail, but key facts)?

It's not true. Some people are just mad they can't buy their way into TJ like the good old days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Starting to get word of more students at our middle school who got into TJ. Some of the kids in Algebra 2 honors who are on the math counts and science team members got waitlisted, while a non AAP kid in Algebra 1 who told the kids at school that he lied about winning awards in his essays got in.

This is why a test is needed to pick the right students from each middle school. A test that only compares kids against their own middle schools for the 1.5% would be very helpful to determine the top students at the school. The remaining 100 or so slots available after the quotas are selected can also be compared by test scores. Some stem kids are not good essay writers.

Another thing, why are there 4 SPSs and only 1 PSE? Shouldn’t it be reversed to see which kids are capable of answering the questions? It would also be helpful if there was a section where kids can tell the admissions team about themselves and how a STEM education is important.

You made a serious allegation. Is that even possible? They don't fact-check the essays (maybe not every single detail, but key facts)?

This is an anonymous message board and I didn’t list the school or student. This is what I heard today when my student (who was accepted) came home from school. Child told me that the student who “allegedly” lied about winning awards is also not a very smart kid. I’m sure the admissions committee isn’t fact checking students essays when they evaluate the students.

Totally possible. We've heard enough stories about students submitting fake college applications, so why not on TJ essays?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Starting to get word of more students at our middle school who got into TJ. Some of the kids in Algebra 2 honors who are on the math counts and science team members got waitlisted, while a non AAP kid in Algebra 1 who told the kids at school that he lied about winning awards in his essays got in.

This is why a test is needed to pick the right students from each middle school. A test that only compares kids against their own middle schools for the 1.5% would be very helpful to determine the top students at the school. The remaining 100 or so slots available after the quotas are selected can also be compared by test scores. Some stem kids are not good essay writers.

Another thing, why are there 4 SPSs and only 1 PSE? Shouldn’t it be reversed to see which kids are capable of answering the questions? It would also be helpful if there was a section where kids can tell the admissions team about themselves and how a STEM education is important.

You made a serious allegation. Is that even possible? They don't fact-check the essays (maybe not every single detail, but key facts)?

It's not true. Some people are just mad they can't buy their way into TJ like the good old days.

My child got accepted to TJ. I feel upset for the other parents of kids who should definitely have received acceptances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are some really bitter people on this forum. Your kid didn't get in, too bad. It happens. This is a learning opportunity for them to deal with disappointment, don't let your bitterness squander an important chance for the kids to become more resilient. Focus on making their four years at the base school the best possible. Smart, resilient kids will be fine anywhere.

Not bitter, my child was accepted. I still don’t feel the committee chose the correct students from our middle school, or likely all middle schools.

[Anonymous]

The new TJ admission policy isn’t about choosing the top STEM kids, leaving out the Algebra 2 honors kids is intentional.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Starting to get word of more students at our middle school who got into TJ. Some of the kids in Algebra 2 honors who are on the math counts and science team members got waitlisted, while a non AAP kid in Algebra 1 who told the kids at school that he lied about winning awards in his essays got in.

This is why a test is needed to pick the right students from each middle school. A test that only compares kids against their own middle schools for the 1.5% would be very helpful to determine the top students at the school. The remaining 100 or so slots available after the quotas are selected can also be compared by test scores. Some stem kids are not good essay writers.

Another thing, why are there 4 SPSs and only 1 PSE? Shouldn’t it be reversed to see which kids are capable of answering the questions? It would also be helpful if there was a section where kids can tell the admissions team about themselves and how a STEM education is important.

You made a serious allegation. Is that even possible? They don't fact-check the essays (maybe not every single detail, but key facts)?

It's not true. Some people are just mad they can't buy their way into TJ like the good old days.

My child got accepted to TJ. I feel upset for the other parents of kids who should definitely have received acceptances.

This sentiments happened every dang year. Everyone thinks their kids or the ones they know should definitely get in.
Not enough seat for everybody.
Chance are, if they really a strong students they will get off the waitlist.

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard about any case with any kids taking PreCalculus in the 8th grade? Did they get in, waitlisted, or rejected? What is the intake for such a rare case?

I don't know about that, but TJ is missing out on some of the most elite mathematicians in the area. The USA(J)MO awards came out. TJ had 9 awardees. The rest of Fairfax county had 5, including one kid who is a top winner and will be invited to MOP. Either the admissions process is missing out on some of the top kids in the entire country, or for whatever reason, some elite kids are no longer interested in TJ.

I don't understand the term of 'missing out'. What make it requires that all of the winner has to be from TJ, those 5 kids from other school could be not interested in TJ at the first place. They could be accepted but decline the offer. And what is wrong if an elite kids just not interested in TJ? You make it like every academic achievement outside TJ is just wrong and consider TJ failure, how?

There's nothing wrong with elite kids not being interested in TJ. There is something wrong with elite kids who desperately wanted to attend TJ being rejected due to the somewhat random nature of the process. There is also something wrong with them having to deal with froshmore admissions when they should have been no brainer admits in the first place.

In the past, nearly all USA(J)MO awardees in the TJ catchment attended TJ. If 1/3 of the current "elite crop" of kids isn't interested in TJ, more power to them. We don't know if that is what is happening here.

And what about the kids who desperately wanted to attend TJ but don't even bother to apply because TJ was barely accessible to them, or could not afford the prep. Just a reminder, 1/3 of TJ old acceptance was came from single test prep company, not to mention the other test prep.

Why, PP? Seriously:

WHY are you in this admissions thread for the class of 2029? You are only here spreading your DEI-bs.

Go away progressive troll!

Why can’t I be here? I am a TJ parent.
And why are you here?

I highly doubt you are a TJ parent.

Past or present school board member? Nardos King or her staff? Maybe.

In any event: take your political bloviating elsewhere. This thread is for parents of the class of 2029 (not you, PP).

So you have kids at TJ every year since 2021? You are definitely not a TJ parent.
I am only trolling you, when you start your lies, in every single thread, that TJ is a “disaster” now (because they don’t go to your prep test centre anymore).
And who is Nardos King? 😆

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Starting to get word of more students at our middle school who got into TJ. Some of the kids in Algebra 2 honors who are on the math counts and science team members got waitlisted, while a non AAP kid in Algebra 1 who told the kids at school that he lied about winning awards in his essays got in.

This is why a test is needed to pick the right students from each middle school. A test that only compares kids against their own middle schools for the 1.5% would be very helpful to determine the top students at the school. The remaining 100 or so slots available after the quotas are selected can also be compared by test scores. Some stem kids are not good essay writers.

Another thing, why are there 4 SPSs and only 1 PSE? Shouldn’t it be reversed to see which kids are capable of answering the questions? It would also be helpful if there was a section where kids can tell the admissions team about themselves and how a STEM education is important.

I would never said this in public even if it is anonymous, if I don’t have proof, or even if I have proof.
Kids lies, kids jokes, kids troll, kids roast each other.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there is an entire class of Algebra II students at Carson?

There are two classes of Algebra two at Cooper

So basically attending a high SES school that offers more opportunities for enrichment gives students a big edge on TJ offers?

Apparently, they prefer wealth and access to opportunity over demonstrated ability through standardized tests because they think THAT'S where wealth makes a difference.

Wealth played a bigger factor getting into the pool in the first place.

If money plays a role in education, why can't FCPS(one of the richest counties in US ) provide more advanced STEM courses at a few more base high school? Why FCPS has to restrict the resources into one TJ, and play the political DEI game? Is it really that expensive to add a couple of more advanced Math courses, the online one will do.
Yet, all the FCPS parents and kids are being manipulated like 13 districts in the Hunger Games, speculating their ration of education resources and fight for a spot in TJ.

DEI game: TJ is predomently Asian. The admission changes barely moved the numbers on Black and Hispanic kids. The largest change was an increase in less well-off Asian kids.

Yep, because Asian earned their spots, like other races earned their spots in sports. The TJ admission policy changes has to intentionally lower the math level. The kids on lower math level won't be able to benefit from the advanced math/stem courses TJ provides, math level dictates how other STEM courses progress in sequence. It's impossible to skip math level on high school level no matter how hard you are willing to work. So the kids on lower level math in TJ will be the bottom of the class, no plot twist there. And the college OA compares the high school profile(all the courses it provides) and kids' courses taken, the conclusion would be the kids don't know how to take advantages of the resources the school provides, hence the kids won't be able to take advantage of the resources our colleges provide. This is why all the good colleges suggest the kids taking the most rigorous courses their high school provides. If the high school does not offer any AP courses, it's fine, OA takes that into consideration. But the high school like TJ offers all the fancy advanced STEM courese and the kids aren't able to take, OA thinks it's kids' capability.

And the rest is not.

Make TJ Asian Again!!

Again: YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN THIS THREAD, PP.

Take your stupid, DEI, democrat ranting over to the Politics forum. This thread is for Admissions Results. Now GO AWAY.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Starting to get word of more students at our middle school who got into TJ. Some of the kids in Algebra 2 honors who are on the math counts and science team members got waitlisted, while a non AAP kid in Algebra 1 who told the kids at school that he lied about winning awards in his essays got in.

This is why a test is needed to pick the right students from each middle school. A test that only compares kids against their own middle schools for the 1.5% would be very helpful to determine the top students at the school. The remaining 100 or so slots available after the quotas are selected can also be compared by test scores. Some stem kids are not good essay writers.

Another thing, why are there 4 SPSs and only 1 PSE? Shouldn’t it be reversed to see which kids are capable of answering the questions? It would also be helpful if there was a section where kids can tell the admissions team about themselves and how a STEM education is important.

You made a serious allegation. Is that even possible? They don't fact-check the essays (maybe not every single detail, but key facts)?

It's not true. Some people are just mad they can't buy their way into TJ like the good old days.

Just MORE Democrat LIES. Looks like that is all you democrats do is tell lies.

Take your racist DEI garbage elsewhere, LWNJ.

[Anonymous]

DEI is the last refuge of scoundrels.

DEI allows people to look down their noses at others.

The work insult goes something like this: "Vance is the ultimate DEI pick."

This basically tells that they look down on people that are supposed to benefit from DEI. The woke are the real racists.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there is an entire class of Algebra II students at Carson?

There are two classes of Algebra two at Cooper

So basically attending a high SES school that offers more opportunities for enrichment gives students a big edge on TJ offers?

Apparently, they prefer wealth and access to opportunity over demonstrated ability through standardized tests because they think THAT'S where wealth makes a difference.

Wealth played a bigger factor getting into the pool in the first place.

If money plays a role in education, why can't FCPS(one of the richest counties in US ) provide more advanced STEM courses at a few more base high school? Why FCPS has to restrict the resources into one TJ, and play the political DEI game? Is it really that expensive to add a couple of more advanced Math courses, the online one will do.
Yet, all the FCPS parents and kids are being manipulated like 13 districts in the Hunger Games, speculating their ration of education resources and fight for a spot in TJ.

Yes, adding teachers/classrooms requires money. FCPS is underfunded and already serves a huge, extremely diverse population (Title 1, SPED, ESOL, AAP, etc).

I agree we should add more STEM options across FCPS.

You get what you pay for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DEI is the last refuge of scoundrels.

DEI allows people to look down their noses at others.

The work insult goes something like this: "Vance is the ultimate DEI pick."

This basically tells that they look down on people that are supposed to benefit from DEI. The woke are the real racists.

People who value DEI (the non racists) don’t actually say things like “DEI pick”. That’s a racist insult used by MAGA trash.

For Vance, it’s being used sarcastically.