TJ Class 2025 Admission Data

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a white mother of a Kilmer student from several years ago - DS currently attends Marshall HS.

When DS was in 8th grade, I went to the TJ information session in September. I got a lot of good information from the presenters there and was considering encouraging DS to apply, even though he was reticent.

When they opened the floor for Q&A, one of DS's friends' fathers stood up and accused the admissions people of using affirmative action because the previous year's incoming class was only 75% Asian. I watched several parents, including friends of mine, nod in agreement. Horrifying. Thankfully the admissions people tamped it down.

That father's kid is currently at TJ. I decided to follow my son's wishes and not have him apply after I heard that comment and the stunning amount of approval it got.

Nice try. This did not happen. Don't lie.

It 100% did happen. Why do you think it didn't?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a white mother of a Kilmer student from several years ago - DS currently attends Marshall HS.

When DS was in 8th grade, I went to the TJ information session in September. I got a lot of good information from the presenters there and was considering encouraging DS to apply, even though he was reticent.

When they opened the floor for Q&A, one of DS's friends' fathers stood up and accused the admissions people of using affirmative action because the previous year's incoming class was only 75% Asian. I watched several parents, including friends of mine, nod in agreement. Horrifying. Thankfully the admissions people tamped it down.

That father's kid is currently at TJ. I decided to follow my son's wishes and not have him apply after I heard that comment and the stunning amount of approval it got.

Nice try. This did not happen. Don't lie.

It 100% did happen. Why do you think it didn't?

I believe it. I've heard this argument before - that there must be a soft affirmative action policy in place and that explains how TJ has any Black and Hispanic students. Or that if admissions were truly objective, the school would be 100% Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes but when 70% just buy the test answers it's time to rethink admissions because those high scores carry no weight.

When admissions are skewed by prep centers more or less handing out copies of the test the scores are meaningless. That's why the new process is so much better. It reduces the impact of these pay to play places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a white mother of a Kilmer student from several years ago - DS currently attends Marshall HS.

When DS was in 8th grade, I went to the TJ information session in September. I got a lot of good information from the presenters there and was considering encouraging DS to apply, even though he was reticent.

When they opened the floor for Q&A, one of DS's friends' fathers stood up and accused the admissions people of using affirmative action because the previous year's incoming class was only 75% Asian. I watched several parents, including friends of mine, nod in agreement. Horrifying. Thankfully the admissions people tamped it down.

That father's kid is currently at TJ. I decided to follow my son's wishes and not have him apply after I heard that comment and the stunning amount of approval it got.

Nice try. This did not happen. Don't lie.

It 100% did happen. Why do you think it didn't?

Because I was at the last 3 out of 4 of those sessions and this did not happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but when 70% just buy the test answers it's time to rethink admissions because those high scores carry no weight.

When admissions are skewed by prep centers more or less handing out copies of the test the scores are meaningless. That's why the new process is so much better. It reduces the impact of these pay to play places.

TJ accepts happily extra funding from Private/Govt. for manipulation of the school prestige/rating/labs at the same time cry when parents do like prep/manipulate .. The poor HS suffers ..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a white mother of a Kilmer student from several years ago - DS currently attends Marshall HS.

When DS was in 8th grade, I went to the TJ information session in September. I got a lot of good information from the presenters there and was considering encouraging DS to apply, even though he was reticent.

When they opened the floor for Q&A, one of DS's friends' fathers stood up and accused the admissions people of using affirmative action because the previous year's incoming class was only 75% Asian. I watched several parents, including friends of mine, nod in agreement. Horrifying. Thankfully the admissions people tamped it down.

That father's kid is currently at TJ. I decided to follow my son's wishes and not have him apply after I heard that comment and the stunning amount of approval it got.

Nice try. This did not happen. Don't lie.

It 100% did happen. Why do you think it didn't?

Because I was at the last 3 out of 4 of those sessions and this did not happen.

It did happen. Why were you at 3 out of the 4 sessions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but when 70% just buy the test answers it's time to rethink admissions because those high scores carry no weight.

When admissions are skewed by prep centers more or less handing out copies of the test the scores are meaningless. That's why the new process is so much better. It reduces the impact of these pay to play places.

TJ accepts happily extra funding from Private/Govt. for manipulation of the school prestige/rating/labs at the same time cry when parents do like prep/manipulate .. The poor HS suffers ..

What is your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Yes but when 70% just buy the test answers it's time to rethink admissions because those high scores carry no weight.

Now it's 70% that bought the answers? I thought Curie only accounted for 28%, and many of those might have chosen AOS/AET rather than TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but when 70% just buy the test answers it's time to rethink admissions because those high scores carry no weight.

When admissions are skewed by prep centers more or less handing out copies of the test the scores are meaningless. That's why the new process is so much better. It reduces the impact of these pay to play places.

TJ accepts happily extra funding from Private/Govt. for manipulation of the school prestige/rating/labs at the same time cry when parents do like prep/manipulate .. The poor HS suffers ..

What is your point?

Making TJ as HS prep center with extra courses and labs by too much funding while other poor HS suffers with no good labs , teachers etc ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but when 70% just buy the test answers it's time to rethink admissions because those high scores carry no weight.

When admissions are skewed by prep centers more or less handing out copies of the test the scores are meaningless. That's why the new process is so much better. It reduces the impact of these pay to play places.

TJ accepts happily extra funding from Private/Govt. for manipulation of the school prestige/rating/labs at the same time cry when parents do like prep/manipulate .. The poor HS suffers ..

What is your point?

Making TJ as HS prep center with extra courses and labs by too much funding while other poor HS suffers with no good labs , teachers etc ...

It's still unclear what your point is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but when 70% just buy the test answers it's time to rethink admissions because those high scores carry no weight.

When admissions are skewed by prep centers more or less handing out copies of the test the scores are meaningless. That's why the new process is so much better. It reduces the impact of these pay to play places.

TJ accepts happily extra funding from Private/Govt. for manipulation of the school prestige/rating/labs at the same time cry when parents do like prep/manipulate .. The poor HS suffers ..

What is your point?

Making TJ as HS prep center with extra courses and labs by too much funding while other poor HS suffers with no good labs , teachers etc ...

It's still unclear what your point is.

TJ is another Curie center ..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but when 70% just buy the test answers it's time to rethink admissions because those high scores carry no weight.

When admissions are skewed by prep centers more or less handing out copies of the test the scores are meaningless. That's why the new process is so much better. It reduces the impact of these pay to play places.

TJ accepts happily extra funding from Private/Govt. for manipulation of the school prestige/rating/labs at the same time cry when parents do like prep/manipulate .. The poor HS suffers ..

What is your point?

Making TJ as HS prep center with extra courses and labs by too much funding while other poor HS suffers with no good labs , teachers etc ...

It's still unclear what your point is.

TJ is another Curie center ..

At present, I don't entirely disagree. By eliminating the value of test prep, we can make that no longer the case.

[Anonymous]

Why all the TJ related discussions are in AAP thread? There is FCPS thread too. We talk about racism and distinction. Well I see it starts from here.