Official TJ Admissions Decisions Results for the Class of 2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new admission process seems like a huge improvement since it reduces the number of heavily prepped students that seem to come from the same areas and focuses more on actual aptitude.

Aka favors kids who don’t have a work ethic and are just average in math, taking Algebra I in 8th. No work ethic and no real aptitude == a high drop back rate. And what will mommy do when she discovers that getting into college requires prepping (ie, work)? This is the year of the Invasion of the Karen’s insisting their kid should get a free pass on doing TJ work and have an A without working night and day, because aptitude.

And, of course, come college admission, they are shocked that their kid ends up at a 3%rd tower kid whine that the “prepped kids” (ie, the ones who worked hard) are getting better college results.

It’s weird, there a MAGA like group out there dug into the idea that with your kid is smart, or your kid worked hard. And it blows their mind to see smart kids who work hard. When did hard work become something you look down on?

This. Those pro FCPS people are just like the MAGAs who complain Mexicans taking their jobs meanwhile they have not upgraded their skills and still expect a good paying jobs with high school education. Tests are one of the most fair measure out there. All you need are some work ethic and books. There is no excuse in the most wealthy country on the planet that you can't compete at learning. Public education and libraries are free. If they put the same efforts they "prep" for travel sports, they will see the results.

DP. I don't think the changes you seem so concerned about resulted from MAGAs, right? They came from the progressive left, right? Now, are some Karens cackling with delight over decreased Asian acceptances? Yeah, probably, sadly.

[Anonymous]

You do realize that many of the families that cannot pay for prep classes or have a way to get kids to prep classes or know that prep classes are a thing because they don't know much about TJ and know that prep classes might be helpful are also not playing travel sports. Same reason, time commitment and expense will prevent the families in question from participating in travel sports.

The Travel sports thing only works when you are referencing other middle to upper middle class families who have different priorities. I would guess that most of the travel sports families are not interested in TJ or worried about Prep classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that many of the families that cannot pay for prep classes or have a way to get kids to prep classes or know that prep classes are a thing because they don't know much about TJ and know that prep classes might be helpful are also not playing travel sports. Same reason, time commitment and expense will prevent the families in question from participating in travel sports.

The Travel sports thing only works when you are referencing other middle to upper middle class families who have different priorities. I would guess that most of the travel sports families are not interested in TJ or worried about Prep classes.

Some of the people complaining about TJ Admissions prepping are people who have known about tutoring centers yet chose to sign their kids up for expensive sports instead. Anecdotal, yes. I do know of at least 2 families like this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that many of the families that cannot pay for prep classes or have a way to get kids to prep classes or know that prep classes are a thing because they don't know much about TJ and know that prep classes might be helpful are also not playing travel sports. Same reason, time commitment and expense will prevent the families in question from participating in travel sports.

The Travel sports thing only works when you are referencing other middle to upper middle class families who have different priorities. I would guess that most of the travel sports families are not interested in TJ or worried about Prep classes.

Are there really that many kids in FCPS who are low income and brilliant, who also somehow weren't invited to Young Scholars, weren't admitted to AAP, didn't have a single teacher offer any degree of mentorship that would help them find resources, didn't understand that maybe they should sign up for mathcounts club or some other STEM club in middle school, didn't understand that they should go online and look for any of their own resources, yet will somehow succeed at TJ?

My kids attended a Title I ES. There was a very active Young Scholars program that provided enrichment activities, free enrichment summer camps, field trips, and more. The kids were invited to participate in Science Olympiad and math contests. Many of the lower income kids were still admitted to advanced math and/or AAP. A very bright, low income kid wouldn't need prep classes to qualify for Algebra in 7th. They also wouldn't need prep classes to get the minimum 50th percentile score on the TJ tests, get glowing teacher recommendations, or shine in STEM extracurriculars.

The prep classes are a red herring. They're only going to push kids who were otherwise borderline into TJ at the expense of other borderline kids. They aren't going to do a thing to make an otherwise mediocre kid look like a top shelf talent, nor are they going to push out any kids who are above and beyond, but of lower means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that many of the families that cannot pay for prep classes or have a way to get kids to prep classes or know that prep classes are a thing because they don't know much about TJ and know that prep classes might be helpful are also not playing travel sports. Same reason, time commitment and expense will prevent the families in question from participating in travel sports.

The Travel sports thing only works when you are referencing other middle to upper middle class families who have different priorities. I would guess that most of the travel sports families are not interested in TJ or worried about Prep classes.

Are there really that many kids in FCPS who are low income and brilliant, who also somehow weren't invited to Young Scholars, weren't admitted to AAP, didn't have a single teacher offer any degree of mentorship that would help them find resources, didn't understand that maybe they should sign up for mathcounts club or some other STEM club in middle school, didn't understand that they should go online and look for any of their own resources, yet will somehow succeed at TJ?

My kids attended a Title I ES. There was a very active Young Scholars program that provided enrichment activities, free enrichment summer camps, field trips, and more. The kids were invited to participate in Science Olympiad and math contests. Many of the lower income kids were still admitted to advanced math and/or AAP. A very bright, low income kid wouldn't need prep classes to qualify for Algebra in 7th. They also wouldn't need prep classes to get the minimum 50th percentile score on the TJ tests, get glowing teacher recommendations, or shine in STEM extracurriculars.

The prep classes are a red herring. They're only going to push kids who were otherwise borderline into TJ at the expense of other borderline kids. They aren't going to do a thing to make an otherwise mediocre kid look like a top shelf talent, nor are they going to push out any kids who are above and beyond, but of lower means.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new admission process seems like a huge improvement since it reduces the number of heavily prepped students that seem to come from the same areas and focuses more on actual aptitude.

Aka favors kids who don’t have a work ethic and are just average in math, taking Algebra I in 8th. No work ethic and no real aptitude == a high drop back rate. And what will mommy do when she discovers that getting into college requires prepping (ie, work)? This is the year of the Invasion of the Karen’s insisting their kid should get a free pass on doing TJ work and have an A without working night and day, because aptitude.

And, of course, come college admission, they are shocked that their kid ends up at a 3%rd tower kid whine that the “prepped kids” (ie, the ones who worked hard) are getting better college results.

It’s weird, there a MAGA like group out there dug into the idea that with your kid is smart, or your kid worked hard. And it blows their mind to see smart kids who work hard. When did hard work become something you look down on?

This. Those pro FCPS people are just like the MAGAs who complain Mexicans taking their jobs meanwhile they have not upgraded their skills and still expect a good paying jobs with high school education. Tests are one of the most fair measure out there. All you need are some work ethic and books. There is no excuse in the most wealthy country on the planet that you can't compete at learning. Public education and libraries are free. If they put the same efforts they "prep" for travel sports, they will see the results.

DP. I don't think the changes you seem so concerned about resulted from MAGAs, right? They came from the progressive left, right? Now, are some Karens cackling with delight over decreased Asian acceptances? Yeah, probably, sadly.

Also, need to consider the test is anything but objective since most of the kids who were accepted simply bought the answers from a prep center so admission was anything but merit-based.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new admission process seems like a huge improvement since it reduces the number of heavily prepped students that seem to come from the same areas and focuses more on actual aptitude.

Aka favors kids who don’t have a work ethic and are just average in math, taking Algebra I in 8th. No work ethic and no real aptitude == a high drop back rate. And what will mommy do when she discovers that getting into college requires prepping (ie, work)? This is the year of the Invasion of the Karen’s insisting their kid should get a free pass on doing TJ work and have an A without working night and day, because aptitude.

And, of course, come college admission, they are shocked that their kid ends up at a 3%rd tower kid whine that the “prepped kids” (ie, the ones who worked hard) are getting better college results.

It’s weird, there a MAGA like group out there dug into the idea that with your kid is smart, or your kid worked hard. And it blows their mind to see smart kids who work hard. When did hard work become something you look down on?

This. Those pro FCPS people are just like the MAGAs who complain Mexicans taking their jobs meanwhile they have not upgraded their skills and still expect a good paying jobs with high school education. Tests are one of the most fair measure out there. All you need are some work ethic and books. There is no excuse in the most wealthy country on the planet that you can't compete at learning. Public education and libraries are free. If they put the same efforts they "prep" for travel sports, they will see the results.

DP. I don't think the changes you seem so concerned about resulted from MAGAs, right? They came from the progressive left, right? Now, are some Karens cackling with delight over decreased Asian acceptances? Yeah, probably, sadly.

Also, need to consider the test is anything but objective since most of the kids who were accepted simply bought the answers from a prep center so admission was anything but merit-based.

fake news

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Also, need to consider the test is anything but objective since most of the kids who were accepted simply bought the answers from a prep center so admission was anything but merit-based.

Most of the kids who were accepted?!?

Buying the answers would only grant you semifinalist status among another 2000+ kids. At the semifinalist level, they look at the academic track record, teacher recommendations, essays including a math problem solving essay, extracurriculars, awards, and so on. None of these are easily purchased, and the kids who are selected are stellar in these categories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new admission process seems like a huge improvement since it reduces the number of heavily prepped students that seem to come from the same areas and focuses more on actual aptitude.

Aka favors kids who don’t have a work ethic and are just average in math, taking Algebra I in 8th. No work ethic and no real aptitude == a high drop back rate. And what will mommy do when she discovers that getting into college requires prepping (ie, work)? This is the year of the Invasion of the Karen’s insisting their kid should get a free pass on doing TJ work and have an A without working night and day, because aptitude.

And, of course, come college admission, they are shocked that their kid ends up at a 3%rd tower kid whine that the “prepped kids” (ie, the ones who worked hard) are getting better college results.

It’s weird, there a MAGA like group out there dug into the idea that with your kid is smart, or your kid worked hard. And it blows their mind to see smart kids who work hard. When did hard work become something you look down on?

This. Those pro FCPS people are just like the MAGAs who complain Mexicans taking their jobs meanwhile they have not upgraded their skills and still expect a good paying jobs with high school education. Tests are one of the most fair measure out there. All you need are some work ethic and books. There is no excuse in the most wealthy country on the planet that you can't compete at learning. Public education and libraries are free. If they put the same efforts they "prep" for travel sports, they will see the results.

DP. I don't think the changes you seem so concerned about resulted from MAGAs, right? They came from the progressive left, right? Now, are some Karens cackling with delight over decreased Asian acceptances? Yeah, probably, sadly.

Also, need to consider the test is anything but objective since most of the kids who were accepted simply bought the answers from a prep center so admission was anything but merit-based.

Ignorant racist liar. Stop wasting people’ time.

[Anonymous]

The people on this forum complaining about anti-Asian racism but making sweeping generalizations about white people, kids who play travel sports, and "Karens" should examine their own inner bias.

[Anonymous]

My kid accepted.

Cooper GPA: 4.0, Algebra I, Asian

[Anonymous]

So how is TJ going to handle transportation for all these new kids? TJ/FCPS couldn't handle it before, thus the carpooling/buying cars, etc. Going to be interesting to watch that play out.

[Anonymous]

Waitlisted

[Anonymous]

So.... they are admitting more Alg1 kids and almost no Al2 kids with 4.0. I guess this is how they make sure the URM and FARM admits don't fall too obviously behind in their class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So.... they are admitting more Alg1 kids and almost no Al2 kids with 4.0. I guess this is how they make sure the URM and FARM admits don't fall too obviously behind in their class

please don't conflate URM with the lack of those criteria you list above, plenty of URM parents posted here about their 4.0 Al2 kids also ending up on the waitlist. I am starting to believe they had some coarse selection round and then just randomly picked out some kids...