Official TJ Admissions Decisions Results for the Class of 2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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...

My DC is in from a feeder. We know plenty who are in and those who are waitlisted. There are a few surprises if you just look at the stats. Having known these kids for a long time, the TJ admissions staff really did a good job. The preppers did not get in and parents are angry. The kids have been pushed by their parents for years so I hope they find stress relief at their base school. Or you are going to see the stress at the base HSs really amp up. Don't worry, there will be plenty of high achieving high IQ students in the TJ class of 2025.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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...

My DC is in from a feeder. We know plenty who are in and those who are waitlisted. There are a few surprises if you just look at the stats. Having known these kids for a long time, the TJ admissions staff really did a good job. The preppers did not get in and parents are angry. The kids have been pushed by their parents for years so I hope they find stress relief at their base school. Or you are going to see the stress at the base HSs really amp up. Don't worry, there will be plenty of high achieving high IQ students in the TJ class of 2025.

What math class were most of the admitted kids taking? Algebra I? Geometry? Algebra II?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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...

My DC is in from a feeder. We know plenty who are in and those who are waitlisted. There are a few surprises if you just look at the stats. Having known these kids for a long time, the TJ admissions staff really did a good job. The preppers did not get in and parents are angry. The kids have been pushed by their parents for years so I hope they find stress relief at their base school. Or you are going to see the stress at the base HSs really amp up. Don't worry, there will be plenty of high achieving high IQ students in the TJ class of 2025.

Please don’t generalize just by seeing a select few from your school. There are many naturally gifted high aptitude kids with higher Math who are in the waitlist who did not prep at all. One of them is a genuine Math genius who tested out of 6th grade , took Algebra 1 in the 6th grade. A kid who genuinely is gifted and able to handle the highest Math classes at TJ. The admissions did not do a good job of identification of genuine aptitude/interest/ and I have been hearing quite a few of such kids being waitlisted.

Yes there are plenty of bright students in the class of 2025, however the above mentioned kind of kids who would have been admitted easily in the previous years have to still wait / lose the opportunity of attending a school that is meant to cater such students. You may say apply next year , but it is never going to be the same as getting admitted in Freshman year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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...

My DC is in from a feeder. We know plenty who are in and those who are waitlisted. There are a few surprises if you just look at the stats. Having known these kids for a long time, the TJ admissions staff really did a good job. The preppers did not get in and parents are angry. The kids have been pushed by their parents for years so I hope they find stress relief at their base school. Or you are going to see the stress at the base HSs really amp up. Don't worry, there will be plenty of high achieving high IQ students in the TJ class of 2025.

What math class were most of the admitted kids taking? Algebra I? Geometry? Algebra II?

The math class they’re taking doesn’t necessarily tell you all that much because, 1) some kids were really pushed ahead in math by their parents and, 2) a lot of those kids, especially those who were pushed, don’t have a strong fundamental understanding but instead have just learned how to answer questions.

Very, very, very few kids have the mental maturity to understand more advanced math concepts before the early teen years. This was the problem at TJ back in 2012- lots of kids who had been prepped and pushed ahead in math just didn’t have a strong grounding in the fundamentals and then needed extra tutoring. Being in an advanced math class doesn’t necessarily mean a student has a true talent for math.

[Anonymous]

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The math class they’re taking doesn’t necessarily tell you all that much because, 1) some kids were really pushed ahead in math by their parents and, 2) a lot of those kids, especially those who were pushed, don’t have a strong fundamental understanding but instead have just learned how to answer questions.

Very, very, very few kids have the mental maturity to understand more advanced math concepts before the early teen years. This was the problem at TJ back in 2012- lots of kids who had been prepped and pushed ahead in math just didn’t have a strong grounding in the fundamentals and then needed extra tutoring. Being in an advanced math class doesn’t necessarily mean a student has a true talent for math.

Yay. We're back in bizarro land. Clearly, the kid accelerated by FCPS who passed the IAAT in 5th grade and is taking Algebra II in 8th grade who also got As in Algebra I as a 6th grader, As in Geometry as a 7th grader, and As through first semester of 8th in Algebra II (presumably watered down by covid) is probably less talented at math than the kid who didn't pass the IAAT, has only a pre-Algebra grade + one semester of covid-watered down Algebra. Sounds legit.

Regarding the bolded. Sure. That's true. But these aren't just kids who are in advanced math. They're kids who got As in advanced math. The kids in 8th grade Algebra don't have a real track record in math. The only high school level course they're being evaluated on is distance learning, watered down Algebra I. First semester isn't even the interesting half that covers the harder material.

[Anonymous]

We have a kid in my DS’s baseball team whose parents brag about not being part of the test prep crowd. Yet their son has been pushed to take Algebra II in 8th, on every math/science competition team, plays travel sports, volunteer etc. They just decided to work a different angle to get into TJ. It has been all they talk about. They are the type of parents who would have their kid in any niche thing to get them into an Ivy but try to act like the kid is just such a natural genius. I’m sure I will hear if he got in and not a word if he didn’t.

[Anonymous]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/25/bryce-dershem-queer-graduation-speech/

[Anonymous]

must read ..

https://www.inquirer.com/education/bryce-dershem-valedictorian-speech-voorhees-nj-20210625.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:must read ..

https://www.inquirer.com/education/bryce-dershem-valedictorian-speech-voorhees-nj-20210625.html

Off topic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a kid in my DS’s baseball team whose parents brag about not being part of the test prep crowd. Yet their son has been pushed to take Algebra II in 8th, on every math/science competition team, plays travel sports, volunteer etc. They just decided to work a different angle to get into TJ. It has been all they talk about. They are the type of parents who would have their kid in any niche thing to get them into an Ivy but try to act like the kid is just such a natural genius. I’m sure I will hear if he got in and not a word if he didn’t.

Sounds like a really impressive young man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a kid in my DS’s baseball team whose parents brag about not being part of the test prep crowd. Yet their son has been pushed to take Algebra II in 8th, on every math/science competition team, plays travel sports, volunteer etc. They just decided to work a different angle to get into TJ. It has been all they talk about. They are the type of parents who would have their kid in any niche thing to get them into an Ivy but try to act like the kid is just such a natural genius. I’m sure I will hear if he got in and not a word if he didn’t.

What's funny about a parent like YOU is that you will be doing the exact same things in 3 years when it's time for college admissions without batting an eyelid. Just because someone else is doing similar things ahead of a schedule your kind developed doesn't mean that's bad. It's just different. Let's see how many of you take the SAT on "RAW" talent. Some fools spend over $500/HOUR on SAT coaching and not one of them is Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:must read ..

https://www.inquirer.com/education/bryce-dershem-valedictorian-speech-voorhees-nj-20210625.html

The principal of this HS is a pathetic creature. On the other end of the spectrum compared to the pathetic school board we have. Where did all the reasonable people go?

Also agree with the other PP that said this is off topic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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...

My DC is in from a feeder. We know plenty who are in and those who are waitlisted. There are a few surprises if you just look at the stats. Having known these kids for a long time, the TJ admissions staff really did a good job. The preppers did not get in and parents are angry. The kids have been pushed by their parents for years so I hope they find stress relief at their base school. Or you are going to see the stress at the base HSs really amp up. Don't worry, there will be plenty of high achieving high IQ students in the TJ class of 2025.

What math class were most of the admitted kids taking? Algebra I? Geometry? Algebra II?

The math class they’re taking doesn’t necessarily tell you all that much because, 1) some kids were really pushed ahead in math by their parents and, 2) a lot of those kids, especially those who were pushed, don’t have a strong fundamental understanding but instead have just learned how to answer questions.

Very, very, very few kids have the mental maturity to understand more advanced math concepts before the early teen years. This was the problem at TJ back in 2012- lots of kids who had been prepped and pushed ahead in math just didn’t have a strong grounding in the fundamentals and then needed extra tutoring. Being in an advanced math class doesn’t necessarily mean a student has a true talent for math.

So what happened in 2013-2021? Did the kids suddenly get smarter and not need extra tutoring or do you have a different "truth" to share?

Some of these tropes here are mind-boggling. All Asians prep. Prepped kids are stupid. Math-accelerated kids don't know the fundamentals. How stupid can YOU be? You are probably the same fools that go about believing that all blondes are stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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...

My DC is in from a feeder. We know plenty who are in and those who are waitlisted. There are a few surprises if you just look at the stats. Having known these kids for a long time, the TJ admissions staff really did a good job. The preppers did not get in and parents are angry. The kids have been pushed by their parents for years so I hope they find stress relief at their base school. Or you are going to see the stress at the base HSs really amp up. Don't worry, there will be plenty of high achieving high IQ students in the TJ class of 2025.

What math class were most of the admitted kids taking? Algebra I? Geometry? Algebra II?

The math class they’re taking doesn’t necessarily tell you all that much because, 1) some kids were really pushed ahead in math by their parents and, 2) a lot of those kids, especially those who were pushed, don’t have a strong fundamental understanding but instead have just learned how to answer questions.

Very, very, very few kids have the mental maturity to understand more advanced math concepts before the early teen years. This was the problem at TJ back in 2012- lots of kids who had been prepped and pushed ahead in math just didn’t have a strong grounding in the fundamentals and then needed extra tutoring. Being in an advanced math class doesn’t necessarily mean a student has a true talent for math.

So what happened in 2013-2021? Did the kids suddenly get smarter and not need extra tutoring or do you have a different "truth" to share?

Some of these tropes here are mind-boggling. All Asians prep. Prepped kids are stupid. Math-accelerated kids don't know the fundamentals. How stupid can YOU be? You are probably the same fools that go about believing that all blondes are stupid.

That was why they changed the math curriculum at TJ. The curriculum they use now was designed to deal with all the over-prepped kids who needed work to strengthen their fundamental understanding before moving forward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid accepted.

Cooper GPA: 4.0, Algebra I, Asian

Do you believe your kid is the top 1.5% at Cooper?