Reasons why one would not accept TJ offer?

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Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

I doubt there are enough TJ students with low grades in math to warrant this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

No. It has to be retaken during the year. There are also reinforcement courses like Math 2.5, but the trade-off is it pushes out math 3 by half year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Distance
Pressure
Lack of social life
No time for other activities
Difficult to get into MIT or other top tier engineering/science programs due to competition

How difficult or easy to get into UVA , VTech?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

I doubt there are enough TJ students with low grades in math to warrant this.

Tj says they have students with GPA as low as 3.2 weighted/ 2.7 unweighted. Doesn't it take quite a number of Cs to get that low of a GPA?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

I doubt there are enough TJ students with low grades in math to warrant this.

Tj says they have students with GPA as low as 3.2 weighted/ 2.7 unweighted. Doesn't it take quite a number of Cs to get that low of a GPA?

Thought saw in other post that kids must maintain 3.0 average?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

I doubt there are enough TJ students with low grades in math to warrant this.

Tj says they have students with GPA as low as 3.2 weighted/ 2.7 unweighted. Doesn't it take quite a number of Cs to get that low of a GPA?

Thought saw in other post that kids must maintain 3.0 average?

That's fake news.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

I doubt there are enough TJ students with low grades in math to warrant this.

Tj says they have students with GPA as low as 3.2 weighted/ 2.7 unweighted. Doesn't it take quite a number of Cs to get that low of a GPA?

Thought saw in other post that kids must maintain 3.0 average?

That's fake news.

It's the policy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

I doubt there are enough TJ students with low grades in math to warrant this.

Tj says they have students with GPA as low as 3.2 weighted/ 2.7 unweighted. Doesn't it take quite a number of Cs to get that low of a GPA?

Thought saw in other post that kids must maintain 3.0 average?

Yes, it is.
Regulation 3355.15

" An enrolled student must maintain a cumulative B average (unweighted 3.0 grade point
average) at the end of each school year to remain a student in good standing at
TJHSST."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

I doubt there are enough TJ students with low grades in math to warrant this.

Tj says they have students with GPA as low as 3.2 weighted/ 2.7 unweighted. Doesn't it take quite a number of Cs to get that low of a GPA?

Thought saw in other post that kids must maintain 3.0 average?

Yes, it is.
Regulation 3355.15

" An enrolled student must maintain a cumulative B average (unweighted 3.0 grade point
average) at the end of each school year to remain a student in good standing at
TJHSST."

Toothless against senioritis.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If math grade is low, can the course be retaken in summer, like how it is allowed in regular high school?

I doubt there are enough TJ students with low grades in math to warrant this.

Tj says they have students with GPA as low as 3.2 weighted/ 2.7 unweighted. Doesn't it take quite a number of Cs to get that low of a GPA?

Thought saw in other post that kids must maintain 3.0 average?

Yes, it is.
Regulation 3355.15

" An enrolled student must maintain a cumulative B average (unweighted 3.0 grade point
average) at the end of each school year to remain a student in good standing at
TJHSST."

How can the supposedly no.1 stem magnet school admit students who are struggling to maintain bare minimum GPA?

[Anonymous]

I think the kids are more well-rounded coming out of our local base HS, and I care about social things - wanted my kid to be with friends from the neighborhood and at a school closer to our house more than I care about prestige. He never applied in the first place because he agreed with me on these things. He's in 9th grade now and trust me - my husband and I don't use this loosely - but we think one of his friends is an actual genius. We've only said that about one other kid - a third grader who pushed up to our middle son's 5th grade AAP math class, and I think still knows more than the 5th graders. Anyway, this friend is applying to TJ for 10th grade, and they are idiots if they don't accept him. That said - I don't know if it wouldn't behoove him to stay at the base and be #1 there for college admissions. I hear the kids from TJ have a harder time getting into UVA because they think it's their safety school. ANYWAY - not my circus, not my monkey - so I'll mind my own business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the kids are more well-rounded coming out of our local base HS, and I care about social things - wanted my kid to be with friends from the neighborhood and at a school closer to our house more than I care about prestige. He never applied in the first place because he agreed with me on these things. He's in 9th grade now and trust me - my husband and I don't use this loosely - but we think one of his friends is an actual genius. We've only said that about one other kid - a third grader who pushed up to our middle son's 5th grade AAP math class, and I think still knows more than the 5th graders. Anyway, this friend is applying to TJ for 10th grade, and they are idiots if they don't accept him. That said - I don't know if it wouldn't behoove him to stay at the base and be #1 there for college admissions. I hear the kids from TJ have a harder time getting into UVA because they think it's their safety school. ANYWAY - not my circus, not my monkey - so I'll mind my own business.

Very good points.

My child was at base in 9th grade and at TJ afterwards. The primary reason is social for the move.

My child cared very much about 2 activities. A sport that would be too competitive for child to be able to be on the team at base. Child likes it very much but weak in that sport. Child was able to play at TJ. Another activity had literally one other child who is interested in at base. Child had (well I had to remind child) to remind teachers about due dates to apply to that activity. It was lonely. At TJ, it is tough to get into the top 30 in that activity and there are nearly 100 who are interested. This is a fantastic social experience and the one of the most enjoyable parts of TJ for child.

Anyway went to TJ for the social aspects and HS experience in our case, but not due to prestige or college admissions perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter applied on a whim and ultimately decided not to go because she wanted a more typical high school experience.

+1 Well said.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think the kids are more well-rounded coming out of our local base HS, and I care about social things - wanted my kid to be with friends from the neighborhood and at a school closer to our house more than I care about prestige. He never applied in the first place because he agreed with me on these things. He's in 9th grade now and trust me - my husband and I don't use this loosely - but we think one of his friends is an actual genius. We've only said that about one other kid - a third grader who pushed up to our middle son's 5th grade AAP math class, and I think still knows more than the 5th graders. Anyway, this friend is applying to TJ for 10th grade, and they are idiots if they don't accept him. That said - I don't know if it wouldn't behoove him to stay at the base and be #1 there for college admissions. I hear the kids from TJ have a harder time getting into UVA because they think it's their safety school. ANYWAY - not my circus, not my monkey - so I'll mind my own business.

Very good points.

My child was at base in 9th grade and at TJ afterwards. The primary reason is social for the move.

My child cared very much about 2 activities. A sport that would be too competitive for child to be able to be on the team at base. Child likes it very much but weak in that sport. Child was able to play at TJ. Another activity had literally one other child who is interested in at base. Child had (well I had to remind child) to remind teachers about due dates to apply to that activity. It was lonely. At TJ, it is tough to get into the top 30 in that activity and there are nearly 100 who are interested. This is a fantastic social experience and the one of the most enjoyable parts of TJ for child.

Anyway went to TJ for the social aspects and HS experience in our case, but not due to prestige or college admissions perspective.

+1
# We came for the sports!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the kids are more well-rounded coming out of our local base HS, and I care about social things - wanted my kid to be with friends from the neighborhood and at a school closer to our house more than I care about prestige. He never applied in the first place because he agreed with me on these things. He's in 9th grade now and trust me - my husband and I don't use this loosely - but we think one of his friends is an actual genius. We've only said that about one other kid - a third grader who pushed up to our middle son's 5th grade AAP math class, and I think still knows more than the 5th graders. Anyway, this friend is applying to TJ for 10th grade, and they are idiots if they don't accept him. That said - I don't know if it wouldn't behoove him to stay at the base and be #1 there for college admissions. I hear the kids from TJ have a harder time getting into UVA because they think it's their safety school. ANYWAY - not my circus, not my monkey - so I'll mind my own business.

Very good points.

My child was at base in 9th grade and at TJ afterwards. The primary reason is social for the move.

My child cared very much about 2 activities. A sport that would be too competitive for child to be able to be on the team at base. Child likes it very much but weak in that sport. Child was able to play at TJ. Another activity had literally one other child who is interested in at base. Child had (well I had to remind child) to remind teachers about due dates to apply to that activity. It was lonely. At TJ, it is tough to get into the top 30 in that activity and there are nearly 100 who are interested. This is a fantastic social experience and the one of the most enjoyable parts of TJ for child.

Anyway went to TJ for the social aspects and HS experience in our case, but not due to prestige or college admissions perspective.

I really don’t see the justification to maintain a magnet school and provide transportation if one of the main remaining benefits is that it allows some kids to make sports teams they couldn’t make at their base schools.