If a kid will fall in top 30-50% in TJ, is going to TJ a better idea

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Anonymous wrote:Periodic reminder that TJ acceptances are going out soon...

... and that parents will say anything on these threads in order to sell you on turning down your spot so their kid can get in off the waitlist.

What was that that was false?

Plenty. Not here to debate, just to state a pathetic reality about this forum.

If it’s true or false, it’s factual and not up for debate. I am genuinely interested in finding out what was false (whether it is to open spots up or not).

DP

It's the emphasis and spin. They play up the costs and play down the benefits.

The value of the extra rigor at TJ is significant. You cannot get this rigor at any other FCPS public high school because they don't have the student body to tolerate it.
The penalty in college admissions is not catastrophic. You are not dropping from CMU at your base school to VT at TJ. You might drop from CMU to Purdue or UIUC.
The one group that should not go to TJ are the students that are not prepared for the academic rigor.
You should have geometry by end of 8th grade. Your standardized test scores through your academic career should consistently be putting you in the 99th or 98th percentile but absolutely no lower than 95th.
Math specifically should be easy for you up to 8th grade. If math was challenging at all, don't go to TJ. That is the class where you see kids getting Cs and Ds.

If TJ kids would be number 1 at base - if that’s accurate - it’s not CMU…it’s an ivy or better (based on program).

If a kid is getting into Ivy+ and is #1 at base, he would probably still crush it at TJ and get into the same or similar college.
It's not that kid that struggles at TJ and hurts their college admissions.

50% are at the bottom 50% at tj. Would they be at a higher percentage at their base school?