Which schools accepted your 4.3 - 4.4 TJ kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP Does anyone know why TJ kids don't choose Georgia Tech? Is it that they don't get in or they choose not to go?

Ranked 38, not prestigious enough for them.

GaTech is very strong in STEM fields,

#4 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
#1 Industrial / Systems Manufacturing Engineering
#1 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering
#2 Biomedical Engineering
#2 Chemical Engineering
#2 Civil Engineering
#2 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering
#2 Mechanical Engineering
#3 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering
#5 Computer Engineering
#5 Materials Science & Engineering

#5 Best Computer Science Program
#3 Game Development
#4 Cybersecurity
#4 Data Analytics / Data Science
#5 Software Engineering
#6 Artificial Intelligence
#7 Computer Systems
#14 Programming

Still not prestigious though. It's ranked 44 now. What if your child changes their mind on engineering?

[Anonymous]

How many kids in 4.3 to 4.4 GPA range? An guestimates? It seems 200 out of 460 kids achieve this? Wonder if most kids have good outcomes in the college admission process?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP Does anyone know why TJ kids don't choose Georgia Tech? Is it that they don't get in or they choose not to go?

Ranked 38, not prestigious enough for them.

GaTech is very strong in STEM fields,

#4 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
#1 Industrial / Systems Manufacturing Engineering
#1 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering
#2 Biomedical Engineering
#2 Chemical Engineering
#2 Civil Engineering
#2 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering
#2 Mechanical Engineering
#3 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering
#5 Computer Engineering
#5 Materials Science & Engineering

#5 Best Computer Science Program
#3 Game Development
#4 Cybersecurity
#4 Data Analytics / Data Science
#5 Software Engineering
#6 Artificial Intelligence
#7 Computer Systems
#14 Programming

Still not prestigious though. It's ranked 44 now. What if your child changes their mind on engineering?

TJ kids started going there in more numbers. 2022 had 7 kids going there, all are academically strong kids who would have gotten into HYPSM/Duke in a normal year. And they know for sure they are into Engg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP Does anyone know why TJ kids don't choose Georgia Tech? Is it that they don't get in or they choose not to go?

Ranked 38, not prestigious enough for them.

GaTech is very strong in STEM fields,

#4 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
#1 Industrial / Systems Manufacturing Engineering
#1 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering
#2 Biomedical Engineering
#2 Chemical Engineering
#2 Civil Engineering
#2 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering
#2 Mechanical Engineering
#3 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering
#5 Computer Engineering
#5 Materials Science & Engineering

#5 Best Computer Science Program
#3 Game Development
#4 Cybersecurity
#4 Data Analytics / Data Science
#5 Software Engineering
#6 Artificial Intelligence
#7 Computer Systems
#14 Programming

Still not prestigious though. It's ranked 44 now. What if your child changes their mind on engineering?

TJ kids started going there in more numbers. 2022 had 7 kids going there, all are academically strong kids who would have gotten into HYPSM/Duke in a normal year. And they know for sure they are into Engg.

LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP Does anyone know why TJ kids don't choose Georgia Tech? Is it that they don't get in or they choose not to go?

Ranked 38, not prestigious enough for them.

GaTech is very strong in STEM fields,

#4 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
#1 Industrial / Systems Manufacturing Engineering
#1 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering
#2 Biomedical Engineering
#2 Chemical Engineering
#2 Civil Engineering
#2 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering
#2 Mechanical Engineering
#3 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering
#5 Computer Engineering
#5 Materials Science & Engineering

#5 Best Computer Science Program
#3 Game Development
#4 Cybersecurity
#4 Data Analytics / Data Science
#5 Software Engineering
#6 Artificial Intelligence
#7 Computer Systems
#14 Programming

Still not prestigious though. It's ranked 44 now. What if your child changes their mind on engineering?

TJ kids started going there in more numbers. 2022 had 7 kids going there, all are academically strong kids who would have gotten into HYPSM/Duke in a normal year. And they know for sure they are into Engg.

LOL!

LOL indeed. PP is acting like last year was the only time it was hard to get into HYPSM/Duke. Georgia Tech is no slouch

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP Does anyone know why TJ kids don't choose Georgia Tech? Is it that they don't get in or they choose not to go?

Ranked 38, not prestigious enough for them.

GaTech is very strong in STEM fields,

#4 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
#1 Industrial / Systems Manufacturing Engineering
#1 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering
#2 Biomedical Engineering
#2 Chemical Engineering
#2 Civil Engineering
#2 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering
#2 Mechanical Engineering
#3 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering
#5 Computer Engineering
#5 Materials Science & Engineering

#5 Best Computer Science Program
#3 Game Development
#4 Cybersecurity
#4 Data Analytics / Data Science
#5 Software Engineering
#6 Artificial Intelligence
#7 Computer Systems
#14 Programming

Still not prestigious though. It's ranked 44 now. What if your child changes their mind on engineering?

TJ kids started going there in more numbers. 2022 had 7 kids going there, all are academically strong kids who would have gotten into HYPSM/Duke in a normal year. And they know for sure they are into Engg.

LOL!

LOL indeed. PP is acting like last year was the only time it was hard to get into HYPSM/Duke. Georgia Tech is no slouch

PP said "would have gotten into HYPSM/Duke in a normal year". Whether you believe it or not, since schools became test optional because of the pandemic, college admissions is not normal especially for the high-achieving top kids. I guess you don't have a kid that went the admission process in this pandemic years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP Does anyone know why TJ kids don't choose Georgia Tech? Is it that they don't get in or they choose not to go?

Ranked 38, not prestigious enough for them.

GaTech is very strong in STEM fields,

#4 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
#1 Industrial / Systems Manufacturing Engineering
#1 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering
#2 Biomedical Engineering
#2 Chemical Engineering
#2 Civil Engineering
#2 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering
#2 Mechanical Engineering
#3 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering
#5 Computer Engineering
#5 Materials Science & Engineering

#5 Best Computer Science Program
#3 Game Development
#4 Cybersecurity
#4 Data Analytics / Data Science
#5 Software Engineering
#6 Artificial Intelligence
#7 Computer Systems
#14 Programming

Still not prestigious though. It's ranked 44 now. What if your child changes their mind on engineering?

TJ kids started going there in more numbers. 2022 had 7 kids going there, all are academically strong kids who would have gotten into HYPSM/Duke in a normal year. And they know for sure they are into Engg.

LOL!

LOL indeed. PP is acting like last year was the only time it was hard to get into HYPSM/Duke. Georgia Tech is no slouch[/quote]


DS got into Georgia Tech for aerospace engineering. No. 1 in the nation and a very big deal

[Anonymous]

Does TJ have an Instagram page listing where seniors will be going to college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP Does anyone know why TJ kids don't choose Georgia Tech? Is it that they don't get in or they choose not to go?

Ranked 38, not prestigious enough for them.

GaTech is very strong in STEM fields,

#4 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
#1 Industrial / Systems Manufacturing Engineering
#1 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering
#2 Biomedical Engineering
#2 Chemical Engineering
#2 Civil Engineering
#2 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering
#2 Mechanical Engineering
#3 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering
#5 Computer Engineering
#5 Materials Science & Engineering

#5 Best Computer Science Program
#3 Game Development
#4 Cybersecurity
#4 Data Analytics / Data Science
#5 Software Engineering
#6 Artificial Intelligence
#7 Computer Systems
#14 Programming

Still not prestigious though. It's ranked 44 now. What if your child changes their mind on engineering?

TJ kids started going there in more numbers. 2022 had 7 kids going there, all are academically strong kids who would have gotten into HYPSM/Duke in a normal year. And they know for sure they are into Engg.

LOL!

LOL indeed. PP is acting like last year was the only time it was hard to get into HYPSM/Duke. Georgia Tech is no slouch

PP said "would have gotten into HYPSM/Duke in a normal year". Whether you believe it or not, since schools became test optional because of the pandemic, college admissions is not normal especially for the high-achieving top kids. I guess you don't have a kid that went the admission process in this pandemic years.

Harvard acceptance rate went from 5% to 3%. So yes harder but stating that the kids would have gotten in during a normal year is just a dumb thing to say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Felt so sad reading this thread. My DC will likely have a GPA of 4.1-4.2 from TJ. It seems like NOVA community college is a real possibility now.

I have two children who went to TJ.

My DS graduated from TJ with a similar GPA. For context, he had a C+ in Calc AB as a junior and then took AP Stats as a senior so there were some not-so-great grades in STEM coursework. Here were the schools he applied to. He applied as a Computer Science major.

Virginia Tech - Waitlisted
William & Mary - Accepted
University of Maryland - Rejected
NC State - Accepted
Penn State - Accepted
Ohio State - Accepted
Texas A&M - Waitlisted
George Mason - Accepted

He's currently at W&M and he's enjoying his time there. He may not be going to a T20 but that is OK and he is thriving. W&M (especially in ED) tends to be a little more sympathetic to low-stat kids in my experience. If your child likes the school, I'd recommend he apply either ED or ED2 (mine applied ED2). Else, Penn State and Ohio State both have good STEM programs. NC State and Texas A&M have some pretty good engineering programs. Also, even though GMU is looked down upon, it does have a pretty good CS program with good outcomes. I'm sure your child will do just fine - TJ is very hard! Mine said that he found his coursework at W&M easier. Take a look at some OOS schools as they tend to be more favorable to low-stat kids with my experience.

[Anonymous]

This is a good question:

How many kids in 4.3 to 4.4 GPA range?


Of the 500 or so kids what is the grade distribution?

< 4
4 to 4.5
4.5+

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Felt so sad reading this thread. My DC will likely have a GPA of 4.1-4.2 from TJ. It seems like NOVA community college is a real possibility now.

I have two children who went to TJ.

My DS graduated from TJ with a similar GPA. For context, he had a C+ in Calc AB as a junior and then took AP Stats as a senior so there were some not-so-great grades in STEM coursework. Here were the schools he applied to. He applied as a Computer Science major.

Virginia Tech - Waitlisted
William & Mary - Accepted
University of Maryland - Rejected
NC State - Accepted
Penn State - Accepted
Ohio State - Accepted
Texas A&M - Waitlisted
George Mason - Accepted

He's currently at W&M and he's enjoying his time there. He may not be going to a T20 but that is OK and he is thriving. W&M (especially in ED) tends to be a little more sympathetic to low-stat kids in my experience. If your child likes the school, I'd recommend he apply either ED or ED2 (mine applied ED2). Else, Penn State and Ohio State both have good STEM programs. NC State and Texas A&M have some pretty good engineering programs. Also, even though GMU is looked down upon, it does have a pretty good CS program with good outcomes. I'm sure your child will do just fine - TJ is very hard! Mine said that he found his coursework at W&M easier. Take a look at some OOS schools as they tend to be more favorable to low-stat kids with my experience.

On what planet is a 4.1-4.2 student "low stat"?? Good grief.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Felt so sad reading this thread. My DC will likely have a GPA of 4.1-4.2 from TJ. It seems like NOVA community college is a real possibility now.

I have two children who went to TJ.

My DS graduated from TJ with a similar GPA. For context, he had a C+ in Calc AB as a junior and then took AP Stats as a senior so there were some not-so-great grades in STEM coursework. Here were the schools he applied to. He applied as a Computer Science major.

Virginia Tech - Waitlisted
William & Mary - Accepted
University of Maryland - Rejected
NC State - Accepted
Penn State - Accepted
Ohio State - Accepted
Texas A&M - Waitlisted
George Mason - Accepted

He's currently at W&M and he's enjoying his time there. He may not be going to a T20 but that is OK and he is thriving. W&M (especially in ED) tends to be a little more sympathetic to low-stat kids in my experience. If your child likes the school, I'd recommend he apply either ED or ED2 (mine applied ED2). Else, Penn State and Ohio State both have good STEM programs. NC State and Texas A&M have some pretty good engineering programs. Also, even though GMU is looked down upon, it does have a pretty good CS program with good outcomes. I'm sure your child will do just fine - TJ is very hard! Mine said that he found his coursework at W&M easier. Take a look at some OOS schools as they tend to be more favorable to low-stat kids with my experience.

On what planet is a 4.1-4.2 student "low stat"?? Good grief.
DP

In the crazy world where the 75th percentile of enrolled students last year had a 4.53 at UVA and a 4.51 at W&M

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, a girl turned down Harvard for Duke last year. Another girl turned down Harvard for Stanford the year before last. In fact, every year students turned down Harvard for other schools, as Harvard admits more than 10 from TJ every year but only 5 or so chose to attend.

That year, all of the Stanford admits were also admitted to Harvard. None of them attended Harvard.

I do not believe that is true. One senior was admitted to Stanford off the waiting list after she won a national writing competition. She was not admitted to Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Felt so sad reading this thread. My DC will likely have a GPA of 4.1-4.2 from TJ. It seems like NOVA community college is a real possibility now.

I have two children who went to TJ.

My DS graduated from TJ with a similar GPA. For context, he had a C+ in Calc AB as a junior and then took AP Stats as a senior so there were some not-so-great grades in STEM coursework. Here were the schools he applied to. He applied as a Computer Science major.

Virginia Tech - Waitlisted
William & Mary - Accepted
University of Maryland - Rejected
NC State - Accepted
Penn State - Accepted
Ohio State - Accepted
Texas A&M - Waitlisted
George Mason - Accepted

He's currently at W&M and he's enjoying his time there. He may not be going to a T20 but that is OK and he is thriving. W&M (especially in ED) tends to be a little more sympathetic to low-stat kids in my experience. If your child likes the school, I'd recommend he apply either ED or ED2 (mine applied ED2). Else, Penn State and Ohio State both have good STEM programs. NC State and Texas A&M have some pretty good engineering programs. Also, even though GMU is looked down upon, it does have a pretty good CS program with good outcomes. I'm sure your child will do just fine - TJ is very hard! Mine said that he found his coursework at W&M easier. Take a look at some OOS schools as they tend to be more favorable to low-stat kids with my experience.

On what planet is a 4.1-4.2 student "low stat"?? Good grief.
DP

Welcome to the world of grade inflation.

In the crazy world where the 75th percentile of enrolled students last year had a 4.53 at UVA and a 4.51 at W&M