Which schools accepted your 4.3 - 4.4 TJ kid?
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Anonymous
I’m not sure I can break it down with that specificity but the top 20% of the class at TJ (about 90 kids under the old admissions system) stand above the rest. Those are kids with 4.3+ GPA and a 36 on the ACT or 1580+ on the SAT - about 30-40 of those kids have a 36 ACT or 1600 on the SAT or both. All of those kids are either National Merit Semifinalists or even Presidential Scholar candidate, which is even more elite (you need a 1600 SAT or a 36 ACT to be a Presidential Scholar candidate). About 65 kids at TJ get into one of the Ivy leagues, the University of Chicago, Stanford, MIT, or Caltech. It used to be about 90 to 95 kids got into those schools but the numbers have shrunk in recent years. About 20 kids each year go to HYP. Princeton used to take a lot of kids from TJ but not many anymore. (Dartmouth almost never takes TJ kids for some reason but that is off topic.) The bottom third of TJ would still be very competitive at their base school but at TJ they get lost a little in the crowd. In my experience, a lot of those kids just rebel against the amount of work necessary to be at the top. |
Anonymous
So 5% of kids get into HPY? Are those unique students or does that include students who get multiple offers? |
Anonymous
‘21 RD not ‘22 |
Anonymous
You have to throw away your understanding of GPA from when you were a student. She said her kid had a C+ in AB Calc and then took stats. That’s unusual for TJ, where there are kids taking BC in 10th and 11th. But in the end, the kid is at a great school and doing well. |
Anonymous
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On what planet is a 4.1-4.2 student "low stat"?? Good grief. DP You have to throw away your understanding of GPA from when you were a student. She said her kid had a C+ in AB Calc and then took stats. That’s unusual for TJ, where there are kids taking BC in 10th and 11th. But in the end, the kid is at a great school and doing well. While that is true, 4.1 to 4.2 GPA range is probably puts the students at Top 40 to 50% if not lower. |
Anonymous
On what planet is a 4.1-4.2 student "low stat"?? Good grief. DP You have to throw away your understanding of GPA from when you were a student. She said her kid had a C+ in AB Calc and then took stats. That’s unusual for TJ, where there are kids taking BC in 10th and 11th. But in the end, the kid is at a great school and doing well. While that is true, 4.1 to 4.2 GPA range is probably puts the students at Top 40 to 50% if not lower. +1 it’s all relative. I think too many people are thinking too heavy like ivy/Duke/Stanford range, but obviously that isn’t necessary for each kid to succeed. |
Anonymous
| Wonder how TJ kids with 4.3 to 4.4 GPA range have done this year in early rounds of admission? My DC didn't manage to get in other than UMD and Pitt. Just waiting for other schools including UCs fingers crossed. |
Anonymous
| Your kid has a 4.3 and will have a “very high” SAT score and can’t figure this out? |
Anonymous
Don’t sell your kid short. UMD and Pitt are great options. DuoLingo and a bunch of startups are in Pittsburgh. TBH 4.3-4.4 is where I’d ED to either WM, VT or UVA or schools that favor TJ (look at past years to see where lots of TJ kids get accepted to) Good luck for upcoming decisions. Wherever your kid goes, TJ will prepare them well to excel at college. |