TJ results out

[Anonymous]

Luther Jackson cleaned up this round. 23 offers, even eclipsing Rocky Run’s 19 offers, among others. Previous years, Luther Jackson didn’t register more than 10.

Must be great teachers at Jackson.

[Anonymous]

We are a LJ AAP family and have great teachers. Learning is assessed frequently in all classes and grades are posted timely. Lecture notes and homework for math classes are posted in Schoology so parents can follow on what has been learned. There are several STEM after school clubs, I was told most of the top kids in those clubs are offered TJ admission this year.

[Anonymous]

Do we know the gender breakdown for 2028? It's missing in the release so makes me think that the % of females went down again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like it was a good year to get free lunches and speak another language. experience factor points unite!

WTF?!?!? You don't think these things things should matter?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like it was a good year to get free lunches and speak another language. experience factor points unite!

WTF?!?!? You don't think these things things should matter?

Nope.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

This is absolutely right, and whether the lower-achieving kids also get to enjoy the reputational benefit associated with TJHSST - which is what the School Board wanted - is going to depend on the test scores reported for the Class of 2025 and later classes starting this fall (NMSF) and picking up in the coming years (SAT scores, etc.).

The number of applications for TJ actually went up a bit this year, so that's a good sign for FCPS that the carping over the admissions changes hasn't depressed interest in TJ. It still remains to be seen, however, whether the quality of the student body is significantly lower. Lower #s of NMSFs and lower average SAT scores will make more of an impression on the public than anecdotal stories about more kids being enrolled in remedial math courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

This is absolutely right, and whether the lower-achieving kids also get to enjoy the reputational benefit associated with TJHSST - which is what the School Board wanted - is going to depend on the test scores reported for the Class of 2025 and later classes starting this fall (NMSF) and picking up in the coming years (SAT scores, etc.).

The number of applications for TJ actually went up a bit this year, so that's a good sign for FCPS that the carping over the admissions changes hasn't depressed interest in TJ. It still remains to be seen, however, whether the quality of the student body is significantly lower. Lower #s of NMSFs and lower average SAT scores will make more of an impression on the public than anecdotal stories about more kids being enrolled in remedial math courses.

Applications may be higher but TJ is turning into more of a local school than a regional school. Applications from places like rocky run and further out have dropped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

This is absolutely right, and whether the lower-achieving kids also get to enjoy the reputational benefit associated with TJHSST - which is what the School Board wanted - is going to depend on the test scores reported for the Class of 2025 and later classes starting this fall (NMSF) and picking up in the coming years (SAT scores, etc.).

The number of applications for TJ actually went up a bit this year, so that's a good sign for FCPS that the carping over the admissions changes hasn't depressed interest in TJ. It still remains to be seen, however, whether the quality of the student body is significantly lower. Lower #s of NMSFs and lower average SAT scores will make more of an impression on the public than anecdotal stories about more kids being enrolled in remedial math courses.

Still replying to your own posts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

This is absolutely right, and whether the lower-achieving kids also get to enjoy the reputational benefit associated with TJHSST - which is what the School Board wanted - is going to depend on the test scores reported for the Class of 2025 and later classes starting this fall (NMSF) and picking up in the coming years (SAT scores, etc.).

The number of applications for TJ actually went up a bit this year, so that's a good sign for FCPS that the carping over the admissions changes hasn't depressed interest in TJ. It still remains to be seen, however, whether the quality of the student body is significantly lower. Lower #s of NMSFs and lower average SAT scores will make more of an impression on the public than anecdotal stories about more kids being enrolled in remedial math courses.

Still replying to your own posts?

You're replying to me, and I was not replying to my own post. Feel free to report the posts to the moderator to confirm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

This is absolutely right, and whether the lower-achieving kids also get to enjoy the reputational benefit associated with TJHSST - which is what the School Board wanted - is going to depend on the test scores reported for the Class of 2025 and later classes starting this fall (NMSF) and picking up in the coming years (SAT scores, etc.).

The number of applications for TJ actually went up a bit this year, so that's a good sign for FCPS that the carping over the admissions changes hasn't depressed interest in TJ. It still remains to be seen, however, whether the quality of the student body is significantly lower. Lower #s of NMSFs and lower average SAT scores will make more of an impression on the public than anecdotal stories about more kids being enrolled in remedial math courses.

Applications may be higher but TJ is turning into more of a local school than a regional school. Applications from places like rocky run and further out have dropped.

If applications from Rocky Run have in fact declined, the main reason would be FCPS having added AAP to Katherine Johnson. Before then Rocky Run had a larger AAP program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Luther Jackson cleaned up this round. 23 offers, even eclipsing Rocky Run’s 19 offers, among others. Previous years, Luther Jackson didn’t register more than 10.

Must be great teachers at Jackson.

And great students this year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

This is absolutely right, and whether the lower-achieving kids also get to enjoy the reputational benefit associated with TJHSST - which is what the School Board wanted - is going to depend on the test scores reported for the Class of 2025 and later classes starting this fall (NMSF) and picking up in the coming years (SAT scores, etc.).

The number of applications for TJ actually went up a bit this year, so that's a good sign for FCPS that the carping over the admissions changes hasn't depressed interest in TJ. It still remains to be seen, however, whether the quality of the student body is significantly lower. Lower #s of NMSFs and lower average SAT scores will make more of an impression on the public than anecdotal stories about more kids being enrolled in remedial math courses.

Applications may be higher but TJ is turning into more of a local school than a regional school. Applications from places like rocky run and further out have dropped.

Where are you getting this from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

This is absolutely right, and whether the lower-achieving kids also get to enjoy the reputational benefit associated with TJHSST - which is what the School Board wanted - is going to depend on the test scores reported for the Class of 2025 and later classes starting this fall (NMSF) and picking up in the coming years (SAT scores, etc.).

The number of applications for TJ actually went up a bit this year, so that's a good sign for FCPS that the carping over the admissions changes hasn't depressed interest in TJ. It still remains to be seen, however, whether the quality of the student body is significantly lower. Lower #s of NMSFs and lower average SAT scores will make more of an impression on the public than anecdotal stories about more kids being enrolled in remedial math courses.

Applications may be higher but TJ is turning into more of a local school than a regional school. Applications from places like rocky run and further out have dropped.

There should definitely be a western option closer than TJ for kids out there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know this kid but he might have bombed the essays.

And it just happens that TJ's attrition rate has increased 10x despite the new Algebra review sessions and new no-fail policy for freshmen.

This is completely false. In a typical year pre-covid, you would see attrition of 25-35 students in each freshmen class. It's essentially the same under the new admissions policy.

You're just wrong. On average, there was 1 freshman goes back to base school each year pre-covid. Now, it's 15-20 a year.

No, you're just wrong. The admissions office has been admitting 15-20 froshmores per year for over a decade. Do you think the class size was increasing year over year?

Check your facts.

More like 40-50

OMG. Can you guys stop talking about kids who are unprepared for this school? This is not the case at most middle schools. At many AAP schools there are at least three times the amount of kids that can handle TJ workload that don't get in. Maybe more. If some kids struggle at TJ because of this 1.5 percent allowance for each school, so be it if they want to go. It's still a worthwhile experience for them and they have the option to return. If TJ and TJ interested parents are really that worried about other kids not making it in they can always increase their enrollment or start mini LLIV TJs at the high schools.

Most of the kids getting into TJ came from school that sent 10 or fewer students. So a lot of them were chosen to fulfill the quota. There is a good chance that they are not prepared.

What is happening here is that people realized that tjhsst provides a reptational benefit and that benefit is not being evenly distributed across races so they are trying to distribute that benefit across races.
They are trying to appropriate the benefits of a reputation that was built on merit and distribute it based on race.

If you want equity, it has to start a lot sooner, high school is too late. Start with equity in the aap programs that way you will have more urm kids that have the academic background to excel.

There is also a high level of randomness in the admissions of students from schools like Longfellow, Carson, Frost, ...