Official TJ Admissions Decisions Results for the Class of 2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe I am missing something, but it looks like blacks, hispanics and whites increased their percentage of those admitted to TJ? Asians had a slight decrease? The biggest decrease was from private schools. Does the bitterness from some stem from those who prepped their kids for the past few years for admission but the rules changed for this year and hence they couldn't adapt in time? Are those mostly hispanic, asian, white or black kids? Since the admissions process was race blind, just a number and not a name, it doesn't look like anyone was targeted for a decrease? And if your kid was in private school, it makes sense that you decided a private school provided a better education, so who cares if you didn't get in to TJ? Am I missing something?

Asians had almost 20% decrease. That is significant, not slight.

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Anonymous wrote:Please. My kid got in. Girl. 4.0. Algebra 2. CS background. Mathcounts. Science fair winner. Maybe your kid bombed the essay or the math problem. Is that possible? They aren’t excluding kids with classic TJ profiles. They are just evaluating them differently.

Of course they will have to have some traditional over achievers that fit the TJ admits of earlier years as well to make sure that the school has a few extremely strong capable students to win the academic competitions, Science Fairs, Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl , all the Biology, Chemistry Olympiads etc and the school still has something to retain its USP. But the number of kids who will make the strong academic clubs will be significantly reduced. I won’t be surprised if TJ faces tough competitions now that many successful STEM superstars successfully represent and win competitions from their base schools. It remains to be seen how many NMSQT semi finalists/ finalists are produced by TJ for this batch ( class of 2025)

The bolded would be the best revenge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please. My kid got in. Girl. 4.0. Algebra 2. CS background. Mathcounts. Science fair winner. Maybe your kid bombed the essay or the math problem. Is that possible? They aren’t excluding kids with classic TJ profiles. They are just evaluating them differently.

Of course they will have to have some traditional over achievers that fit the TJ admits of earlier years as well to make sure that the school has a few extremely strong capable students to win the academic competitions, Science Fairs, Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl , all the Biology, Chemistry Olympiads etc and the school still has something to retain its USP. But the number of kids who will make the strong academic clubs will be significantly reduced. I won’t be surprised if TJ faces tough competitions now that many successful STEM superstars successfully represent and win competitions from their base schools. It remains to be seen how many NMSQT semi finalists/ finalists are produced by TJ for this batch ( class of 2025)

The bolded would be the best revenge.

Already failed in Science Olympiad, bowls at national level..

Only get success where no competition or less popular events!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One thing I haven’t seen discussed yet.

PRIVATE SCHOOL applicants were crushed this year. Last year, they made up 10% of the class. This year, they barely makeup 2%.

If you want your child to go to TJ, pull them out of private school for 8th grade.

Appalling. I cannot think of anything more likely to undermine the broad consensus in public education than this game playing.

Instead of pulling my kids, I think I'll go sign the recall petitions this weekend. Didn't really feel like #OpenFCPS was my fight until now.

Gross. FCPS is a vile cesspool of entitled parents.

Indeed. Why did they penalize private/home schoolers this year? If they "love" diversity, it should be the opposite?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of the kids who did really well in Mathcounts, AMC, Science Olympiad and hence mentioned it in the essays got rejected. It seems they want to root out these kids in the name of equity to give opportunity to those who did not do these events.

Is this true? then should kids not mention their significant STEM achievements in their essays?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of the kids who did really well in Mathcounts, AMC, Science Olympiad and hence mentioned it in the essays got rejected. It seems they want to root out these kids in the name of equity to give opportunity to those who did not do these events.

Is this true? then should kids not mention their significant STEM achievements in their essays?

It is true.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm genuinely sorry to read these bitter posts. I know it's hard to be denied admission after having spent a fortune on prep.

If you have the money to push an agenda but don't have the brains to get the smart kids to applaud you for it, what better petty solution than to make being smart look like overprivileged villainy?

Or to make average appear smart by taking lots of prep as the evidence suggests when roughly a third of the entering class attended Curie.

Or to shill for a racist agenda which looks pretty on the surface, because it's too hard to believe that smart people legitimately know how to solve tough problems. "As the evidence suggests" is sometimes sadly just something someone will say to feel self-important.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of the kids who did really well in Mathcounts, AMC, Science Olympiad and hence mentioned it in the essays got rejected. It seems they want to root out these kids in the name of equity to give opportunity to those who did not do these events.

Well, of course. All of those kids who are in Algebra II or pre-calc and who spend a lot of time doing STEM extracurriculars are just overly prepped products of their parents' pushing, and they're not at all special. The truly special kids are the ones who haven't demonstrated any particular aptitude in or passion for STEM. That Algebra I kid who didn't join any STEM extracurriculars and didn't earn any elite awards is the true talent.

You are so funny. Are you trying to say the the bad basketball players are better than the ones who are in NBA? You let your kids try Mathcounts, AMC, and Science Olympiad. He/she probably couldn't make into the school team Perhaps, your gardeners are smarter than you by the your logic

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm genuinely sorry to read these bitter posts. I know it's hard to be denied admission after having spent a fortune on prep.

If you have the money to push an agenda but don't have the brains to get the smart kids to applaud you for it, what better petty solution than to make being smart look like overprivileged villainy?

Or to make average appear smart by taking lots of prep as the evidence suggests when roughly a third of the entering class attended Curie.

Curie? I didn't know this fact. If you believe Curie did help those kids, why don't you send your kid there? Because you are too poor or you want to spend money on yourself not on your kids? Asian parents values education. They are not privileged at all. All of those kids who got in because of their talent and hard work. If you are underprepared, don't blame on other people for over preparing. If your kid is lazy, don't blame other kids for working hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm genuinely sorry to read these bitter posts. I know it's hard to be denied admission after having spent a fortune on prep.

If you have the money to push an agenda but don't have the brains to get the smart kids to applaud you for it, what better petty solution than to make being smart look like overprivileged villainy?

Or to make average appear smart by taking lots of prep as the evidence suggests when roughly a third of the entering class attended Curie.

Curie? I didn't know this fact. If you believe Curie did help those kids, why don't you send your kid there? Because you are too poor or you want to spend money on yourself not on your kids? Asian parents values education. They are not privileged at all. All of those kids who got in because of their talent and hard work. If you are underprepared, don't blame on other people for over preparing. If your kid is lazy, don't blame other kids for working hard.

Do you not realize how racist you sound?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm genuinely sorry to read these bitter posts. I know it's hard to be denied admission after having spent a fortune on prep.

If you have the money to push an agenda but don't have the brains to get the smart kids to applaud you for it, what better petty solution than to make being smart look like overprivileged villainy?

Or to make average appear smart by taking lots of prep as the evidence suggests when roughly a third of the entering class attended Curie.

Curie? I didn't know this fact. If you believe Curie did help those kids, why don't you send your kid there? Because you are too poor or you want to spend money on yourself not on your kids? Asian parents values education. They are not privileged at all. All of those kids who got in because of their talent and hard work. If you are underprepared, don't blame on other people for over preparing. If your kid is lazy, don't blame other kids for working hard.

Curie listed the names of the kids who they "tutored" on their site who were admitted. It was something like 28% of the entering class. Not everyone can afford to spend thousands or be required to in order to have a shot at a magnet seat. That is exactly why the new criteria wins every time. It just gives all kids a fair shot regardless of their families wealth.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm genuinely sorry to read these bitter posts. I know it's hard to be denied admission after having spent a fortune on prep.

If you have the money to push an agenda but don't have the brains to get the smart kids to applaud you for it, what better petty solution than to make being smart look like overprivileged villainy?

Or to make average appear smart by taking lots of prep as the evidence suggests when roughly a third of the entering class attended Curie.

Or to shill for a racist agenda which looks pretty on the surface, because it's too hard to believe that smart people legitimately know how to solve tough problems. "As the evidence suggests" is sometimes sadly just something someone will say to feel self-important.

And rich people know how to game a system by making their average kid appear smarter than they are by taking prep classes. This results in an average kid who is prepped ending up with a magnet seat over a kid who is genuinely gifted but lacked the same educational opportunities the wealthy kids' families provided. This is the start of a cycle that lends itself to the toxic environment which is TJ today.

[Anonymous]

My youngest DS is accepted but it is very surprising to just see either accepted or waitlisted. So far everyone that we know from his school or the extended friends from his sports/clubs is either accepted or waitlisted. We went through this twice with our older kids and accepted and the waitlisted was far less than rejected. This time around, they have placed almost everyone that has not accepted on the waitlist bucket

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My youngest DS is accepted but it is very surprising to just see either accepted or waitlisted. So far everyone that we know from his school or the extended friends from his sports/clubs is either accepted or waitlisted. We went through this twice with our older kids and accepted and the waitlisted was far less than rejected. This time around, they have placed almost everyone that has not accepted on the waitlist bucket

With decisions out so late, they might lose some students. They want students who qualify and really want to be there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm genuinely sorry to read these bitter posts. I know it's hard to be denied admission after having spent a fortune on prep.

If you have the money to push an agenda but don't have the brains to get the smart kids to applaud you for it, what better petty solution than to make being smart look like overprivileged villainy?

Or to make average appear smart by taking lots of prep as the evidence suggests when roughly a third of the entering class attended Curie.

Or to shill for a racist agenda which looks pretty on the surface, because it's too hard to believe that smart people legitimately know how to solve tough problems. "As the evidence suggests" is sometimes sadly just something someone will say to feel self-important.

And rich people know how to game a system by making their average kid appear smarter than they are by taking prep classes. This results in an average kid who is prepped ending up with a magnet seat over a kid who is genuinely gifted but lacked the same educational opportunities the wealthy kids' families provided. This is the start of a cycle that lends itself to the toxic environment which is TJ today.

I really don't know how anyone can look at the accomplishments of the student body and say TJ was getting the wrong kids. Please be honest with yourself and admit you just don't like that hard brilliant, hard working, dedicated, and extremely committed Asians students were dominating the admissions and it was simply unrealistic to do anything to counter that than lower the bar and give a boost to the demographics you wanted to favor in the admissions process. The school board never said they weren't getting gifted kids, they just felt the test was a barrier to entry for others because it was too hard and advanced for the level of schooling these students were receiving from elementary through middle school.