TJ admissions now verifying free and reduced price meal status for successful 2026 applicants

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a DCUM success.

There was this crazy poster who keeps claiming that FCPS has IRS data to validate FARMS eligibility.

We now know that they dont. They should have done this before issuing their self-serving press-release. But better late than never.

I am glad the DCUM community shone the spotlight of this egregious piece of FCPS incompetence.

I have no idea whether this is a "DCUM success" but the idea that IRS would have this data is ludicrous on its face because some families earn so little that they don't need to file. There's no way they would use this for FARMS eligibility, which is a very specific list of criteria.

[Anonymous]

This is great news

Be careful using point totals. That was a document from when FCPS was sued.

The actual point system/criteria/weight is most likely different that what was posted.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No verification was done for 2025 so who knows if the class of 2025 really has that percentage of FARMS

Kids weren’t in school to receive free meals in fall of 2021 so no cheaters then.

Incorrect. Some applicants were in school in fall of 2021.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know many points was saying yes to FARMS worth?

90 points

How many total possible points?

Out of a total possible 1125 points.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No verification was done for 2025 so who knows if the class of 2025 really has that percentage of FARMS

Kids weren’t in school to receive free meals in fall of 2021 so no cheaters then.

Incorrect. Some applicants were in school in fall of 2021.

Which NoVA schools were in person in fall 2021?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know many points was saying yes to FARMS worth?

90 points

How many total possible points?

Not sure what it means? I think they just added 90 points to total

How many points were the other components worth? GPA. Essays etc

300 GPA, 300 SPS, 300 Math/Science test. up to 225 additional experience points of which meals was 90.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No verification was done for 2025 so who knows if the class of 2025 really has that percentage of FARMS

Kids weren’t in school to receive free meals in fall of 2021 so no cheaters then.

Spoken like a true cheater

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No verification was done for 2025 so who knows if the class of 2025 really has that percentage of FARMS

Kids weren’t in school to receive free meals in fall of 2021 so no cheaters then.

We received free meals in the fall of 2021. My kids have received free meals from March 2020 until today. This fall, we will go back to paying for lunches. Are we currently eligible to receive free lunches? Yes, we are, just as everyone else is.

LOL For someone whose kids are smart enough to be applying to TJ, it's hilarious that you are pretending like you truly believe this is what being eligible for FARMS means. Good luck convincing the admission board that you thought you were eligible because lunches were free this year.

I don't think it's about being smart or not. The question itself was vague, and people thought everyone would've answered "yes" since in 2021-2022 everyone is receiving free meals under the covid-19 - the question was "are you receiving..."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No verification was done for 2025 so who knows if the class of 2025 really has that percentage of FARMS

Kids weren’t in school to receive free meals in fall of 2021 so no cheaters then.

We received free meals in the fall of 2021. My kids have received free meals from March 2020 until today. This fall, we will go back to paying for lunches. Are we currently eligible to receive free lunches? Yes, we are, just as everyone else is.

You went to pick up lunches in March 2020?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No verification was done for 2025 so who knows if the class of 2025 really has that percentage of FARMS

Kids weren’t in school to receive free meals in fall of 2021 so no cheaters then.

We received free meals in the fall of 2021. My kids have received free meals from March 2020 until today. This fall, we will go back to paying for lunches. Are we currently eligible to receive free lunches? Yes, we are, just as everyone else is.

LOL For someone whose kids are smart enough to be applying to TJ, it's hilarious that you are pretending like you truly believe this is what being eligible for FARMS means. Good luck convincing the admission board that you thought you were eligible because lunches were free this year.

I don't think it's about being smart or not. The question itself was vague, and people thought everyone would've answered "yes" since in 2021-2022 everyone is receiving free meals under the covid-19 - the question was "are you receiving..."

There were two questions. Are you eligible and are you currently receiving free lunches.

[Anonymous]

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LOL For someone whose kids are smart enough to be applying to TJ, it's hilarious that you are pretending like you truly believe this is what being eligible for FARMS means. Good luck convincing the admission board that you thought you were eligible because lunches were free this year.

Good that they are not making the students ineligible, as the application did not ask if the student was eligible for FARMS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so why didn't TJ admissions ask for this information before? They are incompetent.

+1. Why didn’t they verify before offering admissions. What incompetence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No verification was done for 2025 so who knows if the class of 2025 really has that percentage of FARMS

Kids weren’t in school to receive free meals in fall of 2021 so no cheaters then.

We received free meals in the fall of 2021. My kids have received free meals from March 2020 until today. This fall, we will go back to paying for lunches. Are we currently eligible to receive free lunches? Yes, we are, just as everyone else is.

LOL For someone whose kids are smart enough to be applying to TJ, it's hilarious that you are pretending like you truly believe this is what being eligible for FARMS means. Good luck convincing the admission board that you thought you were eligible because lunches were free this year.

+1

It was clear what the questions meant which is why we answered no to both.

Only someone trying to game the system would say yes if they weren’t truly ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No verification was done for 2025 so who knows if the class of 2025 really has that percentage of FARMS

Kids weren’t in school to receive free meals in fall of 2021 so no cheaters then.

Incorrect. Some applicants were in school in fall of 2021.

Which NoVA schools were in person in fall 2021?

Loudoun. Fairfax wasn't?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so why didn't TJ admissions ask for this information before? They are incompetent.

Maybe they falsely assumed families would answer ethically.