Parents of Asian-American Kids: What did you learn from the college admissions process?

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Anonymous wrote:I am the white parent of a TJ kid, and I will tell you what I have seen in action. There are excellent, very well respected schools where your kid will get a great education— even in STEM— and that will place them at the top of the grad school admissions heap. And Asian kids are not applying. Those that do are getting a boost over white girls (girls are also over represented).

For example, Grinnell and Oberlin are both top SLACs. They are also both in the top 5 in science PhD production by graduates. Their science grads consistently get into the top handful of grad programs in their field. They both having phenomenal med school placement. A science kid will go and do hands on published research with a professor for 4 years if they want it and get great internships. Because they aren’t competing with grad students. And a high achieving Asian kid is likely to be considered URM and get half tuition merit aid.

These schools also exist in engineering (but the selection is weaker). Mudd, of course. Rose Hulman. Cooper Union. You have a girl who is interested in international relations? HRC and Madeline Albright went to Wellesley. Have your kid who writes apply to Kenyon.

OTOH, the landscape for UVA, Michigan, Purdue is pretty brutal. For whites too. But it does look like Asian boys take the hardest hit.

From the outside looking in, it seems like Asian parents are overlooking small schools that lack national name recognition, but are very well respected in their fields. Asian kids are being heavily recruited by these schools right now. Look on the the Liberal Arts College side of USNWR instead of national university. Liberal arts doesn’t mean underwater basket weaving, or even humanities. It means no grad school. Which can be a huge benefit to kids who aren’t crowded out by grad students and sitting in huge classes taught by TAs. They get small classes and a lot of access to the full professors.

Anyway. I know you wanted the Asian insight. And I respect that. But from the outside looking in, I’m shocked as to where Asian kids aren’t applying.

Thanks for posting this. Really good perspective. I am open to listening to what we are overlooking. Socially, i would want my kids to go where there are at least some representation of Asian American students. Greek life is not what we are looking for at all.

My kid is actively looking for SLACs with no Greek Life. The midwestern ones (Grinnell, Oberlin, Kenyon, Macalester, St. Olaf) have little or no Greek life. Some of the more Eastern ones Greek is bigger.

From the outside looking in, but talking to a lot of Asian parents about college. it seems like the Asian system of higher education is more tracked. Top scores to top university with a tight ranking system to a top company. So they think top college (Harvard) to top grad school to to job. But the US system is multitracked. You can get to the top grad school and top job several ways. But Asian parents often miss some of the tracks. An Ivy or top 20 will get you there. But you will still be competing heavily for lots because top med schools also want representation. You also can go top SLAC to top medical school. And top SLACs are way over represented because they teach kids to think and write and discuss. And top a OOS U (besides a UC or UVA or UMD) and get there. uT Austin flys under the radar. You will have to hustle for research opportunities, but it is very doable.

I would think the good news for Asians is that there are top schools that will get their kids where they want to go that desperately want talented Asian kids.

DP. Those are some good points. But I think we’re already seeing this with UVA. I’m not aware of a single Asian parent in nova who would be disappointed if their kid went there.

It's great value for great price. Most Asian families are looking ahead to grad school. State flagships are an xlnt stepping stone to what really matters - grad school.

[Anonymous]

I hate the posters who bash on TJ parents and kids most likely knowing none of them. As a TJ parent, I’d be happy if my kid went to UVA but it is hard to get in from TJ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is grossly exaggerated. Diversity is valued at most schools. My child's Asian American status was an ADVANTAGE at small liberal arts schools.

Now if you are dead set on attending a top ten Ivy, that may be another story. But if you are putting your kids under undue pressure for the sake of status, you should examine that about yourself.

Read the post by the White TJ parent above. An advantage at a small liberal arts school does not mean that there is not a disadvantage at other schools.

WRONG-that post came from the parent of an Asian student, from Montgomery County. Not all of us are drinking the same kool aid as you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the white parent of a TJ kid, and I will tell you what I have seen in action. There are excellent, very well respected schools where your kid will get a great education— even in STEM— and that will place them at the top of the grad school admissions heap. And Asian kids are not applying. Those that do are getting a boost over white girls (girls are also over represented).

For example, Grinnell and Oberlin are both top SLACs. They are also both in the top 5 in science PhD production by graduates. Their science grads consistently get into the top handful of grad programs in their field. They both having phenomenal med school placement. A science kid will go and do hands on published research with a professor for 4 years if they want it and get great internships. Because they aren’t competing with grad students. And a high achieving Asian kid is likely to be considered URM and get half tuition merit aid.

These schools also exist in engineering (but the selection is weaker). Mudd, of course. Rose Hulman. Cooper Union. You have a girl who is interested in international relations? HRC and Madeline Albright went to Wellesley. Have your kid who writes apply to Kenyon.

OTOH, the landscape for UVA, Michigan, Purdue is pretty brutal. For whites too. But it does look like Asian boys take the hardest hit.

From the outside looking in, it seems like Asian parents are overlooking small schools that lack national name recognition, but are very well respected in their fields. Asian kids are being heavily recruited by these schools right now. Look on the the Liberal Arts College side of USNWR instead of national university. Liberal arts doesn’t mean underwater basket weaving, or even humanities. It means no grad school. Which can be a huge benefit to kids who aren’t crowded out by grad students and sitting in huge classes taught by TAs. They get small classes and a lot of access to the full professors.

Anyway. I know you wanted the Asian insight. And I respect that. But from the outside looking in, I’m shocked as to where Asian kids aren’t applying.

Thanks for posting this. Really good perspective. I am open to listening to what we are overlooking. Socially, i would want my kids to go where there are at least some representation of Asian American students. Greek life is not what we are looking for at all.

My kid is actively looking for SLACs with no Greek Life. The midwestern ones (Grinnell, Oberlin, Kenyon, Macalester, St. Olaf) have little or no Greek life. Some of the more Eastern ones Greek is bigger.

From the outside looking in, but talking to a lot of Asian parents about college. it seems like the Asian system of higher education is more tracked. Top scores to top university with a tight ranking system to a top company. So they think top college (Harvard) to top grad school to to job. But the US system is multitracked. You can get to the top grad school and top job several ways. But Asian parents often miss some of the tracks. An Ivy or top 20 will get you there. But you will still be competing heavily for lots because top med schools also want representation. You also can go top SLAC to top medical school. And top SLACs are way over represented because they teach kids to think and write and discuss. And top a OOS U (besides a UC or UVA or UMD) and get there. uT Austin flys under the radar. You will have to hustle for research opportunities, but it is very doable.

I would think the good news for Asians is that there are top schools that will get their kids where they want to go that desperately want talented Asian kids.

DP. Those are some good points. But I think we’re already seeing this with UVA. I’m not aware of a single Asian parent in nova who would be disappointed if their kid went there.

It's great value for great price. Most Asian families are looking ahead to grad school. State flagships are an xlnt stepping stone to what really matters - grad school.

I wouldn’t say great. I’d say very good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the white parent of a TJ kid, and I will tell you what I have seen in action. There are excellent, very well respected schools where your kid will get a great education— even in STEM— and that will place them at the top of the grad school admissions heap. And Asian kids are not applying. Those that do are getting a boost over white girls (girls are also over represented).

For example, Grinnell and Oberlin are both top SLACs. They are also both in the top 5 in science PhD production by graduates. Their science grads consistently get into the top handful of grad programs in their field. They both having phenomenal med school placement. A science kid will go and do hands on published research with a professor for 4 years if they want it and get great internships. Because they aren’t competing with grad students. And a high achieving Asian kid is likely to be considered URM and get half tuition merit aid.

These schools also exist in engineering (but the selection is weaker). Mudd, of course. Rose Hulman. Cooper Union. You have a girl who is interested in international relations? HRC and Madeline Albright went to Wellesley. Have your kid who writes apply to Kenyon.

OTOH, the landscape for UVA, Michigan, Purdue is pretty brutal. For whites too. But it does look like Asian boys take the hardest hit.

From the outside looking in, it seems like Asian parents are overlooking small schools that lack national name recognition, but are very well respected in their fields. Asian kids are being heavily recruited by these schools right now. Look on the the Liberal Arts College side of USNWR instead of national university. Liberal arts doesn’t mean underwater basket weaving, or even humanities. It means no grad school. Which can be a huge benefit to kids who aren’t crowded out by grad students and sitting in huge classes taught by TAs. They get small classes and a lot of access to the full professors.

Anyway. I know you wanted the Asian insight. And I respect that. But from the outside looking in, I’m shocked as to where Asian kids aren’t applying.

Thanks for posting this. Really good perspective. I am open to listening to what we are overlooking. Socially, i would want my kids to go where there are at least some representation of Asian American students. Greek life is not what we are looking for at all.

My kid is actively looking for SLACs with no Greek Life. The midwestern ones (Grinnell, Oberlin, Kenyon, Macalester, St. Olaf) have little or no Greek life. Some of the more Eastern ones Greek is bigger.

From the outside looking in, but talking to a lot of Asian parents about college. it seems like the Asian system of higher education is more tracked. Top scores to top university with a tight ranking system to a top company. So they think top college (Harvard) to top grad school to to job. But the US system is multitracked. You can get to the top grad school and top job several ways. But Asian parents often miss some of the tracks. An Ivy or top 20 will get you there. But you will still be competing heavily for lots because top med schools also want representation. You also can go top SLAC to top medical school. And top SLACs are way over represented because they teach kids to think and write and discuss. And top a OOS U (besides a UC or UVA or UMD) and get there. uT Austin flys under the radar. You will have to hustle for research opportunities, but it is very doable.

I would think the good news for Asians is that there are top schools that will get their kids where they want to go that desperately want talented Asian kids.

DP. Those are some good points. But I think we’re already seeing this with UVA. I’m not aware of a single Asian parent in nova who would be disappointed if their kid went there.

UVA is getting significantly harder for TJ kids. This year less than half of the TJ applicants were accepted. Not that long ago, 2/3 were accepted.

Kind of embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is grossly exaggerated. Diversity is valued at most schools. My child's Asian American status was an ADVANTAGE at small liberal arts schools.

Now if you are dead set on attending a top ten Ivy, that may be another story. But if you are putting your kids under undue pressure for the sake of status, you should examine that about yourself.

Read the post by the White TJ parent above. An advantage at a small liberal arts school does not mean that there is not a disadvantage at other schools.

Yes, but it means the disadvantage is at a very small number of schools, and is outweighed by the number where it is an advantage.

What a load of BS.

Really? How?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the white parent of a TJ kid, and I will tell you what I have seen in action. There are excellent, very well respected schools where your kid will get a great education— even in STEM— and that will place them at the top of the grad school admissions heap. And Asian kids are not applying. Those that do are getting a boost over white girls (girls are also over represented).

For example, Grinnell and Oberlin are both top SLACs. They are also both in the top 5 in science PhD production by graduates. Their science grads consistently get into the top handful of grad programs in their field. They both having phenomenal med school placement. A science kid will go and do hands on published research with a professor for 4 years if they want it and get great internships. Because they aren’t competing with grad students. And a high achieving Asian kid is likely to be considered URM and get half tuition merit aid.

These schools also exist in engineering (but the selection is weaker). Mudd, of course. Rose Hulman. Cooper Union. You have a girl who is interested in international relations? HRC and Madeline Albright went to Wellesley. Have your kid who writes apply to Kenyon.

OTOH, the landscape for UVA, Michigan, Purdue is pretty brutal. For whites too. But it does look like Asian boys take the hardest hit.

From the outside looking in, it seems like Asian parents are overlooking small schools that lack national name recognition, but are very well respected in their fields. Asian kids are being heavily recruited by these schools right now. Look on the the Liberal Arts College side of USNWR instead of national university. Liberal arts doesn’t mean underwater basket weaving, or even humanities. It means no grad school. Which can be a huge benefit to kids who aren’t crowded out by grad students and sitting in huge classes taught by TAs. They get small classes and a lot of access to the full professors.

Anyway. I know you wanted the Asian insight. And I respect that. But from the outside looking in, I’m shocked as to where Asian kids aren’t applying.

Thanks for posting this. Really good perspective. I am open to listening to what we are overlooking. Socially, i would want my kids to go where there are at least some representation of Asian American students. Greek life is not what we are looking for at all.

My kid is actively looking for SLACs with no Greek Life. The midwestern ones (Grinnell, Oberlin, Kenyon, Macalester, St. Olaf) have little or no Greek life. Some of the more Eastern ones Greek is bigger.

From the outside looking in, but talking to a lot of Asian parents about college. it seems like the Asian system of higher education is more tracked. Top scores to top university with a tight ranking system to a top company. So they think top college (Harvard) to top grad school to to job. But the US system is multitracked. You can get to the top grad school and top job several ways. But Asian parents often miss some of the tracks. An Ivy or top 20 will get you there. But you will still be competing heavily for lots because top med schools also want representation. You also can go top SLAC to top medical school. And top SLACs are way over represented because they teach kids to think and write and discuss. And top a OOS U (besides a UC or UVA or UMD) and get there. uT Austin flys under the radar. You will have to hustle for research opportunities, but it is very doable.

I would think the good news for Asians is that there are top schools that will get their kids where they want to go that desperately want talented Asian kids.

DP. Those are some good points. But I think we’re already seeing this with UVA. I’m not aware of a single Asian parent in nova who would be disappointed if their kid went there.

UVA is getting significantly harder for TJ kids. This year less than half of the TJ applicants were accepted. Not that long ago, 2/3 were accepted.

Kind of embarrassing.

I. Can’t. Even. Every year the stats go up for WM and UVA. It’s tough all over out there. If they filled their entire naoVA quota from TJ, you’d gripe about that too.

Side note: TJ kids have abandoned VT. Last year there was a 60% drop in the number of TJ applicants. More kids applied to and more kids attended Pitt from the class of 2020 than VT. And is seems like they all got close to a full ride. And honors college. Pitt is super hot and really wants TJ kids. VT is...not. Their new emphasis on making the college reflect the demographics of the state is not going over well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the white parent of a TJ kid, and I will tell you what I have seen in action. There are excellent, very well respected schools where your kid will get a great education— even in STEM— and that will place them at the top of the grad school admissions heap. And Asian kids are not applying. Those that do are getting a boost over white girls (girls are also over represented).

For example, Grinnell and Oberlin are both top SLACs. They are also both in the top 5 in science PhD production by graduates. Their science grads consistently get into the top handful of grad programs in their field. They both having phenomenal med school placement. A science kid will go and do hands on published research with a professor for 4 years if they want it and get great internships. Because they aren’t competing with grad students. And a high achieving Asian kid is likely to be considered URM and get half tuition merit aid.

These schools also exist in engineering (but the selection is weaker). Mudd, of course. Rose Hulman. Cooper Union. You have a girl who is interested in international relations? HRC and Madeline Albright went to Wellesley. Have your kid who writes apply to Kenyon.

OTOH, the landscape for UVA, Michigan, Purdue is pretty brutal. For whites too. But it does look like Asian boys take the hardest hit.

From the outside looking in, it seems like Asian parents are overlooking small schools that lack national name recognition, but are very well respected in their fields. Asian kids are being heavily recruited by these schools right now. Look on the the Liberal Arts College side of USNWR instead of national university. Liberal arts doesn’t mean underwater basket weaving, or even humanities. It means no grad school. Which can be a huge benefit to kids who aren’t crowded out by grad students and sitting in huge classes taught by TAs. They get small classes and a lot of access to the full professors.

Anyway. I know you wanted the Asian insight. And I respect that. But from the outside looking in, I’m shocked as to where Asian kids aren’t applying.

Thanks for posting this. Really good perspective. I am open to listening to what we are overlooking. Socially, i would want my kids to go where there are at least some representation of Asian American students. Greek life is not what we are looking for at all.

My kid is actively looking for SLACs with no Greek Life. The midwestern ones (Grinnell, Oberlin, Kenyon, Macalester, St. Olaf) have little or no Greek life. Some of the more Eastern ones Greek is bigger.

From the outside looking in, but talking to a lot of Asian parents about college. it seems like the Asian system of higher education is more tracked. Top scores to top university with a tight ranking system to a top company. So they think top college (Harvard) to top grad school to to job. But the US system is multitracked. You can get to the top grad school and top job several ways. But Asian parents often miss some of the tracks. An Ivy or top 20 will get you there. But you will still be competing heavily for lots because top med schools also want representation. You also can go top SLAC to top medical school. And top SLACs are way over represented because they teach kids to think and write and discuss. And top a OOS U (besides a UC or UVA or UMD) and get there. uT Austin flys under the radar. You will have to hustle for research opportunities, but it is very doable.

I would think the good news for Asians is that there are top schools that will get their kids where they want to go that desperately want talented Asian kids.

DP. Those are some good points. But I think we’re already seeing this with UVA. I’m not aware of a single Asian parent in nova who would be disappointed if their kid went there.

UVA is getting significantly harder for TJ kids. This year less than half of the TJ applicants were accepted. Not that long ago, 2/3 were accepted.

UVA finally figured out that, by the time kids graduate college, TJ kids were no better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the white parent of a TJ kid, and I will tell you what I have seen in action. There are excellent, very well respected schools where your kid will get a great education— even in STEM— and that will place them at the top of the grad school admissions heap. And Asian kids are not applying. Those that do are getting a boost over white girls (girls are also over represented).

For example, Grinnell and Oberlin are both top SLACs. They are also both in the top 5 in science PhD production by graduates. Their science grads consistently get into the top handful of grad programs in their field. They both having phenomenal med school placement. A science kid will go and do hands on published research with a professor for 4 years if they want it and get great internships. Because they aren’t competing with grad students. And a high achieving Asian kid is likely to be considered URM and get half tuition merit aid.

These schools also exist in engineering (but the selection is weaker). Mudd, of course. Rose Hulman. Cooper Union. You have a girl who is interested in international relations? HRC and Madeline Albright went to Wellesley. Have your kid who writes apply to Kenyon.

OTOH, the landscape for UVA, Michigan, Purdue is pretty brutal. For whites too. But it does look like Asian boys take the hardest hit.

From the outside looking in, it seems like Asian parents are overlooking small schools that lack national name recognition, but are very well respected in their fields. Asian kids are being heavily recruited by these schools right now. Look on the the Liberal Arts College side of USNWR instead of national university. Liberal arts doesn’t mean underwater basket weaving, or even humanities. It means no grad school. Which can be a huge benefit to kids who aren’t crowded out by grad students and sitting in huge classes taught by TAs. They get small classes and a lot of access to the full professors.

Anyway. I know you wanted the Asian insight. And I respect that. But from the outside looking in, I’m shocked as to where Asian kids aren’t applying.

Thanks for posting this. Really good perspective. I am open to listening to what we are overlooking. Socially, i would want my kids to go where there are at least some representation of Asian American students. Greek life is not what we are looking for at all.

My kid is actively looking for SLACs with no Greek Life. The midwestern ones (Grinnell, Oberlin, Kenyon, Macalester, St. Olaf) have little or no Greek life. Some of the more Eastern ones Greek is bigger.

From the outside looking in, but talking to a lot of Asian parents about college. it seems like the Asian system of higher education is more tracked. Top scores to top university with a tight ranking system to a top company. So they think top college (Harvard) to top grad school to to job. But the US system is multitracked. You can get to the top grad school and top job several ways. But Asian parents often miss some of the tracks. An Ivy or top 20 will get you there. But you will still be competing heavily for lots because top med schools also want representation. You also can go top SLAC to top medical school. And top SLACs are way over represented because they teach kids to think and write and discuss. And top a OOS U (besides a UC or UVA or UMD) and get there. uT Austin flys under the radar. You will have to hustle for research opportunities, but it is very doable.

I would think the good news for Asians is that there are top schools that will get their kids where they want to go that desperately want talented Asian kids.

DP. Those are some good points. But I think we’re already seeing this with UVA. I’m not aware of a single Asian parent in nova who would be disappointed if their kid went there.

UVA is getting significantly harder for TJ kids. This year less than half of the TJ applicants were accepted. Not that long ago, 2/3 were accepted.

Kind of embarrassing.

I. Can’t. Even. Every year the stats go up for WM and UVA. It’s tough all over out there. If they filled their entire naoVA quota from TJ, you’d gripe about that too.

Side note: TJ kids have abandoned VT. Last year there was a 60% drop in the number of TJ applicants. More kids applied to and more kids attended Pitt from the class of 2020 than VT. And is seems like they all got close to a full ride. And honors college. Pitt is super hot and really wants TJ kids. VT is...not. Their new emphasis on making the college reflect the demographics of the state is not going over well.

Well a full ride is nice, I guess. But a “Pitt” car decal isn’t exactly what nova mommies are going for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the white parent of a TJ kid, and I will tell you what I have seen in action. There are excellent, very well respected schools where your kid will get a great education— even in STEM— and that will place them at the top of the grad school admissions heap. And Asian kids are not applying. Those that do are getting a boost over white girls (girls are also over represented).

For example, Grinnell and Oberlin are both top SLACs. They are also both in the top 5 in science PhD production by graduates. Their science grads consistently get into the top handful of grad programs in their field. They both having phenomenal med school placement. A science kid will go and do hands on published research with a professor for 4 years if they want it and get great internships. Because they aren’t competing with grad students. And a high achieving Asian kid is likely to be considered URM and get half tuition merit aid.

These schools also exist in engineering (but the selection is weaker). Mudd, of course. Rose Hulman. Cooper Union. You have a girl who is interested in international relations? HRC and Madeline Albright went to Wellesley. Have your kid who writes apply to Kenyon.

OTOH, the landscape for UVA, Michigan, Purdue is pretty brutal. For whites too. But it does look like Asian boys take the hardest hit.

From the outside looking in, it seems like Asian parents are overlooking small schools that lack national name recognition, but are very well respected in their fields. Asian kids are being heavily recruited by these schools right now. Look on the the Liberal Arts College side of USNWR instead of national university. Liberal arts doesn’t mean underwater basket weaving, or even humanities. It means no grad school. Which can be a huge benefit to kids who aren’t crowded out by grad students and sitting in huge classes taught by TAs. They get small classes and a lot of access to the full professors.

Anyway. I know you wanted the Asian insight. And I respect that. But from the outside looking in, I’m shocked as to where Asian kids aren’t applying.

Thanks for posting this. Really good perspective. I am open to listening to what we are overlooking. Socially, i would want my kids to go where there are at least some representation of Asian American students. Greek life is not what we are looking for at all.

My kid is actively looking for SLACs with no Greek Life. The midwestern ones (Grinnell, Oberlin, Kenyon, Macalester, St. Olaf) have little or no Greek life. Some of the more Eastern ones Greek is bigger.

From the outside looking in, but talking to a lot of Asian parents about college. it seems like the Asian system of higher education is more tracked. Top scores to top university with a tight ranking system to a top company. So they think top college (Harvard) to top grad school to to job. But the US system is multitracked. You can get to the top grad school and top job several ways. But Asian parents often miss some of the tracks. An Ivy or top 20 will get you there. But you will still be competing heavily for lots because top med schools also want representation. You also can go top SLAC to top medical school. And top SLACs are way over represented because they teach kids to think and write and discuss. And top a OOS U (besides a UC or UVA or UMD) and get there. uT Austin flys under the radar. You will have to hustle for research opportunities, but it is very doable.

I would think the good news for Asians is that there are top schools that will get their kids where they want to go that desperately want talented Asian kids.

DP. Those are some good points. But I think we’re already seeing this with UVA. I’m not aware of a single Asian parent in nova who would be disappointed if their kid went there.

UVA is getting significantly harder for TJ kids. This year less than half of the TJ applicants were accepted. Not that long ago, 2/3 were accepted.

Kind of embarrassing.

I. Can’t. Even. Every year the stats go up for WM and UVA. It’s tough all over out there. If they filled their entire naoVA quota from TJ, you’d gripe about that too.

Side note: TJ kids have abandoned VT. Last year there was a 60% drop in the number of TJ applicants. More kids applied to and more kids attended Pitt from the class of 2020 than VT. And is seems like they all got close to a full ride. And honors college. Pitt is super hot and really wants TJ kids. VT is...not. Their new emphasis on making the college reflect the demographics of the state is not going over well.

Well a full ride is nice, I guess. But a “Pitt” car decal isn’t exactly what nova mommies are going for.

Pitt only gives out 10-12 full rides (Chancellors Scholarship). I doubt if T.J. has more than 1 kid on the list. The winners are on Pitt website somewhere but I am too lazy to look up. Ask me how I know it.

[Anonymous]

TJ kids
TJ applicants
TJ parents.

What does this TJ stand for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ kids
TJ applicants
TJ parents.

What does this TJ stand for?

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

Look it up....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ kids
TJ applicants
TJ parents.

What does this TJ stand for?

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

Look it up....

Ranked #1 School in the nation for the most obnoxious students and parents

[Anonymous]

Wow. Lots of bitter insecurities coming out with that second glass of wine.

[Anonymous]

LOL

That is funny. I also, from the DMV, had never heard of that school. Amusing that they think it is SO impressive in their little NoVA bubble