new TJ admissions exam for next year - any info?

[Anonymous]

Since there will be a new TJ admissions exam for next year, does anyone know any details about it? Will the math section be more challenging? Will there be a change in format?

[Anonymous]

I heard that the math exam will include math up through Algebra II.

[Anonymous]

It is not changing for this year's administration (December 2013) so why would it be necessary to know about changes more than a year in advance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
It is not changing for this year's administration (December 2013) so why would it be necessary to know about changes more than a year in advance?

Because there are many many people around these parts who start prepping in 6th grade. You didn't know that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
It is not changing for this year's administration (December 2013) so why would it be necessary to know about changes more than a year in advance?

To better get my 7th grader ready. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

It will be in Chinese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will be in Chinese.

that's just silly. The test prep factory DC went to briefly was pretty much all South Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It is not changing for this year's administration (December 2013) so why would it be necessary to know about changes more than a year in advance?

To better get my 7th grader ready. Thanks.

Your 7th grader should be training for MathCounts and AMC8 and reading math and science books for fun. If it's not fun for them and they did not get picked for the math team, maybe rethink TJ?

[Anonymous]

The kid I know of who went to TJ, burnt out by the time he graduated. Perfect scores all the way. Brilliant kid, but his buddies went to MIT while he dropped out of a local college, and five years later, is still trying to "find" himself.

Some of you parents are really nuts. Did your parents do this to you? How "productive" and "happy" are you today?

[Anonymous]

you must program an app that uses the iphone gyroscope sensor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It is not changing for this year's administration (December 2013) so why would it be necessary to know about changes more than a year in advance?

To better get my 7th grader ready. Thanks.

Your 7th grader should be training for MathCounts and AMC8 and reading math and science books for fun. If it's not fun for them and they did not get picked for the math team, maybe rethink TJ?

He is. AMC 8 is on Tuesday and he is very much looking forward to it. He also participated in it last year. He is part of TSA this year and opted to skip Science Olympiad.

Thanks for your concern.

[Anonymous]

Your 7th grader should be training for MathCounts and AMC8 and reading math and science books for fun. If it's not fun for them and they did not get picked for the math team, maybe rethink TJ?

My child was a great math and science student, did not do the above activities but was a high achiever in a sport. Did not prep for the test, had no help with the SIS and had straight As in AAP classes while spending many after school hours practicing a sport. Has a great GPA at TJ while still spending a lot of hours on a sport. We've seen a lot of kids in the same class year have to leave the school because they just couldn't keep the GPA necessary to stay there, even with tutoring outside of school. TJ should be something kids want to and can do on their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It is not changing for this year's administration (December 2013) so why would it be necessary to know about changes more than a year in advance?

To better get my 7th grader ready. Thanks.

Your 7th grader should be training for MathCounts and AMC8 and reading math and science books for fun. If it's not fun for them and they did not get picked for the math team, maybe rethink TJ?

Um, I don't think the math team is something you need to be "picked" for ... It's not exactly a varsity sport!

[Anonymous]

There are too many hypocrites here thinking it's ok to prep, scheme and appeal etc. to death to get their kids into AAP but any prep for TJ is a not allowed/unnecessary/unnatural because they should just "read the provided sample the night before, get good night sleep and take the test." Hey, that was more than enough for my kids. If any preparation is needed, well your kid is just not ready/qualified for TJ. Hilarious .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are too many hypocrites here thinking it's ok to prep, scheme and appeal etc. to death to get their kids into AAP but any prep for TJ is a not allowed/unnecessary/unnatural because they should just "read the provided sample the night before, get good night sleep and take the test." Hey, that was more than enough for my kids. If any preparation is needed, well your kid is just not ready/qualified for TJ. Hilarious .

Your reasoning skills could use some polishing. You have no way of knowing who is posting what.