TJ College Admissions Results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA has to represent all parts of the state as a state institution.

It might be better if the Wise transfer option wasn’t such a lousy location. Most kids would rather be at a CC for a year.

UVA is not required to represent all parts of Virginia. The dream of UVA admissions has said their only restriction in law and in practice is a minimum percentage of in state students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA has to represent all parts of the state as a state institution.

It might be better if the Wise transfer option wasn’t such a lousy location. Most kids would rather be at a CC for a year.

UVA is not required to represent all parts of Virginia. The dream of UVA admissions has said their only restriction in law and in practice is a minimum percentage of in state students.

Check out their SCHEV numbers. Of course there is regional distribution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA has to represent all parts of the state as a state institution.

It might be better if the Wise transfer option wasn’t such a lousy location. Most kids would rather be at a CC for a year.

UVA is not required to represent all parts of Virginia. The dream of UVA admissions has said their only restriction in law and in practice is a minimum percentage of in state students.

They aren't idiots. If they took 95% of in state students from NOVA, they would lose legislative support in ROVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It has always surprised me as well that so few go to VT. Most years it is lower than W&M, which is 1/5th the size and does not have engineering.

Lots of TJ students are not really into mainstream STEM college degrees. Instead, they are planning either pre-med or pre-dental degrees. W&M is a good option for those students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From our experience, kids in the median at TJ often end up at the tippy-top of their base school if they choose to leave.
TJ is grueling, and it's not necessary for elite college admissions. If anything, having to compete with other TJ kids makes it much harder.

+1. For some FCPS students, being top 10% at their base HS will yield better college acceptance odds than being in a lower percentile at TJ.

[Anonymous]

Will be good to know what colleges do the bottom tier (lowest 25%) of TJ kids go to.

[Anonymous]

Not UVA. Nothing nationally ranked higher than UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA has to represent all parts of the state as a state institution.

It might be better if the Wise transfer option wasn’t such a lousy location. Most kids would rather be at a CC for a year.

UVA is not required to represent all parts of Virginia. The dream of UVA admissions has said their only restriction in law and in practice is a minimum percentage of in state students.

Check out their SCHEV numbers. Of course there is regional distribution.

I just checked that out and about half the students seem to be from Northern Virginia. This represents a 40% increase over the last 20 years. So in 2005 35% of the students were from Northern Virginia and now it is 50%. If they are engaging in regional representation then they seem to be willing to adjust the quotas over time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will be good to know what colleges do the bottom tier (lowest 25%) of TJ kids go to.

Yes. That would be interesting to understand.

[Anonymous]

Is anyone going to JMU?

[Anonymous]

I know a TJ senior that got waitlisted at UVA but into a HYP. Didn’t get into any other T30 so is very lucky and happy.

[Anonymous]

Lots in at Cornell and UChicago. TJ did better at MIT this year than last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots in at Cornell and UChicago. TJ did better at MIT this year than last year.

What about Yale? I heard only one kid went to Yale last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots in at Cornell and UChicago. TJ did better at MIT this year than last year.

What about Yale? I heard only one kid went to Yale last year.

Yale seems to be the harder admit this year (over Harvard).