TJ. vs the privates

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:they're in a special admissions file marked "Snowflakes, Legacies and Donor Admits"

That makes no sense -- the volume of legacy applicants coming from public schools is higher, why single out private schools in this regard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe with the exception of MIT, the number of elite college admits : student body size is a bit lower at TJ than it is at the Big 3.

I meant as a ratio of student size to elite admits. They have good numbers at TJ, but each class is 420-450 kids or so whereas the Big 3 graduating classes are 1/4th the size I think.

But the Big 3 have lot of legacies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:they're in a special admissions file marked "Snowflakes, Legacies and Donor Admits"

That makes no sense -- the volume of legacy applicants coming from public schools is higher, why single out private schools in this regard?

I've never seen hard data on this, but I would guess that the percentageof legacy applicants from private schools is far higher than at public schools, even if the volume is lower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, what is TJ?

Tijauna

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not a matter of feeling secure, but rather the track record that the top private schools have of getting a certain number of their students admitted to top colleges over any multi-year stretch. Based on this track record, I don't know why you would think that private and public school applicants are being compared in any apples-to-apples kind of way.

And many of the top public schools have the track record of getting a certain number of their students admitted to top colleges over any muti-year stretch...and that is without LEGACIES
In fact, the top 3 schools in the area who send the most are all publics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, what is TJ?

Tijauna

Typo...sorry. Tijuana.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:they're in a special admissions file marked "Snowflakes, Legacies and Donor Admits"

That makes no sense -- the volume of legacy applicants coming from public schools is higher, why single out private schools in this regard?

You’re clueless

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:they're in a special admissions file marked "Snowflakes, Legacies and Donor Admits"

That makes no sense -- the volume of legacy applicants coming from public schools is higher, why single out private schools in this regard?

I've never seen hard data on this, but I would guess that the percentageof legacy applicants from private schools is far higher than at public schools, even if the volume is lower.

Of course the percentage of legacy applicants from private schools is higher, but there are nine times as many public school students as private. So it's nonetheless fair to conclude that, in terms of absolute numbers, there are more legacy applicants from public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, what is TJ?

Tijauna

Typo...sorry. Tijuana.

Typo reallykills the joke. Don’t you think?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wrote this on the other TJ/private thread. If your kid is a math/compsci genius, then send to TJ. Otherwise, send to private.

I've had a DC at TJ and a DC at a big 3. The level of homework is equivalent - about 4 hours/school night. Extracurricular opportunities are also equivalent and my DCs were very involved in numerous activities.

TJ does offer more pure STEM classes than the big 3 - especially in math and computer science - so if your DC is brilliant and loves those subjects then TJ would be the better choice.

But generally the big 3 is a better school - better teachers, smaller classes, better college counseling. I also hear that some of the things that made TJ more appealing in the past - ie, a greater level of freedom - have been restricted. A many of the better teachers are no longer there.

If you have 170k to pay for 4 years of a big 3, great. It will be a more fun environment for your child. If you don’t, TJ wil probably make them more equipped to succeed in the world.

170K for Big 3? Hah! Current tuition + annual increases will take it to well over 200K+ if your kid is in 9th this falll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, what is TJ?

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Wow, PPs are ridiculously immature.

It’s Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria. One of the top STEM schools in the nation, but has had issues with overpressured kids who don’t experience a lot of balance during their high school years.

For STEM kids, though, it provides incredible opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:they're in a special admissions file marked "Snowflakes, Legacies and Donor Admits"

That makes no sense -- the volume of legacy applicants coming from public schools is higher, why single out private schools in this regard?

I've never seen hard data on this, but I would guess that the percentageof legacy applicants from private schools is far higher than at public schools, even if the volume is lower.

Of course the percentage of legacy applicants from private schools is higher, but there are nine times as many public school students as private. So it's nonetheless fair to conclude that, in terms of absolute numbers, there are more legacy applicants from public schools.

That's like saying because there are more Mercedes in the state of Tennessee than in the city of Beverly Hills, that the state of Tennessee is richer than Beverly Hills.

[Anonymous]

What a terrible analogy that has nothing to do with college admissions.

The implication upthread was that private school legacy admits should somehow be dismissed or discounted in some way. But if there are more public school legacy applicants (total number, not percentage at the school) for the exact same colleges, why aren't they dismissed or discounted in the same way as those at private schools? The legacy bump received is the same no matter whether the applicant is coming from a public or private school.

[Anonymous]

This whole thread is dumb. The vast majority of private school students in DC wouldn’t even get into Thomas Jerfferson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is dumb. The vast majority of private school students in DC wouldn’t even get into Thomas Jerfferson.

And the opposite is true too, insofar as the most selective DC private schools are concerned. What's your point? They're two completely different animals aiming for two distinct types of student bodies. Neither is better.