Official TJ Admissions Decisions Results for the Class of 2025

[Anonymous]

How GPA was calculated? My daughter got an A in all subjects in the past 4 years as far as I remember and is on the waitlist. Is A in all subjects mean a 4.0 GPA? Is being Muslim have to do the selection decision?

[Anonymous]

what time will they inform the applicants in WL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what time will they inform the applicants in WL?

It will depend on a lot of factors. How many students decline their offers, how many of those are allocated seats from each school, etc etc etc.

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Uh, no. Just no. FCPS needs to stop rewarding radical acceleration like this. The ELL and FARM students who are academic stars and want STEM need to be allowed into TJ.

Your accelerated kid does not need TJ.

I totally get why every parent who went this route is upset now. It was the sure way into TJ. Now it’s not.

To be clear math acceleration isn’t terrible. That’s up to the parent. It’s just a clear sign the kid is getting outside enrichment in some form that isn’t a possibility to all FCPS students.

The only problem with your argument is that it is not a sure sign of outside enrichment.
Why can't people get into their thick skulls that TJ admissions is not designed to hose over FARMs students? Similarly, admission of unqualified student won't help anyone. When it come to high school admissions, it is already too late. Family values may be more important than education resources. Also, prepping can help testing but won't necessarily adequately prepare a student. Asians are not intellectually superior but may have some good values when it comes to education.
As far as some students deserving the opportunities provided by TJ and others not, screw you. FCPS should try to provide the best education for each student subject to budgetary constraints. I am so sick of the racists on both sides of this issue.

It is a sure sign of outside enrichment. I have a profoundly gifted child. Even profoundly gifted kids do not learn above grade level math without outside enrichment.

This is not true. Kids are sometimes accelerated within FCPS in the early grades through their own readiness and exploration, no enrichment at play.

My mom taught me from books she'd used as a kid. It eventually let to me taking Calc in 10th grade. Today, I practice with my daughter using problems I've downloaded for free off the Internet. Either way, I'm sure its not what people have in mind when they complain about "outside enrichment."

Kids who is able to learn outside the school don't deserve the advance public education resource like TJ.

[Anonymous]

I will always encourage kids to proactively acquire knowledge from different sources, this will help the kids in their jobs and life, don’t care about TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[

Uh, no. Just no. FCPS needs to stop rewarding radical acceleration like this. The ELL and FARM students who are academic stars and want STEM need to be allowed into TJ.

Your accelerated kid does not need TJ.

I totally get why every parent who went this route is upset now. It was the sure way into TJ. Now it’s not.

To be clear math acceleration isn’t terrible. That’s up to the parent. It’s just a clear sign the kid is getting outside enrichment in some form that isn’t a possibility to all FCPS students.

The only problem with your argument is that it is not a sure sign of outside enrichment.
Why can't people get into their thick skulls that TJ admissions is not designed to hose over FARMs students? Similarly, admission of unqualified student won't help anyone. When it come to high school admissions, it is already too late. Family values may be more important than education resources. Also, prepping can help testing but won't necessarily adequately prepare a student. Asians are not intellectually superior but may have some good values when it comes to education.
As far as some students deserving the opportunities provided by TJ and others not, screw you. FCPS should try to provide the best education for each student subject to budgetary constraints. I am so sick of the racists on both sides of this issue.

It is a sure sign of outside enrichment. I have a profoundly gifted child. Even profoundly gifted kids do not learn above grade level math without outside enrichment.

This is not true. Kids are sometimes accelerated within FCPS in the early grades through their own readiness and exploration, no enrichment at play.

Some FCPS school teachers are full of passion encouraging kids studying hard beyond school hours, organizing STEM competition teams. Kids lucky enough to have these kind of teachers at lower grades are able to flourish without going to paid prepping school.
It's not about the families who over prepare the kids, it's about the families who need to engage their kids' education at young age. FCPS board members should read Michelle Obama's books which provide broader lessons for educational policy and practice for underrepresented families/communities, and provide more support and resources to underprivileged families instead of pushing underprepared kids into TJ as poster children, dumb down the curriculums to pretend the diversity achievements.
Most of the people who don't believe science needs hard works are the ones celebrating the diversity achievements here. It is pathetic that there're more people believe in lottery pays off better than hard working, and FCPS board successfully took advantage of it to make a political show of the TJ admission process. It would be boring to have better trained teachers to help/encourage kids from under privileged families/communities to study hard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well. They checked all the boxes. Not sure how a 7% ELL (???? Which makes no sense given the honors English requirements and lack of ELL services) survives. Or How TJ supports a jump from 2% FARMs to 25% FARMs— especially given the parent supports, carpools, etc required.

Thank god my kid graduated in 2020. They now have equity. All the kids I know got WL’d, including some blowing pre-Calc out of the water in Middle School and with state and national STEM awards. But hey— equity y’all.

Your example is why there needed to be a change. Why should kids need to be in precalc in MS in order to gain access to a public HS? And you think TJ should not admit FARM students because they might not be able to carpool to after school events? SMH.

No one needs to be in pre calc to access a public school. The pre calc kids, though, need to be in a school like TJ so they can take advantage of all of the really cool post calc math classes. The very small handful of kids doing pre calc in 8th are brilliant at math and love all things math. That sounds like an excellent candidate for TJ.

Now that TJ has accepted so many Algebra 1 kids and so few Algebra 2 or pre calc kids, will they no longer have the critical mass needed to offer their broad array of post calc math classes?

There's no use of post calc math classes, they won't be offered for class 2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[

Uh, no. Just no. FCPS needs to stop rewarding radical acceleration like this. The ELL and FARM students who are academic stars and want STEM need to be allowed into TJ.

Your accelerated kid does not need TJ.

I totally get why every parent who went this route is upset now. It was the sure way into TJ. Now it’s not.

To be clear math acceleration isn’t terrible. That’s up to the parent. It’s just a clear sign the kid is getting outside enrichment in some form that isn’t a possibility to all FCPS students.

The only problem with your argument is that it is not a sure sign of outside enrichment.
Why can't people get into their thick skulls that TJ admissions is not designed to hose over FARMs students? Similarly, admission of unqualified student won't help anyone. When it come to high school admissions, it is already too late. Family values may be more important than education resources. Also, prepping can help testing but won't necessarily adequately prepare a student. Asians are not intellectually to superior but may have some good values when it comes to education.
As far as some students deserving the opportunities provided by TJ and others not, screw you. FCPS should try to provide the best education for each student subject to budgetary constraints. I am so sick of the racists on both sides of this issue.

It is a sure sign of outside enrichment. I have a profoundly gifted child. Even profoundly gifted kids do not learn above grade level math without outside enrichment.

This is not true. Kids are sometimes accelerated within FCPS in the early grades through their own readiness and exploration, no enrichment at play.

Yes. After they’ve been taught at home or tutored. They have to learn it somehow.

You clearly have never encountered the kind of kid who needs TJ. Taught at home or tutored is not the only way this happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[

Uh, no. Just no. FCPS needs to stop rewarding radical acceleration like this. The ELL and FARM students who are academic stars and want STEM need to be allowed into TJ.

Your accelerated kid does not need TJ.

I totally get why every parent who went this route is upset now. It was the sure way into TJ. Now it’s not.

To be clear math acceleration isn’t terrible. That’s up to the parent. It’s just a clear sign the kid is getting outside enrichment in some form that isn’t a possibility to all FCPS students.

The only problem with your argument is that it is not a sure sign of outside enrichment.
Why can't people get into their thick skulls that TJ admissions is not designed to hose over FARMs students? Similarly, admission of unqualified student won't help anyone. When it come to high school admissions, it is already too late. Family values may be more important than education resources. Also, prepping can help testing but won't necessarily adequately prepare a student. Asians are not intellectually to superior but may have some good values when it comes to education.
As far as some students deserving the opportunities provided by TJ and others not, screw you. FCPS should try to provide the best education for each student subject to budgetary constraints. I am so sick of the racists on both sides of this issue.

It is a sure sign of outside enrichment. I have a profoundly gifted child. Even profoundly gifted kids do not learn above grade level math without outside enrichment.

This is not true. Kids are sometimes accelerated within FCPS in the early grades through their own readiness and exploration, no enrichment at play.

Yes. After they’ve been taught at home or tutored. They have to learn it somehow.

You clearly have never encountered the kind of kid who needs TJ. Taught at home or tutored is not the only way this happens.

+1. How did my 5th grader come up with the formulas necessary to present us with mathematical proof based on scientific that the dinosaur DNA would have deteriorated too much to be extracted and viable in Jurassic Park? I have no idea. But his calculation of DNA half-life was sound. It was definitely not me or my husband. We were so over the dinosaur obsession at that point that were actively trying to move him to talking about literally anything else. He was just interested. Graduated from TJ, got a degree in geophysics, is in a paleontology adjacent fiend for grad school.

He was selected for TJ based on merit. Took all the specialized related classes and specialized tech labs and did a related senior research project. Under the current system, he almost certainly would not have been chosen because he was a UMC kid in a TJ feeder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[

Uh, no. Just no. FCPS needs to stop rewarding radical acceleration like this. The ELL and FARM students who are academic stars and want STEM need to be allowed into TJ.

Your accelerated kid does not need TJ.

I totally get why every parent who went this route is upset now. It was the sure way into TJ. Now it’s not.

To be clear math acceleration isn’t terrible. That’s up to the parent. It’s just a clear sign the kid is getting outside enrichment in some form that isn’t a possibility to all FCPS students.

The only problem with your argument is that it is not a sure sign of outside enrichment.
Why can't people get into their thick skulls that TJ admissions is not designed to hose over FARMs students? Similarly, admission of unqualified student won't help anyone. When it come to high school admissions, it is already too late. Family values may be more important than education resources. Also, prepping can help testing but won't necessarily adequately prepare a student. Asians are not intellectually superior but may have some good values when it comes to education.
As far as some students deserving the opportunities provided by TJ and others not, screw you. FCPS should try to provide the best education for each student subject to budgetary constraints. I am so sick of the racists on both sides of this issue.

It is a sure sign of outside enrichment. I have a profoundly gifted child. Even profoundly gifted kids do not learn above grade level math without outside enrichment.

This is not true. Kids are sometimes accelerated within FCPS in the early grades through their own readiness and exploration, no enrichment at play.

My mom taught me from books she'd used as a kid. It eventually let to me taking Calc in 10th grade. Today, I practice with my daughter using problems I've downloaded for free off the Internet. Either way, I'm sure its not what people have in mind when they complain about "outside enrichment."

Kids who is able to learn outside the school don't deserve the advance public education resource like TJ.

Correct. I is do anything to avoid being an involved parent. Impinges on my free time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[

Uh, no. Just no. FCPS needs to stop rewarding radical acceleration like this. The ELL and FARM students who are academic stars and want STEM need to be allowed into TJ.

Your accelerated kid does not need TJ.

I totally get why every parent who went this route is upset now. It was the sure way into TJ. Now it’s not.

To be clear math acceleration isn’t terrible. That’s up to the parent. It’s just a clear sign the kid is getting outside enrichment in some form that isn’t a possibility to all FCPS students.

The only problem with your argument is that it is not a sure sign of outside enrichment.
Why can't people get into their thick skulls that TJ admissions is not designed to hose over FARMs students? Similarly, admission of unqualified student won't help anyone. When it come to high school admissions, it is already too late. Family values may be more important than education resources. Also, prepping can help testing but won't necessarily adequately prepare a student. Asians are not intellectually superior but may have some good values when it comes to education.
As far as some students deserving the opportunities provided by TJ and others not, screw you. FCPS should try to provide the best education for each student subject to budgetary constraints. I am so sick of the racists on both sides of this issue.

It is a sure sign of outside enrichment. I have a profoundly gifted child. Even profoundly gifted kids do not learn above grade level math without outside enrichment.

This is not true. Kids are sometimes accelerated within FCPS in the early grades through their own readiness and exploration, no enrichment at play.

My mom taught me from books she'd used as a kid. It eventually let to me taking Calc in 10th grade. Today, I practice with my daughter using problems I've downloaded for free off the Internet. Either way, I'm sure its not what people have in mind when they complain about "outside enrichment."

Kids who is able to learn outside the school don't deserve the advance public education resource like TJ.

Correct. I is do anything to avoid being an involved parent. Impinges on my free time.

Kid better not learn outside school. Else, disqualified. I is pay so much taxes. How dare kid learn outside school?

[Anonymous]

U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton expressed skepticism about the school system’s assertions that its new admissions policy is race neutral.

“Everybody knows the policy is not race neutral, and that it’s designed to affect the racial composition of the school,” he said. “You can say all sorts of beautiful things while you’re doing others.”

The judge said it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[

Uh, no. Just no. FCPS needs to stop rewarding radical acceleration like this. The ELL and FARM students who are academic stars and want STEM need to be allowed into TJ.

Your accelerated kid does not need TJ.

I totally get why every parent who went this route is upset now. It was the sure way into TJ. Now it’s not.

To be clear math acceleration isn’t terrible. That’s up to the parent. It’s just a clear sign the kid is getting outside enrichment in some form that isn’t a possibility to all FCPS students.

The only problem with your argument is that it is not a sure sign of outside enrichment.
Why can't people get into their thick skulls that TJ admissions is not designed to hose over FARMs students? Similarly, admission of unqualified student won't help anyone. When it come to high school admissions, it is already too late. Family values may be more important than education resources. Also, prepping can help testing but won't necessarily adequately prepare a student. Asians are not intellectually to superior but may have some good values when it comes to education.
As far as some students deserving the opportunities provided by TJ and others not, screw you. FCPS should try to provide the best education for each student subject to budgetary constraints. I am so sick of the racists on both sides of this issue.

It is a sure sign of outside enrichment. I have a profoundly gifted child. Even profoundly gifted kids do not learn above grade level math without outside enrichment.

This is not true. Kids are sometimes accelerated within FCPS in the early grades through their own readiness and exploration, no enrichment at play.

Yes. After they’ve been taught at home or tutored. They have to learn it somehow.

You clearly have never encountered the kind of kid who needs TJ. Taught at home or tutored is not the only way this happens.

+1. How did my 5th grader come up with the formulas necessary to present us with mathematical proof based on scientific that the dinosaur DNA would have deteriorated too much to be extracted and viable in Jurassic Park? I have no idea. But his calculation of DNA half-life was sound. It was definitely not me or my husband. We were so over the dinosaur obsession at that point that were actively trying to move him to talking about literally anything else. He was just interested. Graduated from TJ, got a degree in geophysics, is in a paleontology adjacent fiend for grad school.

He was selected for TJ based on merit. Took all the specialized related classes and specialized tech labs and did a related senior research project. Under the current system, he almost certainly would not have been chosen because he was a UMC kid in a TJ feeder.

So is merit code for prep classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton expressed skepticism about the school system’s assertions that its new admissions policy is race neutral.

“Everybody knows the policy is not race neutral, and that it’s designed to affect the racial composition of the school,” he said. “You can say all sorts of beautiful things while you’re doing others.”

The judge said it.

Isn't that judge like 90?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton expressed skepticism about the school system’s assertions that its new admissions policy is race neutral.

“Everybody knows the policy is not race neutral, and that it’s designed to affect the racial composition of the school,” he said. “You can say all sorts of beautiful things while you’re doing others.”

The judge said it.

Isn't that judge like 90?

I guess he is just racist