Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Answer to OP.
No.
You can get the exact same courses at ur local HS and shine out as a super star. At TJ courses and exams are just hard and stress the kids out.
TJ parents are too embarrassed to admit this.
TJ parent here. I fully agree that if the main motivation for a kid considering TJ is either taking high level courses (with a few exceptions) or tippy top college placement then they should stay at the base school. It will absolutely be an easier road. For many TJ kids though they love the school because they enjoy being at a school of “their people” - as in pool
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