When people talk about academic rigor at TJ, it's no joke

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Anonymous wrote:My child has Bs in all High school level math classes so far. Do you think he can apply for fresh more next year?

Teacher recommendations are the most important thing. My child applied as froshmore after base HS teacher from 9th grade gave this suggestion and offered to write it. Did not take SAT and more than half of the froshmores also did not take SAT.

Getting in is one thing. Being successful there is another. Kids earning Bs in STEM at base school should think long and hard about applying as a froshmore.

Froshmores consistently do well at TJ. The froshmore process should be THE process.

Yes they do well. But I highly doubt froshmores were getting mainly Bs in their base school which is OP’s situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Will put kid in good stead for college. Everyone in my incoming MIT class expected to be in the top half of the class. This was asked at orientation. "Raise your hand if you expect to be in the top half..". Most everyone raised their hand. Speaker said, "Look around. Think about that,"
People sheepishly started lowering their hands..

College is different.

My kid went through Stuyvesant HS half asleep. Boy, was he humbled by the math department at UChicago.

I hate to be arrogant, but this is not a thing that happens coming from TJ. The only schools where TJ kids generally find things more difficult than high school are MIT and Caltech. Otherwise, kids almost universally report that things are MUCH easier in college than at TJ

You're an arrogant, ignorant fool.

No, I agree with the earlier PP. Some rigorous high schools can be much harder than regular undergrad.

My kids went to a different magnet (not TJ) and I have heard them saying this too (i.e., HS was harder than college). But that doesn't mean your kid will do exceedingly well in college. Many of these high performing kids will continue with post college education - PhD, med school, law school...etc. and high accomplishments in college is a must. And that is very difficult. Also, your kid will find out there are a lot of smart kids in college (not just magnet kids) but from regular public schools. Competition to rise to the top is fierce.

I went to both a T10 college and a T10 law school, and both were easier for me than high school. High school was the time I learned all the tricks of organization, prioritization, etc., and I used that knowledge to make my academic life easier later in life. Good thing too, because that I meant I could spend more time on non-academic parts of life, which are equally important.

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Anonymous wrote:Will put kid in good stead for college. Everyone in my incoming MIT class expected to be in the top half of the class. This was asked at orientation. "Raise your hand if you expect to be in the top half..". Most everyone raised their hand. Speaker said, "Look around. Think about that,"
People sheepishly started lowering their hands..

College is different.

My kid went through Stuyvesant HS half asleep. Boy, was he humbled by the math department at UChicago.

I hate to be arrogant, but this is not a thing that happens coming from TJ. The only schools where TJ kids generally find things more difficult than high school are MIT and Caltech. Otherwise, kids almost universally report that things are MUCH easier in college than at TJ

You're an arrogant, ignorant fool.

No, I agree with the earlier PP. Some rigorous high schools can be much harder than regular undergrad.

My kids went to a different magnet (not TJ) and I have heard them saying this too (i.e., HS was harder than college). But that doesn't mean your kid will do exceedingly well in college. Many of these high performing kids will continue with post college education - PhD, med school, law school...etc. and high accomplishments in college is a must. And that is very difficult. Also, your kid will find out there are a lot of smart kids in college (not just magnet kids) but from regular public schools. Competition to rise to the top is fierce.

I went to both a T10 college and a T10 law school, and both were easier for me than high school. High school was the time I learned all the tricks of organization, prioritization, etc., and I used that knowledge to make my academic life easier later in life. Good thing too, because that I meant I could spend more time on non-academic parts of life, which are equally important.

How long ago though?

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Anonymous wrote:Will put kid in good stead for college. Everyone in my incoming MIT class expected to be in the top half of the class. This was asked at orientation. "Raise your hand if you expect to be in the top half..". Most everyone raised their hand. Speaker said, "Look around. Think about that,"
People sheepishly started lowering their hands..

College is different.

My kid went through Stuyvesant HS half asleep. Boy, was he humbled by the math department at UChicago.

I hate to be arrogant, but this is not a thing that happens coming from TJ. The only schools where TJ kids generally find things more difficult than high school are MIT and Caltech. Otherwise, kids almost universally report that things are MUCH easier in college than at TJ

Parent of TJ grad who went to a T10. Definitely said TJ was harder.

But only because they wanted it to be.