How does one prep place account for 25% of TJ Admissions?

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Anonymous wrote:This thread probably did more for Curie than any advertisement it was ever able to buy.

Curie must be thanking whoever poster keeps bringing this up. Likely what he/she expected!

It had a lot to do with public sentiment moving in favor of the changes to the admissions process.

I personally have never cared that much about the fact that Dr. Rao's made a fortune off of insecure Indian parents - I was just bothered that the old admissions process rewarded those parents for that behavior.

My hope is that we continue to move in a direction away from a roadmap to getting into TJ that is paved with opportunities to spend huge amounts of money to put one's finger on the scale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread probably did more for Curie than any advertisement it was ever able to buy.

Curie must be thanking whoever poster keeps bringing this up. Likely what he/she expected!

It had a lot to do with public sentiment moving in favor of the changes to the admissions process.

I personally have never cared that much about the fact that Dr. Rao's made a fortune off of insecure Indian parents - I was just bothered that the old admissions process rewarded those parents for that behavior.

My hope is that we continue to move in a direction away from a roadmap to getting into TJ that is paved with opportunities to spend huge amounts of money to put one's finger on the scale.

He's definitely made a fortune helping average kids appear gifted on paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So someone is trying to get this old thread going again? such losers.

Yep. Pretty much.

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Nearly everyone I know who got into TJ did not go to Curie, while the kids who did go to Curie did not get in. One exception is a student who would have gotten in anyways.

I know one student who got into AOS off of the waitlist who went to Curie. The 100 admits or whatever, I suspect is up against hundreds more at Curie who didn't get in. Also, I do not know many kids at Brambleton/Stone Hill/Willard which tend to get more in.

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Curie has an amazing track record. If I recall correctly, looking at just the last three years (classes of 2024-2026) almost 70% of their students that do the full, multi-year program were accepted to at least one of the top programs TJ/AOS/AET.

They did a great job pivoting to helping students get ready for the new admissions system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curie has an amazing track record. If I recall correctly, looking at just the last three years (classes of 2024-2026) almost 70% of their students that do the full, multi-year program were accepted to at least one of the top programs TJ/AOS/AET.

They did a great job pivoting to helping students get ready for the new admissions system.

More like they have the market saturated on well-off insecure Indian families and thus they're guaranteed to have a healthy slice of the admissions pie every year because Indians are disproportionately interested in the status that comes with TJ admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Q:How does one prep place account for 25% of TJ Admissions?

Ans: The kids who are self-selecting into going to this prep place are high achievers, have a culture of valuing academics at home, have parents who are themselves educated and will subsist on PB&J sandwiches but will save for these classes. . These kids probably will get into TJ even without going through this prep course. They are driven by FOMO and not actual need. These kids already have stellar credentials.

So the parents are wasting their money, then? Spending their kids' time that could be spent elsewhere? Spending money that could be spent on something healthier than a PBJ?

Someone who's taken these classes can confirm, but TJ/AOS prep is just one part of the course, which is a semester long math class. It is not a total waste of money as they are getting math enrichment.

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Anonymous wrote:Curie has an amazing track record. If I recall correctly, looking at just the last three years (classes of 2024-2026) almost 70% of their students that do the full, multi-year program were accepted to at least one of the top programs TJ/AOS/AET.

They did a great job pivoting to helping students get ready for the new admissions system.

Are you estimating this from who you've seen there? I think you are confusing with someone on this board posted that Curie is responsible for 70% of Loudoun's admits.
That is not the same as 70% of those who go to Curie get in.

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Anonymous wrote:Nearly everyone I know who got into TJ did not go to Curie, while the kids who did go to Curie did not get in. One exception is a student who would have gotten in anyways.

I know one student who got into AOS off of the waitlist who went to Curie. The 100 admits or whatever, I suspect is up against hundreds more at Curie who didn't get in. Also, I do not know many kids at Brambleton/Stone Hill/Willard which tend to get more in.

Weird my kid says nearly every kid he knew from TJ went to Curie.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curie has an amazing track record. If I recall correctly, looking at just the last three years (classes of 2024-2026) almost 70% of their students that do the full, multi-year program were accepted to at least one of the top programs TJ/AOS/AET.

They did a great job pivoting to helping students get ready for the new admissions system.

Are you estimating this from who you've seen there? I think you are confusing with someone on this board posted that Curie is responsible for 70% of Loudoun's admits.
That is not the same as 70% of those who go to Curie get in.

Curie publishes this data. I mean, if they got in 150 out 500 total then they account for 30% of the class.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curie has an amazing track record. If I recall correctly, looking at just the last three years (classes of 2024-2026) almost 70% of their students that do the full, multi-year program were accepted to at least one of the top programs TJ/AOS/AET.

They did a great job pivoting to helping students get ready for the new admissions system.

Are you estimating this from who you've seen there? I think you are confusing with someone on this board posted that Curie is responsible for 70% of Loudoun's admits.
That is not the same as 70% of those who go to Curie get in.

DP, but the prep center had 133 kids admitted to TJ for the entrance year(class of 2024?). I would find it really hard to believe that a prep center has a class of around 200 kids for an entrance year. That's basically a school.
It seems most likely they had over 70% of their "clients" admitted to TJ that year.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curie has an amazing track record. If I recall correctly, looking at just the last three years (classes of 2024-2026) almost 70% of their students that do the full, multi-year program were accepted to at least one of the top programs TJ/AOS/AET.

They did a great job pivoting to helping students get ready for the new admissions system.

Are you estimating this from who you've seen there? I think you are confusing with someone on this board posted that Curie is responsible for 70% of Loudoun's admits.
That is not the same as 70% of those who go to Curie get in.

DP, but the prep center had 133 kids admitted to TJ for the entrance year(class of 2024?). I would find it really hard to believe that a prep center has a class of around 200 kids for an entrance year. That's basically a school.
It seems most likely they had over 70% of their "clients" admitted to TJ that year.

These places greatly enhance you odds of admission by making kids appear perfect on paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curie has an amazing track record. If I recall correctly, looking at just the last three years (classes of 2024-2026) almost 70% of their students that do the full, multi-year program were accepted to at least one of the top programs TJ/AOS/AET.

They did a great job pivoting to helping students get ready for the new admissions system.

Are you estimating this from who you've seen there? I think you are confusing with someone on this board posted that Curie is responsible for 70% of Loudoun's admits.
That is not the same as 70% of those who go to Curie get in.

DP, but the prep center had 133 kids admitted to TJ for the entrance year(class of 2024?). I would find it really hard to believe that a prep center has a class of around 200 kids for an entrance year. That's basically a school.
It seems most likely they had over 70% of their "clients" admitted to TJ that year.

These places greatly enhance you odds of admission by making kids appear perfect on paper.

We signed our children up for this so they would at least compete on even footing with all those that have these classes. I don't think it's fair to not give them a sporting chance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
DP, but the prep center had 133 kids admitted to TJ for the entrance year(class of 2024?). I would find it really hard to believe that a prep center has a class of around 200 kids for an entrance year. That's basically a school.
It seems most likely they had over 70% of their "clients" admitted to TJ that year.

Why not? They clearly had 133 students. They have multiple days a week for classes, with multiple locations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curie has an amazing track record. If I recall correctly, looking at just the last three years (classes of 2024-2026) almost 70% of their students that do the full, multi-year program were accepted to at least one of the top programs TJ/AOS/AET.

They did a great job pivoting to helping students get ready for the new admissions system.

Sounds like a marketing attempt by Curie when the new testing does not require any prep. Both my kids got into TJ with no prep. Indian family. One went, other declined admission.