TJ Feeder Schools

[Anonymous]

What are they? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

All of them.

Ok, seriously, I graduated from there and kids came from all over (I came from Loudoun). I'd say there were the most from the Woodson pyramid (especially Canterbury Woods ES), but that shouldn't be surprising given Woodson's considered one of the best high schools in the county.

[Anonymous]

Longfellow, Longfellow, Longfellow. And Longfellow.

But seriously -- look at the elementary schools that have strong math scores. Some historical information is available on the FCAG web site. I suggest looking at the June 2007 newsletter that provides elementary school comparison data:

http://www.fcag.org/documents/newsletters/newsletter-2007-06.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Longfellow, Longfellow, Longfellow. And Longfellow.

And Carson, Carson, Carson.

And Kilmer, Kilmer, Kilmer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Longfellow, Longfellow, Longfellow. And Longfellow.

And Carson, Carson, Carson.

And Kilmer, Kilmer, Kilmer.

[Anonymous]

LONGFELLOW! when I went to the school as a person who knows many Longfellow kids, they were everywhere. Carson and Kilmer have some, but it's primarily LONGFELLOW.

[Anonymous]

The feeder school really doesn't matter. Your child needs to be Asian and enrolled in supplemental math after school and playing chess and doing robotics. Then your child (likely male) will have the best chance at getting into TJ.

http://www.fcps.edu/mediapub/pressrel/tjhsstadmisstats_classof2014.pdf

[Anonymous]

My 5th grade daughter loves math and science, and would like to go to TJ. We are considering whether to keep her in public for middle school (need to learn more about our center), or do private. Does anyone know whether being in private or public school affects a student's chances of admission?

[Anonymous]

I would not worry about it too much...if you look at the statistics, the only thing that really sets it apart is taking geometry in the 8th grade. And I suspect that the issue there is only the best at math take geometry in the 8th grade.

Furthermore, over the course of the life, where one goes to High School just does not matter. Even for a scientist or a mathematician.

I know this because I am a research scientist (earthquake seismologist). The reality is if you do well in any college, you will get in to the grad school of your choice. I started college at a small regional school, transferred to a large state school (Va Tech), then went to grad school, got my PhD, and have never found that my relatively weak high school performance mattered. And middle school....if anyone looked at my middle school performance today, they would be shocked...

The best thing to do is to keep your daughter curious...show her that science and math are not about facts, but about a thinking process. Introduce the scientific concepts in everyday life.

And let her be a fifth grader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not worry about it too much...if you look at the statistics, the only thing that really sets it apart is taking geometry in the 8th grade. And I suspect that the issue there is only the best at math take geometry in the 8th grade.

Furthermore, over the course of the life, where one goes to High School just does not matter. Even for a scientist or a mathematician.

I know this because I am a research scientist (earthquake seismologist). The reality is if you do well in any college, you will get in to the grad school of your choice. I started college at a small regional school, transferred to a large state school (Va Tech), then went to grad school, got my PhD, and have never found that my relatively weak high school performance mattered. And middle school....if anyone looked at my middle school performance today, they would be shocked...

The best thing to do is to keep your daughter curious...show her that science and math are not about facts, but about a thinking process. Introduce the scientific concepts in everyday life.

And let her be a fifth grader.

Wow! What great advice!!!! I think we all get too worked up about all of this. I needed this to help me chill out a bit.

[Anonymous]

You are welcome.

[Anonymous]

In recent years, Lonfellow, Carson and Kilmer have been the primary feeders to TJ; lots from Rocky Run as well. In some years, more Carson and Kilmer students were accepted to TJ than Longfellow.

In the future, Carson is at least as likely as Longfellow to be the primary feeder to TJ; TJ is increasingly Asian and Carson is more heavily Asian than Longfellow. Kilmer may send fewer students to TJ in the future, now that the GT program at Jackson seems to be gaining some traction.

[Anonymous]

Kilmer may send fewer students to TJ in the future, now that the GT program at Jackson seems to be gaining some traction.

Was just about to ask about this. My kids are in the GT (AAP) center at Louise Archer, so Thoreau is our MS, unless they choose to go to Luther Jackson to remain in the Center. I don't know what the trend is as far as where the AAP kids from our ES choose to go for middle school (nor am I really thinking about TJ yet) but curious as to the perceptions about Jackson since we haven't heard great things about it in the past.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the advice, everyone! My 5th grader is very much a kid and I do encourage this, but part of who is she is being very interested in learning math and science, so I want to encourage that as well. I am just curious as to whether kids coming from public middle schools are given extra points in the admission process over kids in private. We wouldn't make the school decision on that factor alone, but it might be a piece of it. Does anyone know?

[Anonymous]

I agree with the poster who said to chill. My husband worked his way through state schools, including for his phD in engineering. He has a fantastic job and supports our family very well. He has said his grades were horrible at some points in grade school and even college. It is shocking for me to hear this knowing him now. i am not saying TJ wouldn't be an amazing experience for our kids, but i am just not going to stress about it.