TJ class of 2022 college destinations

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

The recent history of the TJ admissions process over the past dozen years is littered with parents molding students into something that they are not in order to get into TJ, and then doing the same thing in a misguided attempt to get into elite universities. And kneecapping themselves in the process.

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Anonymous wrote:How many HYPMS

11 to MIT and 7 for Stanford.

Are these typical acceptance numbers for TJ?

Yes. The numbers were lower years ago. For the past few years, Harvard, Yale, and Stanford increased their numbers due to schools' emphasis on STEM now.

Numbers were higher years ago.

Not true. 20 years ago UChicago's acceptance rate was 40%. You have to take into account the overall trend for the whole country.

But if you look at the past 5 - 6 years, TJ has increased its acceptance numbers partly due to the popularity in STEM. I don't think they had more than 10 Harvard admissions a decade ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

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Anonymous wrote:I hear about 12 MIT acceptances.

ONLY 12??? I thought they all went to MIT???

Such disappointment!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

That's wonderful for you all! It's so refreshing to hear from a TJ parent who is actually comfortable with their child going to school where they belong. Congrats!

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

That's wonderful for you all! It's so refreshing to hear from a TJ parent who is actually comfortable with their child going to school where they belong. Congrats!

It’s not rare, PP. Many of us want our kids to be happy in a college that fits them. Don’t believe the stereotypes about TJ parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

That's wonderful for you all! It's so refreshing to hear from a TJ parent who is actually comfortable with their child going to school where they belong. Congrats!

It’s not rare, PP. Many of us want our kids to be happy in a college that fits them. Don’t believe the stereotypes about TJ parents.

The TJ students believe the stereotypes about their own parents. It might be wise to communicate with them.

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

That's wonderful for you all! It's so refreshing to hear from a TJ parent who is actually comfortable with their child going to school where they belong. Congrats!

It’s not rare, PP. Many of us want our kids to be happy in a college that fits them. Don’t believe the stereotypes about TJ parents.

The TJ students believe the stereotypes about their own parents. It might be wise to communicate with them.

That's old news. Both TJ parents and their students know that with 3% acceptance rates, they need to be realistic about what colleges they will be admitted to.

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

That's wonderful for you all! It's so refreshing to hear from a TJ parent who is actually comfortable with their child going to school where they belong. Congrats!

It’s not rare, PP. Many of us want our kids to be happy in a college that fits them. Don’t believe the stereotypes about TJ parents.

Unfortunately, the ones I know have been such caricatures of the stereotype. Prepped kids with no lives beyond studying and padding their resume, and pushy, Type-A parents that think that they have figured out the formula for their child to go to elite schools (who will then go on to be doctors or whatever).

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

That's wonderful for you all! It's so refreshing to hear from a TJ parent who is actually comfortable with their child going to school where they belong. Congrats!

It’s not rare, PP. Many of us want our kids to be happy in a college that fits them. Don’t believe the stereotypes about TJ parents.

The TJ students believe the stereotypes about their own parents. It might be wise to communicate with them.

You just made a statement about nearly 2000 people. Are you sure you don’t want to stop generalizing and be a little less stereotypical?

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

That's wonderful for you all! It's so refreshing to hear from a TJ parent who is actually comfortable with their child going to school where they belong. Congrats!

?? Really? You are revealing your bias.

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

The recent history of the TJ admissions process over the past dozen years is littered with parents molding students into something that they are not in order to get into TJ, and then doing the same thing in a misguided attempt to get into elite universities. And kneecapping themselves in the process.

Places like Curie have a fortune catering to these students and their parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities are diversifying their classes so you will not see one school like TJ or the prep schools like Exeter dominate the admissions as before. It doesn't mean those rejected students are any less worthy.

Sounds like diversifying their classes would result in better college admissions opportunities for TJ students.

Admissions officers who visit TJ repeatedly mention that they do not have a quota on TJ students but they DO have soft quotas on students from Northern Virginia/the DC area. TJ kids haven't been losing out to other TJ kids in the last dozen years - they've been losing out to kids from Marshall and McLean and Chantilly.

And they beg TJ students to get off of the Model UN/summer internship/12 APs/all STEM ECs treadmill that so many of them are on.

They actually like Model UN and STEM activities so if the universities don't like that, that is on them. Be yourselves and do not mold yourselves into something you are not. It is a STEM magnet school after all.

So true. Our TJ student loves MUN, debate, math, computer science, all the AP/post-AP/dual enrollment classes, and summer internships. We'd rather have DC attend VA Tech and be happy than pretend to be someone that they are not in order to get into Harvard.

That's wonderful for you all! It's so refreshing to hear from a TJ parent who is actually comfortable with their child going to school where they belong. Congrats!

It’s not rare, PP. Many of us want our kids to be happy in a college that fits them. Don’t believe the stereotypes about TJ parents.

The TJ students believe the stereotypes about their own parents. It might be wise to communicate with them.

That's old news. Both TJ parents and their students know that with 3% acceptance rates, they need to be realistic about what colleges they will be admitted to.

And with this new admission criteria it's so much harder to game admissions and if they don't get in they might as well drop out since they're doomed to a life of failure.