TJ class 2017 decision is out

[Anonymous]

Have to keep B average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can call and find out where your child is on wait list. Top 1/3 usually gets in, middle 50-50, bottom 1/3 not likely. But your child can reapply next year. There rank remains. 20 ish kids per year drop out.

According to the letter for waiting pool, they expected a total of 20-30 on the wait list, there were 17 on the list got accepted last year. They probably won't know where the standing is until the summer test kids results are in.

[Anonymous]

I feel so sorry for these kids. My neighbor's kid was so burnt out when he graduated TJ, he couldn't do college. Now I understand why. What a waste of a brilliant boy.

Please be careful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:test scores Math: The test numbers are misleading because the test is the same for all applicants whether or not they have completed Algebra I. For students currently enrolled in Algebra I at the time of the test, they have only completed 1/3 of the course. Students in geometry are taking the same test but have completed more material -- Algebra I as well as 1/3 of Geometry. (more than 50% of applicants) If the students grades are very high for all of the classes they have taken thus far, the presumption is that they will take the next level and do as well as they have in the past (TJ has the complete records of past performance).

test scores Verbal: many students are prepped, prepped, and prepped, so they score well on the test, but their actual writing skills are not outstanding.. Other students have mastered writing skills demonstrated in the essays, which count for 25% (?) of the total score.
Or they are published already and that has been noted in their records.

Not a very high bar these days. give me break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big accomplishment to get accepted to TJ. The bigger challenge will start this September and to stay in TJ for the next four years and keep up with 4+ GPA. In TJ, B means F.

No it doesn't. A lot of kids will get their first B's at TJ so wake up. Not everyone can always be outstanding in every area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP with the 50M and 48V, are your kids drowning in homework, can you describe the workload, grades, etc.

Does anyone know if the TJ test scores correlate with how well the kids will do over the next four years?

Also, how critical is the course selection? Can one graduate with the "minimum" required AP and honors courses as a strategy for surviving TJ?

If you're looking for a strategy to survey TJ, child most likely not type of child who will be accepted. Too many kids who are qualified to attend TJ without settling for mere minimum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did any other parents call to ask for the reason for rejection? My child has straight A's and very high test scores, so I suspect SIS. I'm not sure whether I truly want to know, though, and don't want to get branded as "that parent" by admissions office in case my child applies again next year.

A few years ago when my very quiet son wasn't accepted with straight A's, perfect test scores, demonstrated interest in math and science since grade school (math counts captain, robotics, etc.) and good essays, he was devastated. So I emailed the teachers who had written his references and very politely thanked them again. But I also noted how disappointed my son was, how I was struggling to figure out what to tell him and asked if they had any idea why he might have been rejected. One never responded. But the other teacher was kind enough to write back and say that although my son was clearly very bright, he kept to himself a lot so the teacher wasn't able to say that he was an active participant in class. As disappointing as this was, I think that given the competition and the really driven kids who are accepted, it made sense that he was overlooked.

Not saying this would work in every case, but sometimes the teachers response or nonresponse can be quite helpful.

[Anonymous]

How is, say, a 3.5 GPA from TJ looked at by an elite college verses a 4.0 from a regular FCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is, say, a 3.5 GPA from TJ looked at by an elite college verses a 4.0 from a regular FCPS?

Depends on the kid and what else he/she has done. TJ isn't automatic entrée to anything and GPA alone is one data point no matter where you go to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is, say, a 3.5 GPA from TJ looked at by an elite college verses a 4.0 from a regular FCPS?

If unweighted, bottom 40% of TJ, if weighted bottom 15% of TJ.

[Anonymous]

Not sure of the answer to PP's question, but what I am seeing is that good students from TJ don't get accepted by the universities you would expect. They probably have quotas for all schools.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations! Which middle school are accepted candidates from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations! Which middle school are accepted candidates from?

Rachel Carson
Longfellow
Rocky Run
Kilmer
Lake Braddock
Frost

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations! Which middle school are accepted candidates from?

Rachel Carson
Longfellow
Rocky Run
Kilmer
Lake Braddock
Frost

Did Longfellow's acceptance number decline (or flatline) or did it bounce back again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations! Which middle school are accepted candidates from?

Rachel Carson
Longfellow
Rocky Run
Kilmer
Lake Braddock
Frost

Did Longfellow's acceptance number decline (or flatline) or did it bounce back again?

As far as I know, those numbers have not been made available (yet). Normally they get posted after a FOIA request.

If you would like to submit the FOIA request yourself, you can use the online form:

http://www.fcps.edu/it/forms/dcco9.pdf

If you do choose to submit the FOIA request, I would suggest asking not only about what middle school the student attends but what level math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, etc.) the 8th grade student was enrolled in.