TJ admission question
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Anonymous
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My child gets all As and Bs. He will hopefully be above a 3.5 GPA and will be taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade next year. He has a broad range of interests. Mosts of his As are in the humanities.
Should he accept a spot at TJ if he wins the lottery? |
Anonymous
| Attend the info sessions and decide for yourself - you will see the required STEM focused curriculum and options for non-STEM courses (think summer school). Nobody on this board knows your kid. |
Anonymous
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Is your child really interested in math and science? Visit the TJ website and look at the classes that are offered and what the path is that kids would take. Ask your child if they are interested in those type of classes.
has your child asked to take coding or robotics or participate in math club? |
Anonymous
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I realize this is probably a troll post, but it is actually a good question.
I would say if your child LOVES STEM and wants to focus on a STEM curriculum, then I would say put his/her name in for the lottery and then take the spot if won. If your child does not LOVE STEM, then don't even put your child's name in for consideration. Its honestly a pain for your child to go to TJ unless you live in the old boundary area anyway. |
Anonymous
Disagree with the above poster. Please recognize that a lot of people on these boards will discourage anyone from applying so as to improve their own lottery chances under the new system. If your child is curious about STEM, they should definitely apply. I would only recommend not applying if they hate math or science. TJ has so much to offer and such unique faculty and resources. |
Anonymous
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No reason not to apply if you meet the lottery standards.
You can decide if accepted. If you turn down a slot, someone else will get it. |
Anonymous
| Is it cheating to lie on your application and say you love STEM if you don’t or is that OK because everyone does that? |
Anonymous
Tons of kids have been doing that for years. I'm pretty sure some of the prep places specialize in telling them how to say it. |
Anonymous
Money talks, and when you spend it on prep courses you don't have it for political advocacy. Perhaps the money that people save on TJ prep will instead go to political donations! |
Anonymous
Go ahead and lie. It will just bite you in the ass later when you are in a school with kids who truly believe STEM is their whole life but STEM is not your whole life. |
Anonymous
| Are they going to make the school easier or are they going to weed out the people that don’t really belong in 9th grade? |
Anonymous
| I guess they could have another lottery for spots that open up in 10th? |
Anonymous
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My child had all As including in Algebra 1 and Geometry in 7th and 8th. He had a 4.0 UWGPA going into high school. Although there are no after school math or science clubs at his school, Math and Science are his favorite subjects. We are trying to decide if TJ is right for him.
Should he accept a spot at TJ if he wins the lottery (if we had a do-over)? PS - he didn't do well enough on the Quant Q to gain admission. |
Anonymous
He might be miserable. |
Anonymous
Honestly, probably won't even get in the merit lottery. But should apply anyway because why not. |