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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is working on a Science Olympiad project with a kid who is a TJ semi-finalist. It's obvious his parents are pushing him to do all the right STEM activities (SciOlympiad, coding, Math Club, Robotics Club, etc.). He's also been prepped to hit the right numbers on the tests. However, he's immature and lazy. His emotional IQ is about zero and he's constantly playing games on his phone. It's frustrating for my child, who is more serious and wants to do a good job, not just check off a STEM box. If he doesn't have a serious attitude adjustment, he's going to wash out at TJ (if he even gets in). [/quote]

Don't worry.  There were about 20% to 25% washed out every year from TJ.  It is easy (or not so easy) to get in TJ than stay at TJ until graduation.[/quote]

Where do you get the 20-25% washout rate?  If that happened every year, there would be no kids left.  But that's not even right if you are talking about per class, from day 1 through graduation. The numbers show something different. Class of 2020 was average with 453 kids. There are 418 kids who graduate this year. So they lost about 35 kids over 4 years.  They do have 8-10 "froshmores" and juniors admitted each year, though. So that would be more like losing 45 kids, or 10% of the class. That seems in line with what I see, which is some kids slowly choosing to leave, but not a large piece of the class.   So if it really is 20-25%, please cite.

Also, almost no kids "washout."  There is a 3.0 minimum, but kids who go below it are generally required to take lower level classes, fewer or no APs and do school based tutoring, but allowed to remain.    There has been a push away from kicking kids out based on grades.  So kids they may decide they can't do the work or burnout and decide to leave. But it is apparently rare for a kid to be asked to leave. [/quote]

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