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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ahh, I wish she had expressed interest sooner but this is where we are. My goal this weekend is to get as much info as possible (requirements, tests...) but what I really need from DCUM is tips on how to get in (prep courses, tutoring), I know all of her classmates have been preparing for it for at least a year.

DD is in AP and is an A student, she’s a hard worker and I really want to help her get in.[/quote]

I am in the same shoe as the OP.  My son also announced he wanted to go to TJ but he did that in 5th grade.  I never have any interests in TJ; however, since he is the one that wanted to go to TJ, I have been getting him help with TJ prep with private tutoring and TJ prep from one of the chinese academies for the past two years.  He has private tutoring three times a week and academy classes on Saturday and Sunday.  He wanted it but I am definitely not happy about it.

He is currently in 7th grade at Long Fellow MS.  I am still hoping that he will give up the TJ dream in the next nine months and attend Mclean HS.  There are so many interests that I would like him to experience.  Going to TJ will make it hard to achieve, IMHO.  I think if you are naturally gifted and don't have to spend more than 3 hours a day studying the TJ is the place for you.  I don't think TJ is the place for a kid like mine, far from it.  [/quote]

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