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[quote=Anonymous]I have. TJ grad.  Since I think being honest is kind, the new principal watered down freshman year, and sophomore year is now when the rigor comes out.  I’d transfer now for a lot of reasons— social (by junior year, friend groups and ECs are mostly set and it’s hard to join a team or group and become a core member) and academic (As and Bs are respectable grades.  Depending on their math class, they may not stay that way this year at TJ).

Plus, 75% of a year is a long time to be miserable.

Will it effect college?  Maybe, but the effect doesn’t have to be negative. Junior, then sophomore, grades matter the most.  So your kid still has a chance to shine. And if the freshman year grades are As and Bs, he can use the “anything else we should know” section of the common app to say he challenged himself, it was a bad fit, so he self corrected and fouNd a better program for himself.  It’s a mature decision and colleges like kids who show resiliency.

Now, will he get into an Ivy?  Not likely.  But, with Bs freshman and sophomore years, it isn’t happening at TJ anyway.

I sent one to TJ and one to base school. Very similar SAT/ACTs. TJ  kid was middle of the class— As and Bs and a couple of c+s in math 4/5.  Base school kid was top 10-20%. As and Bs freshMan year, but only one B With 9 APs Junior and senior years, when it “clicked”.  Both got into WM and similar caliber colleges. (And both got into each other’s colleges). And both chose well and are doing very well.

You seem to be a parent who listens to their kids’ needs. If you ignore the crowd and listen to what your kid needs for college— big/small, rural/urban, STEM/humanities, he will end up in the right place. And maybe the same place as if he’d stayed at TJ.

But for now, my vote says let him move this week. The level of stress on everyone will decrease so much. He’ll also get AP weighting for world history and probably turn some Bs into As, which will help his GPA.

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