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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid at each and would choose TJ 1000x over. our private school is much more of a pressure cooker than TJ. We would have done TJ for both, but TJ decisions a few years ago came out in June which was much more than losing a private school deposit, it was losing a private school year of tuition. the private school is fine, but the experience at TJ was much better overall than it has been at the private so far - both for STEM and humanities.

however I would disagree that TJ has better college admissions than private school. ask the current lot of TJ seniors if they agree with that. guarantee they will not.

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TJ sends more numbers, but perhaps a lower percentage than some of the privates.  
However, it is not a good comparison.  It is hard to say what the difference would be for say the 50th best kid in a class at TJ, or #100, what would their college admissions be if they went to a private school.

The colleges have some caps for how many they will admit from TJ, as well as northern Virginia.
The education will be different over four years.
The caliber of students at TJ is higher than at these private schools.
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I agree entirely. The hundredth best kid in the TJ senior class is easily on par with the vast majority of the class at any of the local privates and likely is looking at the following college options: UMD, Purdue, William and Mary, a SUNY school, and if they are lucky University of FL. 100 kids is approximately the size of the graduating classes at the top privates, who will send 2 kids to W&M, 2 kids to UMD, and zero to Purdue. Private schools undeniably have some kind of special sauce for college admissions.

Having said that, you pick TJ for the experience, the fit for the kid, and not what college they'll get into. [/quote]

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