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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Online info night was last night. It sounds like AP options are limited since their real focus is the DE opportunity with NOVA. Limited music opportunities. No sports.

They have added a short-answer component to the lottery application. It sounds like it’s basically a chance for them to make sure families know what it is they are applying for before putting them in the lottery.

The students all seemed very passionate about their school. They were emphatic it was as rigorous as IB but different, as rigorous or even better than AP since it’s real college credit rather than taking a test. They said it’s a lot like TJ since they learn basically the same things.

One benefit similar to HB is the size. 87 kids in the class of 2023. There are 130 spots available for next year’s freshmen class. [/quote]

Interesting saying it is similar to TJ. I do not mean this to be disparaging on the kids who attend Arlington Tech but having met the kids from both schools, I see very different student profiles. I personally do not consider the programs similar but maybe I am wrong? [/quote]

What is the profile of a kid at Arlington Tech? What's the profile of a kid at TJ? [/quote]

Ha, I know I am not sure how to explain this. Kids at TJ I picture kids that are highly academically inclined that are basically devoting their life to school to get into a top college and likely STEM career. I mean TJ requires AP calculus to graduate. I think TJ also offer more math options than APS as a whole offer. TJ also has a high GPA entrance requirement and a high math entrance requirement whereas tech requires a C average.

[b]Arlington Tech (and maybe I have a completely wrong view of it) seems like a school for kids that don't desire a traditional HS experience.[/b] Almost like one is a STEM vocational school and one is a college prep STEM school. I am not sure if that makes sense and maybe I am wrong! I am not trying to disparage tech kids at all so I hope it doesn't come off that way. I just think both schools serve two different but related purposes. [/quote]

It is appealing to some STEM oriented kids who prefer an alternative high school experience. It’s good to have alternatives to the large comprehensive high schools, like HB and Tech. When the new high school building opens, it will likely fill up every year much like HB.

Sports of course would be at the home high schools except for Ultimate Frisbee, which every school or program has.

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