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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The FCPS vision for TJ was a school for those who are passionate in math and science and excel in them.  If DC needs  a lot of prepping to get in, perhaps DC does not belong there.  That is probably why 1/3 of the freshman class needed remedial math and science tutoring.  They prepped and got in - once there, they couldn't keep up.  Not very good for a teen's self esteem.[/quote]

I attended a magnet high school in another state. I don't think the kids who were having difficulty prepped to get into the school. If my memory serves me right, entrance was based on SSAT and/or IOWA exams. My memory is fuzzy because this was 20 years ago.

Math always came easy to me. I scored 99th percentile on anything math with ZERO help from my parents. I don't think they ever sat with me to do homework.

There will always be kids who have difficulty. Someone has to be at the bottom of the class. You can blame ESOL kids, kids who have parents who got tutors for them, etc.[/quote]

:?: huh

the problem at TJ isn't the prepping, it is the increased weight given to the essays. Applicants can convince the admissions people they are really, really passionate about science  (whether they realy are or not), and very likely adults help them write the essays, or just write them outright, and prep them what to say.  [/quote]

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