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[quote=Anonymous]According to the official criteria for TJ application
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-admissions/tjhsst-freshman
the "experience factors" include "English Language Learners".

We are a family of immigrants. We came here when my kids were K and 2nd grade. None of my kids spoke any English word.
My older kid got ESOL classes for 3 months or so, as he picked up the language very quickly. Now at 7th grade, he was nominated as a "young scholar" (I assume because he got ESOL back in 2nd grade?)
My other kid didn't get any ESOL at all in kindergarten (probably because there are no ESOL classes offered for kindergartners?) 
Today both of my kids are effectively bilingual.

So how is an "English Language Learner" defined for TJ application purposes? Would my older kid get this "badge" but my younger kid would not just because he didn't get any ESOL? (although he didn't speak English either when we immigrated?)

Thank you

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