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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all of the discussion that is going on about TJ, I am wondering how much of a difference it has made in terms of colleges attended, careers chosen or jobs obtained subsequent to graduation.

I think there is a tendency to assume that graduating from TJ is something of a passport for future success. I am wondering how accurate this assumption is in real life. I am sure that many do very well but I somehow believe that probably the majority fare about as well as they would have even if they did not graduate from TJ but instead one of the other excellent high schools in Northern Virginia.

Would parents who have children who graduated from TJ or posters who know others whose kids graduated from TJ post what their/these kids are doing today?

I think a lot of the discussion regarding TJ's admission policies and selective admission is because there is a belief that graduating from TJ will ensure success for a kid in college and thereafter. Perhaps this is true ........ but maybe this is an incorrect premise.

To those whose children have done very well after graduating from TJ, would he/she have likely done just as well if graduation had been from a regular school?

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One thing that is often overlooked about TJ education is that regardless of how one performed at TJ or what colleges these graduates end up attending (top 10, top 50, public  etc.), it appears almost all TJ graduates do well in college. This is important since most if not all TJ graduates (any ambitious college students) plan to attend graduate school, law school or medical school. TJ prepares its graduates for any college academic requirements and they are likely to be in a position to attend decent graduate school, law school and medical school. Three examples that I know of:

1. One student dropped out of TJ due to academic reasons and now attends Langley. This student is in top 10% at Langley.
2. Another student seriously considered dropping out of TJ few times but ultimately graduated and now attends top 20 college and doing very well.
3. I heard one black TJ graduate give a short speech and she said that she found out how lucky she was to have attended TJ since many of her college friends were having difficulty in some of the college courses but she did not and graduated near the top of her class without much difficulty due to education she received at TJ.

TJ graduates gain confidence that they have survived very rigorous academic program and that they can take on any college or graduate program.

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