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[quote=Anonymous]OP, congrats to your child! I'll try to answer some of your questions:
There is a bus that goes to TJ from Arlington (and back in the afternoon). Arlington parents have been working with APS transportation to make route the more efficient so the students don't have to get up too early or get home too late. Unfortunately there's only one bus and it winds its way through Arlington, starting in N. Arlington since that's farthest from TJ.The schedule changes every year, but this year the N. Arlington stop times were anywhere from shortly after 7am to almost 8am - it just depends where you live. I know some parents drive their kid to a later stop so they can get more sleep, and some just drive them to school every day. TJ kids tend to get their driver's license as soon as they can so they can leave later (between 7:45 & 8am) and drive themselves to school.

Homework: Other PPs have addressed this. It's very teacher-dependent. Sometimes my child stays up past midnight, but usually he's in bed before 11pm. Junior year is definitely more intense but that's true of any high school. Your child will definitely be challenged intellectually, maybe for the first time.

The culture: This is the best part of TJ. It's intense, but not cutthroat. The kids are very supportive and accepting of each other - most of them seem to be more mature than the typical teenager. My quiet, nerdy child finally found a place where he belongs. One issue with living in Arlington is that the Fairfax Co. kids all seem to know each other (some of the middle schools in Fairfax Co. send 50-60 kids to TJ) and since the Arlington kids are a much smaller group it can take a while to find a friend group. It's a good idea to do a fall sport or activity as that's a great way to make friends.
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