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[quote=Anonymous]Folks, it's real simple.

If your kid is a STEM-only kid, they will have a wonderfully fulfilling HS experience at TJ but will struggle to set themselves apart from the hundreds of other exceptional STEM-only kids at TJ.

If your kid is a well-rounded kid, they will have some frustrating experiences at TJ (small elective class sizes, sports teams that struggle against bigger schools) but you'll be among the top kids of your type coming out of one of the top schools in America and you'll have an easier time with elite college admissions.

Athletes who would get lost in the wash at base schools end up as first-team All-District kids at TJ because they compete with other small schools.  Actors who would end up in the ensemble at base schools get nominated for Cappies awards at TJ.

The kid who ends up being best served in the college admissions process by going to TJ is the kid who can hack it from an academic perspective and has something special that sets them apart at TJ because of the one-dimensional student body but wouldn't set them apart at a large base school.

The kid who ends up being worst served is the kid who works their butt off to be a mid-level STEM-only kid in a sea of similar kids at TJ.  You can get into a very strong college as a 25th-50th percentile kid at TJ if you have something else going for you, and best if it's something outside of STEM.  If you're a STEM-only kid, you need to be in the 90th percentile of TJ kids or above to have a real shot.[/quote]

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