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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A pretty impressive list this year (even to hardcore anti-TJ'ers).  I believe these are matriculants, not admittees. Here is a partial list:

Berkley 8
Chicago 8
Columbia 2
Cornell 13
Duke 4
Harvard 5
MIT 7
Michigan 14
Penn 3
Princeton 4
Stanford 3
Washington University (St. Louis) 4
Williams 2
Yale 5[/quote]

Still unimpressed the number one question remains if these kids would have remained at their base schools what would happened

I would argue for most at TJ they would have gotten better results from base schools

Even with this top 25% or so list[/quote]

Tufts
CMU (Engineering/CS)
Grinnell
UICU
GA Tech

And as a TJ parent, I know my kids long term results would not have been as good out of a base school. TJ sends kids to College— be it Harvard or UVA who are over prepared and find college easy after TJ.[b] On some campuses, including UVA, TJ kids have the #1 GPA out of all US school with at least 10 kids on campus. Even if my kid could have gotten into the exact same college out of a base school, my kid will do better in college than they would out of a base school.[/b] That counts for a lot for kids who will likely continue past undergrad. 
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Is this because your kid went to TJ or is that because they are smart kids who could get into TJ and would do the same even if they went to base? In other words, are you crediting TJ for your kids success in college, and taking it away from your kids ability. In my knowledge of the school, TJ faculty and admin doesn't do anything extraordinary for the kids success, they do it themselves. So, I tend to agree with the view that the kid who is smart enough to get into TJ would do well not only at base, but also later on in college. [/quote]

NP.  TJ is off the charts rigorous.  They have great teachers. But not all teachers are great. I think the issue is they cover work fast, more in depth, and are required to apply it at a much higher level. This applies to STEM, of course, where math and physics require use of concepts in novel situations on tests, for example.  But, TJ also has a strong focus on writing and on class discussions that requiring arguing one’s point of view and responding to others, with substantive evidence to support your position.

The level of work is high, and the quantity of work is enormous. And there a quite a few very large projects that require ongoing work for a semester or more.  After 4 years, kids come to think of 4 hours of homework a night and math tests for difficult that half the class flunks as normal. And they have developed great time management.

Most TJ kids who don’t go to MIT say there is much less homework, and college— even T20 colleges— are not as rigorous. And, of course, they are usually balancing about 4 classes— not 7. [/quote]

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