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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC got in to TJ and went to the welcome event, but felt like an outsider and decided not to attend. Not sure if it was because Dc is white and/or because so many of the kids knew each other from their feeder schools and stayed in groups, but DC didn’t feel they fit in. Kids were flexing their math levels and academic achievements, which isn’t DC’s style. DC went in the gym to learn about the sports teams, but (while nice) many of the athletes had never played their sports before high school, and just weren’t as into sports as my kid. DC would be getting home very late each night after sports and felt that would be a disadvantage in academically competing with the kids who don’t play sports after school. While there are kids at all schools who don’t play sports, DC thought that subset of kids at TJ would be spending all that time studying, while that may not be true at other schools. [/quote]

My DS had a similar experience at the welcome event. He felt really out of place, but ended up deciding to go to TJ. His decision really came down to AP vs IB, since our base high school is IB. He's definitely more of a math/science person and couldn't stand the thought of having to do all of the things required for an IB diploma. He was really unsure of his decision, but rationalized it by saying he could always transfer back to base after a year. Well, he's a TJ senior now and has had a wonderful experience. He has found a great group of friends who I really believe will always be a part of his life, and he's discovered a passion that I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have been exposed to at our base hs. Also, he played a sport every winter, and it was very doable. It's just a matter of time management. [/quote]

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