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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]or 3) students have found that they do not need to go to TJ in order to be successfully challenged at their neighborhood high school AND to be accepted by nationally recognized elite universities.[/quote]

Bingo. With 50% going in-Commonwealth from TJ, the competitive advantage is smaller than one might think.[/quote]

What you do not realize is that most of the TJ kids choosing UVA, W&M or other public universities do so because they were offered full-ride merit based scholarships. These are very competitive and usually won by kids that were good enough to be accepted to Ivy League schools as well. You can't say that about 3 or 4 kids accepted to UVA or W&M from a typical base school. They certainly will have a long shot at full ride merit based scholarships at UVA or W&M. So, you ought to re-think the statement about the competitive advantage being smaller than one might think and try to think about the big picture.[/quote]

I don't believe this to be remotely true.  Most TJ kids heading off to U.Va and W&M could not, and did not, get into Ivy League schools.  The Ivies are looking for kids who bring something more to the table than your typical TJ kid.[/quote]

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