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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd ask his current math teacher whether they think your child would struggle with the TJ math.  TJ math is pretty intense, and it could be quite challenging for a kid who isn't particularly strong at math.

[b]If he's only going to complete Calculus in 12th grade, he might struggle to get admitted for Comp Sci or engineering in college[/b].  Both majors tend to have very competitive admissions, and he'll look weak compared to other kids graduating from TJ.[/quote]

This is an absolutely ridiculous claim.[/quote]

Assuming the comment means "good, selective college", it would be ridiculous at most high schools where calculus in 12th would be considered the most rigorous option, but at TJ it's nowhere close. Selective colleges practicing holistic admissions will compare applicants within the context of their school,[b] which works against students at top schools like TJ[/b][/quote]

The same logic that affords the idea that "top students" can be identified by math advancement in middle school is used here to claim that colleges only look at math advancement to determine "top students" at TJ. Simply not the case. Indeed, historically TJ students who have entered in Geometry have had some of the strongest college admissions results because there is a tendency for them to contribute to the school community in other meaningful ways that are more important to colleges than what math class you're taking. Additionally, when colleges are looking at rigor of course load, they're looking at a lot more than just math.

Comments like this prove that parents have no idea what actually gets kids into elite colleges. College is a business, and with the possible exception of MIT and Caltech, math advancement is so far down the list of what makes good business sense for colleges to admit kids on that it barely registers.[/quote]

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