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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not true.

-- LMS SO parent[/quote]

....what is not true?[/quote]
That SO is a golden ticket for TJ, presumably [/quote]

I know I heard that all the top SO kids from Longfellow got into TJ.[/quote]

It’s not true. [/quote]

FYI, some top kids in LMS SO team chose not to commit to TJ this year simply because local McLean High is 2nd to the best and has a stunning college admission success this year.[/quote]

As well as previous years. McLean high is also a great school and has a Band lots of LMS kids love.[/quote]

I wouldn’t underestimate the impact of the MIT-bound McLean senior who won 7th place nationally this year in the Regeneron talent search and was on the school’s winning “It’s Academic” teams. Sends a strong message to families in that community that kids graduating from high schools other than TJ can do extremely well. [/quote]

True. It is a shame that no TJ kid went into STS national final (top 50) in 2023. A big slap in the face. This honor could have been TJ's if this McLean senior were not rejected by TJ back in 2019.[/quote]

I have no idea if this student even applied to TJ - he reportedly has many interests and some of them may not have been compatible with attending TJ - but if he did and was turned down his subsequent successes in HS illustrate the maxim that when one door closes another one opens.  We’re very lucky to have had him at MHS.  [/quote]

He did apply as a Basis 8th grader and the ridiculous reject decision from TJ troubled him for a while. TJ however admitted Sam Wang who was also a math genius from Basis. Both of them ended up in MIT.[/quote]

He supposedly was rejected because he missed the deadline for teacher recommendations.  TJ admissions is very strict about deadlines.[/quote]

Definitely can confirm this.[/quote]

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