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[quote]No adult in the working world is impressed that a colleague has a TJ diploma. I think when you're in the FCPS bubble with kids still in school, you think it's a big deal. Once you leave that phase behind, you realize it's an insignificant bit of information that no one really cares about. It's right up there with being captain of the football team in high school. After high school, no one cares and people think you're pathetic if you actually bring it up. 
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Not sure I agree....I think it is impressive, but only if the person also went to an impressive college. I would consider it odd if someone mentioned it before saying where they attended college.

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Talking about where you went to high school is JV behavior in this area. Maybe not in some mid-sized city where most people stay put. Doesn't matter whether it's TJ or not.

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I'm the PP who wrote that the value of a TJ diploma has grown, and I agree.  I'm not in a STEM field, so I don't know whether TJ should go on a pRofessional STEM CV or not, but I would think the college and grad school you  attended and work experience are much more important than having gone to TJ.  I also didn't mean value in terms of people being impressed at dinner parties when you are in your 30s. I more meant the value of the TJ diploma in terms of getting into a good, hardcore STEM program for college and getting merit scholarships, especially at STEM schools.  So, I was equating value with name recognition in the educational world. And yes, I realize that Ivys can only admit so many TJ kids and UVA rejects a large number of TJ kids, etc.  But I do think TJ and TJ grads are very highly regarded among colleges and universities. And that colleges recognize that jumpstart graduating with a TJ diploma is an accomplishment. [/quote]

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