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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how the folks cheering because their kids got in without “prepping” (aka working for it) are going to feel when they discover that their kids are signed up for 90 hour workweeks?  I suppose they will argue their kids should get a TJ degree based on their “innate talent”.  And then will move on to college admissions by “innate talent,” etc.

I wonder at what point they will expect their kids to work hard at something?[/quote]

Genuinely talented kids do not have 90 hour workweeks at TJ. They come home, probably do about 2 hours of homework each night, and take a chunk of one of the two weekend days (4-5 hours) to get stuff done/get ahead for the week.

These kids have the ability to succeed in diverse extracurricular pursuits (athletics/arts/creatives) above and beyond just STEM, and it's no accident that those are the kids who tend to get into elite colleges.

I am sorry if this bursts your bubble with respect to your own kid, but it's the truth. [/quote]

+1000. You can draw a direct line between the kids who did extensive TJ prep and the kids who require a million hours to get through the TJ workload.[/quote]

My kids prep: took the practice test off the website.

My kid’s reality: some weeks leaving at 7am to commute and getting home from band or drama at 7:30-8:30 (with a parent off the grid 1-2 night a week to run the evening caropol) Eating and setting in at 9 for 3-4 hours of homework. Most weekends marching or doing drama at least one day. The other day on homework. When you add commute, plus school, plus ECs, plus homework, you get to 80-90 hours a week fast.  Most weeks, my kids had 40 in class, plus 12 commuting, plus 20-25 hours of homework  (3 a night, plus most of a weekend day)  plus 12-30+ between marching band and drama.  Until junior year, when the homework load increased significantly.

This was very much in line with most kids I knew.  Except the kids in crew, who put in even more time.  And before my kid accepted the offer, we sketched out what his day and week would look like.

It’s not 90 hours of homework a week. But each of your 7 junior classes will expect 3-4. Plus an longer school day. Plus commute time.  Plus ECs being so time intensive because TJ kids are expected to be the best at everything.  And that’s 90 hours. [/quote]

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