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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it just me or is this list underwhelming?  If the primary goal of having a child attend TJ is to get them into an elite college, I think many of those TJ parents to be (and their kids) might be in for a rude awakening.  Certainly not all TJ parents are pushing their kids to attend TJ so Johnny can get into Harvard, Stanford or MIT but prolly a large number do think this way whether they admit it or not.[/quote]

There are a lot of families in this area who are in the financial "donut hole," i.e. too rich to qualify for need-based FA, and too poor to pay full price.

This is why looking through a list like this gives you zero information about the quality of the students.  Most donut hole families do not even look at elite schools because they cannot afford to send their kids there.[/quote]
+100[/quote]

This is exactly the situation we found ourselves in--$0 in need-based aid, yet unable to pay $70K/year out of pocket. We have saved enough to enable our kids to go to public universities and graduate with no debt, so that's why my TJ kid is headed to Virginia Tech for engineering.[/quote]

That's not a bad thing. That's a wonderful thing. No debt and an excellent, well regarded program. Congrats to your child![/quote]

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