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[quote=Anonymous]I have a current TJ kid and a TJ semi-finalist.  Some comments:

PP is right. Manage expectations.  TJ has a 12-15% acceptance rate, with most applicants coming out of AAP. About 2% of FCPS grads come from TJ. Which means 98% do not. And the TJ admissions process is wayyyy more drawn out than it has to be. So right now, my DC is both getting ready for the finals for T) admissions AND doing curriculum night and registering for base school classes. Just like DC1 did.  Do not let a kid get so 8nvested in TJ that it ruins attending their base school.

If this is coming from your kid and not you, just now, ask why. Has middle school helped her realize that she really wants the extra STEM challenge, and TJ has this cool senior lab doing...whatever?  Good reason to apply.  Or, is she at one of the big AAP Centers, and becoming aware that a lot of her friends/ classmates are applying, and this is what everyone is doing?  Terrible reason to apply. I doubt it is a coincidence that she came out with it now, just after TJ semifinal decisions were announced. All of a sudden TJ is more visible in the school.  I wouldn’t jump on board too fast because she decided today at lunch when all the kids were talking about who did and did not advance.

If she really is interested, I agree with PP that the kids who are the best fit at TJ got in without much prepping. Buy ACT Aspire Science and Reading test prep books from Amazon and hand them to her (and there are are not many out there). Set her up with Kahn Aceademy, and pull the units that line up with what they say is on the test. Info one the website. Buy her a book of math logic problems.  And sit back. If she wants it, she will take the handful of practice tests and get familiar with the tests.  Or they may just sit there and get dusty. Which gives you your answer. [/quote]

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