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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^Basically, no matter which HS you choose, you need to be in the top 10% of the class to have a shot at the top colleges. With TJ, you can be top 25% or so-but does you no good to be towards bottom at TJ in terms of getting into college. Which is why many kids opt to stay at base school and do better there than they would have TJ.

That said, if you aren’t wedded to the college outcome, TJ will provide a unique educational experience unlike any other with an incredible group of like minded peers.[/quote]

I don’t think kids weighing a TJ offer in 8th grade know whether they’d end up in the top or bottom quartile there. There are kids who would have thrived at TJ who don’t bother applying or turn it down because they simply think they’ll have a better overall experience at their base high schools, which also have plenty of bright kids. Madison and West Springfield are the prime examples of pyramids where the demographics would suggest a lot more kids going to TJ but for the fact that TJ isn’t really coveted in those communities. The areas that feed into Carson are at the other extreme.[/quote]

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