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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks OP for doing this. You sound like a very nice person and I suspect your parents are very proud of you.

My question for you is: how did you find the application process and did you do any preparation for the test?[/quote]

OP here:

Thank you so much anon :)

I attended a very small Catholic middle school and through 7th grade I was planning on applying to only Catholic high schools in the area (Bishop O'Connell, Bishop Ireton, St. Johns, and Georgetown Visitation). I decided to apply to TJ in June before my 8th grade year because one of the girls I worked with attended TJ at the time, and she spoke positively of her experience. I didn't know much about the school, only that it was about STEM and a public school, but I realized that I was lucky enough to happen to live within the 5 districts of admission and thought that it would be a waste if I didn't apply. It was strange to juggle the application deadlines of TJ and private school--I ended up registering for a different high school before receiving my TJ acceptance then cancelling the deposit and deciding to attend TJ.

I did a little preparation for the test--less than others I've talked to at TJ, but more than people who did 0 prep. I worked a little (maybe 1/3?) through an ACT book by myself (I didn't know any of the math), and did an entire SHSAT prep book. I also was prepping for the HSPT at the same time (Catholic school admissions test) so that probably helped a little too, though the HSPT's difficulty was not comparable to the TJ admissions test.

For the essay round, I simply thought beforehand of things I wanted to highlight (Student Council president, band, love to read, want STEM opportunities) and just made sure to work them into my essay responses.[/quote]

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