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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He is a rising 9th grader and we find out tomorrow and then go on vacation almost immediately (I thought we would find out sooner a d don’t want to think about on vacation). I am not sure he will get in based on the essay part. He has dysgraphia as part of his autism. He is not coming from a typical feeder school though so I guess he could be in the top 1.5%. His nonverbal IQ scores are 4 standard deviations above the norm. He is not at all interested in engineering. His interests are with biology and geography. My engineering husband finds his math skills to be advanced as he can manipulate numbers quickly and has inherent understanding. Because we lived out of the area for 2 years and came back mid pa Demi’s, he only has one friend who I expect will get into TJ and sill want to attend there. He has zero interest in talking to anyone at his current school and somehow convinced all his teachers he could work alone rather than do group projects.

Overall, he is not very adaptable due to being autistic. [/quote]

Dysgraphia + unwillingness to do group projects= a kid who you are setting up to fail at TJ.

They are going to expect a ton of writing. Much of it timed. He might get 1.5 time for writing— but that’s tough, because he has to find time in the school day to finish when he gets extended time. They will not reduced the writing load.  Working with the IBET group you are assigned to Freshman year is mandatory. So are many other group projects. Don’t cooperate and pull your weight = flunk.

A 160 NV IQ is great. But what is his Verbal IQ?  That is just as important. How is his Processing Speed?  My kid had 3 SDs between GAI IQ and PS (ADHD) and it was a significant issue at TJ.

I think you have a real misperception of what TJ is. Advanced math is only one piece.   You can make it through TJ without being a math genius. You cannot make it through without being a disciplined writer, being able to work in groups, and having a very strong work ethic.

You also seem very confident your kid will get in. I wouldn’t be.[/quote]

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