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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid at each and would choose TJ 1000x over. our private school is much more of a pressure cooker than TJ. We would have done TJ for both, but TJ decisions a few years ago came out in June which was much more than losing a private school deposit, it was losing a private school year of tuition. the private school is fine, but the experience at TJ was much better overall than it has been at the private so far - both for STEM and humanities.

however I would disagree that TJ has better college admissions than private school. ask the current lot of TJ seniors if they agree with that. guarantee they will not.

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TJ sends more numbers, but perhaps a lower percentage than some of the privates.  
However, it is not a good comparison.  It is hard to say what the difference would be for say the 50th best kid in a class at TJ, or #100, what would their college admissions be if they went to a private school.

The colleges have some caps for how many they will admit from TJ, as well as northern Virginia.
The caliber of students at TJ is higher than at these private schools.
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Not really true. The big 3 this year are doing terribly. These days TJ does much much better even in terms of percentages.[/quote]
Not getting in the top overall privates at this point.  Maybe some with strong academics like Basis McLean, Pinnacle, Loudoun School for Advanced, or something similar where the academics are just as strong.[/quote]

Lol TJ > privates[/quote]
Depends on the kid.  My son was a candidate for TJ, plays a sport so he decided not to even apply.  He applied to Saint Stephens Saint Agnes School, Potomac School, Flint Hill, Sidwell Friends, and Saint Albans.  He was admitted to 4, waitlisted at 1, and chose the one he felt most comfortable with.  We feel private is will serve my son better than TJ.[/quote]

Lol and anyway he didn't get in to TJ so...[/quote]
He didn’t apply and didn’t want to.  TJ would have been an unattractive commute, he is active in sports, and he has too many other things going on.  He is mature enough to realize that he would be more comfortable in tge private that he selected.
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