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[quote=Anonymous]Both would be considered the premier school in their respective states and attract uber smart kids. However, 
It's a different school than TJ in several ways.

First, the students at NCSSM come from all around the state, not just one region. And NC is a big state, so they really can pick the cream of the crop out of its whole population. Plus the school is smaller, so again picking under 1,000 of the best students from the whole state vs. twice that number from just one region of the state.

Second, students only go for two years, meaning they don't pick their students until 10th grade which really lets them see how accomplished the students already are.

Also, it's not just guaranteed UNC admission for students, but it's FREE tuition to UNC (and any UNC-system school really) for those who go to NCSSM so pretty nice incentive.

I live in NC and used to live in NoVA, so am somewhat familiar with both schools. I know several people who go/went to NCSSM. The ones I know are extremely smart. One of my son's friends just got accepted for next year off the waitlist. This kid is crazy smart. Probably the smartest in the grade at our fairly high-achieving high school. My daughter's friend went a few years ago. Again, crazy smart girl (now goes to Northwestern). My friend's daughter goes to the Morganton campus. Both of her parents went to NCSSM in the 90s, so probably has the brains, too.

Of course, TJ is/was made up of super smart kids, too. When I lived there, the kids I knew who went were also extremely smart. I have moved away, and I know admissions criteria has changed, so I don't know how that has affected it. But the fact that it's just pulling kids from one region of the state and has twice the number of NCSSM is pretty darn impressive. [/quote]

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