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[quote=Anonymous]If your kid is the one who's interested in TJ, that's a huge factor.

Self-motivated, hard-working students who have some organization skills will do fine at TJ.  If they have felt like they wanted more peers who are into academics, TJ might be a good fit.  But someone told us, when we were evaluating, that it's helpful when the student has enough confidence to know what they are interested in, and not be too swayed or competitive with other TJ students.  (Like the ability to say "I like biology but it's ok if CS is not my thing." Versus "everyone is taking AP bio and AP CS, I'm falling behind.").  And I think that's been very helpful.  If your student sets their standards by competing with others, or adopts other people's values, it might be a stressful environment.

Also, the curriculum is kind of rigid--like Calc is required.  Not a lot of electives/choice till senior year. So if they want more flex in their high school courses, it might not be a great fit.[/quote]

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