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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJHSST totally revamped their admissions process three years ago. If you are serious about applying, read up on that controversy. It is still being litigated.

Last year, each APS middle schools got 4 spots. You just need a B+ average and Alg 1 Intensified to apply. Then you do an essay test in February. There is no advantage to the kids who are straight A students and taking Geometry in 8th grade. They also got rid of the math entry exam. Students who are FARMS eligible or ELL get an automatic point bump in the admissions criteria-- that was definitely a factor in who got the spots from our kid's middle school.

It is much, much harder to get into TJ from APS. We get the 4 "allocated" spots per middle school, and that's it. In contrast, the Fairfax middle schools each get their 1.5% allocated seats filled, and then all the remaining kids go into a single pool to compete for additional "unallocated" seats. APS students aren't eligible to compete for the unallocated seats, because we only get our 25 students total (or whatever cap APS pays for). In contrast, Longfellow MS alone had 30 students enter this fall.

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Well, no but since APS added intensified classes you have to take intensified math, social studies, and English.[/quote]

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