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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you expect your child to go to a magnet high school? If so Thomas Jefferson is head and shoulders above Blair by a number of measures. But that's just MHO. Here's how I break it down.

First of all, all of TJ is in the magnet program. Blair magnet kids are on the same campus as non magnet kids and play on the same sports teams, etc. which is good in some ways but bad in others as it sets up a divided school. And you Blair moms don't take this the wrong way but the Blair magnet students, at least the ones in the science math program, tend to be less well rounded. Admissions is based a lot on test scores.  TJ's admission process emphasizes lots of of things. This can also be bad as there has been a bit of an outcrcy recently about kids getting into the program not doing well in basic math! Disclaimer: I am a Blair mom and my niece is at TJ so I am familiar with both schools to some extent.[/quote]
What do you mean, TJ's admission process emphasizes lots of things? Like what?
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