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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child qualified, and I am really surprised by the number of kids we know that qualified but are opting out.

I would guess that a child who scored pass advanced on the 7th grade SOL and 91% or higher on the IAAT has mastered the math 7 material and is prepared for Algebra. [/quote]

FWIW,  Algebra 1 in 7th grade is sort of a basic requirement if one was interested in going to TJ.  [/quote]

Not really. A student can take Algebra 1 in 8th grade and take Geometry over the summer before 9th grade to "catch up" to the students that took Algebra I in 7th grade.  The math portion of the TJ admissions exam is not all that hard.[/quote]

Yeah but how is this "not really" ??  I swear some people here disagree just for the sake of disagreeing.

[b]The point is you need to have it to get into TJ.[/b]  And it'll probably will make it easier on the kid if they don't have to "catch up".  Sheesh![/quote]

No, you do not.[/quote]

http://www.fcps.edu/pla/TJHSST_Admissions/forms/Freshman/Fairfax_Stdnt_Hndbk_2012.pdf

[quote]MATHEMATICS
This portion of the test includes arithmetic, algebra, probability, statistics, and geometry. [b]All mathematics problems are based on materials covered in a widely used Grade 7 curriculum[/b], but the curriculum is just an outline. Knowing how to respond to novel situations creatively is an important indication of mathematical ability. Since one purpose of this test is to identify students who will benefit from a specialized high school, there will be many such questions on the test.[/quote][/quote]

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