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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how the folks cheering because their kids got in without “prepping” (aka working for it) are going to feel when they discover that their kids are signed up for 90 hour workweeks?  I suppose they will argue their kids should get a TJ degree based on their “innate talent”.  And then will move on to college admissions by “innate talent,” etc.

I wonder at what point they will expect their kids to work hard at something?[/quote]

Genuinely talented kids do not have 90 hour workweeks at TJ. They come home, probably do about 2 hours of homework each night, and take a chunk of one of the two weekend days (4-5 hours) to get stuff done/get ahead for the week.

These kids have the ability to succeed in diverse extracurricular pursuits (athletics/arts/creatives) above and beyond just STEM, and it's no accident that those are the kids who tend to get into elite colleges.

I am sorry if this bursts your bubble with respect to your own kid, but it's the truth. [/quote]

+1.  Junior year with 4 APs and a post-AP I maybe upped that average to 3-4 hours/night sometimes.  I played 2 school sports and trained for one outside of school, was in both school and church choir, had a weekend job (half days on Saturdays).  These parents who force "excellence" on their (perfectly great!) average kids and then are surprised when it almost breaks them...you're the real problem with TJ.[/quote]

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