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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would think that from listening to these expert admissions officers that if you are going to TJ that you need to

1. take calculus as a 9th grader; 2. win some type of math/stem national award; 3. develop some interest outside of math;  4. take at least multivariable/diff/linear

to have a chance at a T20.

If you go to a big umc public in Fairfax Co, the applicant:

1. take calculus as 10th grader; 2. take multi/diff/linear at local college; 3. regional award in math/stem; [/quote]

Why do you get penalized for going to TJ?[/quote]

It's because the AOs read applications in "school groups," which means that the first round of cuts compares each applicant to other applicants from the same school.  Kids at TJ have self-selected into a more intensive STEM program and are great test takers and great students, so a student who could have been a superstar, top 5% at a typical suburban public school, may be outshined in a class or two or three and their GPA would put them in the top 20 or 30% of the class and not the top 5%.[/quote]

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