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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think TJ is more rigorous in general than UVA especially for the top 10%.[/quote]

TJ is more rigorous than all but a select handful of colleges in the country. When it comes specifically to undergrad work in STEM, TJ outpaces basically everyone except MIT and Caltech. At any other school TJ students will routinely report that college is easier.[/quote]

Even MIT and Caltech gets impressed at the mention of TJ.  The difficulty level at TJ is so high that course handouts come with warning labels: "Caution: Contents may induce spontaneous brain combustion." TJ students dont just study physics; they're trying to decipher the secrets of the universe while simultaneously figuring out how to operate a microwave without blowing up the entire building. In chemistry, they've concocted potions that could either win them a Nobel Prize or turn their classmates into frogs. In biology, they spend so much time peering into microscopes that they forever see double every time they look at a regular-sized object. And in calculus they solve such complex mathematical equations that teachers bring in university professors to help grade them. [/quote]

Yes, having TJ on your resume around here is almost as good as having gone to UVA![/quote]

No, no TJ grad in the top 50% would be caught dead at UVA.[/quote]

Some TJ families can not afford tuition outside of in-state colleges or they prefer to put their money into the grad degrees so there are plenty of top TJ students who chose UVA.[/quote]

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