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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son who is smarter than my other DC who attends TJ  didnt get accepted. He is a geek. [/quote]

Do you know any others that got in from your MS?  Would you say your son is more qualified than they are?[/quote]

I dont know any from his school. Yes I can say that with conviction my son is more qualified. I dont want to list his achievememts here if I do if someone from his school is reading they will know who I am talking about.

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Maybe they didn't like his essay.  Is he in private school?[/quote]

Yes could be his english is weak. He is stem focused not really interested in reading. not in private.[/quote]

IDK.  My kid got in with a B+ in standard (not HN) English in both 7th and 8th.  Dyslexic with  an IEP.  No real STEM ECs— unless you count his Minecraft addiction.    I was surprised he got in. Especially since he is taking  Algebra I in 8th, with a B first  semester. Then again, he should have gotten “experience points” for the learning disorder.

I’m excited for him.  I had always thought the dyslexia would be a deal killer. 
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I guess he got in under the new 1.5% / school from an under represented school and met the minimum requirements GPA 3.5. If you and your child are surprised he got in, you have a serious decision to make. It is going to be very competitive and stressful and some kids can go into depression not being able to handle the load and pressure. If he can handle those to come in par with other top students, accept it else give this opportunity to other deserving GPA 4 students so a top kid from Longfellow or Carson can make it. These top kids from these top middle schools have worked a lot and been involved in lot of STEM ECs and disappointed for not getting in due to per school quota. Hope you do the right thing.[/quote]

Chill out. The child was accepted into TJ. Just because the path that they took is different then the path that your kid took or what you think the path should look like doesn't mean that the kid doesn't belong at TJ. I would hope that the kids doing all that STEM work in extra curriculars are doing it because they enjoy that work and not because their parents want them to go to TJ. If the kids are doing those activities because they like them, then their enjoyment and the skills they gain should be worth it to them, regardless if they attend TJ.

My kid does activities that he enjoys, Scouts, sports, math competitions, because he likes them. If they help him get into a school like TJ, awesome. If they don't but he enjoyed them while he was doing them, great. TJ or an amazing college down the line, would be a wonderful bonus. But he is doing what he is doing because he enjoys it and it is a part of who he is as a person not because he is trying to build a resume. [/quote]

DP.  It is possible to feel happy for the kids who got in while still recognizing that the current system doesn't have enough inputs for the TJ selection committees to make appropriate decisions.  I'm happy for PP's kid and wish him the best.  I also know of kids who are extraordinary who absolutely would have been identified and admitted under any system that gave any weight at all to achievements or that had teacher recommendations.  These kids aren't achieving at high levels in STEM competitions simply to get into TJ, but the fact that they are achieving at such high levels shows that they will not be well served with the course offerings and EC teams at their base high schools.  These kids absolutely belong at TJ, but aren't getting in because there's no way to identify them in the current process.

TJ absolutely should support kids like PP's kid and do everything in their power to help him succeed.  TJ also should look closely at whether the admission process needs more inputs, like teacher recommendations, a few more problem solving questions, and a requirement for Geometry in 8th rather than Algebra I, so they can identify the kids who are the most likely to succeed at TJ.

I don't have an 8th or 9th grader and have no horse in this race.  It's still pretty obvious that the current system is highly flawed.[/quote]

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