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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Vocational" machine learning?  First time I've heard that is a thing. I'd be pretty thrilled for my teen to get ML skills, whatever you want to call it. For the record, it's mostly high level math and stats.

I'll speak for myself, I see TJ as a STEM school and not a "upscaled peers" school. The only kid we considered it for was my STEM kid (all kids were high achieving and could have been admitted) but its just too far. With AP classes, many FCPS schools can provide a comparable advanced education.

So I think Western could absolutely pull from TJ.  TJ is a great STEM school, no doubt, but it's also VERY hard to get into top schools from there due to the peer group [b](they only want so many from a specific school)[/b] and it's social life crushing far away.  Even a limited STEM/AI/AE/ML track would appeal to people who want that but don't want the commute.  It appeals to me and my 8th grader.

Chantilly has the academy and that was also nice to have some additional technical programming. I see this as a more focused academy, which is broad based.
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I have heard this about colleges and wonder if it's true across the board. If so, why do people only want their kids going to certain high schools? Don't they have a better chance to getting in to a particular college from high schools where a smaller number of their peers have applied to that school? [/quote]

Your chances of getting into a top 20 school are lottery like regardless of the school you graduate from even with a perfect GPA and excellent extra curricular activities. While it is harder to get into say, MIT, from TJ, it is still highly unlikely to get into MIT from SLHS. There would be fewer kids from SLHS applying but the regional competition is still high and the number of spots available are still few.

You go to TJ for the specialized STEM programs and to be around other kids that are academically minded, into STEM, and to be challenged. [/quote]

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