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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJ is insane. Honors classes are taught like AP classes. AP classes are like college and post AP like grad school.[/quote]

Is anything not difficult at TJ, other than taking a selfie standing outside!
   
Inside of the school is like a homework hurricane, with quizzes and tests that get graded with a sternness usually reserved for judging chili cook-offs!

And as if that weren't enough, Honors classes are served up with an extra helping of "AP-ness," AP classes are like a fast-track to college, and post-AP courses? Well, they're basically a PhD in academic endurance! [/quote]

This is laughable. It's pretty much like any FCPS school. It would be best if you people got over it already.[/quote]

Absolutely not. You have no idea how difficult the courses are and the rigor TJ has. Unlike regular Hig Schools were attending a class and covering the material taught ensures an A, in TJ only 25% of what is taught actually is part of the test/quiz. The kids are expected to research and go into too much depth. Most of the teachers expect self study/reasearch and openly say the rigor is comparable to college courses. [/quote]

LOLs you can take most of the same classes at any HS. TJ isn't really anything special.[/quote]

Graduating TJ in the top 1/2 is like getting a STEM degree from a relatively weak STEM place like UVA.[/quote]

Perhaps but not like many TJ grads can even get into UVA these days. :(

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Only if you graduate in the bottom 10%.[/quote]

In all fairness not many TJ grads even qualify even those in the top half. It's pretty sad really.[/quote]

UVA's e-school even has an average SAT over 1550 which is well above TJ's median score. It just goes to show how far standards at TJ have fallen.[/quote]
Nope, the SAT is a very low ceiling test. Anything from high 1400s to 1600 does not meaningfully differentiate anything about a student. This is the reason why many top schools don't care about the SAT for high end scores, they only care if the student scores low because that suggests something might be wrong.[/quote]

Wrong e-school SAT average is around 125 points above the UVA average and well above TJ's.[/quote]

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