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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This year - everyone chose  AET as first option. Heard few AOS folks getting off waitlist but no one from AET.

Majority of  folks who got into TJ from loudoun were not accepted into AOL. no chances on this front after April 26th ( TJ deadline) [/quote]
Unlike the random lottery offers at TJ, AET & AOL implement a higher merit-based admission criteria intertwined with STEM tests, going beyond GPAs and incorporating advanced math for all admissions. Also, the Academies have access to comprehensive applicant data, including detailed transcripts, SOLs, and elementary and middle school math/reading assessments, since all applicants are existing LCPS students.

Most significantly, nearly all AET and AOL admits have completed Geometry or Algebra 2/Trig, which is where both AOS and AET Integrated Math 1 begins. While there may be a nominal mention of lower math in admissions criteria, the AOS & AET curriculum commences with Algebra 2. In the Academies math progression there's no lower-level math, akin to TJ's Math 1 & Math 2.

If an Academies applicant receives a TJ offer but not an AOL/AET offer, it's for one of two reasons: either through the random chance of the TJ lottery, which disregards student merit, or because they are from one of the competitive middle schools but aren't among the top ten students.

AOS/AET curriculum is not nearly as rigorous or comprehensive as TJ curriculum, but their admissions criteria is much more stringent than that of TJ's essay lottery process. [/quote]

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