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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]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]

Different poster: calm yourself. Don’t guilt someone into giving up a spot because YOU think your kid is more Deserving. [/quote]

Omg..I am happy for the kid with dyslexia!  But unless TJ now has a slew of crazy resources and/or this student is a minority, TJ is not structured to handle it.  Is it possible? 100 percent but only with a parent that is willing to battle beg and plead every step of the way to hep their child obtain every gosh darn resource, tutor and extra help the child deserves. Obviously not the way it should be, but I am dealing with reality.[/quote]

I agree it won't be easy for this kid and could drop out of TJ within 1 or 2 months. Last year there were 18 kids who dropped out and actual TJ class of 2025 was 529 not 550 because 9 of them took offer but later went to base school so didn't even start at TJ. It is better to realize early than let a kid go to TJ because it sounds cool and let him struggle and then dropout. I would suggest this parent to go to the TJ info session tomorrow and have a serious discussion with teachers and current students and then decide[/quote]

Wasn’t the original discussion with the public that they would pull from the waitlist until the end of the 1st Quarter?[/quote]

You are correct.  The TJ Admissions office appears to be doing whatever it wants without regard to the regulations passed by the school board.  [/quote]

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