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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC graduated in the bottom 25% of the class (about 3.8 WGPA), went to WM, double majored in STEM subjects, graduated summa cum laude (found college easier than TJ), and is now at a top 10 university working on their PhD. So, yeah, even the kids at the bottom of the class do OK.[/quote]

Except MIT, Mudd and Chicago, every TJ kid says college is much, much easier than high school.  [/quote]

This is actually what most kids who did a rigorous HS prep (IB, AP, TJ, good private) often say.  Because the pressure of getting top grades to get into college is intense, the experience of college is often easier.[/quote]

Totally agree.  I have no doubt these elite schools are more difficult, but not in a good way.  They have turned HS into an endurance contest and conflate acceleration with merit.  In college you have TIME to dig deeper into topics you are interested in, discuss with peers and faculty relationships with other areas and applications without the extreme time and volume constraints of HS.  The extreme acceleration in HS leads to acceptance of cheating, cramming for tests without really having the time to actually learn, and wasting free time self-studying for the easy AP exams they are not really interested in.[/quote]

TJ kids certainly dig deeper into topics, discuss with extraordinary peers and teachers, conduct research and enjoy bully free environment where academics is encouraged for a change as it should be for schools instead of sports, drinking, dramas, bullying, class discrimination, cheating, working on side doors to colleges etc.[/quote]

Barf - bunch of racist a-holes constantly putting their own kids on pedestals; the county used to be such a better place to raise kids before the hyper-competitive Tiger Moms and Dads showed up.[/quote]

White TJ parent here.  They aren’t.   They are pro hard work.  And white kids who work hard and are smart get in too. If you want something different for your kid, do something different.

And you may want to re-read your post before crying racism. [/quote]

Exactly! No one is asking others not to play the game. The world has become flat and if you can't beat them you join them.[/quote]

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