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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP do you really think these kids are dropping these extra- curriculars in middle school and then able to just jump back in? And at high levels?  Serious question.  I just don't think that's what's happening.[/quote]

I know for a fact that is what's happening for many of them, yes. Most of them who jump back in are not able to come back at a high level - there are outliers, to be sure, but yes, there are absolutely a huge number of families every year who sell out to the TJ application process. Plenty who would start pursuing an extracurricular interest in middle school but never even begin due to a perceived need to beef up their Science Olympiad or Vex Robotics or Odyssey of the Mind credentials because their parents believe that doing so will get them into TJ. And a huge number of those kids don't even get into TJ in the first place.[b] FCPS focuses all of its energy on the place itself, but almost zero energy on the impact that its existence (and current admissions process) has on the county as a whole.
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And the Admissions Office could get rid of just about all of that if they would publicly place any value at all on achievements outside of STEM, in recognition of the fact that delivering a complete high school experience requires a school to have kids who are interested and capable in various different areas.[/quote]

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