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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand all these people saying that it is unusual to go through TJ with 4 years band/music and 4 years of language. My DC is in the music program and many, many students do this. The seniors we know are all getting into great schools: a combo of UVA and engineering schools, but I have also heard of a few SLACs too. You do have to do two years of summer school. That is the tradeoff. But as long as you're not doing something like summer chem, it isn't bad. The summer school is actually pretty social for most kids.

I posted the destinations and acceptances/enrollments links earlier. I really think that a lot of TJ kids just don't want to apply to SLACs. There are none on the list of acceptances/enrollments list for 15-16 because fewer than 10 students applied that year. The parents of kids I talk to don't mention these school at all on the lists of schools their kids apply to. I think there are many reasons for this. I do think a lot of the students (and parents) are drawn to more name brand/recognizable schools. It is also true that a lot of these schools, like Williams, don't give any merit aid. So if you are like us, two income family but making in the 200s, we will get zero financial help other than loans. I think the majority of TJ parents are in this position. For most parents, the cost/benefit ratio just isn't there for paying full freight for an SLAC (~65-75K) with no aid over even an OOS public like Illinois (~40-50) where they may get merit aid.
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I don't have music/language kid, but DC is taking 4 years of a language bc they're convinced that's what colleges want.  And summer school IS a social outlet for my kid.  That plus a travel sport pretty much eats up our summers.

The PP second paragraph is spot on.  Esp regarding the cost-benefit of college.   In the same boat.  Make too much for aid, but costly private would really impact our retirement savings.  Would I love my DC to go to HYP? Of course.  However, I'm not sure that paying for it is worth it.  Esp given some of the great public school options in VA.  We have been having these conversations with DC since they entered TJ so they know what the deal is.[/quote]

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