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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]14:33 - from what I can tell, generally [b]people who care a lot about TJ don't move to Arlington[/b] - they move to Fairfax.  The odds of admission are just better, given the limited slots available to Arlington kids.  I think the Arlington population is sort of self-selecting that way: people who care more about commute and less about AAP centers and TJ.

I'm at an elementary that attracts a buttload of Tiger Moms, and there's almost no chatter about TJ.[/quote]

Exactly. [b]It's too far.[/b] I think some apply, just to say they got in. I know a few students who applied (two actually got in) but they never seriously considered attending.

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TJ is in eastern Fairfax and about as close to Arlington as it is to Vienna or Oakton.  I understand if APS parents don't think their kids can get into TJ or handle its demands, but the kids from Carson MS travel further. [/quote]

Right, but Arlington parents have chosen Arlington so as NOT to have to travel so far for work, and I think that extends to wanting their kids not to travel so far for school. I think there are some kids who apply but don't intend to go. Like I said, I know of two who applied and got in, but chose not to enroll. I can't know why they didn't enroll for sure, but if they were accepted, I don't think they were worried about not being able to hack it. One of them graduated last year and was admitted to both Yale and UVa. Going to UVa for in-state tuition.

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