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[quote=Anonymous]I attended a statewide math/science magnet school, where I had a lot of classmates who were there not because they had STEM plans, but because it was a great alternative to their regular high schools, and they could handle the math and science courses. (The program was pretty new at the time, and there were relatively few kids who were there because they -- or their parents -- thought it was an advantage for college; it's much more "high schooly" now, I understand, less populated by kids who just fit in better there than at home.) I did go into the sciences, but still think that the best things about that program for me were the peer group and general acceleration compared to my home high school, where I was just wasting time.

My son attends TJ now, and yes, he's STEM-oriented and will surely go for a science/engineering major, but again I think the peer group and overall level of difficulty are what's best about the TJ experience for those kids who can handle it without much outside support. My (several years younger) daughter is much less STEM-focused (really, she's just better-rounded in general), but she's already talking about wanting to go. If she still thinks that when she gets to eighth grade, and my spouse and I think she can handle the TJ courseload, then we'll absolutely let her apply. It's an FCPS school, we're an FCPS family, and we're not "taking" a slot from someone "more deserving" by using FCPS resources.

So if it weren't clear, OP, I say go for it [i]if[/i] the motivation is your daughter's.[/quote]

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