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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The advise to stay at the base HS start popping up now. Maybe because the announcement is coming up. 
Parents please be wise. The discouragement maybe because some wants more chance for them.

For me, it is not about the destination (college)  but the journey along the way and so far my freshmen kid very enjoy his first year journey at TJ.

I also learnt that in general, not speaking about TJ, college admissions this year is bloodbath. So many top students from top schools with very impressive stats is rejected left and right, with no clear reasons.

So, please take the advise here carefully.

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This is true but so is the advice.  Don't go to TJ for college prospects because only the top 10-20% actually improve their college prospects by attending TJ.

Go to TJ because it will prepare you for a rigorous college program better than your base school.  [/quote]

I had one child go to Langley and one went to TJ.  The Langley child went to an Ivy, the TJ child is at UVA.  Both STEM majors.

The child that went to Langley was overall better prepared than the child that went to TJ. (And had MUCH better college admissions.) The one exception is Math and Spanish - the TJ classes were much harder.  The Senior lab was nice for the TJ child, but also was not life-changing.  My Langley child was easily able to get research at the IVY while the TJ child had to fight to get research opportunities at UVA

Would choose Langley for both if I could go back in time.  If Langley is your base school or you can pupil-place for Russian, I would seriously consider it.

Others advice and experience may vary.

Both schools have lots and lots of cheating. [/quote]
I call BS[/quote]

The cheating at Langley has likely gotten worse since the PPs child graduated.  Many stories of cheating in the AP classes this year with no consequences.

Cheating at TJ has always been overblown.  [/quote]

Cheating how? Using chatGpT for papers?[/quote]

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