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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those deciding between TJ and their base school, keep in mind that peer influence is a significant factor during the teen years. It can greatly impact your child’s future. At TJ, students are surrounded by high achievers, which can reduce distractions and encourage academic focus. Just my two cents.[/quote]

Also while many post on here that if stay at base will be too and do much better at colleges, take that with grain of salt. At TJ, there are consistently 30-40 go to ivys, MIT CalTech, 30-40 go to Tech for engineering, another 30 or more to uva, and more to William and Mary— so that’s beyond top 100 getting into TOP schools. Most other HS (with few exceptions) you see 1 to an Ivy-maybe- few if any to MIT and handfuls to rest. Which odds sound better to you if you know your kid? [/quote]

I think this corroborates with info from some other threads: if your kid can be among the top 10 percent (top 50-55 among 550), good chance to aim for tier 1 schools (Ivys + Standford/MIT/Caltech and other top tech or non-tech); top 25 percent (the next 50-80), good chance to aim for anything above UVA/VT/WM (including these). The remaining 75 percent depends, UVA/VT/WM might be their best unless they have something extraordinary (as their academic is proved to be not top 10 percent).

In that case, a kid in the middle peck could have a better chance to aim for tier 1 and schools above UVA/VT/WM if he/she is top 5 percent at a reputable base school - better looking GPA and also more extracurricular (more time to develop this part of the profile).

Other than the college outcome, the child's interests in STEM, overall development (not just academic) and mental health are also important. It depends a lot on the child and as parent, maybe let the child decide and own the decision, after getting as much information as possible and giving your own advice.
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