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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Three categories:

1. Just for the TJ experience, regardless of college application outcome. --True or false? 
2. TJ experience plus great enough but not Ivy+ colleges (UVA etc). --True or false? 
3. Better shots at Ivy+ colleges than base school.  --True or false?  There is lots of confusion and misinformation on this one.[/quote]

#3:  false.

Your child’s chance of gaining admission to an Ivy is lower from TJ than from his or her base school.[/quote]

This is true for about 80% of TJ students not for the other 20%, TJ helps boost the application [/quote]

Personally I’m not worried about this.  I know my son will be in the top 20%.  If I wasn’t confident that my child would be one of the top students at TJ, I would keep him at his base school.  He has never needed tutors or outside prep to get through AAP elementary/middle school/currently Algebra II Honors.  He has been frustrated his whole life with the slow pace of school.  I’m hoping TJ will finally give him at least somewhat of a challenge.[/quote]

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