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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think BS is a lot more well rounded and diverse. I think also that it is easier for the kids because all the activities are right there.  Also I imagine (but this is just a guess) that the college counseling at top boarding schools is better.    It is just what they do  - they have more resources to devote to it.  [/quote]

BS may do a better job with humanities but TJ does a better job with STEM and emphasizes writing all 4 years. TJ does a better job with clubs and activities (more than 160 clubs, activities and teams). TJ also is more diverse with kids from not only East Asian countries but from the middle east, South Asian countries, Europe, Africa, Caribbean countries, South America etc. and non-whites making up the majority. In addition, TJ provides more rigorous overall academic preparation for college and advanced equipment in various tech labs and research opportunities.  [/quote]

What I meant was, when you live on site it is easier to access the clubs and activities.  I wonder how TJ compares to the North Carolina boarding magnet school for math and science?  Or the North Texas boarding magnet school? [/quote]

I'll answer the NC one, because I grew up there and had a friend who went. NC school of science and math is much, much less competitive and rigorous than TJ, and just not an attractive option for most NC parents. First, it is only junior and senior years, and lots of kids have no interest in switching schools then. Secondly, it's a boarding school (I believe it has added online offerings, but basically it's a boarding school). Without rehashing 20 pages of BS vs TJ debate, most upper class parents who want BS for their kids do not want a 2 year, STEM focused public BS.  And most UMC parents do not want to send their kids to live away from home 2 years early. So, while the top notch NOVA students are likely to apply to TJ, I don't have any friends from my UMC, 2 parents with grad degrees and smart kids friend pool who are even considering it as an option. Where NCSSM may come into play is very rural NC, where bright kids have no other educational options (and by that I mean the only high school in 50 mike radius is GS 1-2 -- either because their parents can't afford private, or because there are no good privates. But the school draws from a much smaller, shallower talent pool.  (My friend who went?  First generation Asian from a poor immigrant family. Brilliant in math/CS, but hated it.  He only went one year, and started college a year early. He says he would never, ever send his own kids). [/quote]

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