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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who wants to work hard for 4 years with relentless pressure and not have a normal teen dating/social life?  C'mon and sign up here!  Is TJ's program attractive to more students or is it a case of only interested students are signing up?
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Maybe 10% will end up at an Ivy League school.  50% of those who apply to UVA will be rejected.[/quote]

Unless the school starts admitting more well-rounded kids - if they do, watch those numbers go up QUICK[/quote]

What are "well-rounded kids"? Why do you assume TJ kids are not well-rounded?[/quote]

Plenty of TJ kids are well-rounded. Plenty of them are also not. If you are around TJ in any capacity, you know this. If they were, they'd have more success getting into schools like UVA. Perhaps not the Ivies, but definitely UVA.[/quote]

TJ students as a cohort have the highest average GPA at UVA and attend the best graduate schools.  UVA has decreased acceptance rate from TJ over time because their yield rate has been low.  Top TJ students go elsewhere.[/quote]

So insecure you need to make excuses?  The TJ students at UVA may have a higher GPA than other HS but it is because they have a much higher hurdle to jump to get in.  They are compared to the top TJ applicants, many whom use UVA as a safety school.  The lower half to 2/3 of TJ is not getting into the elite schools unless they have a strong hook.[/quote]

No, just saying UVA should be admitting more if they are the top performing students.  [/quote]

UVA has one of the strictest honor codes around.  Cheaters are not tolerated.  Possible that this has to do with the low admissions rate?[/quote]

Didn't stop them accepting Ted Kennedy . . .

These are not convicted cheaters.  It is speculation, perhaps from those who are jealous.  I suspect UVA saw a low yield from TJ and dialed back acceptances.  [/quote]

The part about yield is correct, but there is a long and detailed history of TJ students cheating. They have a person on their staff for whom about 80% of their job is dealing with Honor Code violations and the ensuing Restorative Justice process. That person wouldn't have a job if it weren't for the fact that TJ students are notorious for bending the rules until they break.[/quote]
The yield thing is NOT correct.  It has no basis in fact.  UVA does not yield protect.  The yield for TJ students would actually improve if the accepted more TJ kids from the bottom half.[/quote]

Actually, TJ students think UVA is a joke especially the stem programs. [/quote]

If that were true, they wouldn't be so busted up every year about not getting in. Nice try.[/quote]

The number going to UVA (and also other state universities) has been going down.  More have been going out of state.[/quote]

The percentage getting accepted to UVA has been going down as well, and the GPA and SAT standards for TJ kids to get in has been elevating, especially for STEM-only students. Students who can display diversity in their extracurricular activities and go beyond just STEM have been admitted with far lower metrics.[/quote]

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