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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Langley had many freshman last school year whose parents “pupil placed” them at Langley after they didn’t get into TJ. (Ie - [b]place them due to Russian[/b])

Not surprising that these are the same kids who got in as sophomores.  The admissions office at TJ don’t advertise the sophomore process.  So it has to be a very motivated parent in order to jump through the hoops to get admitted. [/quote]

I don't get what you mean [b]here [/b]. My understanding is the sophomore process is more holistic, done by TJ teachers instead of the FCPS "admins",  and requires 3 teacher recommendations, optional some objective testing (PSAT/SAT). It has to be a motivated and academically sound kid to make it thru the more "rigorous" selection process.  Am i incorrect in this assumption?[/quote]

Sophomore process is surprisingly well designed in many ways. The short answer questions themselves are a combination of objective/subjective criteria and found them very well designed to prevent gaming of the system.

3 teacher recommendations are another very effective way of finding students who would benefit from TJ. If you could get 3 teachers to say good things about you, then match it up with short answer questions, look at the classes they have taken and planning to take in future, you have a very effective selection process.

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Agree, looks comprehensive. The student body is small so don't think any statistics on their performance will be available.[/quote]

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