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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every single kid at TJ easily holds his or her own the the best privates in DC and Maryland.  And each graduating class at TJ is as Big as the Big 3 graduating classes combined.  And it’s free.  Between that and Potomac NOVA is served just fine. [/quote]

TJ kids are great at taking tests, but would not survive socially at the top privates. They don’t focus on social skills at TJ.[/quote]

That’s funny. 
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I do a bunch of interviewing for my college and in general I find the TJ kids brilliant but socially awkward[/quote]

Alumni interviewers are pathetic losers whose input is inconsequential to the admissions process.  Colleges allow it only for alumni relations, and alumni do it only to feel important and relive what they think are their glory days.   [/quote]

You sound like an angry TJ parent who also has no social skills. Sorry your kid won’t get into an Ivy because they never learned how to make eye contact with an adult[/quote]

Hit a nerve, I see.

Well, everyone sees it.

NP. [/quote]

I think I'll be ok. I'll continue to give the TJ kids who stare at their shoes while chewing their fingernails a "do not admit" after our interviews. Maybe one will get through with this in their file but it hasn't happened yet.[/quote]

And here’s the thing:  the Admissions Committee won’t give a flying f_ck what you think.  Your “do not admit” will be ignored.  Because AdComs don’t care about alumni interviews.

You’re like a high school football star in a small town who can’t move on and has to relive his glory days in the local bar.  You went to a great college when you were barely an adult.  Is that the best you’re ever gonna be?   [/quote]

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