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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are probably different kinds if TJ prep centers. My child's friend went to one where they did spend a lot of time doing practice tests and writing essays using previous questions.  After semifinalist notifications came out, they concentrated on writing answers to the SIS questions, writing them again and again with the goal of memorizing their answers.

I know this because the child's mom told me all about it and directed me to the website so I could see what a great idea it was. 
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And this child started doing this in the spring of sixth grade, so for a total of about two years. Other kids we knew went to the same or similar businesses for this training. It was [u]very[/u] expensive. 
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So what? it is their money and time. Many parents spend a lot of money on kids activities, such as expensive baseball camps and tournaments. All I hear on these thread is a lot of sour grapes about coaching this, prepping that, blady blah blah .. get a grip, ask your kids to get off their video games, instagram / snapchat, fb, and do more math, reading, and writing. Then may be then can become competitive.[/quote]

Oh, I don't really care. A previous poster said that many prep places don't just practice questions over and over, so I was just relaying what I was told by a parent and read on the website about a place that does concentrate on that kind of prep.

Certainly no sour grapes here. My child got in without prep and had a great experience at TJ. He was fully qualified and did well by his own hard work without needing tutoring after school, and had time for sports all three seasons and work as a lifeguard during the summers. We saw the stressed kids and we saw the kids that had to go back to their regular school, which was a difficult situation for the kids and their parents.

For some kids, it would be far better to have a good and challenging experience at their regular high school by taking a lot of APs or IB classes then to go to TJ, be overwhelmed, and end up having to leave. It would be good to have an admissions process who could sort out kids who appear to be ready for TJ, but really aren't. It would save them and their families a lot of heartache. 
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