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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I do agree that the 31-45% population (who did not make it into UVA but got into VA Tech for instance) may have done way better with far less effort at a base school."

This is totally incorrect.  The vast majority of that group will end up at college and will have learned how to study and know what it means to work hard.  If they had stayed at their base school, they would think they could do well without working hard.

TJ has gotten rid of that misconception for them.  They are much more likely to graduate college with a high GPA than they would be if they went to their base school.[/quote]

It amazes me to see the insecurity and arrogance of these few vocal TJ cheerleaders.  I guess you only can learn to work hard and study effectively at TJ.  Who knew?[/quote]

I'm not sure why you are taking offense to that statement.  It is a fact that you don't pushed as much at a base HS as you do at TJ.  This translates into a level of preparedness that you simply won't get at base.  The kids HAVE to work hard to stay in the game.  At base HS, some kids work hard, because they WANT to.  Those kids are easily comparable to the ones at TJ and I know a few that chose to go that route.  One of them even told me that UVA was their "safety" school and has it in the bag while waiting on HYP.  But how many such kids are there?

Does that mean the other base kids won't be successful?  Not at all.  Is this "advantage" sustainable throughout college?  Most likely not.    I'm guessing it will level out after the first semester or year.

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