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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard that many TJ kids, obviously not all, have trouble navigating the social dynamics at college. They may have a great GPA but have trouble distinguishing themselves as leaders or standout students who positively impact the culture.[/quote]

That's not true of the TJ kids I know - most of them blossom in college and are very successful because it's easier than high school.[/quote]

+1.  Most kids go to an Ivy as a big fish from a little pond. And it’s a shock when everyone is amazing. TJ kids OTOH have had to deal with everyone in their class being in the top 1%.

Also, the PP is repeating a persistent TJ myth that just isn’t true. I spend time at TJ and time at a base high school. And the difference seems to be that [b]TJ kids are almost universally nice.  They may or may not have amazing social skills naturally. But part of the culture of the school is kindness, thoughtfulness, and a sense that everyone belongs atTJ because they are all doing this difficult thing together.  Only other Tj kids understand the stresses and pressures. Only otjernTj kids “get” it.   It’s like being in boot camp together. They take the phrase “TJ Community” seriously.  [/b]

If I am not sure where I am headed in the base school, it’s time to head back to the main office or ask a teacher.  If I look uncertain at TJ, a kid notices pretty quickly and takes the initiative to ask if I need help finding something. If I ask any random kid a question, they will help me find the person with the answer.  All the Boy Scout words— friendly, helpful, considerate, kind— these are the words that describe the kids.  They may or may not be the cool kids, or the socially savvy kids.  But they are the nice kids.  For me, this has been one of the biggest surprises of the school. [/quote]

I know this is a TJ thread but I just wanted to chime in that this is also true at Montgomery Blair (the Math and Science magnet in Montgomery County).  There are significant differences of course.  Blair magnet is much smaller (they accept just 100 students per year) and it is in a regular Montgomery county school.  The overall class size is around 750 kids and the magnet kids only represent 100 of these kids.  The kids only take Math and Science classes together, they take English and Social Studies and other electives with the rest of the school and of course extra curricular clubs and athletics is also fully integrated.  Still, the kids in the Magnet are highly social and are really nice, kind and supportive of each other.  That has been the Magnet culture since its inception and it is one reason why we have such an active alumni community.  Nice to hear TJ has a similar culture.  Our kids are lucky![/quote]

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