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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for all the informative posts an especially about the very negative impact of not being able to apply for IB or TJ. Somehow I missed that important nugget despite attending school info sessions and parent teacher conferences. My DC entered APS from a private religious school so SOLs are new to us. If I had known the SOL score determined math placement (rather than another checklist item from APS), I would have insisted DC actually study for it. I figured As in math (without studying or regular homework) would be enough to indicate DC was ready for more challenge and actual homework. My bad. Now I have to pester someone for higher placement, even though I think I’ll be rejected because I was told the middle school has “limited seats “ for pre-Algebra and those seats are saved for the “better” students. Sigh![/quote]

If your student takes math 6, pre algebra, and algebra 1 in middle school, they can 100% do the full IB classes at WL. Additionally, it would definitely be more challenging to get accepted to TJ with the track listed above, it is not impossible. [/quote]
TJ has been turned into a pure lottery— as long as you take algebra in eighth grade and have all A’s/b’s, you have the same chances as someone who took geometry in eighth grade.  [/quote]

No it’s not pure lottery. They have an entrance exam as well. But it is a written longer form assessment that is part of the entry factors. It is no longer the multiple choice exam that was super high stakes. [/quote]

There is definitely no advantage to taking geometry to get a TJ spot now. At our kid’s MS last year, only one of the spots went to someone in the geometry class. But you do need to be in Alg 1 Intensified to be eligible to even sit for the entrance exam. The 7th graders placed in regular Alg 1 won’t be allowed to apply. [/quote] 
APS only offers intensified Alg 1 in 7th grade.[/quote]They mean rising 8th graders.  A student needs to have taken Alg I Intensified by the end of 8th.  It doesn't matter if they take it in 7th or 8th, but they can't have taken regular Alg I.[/quote]

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