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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was at the Virginia Science Olympiad Division B and C last Saturday and it was a joy to see soooo many great kids who are genuinely excited about all things science.  You had to see the fire in their eyes!

As I sat through the awards ceremony, I thought - TJ admits decisions must be getting made right about now.  They should send an officer to the event, and extend automatic offers of admission to all gold medalists in Division B (middle schoolers). That won't tip the scale by much - there's only 23 disciplines, and some kids medaled in more than one. So it's like 20 seats. What other proof of commitment and interest in STEM does one need? Sci Oly is free so there is no suggestion that affluence matters - all one needs to do is study.  Why not?[/quote]

Not everyone can make it to Science Olympiad. Carson has a 30 person club that sends the kids to the Science Olympiad but there are around 130 kids who try out for the 30 person club. The same is true for Math Counts. I know that there are schools that are not as competitive but there are MSs were the kids who end up making their schools team are very much kids who have been attending enrichment in STEM for a while. I would bet that the the kids who are most competitive on Carson's teams are all kids who have been attending STEM enrichment since early ES. I would expect the same thing for Rocky Run, Longfellow, and Cooper MS. Possibly a few others. [/quote] limited spots for top MS seems like a plus for TJ admissions given that it's their current strategy of choice.[/quote]

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