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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the typical TJ student graduated with 8-10 APs I expect the class of 2028 forward will have one or two more.  I know some kids get a lot more though but just collecting APs for the sake of collecting APs doesn't seem to impress admissions officers.[/quote]

8 to 10 APs is average for a regular FCPS high school.[/quote]

The level of rigor of the courses might not be the same though. It’s not uncommon at TH for some courses to have mostly kids with 5s on AP but not As in the course. [/quote]

If TJ ever implemented a rule that a 5 on AP exam meant an A in the course, the students would take all or almost all AP classes until they ran out.  The AP test is easier than pretty much any final in that building.[/quote]

This is by design.  As a TJ parent, I like this.  After watching my kid faceroll his way through K-8, I knew my kid was going to hit a wall when they ran into challenging coursework.  Much better that this happens in high school when I can scaffold him than in college where he is on his own.  I don't care if he goes to rank 10 school or a rank 100 school as long as he is prepared to succeed in college (if he could get into HYPSM then the extra rigor at TJ wouldn't make a difference either way).  High school these days do not prepare students to succeed in college and beyond but places like TJ do.

He likes it because he is making so many friends that he can engage with and aside from a few neighborhood partners in crime, all of his friends are now from TJ.[/quote]

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