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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Adding:

New parents - If ur kid is truly not exceptional in math and sciences, reconsider TJ.

TJ math is brutal. So are physics and chemistry.

An underprepared kid will land up with half a dozen Bs at TJ vs all As at base school.

And make sure ur kid wants to go to TJ - don’t force them!

Good luck! 
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Have you considered that some kids might be happy to work hard for their Bs at a school with a lot of motivated peers? There is nothing wrong with a well earned B. There will be plenty of colleges that those kids can apply to and receive an excellent eduation at. [/quote]
DP

There are AP math classes where a student can get a 5 on the AP exam and still end up with a C in the class.

Your kid doesn't have to love math, they just have to be good at it.

Very few kids are going to graduate with straight As.

But if your kid can't handle the rigor, stay away.

A lot of kids return to their base school after freshman year with torpedoed GPAs.

Give it a shot but stay on top of their grades early in the fall semester and be ready to pull the ejection cord back to their base school so their grades can recover in time for their first report card.[/quote]

Why does it feel like this is a parent trying to get the waitlist to move? [/quote]

PP.

I have a kid at TJ.
I'm not saying don't go, I am saying be ready to pull the ejection cord.  
I'm sure there are kids that sail through TJ but my kid is working extremely hard to maintain straight As.

I have said this before and I will say it again here.  
[b]Routinely Top 2% on COGAT/NNAT/Iowa/etc  +  hard working student, then TJ should be fine
Routinely top 5% then they have to be pretty driven and have an affinity for math/science[/b]
If they are outside the top 5% you should be ready to pull the ejection cord.
If they are outside the top 10%, I don't think it will work out well for you. [/quote]

This is correct:

[b]Routinely Top 2% on COGAT/NNAT/Iowa/etc  +  hard working student, then TJ should be fine
Routinely top 5% then they have to be pretty driven and have an affinity for math/science[/b]

New parents - pls pay attention to this. Then decide if TJ is the right place for your kid.

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