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[quote=Anonymous]I think the analysis really requires a comparison to Yorktown ( where academically advanced freshmen take int. Alg II/Trig, honors language III, honors english/world history, and the. Move into a 2 or 3 AP soshomore year with honors classes) or W-L (where the IB freshman take AP history and then 3 AP courses and honor classes as sohomore) and you see that there will likely be 3 hour HW nights Mon-Thurs and big blocks of homework on weekends. Plus your DD likely has significant extracurriculars like piano or violin, if I generalize about TJ students. The main differntiators are likely the quality of her life at each of these demaning environments and her quirkiness, once again generalizing about highly gifted children. If she is is HG, TJ may be the best social fit. While she will likely find her people at Y or W-L, those social circles are dominated by the athlete/cheerleader culture where your DD might feel an outsider. My DD is HG but she did not get into TJ but luckliy was accepted into a wonderful DC private school where she is thriving. Her local public is Y and she went to WMS so surely knows your DD as the smart kids there found each other.[/quote]

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