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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Kids with B+ in math classes below BC Calc were told by VT they might have tough time getting into VT Engineering this year. [/quote]

I doubt VT "told" them this. [/quote]

Were you in the room when the admissions Rep came to TJ?  My DD was. [/quote]

My DC attended VT visit at TJ this year. When I asked him, he said he didn't remember anything like that (maybe he wasn't paying attention, but I doubt it). To be honest, if VT blindly rejects TJ kids with a B+ in math, then it's really sad because most of these B+ students would have easily earned an A at their base school ( I know that because I also have an older DD who was not that strong in math and still breezed thru BC with A while my DS, who is much stronger in math, struggled mightily and had to work extra hard for his B+ in BC).
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I agree with your point.  But TJ does need to distinguish the math geniuses from the smart kids in some way for college purposes.[/quote]

Distinguishing a math genius from a smart kid is fine, but (if true) for VT engineering not to be interested in a kid with a B+ in math from TJ is pretty frustrating.[/quote]

I understand that it would be frustrating, but they're only going to take so many kids from one school -- kids from TJ are competing against kids from TJ, not the base school.  [/quote]

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