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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To those worried about joining TJ. I would say, nothing to worry at all. If you kid is interested he/she will do well. The problem comes if the parent is the one pushing the decision.  [/quote]

Exactly. My kid was also on the M1 track in freshman. She got a A on the dreaded RS1, while some kids who were jumping to pre-calc were struggling with B’s

TJ does a great job teaching kids and aI would not worry too much about levels etc.

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Correct advise to give to have the kid struggle mightily all 4 years and forced to find easy courses, easy research track and easy teachers and still ending up in the bottom 20% and going to GMU/JMU/VCU after struggling and not being able to devote any meaningful time to ECs and more than 270 clubs/teams etc. Oh, and forget about band, orchestra or sports since they suck up too much time for kids in the bottom 20%. Would have wound up with higher GPA and would have had time for ECs and more sleep as well if the kid went to regular HS.

Parent of former TJ student.[/quote]

Or they could be inspired by the challenge of having opportunities they never imagined existed and rise to the challenge.[/quote]

Well, somebody has to be in the bottom 20% - not all TJ students can be in the top 50%.[/quote]

Yes, but the smart money is on the kids who were enrolled in $20k in prep to appear gifted [/quote]

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