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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello,

Planning ahead for DS. We understand that a big advantage of TJ is simply the peer group and great teachers. However, for college admissions we are wondering if sticking out and graduating high in the base HS is better than going to TJ and risking being in the middle of the pack. I recognize admissions for TJ are also different now and getting in is never guaranteed anyways.[/quote]

Much, much harder to stand out from TJ than base school.  This is a well known fact.  You have the top 1.5% of students in various counties at one high school and then of those 400+ you take the top 2% at elite universities.  So you need to be at the top of the top to get in coming out if TJ.  Look at UVA, where the average TJ SAT for admission is 1562 and 4.4 wGPA.  So a 1550 and 4.3 doesn’t get you in out of TJ, but certainly would out of a base school and give you a shot at Duke, etc. coming out of your base school.  [/quote]

I agree there seems to be a higher hurdle for TJ students getting into UVA, but that seems to mostly stem from the focus on GPA more than anything else.
4.3 at TJ has trouble getting in, 4.4 has much less trouble getting in, the SAT scores don't seem to matter much as after high 1400s.

There are more than 11 kids getting into HYPSM+ from TJ.  
Probably more than the next 10 virginia high schools combined.
TJ is on the radar for all these schools,  
They aren't treating TJ grads the same as base school grads.[/quote]
About 100+ of last year's TJ class received UVA offers, of which 40+ accepted, and the other 60+ passed them on to accept better ranked universities.  How is it a higher bar when over 20% of TJ class are presented with UVA offers?  Any other HS school that can beat that? [/quote]

You seem to be under the impression that TJ should have as many kids getting into UVA as any other high school.
Do you think that there are any other virginia high schools that come close to having the level of academic achievement as TJ students.
The average SAT score of TJ students accepted to UVA is significantly higher than the successful applicants from any other virginia high school.  
That's a higher bar.[/quote]

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