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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about people whose kids actually attend(ed) TJ answer this question. Haters can move on. Yes, it is worth it, as long as you/your student understand it is not a golden ticket to a lifetime of success. It is a great experience in and of itself. College admissions are at least as difficult from TJ as from other FCPS high schools, but the four years there[b] offer an unparalleled experience[/b]. [/quote]

Given the acceptance rates to certain schools, college admissions are clearly easier from there than from other schools, actually.  Haters gonna hate.[/quote]
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Would love to know about what experiences those are[/b]. I am a parent and just as any other am conflicted about the choice of high school. It my DC's choice eventually, but knowing about those experiences in TJ would help in the decision making [/quote]

I'm another parent in the same boat and I've been excited about the potential for one of my children to attend TJ because that DC loves science and the amount of equipment and the type of science classes that seems to be available there rival those of many colleges. For instance, I remember reading years ago right after we moved here that the school had a scanning electron microscope (full disclosure: I studied engineering, and nerds like me get excited about this stuff), which I didn't get my hands on until upper undergrad in college. 
We wouldn't touch TJ with a ten-foot pole for my other child, who has always been clear about not wanting to study anything science or engineering related. While I'm all in favor of scientific literacy, there are only so many hours in the day and concentrating on something you don't want to use later is by and large a waste of time. Also, my observation of fellow engineering students in college suggests that studying something (and particularly math and science) halfheartedly is worse than not studying it at all--you don't learn it deeply, you forget almost all of it, and you could have used your time more productively in the end.[/quote]

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