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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Across the board, TJ kids blow college out of the water, and say it is so much easier than high school was.

Bit the piece I find interesting is the PP who says that the fact *only* 1;3 of the class goes to T15 engineering schools is unimpressive.  WTF?  Engineering is only one of the letters in STEM.  So you really think every kid at TJ is gunning for engineering?  They aren’t.

Interesting fact: most years TJ has more students accepted to MIT than any other HS in the world. [/quote]

There is no doubt TJ kids work very hard and many are stressed out.  But college is NOT a race!  The point is to have time to think about, reflect on, discuss, debate, have time to understand deeply.  The HS model of hyperacceleration that is TJ is not necessarily the best prep for college for most students, and TJ parents should think about it is best for their children.  TJ students often find college easy, but that is because college proceeds at a sensible, thoughtful pace.  I'm sure the students would have been fully prepared for college had they attended their base school.[/quote]

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