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No, it's not. TJ students maybe started thinking seriously about college in those days around the end of their sophomore year, beginning of their junior year. Before that they were focused on their high school experience. Getting good grades, working hard, but also pursuing passions and things that they genuinely enjoyed without a ton of concern for college. Working paying jobs or traveling in the summers instead of seeking out whatever internships appeared the most prestigious.

Nowadays TJ students and their families are concerned with angling for college admissions outcomes well before they even get to TJ.

Were there students back then who behaved like TJ students do today with respect to college? Sure, of course there were. But now it's ubiquitous.[/quote]

Next thing you know, you'll say TJ graduates "back in the day" paid for college with summer jobs!

Look, things have changed since then.  College admission is a different ballgame now.  Making yourself an attractive candidate is a different ballgame now.  It's different for everyone! At every high school across the nation. Not just TJ.[/quote]

PP. They definitely did not pay for college with summer jobs, at least not in large numbers. A few did work during college as needed, but for the most part TJ was every bit as affluent then as it is now.

And the point is, in those days the primary motivation was not college. It was enjoying the rigorous high school environment, working hard and playing hard, FOR ITS OWN SAKE, not as a springboard or a stepping stone to something else.[/quote]

DP - Certainly there were some kids with an unhealthy obsession over college admission and resume building back then, but many weren't.  I think that's flipped with today's TJ.[/quote]

You are forgetting that back then TJ was majority white/Jewish and they didn’t have to worry about college as much since they had legacy and connections that Asian TJ students certainly do not have.

On top of that, colleges are more competitive now and Asian students are penalized in college admissions so they have no choice but to try harder than your typical white TJ student 20 years ago. [/quote]

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