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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you want to attend TJ because you truly love science and math or did you want to attend because you felt like it would get you into a better college?

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Honestly, neither.

This is a good place to sort of counter a thing that most people believe about TJ. You don’t have to be passionate about or “love” STEM stuff to fit in here. What you have to be is serious about school. There are a surprising number of people in my class who love TJ for the other stuff that it provides - like you get to play sports with people who care about school and do clubs with people who care about school. Yes, TJ is a super-intense STEM school, but I think you grow to enjoy STEM more because of the experiences you get to have here and the people you do them with.

Yes, some of the teachers are trash, but that’s the case anywhere and even the trash teachers are really smart and helpful if you ask them questions (and there aren’t that many of them). It’s the feeling that everyone is in it together and there are NO kids who just don’t care.

The thing about TJ and college is that I think it helps you find the right college. And the other thing is that no matter where you go, you’re gonna be prepared. My older friends in 2020 and 2021 always talk about how easy college is compared to TJ and they appreciate it when they see their base school friends struggling.[/quote]

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