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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJ Parents - if your kid had a chance to go back and do it all again, would they?  If yes, what was one of their favorite parts about TJ?

Any tips or hints for success -- not just academically, but to have a positive experience there?[/quote]

Yes.  Being around TJ kids.  A lot of other brilliant kids with their own quirks.  The chance to flourish socially where base school would not have been much harder on that front.  If you are fine going to UVA or VT, it is great.  If your kid has sights on HYPMS, then you are crippling your chances as there are easily 80 kids with perfect grades and SAT scores at 1580 or above that have nationally recognized honors from competitions or research.  [/quote]
Yet, every year TJ has the most number of HYPMS admits compared to any other base high school. Base school receives  less than 5 offers, but TH averages between 25 to 50 offers, with tuition being the deciding factor for acceptance.  [/quote]

All true. Top 25 TJ students increase their chances of admission to HYPSM. For the next 100 TJ reduces their chances of HYPSM compared to base HS.[/quote]
For next 100 top TJ students, the chances of T20 are ten times better than overall top 5% from base school, for  competitive majors.  [/quote]

I would say higher for the next 25 (students ranked 26-50, 90-95th percentile), about even for the next 50 (80-90th percentile) and then it is significantly worse for the rest.

[b]A student ranked 50th at TJ would have been the top 1 or 2 students at the base high school[/b], that along with the much stronger recommendation letters from base HS, and much more leadership opportunities at base HS would give the advantage coming form base HS.

If you look at CDS, the top 10% by GPA makes up 97% to 98% of the class at the T20 schools. This is where unfortunately very good TJ students get dinged in admissions. [/quote]

:) thanks for the chuckle…same goes for the +1 parents agreeing with this. [/quote]

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