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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looks to me like about 20% of TJ students go to schools outside the top 25 national universities or top 25 liberal arts schools every year.    Last year about 8% went to Ivies, which was a significant drop from the Class of 2014, about 13% of which went on to Ivies. [/quote]

I try to behave like a humble TJ parent in public, but I'm not.  I have been a TJ parent since 2006 and now I will stay one until 2020.  Last few years have been rough but I'm thrilled about the renovations now that I have another rising freshman. Class of 2015 DC went to VA Tech. I'm three for three, so I can't compare to other high school(s) But I hope TJ will keep getting better for the future TJ Students, and the new labs and renovations are way so cool. What I really think is the best thing about TJ is the social environment the kids enjoy of mutual respect, that has been the experience I think my DCs have had that is different from base High Schools. I hope and suppose the "holistic" approach is netting students who have a lot of indicators supporting appreciation and respect for others, strong collaboration skills, I imagine the teacher recs help convey that. It is lots of work and pressure and for most of us a long commute, and not all the teachers are great. My DCs have all been highly motivated to be very good TJ students, I hope students who are not would not choose to accept admission, if offered, because it's not a great place to be for those who don't want to be there. Many students "dropped out" from the class of 2015 in particular, not sure if maybe they went in the first place because their families pushed them into it.  If your family does not prioritize your education and ensure you have plenty of resources, it will be much much harder to compete for those slots with others whose families prioritize and work hard to support them to have the best advantage in admission. Some students have more luck, some have more smarts, then there are the ones who have more luck and more smarts.  I hope in the future we will see more clearly that TJ students are making a big contribution to advancements of benefit to community/country/world etc.

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Dropping out and stressful  for average TJ student ??

So, the one's who passed,which college are they attending ? [/quote]

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