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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJ is great, but the alumni network for a top-tier BS is much bigger and more connected throughout the US.  I've got kids at a big 3 and I've heard some of the high net worth people chatting about Andover and Exeter goings-on (they're alums).  I expect TJ alums may do that but the network is probably much smaller.  I'd also be interested in what the TJ alum participation % is at TJ (i.e., if donations are accepted from alums or what the percentage is of alums who return for TJ reunions).  That would give some indication of how important the alumni network is considered to be among alums -- what the value is among TJ alums of being a fellow TJ alum. Top tier BS's have insanely high loyalty and participation numbers that are the envy of private day schools --- 40+ percent donate annually to their school.  [/quote]

From what I have seen, about 90-95% of the TJ graduates join TJ Alumni Association and many return and visit the school during Thanksgiving break/winter break. Many TJ grads go into hi-tech, IB, quantitative trading firms (quants), medicine and surprising numbers go into law (patent law) and most of their professional contacts appear to be fellow TJ grads. You can't discount these bright TJ grads as the world becomes even more technologically oriented and AI/machine learning creeps into almost everything. Next 10 years will be interesting to see whether TJ grads make lasting contributions.[/quote]

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