Anonymous
05/04/2026 17:35
Subject: Re:TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So so so glad my kid did not attend TJ.
It was a tough choice four years ago but I am incredibly thankful we turned them down. My kid had a good HS experience and is heading to an ivy in a few months. Hope those whose kids did not get in or those who turn it down have an equally good result in 4 years.
If you are gunning ivy, then TJ is probably better for you.
30,000 high schools with at least 30,000 valedictorians. A near 4.0 from the vast majority of those schools are necessary but not helpful for your application. A near 4.0 from TJ is meaningful.
TJs senior research lab is helpful.
TJ peer effect is useful.
TJ sends about as many kids to ivy+ as the rest of FCPS combined.
This is not the experience of the TJ kids we know. I mean, how many TJ kids have even close to a 4.0 unweighted? You are painting a false picture of reality. It may be accurate to say the top 5% of TJ’s seniors have a better chance at an ivy but absolutely incorrect to say going to tj gives you a better chance at an ivy. About 99% of the current tj families agree with this…are you the non-current tj family poster? Bc you post this a lot and no one else ever agrees.
PP here.
I mostly agree with you.
It's not my TJ experience either. I don't think most kids get a boost to ivy+ from TJ. I think the number of kids that got into IVY because the TJ bump got them over the line is probably right around the 5% you mention.
But if you are gunning for Ivy+, do you have a better chance at TJ or at Fairfax High School?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 16:42
Subject: Re:TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So so so glad my kid did not attend TJ.
It was a tough choice four years ago but I am incredibly thankful we turned them down. My kid had a good HS experience and is heading to an ivy in a few months. Hope those whose kids did not get in or those who turn it down have an equally good result in 4 years.
If you are gunning ivy, then TJ is probably better for you.
30,000 high schools with at least 30,000 valedictorians. A near 4.0 from the vast majority of those schools are necessary but not helpful for your application. A near 4.0 from TJ is meaningful.
TJs senior research lab is helpful.
TJ peer effect is useful.
TJ sends about as many kids to ivy+ as the rest of FCPS combined.
This is not the experience of the TJ kids we know. I mean, how many TJ kids have even close to a 4.0 unweighted? You are painting a false picture of reality. It may be accurate to say the top 5% of TJ’s seniors have a better chance at an ivy but absolutely incorrect to say going to tj gives you a better chance at an ivy. About 99% of the current tj families agree with this…are you the non-current tj family poster? Bc you post this a lot and no one else ever agrees.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 15:14
Subject: Re:TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:So so so glad my kid did not attend TJ.
It was a tough choice four years ago but I am incredibly thankful we turned them down. My kid had a good HS experience and is heading to an ivy in a few months. Hope those whose kids did not get in or those who turn it down have an equally good result in 4 years.
If you are gunning ivy, then TJ is probably better for you.
30,000 high schools with at least 30,000 valedictorians. A near 4.0 from the vast majority of those schools are necessary but not helpful for your application. A near 4.0 from TJ is meaningful.
TJs senior research lab is helpful.
TJ peer effect is useful.
TJ sends about as many kids to ivy+ as the rest of FCPS combined.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 15:08
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://fcta.org/FxCo/Schools/2025_fcps_CollegeBdRpt.pdf
------- Here are the stats (Mean) for TJHSST class of 2025 with 484 SAT test takers in 11th grade
1436 (Total) 706(EBRW) 730 (Math)
Seems lower than class of 2024 documented in the profile
1518 (Total) 774 (EBRW) 743 (Maths)
That’s because the old principal didn’t kick kids out who couldn’t keep up their grades. The new principal is removing students who doing have an unweighted 3.0 GPA. My son knows of a handful of freshmen this year that won’t be allowed to come back next year due to grades. Following the grade requirement policy should help lower the students who aren’t cut out for TJ and increase SAT scores.
Wouldn't it be better to identify these students before they come to TJ?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 14:44
Subject: Re:TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
So so so glad my kid did not attend TJ.
It was a tough choice four years ago but I am incredibly thankful we turned them down. My kid had a good HS experience and is heading to an ivy in a few months. Hope those whose kids did not get in or those who turn it down have an equally good result in 4 years.
It was a tough choice four years ago but I am incredibly thankful we turned them down. My kid had a good HS experience and is heading to an ivy in a few months. Hope those whose kids did not get in or those who turn it down have an equally good result in 4 years.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 14:32
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:https://fcta.org/FxCo/Schools/2025_fcps_CollegeBdRpt.pdf
------- Here are the stats (Mean) for TJHSST class of 2025 with 484 SAT test takers in 11th grade
1436 (Total) 706(EBRW) 730 (Math)
Seems lower than class of 2024 documented in the profile
1518 (Total) 774 (EBRW) 743 (Maths)
That’s because the old principal didn’t kick kids out who couldn’t keep up their grades. The new principal is removing students who doing have an unweighted 3.0 GPA. My son knows of a handful of freshmen this year that won’t be allowed to come back next year due to grades. Following the grade requirement policy should help lower the students who aren’t cut out for TJ and increase SAT scores.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 12:43
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:https://fcta.org/FxCo/Schools/2025_fcps_CollegeBdRpt.pdf
------- Here are the stats (Mean) for TJHSST class of 2025 with 484 SAT test takers in 11th grade
1436 (Total) 706(EBRW) 730 (Math)
Seems lower than class of 2024 documented in the profile
1518 (Total) 774 (EBRW) 743 (Maths)
I wonder if this might be why they are using the 2024 numbers. That makes this document less about informing the public and more about convincing the public
Anonymous
05/04/2026 12:40
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:https://fcta.org/FxCo/Schools/2025_fcps_CollegeBdRpt.pdf
------- Here are the stats (Mean) for TJHSST class of 2025 with 484 SAT test takers in 11th grade
1436 (Total) 706(EBRW) 730 (Math)
Seems lower than class of 2024 documented in the profile
1518 (Total) 774 (EBRW) 743 (Maths)
--------------------- From: https://www.fcps.edu/news/academic-excellence-class-2025-overperforms-state-and-global-sat-averages
The Fairfax County total score average for the class of 2025 showed a 5 point increase over 2024 results. Likewise, the class of 2025 performance for the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing subtest showed a 2 point increase, and performance on the Mathematics subtest showed a 3 point increase from 2024.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 12:29
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:Overall FCPS did better than 2025. Does anyone has school level details?
Academic Excellence - Class of 2025 Overperforms State and Global SAT Averages
https://www.fcps.edu/news/academic-excellence-class-2025-overperforms-state-and-global-sat-averages
Typo: FCPS class of 2025 did better than class of 2024.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 12:25
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
https://fcta.org/FxCo/Schools/2025_fcps_CollegeBdRpt.pdf
------- Here are the stats (Mean) for TJHSST class of 2025 with 484 SAT test takers in 11th grade
1436 (Total) 706(EBRW) 730 (Math)
Seems lower than class of 2024 documented in the profile
1518 (Total) 774 (EBRW) 743 (Maths)
------- Here are the stats (Mean) for TJHSST class of 2025 with 484 SAT test takers in 11th grade
1436 (Total) 706(EBRW) 730 (Math)
Seems lower than class of 2024 documented in the profile
1518 (Total) 774 (EBRW) 743 (Maths)
Anonymous
05/04/2026 12:05
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Overall FCPS did better than 2025. Does anyone has school level details?
Academic Excellence - Class of 2025 Overperforms State and Global SAT Averages
https://www.fcps.edu/news/academic-excellence-class-2025-overperforms-state-and-global-sat-averages
Academic Excellence - Class of 2025 Overperforms State and Global SAT Averages
https://www.fcps.edu/news/academic-excellence-class-2025-overperforms-state-and-global-sat-averages
Anonymous
05/03/2026 13:58
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Anonymous wrote:They also didn’t include the GPA range for the class of 2025. This was included on the past TJHSST Profiles each year.
I wonder why?
Anonymous
04/30/2026 07:53
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
They also didn’t include the GPA range for the class of 2025. This was included on the past TJHSST Profiles each year.
Anonymous
04/28/2026 17:30
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile
Why are they using the 2024 SAT scores? They already have the 2025 scores in hand.
Anonymous
04/28/2026 16:13
Subject: TJHSST 2025-2026 Draft Profile