Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 11:47     Subject: Re:TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
M White
GPA 3.69 without honors bump
47M/40V
Frost
Accepted
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 12:32     Subject: Re:TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
Anonymous wrote:
I would suggest including extracurricular activities to get a better picture of the qualities of accepted students. My child is at TJ now and I have observed that many of the accepted 8th graders have a lot of outside time-consuming activities. I think a kid who has a high GPA and high test scores while being involved in sports, music, arts, or other activities for two hours or more after school every day shows the ability and the organizational skills to handle a very challenging curriculum.
Grades and test scores are important, but I don't think they tell the whole story about a student's interests and capabilities.



Is going to TJ prep considered extracurricular?


Haha!
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 12:23     Subject: Re:TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
I would suggest including extracurricular activities to get a better picture of the qualities of accepted students. My child is at TJ now and I have observed that many of the accepted 8th graders have a lot of outside time-consuming activities. I think a kid who has a high GPA and high test scores while being involved in sports, music, arts, or other activities for two hours or more after school every day shows the ability and the organizational skills to handle a very challenging curriculum.
Grades and test scores are important, but I don't think they tell the whole story about a student's interests and capabilities.




Is going to TJ prep considered extracurricular?
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 11:34     Subject: TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
F
Hispanic
44M/39V
A/A- (3.9GPA)
Rejected
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 09:50     Subject: TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
The SIS allows limited space for anything like that info to be provided.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 09:49     Subject: TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
Do you really need it? The published their acceptance stats and I read them and it looks like exactly how I thought it would shake out.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 09:43     Subject: TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
I would suggest including extracurricular activities to get a better picture of the qualities of accepted students. My child is at TJ now and I have observed that many of the accepted 8th graders have a lot of outside time-consuming activities. I think a kid who has a high GPA and high test scores while being involved in sports, music, arts, or other activities for two hours or more after school every day shows the ability and the organizational skills to handle a very challenging curriculum.
Grades and test scores are important, but I don't think they tell the whole story about a student's interests and capabilities.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 09:41     Subject: TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
F
White
46M/44V
3.72 GPA excl any honors bump
Rejected
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 09:26     Subject: TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
F, White, M 39, V 50, 3.8 GPA (not sure if bumped for AAP?), rejected.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 09:13     Subject: TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
M
Caucasian
47M/47V
4.0+ GPA (has 0.50 Honors bump)
Longfellow
Accepted
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 09:10     Subject: TJ Admissions - Accruing Data
To try to understand the admissions process, please help us all by providing:

- M/F
- Ethnic background
- Test scores M and V
- Approx. GPA
- Accepted, Rejected, or Wait Listed
- Middle School

If a lot of people respond we will begin to see some patterns.

Thanks!