Anonymous wrote:It's really hard to get into Blair

Blair is like MIT, TJ is like Maryland University.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh so that is why so many families are moving to VA to the TJ cluster, since they see a kid would need so much more luck to get into Blair.
I know at least 10 cases. All within TJ boundaries.

Please come back when you have accurate information. There is no “TJ boundary.” Every 8th grader in Fairfax County is able to apply for TJ regardless of where they live, whether it’s a mile from the school or 15 miles from the school. It is an admissions-based school.

And that makes it boundary. Fairfax County.

It's really hard to get into Blair

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh so that is why so many families are moving to VA to the TJ cluster, since they see a kid would need so much more luck to get into Blair.
I know at least 10 cases. All within TJ boundaries.

Please come back when you have accurate information. There is no “TJ boundary.” Every 8th grader in Fairfax County is able to apply for TJ regardless of where they live, whether it’s a mile from the school or 15 miles from the school. It is an admissions-based school.

Doesn't Jefferson also include Arlington County?

Students in 6 local VA jurisdictions, including Arlington County, are eligible to apply even though they do not live in Fairfax County.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh so that is why so many families are moving to VA to the TJ cluster, since they see a kid would need so much more luck to get into Blair.
I know at least 10 cases. All within TJ boundaries.

Please come back when you have accurate information. There is no “TJ boundary.” Every 8th grader in Fairfax County is able to apply for TJ regardless of where they live, whether it’s a mile from the school or 15 miles from the school. It is an admissions-based school.

Doesn't Jefferson also include Arlington County?

Anonymous wrote:Oh so that is why so many families are moving to VA to the TJ cluster, since they see a kid would need so much more luck to get into Blair.
I know at least 10 cases. All within TJ boundaries.

Please come back when you have accurate information. There is no “TJ boundary.” Every 8th grader in Fairfax County is able to apply for TJ regardless of where they live, whether it’s a mile from the school or 15 miles from the school. It is an admissions-based school.

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Anonymous wrote:About 800 kids apply to Blair magnet, I think. Others can apply to other competitive up-county schools.

It is 2000.

20 kids per spot easily.

Anonymous wrote:About 800 kids apply to Blair magnet, I think. Others can apply to other competitive up-county schools.

It is 2000.

Oh so that is why so many families are moving to VA to the TJ cluster, since they see a kid would need so much more luck to get into Blair.
I know at least 10 cases. All within TJ boundaries.

Anonymous wrote:It’s not called Jefferson. It’s either TJ or Thomas Jefferson.

As opposed to Jefferson Davis high which is probably also in VA somewhere...

It’s not called Jefferson. It’s either TJ or Thomas Jefferson.

About 800 kids apply to Blair magnet, I think. Others can apply to other competitive up-county schools.

Blair is a smaller program that only half the county is even eligible to apply to, but that being said it's really not that different.

I am not sure why it matters as no one can apply to both but Blair has about 100 spots a year and TJ has about 500. I am assuming the applicant pool for TJ is not 5x as large as the 16 HSs that feed into Blair. According to Fairfax county 2.902 kids applied for those 500 spots. I am not sure of the current Blair application numbers.

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