Anonymous
Post 04/28/2025 10:29     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Just among DC's friend group, 4 very strong academic kids did not get into UVA. GPA easily above 4.4.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2025 10:26     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


I posted this. To answer the question on counselor conference, my DC's counselor organized the 1-on-1 meet for all junior year students under her and parents are welcome. I double checked with her regarding the 17% acceptance rate and she specifically mentioned that some kids with GPA 4.6 or 4.5 did not get accepted.


I can validate that at least one student with 4.5 GPA did not get admitted to UVA. They got into T20's so it is all good.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2025 10:24     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


I posted this. To answer the question on counselor conference, my DC's counselor organized the 1-on-1 meet for all junior year students under her and parents are welcome. I double checked with her regarding the 17% acceptance rate and she specifically mentioned that some kids with GPA 4.6 or 4.5 did not get accepted.


The 17% came from a TJ guidance counselor or this is info from a paid consultant?
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2025 09:32     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


I posted this. To answer the question on counselor conference, my DC's counselor organized the 1-on-1 meet for all junior year students under her and parents are welcome. I double checked with her regarding the 17% acceptance rate and she specifically mentioned that some kids with GPA 4.6 or 4.5 did not get accepted.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 18:22     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


Do they have a conferences? Did not hear of it. Most of the TJ STEM focused kids prefer VT over UVA anyway. Did they tell the acceptance rate for VT?


This is definitely not true
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 08:10     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


Do they have conference for all kids or you have to specifically ask for it? Did not hear of it. Most of the TJ STEM focused kids prefer VT over UVA anyway. Did they tell the acceptance rate for VT?


Relatively few TJ kids go to VT.


I also heard more pure "STEM" focused kids preferring VT over UVA. Undergrad engineering ranking for VT (#31) is higher than UVA (#39), UVA shines in the humanities.


VT is a lower tier engineering school. Not exactly a good fit for a TJ alum.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 18:43     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


Do they have conference for all kids or you have to specifically ask for it? Did not hear of it. Most of the TJ STEM focused kids prefer VT over UVA anyway. Did they tell the acceptance rate for VT?


Relatively few TJ kids go to VT.


I also heard more pure "STEM" focused kids preferring VT over UVA. Undergrad engineering ranking for VT (#31) is higher than UVA (#39), UVA shines in the humanities.


Well, TJ is a STEM school. I sincerely doubt all or most going to UVA are humanities. Over the past 5 years, 207 TJ graduates matriculated at UVA according to the TJ Today Senior edition vs. 82 to VT (and 132 to W&M).
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 18:04     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


Do they have conference for all kids or you have to specifically ask for it? Did not hear of it. Most of the TJ STEM focused kids prefer VT over UVA anyway. Did they tell the acceptance rate for VT?


Relatively few TJ kids go to VT.


I also heard more pure "STEM" focused kids preferring VT over UVA. Undergrad engineering ranking for VT (#31) is higher than UVA (#39), UVA shines in the humanities.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 17:01     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


TJ had at least 44 matriculating at UVA last year, I believe. If there is a 17% acceptance rate and a 42% yield rate (state average) it would imply 616 applying, which is larger than the senior class.

Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 14:50     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


UVA admissions is driven by transcript more than test scores when compared to other selective universities. GPA is hard to maintain at TJ.

Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 10:41     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


Do they have conference for all kids or you have to specifically ask for it? Did not hear of it. Most of the TJ STEM focused kids prefer VT over UVA anyway. Did they tell the acceptance rate for VT?


Relatively few TJ kids go to VT.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 07:05     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


Do they have conference for all kids or you have to specifically ask for it? Did not hear of it. Most of the TJ STEM focused kids prefer VT over UVA anyway. Did they tell the acceptance rate for VT?


Except that UVA Engineering is far more selective. Further, Math and CS are also more highly ranked at UVA.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 19:36     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


Do they have conference for all kids or you have to specifically ask for it? Did not hear of it. Most of the TJ STEM focused kids prefer VT over UVA anyway. Did they tell the acceptance rate for VT?
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 19:35     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


Do they have a conferences? Did not hear of it. Most of the TJ STEM focused kids prefer VT over UVA anyway. Did they tell the acceptance rate for VT?
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 19:01     Subject: How are TJ class 2025 Top 25 college admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i learned from counselor conference today that TJ acceptance for UVA is 17% only for class 2025. That is shockingly low.


UVA accepted only 11% of in-state applicants, 17% from TJHSST is great!. 85 kids if everyone applied, not bad!


11% is wrong.