Anonymous
05/06/2025 16:59
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
They don't know. It's a blind application. That's the law. The poster is delusional and likes to make up these stories because they feel aggrieved.
They use FARMs/ESL as proxies for race.
Correct.
They refer to the proxies as “experience factors.”
But the goal is to manipulate the racial makeup of the school.
Anonymous
05/06/2025 15:33
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
They do not know the STUDENTS names, race, or any personal info. All they look at is the essay. But, they DO know the school because they have to pick the top 1.5% from each school to make sure every school is represented at TJ.
Anonymous
05/06/2025 14:59
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
They don't know. It's a blind application. That's the law. The poster is delusional and likes to make up these stories because they feel aggrieved.
They use FARMs/ESL as proxies for race.
Yes, it gives an advantage to those disadvantaged kids who managed to be at the top of their school despite low-income etc.
Anonymous
05/06/2025 12:51
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
They don't know. It's a blind application. That's the law. The poster is delusional and likes to make up these stories because they feel aggrieved.
They use FARMs/ESL as proxies for race.
Anonymous
05/06/2025 11:02
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
DP. The school comes into play at some point. They have a certain # of seats allocated for each MS.
Just like student race?
To be fair, it is race blind but they use a lot of proxies for race like SES, geography, ELL.
And the biggest beneficiaries is low income Asian.
There are fewer asians now under the new system. The objectively biggest beneficiaries are white kids. It stands to reason because Fairfax is largely white so a lot random selection process is going to select more white kids.
In 2010 and before Asian is around 35%. In 2015 Asian is about 50s%, between 2015 till covid Asian skyrocketed till 70% and up ( also this the same era with booming prep).
Then some people here claimed that TJ is historically belong to Asian. Well well…
It's been repeatedly shown here that Asian enrollment at TJ is currently at a historic high. In fact, the largest beneficiary of the selection change were low income Asians.
Anonymous
05/06/2025 11:01
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
They don't know. It's a blind application. That's the law. The poster is delusional and likes to make up these stories because they feel aggrieved.
Anonymous
05/06/2025 09:52
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
DP. The school comes into play at some point. They have a certain # of seats allocated for each MS.
Just like student race?
To be fair, it is race blind but they use a lot of proxies for race like SES, geography, ELL.
And the biggest beneficiaries is low income Asian.
There are fewer asians now under the new system. The objectively biggest beneficiaries are white kids. It stands to reason because Fairfax is largely white so a lot random selection process is going to select more white kids.
In 2010 and before Asian is around 35%. In 2015 Asian is about 50s%, between 2015 till covid Asian skyrocketed till 70% and up ( also this the same era with booming prep).
Then some people here claimed that TJ is historically belong to Asian. Well well…
Anonymous
05/06/2025 09:01
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
DP. The school comes into play at some point. They have a certain # of seats allocated for each MS.
Just like student race?
To be fair, it is race blind but they use a lot of proxies for race like SES, geography, ELL.
And the biggest beneficiaries is low income Asian.
There are fewer asians now under the new system. The objectively biggest beneficiaries are white kids. It stands to reason because Fairfax is largely white so a lot random selection process is going to select more white kids.
They select from the kids who apply, and Asian kids apply at a far higher rate than any other demographic. TJ has a far larger percentage of Asian kids attending then FCPS has as a percentage of the population.
Anonymous
05/06/2025 08:58
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
DP. The school comes into play at some point. They have a certain # of seats allocated for each MS.
Just like student race?
To be fair, it is race blind but they use a lot of proxies for race like SES, geography, ELL.
And the biggest beneficiaries is low income Asian.
There are fewer asians now under the new system. The objectively biggest beneficiaries are white kids. It stands to reason because Fairfax is largely white so a lot random selection process is going to select more white kids.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 14:56
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
DP. The school comes into play at some point. They have a certain # of seats allocated for each MS.
Just like student race?
To be fair, it is race blind but they use a lot of proxies for race like SES, geography, ELL.
And the biggest beneficiaries is low income Asian.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 14:41
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
DP. The school comes into play at some point. They have a certain # of seats allocated for each MS.
Just like student race?
To be fair, it is race blind but they use a lot of proxies for race like SES, geography, ELL.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 14:40
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
You know there is a minimum quota per school, right?
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:20
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
DP. The school comes into play at some point. They have a certain # of seats allocated for each MS.
Just like student race?
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:05
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."
DP. The school comes into play at some point. They have a certain # of seats allocated for each MS.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 10:45
Subject: TJ acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yk it’s really sad the people who are actually into STEM don’t get in… I know one of my kids friends got in with algebra in 8th and 3 B+ in 7th grade… at LEAST make the requirement geometry in 8th
Or require the students to have attempted one of the higher SES schools where more opportunities for acceleration exist!
/Sarcasm
Ha, I know some one moved from McLean to a low SES school and yes, his son get in. I am not blaming him. The kid is smart and motivated indeed.
Either you are lying or TJ admissions office is, when they claim "Admissions evaluators/reviewers do not know the ... school ... of applicants."