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Anonymous wrote:New froshmore here - got accepted after getting waitpooled. I was planning to take RS1 over the summer if accepted immediately, but apparently TJ no longer requires RS1 and Design & Tech for froshmores.

Congratulations!! Was not aware that there was WL for the froshmore pool. Do you know how many kids they took/offered

Not sure, but I think I was the only one admitted out of 5 who applied from my base (population of ~2500).

Anonymous wrote:New froshmore here - got accepted after getting waitpooled. I was planning to take RS1 over the summer if accepted immediately, but apparently TJ no longer requires RS1 and Design & Tech for froshmores.

Congratulations!! Was not aware that there was WL for the froshmore pool. Do you know how many kids they took/offered

New froshmore here - got accepted after getting waitpooled. I was planning to take RS1 over the summer if accepted immediately, but apparently TJ no longer requires RS1 and Design & Tech for froshmores.

A little google. By the way it is spelled "Froshmore" (no "o" after "h", makes search results better)

"In recent years, the number of admitted sophomores has ranged between 15 to 20 students. "


Reference: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-admissions/sophomore-application-process

Not sure if they take 45 kids, though I think spots exist. If you look at the historical data on the school profile, the sophomore year start with around 530+ students (including new froshmores). 550 is the advertised slots.

Anonymous wrote:From discussions on this forum, as of last year end there were total of 520 sophomores, after 75+ freshman of that class dropped out and about 45+ froshmores got admitted, bring the original class count of 550 down by 30 net? How common is it for freshman to return to base school, during or end of school year?

Is there any hard data or cites to back this up?
Not that I doubt you but I keep hearing like 15-20 freshmores.

From discussions on this forum, as of last year end there were total of 520 sophomores, after 75+ freshman of that class dropped out and about 45+ froshmores got admitted, bring the original class count of 550 down by 30 net? How common is it for freshman to return to base school, during or end of school year?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it worth being a Froshomore at TJ if your freshman year at an LCPS school has been quite easy with straight A's? How much the GPA would suffer in keeping up with TJ rigor?

That's a long way to go when the Loudon Academies exist.

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Anonymous wrote:DC just got notification that they got in as TJ Sophomore. Are there any courses that Froshomores need to re-take or can they continue the offered TJ courses in the regular sophomore year?

What math did they take in 9th?
If they got in as a froshmore, they probably have the raw ability to succeed there.

The selection criteria seems good. There is no statistics or data to verify/validate how the froshmore's from class of 2025 onwards are doing. If they do good and it is published then it will be motivation for more great students to apply

They are doing very very well. For privacy I would not comment much more.

Generally 15-20 kids are admitted, so at least 30-40 froshmores should have completed at 1 or 2 years. If there are privacy concerns then does it mean only few are doing well and adapting to TJ? TJ should publish some articles on some success stories.