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Anonymous wrote:We are turning it down - my kid would not be able to go back to the school he would otherwise go to.

He did the research on his options. I think he is making a reasonable choice although there is definitely part of me that wishes he would go.

My son never wanted to go, just prepared for the test (on his own) so he could tell people he got in.

if he regrets the decision and blames me, maybe that will make him listen to me later.

Please send more offers our way. We have many ambitious students on wait-list at our school.

PP here my kid is ambitious but not a grind. Those are two different things. I actually think it is possible TJ is not a great idea. TJ makes it harder to get into an Ivy, may do a number on self esteem in a world where swagger is more important than book smarts.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid decided not to go. Didn't have a lot of friends going, commute was long, and didn't like the over competitive vibe of the kids from middle school. Love the 8th period club time and the research programs. The electives were cool. But it is a huge time commitment and life is less stressful without the commute.

Friend circle is always changing. Commute is a real issue. Why don't make TJ boarding school or provide boarding option.

Public schools offering bus transportation to attend TJ, is a privilege by itself, one that many hardworking students in developing countries can only dream of.

As a child, I, along with friends from my village, chose to walk to an elementary school in the next village simply because it had a teacher who taught English alongside the regular subjects in our local language. The walk took us across dusty dirt roads and through rice fields, often under the blazing sun or during unexpected downpours. Yet, our passion for learning English made the journey feel worthwhile. Though we had the option of attending the school in our own village, our determination to learn a global language inspired us to choose the more difficult path every single day.

Anonymous wrote:My kid decided not to go. Didn't have a lot of friends going, commute was long, and didn't like the over competitive vibe of the kids from middle school. Love the 8th period club time and the research programs. The electives were cool. But it is a huge time commitment and life is less stressful without the commute.

Friend circle is always changing. Commute is a real issue. Why don't make TJ boarding school or provide boarding option.

Anonymous wrote:College admissions is not as good from TJ.

College admissions committees know which kids are advanced and taking the most rigorous courses at TJ. Any student who needs to take a credit recovery course over the summer for math will be at a major disadvantage as the colleges will know this.

If your student will be in the top 10-25% of students they will likely have better college outcomes (although not guaranteed). Just going to TJ won’t give any students an advantage in college admissions. Students need to take a lot of AP courses to be in the top 25% of their class. Students also need to take part in clubs and leadership positions for an advantage to getting into college. If a student won’t have time to participate meaningful in clubs/sports teams/leadership positions due to the academic rigor of TJ their college admissions decisions will be negatively affected.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of posts from parents saying will be blamed if don’t let kid go or blamed if make kid go. Let the kid decide and they learn from their decisions.

DC’s now close friend was once hesitant to finishing high school with advanced diploma, and was leaning toward taking over their dad’s lawn mowing business. However, after their dad succeeded in getting some sense into their head, they not only completed high school with a couple of AP courses but also went on to attend a four-year college. Whether heading to base school or TJ, kids don’t always make the best decisions on their own, and parents can play a crucial role in guiding them toward life-changing choices.

Steering your kid back toward the college track is not at all the same thing as talking them into taking on the challenge of TJ if that's not the HS experience a kid wants.

Anonymous wrote:College admissions is not as good from TJ.

not for bottom 25% students

College admissions is not as good from TJ.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of posts from parents saying will be blamed if don’t let kid go or blamed if make kid go. Let the kid decide and they learn from their decisions.

DC’s now close friend was once hesitant to finishing high school with advanced diploma, and was leaning toward taking over their dad’s lawn mowing business. However, after their dad succeeded in getting some sense into their head, they not only completed high school with a couple of AP courses but also went on to attend a four-year college. Whether heading to base school or TJ, kids don’t always make the best decisions on their own, and parents can play a crucial role in guiding them toward life-changing choices.

When all initial offers are declined and spots are filled by top-ranked waitlisted students, is it the case that the final enrollment from these schools goes up by a significant percent?

Carson Middle School
Cooper Middle School
Longfellow Middle School
Rocky Run Middle School

https://www.fcps.edu/news/offers-extended-thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-class-2029

A lot of posts from parents saying will be blamed if don’t let kid go or blamed if make kid go. Let the kid decide and they learn from their decisions.

Anonymous wrote:We are turning it down - my kid would not be able to go back to the school he would otherwise go to.

He did the research on his options. I think he is making a reasonable choice although there is definitely part of me that wishes he would go.

My son never wanted to go, just prepared for the test (on his own) so he could tell people he got in.

if he regrets the decision and blames me, maybe that will make him listen to me later.

Please send more offers our way. We have many ambitious students on wait-list at our school.

Anonymous wrote:My kid decided not to go. Didn't have a lot of friends going, commute was long, and didn't like the over competitive vibe of the kids from middle school. Love the 8th period club time and the research programs. The electives were cool. But it is a huge time commitment and life is less stressful without the commute.

Thank you, the waiting list at our top ranked fcps middle school has seen movement.

We are turning it down - my kid would not be able to go back to the school he would otherwise go to.

He did the research on his options. I think he is making a reasonable choice although there is definitely part of me that wishes he would go.

My son never wanted to go, just prepared for the test (on his own) so he could tell people he got in.

if he regrets the decision and blames me, maybe that will make him listen to me later.

My kid decided not to go. Didn't have a lot of friends going, commute was long, and didn't like the over competitive vibe of the kids from middle school. Love the 8th period club time and the research programs. The electives were cool. But it is a huge time commitment and life is less stressful without the commute.

What’s her raw house power in terms of smarts especially in math? How much grit and perseverance does she have?