There are plenty of places outside of TJ for kids to do technology work. The high school experience is more to kids than academics.

I am glad when kids are happy. My kids are happy NOT attending TJ.

Simple as that.

My Son just got admission to TJ. We know lot of kids who are in TJ and who have finished TJ and working etc. Here is my take on it.
TJ is a fantastic school with lot of opportunities to do Research and technology which is not available in other schools. It has lot to offer. Student should be intelligent and very hard working in order to enjoy at TJ. They have lot of sports activities also. It is the No.1 STEM school in the Nation for a reason. But lot of parents wants kids to join the school and they don't want kids to work hard. You can't have both. You cannot join the best school without working hard. You should join TJ because of what facilities it offers to do research, courses it offers that is not available in other schools and the friends you make there. Once you learn all the things it offers you will be successful in life no matter what college you go and you will get a fantastic job. I have seen lot of kids out of TJ getting scholarships to colleges and doing really really well after college.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, the majority of AAP kids have no desire to even apply to TJ.

+1

The majority of kids at DS' AAP Center did not apply to TJ. (Yes, they were all A honors students and had the necessary grades.)

Why didn't they apply?

With our daughter and her friends, they went to a fantastic HS where they could take advanced math and AP classes till their hearts were content--which they did and excelled. Their school had great extracurriculars--sports, theatre, band, etc. so they could all participate in their desired activities at a high level and succeed academically. They also preferred being around all sorts of kids and wanted a traditional community HS experience. For the kids who go to TJ they seem to enjoy it as much as the kids who stay at their base school. It really is dependent on what the kids want from HS.

Sounds like my DD and her friends.

Also agree it is dependent on what the kids want for their HS experience.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, the majority of AAP kids have no desire to even apply to TJ.

+1

The majority of kids at DS' AAP Center did not apply to TJ. (Yes, they were all A honors students and had the necessary grades.)

Why didn't they apply?

For our DS, because he's strong humanities, because we're an hour away in rush hour, and because we keep hearing it's a real pressure cooker/very competitive (not in a good way) environment. TJ applications are on the decline--

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, the majority of AAP kids have no desire to even apply to TJ.

+1

The majority of kids at DS' AAP Center did not apply to TJ. (Yes, they were all A honors students and had the necessary grades.)

Why didn't they apply?

With our daughter and her friends, they went to a fantastic HS where they could take advanced math and AP classes till their hearts were content--which they did and excelled. Their school had great extracurriculars--sports, theatre, band, etc. so they could all participate in their desired activities at a high level and succeed academically. They also preferred being around all sorts of kids and wanted a traditional community HS experience. For the kids who go to TJ they seem to enjoy it as much as the kids who stay at their base school. It really is dependent on what the kids want from HS.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, the majority of AAP kids have no desire to even apply to TJ.

+1

The majority of kids at DS' AAP Center did not apply to TJ. (Yes, they were all A honors students and had the necessary grades.)

Why didn't they apply?

Anonymous wrote:Also, the majority of AAP kids have no desire to even apply to TJ.

+1

The majority of kids at DS' AAP Center did not apply to TJ. (Yes, they were all A honors students and had the necessary grades.)

Also, the majority of AAP kids have no desire to even apply to TJ.

Does the 67 include kids who are aap identified but not enrolled or not?

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Anonymous wrote:Op here-Actually I want statistics about how much percentage of AAP kids get into TJ not how much percentage of TJ students are from AAP

There are about 3,000 8th graders in the AAP program (FCPS). 70% of 480 = 336. About 336 AAP students from about 3,000 total AAP 8th graders go on to TJ.

Op here-That is good information. Thank you so much

Actually, this should be revised: 336 x .8 = 269 (AAP FCPA) and 336 x .2 =67 (non-AAP FCPS). So approximately 269 AAP kids move on to TJ.

Why are you asking, anyway?

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Anonymous wrote:Op here-Actually I want statistics about how much percentage of AAP kids get into TJ not how much percentage of TJ students are from AAP

There are about 3,000 8th graders in the AAP program (FCPS). 70% of 480 = 336. About 336 AAP students from about 3,000 total AAP 8th graders go on to TJ.

The 480 includes students from the surrounding areas.

So basically only about 11 percent of AAP kids go to TJ.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here-Actually I want statistics about how much percentage of AAP kids get into TJ not how much percentage of TJ students are from AAP

There are about 3,000 8th graders in the AAP program (FCPS). 70% of 480 = 336. About 336 AAP students from about 3,000 total AAP 8th graders go on to TJ.

Op here-That is good information. Thank you so much

Anonymous wrote:Op here-Actually I want statistics about how much percentage of AAP kids get into TJ not how much percentage of TJ students are from AAP

There are about 3,000 8th graders in the AAP program (FCPS). 70% of 480 = 336. About 336 AAP students from about 3,000 total AAP 8th graders go on to TJ.