Anonymous
03/22/2019 23:38
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DC admitted with no science Olympiad and no math counts or other stem activities or competitions (DC May have been the only applicant who didn’t do those activities). DC has all As (like everyone else) and has a genuine expressed interest in a specific area of science. Lots of high level sports and community service. Maybe they wanted some diversity of interests/activities and not all science Olympiad? Or just diversity in the expressed technology interests? I think the essays had to play a large role.
It think it does. My kid was admitted a couple years ago with a strong humanities bent, lots of music and a real passion for a science-humanities overlap area. No STEM ECs in MS and doesn’t do them at TJ either. Very involved in the school. Just not in STEM. Plenty of sports, music, drama, etc and more room to stand out in these areas. They need 30 kids for Science Olympiad. Not 1000. I just finished reading the college short answer questions they did for their guidance counselor. And it is so obvious when they are writing about something they love. The enthusiasm jumps off the page in a way you can’t fake. I certainly know kids who love STEM and have been admitted. But also kids who have loved less obvious STEM areas and get in. I think they will take the kid who has a real passion for something over the kid with higher scores and the perfect STEM resume every time.
Well said, my kid was admitted today and he didn't do much STEM. He spent most of his time out of school on sports.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 23:20
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid was denied.
Quant Q 99
Reading 98
Science 96
Wow. Must have had terrible essays and recommendations.
It was the personal essays. He is absolutely opposed to selling himself. He said he wanted to be true to himself in the essay and he would be okay with the outcome. It's just completely against his nature to be anything but modest. He could have easily come across as lacking self confidence.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 22:48
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid was denied.
Quant Q 99
Reading 98
Science 96
Wow. Must have had terrible essays and recommendations.
No. Our friends child is literally one of the smartest human brings around- won multiple National academic awards, accepted to all ivies when he applied for college(not an urm , no hooks), incredible test scores and recs. He was denied.
Some part of the process is a lottery, right?
Nope. It’s how you end up with 100 kids from Carson and 4 from some of the Eastern County AAP Cemters.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 22:47
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:DC admitted with no science Olympiad and no math counts or other stem activities or competitions (DC May have been the only applicant who didn’t do those activities). DC has all As (like everyone else) and has a genuine expressed interest in a specific area of science. Lots of high level sports and community service. Maybe they wanted some diversity of interests/activities and not all science Olympiad? Or just diversity in the expressed technology interests? I think the essays had to play a large role.
It think it does. My kid was admitted a couple years ago with a strong humanities bent, lots of music and a real passion for a science-humanities overlap area. No STEM ECs in MS and doesn’t do them at TJ either. Very involved in the school. Just not in STEM. Plenty of sports, music, drama, etc and more room to stand out in these areas. They need 30 kids for Science Olympiad. Not 1000. I just finished reading the college short answer questions they did for their guidance counselor. And it is so obvious when they are writing about something they love. The enthusiasm jumps off the page in a way you can’t fake. I certainly know kids who love STEM and have been admitted. But also kids who have loved less obvious STEM areas and get in. I think they will take the kid who has a real passion for something over the kid with higher scores and the perfect STEM resume every time.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 22:41
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Got a denial from TJ today - Can anyone pls. provide any thoughts on what could have gone wrong to get a straight denial?
TJ Test - Reading/Quant/Science : 100/99/98
7th Grade GPA in core subjects: 4.00 (A)
Summer Geometry: A
8th Grade Algebra II (1st and 2nd Qtr ) : A and A-
Did well on SIS/Essays (unknown factor)
Excellent Teacher recommendations
It's very hard to believe this denial based on the grades. Something not quite right.
I am pretty sure no one gets a 100. Scores are percentiles. This is a troll.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 22:23
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid was denied.
Quant Q 99
Reading 98
Science 96
Wow. Must have had terrible essays and recommendations.
No. Our friends child is literally one of the smartest human brings around- won multiple National academic awards, accepted to all ivies when he applied for college(not an urm , no hooks), incredible test scores and recs. He was denied.
Some part of the process is a lottery, right?
Anonymous
03/22/2019 22:18
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
DC admitted with no science Olympiad and no math counts or other stem activities or competitions (DC May have been the only applicant who didn’t do those activities). DC has all As (like everyone else) and has a genuine expressed interest in a specific area of science. Lots of high level sports and community service. Maybe they wanted some diversity of interests/activities and not all science Olympiad? Or just diversity in the expressed technology interests? I think the essays had to play a large role.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 21:47
Subject: TJ decisions are out
Could be lack of STEM activities. It seems to me that they are really looking for Science Olympiad, Mathcounts, etc. There are definitely more than 500 kids with all As, plenty of whom are in Alg II. But such high scores also, I don't know. The test is relatively new but it is bizarre that those scores wouldn't be high enough.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 21:43
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:Got a denial from TJ today - Can anyone pls. provide any thoughts on what could have gone wrong to get a straight denial?
TJ Test - Reading/Quant/Science : 100/99/98
7th Grade GPA in core subjects: 4.00 (A)
Summer Geometry: A
8th Grade Algebra II (1st and 2nd Qtr ) : A and A-
Did well on SIS/Essays (unknown factor)
Excellent Teacher recommendations
It's very hard to believe this denial based on the grades. Something not quite right.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 21:27
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:Got a denial from TJ today - Can anyone pls. provide any thoughts on what could have gone wrong to get a straight denial?
TJ Test - Reading/Quant/Science : 100/99/98
7th Grade GPA in core subjects: 4.00 (A)
Summer Geometry: A
8th Grade Algebra II (1st and 2nd Qtr ) : A and A-
Did well on SIS/Essays (unknown factor)
Excellent Teacher recommendations
You don’t know that your kid got excellent teacher recommendations. And you have no idea what went into the SIS and essay. My DS knows kids whose parents pushed TJ and didn’t want it and flat out said so in the essay so they weren’t selected. That’s apparently not an urban legend. It’s a thing that happens and a strategy the MS set has for getting out of TJ. And you will never know because admissions won’t give you an answer.
Make your peace with it and move on.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 21:26
Subject: TJ decisions are out
My DS was denied with 94/98/97
Anonymous
03/22/2019 21:18
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:Got a denial from TJ today - Can anyone pls. provide any thoughts on what could have gone wrong to get a straight denial?
TJ Test - Reading/Quant/Science : 100/99/98
7th Grade GPA in core subjects: 4.00 (A)
Summer Geometry: A
8th Grade Algebra II (1st and 2nd Qtr ) : A and A-
Did well on SIS/Essays (unknown factor)
Excellent Teacher recommendations
My DC did a bit worse than that and got waitlisted...so I'm guessing it's the SIS/Essays? Or maybe the recommendations were good but not great (eg, positive but not glowing)?
What's in the SIS again?
Anonymous
03/22/2019 21:12
Subject: TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:The above two denials are really shocking. With those stats I am sure they will do well anywhere.
They look at much more beyond those test scores. There are many factors so just posting those three initial scores doesn’t say much other than that child qualified to be a semi finalist.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 21:05
Subject: Re:TJ decisions are out
Anonymous wrote:My kid was denied.
Quant Q 99
Reading 98
Science 96
Wow. Must have had terrible essays and recommendations.
Anonymous
03/22/2019 21:04
Subject: TJ decisions are out
The above two denials are really shocking. With those stats I am sure they will do well anywhere.