Anonymous
Post 04/08/2023 18:31     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:What I am hearing is that this was another down year for TJ college admissions, which is no surprise given the number of schools that are test optional. What I hear is that only five kids got it to MIT this year which is very low. Virginia Tech was also low again as it has been for several years ever since the Northam administration ordered Virginia Tech to stop taking so many middle income and upper income kids from Northern Virginia.

The word is that Purdue, Pitt and (thankfully) the University of Chicago are filling the void and have been aggressively admitting TJ kids.

UChicago in particular has been regularly admitting 12 to 15 TJ kids every year. Dartmouth and Princeton now admit almost no TJ kids anymore - down from 15 to 20 at Dartmouth and 10-12 at Princeton a decade ago.

The Ivy leagues have been prioritizing admitting first generation college students and deemphasing high test score/academics.

They are still taking TJ kids, but a higher percentage of them are legacy students as opposed to high-achieving middle class kids with college-educated parents.


Re: Dartmouth, I have to wonder if they reduced number for yield reasons. I have a Blair kid and they had almost not Dartmouth admissions last year -- mine was the only one. I think these kids have used Dartmouth in the past as a backup to other Ivies/T10, and D is now skeptical. Just a hunch, could be totally wring, but it does make sense. They want to admit students they think will say yes back to keep yield up.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2023 18:27     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:What I am hearing is that this was another down year for TJ college admissions, which is no surprise given the number of schools that are test optional. What I hear is that only five kids got it to MIT this year which is very low. Virginia Tech was also low again as it has been for several years ever since the Northam administration ordered Virginia Tech to stop taking so many middle income and upper income kids from Northern Virginia.

The word is that Purdue, Pitt and (thankfully) the University of Chicago are filling the void and have been aggressively admitting TJ kids.

UChicago in particular has been regularly admitting 12 to 15 TJ kids every year. Dartmouth and Princeton now admit almost no TJ kids anymore - down from 15 to 20 at Dartmouth and 10-12 at Princeton a decade ago.

The Ivy leagues have been prioritizing admitting first generation college students and deemphasing high test score/academics.

They are still taking TJ kids, but a higher percentage of them are legacy students as opposed to high-achieving middle class kids with college-educated parents.


Dartmouth never admitted 15-20 TJ kids/year. And the TJ kids getting into Ivys always included a fair number of legacies and athletes. For example, when TJ rowing was strong, many of the rowers went to Ivy league schools.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2023 18:24     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:What I am hearing is that this was another down year for TJ college admissions, which is no surprise given the number of schools that are test optional. What I hear is that only five kids got it to MIT this year which is very low. Virginia Tech was also low again as it has been for several years ever since the Northam administration ordered Virginia Tech to stop taking so many middle income and upper income kids from Northern Virginia.

The word is that Purdue, Pitt and (thankfully) the University of Chicago are filling the void and have been aggressively admitting TJ kids.

UChicago in particular has been regularly admitting 12 to 15 TJ kids every year. Dartmouth and Princeton now admit almost no TJ kids anymore - down from 15 to 20 at Dartmouth and 10-12 at Princeton a decade ago.

The Ivy leagues have been prioritizing admitting first generation college students and deemphasing high test score/academics.

They are still taking TJ kids, but a higher percentage of them are legacy students as opposed to high-achieving middle class kids with college-educated parents.


Their admissions director says every year he wants this to happen. It wasn't just Northam.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2023 18:08     Subject: TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:I interviewed a couple of brilliant TJ kids for my HYP alma mater. Gave them sterling write-ups too. Total waste of time. Completely shut out.

My kid had fantastic interviews but was rejected by all. A school she forgot to request interview with accepted them. It IS a waste of time.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2023 18:05     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:What I am hearing is that this was another down year for TJ college admissions, which is no surprise given the number of schools that are test optional. What I hear is that only five kids got it to MIT this year which is very low. Virginia Tech was also low again as it has been for several years ever since the Northam administration ordered Virginia Tech to stop taking so many middle income and upper income kids from Northern Virginia.

The word is that Purdue, Pitt and (thankfully) the University of Chicago are filling the void and have been aggressively admitting TJ kids.

UChicago in particular has been regularly admitting 12 to 15 TJ kids every year. Dartmouth and Princeton now admit almost no TJ kids anymore - down from 15 to 20 at Dartmouth and 10-12 at Princeton a decade ago.

The Ivy leagues have been prioritizing admitting first generation college students and deemphasing high test score/academics.

They are still taking TJ kids, but a higher percentage of them are legacy students as opposed to high-achieving middle class kids with college-educated parents.


Yes this is basically how my kid and their (very high stats) friends feel about the college acceptance results this year. Parents are a little disappointed given how hard these kids had worked but most kids are fine and happy.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2023 18:03     Subject: TJ College Admissions Results
I interviewed a couple of brilliant TJ kids for my HYP alma mater. Gave them sterling write-ups too. Total waste of time. Completely shut out.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2023 17:42     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:What I am hearing is that this was another down year for TJ college admissions, which is no surprise given the number of schools that are test optional. What I hear is that only five kids got it to MIT this year which is very low. Virginia Tech was also low again as it has been for several years ever since the Northam administration ordered Virginia Tech to stop taking so many middle income and upper income kids from Northern Virginia.

The word is that Purdue, Pitt and (thankfully) the University of Chicago are filling the void and have been aggressively admitting TJ kids.

UChicago in particular has been regularly admitting 12 to 15 TJ kids every year. Dartmouth and Princeton now admit almost no TJ kids anymore - down from 15 to 20 at Dartmouth and 10-12 at Princeton a decade ago.

The Ivy leagues have been prioritizing admitting first generation college students and deemphasing high test score/academics.

They are still taking TJ kids, but a higher percentage of them are legacy students as opposed to high-achieving middle class kids with college-educated parents.


Always an excuse isn’t there? First the URMs and then the FGLIs. Nevermind that the first gen percentage at Harvard went down this year compared to last year and still isn’t even at 20%.

I thought all legacies went to private schools leaving public schools and public magnets pure.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2023 17:25     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
What I am hearing is that this was another down year for TJ college admissions, which is no surprise given the number of schools that are test optional. What I hear is that only five kids got it to MIT this year which is very low. Virginia Tech was also low again as it has been for several years ever since the Northam administration ordered Virginia Tech to stop taking so many middle income and upper income kids from Northern Virginia.

The word is that Purdue, Pitt and (thankfully) the University of Chicago are filling the void and have been aggressively admitting TJ kids.

UChicago in particular has been regularly admitting 12 to 15 TJ kids every year. Dartmouth and Princeton now admit almost no TJ kids anymore - down from 15 to 20 at Dartmouth and 10-12 at Princeton a decade ago.

The Ivy leagues have been prioritizing admitting first generation college students and deemphasing high test score/academics.

They are still taking TJ kids, but a higher percentage of them are legacy students as opposed to high-achieving middle class kids with college-educated parents.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2023 10:06     Subject: TJ College Admissions Results
TJ usually have the best top 25 acceptances in the country. Many acceptances to CMU, Michigan, Chicago, Duke, Ivies, Caltech, Stanford, Berkeley/UCLA, MIT, Military academies.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2023 16:57     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:How did TJ do this year in college placements?


not that bad imo - ivies, and a number of other T20s well represented. Don’t think this year is any different than recent history. It’s a great education regardless. If you are in top 10% of class, prospects are strong - after that it’s more of a crapshoot
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2023 16:28     Subject: TJ College Admissions Results
Seemed pretty good. It was same night at TJs iNite. Heard of multiple kids getting into Penn, Columbia, Yale, Dartmouth. One girl found out right before going on stage that she got into Harvard, Yale, Princeton. Clearly a standout.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2023 16:23     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How did TJ do this year in college placements?


I am curious too - how did RD results go for TJ students?


Not so good, apparently.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2023 09:56     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If I were a TJ student, I probably would be applying to places like University of Cambridge (UK), Imperial College London, University of St Andrews, U. Waterloo (CA), or U. Toronto. The schools in England only take 3 years for an undergrad, while schools in either Scotland or Canada have fewer general education course requirements and more within-major content. Top tech employers actively recruit from all of those schools for positions in multiple countries, including the US.

We considered this for our MCPS magnet DC for the exact reasons above. But, after the pandemic, I decided I didn't like the idea for DC to be that far away.

But, it was a very attractive idea. DS has very high stats.


OMG why is St A’s on that list and not Oxford, Warwick, and Durham (in that order)?
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2023 09:54     Subject: TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Once they get to college, many TJ students struggle with general education requirements outside of STEM. And with their mental health. Colleges in Virginia have learned this over time and are wary.


Colleges (w/ possible exception for MIT, CMU CS and Berkeley STEM/CS) are actually easier for TJ grads and almost all of them end up in the top 10% of their college classes and many go on to med school, top 10 law schools or top PhD programs with very high gpas.


Many TJ grads go on to MD/PhD programs for medical research.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2023 09:51     Subject: Re:TJ College Admissions Results
Anonymous wrote:How did TJ do this year in college placements?


I am curious too - how did RD results go for TJ students?