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Anonymous wrote:Am I likely to get in from waitlist? Im kinda distraught

4.0 GPA
Decent SPS
Perfect PSE
1st in Catholic National Math Comp
Private School (big nerf)
100 in Geometry Hnrs in first trimester

Is it like srsly that hard for private school kids to get in??

Yes, there at very few spots for private kids. At the TJ info session they said they said it is a public school and priority is given to kids within the public system.

dang, does the waitlist also prioritize public over private?

Probably. AAP and TJ are public school entities, there has been a clear history of FCPS not prioritizing private school kids for either program. If you don’t want to attend public schools for the regular program, why would you want to come only for the specialized programs?

I get this but private school students are also county residents and pay taxes. They go to private schools for whatever specialized curriculum, private schools offer over public schools. So when they see a public school offering some specialized curriculum that’s that fits with their needs, why not?

I don’t think what I am going to type represents the school or the County position.

Public schools were not good enough for your kid when it was the regular class but seem to be of interest only when it is something high prestige, like AAP or TJ. Sorry, but I have no problem with there being a priority for the kids and families and that were public school kids leading into the TJ decision. You decided that the public school environment wasnt good enough for your kid or wasn’t a good fit for your kid but want it when it comes to TJ? Feel free to join the private school prestige hunt at the big 3 or 5 or where ever.

There are seats for private school kids, it is probably a small number. Each of the MSs get seats for 1.5% of their 8th grade class, that is the majority of the space across the participating counties. Everything else is based on the pool. You want to increase your odds at TJ? Go to one of the MS like most of the other kids do.

Anonymous wrote:At TJ, the calculus BC is very hard, this course does not have retake. many students can not finish the unit test in 60 min even if you know how to do. so it is very hard to get good score in this course. Furthermore, this course do not give you enough time to study . Last week, this course is finished , the students will continue study multiple calculus after AP test until the ending of this quarter. That is why so many smart students burn out . TJ , really is fit for those students who can self-push and really like stem.Otherwise , it is a four years ' big torture in mental and physical.

Is it better then to take Calculus AB first and then BC as a freshman? (DS is currently taking Honors Pre-calculus in 8th)

if you are a SEL and Farm student , you almost can directly enter TJ, even if your GPA is not high, essay test is not good. But nearly all these students are the bottom of TJ.

[quote=Anonymous]Would like to stay on topic and see more responses regarding acceptance/rejects/waitlist please! [/quote]

I would like to see aggregate data from schools, I don’t find much value in individual accept/reject/waitlist info.

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, kids who are not in AAP but advanced in math and not in feeder schools like Franklin etc. got in. I know a few. I’m sure they are very smart but also makes me wonder the point of our kids being in AAP and going to schools like Carson, Cooper etc.

The determining feature once again is GPA and test performance. I agree with your point though. Why should my kid who takes geometry in AAP eighth grade have his first quarter GPA come from geometry while somebody else who is in non-AP algebra has that GPA come from a less difficult course?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I likely to get in from waitlist? Im kinda distraught

4.0 GPA
Decent SPS
Perfect PSE
1st in Catholic National Math Comp
Private School (big nerf)
100 in Geometry Hnrs in first trimester

Is it like srsly that hard for private school kids to get in??

Yes, there at very few spots for private kids. At the TJ info session they said they said it is a public school and priority is given to kids within the public system.

dang, does the waitlist also prioritize public over private?

Probably. AAP and TJ are public school entities, there has been a clear history of FCPS not prioritizing private school kids for either program. If you don’t want to attend public schools for the regular program, why would you want to come only for the specialized programs?

I get this but private school students are also county residents and pay taxes. They go to private schools for whatever specialized curriculum, private schools offer over public schools. So when they see a public school offering some specialized curriculum that’s that fits with their needs, why not?

[quote=Anonymous]Would like to stay on topic and see more responses regarding acceptance/rejects/waitlist please! [/quote]

I don’t really understand how parents/students think they can evaluate how their student performed on the PSE and SPS essay questions. My DC got the PSE “correct” but we don’t see any results from the test and it’s all about thought process. I’m just not sure how helpful it is to post results w/o any meaningful feedback on this key piece of the application. My DC was accepted from a top feeder but that really means nothing w/o essay feedback.

Would like to stay on topic and see more responses regarding acceptance/rejects/waitlist please!

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, kids who are not in AAP but advanced in math and not in feeder schools like Franklin etc. got in. I know a few. I’m sure they are very smart but also makes me wonder the point of our kids being in AAP and going to schools like Carson, Cooper etc.

People have been posting for ages that the only thing in AAP that matters in the math. Kids in Advanced Math do just fine and can get into TJ. The rest of AAP really isn’t a big deal. My kid deferred AAP until they got to Carson, they took Advanced Math in ES, and was accepted into TJ.

At TJ, the calculus BC is very hard, this course does not have retake. many students can not finish the unit test in 60 min even if you know how to do. so it is very hard to get good score in this course. Furthermore, this course do not give you enough time to study . Last week, this course is finished , the students will continue study multiple calculus after AP test until the ending of this quarter. That is why so many smart students burn out . TJ , really is fit for those students who can self-push and really like stem.Otherwise , it is a four years ' big torture in mental and physical.

Interestingly, kids who are not in AAP but advanced in math and not in feeder schools like Franklin etc. got in. I know a few. I’m sure they are very smart but also makes me wonder the point of our kids being in AAP and going to schools like Carson, Cooper etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I likely to get in from waitlist? Im kinda distraught

4.0 GPA
Decent SPS
Perfect PSE
1st in Catholic National Math Comp
Private School (big nerf)
100 in Geometry Hnrs in first trimester

Is it like srsly that hard for private school kids to get in??

Yes, there at very few spots for private kids. At the TJ info session they said they said it is a public school and priority is given to kids within the public system.

dang, does the waitlist also prioritize public over private?

Probably. AAP and TJ are public school entities, there has been a clear history of FCPS not prioritizing private school kids for either program. If you don’t want to attend public schools for the regular program, why would you want to come only for the specialized programs?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I likely to get in from waitlist? Im kinda distraught

4.0 GPA
Decent SPS
Perfect PSE
1st in Catholic National Math Comp
Private School (big nerf)
100 in Geometry Hnrs in first trimester

Is it like srsly that hard for private school kids to get in??

Yes, there at very few spots for private kids. At the TJ info session they said they said it is a public school and priority is given to kids within the public system.

dang, does the waitlist also prioritize public over private?

Anonymous wrote:Am I likely to get in from waitlist? Im kinda distraught

4.0 GPA
Decent SPS
Perfect PSE
1st in Catholic National Math Comp
Private School (big nerf)
100 in Geometry Hnrs in first trimester

Is it like srsly that hard for private school kids to get in??

Yes, there at very few spots for private kids. At the TJ info session they said they said it is a public school and priority is given to kids within the public system.

Am I likely to get in from waitlist? Im kinda distraught

4.0 GPA
Decent SPS
Perfect PSE
1st in Catholic National Math Comp
Private School (big nerf)
100 in Geometry Hnrs in first trimester

Is it like srsly that hard for private school kids to get in??