Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 12:33     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Out of 550 kids in the class, there are at least 350without a single C , and of them about 150 with a single B. If student has half a dozen Cs, they are most likely in bottom fourth of the class. With Calc AB as the minimum to graduate, it is unlikely colleges would even look at SAT math score.


How can you get such a great level of details? It sure is'nt published anywhere for general public. By the way there are only 503 Juniors (as of Feb, 2024) - Class of 2025, and not 550.

Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 12:25     Subject: TJ average GPA
And DEI can also help. There are other things higher ed wants - need to meet.

Anonymous wrote:Gpa is just one aspect of the app. This is no longer the leading criteria - at least what I’ve heard. Apply to schools you want to go to and let reject, it’s always a no until you ask.

quote=Anonymous]
Anonymous wrote:If a TJ junior student GPA has about 3.45 unweighted/3.98 weighted at the end of this academic year, are they above or below the middle of the class? what in-state colleges and majors can one target with this GPA? Is there anyway to find out what the midpoint GPA is for a class? recent TJ school profile says it ranged from 3.255 to 4.663; it appears to be unweighted?


Sounds like the middle. What are their SAT scores. If they are below 1540, I'd say you should look to W&M, JMU, VCU, GMU as targets.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 12:13     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:Gpa is just one aspect of the app. This is no longer the leading criteria - at least what I’ve heard. Apply to schools you want to go to and let reject, it’s always a no until you ask.


Agree! It would not surprise me if the bottom 20% get into the T20's based on the other aspects (fancy essays and personal stories)

Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 11:41     Subject: TJ average GPA
when you look at the total admitted pop the gpa thing is not equal across the board. It matters more when they compare your geo or maybe a magnet school like TJ. A student at TJ may not get the opportunities with a 3.7 as a Westfield, Woodbridge or Chantilly high, etc….

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Gpa is just one aspect of the app. This is no longer the leading criteria - at least what I’ve heard. Apply to schools you want to go to and let reject, it’s always a no until you ask.

quote=Anonymous]
Anonymous wrote:If a TJ junior student GPA has about 3.45 unweighted/3.98 weighted at the end of this academic year, are they above or below the middle of the class? what in-state colleges and majors can one target with this GPA? Is there anyway to find out what the midpoint GPA is for a class? recent TJ school profile says it ranged from 3.255 to 4.663; it appears to be unweighted?


Sounds like the middle. What are their SAT scores. If they are below 1540, I'd say you should look to W&M, JMU, VCU, GMU as targets.

Student academics including GPA is a major part of the admissions decision, according to common data set. If it comes to deciding between two high GPA students, that were extra curricular come in. A low GPA applicant especially with a bunch of Cs may not even make it to the initial cut.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 11:09     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:Gpa is just one aspect of the app. This is no longer the leading criteria - at least what I’ve heard. Apply to schools you want to go to and let reject, it’s always a no until you ask.

quote=Anonymous]
Anonymous wrote:If a TJ junior student GPA has about 3.45 unweighted/3.98 weighted at the end of this academic year, are they above or below the middle of the class? what in-state colleges and majors can one target with this GPA? Is there anyway to find out what the midpoint GPA is for a class? recent TJ school profile says it ranged from 3.255 to 4.663; it appears to be unweighted?


Sounds like the middle. What are their SAT scores. If they are below 1540, I'd say you should look to W&M, JMU, VCU, GMU as targets.

Student academics including GPA is a major part of the admissions decision, according to common data set. If it comes to deciding between two high GPA students, that were extra curricular come in. A low GPA applicant especially with a bunch of Cs may not even make it to the initial cut.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 09:07     Subject: TJ average GPA
Gpa is just one aspect of the app. This is no longer the leading criteria - at least what I’ve heard. Apply to schools you want to go to and let reject, it’s always a no until you ask.

quote=Anonymous]
Anonymous wrote:If a TJ junior student GPA has about 3.45 unweighted/3.98 weighted at the end of this academic year, are they above or below the middle of the class? what in-state colleges and majors can one target with this GPA? Is there anyway to find out what the midpoint GPA is for a class? recent TJ school profile says it ranged from 3.255 to 4.663; it appears to be unweighted?


Sounds like the middle. What are their SAT scores. If they are below 1540, I'd say you should look to W&M, JMU, VCU, GMU as targets.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2024 14:38     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If a TJ junior student GPA has about 3.45 unweighted/3.98 weighted at the end of this academic year, are they above or below the middle of the class? what in-state colleges and majors can one target with this GPA? Is there anyway to find out what the midpoint GPA is for a class? recent TJ school profile says it ranged from 3.255 to 4.663; it appears to be unweighted?


Sounds like the middle. What are their SAT scores. If they are below 1540, I'd say you should look to W&M, JMU, VCU, GMU as targets.

where can lower half i.e., with 2.75 to 3.45 unweighted GPA apply for stem major?

in-state targets could be Christopher Newport, Shenandoah, Marymount, Radford, Roanoke College. Another option would be to join community college like NVCC, and transfer to a better college after couple of years

Accept TJ, slog for four years, end up with 2.75 GPA, only to get admitted to NVCC, Shenandoah, Roanoke?
No, thanks!


+1 or Radford!
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2024 14:26     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I believe the published GPA in the school profile is at the end of Senior year. It should be lower for Juniors but not sure what the range is and the median score is. Not seen it published anywhere

Can you please share the link?

"The Class of 2022 Final Grade Point Averages (8th semester) ranged from 3.255 to 4.663"
https://tjhsst.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/inline-files/2022-23%20TJHSST%20Profile_0.pdf

This approximately translates to 2.7 to 4.0 unweighted GPA.

By junior year with standard 21 courses, with (A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0)
Unweighted GPA calculation:

6 Cs + 9 Bs + 6 As = 3.00 GPA
8 Cs + 9 Bs + 4 As = 2.81 GPA
9 Cs + 9 Bs + 3 As = 2.71 GPA
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2024 14:01     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I believe the published GPA in the school profile is at the end of Senior year. It should be lower for Juniors but not sure what the range is and the median score is. Not seen it published anywhere


Can you please share the link?

"The Class of 2022 Final Grade Point Averages (8th semester) ranged from 3.255 to 4.663"
https://tjhsst.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/inline-files/2022-23%20TJHSST%20Profile_0.pdf

This approximately translates to 2.7 to 4.0 unweighted GPA.


Dummy me. Now I get it.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2024 13:40     Subject: TJ average GPA
PP is a liar. The ONLY official school profile has a weighted a GPA ranging from 3.2 to 4.6

We have no info on grade distribution

https://tjhsst.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/inline-files/school-profile%202021-22.pdf
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2024 22:51     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Currently have over half a dozen Cs on TJ transcript. How can we convince college admissions that had this student been at base high school there would've been no Cs? Is there a document that mentions relevant grading , something to the effect a C at TJ is equivalent to a B+ or A- at baae high-school.



College admission officers were not born yesterday. 6 Cs on a transcript means that the student was severely over challenged. One maybe two can be explained away. But 6???

What did your child get on the relevant AP test? That would be the only objective saving grace.

The bottom 20% of the TJ class has far more Cs than 6. The published school profile shows the unweighted GPA for the entire class ranging from 2.75 to 4.0. It takes at least a dozen Cs to get 2.75 or anything less than 3.0. The sad truth is that FCPS is soliciting below average and behind grade level math students to enroll at TJ in the name of equity but not fully helping them understand what student experience would be like at TJ being in the bottom 20%.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2024 22:33     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:Currently have over half a dozen Cs on TJ transcript. How can we convince college admissions that had this student been at base high school there would've been no Cs? Is there a document that mentions relevant grading , something to the effect a C at TJ is equivalent to a B+ or A- at baae high-school.



College admission officers were not born yesterday. 6 Cs on a transcript means that the student was severely over challenged. One maybe two can be explained away. But 6???

What did your child get on the relevant AP test? That would be the only objective saving grace.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2024 09:32     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:I'm really sorry. This is every TJ parent's nightmare. Could he take some DE classes and get As in them? Why didn't you switch back to your home school after the first year of poor grades?

They've made the first year deceptively easy. It doesn't take much effort to get As or Bs, except for math, biology, and world language, in the first year. It's not until sophomore year that the real struggle begins, but by then, the student is firmly trapped in the TJ social image perception and unlikely to return to the base school. No easy DE courses available for TJ students.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2024 08:04     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What if student goes back to base HS for senior year? Shows all As. That might work.

Is this possible? Has anyone successfully transferred to base school after junior year. Would the Cs get transferred as atleast Bs?


of course not
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2024 00:02     Subject: TJ average GPA
Anonymous wrote:What if student goes back to base HS for senior year? Shows all As. That might work.

Is this possible? Has anyone successfully transferred to base school after junior year. Would the Cs get transferred as atleast Bs?