^^ BTW— guy who wrote this? UVA admissions officer

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Anonymous wrote:We need the Applied/Admitted/attending table for the entire student population to compare to prev. years and only then can we go "wow" or "meh". If the trend is "meh", I will advice my DC to move back to base (his call of course). DC1 is more the manager/lawyer type than a builder/researcher type anyways.. As is, DC2 will not even be taking the TJ test next year (DC2 is better than DC1 academically).

Geez, this is an insufferable post.

+1. This has been floating around this year. People say, why do the Ivy’s only take a limited number of kids from TJ? And, why bother if they would get into UVA from their base school? I think this does an excellent job of explaining why. And why TJ is worth it, IMO, even if your kid ends up in the exact same place at the beginning of their college year. Because life doesn’t end when you start college. And TJ kids don’t just att end WM, VT, uVA. They are in the very top of their classes at these schools. Which then gets them into any grad program they want. This is written by the guy who compiled the stats on how kids from various HS did once they hit the top VA college.

Worth a read.

http://onlyconnectparke.blogspot.com/2014/01/what-does-it-mean-to-attend-one-of-best.html

Thanks - good read. College is just one stop in a long journey.

Anonymous wrote:95 Theses:

https://imgur.com/a/hEwf1rS

AKA, when the privileged and entitled ask for even more privileges and entitlements, so they can feel even more like special snowflakes.

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Anonymous wrote:We need the Applied/Admitted/attending table for the entire student population to compare to prev. years and only then can we go "wow" or "meh". If the trend is "meh", I will advice my DC to move back to base (his call of course). DC1 is more the manager/lawyer type than a builder/researcher type anyways.. As is, DC2 will not even be taking the TJ test next year (DC2 is better than DC1 academically).

Geez, this is an insufferable post.

+1. This has been floating around this year. People say, why do the Ivy’s only take a limited number of kids from TJ? And, why bother if they would get into UVA from their base school? I think this does an excellent job of explaining why. And why TJ is worth it, IMO, even if your kid ends up in the exact same place at the beginning of their college year. Because life doesn’t end when you start college. And TJ kids don’t just att end WM, VT, uVA. They are in the very top of their classes at these schools. Which then gets them into any grad program they want. This is written by the guy who compiled the stats on how kids from various HS did once they hit the top VA college.

Worth a read.

http://onlyconnectparke.blogspot.com/2014/01/what-does-it-mean-to-attend-one-of-best.html

Anonymous wrote:I don't know the story behind the kid enlisting in the Marine Corps, but props to him or her for taking the road less traveled amongst his/her peers. Thank you for serving your country. I suspect the values and training you'll receive in the Marines will serve you well wherever life takes you after your service.

IDK the story either, although the kid who enlisted had impressive resume. So it was not a no other option situation. But I agree. Good for him for deciding to serve. I expect we will continue to hear imoressive things about him down the line.

Anonymous wrote:We need the Applied/Admitted/attending table for the entire student population to compare to prev. years and only then can we go "wow" or "meh". If the trend is "meh", I will advice my DC to move back to base (his call of course). DC1 is more the manager/lawyer type than a builder/researcher type anyways.. As is, DC2 will not even be taking the TJ test next year (DC2 is better than DC1 academically).

Geez, this is an insufferable post.

Anonymous wrote:95 Theses:

https://imgur.com/a/hEwf1rS

Well done class of 2018! This absolutely deserves to go viral.

There are definitely things in there that are TJ jokes— like the therapy dogs and updating school symbol to deathly hollowing..a quite a number of TJ issues— especially since the new principal is universally disliked as far as I can tell. Plus, things like weighing Post AP Bio classes the same as post AP CS do the compacted semester based math sequence. But there is a lot there that struck a chord with DD2, who is FCPS base school. Holding town halls before curricular or other significant changes are made at the school, giving students more freedom to eat outside, unless they prove that they can’t handle it, letting seniors leave 5 minutes early a couple days a week, because seniority and it helps with traffic, requiring teachers to administer exit surveys, and requiring teachers to actually follow FCPS politics on no homework breaks, posting grades on a regular basis and using blackboard cuts across the schools.

95 Theses:

https://imgur.com/a/hEwf1rS

I don't know the story behind the kid enlisting in the Marine Corps, but props to him or her for taking the road less traveled amongst his/her peers. Thank you for serving your country. I suspect the values and training you'll receive in the Marines will serve you well wherever life takes you after your service.

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Anonymous wrote:To OP - I noticed the 75 to UVA and 32+ to Virginia Tech. That is an increase, isn't it? Isn't it usually 60 to UVA? This was a tough year for admission to Virginia Tech, so am curious if the TJ number is up. And I assume most of those are for engineering?

Last year’s list was

UVA 62
VT. 42
WM. 39
VCU. 10
GMU. 7

Given that some kids are missing, it looks like UVA is up, WM is down and VT, VCU, GMU basically held steady

Berkley was the big one left off the list. Pitt was way up. GA Tech was way up. This year had 2-3 more kids go to several of the Ivy’s (Harvard, Yale, etc.), Plus, a few more Duke and Chicago. A few fewer to Michigan. A few more to UI-CU.


Here is the 2017 list:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/649621.page

And yes, kids who go to VT usually do engineering. Some do other specialized programs, like architecture or their environmental sciences program.

Thank you. I don't have anyone at VT but have been watching the statistics change. So I'm right about a jump in UVA students - that comports with what I'm seeing across the board with VA schools - just a general increase in applications and rise in required stats to get in because the SLACs, LACs and private universities have price themselves out of affordability for most families.

The TJ students attending GMU major in engineering or computer science, right? I have a DC who recently graduated from there. I understand the engineering, computer and econ departments are strong (DD was in another field).

Hard to tell. I don’t know any of this year’s kids personally. But usually it is CS. Sometimes kids do mentorships with GMU faculty and stay. My understanding is that every class also has a few kids who need a commuter college for personal, medical or family reasons.

GMU is not a commuter school. It's the largest research university in Virginia and all freshman are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. It has three campuses, 37,000 students and a new campus in Seoul, Korea. Its engineering, computer science and econ departments are especially strong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University

Oh FFS. Quit being so touchy. GMU is a great school. it is also a school kids can attend if they need to live at home for person, medical, family or financial reasons. Which was the context of the statement. If you are unable to leave NOVA for school for some option, then GMU is one of your few options logistically.

+1. And let’s face it, a lot of freshman get a waiver so they don’t have to live on campus. Not many other schools even offer a waiver. It is most definitely considered a commuter school around here.

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Anonymous wrote:We need the Applied/Admitted/attending table for the entire student population to compare to prev. years and only then can we go "wow" or "meh". If the trend is "meh", I will advice my DC to move back to base (his call of course). DC1 is more the manager/lawyer type than a builder/researcher type anyways.. As is, DC2 will not even be taking the TJ test next year (DC2 is better than DC1 academically).

That data will be loaded into Naviance. But probably not until late summer/early fall. There are also probably some number of kids in flux with waitlist.

Except for GPA, Naviance is self-reported, isn't it? So unless the kids actively remember to do it, the data won't be accurate.

it is accurate enough to get a sense of where people generally go

The TJ senior students were required to fill out an exit report of all college results that the administration will load into Naviance.

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Anonymous wrote:To OP - I noticed the 75 to UVA and 32+ to Virginia Tech. That is an increase, isn't it? Isn't it usually 60 to UVA? This was a tough year for admission to Virginia Tech, so am curious if the TJ number is up. And I assume most of those are for engineering?

Last year’s list was

UVA 62
VT. 42
WM. 39
VCU. 10
GMU. 7

Given that some kids are missing, it looks like UVA is up, WM is down and VT, VCU, GMU basically held steady

Berkley was the big one left off the list. Pitt was way up. GA Tech was way up. This year had 2-3 more kids go to several of the Ivy’s (Harvard, Yale, etc.), Plus, a few more Duke and Chicago. A few fewer to Michigan. A few more to UI-CU.


Here is the 2017 list:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/649621.page

And yes, kids who go to VT usually do engineering. Some do other specialized programs, like architecture or their environmental sciences program.

Thank you. I don't have anyone at VT but have been watching the statistics change. So I'm right about a jump in UVA students - that comports with what I'm seeing across the board with VA schools - just a general increase in applications and rise in required stats to get in because the SLACs, LACs and private universities have price themselves out of affordability for most families.

The TJ students attending GMU major in engineering or computer science, right? I have a DC who recently graduated from there. I understand the engineering, computer and econ departments are strong (DD was in another field).

Hard to tell. I don’t know any of this year’s kids personally. But usually it is CS. Sometimes kids do mentorships with GMU faculty and stay. My understanding is that every class also has a few kids who need a commuter college for personal, medical or family reasons.

GMU is not a commuter school. It's the largest research university in Virginia and all freshman are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. It has three campuses, 37,000 students and a new campus in Seoul, Korea. Its engineering, computer science and econ departments are especially strong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University

A large third rate school?

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Anonymous wrote:To OP - I noticed the 75 to UVA and 32+ to Virginia Tech. That is an increase, isn't it? Isn't it usually 60 to UVA? This was a tough year for admission to Virginia Tech, so am curious if the TJ number is up. And I assume most of those are for engineering?

Last year’s list was

UVA 62
VT. 42
WM. 39
VCU. 10
GMU. 7

Given that some kids are missing, it looks like UVA is up, WM is down and VT, VCU, GMU basically held steady

Berkley was the big one left off the list. Pitt was way up. GA Tech was way up. This year had 2-3 more kids go to several of the Ivy’s (Harvard, Yale, etc.), Plus, a few more Duke and Chicago. A few fewer to Michigan. A few more to UI-CU.


Here is the 2017 list:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/649621.page

And yes, kids who go to VT usually do engineering. Some do other specialized programs, like architecture or their environmental sciences program.

Thank you. I don't have anyone at VT but have been watching the statistics change. So I'm right about a jump in UVA students - that comports with what I'm seeing across the board with VA schools - just a general increase in applications and rise in required stats to get in because the SLACs, LACs and private universities have price themselves out of affordability for most families.

The TJ students attending GMU major in engineering or computer science, right? I have a DC who recently graduated from there. I understand the engineering, computer and econ departments are strong (DD was in another field).

Hard to tell. I don’t know any of this year’s kids personally. But usually it is CS. Sometimes kids do mentorships with GMU faculty and stay. My understanding is that every class also has a few kids who need a commuter college for personal, medical or family reasons.

GMU is not a commuter school. It's the largest research university in Virginia and all freshman are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. It has three campuses, 37,000 students and a new campus in Seoul, Korea. Its engineering, computer science and econ departments are especially strong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University

Oh FFS. Quit being so touchy. GMU is a great school. it is also a school kids can attend if they need to live at home for person, medical, family or financial reasons. Which was the context of the statement. If you are unable to leave NOVA for school for some option, then GMU is one of your few options logistically.

I am OOS, but I love the post above **. I guess this poster is in admin.