Anonymous
Post 07/15/2021 15:39     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:we will able to know that how many kids are in waited list?


Someone FOIAed this. There are over 1,000 kids on the waitlist.

https://www.tjtestprep.com/data


In prior years, the waitlist was only 50 kids. Why they would give so many kids and their parents false hope is beyond me. It’s just cruel.

I’m glad this company was willing to share what they found.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2021 15:15     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Anonymous wrote:we will able to know that how many kids are in waited list?


Someone FOIAed this. There are over 1,000 kids on the waitlist.

https://www.tjtestprep.com/data
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2021 10:22     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
we will able to know that how many kids are in waited list?
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2021 10:16     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
They sent an email yesterday stating that they are finalizing first round of waitlist offers and you will be notified in the coming week. Whatever that means. But you will not hear back if you are not given an offer.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2021 08:45     Subject: Re:When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Anonymous wrote:Any update on this? When will the Waitlist start moving?


Whenever it starts moving.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2021 21:26     Subject: Re:When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Any update on this? When will the Waitlist start moving?
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2021 09:13     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The waitlist is not going to move. Each individual child has about a 1-3% chance of getting in off the waitlist.

I truly feel for families and hate FCPS for jerking them around. My child was on the waitlist several years ago and waiting was terrible even though we knew his chances were incredibly good.



If they give placement # in WL, then easy to guess ..


I don’t think that they have given placement on the WL? Has anyone called the office and asked for their child’s place?


TJ Admissions has publicly stated that they will not release a ranking in the wait pool.

When students are drawn from the wait pool, many factors will be considered, most importantly whether or not the student is filling a seat that is allocated to a specific middle school. So for example, if six students from Stone MS were offered admission and that is their number of allocated seats by the 1.5% rule, the Admissions Office would offer that seat to the next highest evaluated student from Stone in the wait pool. If there are no students from Stone remaining in the wait pool, that seat would be offered to the highest evaluated student in the wait pool overall as that seat would now become an unallocated seat.

I would expect a fair amount of movement in the unallocated list because there are several schools that I cannot imagine will actually meet their number of allocated seats based on historical interest in TJ.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2021 06:46     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Your kid didn’t get in. Get over it
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2021 06:46     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Your kid didn’t get in. Get over it
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2021 06:22     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The waitlist is not going to move. Each individual child has about a 1-3% chance of getting in off the waitlist.

I truly feel for families and hate FCPS for jerking them around. My child was on the waitlist several years ago and waiting was terrible even though we knew his chances were incredibly good.



If they give placement # in WL, then easy to guess ..


I don’t think that they have given placement on the WL? Has anyone called the office and asked for their child’s place?
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2021 16:07     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
I think they put all 4.0 Geom, 4.0 Alg 2 on WL along with some Alg1 kids who did not get in (not necessarily 4.0 for Alg 1?). For one thing, that's a 1000 fewer people who will be complaining for the time being. How are you people taking the WL seriously?
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2021 15:30     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Anonymous wrote:The waitlist is not going to move. Each individual child has about a 1-3% chance of getting in off the waitlist.

I truly feel for families and hate FCPS for jerking them around. My child was on the waitlist several years ago and waiting was terrible even though we knew his chances were incredibly good.



If they give placement # in WL, then easy to guess ..
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2021 15:26     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
The waitlist is not going to move. Each individual child has about a 1-3% chance of getting in off the waitlist.

I truly feel for families and hate FCPS for jerking them around. My child was on the waitlist several years ago and waiting was terrible even though we knew his chances were incredibly good.

Anonymous
Post 07/12/2021 12:32     Subject: Re:When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Anyone got in from WL since 7/7?

Anonymous
Post 07/12/2021 07:42     Subject: When does the TJ waitlist start to move?
Anonymous wrote:There are over 1000 kids on the waitlist.


Lol. And maybe 30 will come off the list.