Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 06:42     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
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Anonymous wrote:Langley had many freshman last school year whose parents “pupil placed” them at Langley after they didn’t get into TJ. (Ie - place them due to Russian)

Not surprising that these are the same kids who got in as sophomores. The admissions office at TJ don’t advertise the sophomore process. So it has to be a very motivated parent in order to jump through the hoops to get admitted.


I don't get what you mean here . My understanding is the sophomore process is more holistic, done by TJ teachers instead of the FCPS "admins", and requires 3 teacher recommendations, optional some objective testing (PSAT/SAT). It has to be a motivated and academically sound kid to make it thru the more "rigorous" selection process. Am i incorrect in this assumption?


+1

Sophomore process is surprisingly well designed in many ways. The short answer questions themselves are a combination of objective/subjective criteria and found them very well designed to prevent gaming of the system.

3 teacher recommendations are another very effective way of finding students who would benefit from TJ. If you could get 3 teachers to say good things about you, then match it up with short answer questions, look at the classes they have taken and planning to take in future, you have a very effective selection process.



Agree, looks comprehensive. The student body is small so don't think any statistics on their performance will be available.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2023 15:37     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Langley had many freshman last school year whose parents “pupil placed” them at Langley after they didn’t get into TJ. (Ie - place them due to Russian)

Not surprising that these are the same kids who got in as sophomores. The admissions office at TJ don’t advertise the sophomore process. So it has to be a very motivated parent in order to jump through the hoops to get admitted.


I don't get what you mean here . My understanding is the sophomore process is more holistic, done by TJ teachers instead of the FCPS "admins", and requires 3 teacher recommendations, optional some objective testing (PSAT/SAT). It has to be a motivated and academically sound kid to make it thru the more "rigorous" selection process. Am i incorrect in this assumption?


+1

Sophomore process is surprisingly well designed in many ways. The short answer questions themselves are a combination of objective/subjective criteria and found them very well designed to prevent gaming of the system.

3 teacher recommendations are another very effective way of finding students who would benefit from TJ. If you could get 3 teachers to say good things about you, then match it up with short answer questions, look at the classes they have taken and planning to take in future, you have a very effective selection process.

Anonymous
Post 07/26/2023 11:25     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
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Anonymous wrote:Heard that some have already received their offers.


Do you know from which base High school? Thanks.


McLean.


We know one kid in McLean High already turned down the offer from TJ.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2023 21:28     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Anonymous wrote:Langley had many freshman last school year whose parents “pupil placed” them at Langley after they didn’t get into TJ. (Ie - place them due to Russian)

Not surprising that these are the same kids who got in as sophomores. The admissions office at TJ don’t advertise the sophomore process. So it has to be a very motivated parent in order to jump through the hoops to get admitted.


I don't get what you mean here . My understanding is the sophomore process is more holistic, done by TJ teachers instead of the FCPS "admins", and requires 3 teacher recommendations, optional some objective testing (PSAT/SAT). It has to be a motivated and academically sound kid to make it thru the more "rigorous" selection process. Am i incorrect in this assumption?
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2023 22:22     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Langley had many freshman last school year whose parents “pupil placed” them at Langley after they didn’t get into TJ. (Ie - place them due to Russian)

Not surprising that these are the same kids who got in as sophomores. The admissions office at TJ don’t advertise the sophomore process. So it has to be a very motivated parent in order to jump through the hoops to get admitted.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2023 08:44     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
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Anonymous wrote:The decisions are out. According to FCPS, only 10-15 students are accepted as sophomores based on essays, teacher recommendations, and PSAT/SAT test results (optional).


Can confirm that there are students who have received their offers of froshmore admissions.


Which school?


Our family friend's daughter is in from Lewis HS. She's Asian FWIW.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2023 22:59     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
TJ has kept the same standards over the past 5 years. My older kid graduated in 2019 and my younger is a rising sophomore.


Same course work, same exams, etc.


Anonymous
Post 07/20/2023 16:50     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
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Anonymous wrote:Langley has several students who were admitted into the class of 2026. Amazing students!


Several?


Not surprising. TJ admissions does not do a good job of selecting top students within a school or from the waitlist. So even schools that have a lot of admits will see some stars rejected.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2023 16:49     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
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Anonymous wrote:Are the decisions out yet? Did the high achieving students who were denied as freshmen, get in as sophomores to the class of 2025? I assume those that complained that their STEM stars did not get in applied again.


The high-achieving students all got in as freshmen. The 3rd rate preppers who were able to slip in with the old system were denied.


3rd rate students got in as freshmen after the admission system changed and many got kicked out for failure to maintain min 3.0 ugpas.


Yes, under the old system some students who had early access to the test were able to slide in under the radar but had a tough time while at TJ, but with the new system only the very top students seem to get in.


Clearly, you do not understand the new system at all.



It is supposed to be Sophomore selection thread but spins again on the Freshman selection.
One thing is clear class of 2025 and beyond with current selection process are naturally ("innate") talented. There is no objective measures to evaluate their talents (except the fact that they made it to "TJ"). The "innate" talents can't be measured by PSAT/SAT/AMC/SO/Science Fair/Robotics/Math competitions/AP scores/NMSQT/Classes Taken/Class score/ or any other academic competitions....


Definitely not all naturally talented. I’d say significantly less are. I have a kid admitted in one of the new classes. They even say there are many kids in their class that don’t belong at TJ (struggling, lazy, bad work ethic and attitudes) and wouldn’t have gotten in under the old system.


It is due to the new lower level/standard of teaching. These "talented" kids are bored. They already know these stuff and more that is taught in T10 colleges. TJ needs to raise the standard again for the new crop.

What is the evidence that TJ has lowered its standard of teaching?
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2023 13:23     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are the decisions out yet? Did the high achieving students who were denied as freshmen, get in as sophomores to the class of 2025? I assume those that complained that their STEM stars did not get in applied again.


The high-achieving students all got in as freshmen. The 3rd rate preppers who were able to slip in with the old system were denied.


3rd rate students got in as freshmen after the admission system changed and many got kicked out for failure to maintain min 3.0 ugpas.


Yes, under the old system some students who had early access to the test were able to slide in under the radar but had a tough time while at TJ, but with the new system only the very top students seem to get in.


Clearly, you do not understand the new system at all.



It is supposed to be Sophomore selection thread but spins again on the Freshman selection.
One thing is clear class of 2025 and beyond with current selection process are naturally ("innate") talented. There is no objective measures to evaluate their talents (except the fact that they made it to "TJ"). The "innate" talents can't be measured by PSAT/SAT/AMC/SO/Science Fair/Robotics/Math competitions/AP scores/NMSQT/Classes Taken/Class score/ or any other academic competitions....


Definitely not all naturally talented. I’d say significantly less are. I have a kid admitted in one of the new classes. They even say there are many kids in their class that don’t belong at TJ (struggling, lazy, bad work ethic and attitudes) and wouldn’t have gotten in under the old system.


It is due to the new lower level/standard of teaching. These "talented" kids are bored. They already know these stuff and more that is taught in T10 colleges. TJ needs to raise the standard again for the new crop.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2023 12:38     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are the decisions out yet? Did the high achieving students who were denied as freshmen, get in as sophomores to the class of 2025? I assume those that complained that their STEM stars did not get in applied again.


The high-achieving students all got in as freshmen. The 3rd rate preppers who were able to slip in with the old system were denied.


3rd rate students got in as freshmen after the admission system changed and many got kicked out for failure to maintain min 3.0 ugpas.


Yes, under the old system some students who had early access to the test were able to slide in under the radar but had a tough time while at TJ, but with the new system only the very top students seem to get in.


Clearly, you do not understand the new system at all.



It is supposed to be Sophomore selection thread but spins again on the Freshman selection.
One thing is clear class of 2025 and beyond with current selection process are naturally ("innate") talented. There is no objective measures to evaluate their talents (except the fact that they made it to "TJ"). The "innate" talents can't be measured by PSAT/SAT/AMC/SO/Science Fair/Robotics/Math competitions/AP scores/NMSQT/Classes Taken/Class score/ or any other academic competitions....


Definitely not all naturally talented. I’d say significantly less are. I have a kid admitted in one of the new classes. They even say there are many kids in their class that don’t belong at TJ (struggling, lazy, bad work ethic and attitudes) and wouldn’t have gotten in under the old system.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2023 08:56     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Langley has several students who were admitted into the class of 2026. Amazing students!


Several?


What about from the Rachel Carson/Rocky Run Pyramid (Westfield, Chantilly, Oakton, Herndon, Centerville, South lakes)?
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2023 08:30     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Anonymous wrote:Langley has several students who were admitted into the class of 2026. Amazing students!


Several?
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2023 04:04     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Langley has several students who were admitted into the class of 2026. Amazing students!
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2023 16:17     Subject: TJHSST Sophomore Decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The decisions are out. According to FCPS, only 10-15 students are accepted as sophomores based on essays, teacher recommendations, and PSAT/SAT test results (optional).


Can confirm that there are students who have received their offers of froshmore admissions.


Which school?


In my case, from a high school in central Loudoun. Not going to divulge anything more than that.