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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

I heard something similar from W&M when they tracked performance longitudinally. TJ graduates perform really well. I wonder why, then, UVA seems to be trying to be more selective with TJ graduates. They weren't as selective a few years ago. It could be just a general increase in selectivity, but if they perform better than any other school, why would you not want more?

Because if the universit only serves students from No Virginia, or most of its No Virginia students are from one high school it would lose its remaining political support and funding from the legislature. It would also have a very imbalanced study body.

It isn't CMU

You are probably correct on political reasons, but that is obviously not meritocratic. And since TJ draws from the region, it has the same NOVA vs. ROVA implications as any other NOVA school. So ironically attending TJ might decrease likelihood of UVA admit, while perhaps boosting for IVY+.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

Ridiculous. Over 1/3 of TJ kids applied to Cornell. The reason more are not attending Ivies is because they were not accepted. They applied and were not accepted, period. Ask the over TJ kids who applied to UVA and were rejected if TJ was such a great idea.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

I heard something similar from W&M when they tracked performance longitudinally. TJ graduates perform really well. I wonder why, then, UVA seems to be trying to be more selective with TJ graduates. They weren't as selective a few years ago. It could be just a general increase in selectivity, but if they perform better than any other school, why would you not want more?

Because if the universit only serves students from No Virginia, or most of its No Virginia students are from one high school it would lose its remaining political support and funding from the legislature. It would also have a very imbalanced study body.

It isn't CMU

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

I heard something similar from W&M when they tracked performance longitudinally. TJ graduates perform really well. I wonder why, then, UVA seems to be trying to be more selective with TJ graduates. They weren't as selective a few years ago. It could be just a general increase in selectivity, but if they perform better than any other school, why would you not want more?

Because if the universit only serves students from No Virginia, or most of its No Virginia students are from one high school it would lose its remaining political support and funding from the legislature. It would also have a very imbalanced study body.

It isn't CMU

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

Ridiculous. Over 1/3 of TJ kids applied to Cornell. The reason more are not attending Ivies is because they were not accepted. They applied and were not accepted, period. Ask the over TJ kids who applied to UVA and were rejected if TJ was such a great idea.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

I heard something similar from W&M when they tracked performance longitudinally. TJ graduates perform really well. I wonder why, then, UVA seems to be trying to be more selective with TJ graduates. They weren't as selective a few years ago. It could be just a general increase in selectivity, but if they perform better than any other school, why would you not want more?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

+1. TJ is an amazzing education and a great peer group. Full stop. My kid has been pushed, has learned how to work and manage time, has learned how to write well, analyze critically, work in groups and perform high level science research. He has been pushed by some of the smartest kids in the nation. He can go anywhere and do well. There is a former UVA Dean out there who said he ran GPA by high school every year he was at UVA. And TJ was always the top school among American high schools with 10 or more kids enrolled. It’s not just getting into college. If my kid ends up at the exact same college he would have from his base school, or the exact same college as their base school sibling, TJ will still have been worth it. Because of the education and the peers. It’s about succeeding once DC gets to college, and getting into a good grad school.

Plus, we are donut hole family too. Lots and lots of TJ families are professional class and therefore do it hole. My kid is not allowed to take on undergrad debt, so my kid isn’t even applying to an Ivy or NEASC. No merit aid. A lot of their friends are in the same boat. Wealthy enough to pay for WM (35k a year, close to 150k total, is not chump change) but private (starting to hit 80k a year or 320k total). is not realistic? But, we are too wealthy in a high COL area to score need based aid. And colleges do not consider COL. DMV, rural ND— the calculation is the same. And we have to consider another kid, and the strong possibility of grad school.

An unlimited budget would be awesome. Telling my kid they can go to any college they want, finances be damned, wouldalso be amazing. But you have to be pretty out of touch to think that 80k/year x 2 kids plus maybe helping with grad school is most peoples’ reality. Most people consider merit aid or stick to VA Public’s. That is reflected in the TJ college list.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you know. I think you are stereotyping. It’s definitely the reason in our family.

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Anonymous wrote:For the supposed top 1% of Fairfax County intellectually most are going to UVA. That's frankly pathetic

Again most would have been better off at their base school

You are clueless. Many families are doughnut hole and can’t afford elite schools. This isn’t private school money.

And I agree that getting into a specific set of colleges is not the point of TJ. The point is the amazing learning opportunities and peers.

Anonymous wrote:For the supposed top 1% of Fairfax County intellectually most are going to UVA. That's frankly pathetic

Again most would have been better off at their base school