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Anonymous wrote:The undeniable fact is class 2025 shows more Ivies+ and better-than-UVA admits at the FCPS base school, especially STEM, no matter it's Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/McLean/Langley/Madison, just to name a few. Those are the kids supposed to get picked from old TJ admission policy, they still shine at the base high school.
And quite a few kids got Ivies+ offer at TJ this year aren't being chosen by new admission policy, they transferred 10th grade from base school.
The kids know who are their intelligent peers that are doing well at the base school even though didn't get picked by TJ.

99% of the Top half or 225 students would have made it to TJ even with the old system. Most of the Ivy+ pick from TJ would be from these 225 kids. Yes the remaining 1% (who did not apply/make it to TJ at 10th grade) are making it to Ivy+ from the base school.

Top half will be around ~250 kids based on the current class of 2025 membership.

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Anonymous wrote:The undeniable fact is class 2025 shows more Ivies+ and better-than-UVA admits at the FCPS base school, especially STEM, no matter it's Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/McLean/Langley/Madison, just to name a few. Those are the kids supposed to get picked from old TJ admission policy, they still shine at the base high school.
And quite a few kids got Ivies+ offer at TJ this year aren't being chosen by new admission policy, they transferred 10th grade from base school.
The kids know who are their intelligent peers that are doing well at the base school even though didn't get picked by TJ.

99% of the Top half or 225 students would have made it to TJ even with the old system. Most of the Ivy+ pick from TJ would be from these 225 kids. Yes the remaining 1% (who did not apply/make it to TJ at 10th grade) are making it to Ivy+ from the base school.

Anonymous wrote:The undeniable fact is class 2025 shows more Ivies+ and better-than-UVA admits at the FCPS base school, especially STEM, no matter it's Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/McLean/Langley/Madison, just to name a few. Those are the kids supposed to get picked from old TJ admission policy, they still shine at the base high school.
And quite a few kids got Ivies+ offer at TJ this year aren't being chosen by new admission policy, they transferred 10th grade from base school.
The kids know who are their intelligent peers that are doing well at the base school even though didn't get picked by TJ.

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Anonymous wrote:The coming enrollment cliff in college admissions will probably change a lot of college acceptance stats. Entering freshmen at TJ or anywhere else are going to be part of those new numbers so you might be missing some data asking about graduating seniors rn.

Yes, TJ is poised to do well because of this and the enhanced selection process that eliminated the rampant cheating.

Oh give it a break. Nobody thinks the new admissions process is more selective than the old one. Nobody thinks that kids cheated their way into TJ under the old system.

FCPS decided to create a system that would improve diversity at a time when taking affirmative actions to improve diversity was still legal. That's a political decision they could make at the time. They couldn't do this today.

The average PSAT score dropped 140 points and we expect the average SAT scores to drop by a similar amount. That's not the end of the world but it's student body is definitely less academically qualified.

True, but following the pandemic PSAT scores were down everywhere so I wouldn't read too much into it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coming enrollment cliff in college admissions will probably change a lot of college acceptance stats. Entering freshmen at TJ or anywhere else are going to be part of those new numbers so you might be missing some data asking about graduating seniors rn.

Yes, TJ is poised to do well because of this and the enhanced selection process that eliminated the rampant cheating.

Oh give it a break. Nobody thinks the new admissions process is more selective than the old one. Nobody thinks that kids cheated their way into TJ under the old system.

FCPS decided to create a system that would improve diversity at a time when taking affirmative actions to improve diversity was still legal. That's a political decision they could make at the time. They couldn't do this today.

The average PSAT score dropped 140 points and we expect the average SAT scores to drop by a similar amount. That's not the end of the world but it's student body is definitely less academically qualified.

Most people know it is since prior to the reform there was rampant chanting.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coming enrollment cliff in college admissions will probably change a lot of college acceptance stats. Entering freshmen at TJ or anywhere else are going to be part of those new numbers so you might be missing some data asking about graduating seniors rn.

Yes, TJ is poised to do well because of this and the enhanced selection process that eliminated the rampant cheating.

Oh give it a break. Nobody thinks the new admissions process is more selective than the old one. Nobody thinks that kids cheated their way into TJ under the old system.

FCPS decided to create a system that would improve diversity at a time when taking affirmative actions to improve diversity was still legal. That's a political decision they could make at the time. They couldn't do this today.

The average PSAT score dropped 140 points and we expect the average SAT scores to drop by a similar amount. That's not the end of the world but it's student body is definitely less academically qualified.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coming enrollment cliff in college admissions will probably change a lot of college acceptance stats. Entering freshmen at TJ or anywhere else are going to be part of those new numbers so you might be missing some data asking about graduating seniors rn.

Yes, TJ is poised to do well because of this and the enhanced selection process that eliminated the rampant cheating.

Oh give it a break. Nobody thinks the new admissions process is more selective than the old one. Nobody thinks that kids cheated their way into TJ under the old system.

FCPS decided to create a system that would improve diversity at a time when taking affirmative actions to improve diversity was still legal. That's a political decision they could make at the time. They couldn't do this today.

The average PSAT score dropped 140 points and we expect the average SAT scores to drop by a similar amount. That's not the end of the world but it's student body is definitely less academically qualified.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coming enrollment cliff in college admissions will probably change a lot of college acceptance stats. Entering freshmen at TJ or anywhere else are going to be part of those new numbers so you might be missing some data asking about graduating seniors rn.

Yes, TJ is poised to do well because of this and the enhanced selection process that eliminated the rampant cheating.

Anonymous wrote:The coming enrollment cliff in college admissions will probably change a lot of college acceptance stats. Entering freshmen at TJ or anywhere else are going to be part of those new numbers so you might be missing some data asking about graduating seniors rn.

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Anonymous wrote:AP Scores are curved for the country.

And that is why AP scores are more accurate than GPA.

Anonymous wrote:AP Scores are curved for the country.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is currently Sophomore at TJ.

Taking pre-calc.

Half the class is struggling. Latest test, mid-term - class average was 62 - thats a F.

You can imagine what this does to college applications.

Unless ur kid is out of this world smart and good at math - TJ is not good for college applications.

Base school has many of the same courses up to AP Calc BC and no reason to stress at TJ

The fukken games these teachers play with grades is criminal. A kid getting a B will get a 5 on the AP exam in a lot of classes

Yep - Calc BC grade of C+ and 5 on the AP exam.