Anonymous
Post 07/16/2014 11:44     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:The only TJ grad I know went to MIT and works for the Department of Homeland Security. If you know anything about the people who work at DHS, you'll know she THINKS she's doing wonderfully in life, but in reality is looked down upon by people who realize that DHS is not very picky about who they hire.


That's what's wrong with this area. If she is happy with where she is in life, why is she "looked down upon" because of where she works. Seriously, I just don't think in those terms. Maybe she's happy and fulfilled in her professional life, and is a DHS by choice. Who is anyone else to judge? I think being in a place in your professional life where you feel you're doing wonderfully in life is a great place to be.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2014 11:08     Subject: Re:My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
I meant excellent school not student.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2014 11:07     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TJ acceptances to top schools have gone DOWN in the past 5 years according to Naviance (sp?). MIT has cut their acceptance rate in half. Acceptances to these schools is approaching the national acceptance rate. I think the schools are catching on to the fact that TJ has changed.


Actually, the Asian Quota of the top colleges is being reflected.


TJ has changed. There are more Asians. Although in the last 6 to 7 years, academic standards increased e.g. average SAT scores increased, average weighted GPA increased, number of AP courses per student increased, number of Intel semifinalists increased and number of school clubs and volunteer clubs increased as well. It's odd that academic standards went up, club and volunteer activities went up yet the top college admissions went down.


+1



Not really. College admissions are getting more competitive for everyone....TJ is an excellent student with a high concentration of extremely bright students. But it is just one school out of thousands.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2014 09:30     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TJ acceptances to top schools have gone DOWN in the past 5 years according to Naviance (sp?). MIT has cut their acceptance rate in half. Acceptances to these schools is approaching the national acceptance rate. I think the schools are catching on to the fact that TJ has changed.


Actually, the Asian Quota of the top colleges is being reflected.


TJ has changed. There are more Asians. Although in the last 6 to 7 years, academic standards increased e.g. average SAT scores increased, average weighted GPA increased, number of AP courses per student increased, number of Intel semifinalists increased and number of school clubs and volunteer clubs increased as well. It's odd that academic standards went up, club and volunteer activities went up yet the top college admissions went down.


+1
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2014 23:26     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TJ acceptances to top schools have gone DOWN in the past 5 years according to Naviance (sp?). MIT has cut their acceptance rate in half. Acceptances to these schools is approaching the national acceptance rate. I think the schools are catching on to the fact that TJ has changed.


Actually, the Asian Quota of the top colleges is being reflected.


TJ has changed. There are more Asians. Although in the last 6 to 7 years, academic standards increased e.g. average SAT scores increased, average weighted GPA increased, number of AP courses per student increased, number of Intel semifinalists increased and number of school clubs and volunteer clubs increased as well. It's odd that academic standards went up, club and volunteer activities went up yet the top college admissions went down.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2014 21:42     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TJ acceptances to top schools have gone DOWN in the past 5 years according to Naviance (sp?). MIT has cut their acceptance rate in half. Acceptances to these schools is approaching the national acceptance rate. I think the schools are catching on to the fact that TJ has changed.


Actually, the Asian Quota of the top colleges is being reflected.


Agreed. This shows there is a discrimination against Asians in college admissions. The Asian students increased significantly in the last 6 to 7 years. We should not stand for any racial discrimination.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2014 18:31     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:TJ acceptances to top schools have gone DOWN in the past 5 years according to Naviance (sp?). MIT has cut their acceptance rate in half. Acceptances to these schools is approaching the national acceptance rate. I think the schools are catching on to the fact that TJ has changed.


Actually, the Asian Quota of the top colleges is being reflected.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2014 17:58     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
TJ acceptances to top schools have gone DOWN in the past 5 years according to Naviance (sp?). MIT has cut their acceptance rate in half. Acceptances to these schools is approaching the national acceptance rate. I think the schools are catching on to the fact that TJ has changed.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2014 14:10     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ph.D. in physics from Harvard. Works on Wallstreet.


Wow. Such a boon for the science and math community....


Actually, a lot of math r & d is being done by wall street.



Actually, top firms on the Wall Street prefer those with degrees in physics, engineering or applied math rather than business except for maybe top few schools. There is one major firm that only hires Ph.Ds in physics, engineering, computer science and math. No business major allowed.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2014 17:56     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:I worked with 2 at accenture. One had gone to Yale (biomedicall engineering degree), one to uva (computer science).

I worked with another in a volunteer program at a local school a few years later. He was burnt out and chose not to go to college, so his mom had signed him up for a bunch of volunteering to keep
him busy.


*biomedical
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2014 17:55     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
I worked with 2 at accenture. One had gone to Yale (biomedicall engineering degree), one to uva (computer science).

I worked with another in a volunteer program at a local school a few years later. He was burnt out and chose not to go to college, so his mom had signed him up for a bunch of volunteering to keep him busy.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2014 16:10     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:The only TJ grad I know went to MIT and works for the Department of Homeland Security. If you know anything about the people who work at DHS, you'll know she THINKS she's doing wonderfully in life, but in reality is looked down upon by people who realize that DHS is not very picky about who they hire.


MIT is selective about who they admit.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2014 15:45     Subject: Re:My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:I don't see why people are so down on UVA- it is an excellent school and out of state kids are desperate to get in. If I had high school aged kids in va I'd urge them to go there.


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Anonymous
Post 07/13/2014 15:42     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
The only TJ grad I know went to MIT and works for the Department of Homeland Security. If you know anything about the people who work at DHS, you'll know she THINKS she's doing wonderfully in life, but in reality is looked down upon by people who realize that DHS is not very picky about who they hire.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2014 15:14     Subject: My child graduated from TJ and he/she is now..................
Anonymous wrote:What is the source for the data? I think Yale is 6.


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