TJ waitlist

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Anonymous wrote:Based on the 2025 data, it seems that approximately 50% of applicants receive a waitlist notification. Why offer false hope to so many?

School Applicants Waitpool Offered
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Carson Middle School 245 121 42
Longfellow Middle School 149 80 28
Lake Braddock Middle School 120 56 12
Rocky Run Middle School 127 54 24
Glasgow Middle School 88 51 15
Kilmer Middle School 113 49 TS
Cooper Middle School 98 48 20
Frost Middle School 97 42 TS
Lunsford 82 41 TS
Twain Middle School 76 40 TS
Stone Hill 81 39 13
Lanier Middle School 87 38 TS
Brambleton Middle School 77 37 TS
Mercer 57 30 TS
Jackson Middle School 70 28 11
Eagle Ridge 67 28 TS
Thoreau Middle School 64 26 TS
Farmwell Station 41 26 TS
Holmes Middle School 40 25 TS
South County Middle School 54 24 TS
Willard Intermediate School 50 24 TS
Trailside Middle School 37 22 12
Sandburg Middle School 62 21 12
Hughes Middle School 41 19 TS
Irving Middle School 56 17 TS
Key Middle School 40 16 TS
Belmont Ridge 34 15 TS
River Bend 29 15 TS
Seneca Ridge 24 14 TS
Hamm 21 13 TS
Poe Middle School 28 12 TS
Nysmith 24 12 TS

http://www.fcag.org/2025%20by%20Middle%20School.xlsx

2025 data?

Only 28 offered from Longfellow?!

Is this real?

Yes, TJ admissions did a terrible job denying highly qualified Longfellow students.

The entire process essentially boils down to a lottery, given that most applicants from top middle schools have nearly perfect 4.0 GPA, making it a nonfactor for offer decision. The fact that FCPS is having to show fourth decimal place for GPA in the spreadsheet shows there is nothing else objective to rely on.
Waitpool GPA Ave. = 3.9302, Not Offered GPA Ave. = 3.8646

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the 2025 data, it seems that approximately 50% of applicants receive a waitlist notification. Why offer false hope to so many?

School Applicants Waitpool Offered
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Carson Middle School 245 121 42
Longfellow Middle School 149 80 28
Lake Braddock Middle School 120 56 12
Rocky Run Middle School 127 54 24
Glasgow Middle School 88 51 15
Kilmer Middle School 113 49 TS
Cooper Middle School 98 48 20
Frost Middle School 97 42 TS
Lunsford 82 41 TS
Twain Middle School 76 40 TS
Stone Hill 81 39 13
Lanier Middle School 87 38 TS
Brambleton Middle School 77 37 TS
Mercer 57 30 TS
Jackson Middle School 70 28 11
Eagle Ridge 67 28 TS
Thoreau Middle School 64 26 TS
Farmwell Station 41 26 TS
Holmes Middle School 40 25 TS
South County Middle School 54 24 TS
Willard Intermediate School 50 24 TS
Trailside Middle School 37 22 12
Sandburg Middle School 62 21 12
Hughes Middle School 41 19 TS
Irving Middle School 56 17 TS
Key Middle School 40 16 TS
Belmont Ridge 34 15 TS
River Bend 29 15 TS
Seneca Ridge 24 14 TS
Hamm 21 13 TS
Poe Middle School 28 12 TS
Nysmith 24 12 TS

http://www.fcag.org/2025%20by%20Middle%20School.xlsx

2025 data?

Only 28 offered from Longfellow?!

Is this real?

Yes, TJ admissions did a terrible job denying highly qualified Longfellow students.

The entire process essentially boils down to a lottery, given that most applicants from top middle schools have nearly perfect 4.0 GPA, making it a nonfactor for offer decision. The fact that FCPS is having to show fourth decimal place for GPA in the spreadsheet shows there is nothing else objective to rely on.
Waitpool GPA Ave. = 3.9302, Not Offered GPA Ave. = 3.8646

IOW, the essays are the determining factor. Of course they are, they are the test portion of the application.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the 2025 data, it seems that approximately 50% of applicants receive a waitlist notification. Why offer false hope to so many?

School Applicants Waitpool Offered
=============================
Carson Middle School 245 121 42
Longfellow Middle School 149 80 28
Lake Braddock Middle School 120 56 12
Rocky Run Middle School 127 54 24
Glasgow Middle School 88 51 15
Kilmer Middle School 113 49 TS
Cooper Middle School 98 48 20
Frost Middle School 97 42 TS
Lunsford 82 41 TS
Twain Middle School 76 40 TS
Stone Hill 81 39 13
Lanier Middle School 87 38 TS
Brambleton Middle School 77 37 TS
Mercer 57 30 TS
Jackson Middle School 70 28 11
Eagle Ridge 67 28 TS
Thoreau Middle School 64 26 TS
Farmwell Station 41 26 TS
Holmes Middle School 40 25 TS
South County Middle School 54 24 TS
Willard Intermediate School 50 24 TS
Trailside Middle School 37 22 12
Sandburg Middle School 62 21 12
Hughes Middle School 41 19 TS
Irving Middle School 56 17 TS
Key Middle School 40 16 TS
Belmont Ridge 34 15 TS
River Bend 29 15 TS
Seneca Ridge 24 14 TS
Hamm 21 13 TS
Poe Middle School 28 12 TS
Nysmith 24 12 TS

http://www.fcag.org/2025%20by%20Middle%20School.xlsx

2025 data?

Only 28 offered from Longfellow?!

Is this real?

Yes, TJ admissions did a terrible job denying highly qualified Longfellow students.

The entire process essentially boils down to a lottery, given that most applicants from top middle schools have nearly perfect 4.0 GPA, making it a nonfactor for offer decision. The fact that FCPS is having to show fourth decimal place for GPA in the spreadsheet shows there is nothing else objective to rely on.
Waitpool GPA Ave. = 3.9302, Not Offered GPA Ave. = 3.8646

IOW, the essays are the determining factor. Of course they are, they are the test portion of the application.

How are the sob story essays scored and ranked? upto what decimal place is the score assigned for applicant/waitlist ranking? like, 3.7681 out of 5?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Any way to find out offered students' AAP status? You can assume certain kids are non-AAP based on school not having AAP, but is there any real data that's public?

for classes of 2023 and 2024 (before admissions change), there were fewer than 10 students in non-Advanced Academics.

http://www.fcag.org/TJ%20Admission%20Data%20SY18-19%20and%2019-20.xlsx

Where did the reading, math and science percentiles come from in the cart from 2019? SOLs? Or were there tests did each for entrance in 2019?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any way to find out offered students' AAP status? You can assume certain kids are non-AAP based on school not having AAP, but is there any real data that's public?

for classes of 2023 and 2024 (before admissions change), there were fewer than 10 students in non-Advanced Academics.

http://www.fcag.org/TJ%20Admission%20Data%20SY18-19%20and%2019-20.xlsx

Where did the reading, math and science percentiles come from in the cart from 2019? SOLs? Or were there tests did each for entrance in 2019?

They appears to be test scores before admissions change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the 2025 data, it seems that approximately 50% of applicants receive a waitlist notification. Why offer false hope to so many?

School Applicants Waitpool Offered
=============================
Carson Middle School 245 121 42
Longfellow Middle School 149 80 28
Lake Braddock Middle School 120 56 12
Rocky Run Middle School 127 54 24
Glasgow Middle School 88 51 15
Kilmer Middle School 113 49 TS
Cooper Middle School 98 48 20
Frost Middle School 97 42 TS
Lunsford 82 41 TS
Twain Middle School 76 40 TS
Stone Hill 81 39 13
Lanier Middle School 87 38 TS
Brambleton Middle School 77 37 TS
Mercer 57 30 TS
Jackson Middle School 70 28 11
Eagle Ridge 67 28 TS
Thoreau Middle School 64 26 TS
Farmwell Station 41 26 TS
Holmes Middle School 40 25 TS
South County Middle School 54 24 TS
Willard Intermediate School 50 24 TS
Trailside Middle School 37 22 12
Sandburg Middle School 62 21 12
Hughes Middle School 41 19 TS
Irving Middle School 56 17 TS
Key Middle School 40 16 TS
Belmont Ridge 34 15 TS
River Bend 29 15 TS
Seneca Ridge 24 14 TS
Hamm 21 13 TS
Poe Middle School 28 12 TS
Nysmith 24 12 TS

http://www.fcag.org/2025%20by%20Middle%20School.xlsx

2025 data?

Only 28 offered from Longfellow?!

Is this real?

Yes, TJ admissions did a terrible job denying highly qualified Longfellow students.

Prior to the admissions changes, how many students did Longfellow send? I had no idea it was this low.

[Anonymous]

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Prior to the admissions changes, how many students did Longfellow send? I had no idea it was this low.

Class of 2024, prior to admissions change:

School Applicants Semifinalists Offered
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Carson Middle School 286 143 82
Cooper Middle School 89 57 33
Frost Middle School 90 42 20
Jackson Middle School 72 26 15
Kilmer Middle School 64 28 19
Lake Braddock Middle School 97 36 17
Longfellow Middle School 151 96 57
Rocky Run Middle School 149 76 32

http://www.fcag.org/ClassOf2024TotalsbySchool.xlsx

[Anonymous]

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Only 28 offered from Longfellow?!

I'm not sure of the year, but I know of some top students at Longfellow who did not apply, including one who qualified for MathCounts Nationals.

McLean high didn't do well in science Olympiad this year. Where did the Longfellow advanced STEM students who were not admitted by TJ go?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Only 28 offered from Longfellow?!

I'm not sure of the year, but I know of some top students at Longfellow who did not apply, including one who qualified for MathCounts Nationals.

McLean high didn't do well in science Olympiad this year. Where did the Longfellow advanced STEM students who were not admitted by TJ go?

you sound creepy to keep track of where students go and dont.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Kilmer and Thoreau each sent less than
10 kids to TJ? Wow.

Also surprised at Lake Braddock MS with 12 and Frost with TS. These are usually touted as powerhouse middle schools. And it's not for lack of applications/interest because as shown the number of applicants is high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Only 28 offered from Longfellow?!

I'm not sure of the year, but I know of some top students at Longfellow who did not apply, including one who qualified for MathCounts Nationals.

McLean high didn't do well in science Olympiad this year. Where did the Longfellow advanced STEM students who were not admitted by TJ go?

you sound creepy to keep track of where students go and dont.

DP. I don't keep track but the information is right there.

[Anonymous]

In a few years, everyone will forget TJ exists. This is what happens when the ideals of equity are hijacked by one party, for their socialist causes and turning the county education and school system to discount merit and promote divisions.

[Anonymous]

Probably true. Langley will just become the new TJ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In a few years, everyone will forget TJ exists. This is what happens when the ideals of equity are hijacked by one party, for their socialist causes and turning the county education and school system to discount merit and promote divisions.

That would be nice, to reduce the pressure, but it won't happen. Sorry not sorry, troll.

[Anonymous]

There is a separate thread about admissions to TJ in sophomore year. If any of the kids felt they were unjustly denied admission last year, they still have a chance to get into TJ. Check TJ website for sophomore admissions.