capys Wrote:
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> believe what you want. i have a senior. i know
> what the counselor told me. i know what the
> colleges told me. they don't want to have a tj
> reunion at UVA or anywhere else. they want
> DIVERSITY
UVA is a TJ reunion with over 200 accepted annually. getting your kid into TJ with such a high chnace of getting into UVA is like winning a couple hundred thousand dollars. Why do you think parents want TJ?
http://publications.tjhsst.edu/tjtoday/2000/article.phtml?ed=November%202002&i=434
"UVa is by far the college to which most Jefferson students apply. About 285 students, total, applied there last year and of those, 35 applied early. The early acceptance rate was 91.4% for Jefferson students applying early and 89.6% for those who applied regular admission. The 1.8% difference in acceptance rates is insignificant.
“It reflects a very strong applicant pool,” Groves said
in regards to this school’s high acceptance rates.
“A lot of our students know it’s a safety school [Uva]
that’s a step above Tech and is on par with William and
Mary,” Pitkin commented about why so many Jefferson students apply to UVa."