AoS vs. TJ

nutellapikachu
Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:36:06 +0000

Hi! I’m currently a junior at TJHSST. I am a Fairfax resident, so I’m not especially familiar with AOS, but I will just add in my two cents.

It is hard to maintain a high GPA at TJ, but the GPA is presented in context of the school. What I’ve heard about AOS is that since AOS is not an actual school but rather a program, the GPA’s of students at AOS are compared to those of their base school peers and are often lower just because of the rigor of the classes at AOS.

If your son is interested in Quantum Mechanics, we have a pretty developed quantum physics and optics lab, in addition to a very rigorous physics department and electives such as Electrodynamics and Optics. I’m not sure if he could get so much intensive exposure at AOS just because of the resources that TJ has (we just renovated our labs!)

I’d love to answer any more questions you have! Sorry that I couldn’t be that helpful because I’m not a Loudoun kid.