TJ Self-Paced by EduAvenues®
Prepare for TJ’s Student Portrait Sheet and Problem-Solving Essay with focused lessons, detailed instructor feedback, and unlimited Q&A. All on your schedule.
$795 one-time tuition No monthly subscription
Over a decadeof TJ prep experience
TJHSST alumni-ledinstruction and feedback
Built for the SPS & PSEpractice with a specific purpose
Read family storiesInstructor feedback
When an answer needs work, your student should know why. We read their responses closely and explain what’s working, what’s missing, and what to try in the next draft.
“I showed leadership by helping my group finish the project.”
“Helping my group” is too broad to show what you actually contributed.
Cut “I showed leadership” and start with the problem your group faced. Explain what you proposed, why you chose that approach, and how it helped the group.
“When our group disagreed about a bridge design, I suggested testing both options with the same weights so we could compare them fairly. The results helped us agree on a design, divide the remaining tasks, and finish on time.”
Why it’s stronger: We can see the problem, the reasoning behind your idea, and what the group did next.
How it works
Watch a lesson, try a response, and ask for help when you need it.
Open a video lesson or written guide any time. Pause, replay, and revisit the parts that need more time.
Work through TJ-specific SPS and PSE prompts. Practice planning, typing, and explaining your thinking under time pressure.
Submit a response for detailed review. Use the notes in your next draft, and ask an instructor when something is unclear.
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Built around TJ’s written assessments
Video instruction, written guides, sample responses, and practice with explanations.
The Student Portrait Sheet asks students to explain who they are through what they have done.
The Problem-Solving Essay asks students to work through an unfamiliar math or science problem.
TJ’s SPS and PSE are computer-based. Online practice builds familiarity with planning and typing responses, without another drive to a prep center.
The people behind the course
Neil Kothari is a TJHSST alumnus, former TJ Endowment Fund Board Member, and UVA McIntire graduate with over a decade of TJ prep experience. He leads our alumni team’s instruction and feedback.
Meet your instructorsof our full-curriculum students admitted
Across the 2017-2025 TJ admissions cycles. Historical internal results across full-curriculum students, not a self-paced-only rate. Admission is not guaranteed.What enrollment includes
Weekly live classes and proctored practice exams are not included. Practice exams and additional feedback credits are available separately.
TJ Self-Paced
$795one-time tuition
No monthly subscription.
Access through the end of your student’s 8th-grade
admissions cycle.
7-day tuition-back guarantee Not the right fit? Let us know within 7 days of enrolling for a full tuition refund. No questions asked.
After enrollment, we email access instructions for Google Classroom, where students find the lessons, guides, practice, and instructions for submitting work and asking questions. Materials are available 24/7.
Instructors review SPS and PSE responses with line-by-line notes on reasoning, evidence, structure, and how well the response answers the prompt. Enrollment includes 15 feedback credits. Each response submitted for review uses one credit. Additional credits are available separately.
Yes. Students can ask course questions and follow-up questions through the Q&A channel or email, with answers from a real instructor. Q&A does not use feedback credits. A full review of a new or revised essay response does use a credit. Materials are available 24/7; instructor replies are asynchronous, not a 24-hour live chat service.
Access continues through your student’s 8th-grade admissions cycle. Students who start in an earlier grade can spread the work out and revisit materials as they prepare. There is no monthly subscription.
Self-Paced gives students flexible access to recorded instruction, practice, 15 feedback credits, and unlimited Q&A. Small Group Coaching adds scheduled live instruction, unlimited SPS/PSE feedback, and the proctored practice exam series. Compare the formats based on the structure and support your student needs.
No. Proctored practice exams are available separately, either individually or as a series. The self-paced course includes practice materials, but not enrollment in those proctored exam sessions. View practice exams.
