TJ admission statistics from 2012

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:sigh. They're asian kids so they can't possibly be american, right? I grew up with this assumption in a small rural town and it hurt then. It's disappointing that that's the assumption in a metropolitan place like D.C.

oh also, just because someone has an accent or speaks english as a second language doesn't mean they're not american...

+10... Ii totally agree!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apparently you do not understand the regulation actually means: if you have a rent/lease agreement (with a Fairfax county address), you live in Fairfax County!
I am 100% sure my neighbor (a Korean mom with two kids- dad lives in Korea) does not pay a dime to FCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess I'm close-minded and provincial, but it bugs me that local public school resources--paid for by tax dollars especially property tax dollars-- are going to citizens of other countries whose parents pay nothing. Especially if the resource is very valuable and scarce (e.g. a seat at TJ).

They pay Tuition.- NOT
http://www.fcps.edu/parents/start/kindergarten.shtml
"Tuition is charged for students whose parents do not live in Fairfax County. Contact Student Registration at 703-204-6744 for enrollment of nonresident students."

I'm Korean-American and have lived in the US all my life. I have only lived in Fairfax County for a few months but I find offense to your posting.

My parents are Korean and we moved when I was in JHS in attempts to send me to a better high school. I moved within the same state. I attended this top high school and went on to receive an ivy league education.

I have a mix of international (non-Asian and Asian) friends as well as foreign born American friends (also non-Asian and Asian). Many students from all over the world send their children to international schools in their home country and boarding schools in preparation for US college. There are also many parents who immigrate to America in JHS or any year of schooling in search of a better education for their children.

It is not a secret but Koreans are attracted to good school districts. If they had a choice, they almost always pick the better school district. If their kid tests in TJ within Fairfax County, I don't see what the problem is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Really? I would change careers. I have seen part of the downfall of america is the dull people in senior positions. They schmooze their way up, but can not grasp the complex issues and can not produce the strategic guidance for the companies.

Those at the top keep the smart underlings running the show while they take the credit. They make sure the underlings do not progress to the upper echelons. That's exclusively for tall white men. And some token minorities.

You may be surprised at how the world may change during this century.

Most Asians immigrated here in the 1980's. Once the true second and third generations are of age of senior executives, I think the corporate world will be vastly different.

[Anonymous]

The amount of racism on this site is truly appalling. I hope this site is not indicative of Fairfax County.

I'm Asian and grew up in a predominately white neighborhood. Yes, math was my forte and I excelled at my school. No one seemed to have a problem with it since I was such a small minority. I always blended in and was accepted by everyone. I feel like top schools often have diversity and everyone is more accepting of minorities.

I wonder where the haters on this forum went to school. They surely did not attend a top university because a significant percentage of their classmates would have been Asian.