Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is “East Asian” and yes I’ve lived in China and japan

yet you still don't know?

East Asian a.k.a. fancy Asian = Japan, Koea, and China

not to derail OP's thread, but I had never heard this term before. Maybe I'm just old. I'm 53.

-Korean American

I'm 50 Korean American, and it's a very common thing geographically, economically, culturally, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GMU. Lots of "regular" Asians there. Not everyone wants to be an Engineer!

My husband got his engineering degree at Mason. Plenty of students of all backgrounds in that program.

Sadly, many of them couldn’t write a coherent sentence, which I found out through editing the group project write ups for my husband.

His “favorite” classmates were the ones who wouldn’t shut up about being TJ grads. My husband barely passed HS, joined the military, then went back to school. Guess who had the better grades?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU, VCU, GMU

Not a remote chance a kid will get into JMU with a 2.7. Ever. Maybe the other two, maybe, but take JMU off the table.

Nope. GMU is evn ranked higher and the acceptance scattergrams are about the same.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/gmu-3749
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/james-madison-university-3721

[Anonymous]

St. John’s in Queens NY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GMU. Lots of "regular" Asians there. Not everyone wants to be an Engineer!

^^ This.

GMU with a 2.7 gpa? Not trying to be a jerk, but....

https://research.schev.edu/enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.ASP

[Anonymous]

Military

We need lots of translators and culturally competent people for future East Asian wars

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about a California state college? Or do you want him closer to home?

OP said money is a big issue.

There are a lot of in state alternatives in VA, below GMU, JMU. They can go to one of those.

Or, go to your local community college and transfer. That might be the better option for a kid who has learning issues.

CSUs out of state tuition is around 19k.

Can the California people stop suggesting California for a DC area kid with learning issues?

Why?

There are a lot more East Asians of various ses and skill levels in socal than in dc

The kid just needs a confidence boost that he would get out there that he wouldn’t here

[Anonymous]

JMU folks are pretending really hard that they are above GMU VCU
LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU folks are pretending really hard that they are above GMU VCU
LOL

JMU folks are not necessarily "above" GMU and VCU, but that is the current admission reality right now. Right now, it is harder to get admitted to JMU than to GMU/VCU. Sorry that bothers you.

[Anonymous]

Montgomery College in MoCo.

[Anonymous]

GMU is excellent and has great supports for kids with LDs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is “East Asian” and yes I’ve lived in China and japan

yet you still don't know?

East Asian a.k.a. fancy Asian = Japan, Koea, and China

aka “Fancy Asian”?
LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is “East Asian” and yes I’ve lived in China and japan

yet you still don't know?

East Asian a.k.a. fancy Asian = Japan, Koea, and China

aka “Fancy Asian”?
LOL

or the New England of Asia, versus the SouthEast Asian (Thai/Vietnamese) that are more like the Florida of Asia...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU folks are pretending really hard that they are above GMU VCU
LOL

JMU folks are not necessarily "above" GMU and VCU, but that is the current admission reality right now. Right now, it is harder to get admitted to JMU than to GMU/VCU. Sorry that bothers you.

There's pretty much no difference among JMU, GMU, and VCU.
https://research.schev.edu/enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.ASP

GMU students even have higher median SAT scores 1240 vs 1230 JMU
How much harder could it be with an 80% acceptance rate? Lol.

It's embarrassing to associate JMU with being "harder to get admitted."
Stop embarrassing yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GMU. Lots of "regular" Asians there. Not everyone wants to be an Engineer!

My husband got his engineering degree at Mason. Plenty of students of all backgrounds in that program.

Sadly, many of them couldn’t write a coherent sentence, which I found out through editing the group project write ups for my husband.

His “favorite” classmates were the ones who wouldn’t shut up about being TJ grads. My husband barely passed HS, joined the military, then went back to school. Guess who had the better grades?

That was “then”. You might want to read up on GMU today