Why is there such a racial/ethnic disconnect with TJ Admissions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There's an old saw that says that a dying man seldom regrets that "he didn't work hard enough".. think about what is important to you.

Except that is complete BS. Lots of people have regrets late in life about what they made of themselves, and feel that they didn't take advantage of all the opportunities they could when they were young. (Especially those opportunities where you had to make decisions as a young person to give up free time.) Maybe people with no accomplishments would never say that, but do people who achieve mastery in their field really regret putting in the time and the effort?

I just think it is a dumb thing to say. My father died (of cancer) in his fifties and regretted many things, like not getting to have grandkids, but was rightfully proud of all the work he had done to build his small business. For many people, personal achievement is what is important to them, and in many fields that means a lot of hard work.

What people regret is working so hard that they neglect to make time for their family and friends. People who achieve balance in terms of work and important relationships do not regret hard work that leads to achievements. People who put so much time into work that they end up with weak or broken personal relationships do tend to regret that they didn't recognize that there is a time and a place for everything in life.

Asians work/study hard generally and also have good family relationships in general so we should learn from the Asians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's an old saw that says that a dying man seldom regrets that "he didn't work hard enough".. think about what is important to you.

Except that is complete BS. Lots of people have regrets late in life about what they made of themselves, and feel that they didn't take advantage of all the opportunities they could when they were young. (Especially those opportunities where you had to make decisions as a young person to give up free time.) Maybe people with no accomplishments would never say that, but do people who achieve mastery in their field really regret putting in the time and the effort?

I just think it is a dumb thing to say. My father died (of cancer) in his fifties and regretted many things, like not getting to have grandkids, but was rightfully proud of all the work he had done to build his small business. For many people, personal achievement is what is important to them, and in many fields that means a lot of hard work.

What people regret is working so hard that they neglect to make time for their family and friends. People who achieve balance in terms of work and important relationships do not regret hard work that leads to achievements. People who put so much time into work that they end up with weak or broken personal relationships do tend to regret that they didn't recognize that there is a time and a place for everything in life.

Asians work/study hard generally and also have good family relationships in general so we should learn from the Asians.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's an old saw that says that a dying man seldom regrets that "he didn't work hard enough".. think about what is important to you.

Except that is complete BS. Lots of people have regrets late in life about what they made of themselves, and feel that they didn't take advantage of all the opportunities they could when they were young. (Especially those opportunities where you had to make decisions as a young person to give up free time.) Maybe people with no accomplishments would never say that, but do people who achieve mastery in their field really regret putting in the time and the effort?

I just think it is a dumb thing to say. My father died (of cancer) in his fifties and regretted many things, like not getting to have grandkids, but was rightfully proud of all the work he had done to build his small business. For many people, personal achievement is what is important to them, and in many fields that means a lot of hard work.

What people regret is working so hard that they neglect to make time for their family and friends. People who achieve balance in terms of work and important relationships do not regret hard work that leads to achievements. People who put so much time into work that they end up with weak or broken personal relationships do tend to regret that they didn't recognize that there is a time and a place for everything in life.

Asians work/study hard generally and also have good family relationships in general so we should learn from the Asians.

+1

-1. Take your Asian fetishes somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's an old saw that says that a dying man seldom regrets that "he didn't work hard enough".. think about what is important to you.

Except that is complete BS. Lots of people have regrets late in life about what they made of themselves, and feel that they didn't take advantage of all the opportunities they could when they were young. (Especially those opportunities where you had to make decisions as a young person to give up free time.) Maybe people with no accomplishments would never say that, but do people who achieve mastery in their field really regret putting in the time and the effort?

I just think it is a dumb thing to say. My father died (of cancer) in his fifties and regretted many things, like not getting to have grandkids, but was rightfully proud of all the work he had done to build his small business. For many people, personal achievement is what is important to them, and in many fields that means a lot of hard work.

What people regret is working so hard that they neglect to make time for their family and friends. People who achieve balance in terms of work and important relationships do not regret hard work that leads to achievements. People who put so much time into work that they end up with weak or broken personal relationships do tend to regret that they didn't recognize that there is a time and a place for everything in life.

Asians work/study hard generally and also have good family relationships in general so we should learn from the Asians.

+1

-1. Take your Asian fetishes somewhere else.

Take your racist attitude somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

To OP,
If you go to kindergarten class with kids from different race and ask every kid in class to count to 100, you will find, proportion wise, more Asian kids can finish the task.
If you go to a market in China or Korea, you will find that old lady, looks totally uneducated, can rapidly add or subtract how much you need to pay and how much change you will get back from her. You may need a calculator to do it.
Not all Asian kids are attending TJ. There are many Asian kids struggling in school.
There is a bell curve for every group of people. It just happens that more Asian cares about attending TJ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Personally I think they should make TJ all Asian.

I love you!

Give it time...natural progression.

Before you know it though, there will be quotas on # of Asians admitted. The state of California imposes quotas on Asians admitted into the California state university system.

I thought California was one of the 7 States that bans use of race in college admissions. However, other States and Private Universities use quotas on Asians.

CA did ban race based Aff. Action. That's why there is a huge spike in Asians in UCB, UCLA and UCI. Now, only Ivy schools are apparently still allowed to have quotas on Asians.

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/12/19/fears-of-an-asian-quota-in-the-ivy-league/statistics-indicate-an-ivy-league-asian-quota

Google it. You can find more.

[Anonymous]

Someone told me that some Chinese kids were being groomed starting in K for the GT program. I'm Asian BTW, and I think that is nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone told me that some Chinese kids were being groomed starting in K for the GT program. I'm Asian BTW, and I think that is nuts.

It is not just Chinese kids.

[Anonymous]

There are summer camps, classes, test prep, etc., for kids as young as 5 to be prepped for the NNAT.

Do an internet search for Study Concepts Inc. in Chantilly as one example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are summer camps, classes, test prep, etc., for kids as young as 5 to be prepped for the NNAT.

Do an internet search for Study Concepts Inc. in Chantilly as one example.

I would eliminate TJ and reduce one major incentive for such nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone told me that some Chinese kids were being groomed starting in K for the GT program. I'm Asian BTW, and I think that is nuts.

It is not just Chinese kids.

Good to know craziness is spread among the races. Good gracious.

[Anonymous]

As an example, in my kid's Montessori preschool, only about 1/5 of the children are white in a primarily which neighborhood. The rest of the school is Asian. The difference in conversation and abilities is striking from the traditional preschool my kid used to attend. The Montessori school has turned out to be a very academic one which is probably the result of interactions with the parent's priorities. No one cares that the school has just about the worst playground in the area and the majority of the children are not very athletic. At the primarily white traditional preschool, the kids were way more active and social. The parents rarely seemed to care about academics and probably could care less about TJ down the road. It's just different priorities.

[Anonymous]

Many of the Asians we meet are only here temporarily and mainly for a job assignment and/or for education. They have no plan to live in the US permanently and therefore have less interest in other aspects of community life. They also probably want their kids to attend a school where they are the majority and can converse in their native language with other parents.

[Anonymous]

I am white and I used to think my kid would apply to TJ. I think he would have enjoyed it. However, it seems like these days TJ is producing students who will then go into STEM jobs that will top out in the low- to mid-$150K range. I'm not sure it's worth it. I think his time and skills would be better spent starting a business or finding a way to help others or becoming well-rounded and worldly so that he can do better than $150K max lifetime salary.

[Anonymous]

^^ low- to mid-$100K range