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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This could all be rumor but I've heard that there are plenty of Asian - actually specifically Koreans - who move with mom to No Va in late elementary, rent a room, prep for test and enter into the FCPS system all in an effort to get into TJ. I've also heard that they've had to add an ESL/basic writing classes in the past few years to help out these kids who manage to get in but don't have the necessary English skills.

I would hope the admin is looking at the student data to see when a lot of these kids are arriving in the US. I'd also be curious to know if these are just rumors or if  there's some merit to them.

In our area of the county which has lots of the minorities that aren't getting in (blacks/Hispanics), the successful TJ applicant is generally white, and has YEARS of grooming by parents via extracurricular activities, competitions, tutoring etc. They are very smart kids but they have been thoroughly groomed from the beginning of their school years by their driven parents. [/quote]

My Korean hairdresser told me that this was the story of her family for her younger brother. THis is why they moved here from Korea, for her brother. Mom, big sis, lil bro. Dad still in Korea.[/quote]

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