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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I strongly suspect the primary base of students will be Chinese nationals who wish to study in the USA prior to university. It is one of the fastest growing sectors (US high school / prep schools) for Chinese students who want to get 'ahead' of their peers and avoid the dreaded Chinese university entrance exam. [/quote] Indeed, this is the case here. In China, government has commercialized the "Education Industry" (commonly used term in China). The key investors for this new school are wealthy experienced businessmen in this Commercialized Education Industry. They know that millions Chinese families want to send their kids to the US because a US education is highly coveted, and considered very prestigious to Chinese people. Those who have a US education in their resume, if they go back to China, have easier time to find girlfriends or boyfriends, are held much higher regard, and commend much higher salaries, etc. If they stay in the US, their families would be so proud and also held higher regard, and could eventually immigrate here. Because all of these benefits, Chinese families are eager to send their kids to the US to study (even from 8 years old on). Whittier School is so shrewd. It really rides on this hottest trend in China. It builds a school in DC, and draws most students from China, these Chinese families can proudly proclaim that they kids are studying in a very expensive private school in the capital of the "Imperial Superpower USA" (that's what Chinese people typically refer America)! Chinese people equate "expensive" to being the best and the high tuition only shows and demonstrates they are wealthy and can afford the best. Whittier will have no short of students from China. While this new school may not affect much the current big 3, 5, 8, hundreds of hard working and academically excellent Chinese students graduating each year in the same area will likely alter the landscape of college application and admission very soon.[/quote]
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