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[quote=Anonymous]This is the Washington Post article from a while back.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/as-thomas-jefferson-adds-help-for-poor-english-skills-some-va-parents-fume/2011/03/10/ABK7qVx_story.html

The article was controversial because it uncovered the fact that the Korean Embassy's website had a section with advice to Koreans on "how to get your kid into TJHSST."   Two recent immigrants were interviewed in the article--both came to the US from Korea--one in 5th Grade, one at age 13.    The article also mentioned that 13 of the 1700 kids at TJHSST were limited english proficient (LEP), so the school was having to hire a half-time LEP teacher.

From these facts, aspersions are cast that lots/tons/most of the Koreans/Asians at TJ are entering the U.S. solely to attend TJ, so that they can then get admissions to Ivy League/Stanford/MIT etc.

I don't know why the Korean families would bother to do this.  Those universities are increasingly admitting more and more students directly from Asian high schools anyway, since the kids are really smart, well prepared, and their parents can afford to pay full freight.

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