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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re: "I know for a fact plenty of students from a certain country hired consultants to do the WHOLE applications and got in somewhere they’re not qualified for," is said country Hong Kong? This is an open secret at my kid's Ivy and just wondering if a general trend.[/quote]

Hong Kong, Korea, China no self respecting family has their child write their own essays. No one.[/quote]

Not sure about the former two countries, but the latter country has faked everything![/quote]

How do they survive the schools? [/quote]

Oh they have no problems with schools if they major in STEM. The top 15% kids from China can easily match or beat the top 5% US-born kids when it comes to math. Our math curriculum leaves a lot to be desired when compared to those in East Asia. Many East Asians think SAT math is a joke.[/quote]

The US’s educational system is far from perfect but China has nothing to brag about. Only the wealthy can afford to send their children to secondary school. Fortunately the US believes in free education for all. In China, cheating and fake research is rampant and socially acceptable. So much of the  “research” findings have not been able to be replicated because data is made up.

Chinese Americans also learn to game the educational system. The culture is to send kids to test prep tutors and Saturday school, determine which internships and activities gain you admission to top colleges. If a non Chinese person seeks advice for tutors, they act as if they don’t know. It’s miserable attending a high school where the attitude is “win at any cost” even if it means burying their classmates to make themselves look better. This is why my own child turned down UPenn for a non Ivy. They worried it would be a repeat of the magnet high school program they attended.[/quote]

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