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[quote=Anonymous]It is amazing how many misperceptions exist on this thread from people who claim to have experience with TJ but in reality have no idea what conditions are like on the ground, or how they've changed in the past 30 years of its existence.

But remarkably, the question posed by the original poster has all kinds of truth to it. I'll give a lot of credit to the one poster earlier who mentioned (I think from Arlington) that indeed, South Asian culture differs greatly from East and Southeast Asian culture. This very much bears out in terms of what you see from TJ. The culture of the school as a whole has changed mostly because of the massive influx of SOUTH Asians - it's why I-Nite has gone from a tiny ceremony held in the back corner of the cafeteria to an event that must be held in a 3000-seat theatre in George Mason where tickets are scalped for 10-20 times their face value and sell out 3 minutes after release.

There is another grouping at TJ that sees HUGE differences within the broad "Asian" demographic.... students whose parents were born or raised overseas versus students whose parents were born/raised in America. The latter group of "Asians" across the board places a MUCH higher emphasis on the well-rounded school experience, is MUCH more likely to support their student's participation in non-STEM activities, and contributes MUCH more to the school's overall well-being by serving on committees, volunteering to help with activities and chaperoning, and generally wanting to give back to the school.

The stereotypes that you hear on this particular thread, while not 100% accurate on a person-to-person basis, can largely be attributed to students whose parents only recently came to America. And it's forgivable because the education model in America is so vastly different (and not necessarily better) than it is anywhere else in the world, but it's a remarkably stark difference that you only need to attend one Freshman Preview Night to understand.[/quote]

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