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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually, there are many Korean children in Fairfax (specifically Annandale) who move here with relatives or even family friends. One older aunt or other female adult who is paid a salary by the families in Korea to chaperone the students, and multiple siblings, cousins, or unrelated students per house living dorm style. [/quote]

This is a pretty open secret, the Korean Embassy even has a section on its website about TJ and its requirements:

http://www.koreaembassyusa.org/han_education/kor_edu_tj.asp?subgubun=3

I'm of the mindset that if they put that kind of effort into coming here and doing the necessary work than they deserve to go to TJ; but it is naive to assume stuff like this isn't going on.[/quote]

what?  no one is being naive. i am korean american and know very well that koreans send their kids to the US to get a better education.  that page that you posted is generic information on education in fairfax county, with info on TJ... it is not info on how to send your kids here to live with strangers and board in their homes.  i doubt that these kids are taking a lot of spots at TJ.  i would focus on your own kids. if my kids don't get in, it's because they didn't make the cut. i will not be blaming it on foreigners, illegals, and what not...[/quote]

I'm Korean too (2nd gen), hello.  I'm not "blaming foreigners," I'm saying that Koreans do send their kids here just to go to TJ, often sending them to live with extended family members, and that if they do the work they deserve those spots.  I have no idea the percentage of students they compose.  I can't think of any other foreign countries that talk up a specific HS on their embassy homepage, can you?  [/quote]

No, I have not checked out other embassy homepages, but I guess there might be generic info on education in DC, VA, MD like what info you need to register your children in school.  The page you reference does not talk up TJ.  It talks about Fairfax County in general and then gives generic info on TJ - like when it was founded, how many students, etc.  I don't find it odd that there's info on TJ on the embassy website especially since Korean care about education and TJ is a best high school in the country.  I just don't see why any of this is relevant to the discussion.

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