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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody at YY intimidated by native speakers?  Right.  OP didn't lobby for "preferential treatment" in admissions (that was a different thread or two, last year), she asked about how native speakers are viewed in DC public language immersion programs.  You're the one with the one-track mind.

In MoCo, families choose Mandarin immersion programs which include many native speakers to keep standards high and the cultural experience fairly authentic.  In DC, Mandarin chooses most parents, people hell bent on staying in the city while avoiding scary IB schools.  I'm a classic example - I'd have gone for Hebrew immersion just as easily if it kept me kid out of a truly awful IB school.  YY parents love to claim that the Mandarin is what drew them - less than half the truth.  Parents don't want precious YY slots going to native speakers, even off the wait list,they just want a spot.

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It's a lottery.  Everyone gets an equal chance for admission and no, there is nothing that looks at motivation or "only the most deserving people get in".  Get over yourself.[/quote]

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