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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assuming there are "goose families". If a family comes here from another country to attend high school, it is likely to be a very good high school. The kid will then attend a good/decent college and likely a graduate school here as well. if the kid attended high school, college & graduate school here, chances are he/she will want to stay in the U.S. after spending all those years including teenage years instead of returning to the native country. The family would certainly pay tuition and other costs for college and grad school after attending a "free high school".

This person is likely to be an educated person paying taxes and contributing to the economy/society instead of committing crimes or receiving government assistance. May even fill one of the STEM jobs that are in shortage according to many of the hi-tech companies and further contribute to the economic activities. May even create jobs.

Would you rather see someone come here and NOT study hard and commit crimes and receive assistance? You have to look at all sides and not just the "free high school" aspect. I think there are millions of illegal aliens who do not study as hard and may not become a productive tax paying member of our society. That should be more of a concern than relatively few number of high achieving high school students getting a free high school education.

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Assuming?  Google it. One poster on here who said he/she is Korean said he/she knew two kids like this. 
The rest of the post is just wrong. They go back to Korea.  When asked why they do this the parents usually said their kids got a leg up in the corporate world in Korea where a US high school education is valued.   [/quote]
 
Actually it is the college education and grad school education that is valued. Most of those kids come to the US so that they can gain entrance into a good college. Other options are to attend Seoul Foreign School or boarding school in the US. The ultimate goal is a top university.

Most Koreans would be disappointed at UVA. Sure, they go there in bulk but I assure you they are disappointed. UVA will have little to no prestige in Korea.
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This post makes no sense.  An international student can get into an American college without having gone to high school here.   Just apply, get accepted and pay the tuition.  
 
Then they stay to go to UVA even though they are disappointed by it and it has no prestige in Korea?  That makes no sense whatsoever.

The whole rationale for being a goose family is that a U.S. education is valued in the corporate world in Korea.  Why would they do it if our 2nd ranked public university has "no prestige in Korea?" Really nonsensical, IMHO.

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There is a big difference in speaking ability depending on when you actually first came to the US. If you come in junior high school, you can probably master a perfect American accent. If you come in college, you will most likely always sound like a foreigner.

If you are not Korean or don't hang out with Koreans, it will probably be difficult to understand the culture. In Korea, there are 3 elite schools (SKY), similar to HYP. The corporate world often does not recruit unless you attend SKY. It is FAR easier to do well in the US school system. With relative little effort (compared to how much you have to study in Korea to gain entrance to SKY), you should be able to get into a decent school (UVA). Whether you stay in America or return back to Korea, your chances to succeed has improved. In America, it is so easy to become a professional and earn a good living (accountant, dentist, doctor, engineer).[/quote]

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