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[quote=Anonymous]What is your basis for arguing this? You attended NYC public schools? I grew up in Queens. Like most of my ABC friends, I attended prep classes from 5th or 6th grade. The classes weren't expensive - they were offered at a local ethnic community center. It's very common for Asian immigrant families in NYC across the socioeconomic spectrum to send their children to prep classes. Some are even offered in the backrooms of local businesses, e.g. Chinese laundromats. Working-class families commonly scrape together the dough to pay for these classes. There aren't many selective middle schools in the NYC public system, e.g. Hunter College. Middle schools in NYC generally fill spots via open lotteries. Some require that applicants meet basic academic standards. To my knowledge, few of my Asian and ABC classmates at a magnet HS were from wealthy or upper middle-class backgrounds. More are today, but not the majority. I'm calling your post BS. [/quote]
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