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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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...

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?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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...

As long as these kids stay in the US I have no problem at all with it. I'm perfectly happy for the rest of the world to send their best and brightest to the US as long as they stay!

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?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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...

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They should have a humanities high school in another part of the county.

Try IB.

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They should have a humanities high school in another part of the county.

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ITTA, Fairfax needs more magnet high schools but the school board and administrators are too caught up in politics to do what is best for the students. It seems like they loathe any program that siphons the brightest (AAP, TJ) out of the local schools.

This is the usual argument for the parents who think their bright kids who didn't get into TJ got a bum deal. Nothing prevents them from attending local schools that are among the best in the country and offer a staggering array of AP and IB courses.

No, I think the overwhelming numbers of qualified applicants to TJ means they should establish another school in another part of the county.

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No, I think the overwhelming numbers of qualified applicants to TJ means they should establish another school in another part of the county.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
ITTA, Fairfax needs more magnet high schools but the school board and administrators are too caught up in politics to do what is best for the students. It seems like they loathe any program that siphons the brightest (AAP, TJ) out of the local schools.

This is the usual argument for the parents who think their bright kids who didn't get into TJ got a bum deal. Nothing prevents them from attending local schools that are among the best in the country and offer a staggering array of AP and IB courses.

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Anonymous wrote:I was appalled at a recent sports event where the TJ student section started yelling "burger flippers" and "NoVa students" at kids from another school. Apparently modesty isn't part of the core curriculum.

Where was this?

Is the phrase "NoVA students" a compliment or an insult?

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have the list of middle schools and number of accpeted applicants?

Anonymous wrote:I was appalled at a recent sports event where the TJ student section started yelling "burger flippers" and "NoVa students" at kids from another school. Apparently modesty isn't part of the core curriculum.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

Anonymous wrote: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.