The Harvard Formula

Parents Forum
1

<p>[For</a> Chinese, getting into Harvard is a class act - latimes.com](<a href=“http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-college-20100605,0,4546217.story]For”>For Chinese, getting into Harvard is a class act)</p>

<p>Excerpt:</p>

<p>"It was just a week after Chang Shui received her acceptance notice from Harvard that the first book offer came.</p>

<p>A publisher approached her father with a detailed outline for an inside guide to how a Shanghai couple prepared their daughter to compete successfully with the best students from America. Local newspapers weighed in with articles about how Chang’s membership in a dance troupe surely helped. “Magical girl ‘danced’ her way into Harvard,” the Shanghai Evening Post headlined its story.</p>

<p>Qibao High School, where Chang is a senior, trumpeted the news on a large electronic billboard at the front gate. The day that she received her acceptance notice — by e-mail at 5 a.m. April 2 — teachers at the high school crowded around to have their picture taken with her."</p>

2

<p>We are not there yet in this area, but one of my son’s highschools, had a recent college graduate speak at the highschool commencement, the sole reason for this honor being that he went to Harvard. </p>

<p>So it goes in conversations as well. That is why HPY is so sought.</p>

3

<p>This is really really sad.
Though I suppose no different from what some US parents are doing to their children to groom them…</p>

<p>Americans forget that despite the popularity if bashing the US in the news and around the water cooler, whether it be a student from a rich family, or a refugee stow away, people are clammoring to come to the US and will do just about anything to get here.</p>

<p>

</p>

<p>We have much to be thankful for here.</p>

4

<p>

</p>

<p>Sad is right.</p>