<p>Dont worry. its really easy once you get admitted.</p>
<p>Nah!
I'm a lover, not a player.</p>
<p>Omg, that doesn't even rhyme or sound smooth at all.</p>
<p>hard working in high school
easy going in college</p>
<p>like hard-core easy-going. u know what i mean lol</p>
<p>I'll admit, first, second generation asians are pretty good at taking tests. But I know plenty of asians who aren't. I guess it's all in the culture where education is mostly rote memoriziation and recall. But do that enough and the students are forced to absorb the concepts behind the facts.</p>
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You know what, that could explain why Chinese and Indian people make up 1/3 of the world in population...hell we're so good that we don't even need sex-ed like you silly Americans.;)</p>
<p>Machines always produce consistent and high results, but I don't...so that's why I'm not a machine!</p>
<p>I tutor this one asian kid and he is STUPID. He doesn't even understand inequalities in traditional algebra 2. He also doesn't understand how to conjugate "ir" because I tutor him in several subjects. I think he's from Taiwan or Thailand</p>
<p>Not all Asian kids are not geniuses. :( That stereotype has got to go!!!</p>
<p>And they reproduce 6x faster than honeybees...
I have seen my share of stupid Asians in my places and time, but they are not all.</p>
<p>The majority of Asians are not test taking machines.</p>
<p>Many Asians do have an educated-oriented, hard-working household, and that translates to above average test scores.</p>
<p>The Monbusho of Japan would certainly like that to happen; and there have been many protests against it.</p>
<p>The Monbusho of Japan would certainly like that to happen; and there have been many protests against it.</p>
<p>I'm not a test-taking machine...I just handle pressure well. :)</p>
<p>And oh yeah...let's see....
easy/hardworking in high school
hardworking in college
hardworking at Wharton (MBA)
hardworking at MorganStanley
then easy going at a hedge fund.</p>
<p>I hate my life.</p>
<p>im asian and i am not smart, just a's and b's</p>
<p>I've noticed in two years that people on CC have a tendency to romanticize the "Asian" smartness thing. Here is the situation plain and simple. India and China have very large populations. These countries also have small numbers of schools deemed "best of the best." To accumulate these massive numbers of applicants they provide entrance exams. As anyone with half a brain would do, people try to study for these exams. </p>
<p>The reality of the situation is that not everyone aces the exam. Not everyone becomes the big shot. The asian culture doesn't directly promote test taking abilities, it promotes hard work and dedication. I know many ppl who have aced the JEE, and they do not study 24/7/365. They get good sleep, understand the concepts very clearly and practice. Because everyone studies so much, the entire applicant pool gets stronger and stronger. </p>
<p>Now how are you going to argue that going off and making millions of dollars gives you a better life than someone who enjoys an easy life at a recycling plant? Wealth != Happiness. The fact that people study 24/7/365 is not a good sign. It's called cramming often times. And I've seen it first hand. Complain about 50 calc problems over the wknd? How about more than 5,000 in one week, along with learning the entire BC curriculem 4 days before the AP exam. Doesn't make me a test machine.</p>
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<p>kman,</p>
<p>What exactly would monbusho like to have happen, now?</p>
<p>what's a tast?</p>
<p>Have students beat test-takers in China and Korea so they can grow up and restore Japanese supremacy; some students however are no longer willing to work in that manner and have just dropped out of school to the tune of ~10-15%.</p>
<p>Well, at least monbusho doesn't have to feel bad about having more computer science grads than computer science jobs. It's a problem in Korea, or at least some Koreans were telling me so...</p>
<p>If monbusho wants to strengthen Japan, they'll get the kids some decent English textbooks.</p>