<p>why do they always score so high (it seems) on the SAT? it's not like you guys are any smarter than other ethnic groups. your parents must make you study that darn SAT book starting at 5 yrs old...lol</p>
<p>there were asian people in my SAT prep class that were in sixth grade</p>
<p>i don't study for anything... but then again i don't score very highly, other than maths and sciences</p>
<p>Well, it seems like you've already answered your own question. (: Typical Chinese parents push their kids really hard, and these parents are willing to sacrifice a lot of stuff for their children's education.</p>
<p>The other day, my SAT math tutor was talking about the difference between American and Chinese parents of high school students. A lot of American parents put a limit on how much they're willing to put into their kids' college educations, according to my teacher, while Chinese parents are willing to do whatever it takes to get their kids into, say, Harvard.</p>
<p>So, yeah. Chinese parents are pushy. =/</p>
<p>Why is this thread only about Chinese people? What about Japanese? or Korean? or Russian? or Jewish? or wealthy white people? It's not just "Asian" parents that are pushy and that are willing to do whatever it takes to get their kids into college. All parents are like that to some degree.</p>
<p>Yeah, but let's kill the whole PC thing here. Not many Jewish students are taking SAT prep courses as 6th graders. I'd say asians generally are the ones most motivated in pushing their students to excel highly. Of course there are pushy parents for all socio-economic and ethnicities, but predominantly it is asian parents.</p>
<p>[Pats Cryto's head] :] You're right. Hehehe! Nooo don't kill the PC! >< Save the PC! :] Some asians are pushy for education but for some fun not really that much come to think of it.</p>
<p>Not many asian students are taking SAT prep courses as 6th graders, either. Most of the asian kids taking SAT prep courses in fact dont even score well.</p>
<p>It's mostly Asian people. :] Not Chinese People rose, Just wanted to get that straight.</p>
<p>Hey I'm Asian (South Asian) !!!!!!</p>
<p>Would just like to point out that while there are certainly pushy Chinese/Asian (take your pick) parents who sign their 6th grader up for SAT prep classes, there are also those who leave it entirely in the kids' hands to stellar results. In my small sample of two personal friends in this case, one got perfect scores while the other was just 10 shy of the combined score of 4000. How many times did they take the SATs just to get that? Once.</p>
<p>Well, I'm Asian (Korean), but my parents aren't pushy at all. In fact, I'd say that I'm ten times pushier than them. Anyhow, it's not like I scored extremely high on the SAT, but my motivation to score high comes from self-motivation, not from outside pressure.</p>
<p>Totally agreed with powerabe. :] LOL Sr6622 are you Viet?</p>
<p>does it really matter if they score high?
As long as you try to obtain your goals, you should be satisfied.
Don't let other people's scores make you worried. Its bad for the heart
:p</p>
<p>Laughing at your results is very very good for your heart. xD</p>
<p>I'm actually Pakistani (counts as South Asian)</p>
<p>The one East Asian who went to Harvard from my school took the SAT and got a perfect score b/c everyday after school his mom would basically drill him to study for the test....and he also got a perfect on the ACT and I imagine his mom did the same thing.</p>
<p>I wonder if anyone has ever got a 831 on their SAT and got into Havard. oo;</p>
<p>Sterotypes are true to a certain extent.. all stereotypes have truth to them</p>
<p>But the fact is, only about half of asian parents are like that. Those make the other asians look like dull bookworms, which is not true at all. If you go to some other "normal" high schools and look at the asians there they are not your stereotypical asian at all. You have to look at asians as a whole from other areas as well, not just those that go to SAT prep classes.</p>
<p>Don't you get it yet? We are some *<strong><em>ing sexy-ass brilliant mother</em></strong>*ers! ;)</p>
<p>no ****, i was thinking that, but u know i figured it was assumed ;)</p>