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<p>“Tiger parents” is usually a reference to parents who micromanage their kids’ lives, even after they go to college (using their contribution of college costs as leverage). The stereotypical tiger parent tries to force the kids to go into what they consider a prestigious high paying job (e.g. medical doctor) and is obsessed with college prestige and rankings, even if the ranked-slightly-higher college that they prefer is not as good an academic or non-academic fit for the student. Going to a state university (other than maybe Berkeley) is considered a failure or let-down from their point of view (and you can probably guess what going to a community college means).</p>