harvard girl title harvard girl character training record chinese pinyin book written describes raised daughter accepted harvard_university published chinese book details rigorous lifestyle led includes advice parents raise children gain acceptance tier universities described manual child early education book bestseller mainland china harvard household names chinese parents students numerous spawning entire genre books child chinese parents biography raised capital province parents believers value early childhood education subjected rigorous education days old example ensure talking invited relatives house participate character building physical exercises swimming jumping rope holding ice hands extended periods time acted soap opera years old high school participated student exchange program visited america experience changed views life america like chinese citizens impressions america came hollywood came country surprised didn street fights police car chases program interest american universities realized able study variety subjects training attend university parents expected attend american mother said came america aware chinese students apply american universities time unusual chinese students attend american schools applied schools abroad education taking china national college entrance examination attending applied american colleges accepted schools including harvard columbia ultimately chose attend harvard long local newspaper announced acceptance family besieged thousands phone calls harvard applied mathematics economics earned high grades chaired student organization described typical student point took roommate years realize celebrity china graduated took job new_york_city synopsis mother stepfather published harvard according parents plans early write methods waited publish book relying perceived success establish experts book primarily consists research like notes diary entries parents began recording saving grade helped edit book wrote later chapters major element child strategy described book treating adult ing develop mature style thinking parents baby talk child allowed argue required present reasoned arguments like adult according education scholar book focus independent thinking intellectual development break past china early higher education emphasize learning addition book details rigorous character building exercises parents perform addition having physical exercises parents controlled diet frequently took traveling short trips nearby rural areas longer trips historical sites book high value placed development writers encourage parents academic ability children book includes chapters topics select schools apply advice students filling applications taking sat exams impact book china bestseller list months time sold million copies writers estimated earned equivalent royalties book middle class parents china popularity national superstar idol chinese parents frequently received fan mail drew large crowds book mainland china success similar books bestseller rich dad poor dad mainland china said reflect national obsession chinese parents children ranking american schools followed numerous parents successful students said spawned entire genre education chinese parents including similar books children schools oxford_university cambridge_university columbia_university genre includes titles ivy league dream harvard got child yale door elite children cultivated dumb little boy goes cambridge comparable books published south_korea american undergraduate universities revered way mainland china addition parents written follow harvard girl studying methods upbringing details describes years college published book impact applications harvard harvard household china books genre caused significant increase number chinese applicants tier american universities chinese students applied harvard chinese students criticisms book criticized increasing pressure chinese students succeed school taking advantage widespread belief admission leading universities necessary success life critics called book study group claimed strategies described book work worked families following book advice disappointed book entitled raising children requires great wisdom truth harvard girl harshly criticizes calling methods described book false character building claiming gained entrance harvard comprehensive rounded education exploiting defects harvard policy chinese students taking advantage personal relationships networks successful chinese students tried distance called harvard girl phenomenon harvard students stated want compared harvard girl mother published book harvard son accepted harvard allowed appear book preface received offers publishers book written declined china students compared harvard girl overseas universities big news mainland china example attracted media attention accepted harvard april
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