The Children of Asia’s Elite Are Leaving Home Earlier Than Ever
- More global students attending private middle schools in U.S.
- ‘Junior’ boarding schools can charge up to $74,000 a year
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Philip Tsuei was just 12 years old when his parents sent him 7,000 miles from home to attend middle school in the hills of western Massachusetts.
“It was pure dread,” said Tsuei, now 23. “It was like I was sentenced to death. I just counted down the days.”