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gary275 says

wrong

That's a very convincing counter-argument.

pkowen says

gary275 says

wrong

That's a very convincing counter-argument.

I ve gotten by without speaking anything other than english so I dont know where he is coming with "hardly anyone speaks english" comment. But its hard to change someone's perception about a place or people for that matter no matter what you say or do-reminds me of my dad LOL

gary275 says

4. Hardly any vegetation. wrong-plenty of areas with vegetation and trails for hiking and a great lake

You be the judge:

This is what a lake looks like:

This is what a lake in Fremont looks like:

dunnross says

1. Sitting right on top of a major earthquake fault, which is guaranteed to rip in the next 20 years.
2. Has no usable down-town area.
3. Lowest quality of air in all of bay area.
4. Hardly any vegetation.
5. Cultural wasteland.

All this is true.

What is also true is an attitude of many buyers that standardized testing like Gaokao is the make-it-or-break-it, fate-of-the-world, fate-of-the-lifetime assessment. If access to high-API K-12 in places in The Fortress is not attainable, Mission San Jose is the next best thing. In that case your 1-5 are irrelevant, except where #2, #4 and #5 minimize some distractions from hitting the books.