I've written quite a bit about gaming the system here because it's such a common occurrence in US higher education admission among many international students in Vietnam and elsewhere. Why take the long way home when you can take a shortcut, right? Improve your chances, use your God-given intelligence and ingenuity, keep your ear to … Continue reading Of Letters of Recommendation, Smoke & Mirrors
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An American Math Center Sets Up Shop in Vietnam
Welcome to Mathnasium—your neighborhood math-only learning center that teaches kids math the way that makes sense to them. Our experienced math tutors utilize our proprietary teaching materials and techniques, The Mathnasium Method™, to deliver a customized learning plan designed to address each student's needs, whether they started out far behind or are already ahead in … Continue reading An American Math Center Sets Up Shop in Vietnam
US International Student “Market Share” Steadily Eroding
According to the 2014 Open Doors report, released by the Institute of International Education, there are 886,052 international students in the US, which makes it the world's leading host. (There are now a total of 1.13 million F & M students studying in the US, according to the 2/15 SEVIS quarterly update. That includes all … Continue reading US International Student “Market Share” Steadily Eroding
The Wall Times 65: Commemorate That
As official United States forges ahead with its controversial 13-year Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, which, incredibly, extends from May 28, 2012 to November 11, 2025, and the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of the end of the American War in Vietnam this month, here's a simple exercise that will help … Continue reading The Wall Times 65: Commemorate That
The Perils of Honor By Association as a One-Way Street: RA vs. NA
As I've stated on numerous occasions, I wish the US government (USG) would find a way to exclude nationally accredited (NA) institutions from involvement in fairs or any kind of EducationUSA activity, for that matter. (I noticed two on the list for the January fairs in Vietnam.) NA schools are what I like to refer … Continue reading The Perils of Honor By Association as a One-Way Street: RA vs. NA
Du học Mỹ chọn sao cho đúng và trúng?
Below is an excerpt from a 20.4.15 Thanh Niên Online article about the dramatic increase in the number of Vietnamese students in the US at the postsecondary and secondary levels, as reported in this 1 April 2015 post, entitled Vietnam Now Ranks 7th Among All Sending Countries (!). VN hiện đang xếp thứ bảy trong … Continue reading Du học Mỹ chọn sao cho đúng và trúng?
Hanoi’s First-Ever US Embassy-Sponsored Higher Education Fair
Welcome to the newest kid on the US higher education fair block, which has expanded considerably in the past 10 years. I'm pleased to see that the US Embassy has its very own higher education fair along the lines of the Institute of International Education-Vietnam fairs of yesteryear. In a sense and in this particular … Continue reading Hanoi’s First-Ever US Embassy-Sponsored Higher Education Fair
US Education Admission – By Hook or By Crook
Everyone knows of the smart kid who decided to apply “DIY” and then wasn’t accepted—and they don’t want to risk being the next one. Unfortunately, there’s a sense in China that the honest applicants are the chumps. (What Students in China Have Taught Me About U.S. College Admissions, Terry Crawford, The Atlantic, 6.1.15) There's editing … Continue reading US Education Admission – By Hook or By Crook
One Less Finger in the Dike: Financial Autonomy & VN Higher Education
At least seven public universities in Vietnam have applied for “financial autonomy” since the government promised late last year that it would give them full control over fiscal affairs, including setting their own tuition rates. Two of the applicants – Ton Duc Thang University and University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City – have … Continue reading One Less Finger in the Dike: Financial Autonomy & VN Higher Education
Lord of the Flies, Vietnam-Style
A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members. ~ Mahatma Gandhi School bullying is not a problem unique to Vietnam but it is one that has been on the rise in recent years and that receives considerable coverage in the media. In this case, it was a 7th grade girl in … Continue reading Lord of the Flies, Vietnam-Style
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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