international students

“These Obscure Colleges Sign Up Thousands Of Foreign Students With Little Oversight”

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Both Northwestern Polytechnic and Silicon Valley University are accredited, a distinction that allows colleges with many foreign students to avoid the most stringent oversight. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s student visa program depends on the accreditation system: it requires less documentation from accredited schools that want authorization to admit foreign students than it asks of unaccredited … Continue reading “These Obscure Colleges Sign Up Thousands Of Foreign Students With Little Oversight”

Set Thine House in Order

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America’s Love Affair with Guns & the Potential Impact on International Student Recruitment We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere in the world. - US President Barack Obama Exceptional indeed.  Another day in the US, another mass shooting.  Aside from the tragic fact that another 14 … Continue reading Set Thine House in Order

Open Doors 2015: More Double-Digit Increases for Vietnam!

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Yes, dear readers, it's that time of year again - time for Open Doors 2015!  For the uninitiated - the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange is an annual international academic mobility report published by the Institute of International Education with a grant from the US State Department. Below is a list of top … Continue reading Open Doors 2015: More Double-Digit Increases for Vietnam!

Global Flow of Tertiary-Level Students: Vietnam

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OK, so the stats in this UNESCO graphic are not the most up-to-date (Australia, US data from 2012; Canada from 2011) and some top host countries are conspicuously absent, e.g., China, which has ranked 3rd or 4th the last couple of years, but there's nothing like a visual representation to illustrate the status of the … Continue reading Global Flow of Tertiary-Level Students: Vietnam

China & Vietnam: A Study in the USA Comparison

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Given the  intriguing historical relationship between Vietnam and China, I thought it might be interesting to do a brief comparison between the two as it relates to study in the USA. But first, here’s some basic up-to-date (as of 2014) information about each country. China The population of China is estimated at 1,393,783,836 as of … Continue reading China & Vietnam: A Study in the USA Comparison

GUEST POST: Beyond the 23KG: Part II by Huyen Nguyen

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Follow this link to read part I. 4.    Kindness to your future self Yup, this sounds a bit weird, but there really is a reason why the week of finals is called “Hell Week.” I know that only after going to college. What I also know is that the week right before it can actually … Continue reading GUEST POST: Beyond the 23KG: Part II by Huyen Nguyen

GUEST POST: Beyond the 23KG: Part I by Huyen Nguyen

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Hi, everyone! My name is Thanh Huyen. I have just finished my freshman year at Fresno State University in California. A year ago, I was a high school senior who was not ready to say goodbye to that part of my life and beautiful Hanoi. But even at the time, I knew that I wanted … Continue reading GUEST POST: Beyond the 23KG: Part I by Huyen Nguyen

‘American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students’

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A startling number of Chinese students are getting kicked out of American colleges. According to a white paper published by WholeRen, a Pittsburgh-based consultancy, an estimated 8,000 students from China were expelled from universities and colleges across the United States in 2013-4. The vast majority of these students—around 80 percent—were removed due to cheating or … Continue reading ‘American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students’

Financial Aid: Don’t Trust, Verify!

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Taking the theme of gaming the system and running with it,  there is also the issue of financial aid and how to determine need, which becomes much more difficult once you begin evaluating international student applications. There are schools that award some type of financial aid to all admitted Vietnamese students.  Others, especially the more … Continue reading Financial Aid: Don’t Trust, Verify!