ChatGPT created this image based on the story below. Here's the backstory to this story and song. It all started when Anna Esaki-Smith posted an article she had written for Forbes titled International Student Numbers Generally Down At U.S. Colleges This Fall on LinkedIn. Here's her message introducing the article: No surprise to see a … Continue reading A Scoop of Fairness
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The Truth of My Nationality
To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. – George Santayana Below is a LinkedIn post by Ms. Yeganeh Faghfour Maghrebi, a young Iranian woman who was planning to begin a Ph.D. program this fall in the US with full funding. Reprinted with permission. Yeganeh is the kind of student colleges … Continue reading The Truth of My Nationality
ChatGPT Comes Clean: Part I
A milquetoast image created by...drum roll...ChatGPT. How To Avoid Detection of Social Media Accounts I occasionally have heart-to-heart conversations with everyone's digital friend and servant, ChatGPT, about a variety of burning issues. This one was about the "enhanced vetting" of US student visas. My initial question was, How to avoid detection of social media accounts … Continue reading ChatGPT Comes Clean: Part I
Study in the USA: The Post-Pandemic Recovery Continues
Screenshot Last month, there were 26,919 Vietnamese students in the US, mostly in higher education, according to the SEVIS Data Mapping Tool. Here's the breakdown in descending numerical order: Four-year colleges and universities: 13,345 (49.5%) Community colleges: 3,630 (13.5%) Master's: 3,238 (12%) Secondary: 2,408 (8.9%) Ph.D.: 2,083 (7.7%) Language Training: 1,383 (5.1%) Other: 689 (2.6%) … Continue reading Study in the USA: The Post-Pandemic Recovery Continues
SEVIS vs. Open Doors: An Update on Vietnamese Enrollment in the USA
Even when I was country director of the Institute of International Education (IIE) in Vietnam (from 2005-09) I couldn't understand the excitement about the annual release of the latest Open Doors Report. My plea to switch from what is essentially "old news" to the use of real-time data, i.e., SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information … Continue reading SEVIS vs. Open Doors: An Update on Vietnamese Enrollment in the USA
Vietnamese Enrollments in the US Holding Steady
When it rains, it pours. Being the wonk that I am, I have been checking periodically for a SEVIS update since the last one was uploaded in March 2023. At that time, there were 24,865 Vietnamese students in the US at all levels, mostly in higher education. I recently checked and saw there were numerous … Continue reading Vietnamese Enrollments in the US Holding Steady
Frank Quan-Pham (’24) Achieves Perfect 36 ACT
During a recent visit to the Capstone office in Hanoi. This is the headline of an April 26, 2023 Wisconsin Lutheran High School (Milwaukee, WI) press release. (Here's a report from the local CBS affiliate: International student at Wisconsin Lutheran High School earns perfect score on ACT.) Quản Phạm Gia An (Frank) is a stellar … Continue reading Frank Quan-Pham (’24) Achieves Perfect 36 ACT
A Tale of Two Visas Types: B1-2 & F-1
A colleague recently asked me about the difference between issuance rates for two types of non-immigrant visas: tourist (B-2) and student (F-1). The question was in reference to a summer program for students at her university. (Note: A B-1 visas is for business.) The FY2022 stats from the US State Department confirm my answer, which … Continue reading A Tale of Two Visas Types: B1-2 & F-1
2023/24 Vietnam – Country Commercial Guide
Education and Training: This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data. Last published date: 17.3.23 MAA: Below is an updated version of this useful education and training update from the US Commercial Service. My commentary is prefaced by "MAA," my initials, and is italicized. Shalom (שלום), MAA … Continue reading 2023/24 Vietnam – Country Commercial Guide
2022 SEVIS by the Numbers Report: Vietnam
While the periodic SEVIS updates, sometimes monthly, other times quarterly, contain real-time statistics, the annual reports present cumulative totals. According to the 2022 report (PDF download), the total number of SEVIS records for active F-1 and M-1 students was 1,362,157 in 2022, an increase of 10.1% from 2021 and the largest number since 2019. There … Continue reading 2022 SEVIS by the Numbers Report: Vietnam
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