Harvard no longer allowed to enroll international students

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Anonymous wrote:Np. There is growing sentiment, across many circles I am in, that American universities should be for Americans. Maybe no more than 5% international. The global vs. homegrown balance has gotten out of whack.

Before it is American it is an educational institution. Anyone should be able to attend.

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard field hockey team is largely international. Why? Why can’t more brilliant kids from Ohio or Kansas or NYC get in rather than these ladies? Seems ridiculous.

https://gocrimson.com/news/2025/5/16/field-hockey-announces-the-class-of-2029.aspx

Same for the rowers. My DS was shocked by how international all of the rowing teams are. He went on official visits to Yale and Harvard and they were all older and from abroad.

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Anonymous wrote:I read yesterday that their school of public health is 40% international students and it heavily relies on federal dollars. I don't think it's crazy that a research institution that's heavily funded by the U.S. government prioritizes US students and researchers. That being said, no internationals at all is overkill.

wow. really? link?
that's not right.

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Anonymous wrote:According to the DHS order, is it true existing foreign students must transfer?

I don't think so. Just new students banned.

according to X, existing students must leave or transfer.

You're right. The admin made clear current students will have to transfer or lose their legal status. Very curious to see if even a single student will actually do so or not.

I hope that gives Harvard an even bigger chance to stick it to him in court.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the people who support this - are you ok with international students at US colleges outside the top ones?

Not if they get aid.

Harvard is a private school!!!!!!!! They can choose to educate whoever they want!!!!!

So pull ALL OF THEIR FUNDING. They can't have it both ways.

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard field hockey team is largely international. Why? Why can’t more brilliant kids from Ohio or Kansas or NYC get in rather than these ladies? Seems ridiculous.

https://gocrimson.com/news/2025/5/16/field-hockey-announces-the-class-of-2029.aspx

Same for the rowers. My DS was shocked by how international all of the rowing teams are. He went on official visits to Yale and Harvard and they were all older and from abroad.

Is it bc they are full pay? I don't actually understand the "why" here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Np. There is growing sentiment, across many circles I am in, that American universities should be for Americans. Maybe no more than 5% international. The global vs. homegrown balance has gotten out of whack.

Before it is American it is an educational institution. Anyone should be able to attend.

wrong. its in America.
I don't have the right to attend a university in China or India or even Europe before a native citizen in those locales.

WHY IS THIS SO HARD FOR YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the people who support this - are you ok with international students at US colleges outside the top ones?

Not if they get aid.

Harvard is a private school!!!!!!!! They can choose to educate whoever they want!!!!!

So pull ALL OF THEIR FUNDING. They can't have it both ways.

Do you not understand how much research and innovation they do that benefits ALL of us????? I just can't even deal with the ignorance in this country anymore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:According to the DHS order, is it true existing foreign students must transfer?

I don't think so. Just new students banned.

according to X, existing students must leave or transfer.

You're right. The admin made clear current students will have to transfer or lose their legal status. Very curious to see if even a single student will actually do so or not.

link?

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the people who support this - are you ok with international students at US colleges outside the top ones?

Not if they get aid.

Harvard is a private school!!!!!!!! They can choose to educate whoever they want!!!!!

So pull ALL OF THEIR FUNDING. They can't have it both ways.

Exactly! Why is a "private" school getting tax dollars? And why has this "private" school whined like a little ｂitch about losing its public funds?

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Anonymous wrote:According to the DHS order, is it true existing foreign students must transfer?

I don't think so. Just new students banned.

according to X, existing students must leave or transfer.

You're right. The admin made clear current students will have to transfer or lose their legal status. Very curious to see if even a single student will actually do so or not.

link?

It's at the end of the gifted NYT article earlier in the thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Np. There is growing sentiment, across many circles I am in, that American universities should be for Americans. Maybe no more than 5% international. The global vs. homegrown balance has gotten out of whack.

Before it is American it is an educational institution. Anyone should be able to attend.

wrong. its in America.
I don't have the right to attend a university in China or India or even Europe before a native citizen in those locales.

WHY IS THIS SO HARD FOR YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND

No one has a right to attend Harvard either. They are carefully selected based on extremely selective criteria. I'm sorry that American kids don't cut the mustard.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the people who support this - are you ok with international students at US colleges outside the top ones?

Not if they get aid.

Harvard is a private school!!!!!!!! They can choose to educate whoever they want!!!!!

They seem pretty reliant on public money for a "private" school.

They aren’t receiving money to operate; they are receiving money to perform services.

They aren’t “reliant” at all.

MAGAs are so fcking dumb.

I've only voted for democrats since Gore, but thanks.

Same. Agree with you as a Dem.

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard field hockey team is largely international. Why? Why can’t more brilliant kids from Ohio or Kansas or NYC get in rather than these ladies? Seems ridiculous.

https://gocrimson.com/news/2025/5/16/field-hockey-announces-the-class-of-2029.aspx

Same for the rowers. My DS was shocked by how international all of the rowing teams are. He went on official visits to Yale and Harvard and they were all older and from abroad.

Is it bc they are full pay? I don't actually understand the "why" here.

IT's largely because in other countries the kids start rowing at an earlier age and are more developed. They were interested in my DS because he is a unicorn in the sense that as a rower he had the academics to get in on his own (top stats, 1580 SAT, 4.0, merit scholar, etc.). Each team is required to keep track of their academic index and its collective. So a student like my son would pull up the average of the team. The shocking thing is how low the bar becomes because of that. And the thing that sucks is that even though my son is a good rower, be would never make it into the top boats, he would simply be there for his grades and the team index. It's insane. He ultimately decided not to row in college at the D1 level and chose the club route. IT's a pretty dirty business at the D1 level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not have American students take their spot, instead of having to go to Europe for college? Have you not seen all the top stats posts of kids not getting into T20 and going abroad? That's a true travesty as well.

Don't blame them. Why would they want to stay in this crumbling country when they could have amazing experiences abroad.