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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wouldn't it be a good thing if the top US schools educated and prepared more US students?  Is what's happening at harvard a blessing in disguise?

Maybe the government should limit the number of international students at all top schools.  Getting in and the cost of attending is just too much.

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International students are a major source of funding. They are almost all full pay (sometimes at higher rates than Americans) so they subsidize financial aid as well as their programs of study.

If the government were paying for universities - as it could and arguably should, so that everyone could have a low-cost or free education - then maybe we could talk about it. But as it is, limiting international students would just reduce what the university can afford to do for Americans. [/quote]
NP. At top universities - at least top 20, top 50, there are enough domestic full pay applicants to make up that funding.[/quote]
But beyond their parent's networth, are they all qualified?[/quote]
Who determines who  is qualified?  Shouldn't that be left to the universities?

Fwiw my kid had a 1580 sat 4.0 unwgpa  4.92 wgpa from a magnet program, and they got rejected from t15 for cs.  It was a huge ego hit but I understand  why they didn't get in.  They didn't have a compelling personal story or interest.  They even said they aren't the type to start a business or have the great ideas.  Those types of people are the qualities  colleges are looking for.

Im more annoyed at these colleges using legacies in admissions than letting in foreign students, many of whom do have great ideas.  They start companies here, create patents, and some go on to create companies and jobs.  It’s naive to think that if only that spot went to an American student then that student would also have great ideas, create patents and jobs.  That's not to say Americans don't do that but that simply  swapping out the foreign student with an American one would create equal outcomes. [/quote]

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