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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Understandable, better value for the educational dollar.  Also no mystery in what it takes to get in.  Have the grades and scores  and you have good shot at getting in.  No hidden agendas or social engineering, at least for now.  [/quote]

“Social engineering “? [b] Yes, where AO teams, many of whom have never held a job outside of academia, select set numbers or URMs to shape a class in an image that they believe is how America should look. [/b]Like educating citizens of other countries? [b]Qualified international students should be admitted. [/b]That kind of “social engineering “?[b] See previous answers. [/b]Let’s see what happens after a few years of larger numbers of US citizens taking advantage of non-US schools. [b]Unlikely, most US students are not sufficiently prepared for the rigor of non-US universities. [/b]Other countries might get tired of supporting that “better value” part. [b]My experience is with Scottish universities where tuition for international students was 17 times that of a Scottish national and over 3 times that of other UK residents. So international students already pay a premium.[/b] [/quote][/quote]

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