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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nah Maryland is California’s mini me - meaning they want you to go through cc and enter as a junior.

From accidentally coming upon their graduation this year they targeted one group for traditional path at least 5 years ago: South Asians.

Seemed like they took advice from some high priced census data quant.

H1B visa reform likely will alter UMD strategy.  Prediction? Look for a more normal admissions cycle in near term - still smart but not impossible admit.[/quote]

International students have F1 visas, which have not been curtailed in any meaningful way.

This has nothing to do with H1B. [/quote]

Not the PP you’re quoting, but the H1B situation will have a huge impact on higher ed. If international students can’t work in the U.S. after they graduate, they’ll be less likely to come.

https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/09/h1b-visa-trump-impact-us-universities?lang=en[/quote]

PP you replied to. I get that's what the other poster was confusedly driving at, but the H1B 100K fiasco is so unworkable, and businesses will be so much against it, that I don't think it's going to be enforced, and of course no, it will not restrict higher ed. THERE ARE MANY OTHER VISAS.

I was an international student on a F1 visa myself, and never went on to an H1B. Many graduates go on to J1 exchange visa, and either return to their home countries with a higher work status, or get a waiver that permits them to stay in the US and continue working. A few get an O visa, like my husband, for exceptional abilities, or apply for employment-based green cards.

This is why forcing companies to pay a huge sum for an H1B is so stupid. Companies are just going to outsource the easiest jobs to different countries, and use different visa pathways to retain the most desirable non-US citizens in the US.

What's making some international students hesitate right now is the very palpable hostility of the Trump administration against foreigners, but even then, it's not deterring the majority from applying. They've worked extremely hard to get where they are and they're willing to take the risk.[/quote]

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