<p>yes, the american kids would not have any clue about the visa issues for international students, but in general they may have been a little bit savvier about the overall issues of becoming part of the main stream.</p>
<p>I have seen WAY TOO MANY ASIAN INTERNATIONAL students who stay within their ethnic group and remain totally clueless about how it all works out in this country. For non-engineers/science type, this becomes a fatal flaw in launching a career upon graduation, and even for engineers and science type, it becomes a fatal flaw in career advancement later.</p>
<p>If the OP does not fit this mold, my apologies. Something about him/her referring over and over again the fellow internationals (friends) gives me the impression he fits the mold.</p>