<p>Tokenadult, I believe that it is extremely important to analyze the practices of graduate school recruiting differently from undergraduate recruiting. Unfortunately, many graduate schools have become addicted to the influx of foreign graduate students who represent a range of full paying customers or … a very inexpensive labor force. If that is good or bad is simply a matter of individual perspective. </p>
<p>As far as extending the need-blind and fully need-based admissions to the international pool, it is also a matter of individual preference. Although it is restricted to a very few selective schools where the impact might represent a budgetary rounding error and good public relations, I happen to think that it is a policy that should NOT be emulated by the majority of our schools, even partially.</p>