<p>As a mom of a senior trying to get into college, it’s frustrating to see all these international students posting their acceptances to U.S. universities with huge scholarships. As we all know, college admission is BEYOND competitive. </p>
<p>There are so many qualified U.S. students whose parents, grandparents, great-grandparents have struggled, worked and paid the taxes used to help fund these universities. All things being equal - these students should get priority. I think international students should be offered admission only if there are available spaces after the decision deadlines.</p>
<p>This is an issue that troubles me too, especially when we know that falsified academic records and financial reports are a growing issue with internationals. I’d like to see a thoughtful discussion on the subject, including why it’s in the best interests of the individual school or the nation to have significant international representation; whether there should be any limits on student visas; and how many of the students educated in the US take their skills back to the home countries rather than contributing them to the US economy (and whether that should be a concern at all).</p>
<p>The UNC system limits its OOS students to no more than 18% of total enrollment at all of its 16 campuses. It can make acceptance extremely difficult for OOS to the point it is comparable to a lottery school. As that it is public it takes its mandate to educate NC residents very seriously. And that 18% is the MOST that can matriculate. At times the percentage can be less.</p>
<p>Private schools can admit who they wish, that is the nature of private schools.</p>
<p>Princeton’s motto is “in the service of all nations”. I think they live their global view and they believe it strengthens a student’s education. Sharing the classroom with international students did not affect my son’s ability to acquire an excellent education and I don’t believe it altered his chances of admission or scholarships at any school.</p>
<p>If you would spend a bit more time in the international student forum, and read back through the older threads paying attention to the usernames, you would get a better sense of how very difficult it is for international students to get significant amounts of aid. It is not easy for them at all.</p>
<p>International student acceptance rates are typically 1/4 of the American acceptance rates. </p>
<p>Public universities, which you pay for, don’t give any aid to international students. </p>
<p>Private universities do so because they value the contributions many of those gifted and motivated young people make and want to give them a chance. </p>
<p>They come become they believe in their personal American dream. </p>