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Chinese students applying for US university drastically decreased

Foreign students applying for admission to US master and PhD degrees programs have dropped extensively, said a report released by the US Congressional Budget Office two weeks ago, and New York University also said its Chinese students has decreased by 50 percent.


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Foreign students applying for admission to US master and PhD degrees programs have dropped extensively, said a report released by the US Congressional Budget Office two weeks ago, and New York University also said its Chinese students has decreased by 50 percent. According to the China Press, a newspaper based in U.S., a report given by "meeting of postgraduate schools" held last week said 90 percent of the US universities' research institutes have reported a drop of foreign students. This year foreign students, especially those from China and India, who apply for admission to the US universities' research institutes decreased by 32 percent.

Last week, a report of Princeton University says foreign applicants for its undergraduate departments have dropped by 20 percent; applicants for research institute have fallen by 26 percent. Science and Engineering Schools are most influenced, with Chinese students' number dropping by 50 percent. The Northwestern University says Chinese students applying for its McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science has decreased dramatically, and those applying for electrics and computer science dropped by 56 percent.

Since China does not change its policy concerning students studying abroad, it is obvious that Chinese students turn to apply for universities in other countries instead of the US. Mr. Ridman, Chief of General Affairs of Graduate School, Princeton University says, some Canadian research institutes say they are experiencing great increase of foreign postgraduates, especially Chinese students. Universities will be involved in fiercer competition for graduates should the trends go on. "This means the same number of universities will compete for less students��. Such a trend is a nationwide one, which is "quite unusual," said he.

What caused such decrease? Peter Severson, vice chairman of the "meeting of postgraduate schools" says there are perhaps three reasons: visa procedure for foreign students to go to the U.S become more and more complex; it is said studying in other countries is easier than in the US; some universities face serious budget cuts.

By People's Daily Online


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