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I've heard from other academics (though from universities with less prestige) that there is an effort to expand programs to accept foreign students that would o

I've heard from other academics (though from universities with less prestige) that there is an effort to expand programs to accept foreign students that would otherwise be turned away either due to space constraints or poor program fit. The way it was described to me was they didn't want to dilute their CS or MBA programs but still wanted to accept the foreign students. They are seeing a demand for masters degrees from both sides: demand for classroom space by foreign applicants and demand for entry level employees with master's degrees by employers. Curious if Carnegie Mellon is following the same train of thought.

jasonhong 9y ago
I know that some public universities have this conflict, in terms of wanting to serve their mission of helping in-state students, but also needing more money to do so (ie foreign students can never be in-state, so they always pay full tuition). It's a bad bind because of decreasing state funds spent on universities. My friends and I often talk about how many public universities get so little from their respective states that they are essentially private universities but are still constrained by their state legislatures. In contrast, private universities don't have as strong an incentive to accept more foreign students. Anyways, that's a digression. The short answer is that we are keeping standards very high for admissions for this program. Also, having been in academia for many years, I can easily say that there are lots of brilliant people from all over the world.
sjg007 9y ago
I think the success will depend largely on what H1B reforms are brought in and if taking the academic (MS) first will be of continued benefit (as it currently is). Personally I think this is one of the better options vs the body shop route. And there are plenty of smart qualified people around the world as well.

jasonhong 9y ago

I know that some public universities have this conflict, in terms of wanting to serve their mission of helping in-state students, but also needing more money to do so (ie foreign students can never be in-state, so they always pay full tuition). It's a bad bind because of decreasing state funds spent on universities. My friends and I often talk about how many public universities get so little from their respective states that they are essentially private universities but are still constrained by their state legislatures. In contrast, private universities don't have as strong an incentive to accept more foreign students. Anyways, that's a digression. The short answer is that we are keeping standards very high for admissions for this program. Also, having been in academia for many years, I can easily say that there are lots of brilliant people from all over the world.

sjg007 9y ago

I think the success will depend largely on what H1B reforms are brought in and if taking the academic (MS) first will be of continued benefit (as it currently is). Personally I think this is one of the better options vs the body shop route. And there are plenty of smart qualified people around the world as well.