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The cynic in me would think this is nothing more than an opportunity to make more money while guaranteeing that after the foundation year anyone can get into un
by holografix 7y ago
The cynic in me would think this is nothing more than an opportunity to make more money while guaranteeing that after the foundation year anyone can get into university.
- krn 7y agoThere are no such guarantees – as far as I am aware – and as a former student I remember having a single Chinese classmate in my 4-year Computer Science degree program. After the Foundation Year, students of all nationalities were treated equally, and there were much more 1st year students from the US and the EU than from China.
- holografix 7y agoAlso had colleagues from Vietnam and China who attended the foundation year. It was clear to me they couldn’t read/write English to a high school level. They still got in
- krn 7y agoIt might depend on how competitive the general admission process in a particular university is. I wouldn't be surprised, if 70% of the Britain's 100+ universities accepted all Chinese applicants. In the case of University St Andrews, it has plenty of more qualified applicants from North America who pay the same as Chinese and, therefore, can afford not to accept them.
- HarryHirsch 7y agoThe alternative would be to admit underprepared students without offering any kind of support and take their tuition money until they fail out. That's no better.
- holografix 7y agoOr, and you may be shocked by this, another alternative would be to make them take an IELTS exam, set the minimum score high and deny them entry if they don’t pass.
- stjohnswarts 7y agoThat is rather cynical.