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I see a large population of SE Asian students at a university nearby. I honestly have no idea why they are here. The university is an expensive, private school.
by yardie 7y ago
I see a large population of SE Asian students at a university nearby. I honestly have no idea why they are here. The university is an expensive, private school. The campus isn’t particularly beautiful. Just an office park. And it’s not even ranked that high. I’m befuddled why anyone would choose to go to a low tier university in an expensive city.
The only thing that comes to mind is getting an American visa. Because simply having a prestigious degree from a no name uni does not make sense.
Many years ago a friend’s family offered me $30k to marry her so she could get her green card. If students are spending upwards of $200k for a shot at a H1b than that marriage would have been a bargain in comparison. She’s happily married now with kids. And her spouse did not magically become $30k richer for it.
- thawaway1837 7y agoMarketing. And the fact that they are likely better than the universities most people would be exposed to in their home countries anyways, where the competition to get into the few decent schools is far more fierce. The not so good universities spend a ton of money on marketing. And some very good universities do too. The American education brand was strong a decade ago, so any American university would be considered good. Further, people outside the US are often surprised by how many scams are prevalent in the US. The general belief used to be that the US was a largely sensible country where people did things the right way.