Yes this is exactly what happens in STEM. It is less well-regarded domestically as a vocation, while in many other countries it is considered as a pinnacle of a

Yes this is exactly what happens in STEM. It is less well-regarded domestically as a vocation, while in many other countries it is considered as a pinnacle of achievement (not to mention a stepping-stone to residency). So our top students go into medicine/law/business or whatever instead, while top students from other cultures come for STEM grad school.