In the past, Chinese students applied in droves to study in science, technical, and math graduate programs in the U.S. But a tectonic shift is taking place. Now, greater numbers of Chinese are applying to study as undergraduates abroad too. Leading reasons seem to be:
* Greater wealth in China means more families can afford to send their children abroad.
* In particular, greater wealth means that families can send their children abroad even without a grad school scholarship, teaching assistant or research assistant grant to help cover tuition.
* The Chinese higher education system can’t meet the demand. Ten million students take the annual national college entrance test, competing for only 5.7 million admission slots.
* Going abroad is an alternative for students who don’t pass the college entrance test or who don’t get into their school/major of choice in China.
Chinese undergrads and graduate students in the U.S. now total about 100,000.
Read more in USA today.
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