News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest. Parent comment

Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by chickenfries on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @12:06AM (#14794201)
> All STEM related classes are easily >50% Chinese international students.

I'm going to need citation a citation for >50% Chinese

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by aphextron on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @12:32AM (#14794274)
The data is my anecdotal experience as an undergrad currently taking lower division engineering requirements. This applies equally to the California community college system.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by chickenfries on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @12:08PM (#14797648)
How do you know they're international students and not Californians? All of them? How do you know they're Chinese, did you ask, or are you going by your best guess?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by chibg10 on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @01:30AM (#14794404)
I was in the graduate stats program at Mizzou. It's definitely majority Chinese. I'd conservatively say 60%.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by kristianov on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @02:45AM (#14794685)
My anecdotal experience (UCSD) is that at least 50% of the ones who attend lectures are East Asian.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by sqrt on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @11:55AM (#14797515)
But plenty of us are US-born! A glance often isn't enough to distinguish between international and domestic students.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by chickenfries on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @03:05PM (#14799163)
Exactly my point. You really have no idea unless you ask someone.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by pinaceae on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @12:29AM (#14794265)
the previous user, here on HN. you're welcome. prove him wrong, using data if you disagree.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by tanilama on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @02:42AM (#14794675)
50% Asian possible, 50% Chinese? I doubt. The OP didn't use data either, it is just what-I-saw
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Alienation 101: On Chinese Students in the American Midwest by chickenfries on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @12:06PM (#14797633)
Exactly, this is like when I thought a start up I was at half women until I counted and realized it was more like 35%. I can't believe I'm being downvoted on HN for suggesting that this particulate anecdote isn't exactly reliable.
[ Parent | on HN ]