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Re:USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B ap... by TylerE on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @03:11PM (#15647066)
As with many things in the US, the top end is truly elite, for the small minority that can be accepted/afford it. But the average is mediocre at best.
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Re:USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B ap... by learc83 on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @03:21PM (#15647158)
>But the average is mediocre at best.

This just isn't true at all.

Average state schools that are affordable to the vast majority of students through income based student loan repayments are far better than mediocre.

The US has 1/3 of the top 500 ranked colleges in the world, and nearly 1/4 of the top 5000.

http://www.webometrics.info/en/node/54

There's a reason that international students flock to even low ranked state schools in the US.

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Re:USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B ap... by komali2 on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @05:37PM (#15648346)
This is my entire point - our schools are filling up with non-American students.
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Re:USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B ap... by learc83 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:22PM (#15655274)
In 2015 they made up 4.8% of all undergraduate students.

I wouldn't say that is filling up.

http://graphics.wsj.com/international-students/

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