MS is not the target now for Indians. They are thinking twice.US universities have registered a sharp decline in the number of applications from Indian students after a spate of hate crimes and fear and anxiety about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump Administration.
According to the results of a survey of more than 250 American colleges and universities conducted by six top American higher education groups, students from India this fall registered a 26 percent decline in undergraduate applications and 15 percent decline has been reported in graduate applications.
The full version of the ‘Open Doors 2016’ report is slated to be released later this week. These higher educational institutions reported a drop of an average of 40 percent application from international students.
The report said that India and China currently make up 47 percent of US international student enrolment, with almost half a million Indian and Chinese students studying in the US. China reported a drop of 25 percent application in undergraduate studies and 32 percent from graduate studies, said the survey report.
The survey was conducted jointly by American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the Institute of International Education, Association of International Educators, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and its focus subgroup International Association for College Admission Counselling (ACAC).
The most frequently noted concerns of international students and their families, as reported by institution-based professionals, include perception of a rise in student visa denials at US embassies and consulates in China, India and Nepal and perception that the climate in the US is now less welcoming to individuals from other countries.
