<p>Here's a simple solution for OP: wait until your green card arrives, then apply anywhere you would like.</p>
<p>According to pebbles' implications, Chinese students educated abroad are not welcome by Chinese universities, so we must find a way for American universities to educate such students immediately and at the "best" school they academically qualify for, regardless of their immigration status. Or did I, in my ignorance, get this wrong?</p>
<p>You can attend private college, if your green card is pending (meaning if you applied). If you apply and gain admittance into the college, you will be allowed to attend. The only thing that hurts about this route is that you cannot apply for federal fin aid (FAFSA) But numerous private scholarships award students who can prove that they applied for a green card and their status is pending. I know all this info because my sister's friend was in a similar situation as the OP but was like a super genius and got a lot of private scholarships.
Good luck!</p>
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<p>I implied nothing of the sort. You're bringing a lot of personal bias into this and therefore this topic isn't much worth pursuing. But to clarify, I don't believe it's anyone's responsibility to hold the hands of immigrants, but they are pulling their weight as legal residents of this country (paying taxes, for one) and therefore receive (and deserve) most of the same rights as American citizens. There's no reason to insinuate otherwise. My statement about Chinese universities was in response to your announcement that immigrants (in particular Chinese immigrants) has the option, and should choose the option, of returning to their 'own' countries for secondary education. It's simply not plausible. What I believe we "must" do or not do has nothing to do with it. Besides, why should they have to leave when there are perfectly good options here?</p>
<p>It might appall you that that many immigrants DO consider America their 'own country'. </p>
<p>If we're going to talk about what my beliefs are, I don't believe immigrants deserve any super extra special rights that citizens don't have, and they don't deserve systematic exceptions in their favor. Your statement is absurd. Even American citizens don't get into most of the colleges for which they're qualified (much less the "best")-- it's just competition. But nothing 'unfair' happened here. The student in question used the channels open to any resourceful student and made a college education possible for himself. He should be commended, not resented.</p>
<p>"I had to stop for a few seconds just to figure out whether you guys were pretending to console the OP with a bunch of plain, useless information on stuff that he should have already known, or are ignorant morons who clearly did not see into the OP's motivations. Are you guys so out of touch in dealing with people that you can't tell that the OP clearly feels entitled to a top-tier college?"
I'm sorry big brother, apparently youre the only one who has useful information <em>cough cough</em> (what about your last post?) and the ONLY person who isn't an ignorant moron and sees the ops motivations
Sorry that you're such a psychiatrist and NONE of us caught that. Apparently u're the only one who knows how to deal with people.</p>
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<p>I never stated anything of this sort. I'm afraid your extremely defensive reactiion to anyone who might disagree with your position has colored your perception of what has been written on this thread.</p>
<p>(For an MIT student(?), your reading comprehension skills are surprising subpar).</p>