<p>Paying full out-of-state tuition of course. What a mess.</p>
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More than 400 agencies licensed by the Chinese government, and many others that aren’t, cater to families eager to see their children gain the prestige of a U.S. degree. For thousands of dollars, agents help fill out applications, ghost-write essays and arrange visas.</p>
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<p>These agents also often misrepresent or conceal their U.S. affiliations. They receive payments not only from the families, who even pony up a share of any scholarships awarded to their children, but also from an increasing number of colleges, as well as small operators seeking to profit stateside from the influx of Chinese students.</p>
<p>Eager to mine a newly affluent China, the State University of New York, Tulane University in New Orleans and scores of other schools are starting to pay agents a commission for each student enrolled -- an incentive that’s banned when recruiting U.S. students. </p>
<p>[...]The National Association for College Admission Counseling, an Arlington, Virginia, nonprofit group for admissions professionals, issued a statement last week that paying recruiters to increase enrollment isn’t appropriate domestically or internationally, said NACAC Executive Director Joyce Smith. “Some schools are using agents as a quick fix,” she said. </p>
<p>[...]Their academic experience has been disappointing at times for them and for Torrington staff. “During orientation, I was completely stunned at how difficult it was to communicate with them,” Mosman, the student-affairs coordinator, said. </p>
<p>China</a> Rush to U.S. Colleges Reveals Predatory Fees for Recruits - Bloomberg
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