Colleges and universities across the country are receiving more admissions applications from international students than ever before. While this has certainly improved their bottom line, one area of concern some administrators have is admissions fraud. The Wall Street Journal published a piece several weeks ago that looked at the influx of Chinese students in U.S. universities and how this has affected admissions credibility. 15 Chinese nationals were indicted last month on charges of cheating. Apparently, they hired people to take their college entrance exams for them. These charges are just the latest in a number of cheating scandals that have involved a number of countries and universities.
The big question for universities then is how do they recruit the best international students without putting their standards on the line? A student who is not prepared nor has the academic skills to succeed at the university is not only hurting the university, but himself of herself as well. Some administrators have recommended more stringent placement test requirements. Others have recommended interviews with prospective students to ensure that their English is good enough to complete courses successfully.
International students can help their own cause as well. Those who are qualified may want to consider transcript evaluation and verification services to make sure their courses are transferred over correctly. To ensure authenticity, firms that offer these types of services can also offer verification services to make sure that every record on every academic document submitted is valid. This can help remove any question of whether or not the prospective student has the language skills and academic acumen to succeed at a U.S. college.
As U.S. universities see more international students apply, there will need to more scrutiny in regards to the admissions process to ensure the best and most qualified students are getting in. Whether this means admissions departments will need to be more hands-on to ensure authenticity or it's put on the applying student, we will have to wait and see.
The big question for universities then is how do they recruit the best international students without putting their standards on the line? A student who is not prepared nor has the academic skills to succeed at the university is not only hurting the university, but himself of herself as well. Some administrators have recommended more stringent placement test requirements. Others have recommended interviews with prospective students to ensure that their English is good enough to complete courses successfully.
International students can help their own cause as well. Those who are qualified may want to consider transcript evaluation and verification services to make sure their courses are transferred over correctly. To ensure authenticity, firms that offer these types of services can also offer verification services to make sure that every record on every academic document submitted is valid. This can help remove any question of whether or not the prospective student has the language skills and academic acumen to succeed at a U.S. college.
As U.S. universities see more international students apply, there will need to more scrutiny in regards to the admissions process to ensure the best and most qualified students are getting in. Whether this means admissions departments will need to be more hands-on to ensure authenticity or it's put on the applying student, we will have to wait and see.