{"id":2084,"date":"2019-11-21T02:37:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T02:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2019-12-10T13:36:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:36:14","slug":"drop-in-international-students-at-hunter-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/2019\/11\/drop-in-international-students-at-hunter-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Drop in International Students at Hunter College"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hunter College has fewer international students than it used to. <\/span>The number of students has dropped every year for the past three years<\/span>, according to a source in the International Student Office department \u201cThe reason for the decline is due to the political climate and competition with other English speaking countries,\u201d the source wrote in an email.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the Snapshot Survey, institutions reported a 0.9 percent decrease in new student enrollment, identical to the decline observed in the Open Doors 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The department source may be referring to <\/span>an increase in student application fees<\/span><\/a> by the Trump administration. The cost of visa applications rose from $200 to $350 in June. The fee for academic exchange visitors increased from $180 to $220.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

International students cannot receive federal or state aid. The college\u2019s budget has the potential to suffer without these students\u2019 full tuition payment of $7,440, however, Bob de Luna Hunter College assistant vice president for communications says it is not an issue. \u201cThe rate of enrollment by international students is little changed in recent years, and the related impact on the budget is therefore negligible,” says de Luna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunter international student, Hyeaji Lee, credits her ability to get a visa to the agency she worked within her home country of South Korea.\u00a0 The 24-year-old came to the United States in 2017.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The agency told me the interview questions would be tough than they were before Trump, so I need to prepare extra documents,” says the sophomore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hyeaji Lee. International Student at Hunter College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The number of <\/span>U.S. visas issued <\/span><\/a>for international students decreased from <\/span>677,928<\/span> in 2015, to <\/span>389,579 in 2018<\/span>, according to recently published State Department data. Based on this information, there\u2019s been a 42% drop in new international students since <\/span>Trump\u2019s been in office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the U.S. is experiencing a decline in international student registration, other English speaking countries, including <\/span>Canada<\/span><\/a>, the United Kingdom and Australia, are seeing growth in international students.<\/span><\/p>\n

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statcan.gc.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Surin Choi, 25-years old from South Korea, got her visa in January 2017 and went to Montreal, Canada, to pursue her education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“When I decided to study abroad, Trump was just elected. Due to his hostility of immigrants, I felt if I have options, I would rather go to different countries,” said Choi\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The director of the international student office at Hunter College <\/span>would not answer the questions about the impact of international student drop to the Hunter community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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