The Long March from China to the Ivies

[Caliga]

And once March is over, they'll have a great leap forward?

[alfred russel]

How much of this is based on teenagers weighing the pros and cons of the american vs. chinese educational systems, and how much is based on teenagers weighing the pros and cons of the american vs. chinese college dating scenes?

[derspiess]

Do Chinese students tend to date Americans?

[alfred russel]

Do Chinese students tend to date Americans?

My experience from college was the women certainly did. The men: not as much.

[Admiral Yi]

Do Chinese students tend to date Americans?

Based on my limited data from U. of I i'd say mostly not.  I'd go further and say that most aren't into the whole college experience(tm): getting laid, getting fucked up, etc.

[Caliga]

There were a few Chinese exchange students at my university but they didn't interact with anyone other than each other and mostly were quiet in classes.

Exception: Chinese from Hong Kong.  They socialized with everyone else (including dating).

[Caliga]

In fact, now that I think about it, my sophomore year roommate Vincent was from Hong Kong.  He was a weird guy who pretended to have a doctor of divinity and solicited donations from old ladies with cancer, but other than that he was 'normal' and had a girlfriend.

[Admiral Yi]

My experience from college was the women certainly did. The men: not as much.

Are you sure they were Reds?

[The Minsky Moment]

She is wrong; her parents are right.

No given the political direction in the PRC, an overseas degree is a good hedge if she needs to bolt.

[Monoriu]

How much of this is based on teenagers weighing the pros and cons of the american vs. chinese educational systems, and how much is based on teenagers weighing the pros and cons of the american vs. chinese college dating scenes?

If the Chinese "study gods" only want to date, I am sure there are much easier options.  The effort they put into the whole exam thing is no joke 

[Monoriu]

She is wrong; her parents are right.

No given the political direction in the PRC, an overseas degree is a good hedge if she needs to bolt.

She is on a student visa.  Not a green card if I am not mistaken.  She won't be able to bolt even if she wants to. 

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, the ones fresh off the boat from the mainland were always the creepy types, all study time and bringing honor to ancestors and shit.  No nutrition, no fun.

[Monoriu]

There were a few Chinese exchange students at my university but they didn't interact with anyone other than each other and mostly were quiet in classes.

Exception: Chinese from Hong Kong.  They socialized with everyone else (including dating).

The Hong Kong/Mainland students from my university mostly stayed within our own group.  Some Indians kept bothering me about study tips and they tried to invite me into their study group. 

[The Brain]

There were a few Chinese exchange students at my university but they didn't interact with anyone other than each other and mostly were quiet in classes.

Exception: Chinese from Hong Kong.  They socialized with everyone else (including dating).

The Hong Kong/Mainland students from my university mostly stayed within our own group.  Some Indians kept bothering me about study tips and they tried to invite me into their study group.

did they defecate in public

[The Minsky Moment]

She is on a student visa.  Not a green card if I am not mistaken.  She won't be able to bolt even if she wants to.

If she graduates with honors, her chances of parlaying that into a work visa somewhere in the West are pretty decent even in the post-Trump world.