Originally Posted By: Astro14
Hatteresguy - As an American parent, I have to clarify/respond a bit on what you said...while there are a large number of foreign students...about 87-88% of Yale students are from the US. Yale doesn't publish demographics on race (that I can find) but they do have a diverse class...my daughter's friends are basically middle class kids from the US and a few foreign countries...some interesting demographics exist there, but it is a broad class that one thing in common: excellence. Every kid who is there has demonstrated true excellence in addition to academic achievement, just to gain admission...
One important statistic - over 70% of Yale students get financial aid...that's key: it's not just rich kids, not just the elite at Yale...you can get a feel for what it takes to get into Yale, as well as the richness and oportunity of a Yale education, by surfing through their site at http://admissions.yale.edu/home
And in the case of my kids, the "get rich" culture was never taught...one doesn't get rich serving in the Navy...but the values of personal integrity, academic achievement and hard work were taught...and, I hope, demonstrated by example...
And for the record, my daughter's goal is to be a doctor...not for prestige...but because it fascinates her...and it's her way to make a difference in the world...
I think the real test of a life, when you look back on it (and at my age, I have more to look back on now than I have to look forward to) is this: did I make a difference?
Excellent for your daughter, but were not discussing specific examples here.
Were discussing well known and widely talked about trends in American education.
My personal observation is that the higher up you get in education the more students from of Indian and Asian backgrounds you see. More so concentrated in the engineering and scientific fields.
This has been discussed at length in various education journals.
Hatteresguy - As an American parent, I have to clarify/respond a bit on what you said...while there are a large number of foreign students...about 87-88% of Yale students are from the US. Yale doesn't publish demographics on race (that I can find) but they do have a diverse class...my daughter's friends are basically middle class kids from the US and a few foreign countries...some interesting demographics exist there, but it is a broad class that one thing in common: excellence. Every kid who is there has demonstrated true excellence in addition to academic achievement, just to gain admission...
One important statistic - over 70% of Yale students get financial aid...that's key: it's not just rich kids, not just the elite at Yale...you can get a feel for what it takes to get into Yale, as well as the richness and oportunity of a Yale education, by surfing through their site at http://admissions.yale.edu/home
And in the case of my kids, the "get rich" culture was never taught...one doesn't get rich serving in the Navy...but the values of personal integrity, academic achievement and hard work were taught...and, I hope, demonstrated by example...
And for the record, my daughter's goal is to be a doctor...not for prestige...but because it fascinates her...and it's her way to make a difference in the world...
I think the real test of a life, when you look back on it (and at my age, I have more to look back on now than I have to look forward to) is this: did I make a difference?
Excellent for your daughter, but were not discussing specific examples here.
Were discussing well known and widely talked about trends in American education.
My personal observation is that the higher up you get in education the more students from of Indian and Asian backgrounds you see. More so concentrated in the engineering and scientific fields.
This has been discussed at length in various education journals.