"U.S. colleges and universities nationwide report that an unexpected number of students they admitted from certain countries, primarily in Asia and the Middle East, have not shown up this fall because they were denied visas or their applications are undergoing greater examination," USA Today reports. "Though the numbers of students affected are relatively small, the tougher post-Sept. 11 scrutiny is frustrating foreign students and U.S. admissions officials and putting a financial strain on some colleges."
You can read the complete September 9, 2002 USA Today article at http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20020909/ts_usatoday/4428865
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Posted September 10, 2002, on the NASFAA Web Site www.nasfaa.org
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