You have nothing to prove that she graded you unfairly, yet you came here to say horrible things about her. I think it is you that is unprofessional.
Sorry but I am not sorry.
Noor123, a professor at my school explained to me that American private schools will accept Americans vs. Internationals based solely on their fit with the program and their accomplishments because they want the best of the best. He said most private schools will fund International students completely. He said this is unlikely to be the case at state schools. However, Iowa state has told me that they waive international students tuition if accepted and that they give a stipend of 16,000 (roughly). They also said that they give TA and RAships that would be an additional income outside of the yearly stipend.
I think it really comes down to the school and how far they are willing to go to get their first pick of incoming students.
Here's a rant. This will probably be offensive, so I will try to make it as nice as possible. Grad school is an opportunity to mingle with people of many different nationalities, which is fantastic. I have found, however, that this mingling does not happen very often, and nationalities tend to keep to themselves in separate groups. While disappointing, I normally can find a group of US citizens and hang/talk with them. However, in my graduate research group, I am the only US Citizen (this is a US School). Everyone else is from China and South Korea, and the language barriers are infuriating. On top of that, we are completely blind to each other's mannerisms and jokes. My attempts to socialize with people from China and South Korea are immensely hindered by this insularity, a sort that I do not see among the groups of students from India, with whom I collaborate frequently.
I just want another person with whom I can relate in my research group. But with each year, there seems to be yet another massive round of what-seems-like 80% China/Korea. I wouldn't be so bothered if their culture wasn't so insular. I've been doing all of my socializing outside of campus, now. It is actually nice to have a group of friends completely unrelated to schooling. I wish it wasn't the only group I had, but there are just so few Americans in my field of study. It is so insular that I first learned of the existence of a new first-year student, whose office is in the same room, on the day of his final exam, of which I was proctoring for the class.
I am very tempted to somehow take on learning Mandarin Chinese because I truly feel like I am in a foreign land. Also, not being able to collaborate and communicate with anyone in my research group makes me feel incredibly lonely.
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