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A great place to study.
   Yes this is the name of the article written by the US ambassador in Pakistan and deals with the issue of foreign medical students in the land of the free. The whole article is replete with false claims and assurances that is so characteristic of the US government. At one point in time the honourable writer makes us believe that after the installation of Student and Exchange Visitor System it has become ever so easy for the aspiring students to enter states in peace. The writer talks of foreign medical students and the benefit they bring to the US society both in terms of cultural diversity and monetary inflow. He tells us of new scholarships being given to help students study in states. In the end he ends his essay with the following note,
For Pakistanis thinking about your own future, I strongly recommend that you consider higher education in the United States. With more than 3600 fully accredited institutions of higher education, America offers numerous options from which to choose. Please contact the appropriate Education USA advising center cited above for more information. When you do you will find that the United States is not only a welcoming safe place to visit, but a great place to study.

I ask just one thing from this Mr. Crocker, whom is he bullshitting?
With almost 42% of student visas arriving late last year and many more being rejected since then I see it as a mere waste of money. What I think is that this essay is meant to drive more innocent fools towards applying for a visa in false hope of getting one and in the process loosing hundreds of dollars worth of revenue to American overlords.

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