The Majority of Foreign Students Receiving Their Doctorates in the Sciences

question 32

Multiple Choice

The majority of foreign students receiving their doctorates in the sciences and engineering in the United States ________.

• A) choose to remain in the country four years later
• B) return to their home country within four years
• C) find higher education in the United States affordable
• D) find it difficult to obtain successful employment

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