Terry Tao on nearly failing his Generals exams at Princeton:
"this was the first time I had performed poorly on an exam that I was genuinely interested in performing well in. But it served as an important wake-up call and a turning point in my career"https://t.co/gWMYLP6U31
I've been on an #F1visa for ten years: high school, then undergrad, and now PhD. It has always felt that my status is fragile and liminal. This is what it's been like. #StudentBan 1/n
The real issue here is that most universities in this country are overwhelmingly dependent on year-to-year revenue from tuition to cover their operating expenses. Flagship state schools and famous institutions with huge endowments are somewhat better protected, but only so much.