here　twenty…five　years　ago　were　not　very　good。　I　think　maybe　the　selections　were　somehow　wrong　in　that　time　but　now　it　is　getting　better　and　better。

C： What　criteria　does　Yale　use　to　select　foreign　graduate　students？　How；　if　at　all；　does　the　selection　criterion　vary　for　foreign　students　versus students？

D： I　used　to　be　in　the　mittee。　Generally　speaking；　we　have　the　same　criteria　for　American　students　and　Chinese　students。　We　mix　their　applications　together。　They　are　in　the　same　pool；　but　the　documentations　from　them　are　different。　We　know　how　to　read　the　applications　from　American　students。　We　know　how　to　read　the　letters；　the　professors　who　did　them　and　the　grade　systems　in　high　schools。　For　European　students；　we　know　accordingly。　From　China；　it’s　DIFFICULT。　We　have　some　professors　who　know　how　to　read　applications　from　China；　but　not　many。　Language　potential　is　also　a　big　concern　when　we　think　about　a　Chinese　student；　we　don’t　just　refer　to　scores。　When　I　was　in　the　mittee　we　had　problems　in　accessing　Chinese　students’oral　language　skills　but　now　we　have　interviews。

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C： What　characteristics　of　American　students　impress　you　the　most？

D： Creative。

C： What’s　the　advantage　of　American　education？　In　China；　school　educations　are　more　knowledge…based　than　that　in　the　States；　do　you　think　it’s　good　or　bad？

D： I　think　it’s　good　for　primary　schools　and　high　schools。　These　levels　of　education　in　the　States　have　problems　with　helping　students　to　gain　more　knowledge。　Many　students　are　bad　at　math；　history；　and　grammar。　Many　parents　get　their　children　out　of　the　public　schools　and　send　them　to　private　schools　to　get　a　better　education。　I　did　see　some　undergraduates　at　Yale　don’t　know　too　much　about　history；　even　Amer