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D： They　should　be　enterprising。　Go　out　to　use　the　system；　to　meet　people　and　to　try　out　classes。　Use　Yale　as　a　base　and　as　well　as　a　resource　to　go　to　different　places　to　be　exposed　to　a　different　culture。　There　are　many　Chinese　students　studying　in　the　States　and　they　should　try　to　go　outside　of　them；　not　only　hang　out　with　their　own　people。

C：　 What　has　your　experience　been　with　Chinese　students？

D： My　experience　with　Chinese　students　for　the　last　fifteen　years　is　that　they　were　smart　and　good　at　mathematics　and　were　well…prepared；　but　before　that；　students　who　came　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　bi