Colleges in ths area are looking for students who will major in high math/science especially girls. My daughter went to a meeting of business owners. The speaker said most college students in masters or doctor degree programs are from out of the country. Kids today want the easiest degree possible no matter if there are no jobs for them. Then, they wonder why they can not find a job. Before she took a job with her late father, she had been offered a full scholarship in math/science. She has learned more from having to take over after his death. The company was recently awarded top exporter in the state. It has been hard but she worked her butt off to get to this point plus she has great employees. All of us still think her dad is helping them.
The math and science masters/phd programs have been out of country for at least the past 25 years.
It was bad 25 years ago. And for the same reason. The American kids had no intention of working their behinds off in a post graduate program that left little time for smoking dope, getting laid or watching TV.