If you attend college in the US, LEARN ENGLISH

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The video likely resonated due to its controversial and relatable take on a common issue in higher education, using personal anecdotes to illustrate a broader problem. The creator's direct and somewhat provocative stance on international students' English proficiency likely sparked engagement and discussion.

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The speaker discusses the issue of international students attending US colleges without sufficient English proficiency, citing personal anecdotes of students who cheat on English proficiency exams and then struggle in classes. The speaker suggests this is a common problem, exacerbated by AI, and implies that universities may accept these students due to their ability to pay tuition.

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1Introduction: The problem of international students lacking English skills
2Personal anecdote: A student who cheats and doesn't understand
3Broader issue: Cheating on TOEFL/IELTS and then struggling in class

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DON’T accept them if they can’t speak English 🤦🏻‍♂️ Why do you think it’s often WEALTHY international students they accept? It’s probably because they can pay full tuition 💰💰💰 American universities, including the T20, are accepting kids who can’t even speak English and it’s doing no one a service. See the FULL conversation on Episode 6 of the “Go Ivy or Go Free” Podcast w/ @Youssef- Education & College

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See the FULL conversation on Episode 6 of the “Go Ivy or Go Free” Podcast w/ @Youssef- Education & College

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If you attend college in the US, LEARN ENGLISH you should actually learn English before you get here I see this very often, especially with very wealthy international students especially from China that will come to the US And they will not speak a lick of English I used to teach some some stats classes this kid used to come in all the time He used to roll up in a Lambo Always the super dry puffer vest and a Lambo Literally a Lambo He comes in goofs off in the class and leaves And the only reason he did that, I think it's because like his parents must like paid one to tell him if he showed up or something, and I caught him cheating twice on assignments And this is a super common thing with a lot of the same category of kids And like, it's rough And I had to call him out and I failed him for a couple of the homework and he was lucky that's all I did I didn't report it more broadly to the university tried to talk to him about it and to explain to him, you shouldn't be doing this, you should be paying attention to the class, whatever He didn't understand what I was saying He had to have like a little translator app into Chinese for the entire conversation And I'm like, yeah, no kidding you're cheating on you don't understand a damn thing going on here You have no idea what's happening here What are you even doing here? Well, and that I mean that does happen a lot more than people think But at least try they cheat on the on the TOEFL exams So they have these English exams you're supposed to take for English: IELTS or TOEFL And they cheat on those exams after they cheat on those exams, then they come to the US and they attend these classes and they cheat in the classes And now with the AI stuff it's become I can't imagine what it's like teaching right now It's so it must be it must be so so bad now God forbid I see another em dash, bro

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you should actually learn English before you get here I see this very often, especially with very wealthy international students especially from China that will come to the US And they will not speak a lick of English I used to teach some some stats classes this kid used to come in all the time He used to roll up in a Lambo Always the super dry puffer vest and a Lambo Literally a Lambo He comes in goofs off in the class and leaves And the only reason he did that, I think it's because like his parents must like paid one to tell him if he showed up or something, and I caught him cheating twice on assignments And this is a super common thing with a lot of the same category of kids And like, it's rough And I had to call him out and I failed him for a couple of the homework and he was lucky that's all I did I didn't report it more broadly to the university tried to talk to him about it and to explain to him, you shouldn't be doing this, you should be paying attention to the class, whatever He didn't understand what I was saying He had to have like a little translator app into Chinese for the entire conversation And I'm like, yeah, no kidding you're cheating on you don't understand a damn thing going on here You have no idea what's happening here What are you even doing here? Well, and that I mean that does happen a lot more than people think But at least try they cheat on the on the TOEFL exams So they have these English exams you're supposed to take for English: IELTS or TOEFL And they cheat on those exams after they cheat on those exams, then they come to the US and they attend these classes and they cheat in the classes And now with the AI stuff it's become I can't imagine what it's like teaching right now It's so it must be it must be so so bad now God forbid I see another em dash, bro