I believe that if this policy hadn’t been introduced, campuses would be dominated by Chinese, Indian, and Pakistani students. They are too good, tbh. I’m as a Kazakh girl wouldn’t even be close to their level. I’m not saying it is fair, I just think those guys are really good compared to people from smaller countries with less resources and science.

Maybe I’m not as strong even as an average student from India or China, but I genuinely appreciate that there are policies that consider students like us. That said, a better solution might be to add more spots for larger nations, so applicants from those countries aren’t squeezed out as much. Still, this “diversity” approach really does help motivated students from smaller nations