Here is my take: If in the long run you’d like to settle and live in the US, the apply to US schools and take whatever offer you can get. If you believe that in the long run your future is in China, then: - if you can get into top tier (top 10 or 15) schools, take the offer and come. Worry about the money later. - if you get offers from second tier (15-30) schools with good money (scholarship >= half tuition), also take it. - if you get offers from second tier schools with no or little money, carefully consider whether you should go to the best Chinese schools like 中欧,光华 or 清华 instead. - be really skeptical whether you should prefer third tier US schools to the best Chinese schools |