"At rural Grinnell, nearly one of every 10 applicants being considered for the class of 2015 is from China. Dozens of other American colleges and universities are seeing a surge in applications (...) from students in China, where a booming economy means that more families can pursue the dream of an American higher education."

GRINNELL, Iowa The glossy color brochures, each crammed with photos depicting a Chinese students high-achieving life from birth to young adulthood, pile up in the admissions office at Grinnell College here.
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Jonathan C. Edwards, seated, and Seth Allen of Grinnell said the college was handling hundreds of applications from China.
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Mr. Allen, Grinnells dean of admission and financial aid, has gone on recruiting trips to China for the last two summers.

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