[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Chamath Palihapitiya [@chamath](/creator/twitter/chamath) on x 1.9M followers Created: 2025-07-12 06:31:45 UTC Marc nails it. In my opinion, if you get federal funding, you should be capped at how many foreign students you admit to 5-10% at the undergraduate level and 30-40% at the graduate level. The clear preference should be merit based admissions of kids from America. One reason it’s not this way and has become so lopsided in favor of foreign students is because the most “elite” colleges charge double or triple the tuition to these kids. By doing so, these schools have gotten addicted to that revenue. And so slowly, Harvard and Columbia end up with 50-70% foreign students and 2-3% admission rates for Americans. It’s stupid and is hollowing out our ability to be long term competitive. Overall, whether it’s this issue, free speech, antisemitism, overgrowth of administrators or limits on academic freedom, there is an immense amount of rot in the Ivy League. I think that President Trump has decided to root this out and is targeting it. I support it 1000%. If the Ivy League are forced to change, the broader academic community will have to follow suit, and American kids will benefit. XXXXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [united states](/topic/united-states) [Post Link](https://x.com/chamath/status/1943921203212955787)
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Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath on x 1.9M followers
Created: 2025-07-12 06:31:45 UTC
Marc nails it.
In my opinion, if you get federal funding, you should be capped at how many foreign students you admit to 5-10% at the undergraduate level and 30-40% at the graduate level.
The clear preference should be merit based admissions of kids from America.
One reason it’s not this way and has become so lopsided in favor of foreign students is because the most “elite” colleges charge double or triple the tuition to these kids. By doing so, these schools have gotten addicted to that revenue. And so slowly, Harvard and Columbia end up with 50-70% foreign students and 2-3% admission rates for Americans.
It’s stupid and is hollowing out our ability to be long term competitive.
Overall, whether it’s this issue, free speech, antisemitism, overgrowth of administrators or limits on academic freedom, there is an immense amount of rot in the Ivy League.
I think that President Trump has decided to root this out and is targeting it. I support it 1000%. If the Ivy League are forced to change, the broader academic community will have to follow suit, and American kids will benefit.
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