Shanghai is an amazing city with towering skyscrapers set against traditional Chinese gardens and architecture. The people of China have been very welcoming and I've had the opportunity to speak not only with prospective applicants from China during the Shanghai fair on April 6th but I also had the opportunity to tour the US Campus Center the next day. The US Campus Center is a nonprofit organization, stationed here in Shanghai and created to assist Chinese students in their quest to study in the United States as well as build relationships with U.S. high schools, colleges and universities.

It has been incredible to explain to prospective applicants what it is like to study public policy at George Mason University. With our renowned faculty and our campus located just minutes away from our nation's capitol, it is an ideal place for international students to study both American and international policy issues.

This trip has gone by quickly and I'm heading back to the United States this week. Look for my next BLOG where I will write a Q&A section, detailing some of the more habitual topics I received from prospective applicants in both Korea and China.

From Shanghai, China...

Tennille Haegele
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions