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Illegal in U.S., Paid Agents Overseas Help American Colleges Recruit Students

New York Times

February 5, 2012

In the United States, it is illegal to pay recruiters for each student they bring in - a practice outlawed 20 years ago because of widespread abuse by agents who signed up anyone they could, regardless of academic potential.But the use of commissioned agents to recruit international students remains a highly divisive, hotly debated issue in higher education circles.

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