1. A one- or two-sentence tentative lead for your final story, based on
the most interesting thing you’ve found in your data so far. You can
change your lead later on if you find something more interesting in
your data.
With immigration into Canada on a steady rise, an increase of international post-secondary students can create more competition for Canadian students when applying to University. However, while raw data does suggest that more international students are enrolling in major post-secondary institutions in BC, the majority of students admitted into these universities remain domestic.
2. A link to an Excel spreadsheet showing a small slice of your data that
backs up your lead and could be used as the basis for a Datawrapper
chart (more details below).
Link to my consolidated excel spreadsheet
3. The name of one expert you could interview for your story. This can
be an academic, activist or someone from the agency that produced
the data. But it must be a named individual, with job title included.
One expert that I am hoping to interview is Feng Hou, who works for StatsCan. In February, the Vancouver Sun published an article called "Why Immigrant students prevail at Canadian Universities", that references a study of the share of international students at major BC universities in detail. Talking to Hou could give me some insight about a more specific breakdown of the share of international students. As well, I hope to contact either SFU or Kwantlen's international student admissions as well to get information that will add breadth to my story.
Your story is going to be interesting, I'm sure of it. I'm a little shocked that you didn't start with your data. What information do you have about immigration in Canada, and does it relate to international students? Because as immigrants aren't you no longer considered an international student? The link worked well though, and your experts sound like they will provide useful insight.
ReplyDeleteYou seem to have a solid thesis and focus to your story. I'm wondering if universities implement a cap on the number of international students who are allowed to enrol at university and if that cap has increased over time. Could provide some interesting insight into why more international students are enrolling at BC universities.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely interesting to consider... Thanks Laura!
DeleteI think your story provides a clear definition of what International students have been dealing with on a daily basis. Your data perhaps is quite detailed but it would be nice to see how the immigration relates to International students enrollment process. Looking forward to how this story develops. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteAlycia,
ReplyDeleteI can see where you're going with this, but the lead sort of implies that the reader assumes that, with immigration on the rise, there are more (or as many) international students admitted into B.C. universities as domestic students. My assumption, however, is that more domestic students will always be admitted into post-secondary institutions as a result of legislation--whether it's true or not. To that end, I am curious to see what the narrative of the story will be. We know that more people in any market creates more competition, so I think you should try and focus on what the conflict is (if any).
Stu
Thank you so much for the insightful feedback, Stuart!
DeleteThe one thing I will say is with looking in to Kwantlen, there is the Office of International Studies (OISS). You can find it beside the conference room next to the Timmies' in Ceder. However I'm not sure if they only deal with student exchanges, but I'm sure they could point you in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chloe! I definitely will contact them
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