Much to the world’s surprise, Donald Trump is expected to become the 45th President of the United States. Although it is not clear at this time how the Trump Administration would impact international students, expert think tanks such as the Chronicles of Higher Education state that the Trump administration would “cause serious and lasting damages” to higher education in the U.S.

Details can be found in Project 2025, a conservative policy book in which many former and current members of the Trump administration have endorsed or have co-written, plans on major reforms to the U.S. education system such as eliminating the Department of Education, student-loan privatization, and bringing more conservative values to high education institutions with the elimination of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI).

None of these changes poses major challenges to the average Cornerstone student, who has South Korean citizenship with an F-1 student visa. International students do not qualify for Federal Financial Aid, which Trump vows to reform, nor are we likely to be direct beneficiaries of DEI hiring. The number of F-1 student visas would also likely stay the same, as funds from international students remain a large portion of the total education system. Indeed, even Elon Musk.

Indeed, since South Korea is a long-time ally of the United States, we would most likely not be subject to the mass student deportation efforts, such as Executive Order 13788, which curtailed the number of international students from what the U.S. considers as “enemy countries” such as China.