Dependent variable: Desire of SFSU international students going to graduate school? Independent variable: Cost of graduate school academic achievement (career, GPA) family (pressure) Research question: What factors affect the desire of SFSU international students going to graduate school? H1: There is a positive relationship between academic achievement and the desire to go to graduate school. H2: There is a negative relationship between the cost of graduate school and the desire to go to graduate school. H3: There is a positive relationship between family/friends expectations and the desire.