Over the past several years, the admissions officer has been confronted with a situation that does not fit into the scheme of his normal operations--namely, the admission of foreign students. Often, because it has not been in the order of things, he has delegated this "irksome" problem to some "lowly" assistant or to the interested professor who at one time volunteered to assist on the occasional application from abroad. These applications continue to come and will increase in number--perhaps beyond the present expectations. Many administrators and faculty members express affirmative interest in having foreign students simply to provide an international flavor or color to their campuses. In this paper, the author proposes that each college and university undertake a self-evaluation of its resources in order to determine if and how it can educate foreign students. The institution must also decide on the extent of its investment toward international exchange either alone or in cooperation with other institutions. In order to provide a basis for even making this investment, the author will discuss several reasons why foreign students should be accepted and enrolled. By pooling resources and sharing ideas, both locally and nationally, colleges will best be able to initiate and carry out international student programs most appropriate and beneficial to them.