Well, it is very ironic that Nepali students are graduating less nowadays even with lot more helps available to them that the pre-smartphone generation didn't have. They benefit from lot better networking as far as regarding finding low tuition universities, cash jobs, affordable place to stay etc. Nepali diaspora is almost everywhere now which means Nepali students enjoy better social and psychological situations too.

If they are not finishing school despite all these benefits, I guess I can safely say that's because they have lot more options available now - asylum, TPS, green card through marriage etc. Why sweat and toil for good GPA and H1B when you simply can take other shortcuts? Very easy to get misguided when they see their Nepali/Desi gas station/fast-food-place owner who barely speaks English and that too in Prachanda accent, but is doing pretty fine in life. After all, "Elephant is not huge because of its degree", right?