We think who ever goes to privet and science school  are the greatest, I have heard that talli many times in my live as well here in sajha, and it was an odd comment from your part.
Before I or we open my mouth , I would like to know how is he going to pay the tuition? This question should answer first, then we may come with some answer ! 
Well everybody is focusing on side job, you know where to we find a job without social security and how to get a driving license? May hurdle are infornt of us. We do not want to explain it and they are not doing their homewrok and we may hear the same utter, if I had known it , i have not stepped. Should we refer to gas station , how many gas station is run by Nepali? Even the supevisor is a Nepali guy, makes money out of them, filling a shortage form every now and then for forgory shortage and that will be his side money.
It would be nice if he has any back up plan not to go out of status in case he does not find a job ( it is illegal to work in us out side campus, does he know it , please ask him to read it ). How much surviving skill he has?  Just checking,  later we do not want him to check with an DR to prescribe Prozac .
Give him all information first and see if he is still interested? I mean , make him ready to climb mout everest without oxygen, then he is ready for any circumstances. Sorry for being upfront.