Pending the promulgation of revised directives pertaining to the enhanced scrutiny of foreign student visa applicants' digital footprints, the State Department has temporarily suspended the scheduling of new interview slots, a moratorium that explicitly excludes those applicants with pre-existing appointments, per a cable disseminated under the aegis of Secretary Rubio, directing consular sections to refrain from further scheduling pending the issuance of said guidance on amplified social media vetting protocols; this measure, a continuation of the Trump administration's earlier initiatives targeting international students, including the revocation of Harvard University's international student enrollment privileges and the annulment of legal statuses for extant foreign students, and subsequently perpetuated by the Biden administration's policy of scrutinizing applicants' social media presences, carries the potential to engender significant disruptions in matriculation timelines for upcoming summer and autumn semesters, with concomitant ramifications for institutional budgetary forecasts contingent upon international student enrollment figures.