我看着jfmm用很长时间杀掉了其余三个mm,其中包括与我同车前去的那个清华mm,每次终
了,我都听到她说I'm very sorry.然后听到mm们都很伤痛地大声问“why?”我感到很痛
心,我真想冲上去说:“saying sorry to them is far from enough, but you should
also be sorry to their family, their friends, and their universities!”我知道每
个f1身后都有着太多人,太多事。
然后我上去了,死也要死的有尊严,没有visa我也一样能活得好好的。我的签经也许会让
有些人感到:一个pure lucky dog,但我希望更有一些人能从中感受一种新的思路和味道
。
me: good morning, madam!
vo:%^&*^#
不知道她说什么,因为我还说了一句how are you feeling today?和她的声音重了,所以
我没听见。
vo: You will go to Duke? Then what will you study in Duke?
从这句话我感到,她认为duke是牛校,因为第一句话她用了升调。
me: Yes, I will study for my Ph.D's degree of Electrical Engineering in Duke.
jfmm是唯一坐着签的vo,这点比较好,否则我会“需仰视才见”,而且jfmm喜欢看着你说
,所以我也盯着她的眼睛说,不怕她。
vo: Give me your scores!
第一次她没对着话筒,我没听清,好在她看着我,我也没说“pardon”啊,“I can't ca
tch your words"之类的废话,直接用眉毛挑了一下,头一侧,表示没听懂,好在我眼镜大
。
vo: Give me your GRE and TOEFL!
我打开带子,拿出GT,塞进去,一边说" This is GRE, and this is TOEFL"
jfmm看了一看,比较了一下,问出让我惊讶的一问,我原本以为她会问我G的score repor
t为啥没有duke,这个问题我事先准备了。
vo: Why your verbal is so low but your TOEFL is so high?
我天,好像没人问过这种问题吧,我的G机考时ETS偷了我verbal十分钟时间,550,后来也
听说G没用,过得去就没重考。其实即使550也不能算很低吧,美国人GRE不是2000都算高吗
?我的T也不高啊,怎么有这么个比较呢?
me: Do you really think my verbal is low according to your criteria?
我心下一想,要据我也不用找这个理由吧,所以用了反问,以示不同意她的说法,我还想
说“duke都给我全奖了,他们都觉得我英语合格了,你何必还计较这个呢?”不过被她打
断了,没说成。
vo: Yes, those attending excellent universities usually have higher verbal sco
res!
至此,我再次认为她觉得duke是excellent university。
我正想找话反驳她,她却给了我个解释。
vo: Did you take your GRE first or TOEFL first?
也就是说也许她认为G先考,那么有可能你考T时有了长进,这样的解释她能接受(有类似
问题的签友请加以注意!!!)
me: Yes, I took my GRE when I was a sophermore.
我感觉抓住机会说一句。
vo: Oh, you took your GRE test two years ago? Why you took it so early?
这个问题大家估计也没见到过吧,其实这是个陷阱,一个大二学生就去考G,当时其实不能
说想明白了为什么出国的,那么那么早就考G,岂不有移民倾向?
这个问题不好回答,至少在那一秒,你是很难现成找出一堆b/c来让她满意的,既然此时此
刻我不能用reasons来说服她,那么我只能以“没有原因,这很正常”的思维来镇住她(反
正我觉得我已经死定了)。
me: why not?
我把她踢过来的皮球踢还给了她,让她去回答,我为什么不能大二考G?GRE是五年有效的
,高三考都可以,大二怎么不可以了?
vo: why not?? hehe
jfmm很惊讶,大概没人敢过反问她,而这个问题的确是属于正面很难答的问题,所以我处
理的算不错,她重复了一下why not,然后笑了,她大概自己也说不出大二考G有什么错。
vo: So you decided to study abroad when you are a sophermore?
我由此判断我的想法没有错,她又进一步在引导我的移民倾向。嘿嘿,我看出来了,马上
还击。
me: Yes, my academic advisor told me that studying abroad would greatly help m
e with my future development in China. He himself is a good model of this kind
. I was encouraged and gradually made up my mind to study abroad.
这是现说的答案,但这符合我自己的一条诀窍,什么事情除了内因,都尽量找一个外因,
外因促使内因的改变,有错也不是我的错,“我也没办法,事实如此”
我的意思是我本来不想出去,可我海归的牛导师(或者任课老师)告诉我出国学习对回来
有好处,我就只能出国了。并且我注意到了一直围绕“我要回来”的中心说,那时候我在
心里喊“快问我plan吧!”
可他没有,他对我的答案是满意的,因为我说的一个顿都没打,感觉是在理直气壮说个事
实,她朝我点了点头,换了个话题。
vo: How many Universities did you apply?
me: totally 6.
vo: How many admitted you?
me: 4
vo: How many gave you offer?
me: 2
这些是常规问题,提醒大家回答时不用长篇的把答案说完整,比如“totally,I applied
for 6 universities in the USA”,给人的感觉是在背,而vo需要的是一种交流的感觉。
vo: Pls give me your offer letters!
欧的maryland拿到的晚,后来决定duke,又急着推荐了我的朋友,所以我主动让对方不要
寄official offer了,要给就给我朋友吧(后来我朋友拿到了offer,呵呵),所以我只有
maryland的admission letter,心下一急,本想解释,后来一想多一事不如少一事。于是
偷换了一下概念。me: you mean all my admission letters?
vo: yes.
不知道她是原本就要的admission letter呢(我记得Bbrave签经好像是要得admission le
tter),还是被我蒙过去了,反正是她说的,我就没罪。
我很懒,拿出一堆信封赛进去,她全部推回来。
vo: Could you open it for me?
嘿嘿,希望她没怒,有点害怕,感紧一个一个拿出来送进去,她看得挺仔细的,比我以前
看得都仔细,说真的,admission收到后,我一般都不仔细看。
vo: is this the admission letter? Why your name is not on it?
那是maryland,ft,我以前没注意,真没我名字好像,写的是Dear students:
不过其实这倒不是群发的,因为信里给每个人指定了不同导师的,只是jfmm没有看下去。
me: Yes, I am also puzzled about that. But it is(重读) their official admiss
ion letter!
我说的实话,也是第一反应说出来的,再次理直气壮!
vo: I see.
vo: What's your plan after your graduation?
me: I plan to enter the power industry in China and work on %W#T^& and its app
lication in the power industry. Upon my graduation, there will be a large new
born market for #$^!%&^ in China. Of course I will not let go this precious op
portunity!
plan是我得意之处,准备了很多,自认为是没有什么漏洞的,所以非常自信,我觉得jfmm
怎么反驳我,我都有的反驳她的。我是看着她的眼睛说得,我说的时候眼睛里闪着光,因
为我真的相信这是个profit的产业,我回来很有前途,jfmm听着就很nod,因为我说的很自
信。
vo: what kind of position will you want?
呵呵,我准备的很充分的,说来自然自信。
me: I have done a good survey about the power industry and have a clear piture
of the positions available upon my coming back……
下来是正题,但jfmm没让我说,ft。
vo: why not be a reseacher?
me: who told you I wouldn't be a researcher? Actually, it's my first choice!
我没说完的正想说researcher呢,怎么她理解成不做researcher了?我回答可大声了,差点
没把ft两个字说出来。
vo: but you said you would enter the industry?
我明显感觉jfmm说这个时很无辜,很小声,我此刻觉得有胜利的感觉,我把她压过去了。
me: I just want to be a researcher for the industry! I will work as the media
of academic research and industry application!
呵呵,我这时候真是非常自信!自己都吓坏了说那么有力!!
vo: then why not a researcher in the university?
嘿嘿,这真是我和一般plan不同之处,我的确不做那种professor型的researcher,不喜欢
呆在学校里。jfmm准确的理解了我的意思。
me: because I have no ambition in teaching!
这个时候,其实说professor怎么不好,没钱啊,幸苦啊,是不对的,一个是我总是认为说
坏话会给人不好的感觉,另一个是因为那样可能要连累很多做professor的xdjm,我的回答
说得是个人兴趣,我不爱做professor,她也不能不同意啊。而且,我觉得她今天把所有说
professor的都据了,也许潜意识里她已经认定professor这个职位已经不够成足够的归国
理由,因为你不会为此而回来,比如她问那些做professor的F1“what will be your sal
ary?"," will you be the professor forever?" 都是对于做professor的不认同,所以,
我想请所有要说professor的签友三思,哪怕你有很强的sl,也是没有用的。
我想此时jfmm已经决定要给我签证了。但鉴于ee的敏感性,她还要想想要不要check我。
vo: what will you study in Duke?
me: &$#%^$&
她显然不懂,低声重复了一遍。
vo: give me your transcript!
一般,有要check的意思,都会要你的transcript或者CV,我是transcript,小飞机是CV。
我磨蹭半天撕开成绩单,封那么死,真是的,一遍撕一边觉得撕破了,就说"I'm sorry,
I might make it broken"。呵呵,撕完拿出来,才发现没破,很高兴的第进去了,jfmm起
身翻了翻墙上的一个本子,估计是敏感专业列表,未果,拿着我的成绩单去找tt了,呵呵
,我就对着空位置傻笑,很想给自己的DS156画个issued。
jfmm一会儿就回来了,然后就画圈,撕条,go to window 10了。
我史料不及,傻乎乎的愣住了,好像是置之死地而后生的感觉,所以格外激动。说了than
k you就拿着条子冲下去告诉已经在等visa的小飞机好消息了,她也很高兴。
过程就是这样,对于visa的感想太多了,我会慢慢地具体地说,我觉得我今年准备地思路
是正确地,无论内容还是心理上。
等待分两个区,都要站着,离签证窗口远一些是按颜色排队等待,然后每个签证官签完7,8个
,就从这里带两队(7,8个)过去窗口前站着等,vo叫签是不一定按顺序的,所以一旦到了窗口
前,就要做好签的准备了.多和自己说说"I can make it"就好了,也不用太去关心别人的结
果,说什么啥的,听见了也无所谓,这个时候主要是平静心情吧.
这个问题,我觉得现在已经很重要,但大多数人没有重视。无能说vo心里是有他们自身认
同的学校的,比如常青藤,而大多数的学校,他们没有先入为主的认同感,这种认同感就
需要你通过回答问题去争取。昨天,和我同去的***的mm不幸没过,我觉得很大程度上是
jfmm对她的学校没有认同感,我记得她问了“***很好吗?”或者“why did you choos
e ***?”这样的问题。mm回答好像说什么top10,说专业排名吧。
1,考察你是否优秀的问题
比如what will you do in the united states?
how many universities did you apply?
why you choose this university?
How did you know this unviersity?
Have you any scholarship?
举个例子吧,
vo: how many universities gave you offer?
me: Two, DUKE and Maryland. Duke granted me a full financial aid and the gradu
ate director said: you are the right person we are looking for.
我想说,我是被你们的牛校请去念书的,他们对我的评价很高,我也很有自信。
vo: How did you know this university?
me: Prof ** in my current lab was a visiting scholar from DUKE. He highly reco
mmended it to me. I kept myself updated on this university and gradually found
it's best-fit for me.
经典问题:
what's your plan after graduation?
what will you do with your degree?
How if you can't find this position in China?
How if I don't give you the visa today?
我当时有一次在zixia上看到有人讨论最后一个问题,我写了一个答案,大家看看,不知道
如何。
vo: How if I don't give you the visa today?
me: Well, I do set Chinese universities as my backups and I will surely explor
e on my beloved research field. However, I'm afraid it's a pity that Duke univ
ersity lose a worthy phd candidate as I am, just because I can't be issued the
visa today. I beleive you wouldn't like to, either.
例如:
What kind of position you will take?
What's your salary then?
Will you be a professor for a life long time?
what specified field will you work on?
How if you can find a well-pay job in the US?
比如,你说中国大学是你的备用方案,也要说得自豪,因为他们也是很优秀的,if not a
s good as,universities in the states. 记得有一次我vo一个同学,他说:if i can'
t get the visa, I have to study in Tsinghua for my phd degree.一个“have to”让
我马上有不好的感觉,我想vo也不会因此而觉得,你崇拜我们的学校,你就好吧,反而会
觉得你这个人没有民族自豪感。一字之差,可能认同感从此失去。
又比如选校,有次看见zixia上有个gg说他的学校综合排名啥的实在不咋的,怎么说呢,我
当时想想写了"A specified research field might be nothing to a outsider, but ca
n be anything to a committed student. So ** University is as good a choice for
me as Harvard for some one else."呵呵,没有针对harvard的意思哦,harvard的确是
美国人心里的超牛了,我想这样讲,如果说得时候还很有自信的话,对方应该能感受到:
你了解美国人的想法,但你有自己的想法和选择,你为此而自豪,你是一个committed的好
孩子!
联想到ETS会将GRE改笔试,说中国人cheat,那就说明,在美国人心里已经多多少少有了这
样一种共识了,何况,的确还是有很高比例的留学生没有回来,这样的反面事实(虽然可
能是少数)已经让vo产生了“非认同感”,这个欲加之罪是可怕的,这个“偏见”是阻挡
vo相信我们的逻辑的一堵墙,他连你都不信,有怎么会相信你说的话呢?如果你的话被他
抓着点小毛病,他就更会主观判断"you are not qualified"了。
例如:
vo: why you won't work in the united states?
me: the power industry in the US is different from that in China. in America,
ever since the early 90s, its power system network got to a stable size. No ne
w power station would be built in the states, so the market for *$^%!# is not
and will not be in the states. but in China……
例如:
vo: Can you explain why you are not admitted/granted financial aid by *** Univ
ersity?
me: You must be well aware that application doesn't mean admission/offer. for
example, more than 1000 applicants applied for Duke this year but only 20 scho
larship winners. It's my honor to be one of them.
me: 我将ge作为我的重点,也有别的一些公司可以考虑,如果我告诉你ge一定会在5年后要
我,那么我一定是在骗你,一个真正优秀的公司决不会轻率的录用一个人,也真是这样,
他们对我现在成绩的认可和诚恳的建议让我充满信心,我是一个promissing candidate。
每一个公司都希望录用他们认为最优秀,最合格的人,我毕业于top1的大学,又要去美国
top的大学念书,我这样的人回国,肯定是录用可能最大的,虽然我不能说100%。另外,
中国是我的家,如果我在我的国家就能够达到我的理想,我何必bother to leave my fam
ily and work abroad lonely?
很中肯,大受鼓舞,我并非牛人,也没有名校,签证的道路我应该走的更辛苦,但我似乎找到了自己的方向
it is always my conviction that the meaning of life does not dewll in the length of time that one can live or the amount of material goods that one can acquire , but in the richness of actively taking part in life iteself.作者: xiaoxue2 时间: 2003-6-10 00:52:39 标题: 谢谢你的签经