ME: GOOD MORNING
VO: GOOD MORNING,WHY DO YOU GO TO USA?
ME: I WANT TO PURSUE MASTER DEGREE SPECIALIZE IN CHEMISTRY
VO: WHAT FIELD?
ME: 太紧张,乱套了. GENERAL CHEMISTRY... THE UNIV. DOESN'T ADVISE ME FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT AND WHICH ADVISOR....THEY SAID AFTER THE FIRST SEMESTER BEGIN,THE RESEARCH PROJECT WILL BE DESIDED....
VO:沉默,看电脑
VO: WHO SUPPORT YOUR STUDY?
ME: MY PARENTS
VO: WHAT YOUR PARENTS DO?
ME: MY FATHER RUN A BUSINESS AND SET UP A COMPANY WITH A PARTNER.THE BUSINESS FIELD INCLUDES ...Also my father's company is the authorized dealer of XXX. I bring the business licence and tax licence ,Would you like to see?
VO:(开始 无反应,看到我这么积极,不忍心拒绝) OK OK.
ME: 马上递上执照,证书等
VO:( 扫了一眼,打电脑) ...give me your transcripts
ME:OK.Wait a minute.递上中英文成绩单,学位证书。My univ said they must be sealed. (由于学校出具成绩单时把它封口盖章了。)
VO: OK,NOT A PROBLEMS。同时用小刀开封成绩单,很仔细地看。然后狂打电脑。
ME:很害怕,我听说狂打电脑是据签。所以忙主动说话。I bring the bank certificate,would you like to have a look??
VO:完全无反应。打电脑
ME:发抖
VO: WHICH UNIV YOU WILL GO TO?
ME: UNIV OF XXX
VO:看电脑,DO YOU HAVE SOME RELATIVES IN USA?
ME:NO
VO: DO YOU HAVE SOME FRIENDS IN USA?
ME: NO.
VO:打电脑
ME:我怕得不敢看她,看别的地方去了,当我再抬头看她的时候,她在撕篮条。
VO: your visa approve
ME:惊喜,THANK YOU THANKS YOU.把台面的东西乱塞在一个袋子里就走了,怕她改变注意
全程竟无问财政,我是全自费的,简直奇怪~~~
各位看在我写了那么多的份上,能帮我一个忙吗?事情是这样的,本来这学校完全没有给我任何TA/RA,FELLOWSHIP,GRANT的。但我签证过了后根学校报喜说签证APPROVE,不久几天,学校发来一个邮件说改变注意,给我TA/RA的职位,但那封邮件我不太明白,不知道除了TA/RA还有没有 STIPEND?请看以下EMAIL片断,究竟我可以拿到多少钱TOTAL PER YEAR??
The current stipend for a graduate assistant in our Department is $13,250 for a twelve month period. During the first year, the contract is for ten and one half months (mid-August - June 30) and so the total for the first year is $11,600. The contract for the second year covers a full twelve months through the following June (July 1 - June 30).
During the first year, we are able to offer you an out-of-state tuition waiver, which we estimate to be about $11,603, and an in-state tuition waiver, which is the equivalent of about $2,533 (based on 9 credits and a 5% increase in tuition over 2005-06). There will still be a few hundred dollars in fees each semester that we cannot waive and that you will need to pay yourself. During the second year, we will be able to offer you an out-of-state waiver, but we may not be able to provide you with an in-state waiver. So you will need to be prepared to pay the in-state tuition yourself during the second year.
The stipend and tuition-waiver package ($27,386 for one year) can be counted toward the amount you need to get your I-20 form from the University. Of course, you need the I-20 to get your F-1 visa. UNCG estimates that during 2006-2007 it will cost $28,400 in tuition and expenses for an international student to go to graduate school. Our stipend/waiver package covers nearly all of these costs for you, although you will need to be able to provide the remaining amount yourself.