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本帖最后由 HBC 于 2009-3-20 22:31 编辑
为出国留学的事情准备了2年多,从来没有觉得自己这样的脆弱过,在之前的每一个环节,我都能控制自己的命运,GT我可以努力拿高分,GPA我也可以努力让它变得更高,PS我可以反复修改让它更完美,选校我可以反复查询资料让它更完善,唯独签证…………我只能控制一部分,至于另一部分…………去年在成都签过自费的同学,应该知道是什么样子。在签证前,我就最好了最坏的准备……今年走不了,明年去英国或者加拿大,不过总归准备了两年多,说不想过那是不可能的。
因为性格问题(典型处女座完美主义者),我把每个环节几乎都做到了极致,所以我自认为我的材料准备是相当充分的,下面给大家列出我的checklist:
护照,I-20,DS(156中英文,157,158),visa收据,sevis收据,AD信,scholarship信
户口,在读证明,成绩单,排名证明,GT成绩,CV, PS, 现在单位的support letter(证明欢迎我以后回来工作),身份证,学生证
asset list,财产证明,存单,除财产证明以外其他财产的存单,基金证明,商业保险证明,父母收入证明,房产证及发票,车辆所有证及发票,父母愿意出资资助我的信
项目介绍,可能导师介绍(还没分配),与学校来往邮件,其他学校的AD信及奖学金信,和其他学校联系的邮件,study plan, career plan, 各种获奖证书原件,家庭照片,女朋友照片,兼职工作的单位资料(合同,照片,工作证)
下面简单说说背景(没有炫耀的意思,只是希望给大家一个客观的评判标准):211985小本大四,某知名培训机构兼职一年,去读的学校是IVY之一,专业intercultural communication,GRE490-800-4.5,IBT 112,口语还算不错,奖学金只有2000美元,所以基本算是自费。
约的20号早上10点,头天晚上说成都有余震,在街上睡了一万,休息得很差,第二天没什么精神,早上9点去的,排队排到12点,12点40分签,具体流程已经有很多帖子说了,我就不浪费大家时间了,提醒一点就是现在中秘收材料的窗口被签证官用了,所以搬到外面来了,成都可以用不透明风琴夹,我用的那个,没问题。20号F1不多,大多是探亲,形势不错,拒的很少,我进去的时候3个VO在签,1号窗口大胡子胖叔叔,2号哈里波特,3号棕发妹妹(好像不是原来那个金发,但是这个也是美女,戴了副眼镜),大概12点半,小胡子突然打开给美国人签证那个窗口,开始叫名字,我和一个本科的去MSU的弟弟就开始祈祷,小胡子千万不要拿到我们的材料(这里提醒一下,GT是提前收的),果然,看见1号大胡子走过去抱了一堆材料,估计就是他了,大概12:40,他叫我的名字了。走上去,开始对话:
me: hello sir, how u doing?
vo: fine, how about u?
me: a little bit tired, but ok.
vo: why r u going to us?
me: im gonna study intercultural communication for my master's degree at the xxxxx
vo: great school! so u r going to $%^%^
me: im sorry?
vo:^%^&^&*
me: im sorry i cant hear u.
vo: (发现没开话筒,马上笑着打开)sorry, r u going to Anneburge Center?
me: no sir, i know that, a great communication school, bu im going to the gradschool of education.
vo: ok, i got it, still wonderful.
me: thanks sir.
vo: u got full marks in ur gre quantitative? that's cool.
me: yes sir, i think it's not difficult for chinese students. it's just like duck soup.
vo: i know u guys are good at maths, but for full marks, u cant make any mistake, that's hard. so u r good.
me: thanks sir, i appreciate it
vo: your english is fantastic, how exactly did you learn it?
me: thank you very much, i practice it through watching american tv programs, for instance larry king live
vo: that's a great show, i like that a lot!
me: but i prefer jon stewart, he is more of a funny guy, more cynical, just like me.
vo: haha, he is good as well. who's gonna pay for ur education, u got scholarship?
me, yes sir, i got only a mini scholarship, it's only 2000 bucks, far from enough, my parents are gonna pay for the rest. they absolutely have enough savings for that.
vo: ok, show me ur certificate of deposit
me: 递上, I got my parents' income certificates and housing cerificates here as well, u wanna take a look?
vo: sure!
me: the tuition seems to be very expensive, but thats not exactly the case. according to my program coordinator, i only need 15 months to finish this program, hence in the second year, i only have to pay half of the first year's tuition and one fourth of the first years livingng expenses. therefore, it's not gonna be that expensive as you might imagine. i got emails which proves that, u wanna check it out?
vo:no, i trust u. do u have any brothers or sisters.
me: not at all sir, im the only son of my parents, that's part of the reasons for me to come back.
vo: what kind of job r u gonna do after graduation?
me: ICC program is pretty flexible, but i would just like to concentrate on overseas education consultancy services for CHINESE STUDENTS(说得特别大声)
vo: amazing job, huh?
me: a million percent! and i love it!
vo: ok, there's no problem with ur visa, pick it at 4 tomorrow afternoon.
me: i appreciate that sir, have an awesome day!
vo: thanks!
到此结束。其实一点都不水,问了很多问题,不过因为我语速很快,他也很快,所以整个过程大概一分多钟。我觉得他看到我的学校和听到我的口语以后,基本就决定让我过了。大胡子人很好,一直对着你微笑,跟我讨论美国电视节目的时候很高兴,像个孩子……
在这里感谢我的妈妈爸爸(支持我这么长时间的奋斗),我的姐姐(来接送我,帮我买吃的,赴酒店钱,请我吃饭),我的朋友(给我的意见,关照,在最后时刻发端信的支持), without u guys, i couldnt have made it! 这里我就不点名了,免得漏掉一个就不好了。
至于建议,我坦白说,我只签过一次,不敢冒充什么专家,我能说的就是,大家一定要把准备做到极致,其实你看我的过程,VO就主动要了财产证明,连收入证明和房产证,都是我自己强行塞进去的。但是有备无患,自己心里有底。另外,一定要自信,我们能去美国,证明我们是优秀的,我们优秀,所以we deserve a visa。我们不是去求他们给我们visa的,他们给我们,是他们的正常职责。第三,心态要放好,如果你真的优秀,你去不了美国,也还会有其他好的选择,如果你不优秀,你去不了美国……那是正常的,either way, you shouldnt be frustrated. 走到这里觉得很辛苦,但终于在最后得到了回报。祝福所有的人,都能在自己的路上走好。
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