09美国梦碎 [复制链接]

Thank you for your interest in the Applied Communication graduate program in the Department of Communication Studies.  We appreciate having the opportunity to review your application materials.

Unfortunately, after careful review of your application to our program, the Admissions Committee has determined that we cannot admit you for the fall semester.  This year our applications were particularly competitive.

Thank you for your interest in our program.

电话面试通知：

On behalf of Professor James Tsao, Professor and Advertising Department Chair, I will be arranging a 15 minute phone interview for him to speak with you about The Syracuse University, Newhouse School, Advertising Graduate Program. He would like to conduct this interview on Monday February 16, 2009 at a time between 9:00am-10:00am, USA, Eastern Standard Time.  Please calculate YOUR time accordingly. Please let me know what 15 minute time would be most convenient for you.  
Please also give me the EXACT phone number of which you will be using to receive this call.

拒信：

I regret to inform you that you have not been accepted to the Newhouse School’s Advertising master's program for the 2009-10 academic year.

The competition for spaces in the program was exceedingly tough and we were forced to make some very difficult decisions.  This admission decision should not be viewed as a reflection on your academic abilities or your potential to succeed.

We wish we had better news for you.  Good luck in your future endeavors.

似乎是要来的喜欢一起来，接下来没多久我就收到了UW-Madison的拒信。这一所当初决定申请的纯粹也是想碰碰运气的，所以几乎没报希望，而且经历了雪城的事情之后，这个带来的伤痛已经很小了。

We are sorry to inform you that you have not been admitted to the Graduate School at UW-Madison. A letter has been mailed.

接着我就开始把希望寄托在UIUC和UFL上，但结果还是令我失望。

I regret to inform you that after careful consideration, your application for admission to the Master’s program in the College of Journalism and Communications has been denied. The reviewers based their decision on the totality of the application materials you submitted.

The Master’s program is limited in size resulting in a very competitive application process. This means that many highly qualified applicants are denied.   This decision may not be due to anything negative in your file, but rather from the qualifications of other applicants and insufficient faculty resources to support your research interests.

Thank you for your interest in the University of Florida.  I certainly wish you success in your pursuit of higher education.

这时候已经是4月上旬了，我所申请的6所美国学校只剩下一所USC没有出结果了，接下来我就进入了将近两个月的漫长等待中。几乎每隔两天我就要打电话问一遍中介是否有结果，搞得我整个人都神经兮兮的。在5月二十多号，论坛上陆续有人说收到录取通知，而我还是什么消息都没收到，不祥的预感已经产生。这次USC没让我等太久，5月27号，我正式收到他家的rej。

Thank you for providing us the opportunity to review your application for admission to the Master of Communication management degree program at USC Annenberg.  I write with regrets that we are unable to offer you a space for fall 2009.
An official letter was mailed to your current mailing address in China, thank you for considering USC Annenberg for graduate studies.


就这样，我的09美国梦彻底醒了，碎了。可能会有人说我何必搞得这么悲观，10年再来不就行了，何必这么矫情。但是我只能说，各人有各人的情况，并不是每个家长都能支持孩子一直在这种看不到希望的路上不断走下去的，至少我爸妈并不支持，虽然他们也不反对，但对于我一个女孩子来说，我能在他们眼中看到担忧，也在我妈不断地看似开玩笑地让我去相亲的话语中看到我的美国梦碎。

总结

这一路走来，我想过很多，似乎可以说在这一年来我迅速成长起来。这一路的跌跌撞撞，也有一些经验教训可以说说，虽然很多人都说过了，也不一定符合别人的情况，但仍希望有一定的借鉴作用。

首先，我不建议找中介，这点绝对是经验之谈，省事是省事了，但是却有很多弊病，我上文也发过牢骚了。不过，关于这一点我也不后悔，因为当时的情况逼得我不得不找人代劳很多事。

其次，一定要重视托福成绩。在整个申请过程中，我觉得GRE重要是重要，但没有到致命性的作用。但在今年众多录取要求同时上语言学校的现状来看，考个好托福成绩还是很有必要的，而口语能力更加要加强，毕竟现在越来越多学校喜欢电话面试测试英语水平。我这次的申请失败，很大原因就是因为我的语言成绩实在是低到一个低点。

接下来的路怎么走我还没想好，但09fall申请的句点我现在要画下了，要接着准备将来的生活了。不过在经历了这么多失败和挫折之后，我仍然相信有生之年只要有机会，我还是会选择去那神秘的美洲大陆呆一呆的，毕竟那是我的一个梦，一个碎了但是仍然存在的美梦。

祝福收到offer的同志们在美生活一切顺利。