Me: Hi,Nice to meet you.
VO: Nice to meet you. Why do you want to study in the U.S. for PhD?
Me: My career goal is to be a professor in ecology. Now I am a Master student and it is not enough. So I need to continue to study to get a PhD. (后面还想继续说,但是被VO打断,她点头说OK)
VO: Why do you choose this University?
Me: Because I am very interested in the research projects of the professor in the university. I had a talk with him on Skype, blablabla......In addition, he will provide me the financial support which can reduce my pressure about the cost and let me focus on the study.(VO继续点头,表示满意,我一直看着VO的眼睛回答问题,发现她的深蓝色眼睛很漂亮……)
VO(看着我的I-20): You get a tuition waiver, but how can you pay the rest of the cost?
Me: I am offered a full-time graduate assistantship in the university, the stipend is about *** each year. I also have a tuition waiver, so the total is more than the cost in the university.
VO: Why can you get the tuition waiver?
我有点吃惊为啥会这么问,正不知道该怎么开口的时候,VO好像明白了什么继续说:That is a part of your assistantship, right?
我赶忙说Yeah!Yeah!(心里嘘了口气 )
然后VO就在敲键盘,根据我刚才的回答,我觉得应该没问题,所以也不想再说什么,觉得VO可能就是在写写记录之类的吧,不过还是有点点担心,呵呵。
1分钟后,VO说OK,you are approved。其实这句没听太清楚,因为我只盯着她给我撕绿条了,心里太激动,想着这样就过了?一堆材料都不看一下?
拿到绿条,赶紧Thank you! You are so nice!
VO: Have a good day!
Me: Have a good day, too!