Senior:What does your father do?
carlzhuang:blabla
Senior:Your mother?
carlzhuang:blabla
Senior:Why do you choose U. of I.?
carlzhuang:I chose several universities around the world, which have strong ECE graduate programs, among which U. of I. is the best. Besides its reputation, constantly ranked top four among engineering schools in the States, I'm attracted by the flexible and interdisciplinary research environment...
Senior(gently interruptting):So, what's your plan after the MS degree?
carlzhuang:Actually, I chose phd as my ultimate goal in my application. The dept requires me to get a MS degree before going for my phd. After graduate study at U. of I, I plan to come back to China and join a R&D Center in industry. As you can see, my research will have wide application in the electronics market and China has the largest market ...
Senior: Please come on Monday and get your visa. (giving me a small sheet)
carlzhuang: anytime on Monday?
Senior: 3:30 PM.
carlzhuang: Thank you.
Senior (keep typing on the computer as usual)