[F1 Shanghai 1000 pass] Aug 26th 2004

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今天早上去签证，本来就觉得去不去都没有关系，也没有什么准备。结果是出乎意料的顺利，肯定是放水，大概5-10分钟就给过了。也记下过程，给以后的人做参考吧。附件是我签证签一天对着签证25问写的一点摘要，也拿出来算个记录吧。

VO可能是传说中的水车小glassboy（现场人说的），因为从来没有看过签经，不知道是不是，反正是今天上午的window 10。

背景：清华本科，新加坡master，回国工作一年
去向：umass computer engineering

VO: nice to meet u
me: yeah... good morning
VO: good morning
然后双方寒暄，问答一些类似于你是不是去这个学校，工作做些什么之类的没有营养的问题

关键问题1
VO: what are you going to study at USA?
me: wireless technologies, especially for more secure and efficient architecture.
VO: does it mean encryption or decryption?
me: no no, encryption and decryption are application level, I will research in fundamental architecture, theoretical.
VO: then could you explain it?
me: ok... suppose you are going to withdraw money from the bank. to hire a body guard is like encryption, but to have the bank officer secretly take money to an assigned place to meet you for the withdraw is architectural. It changes the operation model to increase security.
VO: ok, I got it. （我想其实他是快昏倒了... -_-b）

关键问题2
VO: what are you going to do after graduation?
me: come back to China and establish a company to research and develop fundamental wireless technology.
VO: are you sure this technology is needed in China?
me: in fact it is not the problem of importance, it is the problem of necissity. For example, in IC industry, China government invests 16 Billion Yuan this year. However, in my eyes, it is a great waste. To buy an advanced line cost billion dollars and another multimillion dollars are needed for trainning operators -- and only operators. It is not industry because almost every raw materials such as wafer and many chemical componds are competely relied on imports. You can not build industry like that, you must have fundamental technologies first. Hence it is necessary to study fundamental wireless technologies before China implements the wireless industry plan.

关键问题3
VO: Why did you have your master in Singapore?
me: Two years ago, I planned to enter academia and that master is an attempt to a thorough understanding in my interested area. After one year study, I feel the urgent need from my country and I come back. Now I exactly understand what my country lacks so I will go out again to seek it. To be frankly, my salary and yearly bonus are more than the scholarship. I am not going to U.S. for money.

然后VO要了我的resume去看了看，其余任何材料都没有看，夸我几句什么真年轻之类之后就给了我visa.... 当然我也恭维他很帅... 嗯，有来有往嘛... 不过他的确很帅... sigh

个人感觉就是... 自己想明白了为什么要出国，英语能够表达，没有硬伤，签证过程至少可以保证心态很好。祝明年的各位和今年nk的朋友好运（不会今年还有比我晚的F1 1000吧 -_-b）。

ft... 不能贴附件... 那我就copy & paste吧...

FAQ for F1 Visa Appointment
Xiao, Sheng (Steven)
Aug 25th 2004
Copyright 2004 by Xiao, Sheng (stevenx@126.com)

What will you study in U.S.?
I will study a Ph.D. in the area of wireless technologies. More specifically, to research for more secure and efficient architecture for modern wireless communication.

Why do you want to study in U.S.?
Prof. xxx is the authority of my dedicated area and he is happened to be a professor in a U.S. university. So…
I may be rich if I continue to work in China. While I think my work is of much less value to my country comparing with my future contribution after 4 to 5 years study in my dedicated area.

Why do you choose this University?
Actually, university reputation or ranking is not a dominant factor to me. I had focused on wireless technologies for more than 3 years and know almost all big names. I choose this university because of Prof. xxx. He is the chairman of IEEE xxx and he has a Ph.D. vacancy this year.

What is your plan? What will you do after graduation?
I plan to come back to China and establish a company to research and develop fundamental wireless technologies. Of course, I will sale them.

Give me three reasons that you will come back to China?
My dream and my value
Here is the place I am willing to devote my life for. Otherwise I need not to leave my current promising position to seek an oversea Ph.D.
Easier success
My mother is xxx; My uncle is xxx. I don’t have a blood relative in U.S. congress.
Family
Only China can provide the traditional atmosphere for ideal family in my mind. I can have same house and car and even food in U.S. But I can not duplicate my blood relatives and family environment there.

Can you explain why 90% Chinese students didn't come back?
I mean not offense. I think they did not come back mainly because of the culture advertisement of U.S. In traditional Chinese culture as I believe, a person’s value mainly is his/her value to the society. While Americans are mostly on the contrary. So, those who believe in U.S. go and stay, ignore the cost of China society in growing them up.