VO: are you here for graduate school?
我:yes. it's a phd program.
VO:what's your major for master's degree?
我:i don't have a master's degree (econ phd一般前两年差不多是master的状态所以没读).
VO:(稍微愣了一下) ah... what's your major for bachelor's degree then?
我:applied mathematics and economics.
(中间因为说得有点快她让我重复了一两次……)
VO:so those are what you got from the previous school (指我美本的项目)?
我:yeah that's right.
VO:when did you return to china?
我:a couple of days ago (刚刚辞职回来).
VO:did you just finish your program?
我:no... i worked for two years. my undergraduate professor told me it would be better to work as a research assistant (or so) for some experience before getting to the phd program (工作是在一家econ consulting做researcher).
VO:okay... were you working on opt?
我:yeah but beginning from last october i was on h1b. my employer would automatically apply for h1b for its employees (这个是实情,真的就直接给申请了,当时一方面觉得直接说不要hr估计会觉得很奇怪,另一方面觉得应该中不了也就没在意,结果没想到真中了……).
VO:okay... 可以看一下你的简历吗?(这个地方真的用的是中文……)
我:(愣了一下) 哦好 (递过去她看了一下之后) do you want my study plan as well?
VO:(犹豫了一下) sure (但其实从头到尾她都没看study plan).
(中间一段打字)
VO:so you have a scholarship?
我:yeah it's fully funded.
VO:(又开始中文了)你能不能用中文说一下你具体要做的领域?
我:好的……我打算做发展经济和国际经济。发展经济主要聚焦经济发展,现在的热点是可持续发展;国际经济主要分国际贸易和国际货币,我打算做的是国际贸易对劳动力市场的影响(这个地方多说一句是为了避免她接下来往贸易战问)。
(又是一小段打字)
VO:what's your plan after you complete the degree?
我:i'm planning to come back to china and find a research and teaching position in a top chinese university. i have a friend in peking university who told me i should get a us phd first before applying for such a job in china (多加这么一句强调了一下留学必要性).
VO:(笑了一下) yea i guess that's true for a top university.
我:yeah right.
之后又一小段打字,她就把I-20 study plan什么的退给我了,然后还给了我蓝条说通过了。