接下来就是今天,抱着准备了一个月的材料和老妈昨天“飞机人肉快递”新鲜送到的存款证明(嘱咐了N遍,可是老爸还是把仅有的两张存款证明寄给了学校,五一最后一天才发现,中行还放假不能办,晕过去~只好让老妈第二天办好飞来上海,狂奢侈啊!)在签证处等了3个多小时后,终于见到了传说中的VO!
VO:383到6号窗口
(由于之前看到他在面382,知道自己快了,号还没叫完,我就杵在窗口了)
VO: (一脸严肃看电脑,沉默....)
ME: (看VO不鸟我,不知该不该开口,干脆沉默too....)
....估计有1分钟,俺都快把他脑门上的豆豆数完了,他才抬头,我还来不及说准备已久的问好,他就先用中文让我按手印(惊讶加郁闷,也不知道他是探亲签多了,还是BS我的英语呢?),乖乖照做
VO:What major r u going to study in US?
ME:I will study for my M.S in Educational Psychology at XXX
VO:How long? 1 year? 2 years? aha 3 years!(由于他叫号太快,根本来不及先看我的I-20和DS表,只好边问边乱翻,汗~)
ME: (smile)yes, the normal length of the master program is 36 months, however I would like to conclude my study in about 2 years, since you know that many chinese students would study hard and finish the program in less than 3 years.
VO:Where r u graduated from?
ME:Wuhan Univ. Actually I have got 2 bachelors degrees, one in Advertising and the other in Psychology.
VO:Why r u in Shanghai.
ME:I have been working at advertising agencys in Shanghai for 1 year as an Account Executive. You could see from my working experience on the form.
VO: (忽然看到我的专业,皱眉)ooh, you r going to study Educational Psychology. Why not MBA or Advertising?
ME: (心想:心理学都没钱读了,还让我读MBA或者Advertising岂不更没钱?!不过还是继续Smile)Well, I'm not changing my major, since you know I also have a BS in psychology for my undergraduate studies. And I chose the job of Account Executive is not only because I'm graduated as advertising majored but also because of its connections to psychology. You know, such work needs effective communication skills and the ability to interact with many different kinds of people. So I have cumulated my experiences which are beneficial for psychology as well.
VO:You r going to XXX, how do you know this Univ.?
ME:I got to know this Univ. from a family friend who have been studied at XXX for many years and he told me it's a good place for study...(被打断,说实在的,自己都觉得这个回答有够烂,本来后面还要补充其他信息,但是聊着聊着就忽略了——有硬伤的好处)
VO:Who? XXX(指着我I-20上老爸的名字问)
ME:nono, is a family friend. And this one is my father who will support my study at OSU.
VO:Where is your father?
ME:Wuhan.
VO:开始叽里咕噜讲钱的事情,大致意思是说要多少钱,你父母怎么支持你接下来的学费,那可是要多少多少的啊....
ME: (终于说到正题上了,突然发现干扯这么久,我的材料都没拿出来,他当然不清楚状况啦!这时候当然要把准备好的“土”拿出来挡啊,埋头找asset list——这个东西真的很管用,VO根本不要看资金证明、收入证明了,可以直接拿着它算账)Yeah, my parents have already set aside a generous amount of money solely for my education. And here is the asset list and also the certifications from the bank.
VO: (拿到手瞟了两眼,还是觉得我钱不够,我还把关键的数据用荧光笔划出来了,他皱着眉摇头)I want to see your income.(不知道是他有拒我的意图了,还是理解错误)
ME: (傻眼,关我啥事?是我老爸老妈出钱啊!我一上海小打工妹很穷的好吧!可是他说的很清楚要看我的收入,只好再确认一下)You mean my income?
VO:YES
ME: (工作收入证明给他,我把自己两份工作的全部资料放在一个对开的A4夹里,着实把glassboy看郁闷了,完全摸不到头脑)
VO:I want to see the certification from %$#%
ME: (以为是要看税单,亏我还把自己那点破工资的税单也开了,让他从工作证明下面拿出来看)
VO: (结果他更是看得一头雾水,好不容易在我的收入证明上找到一个数字40,000,指着那个他唯一关心的数字问了一堆,从他表情可以看出他对这个数字非常不满意,也不知道是觉得我一年40,000太少,还是当成一个月40,000太多,又或者是觉得40,000根本不够我学费,反正脸上就写着三个字:我不信!)
ME: (不听VO叽里咕噜了,觉得再追究我的收入根本是扯淡,决定主动出击)Well, this is MY income, however it is my PARENTS who will support my study abroad. You could check with the bank certifications and my asset list.(我把asset list和两张存款证明放在一个透明夹里,他只看到面上一张asset list,死活不会往下翻,急死我了,结果忘了怎么说存款证明在下面,就差没把手伸进去帮他翻了,狂汗~)
VO: (终于放弃了对我收入的攻击,打开电脑开始算帐)
ME: (心想:不怕,你算好了,俺在家可是算了几十遍的,绰绰有余,还把零头都去掉了,现在人民币值钱了,俺们不跟你计较零头了,嘿嘿~)
VO: (突然抬头)And your father has an apartment?
ME:Yes, would you like to see the certifications?
VO:No.(继续算账....)
ME: (冷场了半分钟左右,觉得无聊,看VO也算得差不多了,决定打破僵局)Would you like to see the certifications of my parents income?(打开又一大包材料准备送进去,估计VO经过之前的两包材料攻势,已经怕了,根本都不鸟我一眼)
VO:No....I will let you go(估计是被我骚扰烦了,意思是:我会让你过的,so shut up!继续打电脑)
ME: (心喜,不过还没看到小绿条,所以立马乖乖闭嘴)
VO: (在我的I-20上画了几笔,整理好材料加小绿条一起丢出来给我,还是看都不看我一眼)
ME: (Big Smile飞快的说了句练得最熟的话)Thank you so much, have a nice day~抱着我的两大摞材料落荒而逃