转自:寄托
时间:2007年5月4日
地点:北京
学位:美国LLM
1000被拒 而且被拒理由很牵强!现在把当时情形回放于此 希望版主和各牛人帮忙指点
VO是个黑人,女性。我是当天的最后一个,她在面我之前回过头去和另一个人说:“thank you for your encouragement!”被我听见,现在想来估计当时也是很累或者正好心情不好吧。
VO: so u want to study in the US?
LX: yes, i'm going to persue my LL.M degree in the College of William and Mary.
VO: why do you choose this university?
LX: because it has good reputation in law education, and the long history proves that it is a worthy school for my futher study.--选校原因说得很糟糕,相信你自己也清楚了(现在觉得这话说得毫无逻辑可言……我想表达什么啊?!)
VO: where is it?
LX: it's in Virginia.
VO: are u a student now?
LX: yes, I'm a student in XXXX
(给她看了我的学生证和学位证明,以及成绩单)
VO: why do you still want to study law after you've got a bachelor degree?
LX: because the undergraduate study of law interests me so much, and makes me want to learn more on this subject. and to become a good lawyer in China has alwasy been my goal, and at that time i will be able to help with my father's cooperation.--说实话,你的future goal说得并不好,在中国当律师去美国学习法律不是很说得过去,毕竟两国法律方面的差异还是比较大的.你过去念书会让VO觉得不那么必要的,至少你没有说服她.
VO: have u ever been to the US before?
LX: no, it's the first time I apply for a visa to the US.
VO: have u ever been to other countries as a student?
LX: yes, once I was an exchange student to XXXX in XX.
(给她看了我的交流生证明)
VO: what does your father do?
LX: My father owns a private cooperation.
(给她看了营业执照和收入证明,营业执照上我爸是法人代表,注册资金300万,收入证
明上我爸是董事长,从2005年开始每年收入20万人民币)
VO: what did he do before he started this company?
LX: he worked as an assistant manager in another company, and finally he
created his own bussiness.
VO: what does your mother do?
LX: she is a housewife.(现在想来我似乎应该加上一句,because my father's income is enough for the whole family's expenses--是,有机会应该加上这句的) Both of them are willing to give me financial support for my LL.M study.
(sponsorship statement, certificate of deposit,一共有人民币46万,美金7千。我爸名下40万人民币,我妈名下6万RMB和7000USD)
VO看了一半天,再看了看I-20,估计在算钱,我加了一句:and the college offered
me a sholarship, USD 6,000.给她看了学校通知给我奖学金的电邮。
VO: what do you want to do in the future?
LX: I want to be a lawyer, and help my father to run his cooperation.--归国计划严重的没有准备好.建议结合父亲公司面临的某些问题,使你需要去学习LLM然后回来帮助父亲更好的打理公司.至于你want to be a lawyer,建议你从中美上贸易或者某些方面的差异上来说,具有懂得美国法律又熟悉中美2过国情,并有一口流利英文的人是很有前途的.
VO开始敲键盘,之后跟我说:I can't give you a visa today, i'm sorry. because your fund can't convince me that it will be enough for your study in the US. you can reapply......接下去的我忘了,我接着跟她理论:why do you say it's not enough? the total amount exceed the costs list on the I-20 form.然后再把certificate of deposit推给她看,加了一句:please do the maths--不要对VO说这么不礼貌的话,还是应该表现出自身的高素质和修养, it's
sufficient! I have 500,000 RMB from my parents to suppurt my study!
VO看了一会儿,指着电脑说:it's done, i can't change the result. you could reapply next time.
然后旁边的保安就过来收我的东西……
总之,准备的东西中没用上我的CV,Study Plan,我家的房产证,我在大学里得的奖学
金证书以及奖状等。而且,现在这么一写一回忆,觉得其实还有很多地方可以改进完
善。大概还停留在之前去NZ的材料签的思维模式上,把资料一丢给人家爱看什么看什么
的被动心态吧。还是太大意了。
我准备五月中旬再签,但由于VO给的理由实在让我有些莫名,都不知道能在哪些方面改善了。希望大家都帮忙看看,给提点建议啊
十分感谢 Shaka: 感觉资金并不是VO拒你的主要原因,我觉得赴美必要性差了点,而且在表达归国计划的时候是显然未能convince VO的.选校原因也需要改进. 拒你的理由表面上比较牵强,实际上在整个过程中你都表现得不好,让VO想拒你. VO最后跟你说reapply,还是有希望的.认真准备,加油!
Magic:
这个case里,资金不是主要问题,虽然比家庭一年收入多,但是都可以接受的.在美国,也不见得一个学生家庭收入就一定比学费多的.. 而且总体经济情况还是不错的.
除非是VO算错资金.. 2000的时候可以就这个问题重点给VO解释一下..表明的确是资金足够.
还有个需要注意的问题: 专业是Law, 出来当律师和在公司帮忙,关联性不太大的..两国法律体制不同,而且公司的情况也没说明需要这样的法律知识支持..这会使VO质疑你的求学目的性,不太强,投资回报比较低等等...考虑一下这个方面的问题.. |