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MY 25问
1) What will you study in the United States?
3) What will you do in USA?
4) Are you going to study in USA?
9) What do you want to study in USA?
11) What is your purpose for the visa?
I’m going to study Master of Urban planning in the school of architecture, planning and preservation in Columbia university. The UP field is quite developed in the US and there are lots of experience and cases to study.
2) What is your major? In what aspect of your major will you study?
I’m studying urban planning in the school of architecture in Southeast University. And I’m going to further study urban planning in Columbia university. My specified field of study has not been determined yet. But I’m required to select my specialization during the first year of study.
There are four specializations offered in the Urban Planning Program:
Housing;
International Comparative Planning;
Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development;
Urban Economic Development.
I think I’ll choose physical planning as my specialization.
一、跟本科学的东西承接
二、跟职业目标吻合
First, it’s more similar to what I have leant during the undergraduate study.
Second, this specialization goes accordance with my career goal, that is to become a **, or you may call it a chief urban planner. Coz physical planners work on long-range comprehensive plans which are designed to coordinate all the important activities in which a community engages–housing, recreation, transportation, water and air quality, and so forth.
And physical planners usually help develop or administer local regulations which establish the kind of housing, industrial, and retail facilities which can be built in the city. Others evaluate the impact of proposed residential or commercial development and suggest ways for communities to respond. I’m going to protect open space and agricultural land in the face of increasing demands for new homes and businesses.
5) When/where did you get your BS/MS?
6) What/where are you studying now?
12) What is your academic background? (SHOW VO RESUME)
I’ll get my bachelor’s degree of engineering in urban planning at the end of this month. (June)
7) How long will you study in USA?
I’ll study Urban planning in the school of architecture, planning and preservation in Columbia university for two years.
8) Have you any scholarship? (SHOW VO PROOF)
The school does not give international students any kind of financial aid. I’ve printed the FAQ from their website. And you can see……The second year, I can apply for TA….
10) What do you do with your work for BS/MS/PhD?
I will take courses, do research and practice, join studios, attend the electives and work on my specialization in urban planning in 2 years.
13) How do you know this Univ.? Why Columbia?
17) Why do you choose this Univ.?
1. Program suits me
2. 回国后名声好
3. location
4. professor suggests
怎么知道哥大?
One visiting professor recommended several of the best urban planning programs to me two years ago. Columbia is one of them.
WHY COLUMBIA
The program in Columbia emphasize on physical planning and the education system and curriculum is similar to what I’m learning now. so I believe the urban planning program in Columbia will suit me pretty well. And it’s one of the best planning programs in the US and it consists of leading international experts and highly regarded practicing professionals. Students in this program are from diverse backgrounds and cultures, and I can learn a great deal from such multi-culture communication.
Another important factor is, the name of Columbia will carry far when I’m back to china. I talked with my parents and they also talked with their friends about which university to choose. And I can see that most people in china only know Columbia university. So this will help me a lot when I come back.
Besides its fame and quality, I think I’ll soon benefit from the center of NY. Location is one of most important factors for urban planning students since we need to experience the urban life, we need lots of information. NY is the global center, and is often the first to experience new urban phenomena and public policy responses. The experiences learned in NY will be applicable in urban areas internationally.
And I discussed the question with several of my professors and nearly all of them suggested me to go to Columbia.
14) What is your plan? What will you do after graduation?
I’ll finish my study on urban planning in Columbia after two years and then come back to china.
My ideal future career is to be a ** who could function as a chief planner and designer of a city.
As most of the cities in China lack a deliberate plan, the universities are now cultivating more and more planners and designers to meet the demand. However, what we need is not only those planners but also chief planners who can steer the whole situation from a macroscopic point of view.
I want to be such a **. And actually china is quite lack of such chief planners now. Many cities offer high salary to invite a chief planner. Here I have some web pages, you can see many cities, including my city, desire for chief planners.
15) Give me three reasons that you will come back to China? 少一个原因回国原因一般要三点论: 社会地位加经济回报为第一第二,兴趣绝对第三
1. All my family and my properties are in china. All my social ties are in china.
2. The urban planning field is already saturated in the US. But in china, everywhere is under development, everywhere is booming. I guess maybe I can find a decent job in the US, but I don’t think there’s much to plan, to build. And I won’t realize my ambition. But here in china, I have a strong academic background and I’m from one of the best universities in the world, I’ll realize my career goal and earn a lot. (VO, in US, you can earn more. ME: if you just compare the salary, it seems planners in the US can earn twice to four times than in China, but consider about the price level in the two countries, I can buy the same thing with a much lower price in China, so with the salary in China, I will be a wealthy girl, but with the one in the US, I’m just middle class. So it’s wiser to come back).
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16) Can you explain why 90% Chinese students didn't come back?
I think things are changing greatly during the recent years since china is developing fast and our country encourages students to come back, there’re many policies for the encouragement and many opportunities.
And I think many students don’t come back because they are studying science, they need better equipment and environment in the US, and they are afraid if they come back, their research cannot go on. But I think when china is more developed, this will also be changed.
But for me, I’m not studying science, my major won’t have a promising future in the US, I have to work in a fast developing country like china.
18) Why do you like your major? WHY URBAN PLANNING?
At first, it was my father who brought me great interest in architecture and cities when I was a child.And then I visited many cities in and out of china by myself, like Beijing, Qingdao, hongkong, Macau, paris, Tokyo, BCN, berlin, different places and different cultures just made me more interested in cities.
During those trips, I can see there’re many problems caused by urban development and the lack of deliberate planning, such as environmental pollution, slums, urban sprawling etc. And I think it’s too bad for the whole human race as well as our planet. And I want to learn urban planning and hope to change this situation and make it a better place to live in.
Besides, planning requires a broad spectrum of knowledge, we have to learn a number of different subjects. This suits my characteristic pretty well, as I’m interested in lots of things and I’d like to learn different things.
Finally, china needs planners, and planners usually can find a decent job and get good paid.
爸爸 兴趣
然后自己访问城市有兴趣
然后看到许多城市问题想要改变
最后规划要学很多 广泛 适合我的性格
规划也有可观的收入
19) Why do you want to study in USA? Why not other countries? WHY USA?
WHY NOT OTHER COUNTRY?
In Europe, usually the government is the final decision-maker, but in the US, everything is private, and the government is only a coordinator, you emphasis greatly on public participation, and I think China need more such planning system.
WHY US?
I want to be a ** who could function as a chief planner and designer of a city and who should provide a main direction of the development, which is the most important aspect for the city’s future. As most of the cities in China lack a deliberate plan, the universities are now cultivating more and more planners and designers to meet the demand. However, what we need is not only those planners but also chief planners who can steer the whole situation from a macroscopic point of view.
A planner needs to have a broad spectrum of knowledge; a chief planner requires an even higher standard level. In China urban planning is still in its initial stages. But in the US, the urban planning system is complete and can run itself, most cities have developed and there’re much experience and many cases to learn. So, to realize my career goal and to learn from the multi-cultural place, I’m spurred to study in the US.
美国的规划体系健全,可以自己运作。中国不行
20) Why do you want to pursue a doctor/master's degree?
I just feel it’s not enough to have only undergraduate study. We did learn a lot of things during the past five years, but these courses are very basic and simple, I need more advanced and detailed graduate study.
为什么不先工作再来?
首先我有实习经验
其次我认为学的理论和方法都还不够,不足以用实践来提升自己的水平,按照老师的话来说,读完硕士才是一个完整的PROFESSIONAL培养过程
I actually have some internship experience in and out of China. And I know what work is like to some extent.
And I think the theories and methodology that I have learnt is not enough for my professional work. According to my professor, graduate study is necessary for the professional education.
22) What is the difficult class do you have?
The design course. It’s quite abstract, and requires for great imagination and inspiration. And you cannot only learn from the books, it won’t work. You have to do lots of practice.
25) What's the difference between your major now and the major in USA?
They are almost the same. The difference is that, the courses in SEU is more concerned about design and the one in Columbia is more about other fields, such as political, social, economic aspects etc.. And my graduate study will be more detailed and advanced.
你要花很多钱的?怎么赚回来?
Yes indeed it’s a great amount of money, but Columbia worth it and education can’t be measured by money, our family view it as a long-term investment.
And as a planner, I’ll earn a lot when I begin my career in china.
Besides, it’ll cause no big pressure on my family.
I’ve prepared an asset list and maybe you want to have a look at it. And also some web pages to show the current salary of a planner. (SHOW VO Columbia doesn’t offer financial aid.)
And actually my parents don’t spend much money, I’m the only consumer^^ |
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