(VO is wondering the school is not very good, why do you want to go there? Your answer is in the right direction, but no useful infomation.)
ME:是一个同学推荐我去林肯大学的,她也是我上海大学的同学,当她知道我打算去国外读书她强烈的推荐了这所大学给我。but my reason is 林肯大学在okland,很接近san fransico,美国西海岸的金融中心,我觉得非常适合我去读MBA学位。
(Your friend recommended to you, she must have told you some reasons. Why don't you say anything specific? There are at least 30 colleges in Bay Area. Why this one?)
VO:我就是从西海岸来的!我从来没听说过林肯大学!(开始打电脑)
ME:是嘛,你可以在网上查一下
(???!!! The issue is not if this school exists. VO's thinking it is such a bad school, why do you want to go there? What can you learn there?)
VO:嗯,我正在查。继续打电脑(隔了几秒,没声音,我打破沉默)
ME:找到了嘛?有相关的信息嘛?
(You need to tell her what you know about this school, good program, good faculty, good curriculum, blahblahblah.)
(Actually VO thinks you are a quality person, but you are not really going to America for study, or you should choose a better school so that you will not waste money and time in that Lincoln University which really sucks.)
(If you really want to learn sth, there are many better business schools which don't require GMAT. Or if this program offers sth truly special to you, articulate those reasons. Best wishes.)