美国F1签证面试中的问题介绍(一).

　　下面是一些美国F1签证面试问题及答案，这些是经常问到的一些问题，也为大家列举了一些参考答案，希望对于正在准备签证面试的同学有所启发或指导。

　　Q:What will you study in USA?

　　What’s your major, what aspect of your major will you study?

　　What will you do in USA? Are you going to study in USA?

　　A: I’m going to study XXX(major) in XXX University. My research program will concentrate on the relationship between architectural design and culture, environment, human behavior, psychology. That is, how architectural design can create cheerful environment and living condition for people. Also I will do some research on the advanced method and techniques for architectural design under some complicated conditions.

　　Q: Why do you want to study in US?

　　A: Because the architectural design and research in US is at the leading position in the world. Many famous architects work there. Meanwhile, the prospect of architecture design in China is very promising. I’d like to do my advanced research in architecture and get a Master’s degree in US. This will help me to achieve higher entry status when I come back to China, and is helpful for me to achieve my personal plan of development.

　　In 1998, we had a international design competition for the China National Grand Theater, I was assigned by XXX University as an assistant of the proprietor’s committee of the theater. Right in this competition, I found our designs, including the design by XXX, cannot compete with the foreign ones at all. We still have a long way to go, and there must be some breakthrough in our architectural design and education. The best way I think, is to learn advanced theory and method from abroad. Thus I decided to study in US.

　　Q: Why did you choose XXX university?

　　How did you know this university?

　　Have you any scholarship?

　　Why did you receive scholarship from this university?

　　A: (Many former student graduated from XXX had gone to this university. They said it is an excellent university with very good academic condition. I also visited its website and got some introduction materials from their graduate school. I found it is really a good university whose research program well caters to my research interests.)

　　As I know, the graduate program of architecture in XXX University is special. Its program is intentionally small and flexible, thus can meet the individual needs and goals of a small number of students. This is very important for me to accomplish my academic research.

　　I think my outstanding academic record in XXX, together with my excellent GRE and Tol scores and other documents such as portfolio and statement of intent had impressed the admission committee. Based on these, they granted me their most prestigious graduate award -- the university graduate fellowship. With this fellowship, there’s no RA or TA duties for me, and it’s renewable for the next years. Thus I can be more concentrated on my graduate studies and research.

　　(I know that XXX University isn’t as famous as Yale, Upenn, but you can’t judge a university only by its ranking. Yale and Upenn also gave me scholarship, but XXX university gave me a very warm welcome. Their dean interviewed me on telephone several times. It is obvious that XXX university pays much more attention on me than Yale and Upenn do. This is very important for one who wish to achieve academic success.)

　　In their letters, they told me they can provide sufficient funds to assist me in research. Many former student graduated from my university went to XXX university, they said the research condition there is pretty good. They had a perfect CAD Lab. These students have already made great progress in XXX university.

　　Q: Why do you want to pursue a M.S, while you already had a M.E in China?

　　A: I do want to get higher academic achievement as possible as I can. But you know, most US universities don’t offer Ph.D. program in architecture.

　　The master’s degree I already had is in Building Science and Technology, mainly in the building acoustic design. But currently in China, people don’t pay much attention on this field. We can only work as acoustics consultants, while the future is not good. When I made the decision 4 years ago, I didn’t realize it. And later, I found that I still interest in architectural design, and I have the potential. In China, excellent architect, or designer is in great desire, especially those who learned advanced design method from US. So I hope I can get a M.S in US, therore I can make great development in China.

　　Also as you know, there’s too many people have master’s degree in China, they don’t have as much advantage as they once had. While a US degree is different. People come back from US can get much higher status and payment.