1)WhatwillyoustudyintheUnitedStates?IwillstudyformyPh.DdegreeinElectricandComputerEngineeringinAuburnUniversity.2)Whatisyourmajor?Inwhataspectofyourmajorwillyoustudy?What'syourfavoritesubject?MymajorofundergraduatestudyinZhongShanuniversityisComputationalScienceandmymajorofMs'degreeinPekingUniversityisComputerEngineering.MyspecifiedfieldofstudyisVideoandImageProcessing.3)4)WhatwillyoudoinUSA?/AreyougoingtostudyinUSA?IwillstudyformyPh.DdegreeinElectricandComputerEngineeringinAuburnUniversity.Iplantofinishmystudyinabout4yearsandthencomebacktochina.5)When/wheredidyougetyourBS/MS?IgotmyBachelor'sdegreeinComputationalSciencein2006fromZhongShanuniversity.IgotmyMaster'sdegreeinComputerEngineeringin2010fromPekingUniversity.6)What/whereareyoustudyingnow?I'munemployednow.IquitedmyjobinOctoberthisyear.7)HowlongwillyoustudyinUSA?About4years.IfIwokhardicangetmyPHDwithinashortertime.8)Haveyouanyscholarship?9)Whyyoudon'treceivefinancialaidfromthisUniv.?No,thecompetitioninElectricEngineeringisveryfierceandthebudgetforinternationalstudentswhowanttoenrollinSpringsemesterislimited,soIdidn'tgetanyscholarship.10)WhatdoyoudowithyourworkforPhD?Iwilltakecourses,teaching,doresearch,andfinishmythesisintheareaofimageprocessingtogetmyPh.dinElectricEngineeringin4years.11)Whatisyourpurposeforthevisa?IneedaF-1visainordertostudyformyPh.DdegreeinElectricandComputerEngineeringinAuburnUniversity.Iplantofinishmystudyinabout4yearsandthencomebacktochina.12)Whatisyouracademicbackground?Igotmybachelor'sdegreeinComputationalSciencein2006fromZhongShanUniversityandgotmyMS'sdegreeinSoftwareEngineeringin2010fromPekingUniversity.Imageprocessingismyfavoriteresearchfield,IhavepublishedseveralpapersandabookonthisfieldandIalsohavetwoyearsworkingexperienceonthat.13)HowdoyouknowthisUniv.?IsearchedtheRankingofUniversityinElectricEngineeringonlineandreadtheschoolsamongthetop100lists,visitedtheirwebsitetogetfamiliarwiththeirfacultyandresearch.Ifoundthereare7professorsinElectricdepartmentinAuburnUniversitywhoseresearchinterestincludesimageprocessing,verymany,thenIdecidetoapplyforthisUniversity.14)Whatisyourplan?Whatwillyoudoaftergraduation?IwillspecializeinImageProcessingandfinishmyPh.DstudyinElectricEngineeringinAuburnUniversityinabout4years.ThenIwillcomebacktoChinaandfindapositioninanUniversity.MydesiredworkplaceisShenZhen,I'mgoingtojoinShenZhenUniversitytobeaprofessorinElectricEngineering.15)GivemethreereasonsthatyouwillcomebacktoChina?Firstofall,I'mtheonlychildofmyparents.Ihavetocomebackandtakecareofmyparentssincetheywillbecomeolderandweakerastimegoesby.TheattachmenttofamilyisverystrongforourChinesepeople.Secondly,asyoucansee,IappliedforaPH.DprograminsteadofM.S.program.AsfarasIknow,andprobablyasyouknow,Ph.DholdersintheStatesarenotsoeasytofindgoodjobsasMsholderseveninthesamediscipline.IfIintendedtofindajobandstayinthestates,IwouldnothaveappliedforPh.D.butMSprogram.AndPh.Dwilltakemuchmoretime,withouttherealinterest,whowouldpaysomuchtimeandenergytochaseaPh.Ddegree?Finally,itwillbeveryeasyformetofindagoodjobinanyofthebigcitiesinchinawithmyPh.DinElectricEngineeringgotintheUnitedStates.MycareerobjectivedeterminesthatitisabetterchoiceformetocomebacktoChinathanstayinginthestates.YouseemylongrangeobjectiveistobecomeaprofessoranditwouldbeverydifficultformetorealizeitshouldIchoosetostayinthestates,fortheUnitedStatesisahighlydevelopedcounty,thecompetitiontogetapositioninUniversityistoofierce.Onthecontrary,ifIcomebacktochina,Ihavemuchbetteropportunity.Sincechinaisunderdeveloped,itleavesmuchmorespaceforpeople,soitismuchmorepracticalformetogetateachingpositioninaChineseUniversity.16)Canyouexplainwhy90%Chinesestudentsdidn'tcomeback?Ithinkthatispartlybecausetheywereafraidthattheywouldnotbetreatedfairlyaftertheycomeback.Asamatteroffact,thatusedtobethereality.Butthingshasbeenchanginggreatlyduringrecentyearsandmuchmorestudentsarecomingbackaftertheyhavefinishedtheirstudy.Ialsothinkthishassomethingtodowiththemajors.Asforstudentsmajoringinscience,theymaylikethebetterequipment,environmentandsalaryinthestatesbecausetheyareafraidthatiftheyarebacksomeoftheirresearchcannotgoonasaresultofpoorfacilityandshortageoffunding.Butasformymajor,itwillbeveryeasyformetofindagoodjobinanyofthebigcitiesinchinawithmyPh.DinElectricEngineeringgotintheUnitedStates.Yousee,itisapracticalmajor.MycareerobjectivealsodeterminesthatitisabetterchoiceformetocomebacktoChinathanstayinginthestates.YouseemylongrangeobjectiveistobecomeaprofessoranditwouldbeverydifficultformetorealizeitshouldIchoosetostayinthestates,fortheUnitedStatesisahighlydevelopedcounty,thecompetitiontogetapositioninUniversityistoofierce.Onthecontrary,ifIcomebacktochina,Ihavemuchbetteropportunities.Sincechinaisunderdeveloped,itleavesmuchmorespaceforpeople,soitismuchmorepracticalformetogetateachingpositioninaChineseUniversity.17)WhydoyouchoosethisUniv.?Firstofall,theElectricEngineeringprogramofAuburnUniversityisamongthetopPh.Dprogramsinthestates,andinmyproposedresearchfield-imageprocessing,thereare7professorsinElectricEngineeringDepartmentinAuburnU