) What will you study in the United States?

 1 I will study for my Ph.D in Industrial & systems engineering in the University of Florida.

  2) What is your major? In what aspect of your major will you study?

 2. My current major of undergraduate study in xian jiaotong university is industrial engineering. I will continue to study industrial  engineering for
my Ph.D. in the University of Florida. My specified field of study has not been determined yet. the department ( I mean here the department of Industrial and systems engineering of university of Florida) let me decide what I will study within one year after my arrival in the campus. But prop ably I will select production management as my specified area, since my career objective Is to be a entrepreneur in china and own my own successful enterprise.(what kind of enterprise do you want to own?-Manufacturing firm, like a auto firm or some kind of services. I think this is mainly up to the economic condition when I get my ph.D and come back to china. you see the Chinese government is trying to privatize some of the small or medium sized stated owned firms. And trying to privatize some of the small or medium sized stated owned firms. And by the time I graduate, maybe I will be able to own one of these firms and start my own career. Hopefully I will employ what I have learn in industrial Engineering, you know, quality assurance, improving efficiency and productivity, and reducing waste, and finally make myself a successful entrepreneur.

  3) What will you do in USA?

 I will study for my Ph.D degree in industrial engineering in the University of Florida. I plan to finish my study in about 4 years and then come back
to china.

  4) Are you going to study in USA?

 yes. I will study for my Ph.D degree in industrial engineering in the University of Florida. I plan to finish my study in about 4 years and then come back to china.

  5) When/where did you get your BS/MS?

 I am going to get my Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering in this c I am going to get my Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering in this coming July from xian jiaotong university.

  6) What/where are you studying now?

 I am now studying for my Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering in xian jiaotong university.

  7) How long will you study in USA?

 About 4-5 years. My future advisor said that if I wok hard I can get my ph.D within a shorter time.

  8) Have you any scholarship?

 Yes. on the basis of the eval2uation of my resume, personal statement, undergraduate transcripts, and gre toefl scores, I was accepted by the department as a priority student and honored full financial support including a tuition waiver and yearly stipend of 16,000 us dollars, which is renewable for a total of 4 years.(what if you do not have financial award for the fifth year.-
-Well, firstly there is little possibility that I will study for 5 years for my ph.d, since most of the ph.D students get their degrees within 4 years. My ph.d, since most of the ph.D students get their degrees within 4 years. My  future advisor said that 4 years is the normal period of study for Ph.D And, even if I have to study for the fifth year and i do not have financial aid, my personal saving at that time will be enough to pay my last years expense. As you can see, during the first 4 years i will receive a yearly stipend of at least 16,000 us dollars, which is more than 5,000 us dollars beyond the expenses needed a year which is less than 11,000 a year as indicated by the university on the i-20 form. so I will have at least 20.000 us dollars of personal saving at the end of the fourth year.)

  9) What do you want to study in USA?

 I will study for my Ph.D degree in industrial engineering in the University of Florida. I plan to finish my study in about 4 years and then come back
to china.

  10) What do you do with your work for BS/MS/PhD?

 I will take courses, teaching, do research, and finish my thesis in the area of production management to get my Ph.d in industrial Engineering in 4 years.

  11) What is your purpose for the visa?

 I need a F-1 visa in order to study for my Ph.D degree in industrial engineering in the University of Florida. I plan to finish my study in about 4 years and then come back to china.

  12) What is your academic background?

 Since September 1994 I have been studying in the department of Industrial
Engineering of Xian Jiaotong University for my Bachelor’s degree. I will graduate and get my bachelor’s degree in this coming early July.

  13) How do you know this Univ.?

 I started to know about the  University of Florida from my department chair. When he leaned that I was planning to go abroad and further my study in Industrial Engineering, he was glad and encouraged me to do so. We talked a little bit and agreed that promoting research and application in industrial nettle bit and agreed that promoting research and application in industrial engineering in china is now necessary and will soon prove very fruitful, while the development of this discipline in china is far from satisfactory. You see, Industrial Engineering became a formal area of study in china only in 199
3, only 6 years ago. Xian Jiaotong University is the first University in this county that was approved by the national education committee to offer degree programs in industrial engineering. And I am going to be a graduate of the second class, I mean the big class, you see enrolled in 1994.The problem is that you can hardly find any Ph.D program in industrial engineering in this country.

  14) What is your plan? What will you do after graduation?

 I will specialize in Production Management and finish my Ph.D study in Industrial engineering in the University of Florida in about 4 years. Then I will come back to China and first get married with my girlfriend whom I have known for more than 11 years. At the same time I will find a managerial position in a big state owned company or joint venture. My desired place of working is Shanghai. My long-range objective is to be an entrepreneur and possess
my own business.
15) Give me three reasons that you will come back to China?

 First of all, I have to come back and get married with my girlfriend. We have known each other for 11 year since we were very young. You see: we wherein the same class in junior high school. She is now a graduate student in Northwest University in xian. She probably will go on and pursue her Ph.D in the same school. Her major is Physics, specializing in ultra fast Phenomenon, or something. Secondly, as you can see, I applied directly for a ph.D program instead of M.S. program after my undergraduate study. As far as I know, and properly as you know, Ph.D holders in the States are not so easy to find good jobs as Ms Holders even in the same discipline. If I intended to find a job in the states, I would not have applied for Ph.D. but M.s.. On the other hand, it will be very easy for me to find a good job in any of the big cities in china with my Ph.D in Industrial Engineering got in the United States. Third, my career objective determines that it is a better choice for me t
o come back to China than staying in the states. You see my long range objective is to become an entrepreneur and own my business. And it would be very difficult for me to realize it should I choose to stay in the states, for the United States is a highly developed county, and almost everything is already there. You see, as a country develops, the space for people to develop shrinks relative