Questions
1. Why not continue your stuies in China?
Because my career goals are to become a senior executive in a 5-star hotel within 5 years an set up my own hotel within 10 years. In orer to achieve these goals,I nee avance an professional knowlege in Hospitality Management. The US can provie the best opportunity for me to get what I nee.
You know,there is still a gap between Chinese eucational level an the American’s. The US has the best eucational recourses an moels in the worl,an the American eucation combines practical experience with classroom theory while the Chinese eucation focuses more on theory.
Moreover,hospitality inustry is highly evelope in America. So I can learn the latest information about hospitality management to enrich my knowlege.
2. How long will you stuy in USA?
My I-20 form says the normal length of my program lasts 3 years but the school official tol me that most stuents complete within 2 years of full-time stuy. So I will work har to finish my stuies within 2 years.
3. What will you o in the US?
I will stuy Hospitality Management for Master’s Degree at Floria International University.
4. Why o you choose this major?
I choose this major because of my interest an career prospect.
To be specific,I have always love living in a nice hotel an enjoye that graceful an cozy environment. My cousin is also an executive general manager in a resort,when I was a Junior I spent some of my vacations in the resort where she was working,since then I evelope more interest in hotels an I mae up my min to eal with hotel work in the future. I also foun out that China is very short of talente people in star hotels,especially those with goo foreign language skills an foreign eucational backgrouns. I can speak 2 foreign languages,so with the avance eucation in the US an my knowlege in Chinese culture,I will gain the upper han in the Chinese hotel market.
5. Why o you choose this University?（根据自己学校的情况来改）
I choose this University because of several reasons.
A. FIU has been ranke among the top 100 public universities in the U.S. An its hospitality an tourism program is ranke sixth.
B. FIU offers internship that utilizes the hotels,resorts,restaurants,clubs an so on as practice labs for stuents.
C. FIU has excellent professors,such as Gregory Bohan who grauate from Cornell University an Sanro Formica who has publishe over fifty articles in international acaemic journals.
D. FIU’s average costs are reasonable,an it’s locate in a city that has a pleasant climate similar to my hometown. This will better help me ajust to my school life abroa.
6. What i you stuy before? (本科专业问题）
--- I stuie German.
--- Why i you choose this major?
--- I chose this major because my English teacher recommene me. My English was very goo in my high school,so my English teacher thought that I coul use my avantage to learn another language. German is kin of similiar with English an Xi'an International Stuies University is also famous for teaching German. So I chose to stuy German there.
--- Di you like this major?
--- Well,it's a goo major,but I'm interestein Hospitality Management more since I have mae up my min to eal with hotel work in the future.
7. Why o you change your major?
Before I entere the University,I in’t have a very clear an etaile career plan. When I was a Junior,I spent some of my vacations in the resort where my cousin was working as an executive general manager. Since then I evelope more interests in hotels an I mae up my min to eal with hotel work in the future. My cousin also tol me that China is very short of talente people in star hotels,especially those with goo foreign language skills an foreign eucational backgrouns. I can speak 2 foreign languages,so with the avance eucation in the US an my knowlege in Chinese culture,I will gain the upper han in the Chinese hotel market.
8. I think your plan is har to fulfill,I on’t believe your plan. How can you prove that to me?
I know my ambitions are high,but I have confience an etermination to fulfill them. They are feasible!
Basically speaking,China is the most suitable place for me to achieve my goals. On one han,I can get the strongest relationship an money support in China since my parents an most of my friens live here. On the other han,China is more suitable to start business because of its huge labor market,lower investment costs an the government support.
As far as I know,starting a business nees abunant knowlege,experiences,capital an social network. I can get such knowlege from my stuies in the US. Then I will gather practical experiences by working in China’s hotel inustry for years,at the same time I will enlarge my social network here. When I have collecte sufficient money an the time is right,I will be able to set up my own hotel.
9. I on’t believe that you will come back. How can you prove that to me?
Yes,I will efinitely come back to China after grauation in orer to achieve my goals.
Basically speaking,China is the most suitable place for me to achieve my goals. On one han,I can get the strongest relationship an money support in China since my parents an most of my friens live here. On the other han,China is more suitable to start business because of its huge labor market,lower investment costs an the government support. In comparison,hospitality inustry an eucation are highly evelope in the US,there is no shortage of talente people,the competition there is higher,so this will be ifficult for me to reach my goals.
In aition,China is very short of talente people in star hotels,especially those with goo foreign language skills an foreign eucational backgrouns. I can speak 2 foreign languages,so with the avance eucation in the US an my knowlege about Chinese cultures,I will gain the upper han in the Chinese hotel market.
Consiere all the reasons I have mentione,I will come back to China.
10. You have too little working experience,you may not unerstan your future clearly. I think you shoul stay in China to collect more working experiences before pursuing a Master’s Degree abroa?
Well,even though working experiences are important in this fiel,my unergrauate backgroun makes it har for me to fin a relevant job in a hotel. However,if I go to the US to stuy Hospitality Management,I will be qualifie to get a goo job in the hotel market. This is the fastest way to reach my goals. Moreover,I have receive the amission letter from FIU,I really cherish this opportunity to stuy there,so I hope I can get your support.
11. Can you explain why 90% stuents in’t come back?
I’m not sure about their ieas,but my career goals are to become a senior executive in a 5 star hotel within 5 years an then set up my own hotel within 10 years.
Basically speaking,China is the most suitable place for me to achieve my goals. On one han,I can get the strongest relationship an money support in China since my parents an most of my friens live here. On the other han,China is more suitable to start business because of its huge labor market,lower investment costs an the government support. In comparison,hospitality inustry an eucation are highly evelope in the US,there is no shortage of talente people,the competition there is higher,so this will be ifficult for me to reach my goals.
In aition,China is very short of talente people in star hotels,especially those with goo foreign language skills an foreign eucational backgrouns. I can speak 2 foreign languages,so with the avance eucation in the US an my knowlege about Chinese cultures,I will gain the upper han in the Chinese hotel market.
12. Who will support the costs of your stuies?
My parents will support the costs of my stuies. They have fixe income,stock earnings an bank savings for many years.
My mother works as ( 母亲职位） an her annual income this year is about （今年年收入） . My father works as ( 父亲职位） an his annual income this year is about ( 今年年收入） . Here are their Certificates of Employment an Income an my family asset.
13. What will you o if you on’t get this Visa?
If I in't get this Visa this time,I woul efinitely try for another time,one time failure won't make me give up chasing my goals. But I have receive the amission letter from FIU an I really cherish this opportunity to stuy there,so I sincerely hope I can get your support.
14. Why on’t you want to stuy in other countries?
As far as I know,many European countries like UK an Switzerlan have a short perio of eucation for Master’s Degree,one year or one year an a half at most. This kin of eucational system is not very goo for me to igest the knowlege,consiere that I have no eucational backgroun in Hospitality Management before.
Moreover,they are smaller countries compare to the US,so their markets are smaller. There won’t be many internship opportunities for me.
15. What will you o uring your vacations in America?
I will o some part-time job in hotels that my University provies uring my vacations,so I can consoliate my knowlege with practice an enrich my experiences.
16. You can also make more of this kin of money in the US,on’t you want to earn more?
Compare to Chinese hotels,American hotels may pay more salaries to their staff. However,that’s not my final goal,my final goal is to set up my own hotel an be my own boss,this will get much more benefits than working for others in a hotel.
In orer to set up my own hotel,I must start off by working in China,so I can enlarge my social network here. Besies,China is more suitable for starting business because of its huge labor market,lower investment costs an the government support. In comparison,hospitality inustry an eucation are highly evelope in the US,there is no shortage of talente people,the competition there is higher,so this will be ifficult for me to reach my goals.
17. What will you stuy? What courses? Which course o you like best?
I will stuy Strategic Management,Financial Management,Hospitality Enterprise Technologies,Hospitality Service Operations Analysis an so on. At the same time I will take electives like Marketing Management,Financial Accounting an Analysis for the Hospitality Inustry. My favorite course is Marketing Management,I think it is very helpful for starting a hotel.
18. What will you o if you can’t fin a position in a 5 star hotel?
Becoming a senior executive in a 5-star hotel is one of my career goals. I can start off by working in a lower position or working in a lower-level hotel.
19. To how many universities have you applie? How i you apply an when i you get accepte?
I applie to 2 universities. One is FIU an the other is University of South Carolina. They both have accepte me. But USC just informe me of my acceptance a few ays ago,so I haven’t receive its paper amissions. But since FIU is my priority,I ecie to choose this one instea of waiting for the other one.
In August I began my application process. At first I fille out an application form online an pai 30 ollars for the application fee,an then maile my package containing my Official University Transcripts,recommenation letters,back letter etc.
I got the paper amission at the en of October.
(Why only two universities?)
Because they are enough for me,I am intereste in these two schools most an my scores met their requirements.
20. Di you apply for these schools by yourself? How i you know them?
Yes I applie for them all by myself.
At first,I searche the ranking list on the internet an locate a range,then I went to the official websites of these universities to look for more etaile information such as reputation,location,curriculum,internship,an so on,then I chose the universities that fit me most.
21. Do you know which school is the best in your major? What else??
Cornell is the best school an others like Nevaa an Houston.
(So why in’t you apply to these schools?)
Because FIU is my favorite among those Universities I was eligible to apply for.
22. Why i you apply to the Spring Term instea of the Summer Term? What i you o after grauation?
Because I was very busy with my major stuies,exams an grauation thesis in University. I began to prepare for GMAT near the en of my grauation in my spare time,so I misse the ealine of the Summer Term application.
23. Have you receive any scholarship?
I i apply for scholarship but I on’t know the result yet. Since my avisor tol me scholarships will not be processe until after the start of the semester. But even if I in’t get the scholarship,my parents have prepare enough money for my stuies in America.
24. Will you continue your stuy in America after you grauate?
I on’t think so. After I grauate,I want to go back to China an fin a job to accumulate as much working experience as I can. Hospitality Management emphasizes more on practical experience than on theories. So when I get the master’s egree,I woul like to start my work as soon as possible.
If I nee to further my stuy later in my work,I will consier.
25. Di you prepare for this Interview by yourself?
Yes I prepare for this interview all by myself. I believe in my English ability an with the help of the Internet,I on't nee to rely on anyone else.
(How i you prepare for this interview?)
Firstly,I log on to the official website of American embassy to get the list of the require materials an prepare for all these materials accoring to the list.
Then I went to a forum calle chaseream which iscusses such things. I rea the articles written by those who have successfully got the visa an learne some valuable experiences from them.
26. Can you explain the meaning of Hospitality Management? How o you unerstan it?
Hospitality management is both a fiel of work an a fiel of stuy. In the work sense,it refers to management of hotels,restaurants,travel agencies,an other institutions in the hospitality inustry. As a fiel of stuy,it refers to the stuy of the hospitality inustry an its management nees.
27. What is your stuy plan?
I will primarily focus on stuying Strategic Management,Hospitality Enterprises Technologies an Feasibility Stuies for the Hospitality Inustry. In aition,I will take electives such as Marketing Management,Financial Accounting an Analysis. These courses contain the basic knowlege that everyone who wants to start business must learn.
At the same time,the school will provie an internship program which utilizes the hotels,resorts an restaurants as practice labs for its stuents. I can take avantage of this opportunity to consoliate my knowlege with practice.
28. What is your career plan? What will you o in the future?
After finishing my Master’s program,I will come back to China an work in a hotel in my hometown Hainan. My short-term goal is to become a senior executive in a 5 star hotel within 5 years an my long term goal is to set up my own hotel within 10 years.
Specifically speaking,I will start off by preparing sufficient capital,social network an China’s hotel market information by working in China’s hotel inustry for 3 or 4 years. When I have improve my ability an gathere enough experiences in this area,I will be able to set up my own hotel. My hotel will apply the avance Western technology an patterns I have learne in the US into China’s special conitions,making it suitable for China’s market. An as my hotel bran is becoming mature,I will expan my business to the other parts of China. (Why in Hainan?)
Because I have been living here most of my life,I am familiar with this place an most of my relatives an friens are here,so they will give me a lot of help,support an avice in my business. Meanwhile,Hainan is recognize as an International Tourism Islan,tourism is its pillar inustry. More an more international star hotels have been locate here such as Hilton,Marriot,Sheraton etc,so its hospitality inustry is very promising.
29. What is your acaemic backgroun?
I grauate from Xi’an International Stuies University this year in July. My Major was German.
30. What i you o for this half year after you grauate?
I prepare for my GMAT test an University applications at home. An when FIU informe me of my amissions in October,I starte to prepare for some preschool work it requires an then for my Visa.
31. Your parents both work in the government,why o you want to work in a hotel?
Everyone has ifferent reams an goals. My goals are to become a senior executive in a 5-star hotel within 5 years an set up my own hotel within 10 years. I am also intereste in hotels.
32. How much o you know about FIU?（这里我说到校长的时候，VO笑了一下就让我不用说了=_=?)
It’s a public university with 69 years of history. It has two campuses both locate in Miami,Floria. Its current presient is Mark Rosenberg. It is ranke among the top 100 public universities in the US. An its school of hospitality an tourism management has the highest ranke hospitality an tourism program in the southeast Unite States,the program is ranke 6th. Its unergrauate international business programs are ranke among the top 15 an grauate programs among the top 25. It has about 40,000 stuents.
33. Does anyone else help you make your career plan?
No,I mae my plan by myself. I have always been intereste in hotels an uring my vacations in the resort where my cousin was working,I evelope more interests in hotel work an mae up my min to start my business in the hotel inustry in future.
34. Who is your avisor?
The school official tol me we on’t have any specific research avisors in this program since it’s coursework only. But I o bring the biography of some of the professors who will teach me some major courses. Woul you like to see?
35. How much will you earn after you come back?
My short term goal is to become a senior executive in a 5 star hotel,an accoring to the hotel information,hotel executives are ranke 6th among China’s top 10 occupations that pay million salaries,but what I want is not just a job but a career. My final goal is to set up a hotel in China like the 7 Days Inn,an such a buget hotel can make benefits about 1 million yuan a year. An when my hotel bran is becoming mature,I will expan my business to the other parts of China,at that time,the benefits will be consierable.
【微语】我在遥远的家乡,望着星空,想象你在异乡的生活,心中满是牵挂与祝福。
