050　studyingabroadBeginnerA:excuseme,doyouknowwherethevisaofficeis?B:yes,Ido.I’llwalkyouthere.A:thanks!B:areyouapplyingtostudyorworkabroad?A:Iwanttostudyabroad.B:whatdoyouwanttostudy?A;IhopetostudyEnglishliterature.B;haveyougotyourvisayet?A;notyet.Ihaveaninterviewwiththevisaofficialtoday.B;Isee.Isityourfirstinterview?A:Iwasdeniedavisa?B:why?A:likemoststudents.IwanttoworkinAmericaaftergraduation.B;Isee.Well,goodluck!IntermediateA:guesswhatcameinthemailtoday?B:what?A:myacceptancelettertoYale!B;wow!Congratulation!Whendoclassesstart?A:freshmanorientationisthelastweekofaugust,butIwanttogotwoweeksbeforethattogetsettledin.B:you’resolucky!Doyouhavetodomanythingsbeforeyouleave?A;yes.I’llbeverybusy!Ihavetogetavisa,buyaplaneticket,andpackmythings.Butfirst,Iwanttoregisterforclass.B;whencanyoudothat?A:well,theysentmetheirprospectus,soIcanstartlookingnow.doyouwanttohelpmedecidewhichclassedtotake?B:sure.Whatcanyouchoosefrom?A;well,Ihavetotakeallthefundamentalcourse,plusafewfrommymajor.B;whatisyourmajor?A;IhopetomajorinEnglishliterature,buttheadmissionscounselortoldmethatmanypeoplechangetheirmajortimesintheirfirstyear,sowe’llsee.B:whatarethefundamentalcourse?A:inordertograduate,everystudentmusttakeacertainamountofclassedinhistory,math,English,philosophy,scienceandart.B:interesting.That’sverydifferentfromtheChineseeducationsystem.A:yes,itis.It’salsoverydifferentfromtheBritisheducationsystem.B:really?A:oh,sure.InBritish,studentsdon’thavetotakethefoundationcourse.B:whynot?A:maybebecausetheythinktheyknoweverythingalready!haha. WordsVisapassportapplicationforminterviewIELTSTOEFLHostfamilycultureshockembassydestinationinsuranceapplicantadmissionrecommendationtranscriptresumeacceptancefinancialaidscholarshipprestigeIvyLeagueadvisorroomandboarddormPhrasesGetacopyofone’stranscriptsRegisterforclassChooseelectiveFillintheapplicationformDeferenrollmentApplyforfinancialaidBeaccepted/admittedtoaschoolApplytoaschoolApplyforastudentvisa