上个周末和哈佛admission office的舌战[转贴]

早就知道申请的道路不会是一帆风顺的，申请名校就更加使如此了，但是万万没有想到申请的道路是如此的曲折 
在无限期盼中哈佛终于收到了我的材料 （我通过电话和他们联系得到的确切消息），但是在苦苦等待中，我网申的界面上仍然显示的是所有材料未到。 于是我首先发邮件去询问，得到的回复是我的材料是unofficial的 （因为我的所有材料都是分别用小信封封口，然后放到一个大的包裹里面寄出去的，而且其他学校仿佛都接受这个方式，只有哈佛………），他们要求我再重新寄。我的首先得反映是马上把材料给寄过去，争取时间，时间就是offer啊
深呼吸，calm down后，我意识到就这么白白的再仍100多的快递费太不划算，穷人的孩子得会盘算！)
于是把手机调到4：00 p.m.,晚上早早入睡，养精蓄锐
4：00 p.m. 手机准时响起，拨通电话，手机那头传来admission office那位帅哥的声音（因为他声音镇的很好听，所以就把他归入帅哥一类啦），以下是我们的对话原文，呵呵，K 代表我，S 代表帅哥啦
S: Graduate school of xxxxx, harvard university. Admission office, XXX's speaking.)
K: Hi, this is XXXX, calling from China, for I have received a email from you which told me that all my application materials were unofficial. Could you pls explain this to me?
S: Sure, what is your familiy name? and your first name, pls?
K: XXX
S: Ok, and your date of birth
K: xxx （内心开始滴血，我打得是电话卡，每分钟要2元多）
S: Ok, ma'am. Could you hold for a moment?
K: Sure. (强颜欢笑中）
S: (2 minutes later) Yes, ma'am. Your application package is unofficial, because you are supposed to have every recommendation letter sent to us seperately with signature on the flap. As for the transcript, an official seal is required on the flap.: `,
K:(语气开始激动）Sir, I sent a package instead of seperate envelop to you just for the following reasons.
  1, my university does not provide us with such service. They just sealed the envelop with my transcripts in it, and ask me to mail it to you.
  2, All the recommendation letters were sealed and signed by the recommendators, which will lead no difference on who exactly mailed them to you.
3. resending my materials to you may also increase your workload,
  4. and last but most important, I can hardly afford the express fee. It really costs me a lot.
S: (silent for 30 seconds) Ma'am, can you hold on for another moment?
K: （心开始发虚了）Ok (但是仍然很有气势哦）

K接着就是长达5分钟的等待，心继续滴血，而且开始有各种不祥的联想

S: ma'am, are you still there?'
K: Yes 
S: Ok, we have double-checked your package, and we believe your transcript is (un)official, while your recommendation letters are (un)official. (括号的两个单词都没有听清楚，所以我也不清楚他到底说哪个可以接受，哪个不可以，所以我就气势汹汹的反问）
K : Sir, I am totally confused by your answer. Since all the supporting materials are sent within one single package, and they were all inside one sealed envelop with signature, official seal or whatever you required on the flap, why some of them are acceptable, whereas the others are not?
S : Ma'am, well, it's just because, it's^^^^^, can you hold on?
K : (faint!) Ok, but pls be quick.

接着又是长达5分钟的等待，心里一片喜悦，看见了胜利的曙光，于是开始有了各种幸福的幻想-

S: Ma'am, are you there?
K: Yes, I am waiting for your explanation.
S: I am so sorry about my mistake, Ma'am. Actually, all your materials are official. And I will input all the information into our system immediately.
K: (完全清醒了，毫无睡意，语气里面洋溢着快乐, 但是仍然要装的比较生气）Well, I think it will be ok as long as you correct the mistake right away. Anyway, thanks.
S: You are welcome.
电话挂断，时间不到凌晨四点半，但是心情格外的愉悦。
有时候我们需要自己为自己争取，争取你的权利，争取属于你的机会，不要因为这个事情看似不可能而放弃。套用一句广告做个ending --- Impossible is Nothing!1
祝所有的“傻友“都能心想事成！

转个强贴来耍下~~~

申请的同学注意和小秘的联系啊~

电话费都够再寄一次了

不会用Skype么

好惨...这种事情还是不要发生的好

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引用第3楼strong1985于2008-01-05 11:24发表的  :
不会用Skype么

对呀  多便宜呀

HARVAD
很好

祝愿LZ的申请比她的申请顺利.