这是一个非传统意义上的电面，事情经过是这样的~~~：
起先是我实在忍不住等待的煎熬了就给自己申请的教授发了封信，想跟他打电话聊一下：
Dear Profs. ***
May I know your office time please? I’d like to talk to you to know more
about your researches and programs as well as my chance of being admitted
through phone. Many Thanks!
他回信说：
To the best of my knowledge, your file is in the hands of the Graduate
Program Committee (GPC), which adjudicates all applications. I do not know
whether they will admit you or not, but this decision should be made fairly
soon.
I did look at your file some time ago and recall that you were indeed a
very strong candidate worthy of admission. However, I could not readily agree to
supervise you at the time because I already had agreed to supervise two other
new applicants.
Please let me know whether you need financial assistance or not. If you do,
then your chances of admission are slim. This is because GPC has allocated most
of the funds to other applicants.
If GPC agrees to admit you, they likely would do this without financial
support. Further, if GPC admits you, I would be willing to meet with you later
this week. If GPC turns you down, there is little point in meeting. Please check
again within 2-3 days.
郁闷了一晚，回信说可以接受无奖学金的事实，于是收到他的来信说 have just had a conversation with the chair
of GPC, Dr. Jackson. There are questions about your file that are best sorted
out in a brief personal conversation between you and me。定下8-10am
(北京时间11pm-1am)给我电话。
电话是晚上十一点半左右打来的，内容主要集中在以下几个话题：
首先，他给我解释了为什么这么晚还没做决定。他说每年从世界各地申请他们系的人都巨多，名额有限，特别对国际学生更是难上加难。他们会有一个list，给所有applicants排名，然后一个一个回复。现在这个list上还有十七八个，我就是其中一位(汗)。我问他是不是waiting
list，他不明白。
接着奔向主题，问我没有经济资助是否会来。我说可以。他还不放心，问我知不知道一年在那要花多少钱？我说一共总2w加元吧。他说差不多，然后又自己重复了一遍：Just
now, I get the agreement through phone that you will come to the University of
Alberta and with financial support from yourself.我用了自己知的所有英文正面回答方式Yes ok
certainly sure of course no problem I promise you have my word 让他放心我是一个讲诚信的中国人！
明确我会来后，又问我想要跟他做什么项目。我是学地质的，申请他的项目是一个关于液体包裹体的(大家不明白就算了)。他说那个人已经满了，想给我一个新项目，关于重油的。我一听乐坏了，大家都知道加拿大重油，石油砂储量世界第一！赶忙答应下来，又跟他侃了一大通。教授听了很高兴，告诉我明天发两篇12年前他与一个中石油老师合作写的论文给我，让我和这个老师联系。我说好，然后开始哭穷，嘿嘿：
我问他如果我表现出色，第二年能不能拿到奖？他说没问题，还告诉我他的这个项目正在申请资金，申到了我也就有钱了。还强调 in this way, both
of us will be independent and not be disturbed(感觉已经是和导师同一战壕里了)。
我说谢谢，还告诉他不是我念不起，只是我快23了，不想再让家里花钱(事实)。他严重同意，说我的想法很对，还告诉我good news
现在加拿大留学生可以在外打工了。我佯装惊喜让他的虚荣心得到了充分的满足：)。
最后又告诉了我，怎样回复ad，什么时间能知道消息，还问我为什么英语这么好，在哪学的？是学校吗？又跟他侃了一通学习心得，说我想给您打电话就是想有一个彼此深入了解的机会，看看您是否是我喜欢的教授，我是否是你想要的那种学生，而从申请中得到的信息太有限了。他又严重支持我，说他从来不相信道听途说和写在纸上的，总是事必躬亲(我们仿佛已成为知己，神交已久亦~~~)。奇怪的是他问我想直接读博士还是硕士。我说据我所知加拿大本科毕业不能直接申博士的。教授回答可以，只是很难。我说我想先读硕，看看自己是不是作研究的料再决定吧。他说
oh that’s much easier to get the admission(现在他已很想要我喽)。末尾，他祝我晚安，我祝他have a nice
day。
