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  • GEOFFREY KHAMINWA: I think the main thing that struck me

  • about the U.S. is the opportunities that exist, just

  • within education alone-- forget

  • everything outside of that.

  • It's very interesting that the liberal arts format which they

  • have here provides a lot of opportunity.

  • You don't have to rush into any career, or you don't have

  • to study anything from the word go-- you get a chance to

  • sit back, and take in a lot of different things before you

  • make your final choice.

  • I think that was the main attraction, because I wasn't

  • too sure on what I wanted to do as soon

  • as I finished school.

  • I think mainly the opportunities which exist in

  • America-- if I was to shorten my decision-- it's a place

  • where you can make a name for yourself.

  • After studying here, you can go anywhere in the world, and

  • do whatever you want to do.

  • I think the credibility of U.S. schools would help me

  • throughout that, so you've got to ask yourself what you want

  • to do with that education.

  • Then you have to apply to the places which would best

  • provide you with whatever you need.

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  • I think the thought process of-- not necessarily doing

  • anything practical-- the thought process started two

  • years before I finished high school, which was 2007.

  • I started thinking about where in the world I wanted to

  • study, and what kind of things I wanted to do.

  • I actually got advice from a family member, that I should

  • look into the U.S. I went to the education center, and they

  • advised me that it was a little bit too early to start

  • looking into things two years in advance-- I think one year

  • ahead is probably a wise decision.

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  • The first thing I did-- because I didn't know where to

  • look-- is I went to my educational adviser in

  • Zimbabwe, and she told me to look on collegeboard.com.

  • I went to College Board, I typed in a lot of stuff, and

  • it gave me a lot of answers, but they weren't the answers I

  • wanted, unfortunately.

  • I ended up getting a book, and going through it the old way,

  • and flipping through every page.

  • I knew I wanted to be on the East Coast-- that

  • was the main thing.

  • That's the first point, to decide where in the U.S. you

  • want to be, because there's so many schools to choose from

  • that you can't just say-- oh, I want to be anywhere.

  • Once I narrowed that down, I researched the schools, and

  • saw what they had to offer.

  • I also looked at the services that they provide-- like, some

  • schools are slow in responding to emails, and the ones which

  • are quick are the ones which drew me in.

  • I think the education center in Zimbabwe provides a lot of

  • statistical data on students who pass through the center

  • and get to the U.S. I think they collaborate with other

  • satellite stations around the world.

  • They gave me a list of all the colleges in the U.S. which

  • provided financial aid to students, and how much they

  • did in the average which they provide for from the years to

  • 2006 to 2008-- so that was really good, and it helped me

  • cross off certain schools which I knew probably wouldn't

  • provide any assistance.

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  • I can say Rebecca Mano from Zimbabwe-- she was my

  • education adviser, and Mr. Muchenje as well, in Zimbabwe.

  • They helped me a lot-- they were there to give any advice,

  • and it was a lot easier than trying of look on the website,

  • for instance.

  • That human contact really helped, and I think they know

  • their job really well.

  • You can go with almost any question, and they're able to

  • answer it-- if they don't know the answer,

  • they find it for you.

  • I think that's what made it really easy.

  • After that, I have an older sister who did a master's

  • degree here in the U.S., so she knew a lot about the

  • process, and she was able to tell me what to do.

  • I think it's important to choose a place where you think

  • you're going to be happy, because going to college is

  • more than just going to college-- you have to live,

  • and you have to consider what life on campus is going to be

  • like, and possibly the weather conditions.

  • I know at the moment that it's really cold, so I'm not happy

  • with that, but it's not the biggest factor.

  • There are lots of things-- what is society

  • in that area like?

  • What are the things that they enjoy?

  • Do they enjoy sports, or do they enjoy politics?

  • You have to try to research the city, and see what they're

  • into as well, to narrow down your decision.

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  • There are a lot of requirement, and they seem to

  • be really tedious, but I think when you get here, when it's

  • all said and done, you will realize why

  • they do those things.

  • They don't just do them to make life tough for you-- in

  • fact, I know a lot of schools may ask for different essays,

  • and they have different extra forms. Those things are there

  • for a reason, so the best advice I could give is

  • probably organization.

  • As long as you're organized, and you work at it diligently,

  • you'll get what you want.

  • You can have the best recommendations in the world,

  • and you can have so many things, but many other

  • students can also have those things.

  • The thing that can set you apart is the essay.

  • Even though it's really short, it was something that I

  • thought over for days on end-- it was really stressful, and

  • it wore me down mentally.

  • I asked a lot of people questions, I got help from

  • family members-- they helped me on the essay in terms of

  • advice, and I would say that's probably the most important

  • part of the application.

  • It can make or break it.

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  • I think the visa process is easy, but I say that with a

  • smile on my face.

  • It can be long, and it can be very short-- it just depends

  • on how your things are.

  • If your things are in order, it's not a difficult process

  • or a long process, but if they're not, it can be

  • extended to longer than you would want.

  • The education center provided a lot of documentation, and I

  • actually attended a talk.

  • They explained to us everything that we would need

  • to take to the visa interview, why we should take those

  • things, the kinds of questions they ask, how you should

  • present yourself, the kinds of things you should say, the

  • kinds of things you shouldn't say, and I think

  • that was very helpful.

  • I was nervous when I woke up in the morning, but when I was

  • sitting there, I saw a couple of people go before me.

  • I saw what was involved, and then I calmed down.

  • When I got my visa, a big weight was

  • taken off of my shoulders.

  • There were a lot of things I didn't have

  • to think about anymore.

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  • I can say on the very first day when I arrived, and I was

  • putting my coat up, a lady walked up to me, and she asked

  • me my name.

  • I said, I'm Geoffrey.

  • And she said, oh, Geoffrey, it's nice to see you-- I

  • remember your emails.

  • And then, I can't remember who was standing next to her-- her

  • name was Christina-- and she said to me, oh, I remember

  • your emails.

  • She told her friend, this guy has been through a long

  • process, and I think from the word go-- because of that-- I

  • felt at home.

  • I really din't know what to expect, and a lot of people

  • think it's very lonely at the beginning, and that kind of

  • thing, when someone knows you, even though they don't know

  • you, it really makes you feel at home.

  • Everybody's really helpful.

  • They they're ready to jump up and run around for you for the

  • smallest thing, so I felt very much at home.

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  • I think the way I'll answer it is not really what I didn't

  • find, but it's more what I've found.

  • A lot of people think that the U.S. is going to be like the

  • movies, and that kind of thing.

  • When you get here, it's surprising that it isn't--

  • these are just everyday people just like you and me, and they

  • go about their daily lives almost in the same way that

  • you do back home.

  • I think the thing that struck me the most is the fact that

  • there's more of the basic things-- that's the thing that

  • struck me, and it really made me feel at home.

  • It was just the basic things, like running water is always

  • there, and electricity is always there-- as long as you

  • pay your bills-- but those things, they are there.

  • Food is there, and I think that was the

  • most comforting thing.

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ジンバブエのGeofferyさんがアメリカへの旅について語ります。 (Geoffery from Zimbabwe discusses his journey to the U.S.)

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