Re: Ga(.p Ngu+o+`i ...)

[Minh Xuan Nguyen <mnguyen@cs.umn.edu>]

   Cha`o bac' Frank,

   To^i nghi~ ba'c la.i hie^?u nha^`m ba'c Ha?i ro^`i/. Ne^'u ba'c ddo.c
ky~ thi` ba'c se~ tha^'y ba'c Ha?i vie^'t la` ba'c a^'y ddi ho.c do tie^`n
cu?a tru*o*`ng cho, tu*'c la` ba'c a^'y pha?i ddi la`m trong tru*o*`ng
ro^`i tru*o*`ng se~ tra? la.i tie^`n cho ba'c a^'y/. O*? My~ na`y, khi ddi
ho.c grad tho^ng thu*o*`ng ba'c se~ ddu*o*.c mo^.t ca'i vie^.c TA hay RA
na`o ddo', va` vi` ba'c la`m TA hay RA, tru*o*`ng se~ mie^~n ho.c phi' cho
ba'c va` ha`ng tha'ng se~ tra? cho ba'c mo^.t khoa?n tie^`n khoa?ng
$1000US dde^'n $1200US. Theo to^i ddo'an thi` ba'c Ha?i ddang la`m RA,
ca'i ddo' theo ba'c nghi~ thi` co' pha?i la` tru*o*`ng no' tra? tie^`n cho
kho^ng ? Ti'nh ra cho cu`ng thi` chu'ng no' va^~n bo'c lo^.t bo? xu*`,
nhu*ng co' va^~n co`n ho*n kho^ng, mo^.t na(m va^~n tie^'t kie^.m ddu*o*.c
o^'i tie^`n/.

   Co`n chuye^.n mang vo*. con sang hay kho^ng thi` cha? lie^n quan gi`
dde^'n tru*o*`ng/. Ta^'t ca? du ho.c sinh ddi ho.c mo*? My~ dde^`u
ddu*o*.c quye^`n mang vo*. con qua, die^.n ddo' ngu*o*`i ta go.i la` F-2
visa (du ho.c sinh tho^ng thu*o*`ng se~ mang F-1 visa)/. Ta^'t nhie^n khi
muo^'n mang vo*. con qua thi` ba'c pha?i chu*'ng minh cho bo.n My~ no'
tha^'y la` ba'c co' ddu? kha? na(ng nuo^i vo*. ba'c o*? be^n My~ ba(`ng
ca'ch na`o ddo' (nhu* chu*ng ra mo^.t i't tie^`n o*? nha` bank)/. Ne^'u  
ba'c dde^? y' ky~ thi` ba'c se~ tha^'y ta^'t ca? bo.n Ta`u, A^'n DDo^. o*?
dda^y ddi ho.c grad dde^`u nhu* va^.y ca?/.

    Chuye^.n vo*'i $1000 mo^.t tha'ng co' so^'ng ddu*o*.c kho^ng thi` tu`y
ngu*o*`i/. DDo^'i vo*'i bo.n ddi du ho.c nhu* bo.n to^i thi` tu*o*ng
ddo^'i ddu?, ne^'u tie^`n ho.c kho^ng pha?i ddo'ng, tie^`n nha` ma^'t
khoa?ng $200-$300 mo^.t tha'ng, tie^`n xe co^. ba?o hie^?m ma^'t khoa?ng
$100 mo^.t tha'ng, co`n la.i ne^'u kho^ng ddi a(n tie^.m thu*o*`ng xuye^n
thi` cha(?ng sao ca?, so^'ng to^'t/. Vo*'i ca? thu*.c te^' la`
ddo^'i vo*'i nhu*~ng ngu*o*`i ddang ddi.nh cu* o*? My~, ne^'u ddi ho.c
ddu*o*.c financial aid cu?a chi'nh phu? My~, mo^.t tha'ng cu~ng chi?
ddu*o*.c khoa?ng $1000-$1500, ta.i sao ngu*o*`i ta va^~n so^'ng nha(n
ra(ng, kho^ng phu. thuo^.c va`o gia ddi`nh ? To^i no'i va^.y vi` ba.n to^i
(ddi die^.n HO) qua dda^y dda~ la^u va` o*? mo^.t mi`nh tu*` ddo' dde^'n
gio*`, tie^`n ho.c va` chi tie^u la` do financial aid va` ddi la`m trong
tru*o*`ng/.

    To'm la.i cho cu`ng, chuye^.n ba'c An Ha?i no'i la` tha^.t, ta^'t ca?
nhu*~ng ai ddang ddi ho.c dde^`u bie^'t va` coi chuye^.n ba'c a^'y
ddu*o*.c tie^`n cu?a tru*o*`ng la` chuye^.n ra^'t la` bi`nh thu*o*`ng o*?
graduate level/.

   To^i no'i nhu* va^.y hy vo.ng la` ba'c Frank va` ca'c ba'c kha'c se~
hie^?u ro~ ho*n y' cu?a ba'c Ha?i/.

   Minh

> "Kho^ng, cha'u ddi ho.c do tie^`n cu?a tru+o+`ng o+? dda^y
> cho.">>
> 
> Ba'c co' tha^'y truye^.n cu?a ba'c co' ca'i tru'c tra('c tru.c tra(.c gi`
> o+? dda^y kho^ng?  Ba'c ddi du ho.c ba(`ng tie^`n ho.c bo^?ng, ma`
> ddu+o+.c mang ca? vo+. ddi theo?  Ba'c ddu+o+.c ca'i <<bo^?ng>> na`o ngon
> va^.y?  Tru+o+`ng na`o ma` cho <<bo^?ng>> luo^n ca? vo+.?  Theo to^i
> bie^'t, tru+` khi ba'c ddi la`m, va^.n ddo^.ng lobby gio?i thi` ha~ng no'
> ke'o vo+. con qua so^'ng chung vo+'i ba'c tho^i\.  Co`n ddang ddi ho.c,
> tie^`n ho.c, tie^`n sa'ch, tie^`n vo+?, tie^`n a(n, tie^`n uo^'ng, tie^`n
> nha`, co`n lo chu+a xue^?\.  O^'c kho^ng lo no^?i mi`nh o^'c thi` co`n
> dde`o the^m ai?  Ba'c la^'y tu+ ca'ch gi` ba?o la~nh vo+. con qua?  Ba'c
> tra? lo+`i bo^'c phe't va^.y bi. ba` ta no'ng ma(.t, chu+?i cho la` pha?i
> ro^`i, co`n oan u+ng no^~i gi` hu+??
> 
> Ma` ba` ta no'i ddu'ng dda^'y chu+'!  O+? ca'c tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c
> thu+o+`ng khi ra^'t i't hoa(.c kho^ng bao gio+` cho ho.c bo^?ng, bo.n no'
> chi? lo moi tie^`n ho.c tro` tho^i (ca? co^ng la^~n tu+)\.  Ho.c bo^?ng
> co' la` tu+` ca'c nguo^`n ta`i tro+. cu?a chi'nh phu? hoa(.c ca'c
> foundation tu+ nha^n\.  Tru+o+`ng na`o lobby gio?i thi` la^'y fund ve^`
> nhie^`u cho tru+o+`ng mi`nh, chu+' tha^.t ra cha? co' tru+o+`ng na`o cho
> ho.c free ca?\.  Qua? tha^.t, kho^ng co' tru+o+`ng na`o, nha^'t la` o+?
> Cali, co' thu+`a tie^`n ma` cho\.  Ho. kie^'m ddu+o+.c fund va` ho. pha?i
> tie^u cho ba(`ng he^'t dde^? nga^n sa'ch sang na(m xin ddu+o+.c duye^.t
> the^m\.  Co' nhu+ the^' co^ng a(n vie^.c la`m cu?a ho. mo+'i ddu+o+.c
> la^u be^`n\.