OjaP: Thanks alot boss.... I think i understand ur elucidative stand well enough but i will survive in this race though.. Its nothing...
The fact remains that there is no juxtaposition between Yankee and naija at all oooooooo... shebi its to work abi? Lets go there. Hardwork hardly kills becos it pays. Na lazy man enter wahala....
What i love about the whole Yankee life is that it gives u a deep sense of responsibility and mental alertness......

May GOD help us.

osahons9:

Bros calm down!!! Once you are able to get a stay, with hardwork, you will make it.

tolex34: To all my VO's in the house
please check my list:
i-20
Int'l passport
Passport photograph(5cm*5cm)
admission letter
sevis confirmation
appointment confirmation
visa fee reciept
official transcript
bank statement of account
waec result
GOD'S MERCY
Am I good to go.
Going for my one time interview by weekend

osahons9:

Go n bring that visa home...that's what is left.

tolex34:
Tnx bro. I also need inputs on Why Liberal arts and science.

phemix: \

r course, school and is it UG or grad?

zeezahbee: welcome boss

bigfrancis21:

You are in the right place. First you'll need to type out your interview experience with the questions you were asked and the replies you gave, in order to enable us identify the points you went wrong at, and correct them for you. Without telling us, in details, your interview experience we will not be able to help you figure out what your problems were.

tolex34:
That's the course on my I-20 but I applied for international business but my advisor said I'll change it while registering. CUNY(Brooklyn College). Going for UG

phemix:

hmmnmnm PM olumide 098

stevecrun: thanks..wishing we all a blissful stay in America.Go get your visa,make we fly together.

Niiade:

He can sir, but he has a bad phone so he cant really do all that, we read all the comments together sir.

well he dey hustle the money out, flights and first payment ready, he just need extra and working towards the next payment. he is in the same department with babysim i guess.

koredz:

Consulate: How did you know about the school
Me: College handbook (too weak an answer say something that looks deeper like some personal research ith usnews.com, petersons.com etc)

Consulate: Which college handbook
Me: College board (try to avoid one word answers, try butress til you are stopped sef)

Consulate: Why Morgan State University?
[b]Me: The ratio of Students to Teachers is '15 to 1', good infrastructure, it's a black school, conducive environment and it has my course of study. (black school is not a criteria and bliv me, there are better schools that offer your course, try something more unique, PM me l;ets do something more unique)[/b]

Consulate: What other schools did you apply to?
Me: Howard University of Florida, Tuskegee University

Consulate: Why Morgan State University?
[b]Me: They were the first to offer me admission and other reasons I mentioned earlier (offkey!, look for something unique about the school, yur chosen discipline and how you could benefit colossally etc)[/b]

Consulate: Why Maryland?
Me: The weather is conducive (look for some nice info about Maryland)

Consulate *chuckled*: I have lived in maryland, its cold there, it snows there. Does it snow in Nigeria?
Me: No *destabilized* (the VO just catch you for here)

Consulate: Who is sponsoring your education
Me: My Mum and Dad

Consulate: What do they do?
Me: My dad is a Consultant
My mum is a Lagos State Govt Director

Consulate: Unfortunately, ........

She then gave me a blue sheet of paper...

***Please I need quick a reply, my rescheduled interview is in two days.
Thanks.

PM me, we can dp smtin better

godG:

Ehen, tell us what we should expect from this Ebola wahala. And, will I ever be the VC of OAU?

bigfrancis21:

Personally, I prefer the usual paper-and-pencil paper exam as that's what I have been used to all my life so I opted for the paper GRE. I wrote the paper GRE at Aba and scored well on it.

Which menial job in US that pays minimum wage of $7.5 per hour will pay you well? How do you even compare the pay of menial jobs to the pay of white-collar jobs of between $20 to $50 an hour? Don't put the cart before the horse even before it is time to hit the road. Which menial job in america will pay you well so as to cover all as-you-know-it expenses and leave you with much change to spare on partying, enjoyment galore and shopping? You need to wake up. It is only the rich and celebrities that live such luxurious life here.

As an Igbo man, I love dealing with figures. Now let us delve into the financials.

I assume you get a job at Walmart(which is almost impossible as you have work restrictions on your visa but I will assume so for I was taught in science to make assumptions) which pays $7.5 per hour and you work 75 hours a week. Mind you, for such a low-paying salary, you'll need to work as many hours as possible as your body can permit to break even. And for such jobs, you're not paid overtime as obtained in white-collar jobs where you work 40 hours a week usually, 5 days a week, and any extra hours spent on the job is overtime and you're paid at an overtime rate of 1.5 times your hourly salry.

MONTHLY EARNINGS:
300 hours(75 hours per week times 4 weeks) * 7.5 = $2,250 per month.
Tax deduction = $350 to $400 per month. Yes, taxation here is killing. In most states you are taxed both federal and state taxes.
Other deductions such as social security benefits = $100

Take home pay: $1,750 to $1,800 per month.

EXPENSES:
1) Health insurance = $110 per month. Health care is very expensive here and almost everyone here has health insurance that covers medical bills during times of ill health.
2) Rent = average of $500 to $600 per month. I am even being generous. Some places are as high as $1,000 per month. Except you decide to put up with as many roommates as possible to split up the cost.
3) Feeding = $200 to $400 per month, that is if you cook at home. Eating outside is very costly as you spend twice/thrice of the stated figure.
4) Transportation = $100 to $200 on fuel per month on fuel if you'll be driving or on bus ticket if you'll taking the bus daily to work.
5) Light bill = $200
6) Water bill = $150
7) Miscellaneous = $100
8.) Phone bill = $50
Total expenses = $1,610

How much left = $140 to $190 in savings.

Then you remember you will have to save some money. Then relatives and friends from back home with same mindset like you will be calling you asking you to send $1,000 so that they can start enjoying life as they are 'suffering' in Nigeria, because they think that Obi is picking up dollars from the street of America. Not knowing that Obi is still struggling to have mere $1,000 as savings in his bank account. Then you think of how you'll send the very little you manage to save from your daily hardwork, sweat and energy and becoming stingy becomes your watchword.

Remember that this is the so-called menial job you envision to do which you will wrench your back doing everyday and standing on your feet 12 hours a day. You then think of your future and envision yourself doing the same recurring cycle every month in a year for the rest of your life in America, the land of opportunities and a place of 24/7 work all seasons of the year with very little rest, then you smile to yourself and tell yourself 'welcome to America. Now I understand what these people have been telling me since.'

Okay, you decide to finish school and get a 'well-paying' job in the vicinity of $70,000 per year or $5,833 pre-tax monthly salary. Fine, the job is white-collar and you are one step away from breaking your back and standing 12 hours a day. Your life is one step better than the class of menial workers. However, you are still not free from the ever-attractive recurring rat race cycle that entraps millions of employees in America that comes with heavy bills to pay every month such as house mortgage, car loans, college loans, heavy tax deductions, monthly light and water bills, phone bills, internet cable bills etc. with very little to spare in savings.

Is this your so-called glorious vision of 'being well paid'?

siegfried99:

God bless you sir

tolex34:
That's the course on my I-20 but I applied for international business but my advisor said I'll change it while registering. CUNY(Brooklyn College). Going for UG

stevecrun: These vividly reminds me of Rich dad Poor dad..The main reason people struggle financially is cos they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money
The end result is people become slaves to money and learn to work for money..but never learn to have money work for them.

Rubywoo: Hello everyone.Got my visa approved at the Abuja Embassy this morning. It was surprising to know interviews were granted on Saturdays too.

bigfrancis21:

Check Minnesota State University, New Mexico State University, University of New Mexico, Alabama A & M University too.

imperiouxx:

Cheers!

koredz:

Consulate: How did you know about the school
Me: College handbook

Consulate: Which college handbook
Me: College board

Consulate: Why Morgan State University?
Me: The ratio of Students to Teachers is '15 to 1', good infrastructure, it's a black school, conducive environment and it has my course of study.

Consulate: What other schools did you apply to?
Me: Howard University of Florida, Tuskegee University

Consulate: Why Morgan State University?
Me: They were the first to offer me admission and other reasons I mentioned earlier

Consulate: Why Maryland?
Me: The weather is conducive

Consulate *chuckled*: I have lived in maryland, its cold there, it snows there. Does it snow in Nigeria?
Me: No *destabilized*

Consulate: Who is sponsoring your education
Me: My Mum and Dad

Consulate: What do they do?
Me: My dad is a Consultant
My mum is a Lagos State Govt Director

Consulate: Unfortunately, ........

She then gave me a blue sheet of paper...

***Please I need quick a reply, my rescheduled interview is in two days.
Thanks.

imperiouxx:

Then I won learn moni, so that I go enslave moni for inside my pocket.

I want admission!

teddyrain: original nwanne you are welcome. me too doing international business. is your school a liberal art college?

juntod:

My madam, thanks. Is my ogbolor soup and eba ready yet?

imperiouxx:

Then I won learn moni, so that I go enslave moni for inside my pocket.

I want admission!

Mjseun: Thank you Jesus for journey mercies. NYC on point. Enroute GNV, FL.

My transcript coming when I'm settled.