Sleek004:


sent u a pm..Mr seun

Perotti:
Hello big bosses in the house. Pls I want to ask those in the US about how to get good cheap accommodation, how to get cheaper health insurance, general living hacks (buying groceries at cheaper stores, telephone bills). Pls if anyone here is or has once lived in Coloradoc or in the Mid west too pls help out.

Cheers,
Thank u all

joeluv:
That insurance thing is a cause for worry. My insurance is almost $1300 a semester, am busy shopping for cheaper premiums from different companies. Sent them mails so am awaiting Thier rates.

OluDare01:

Last semester was great! I'm not taking Pchem till next fall. I'm more into analytical chemistry

joeluv:
That insurance thing is a cause for worry. My insurance is almost $1300 a semester, am busy shopping for cheaper premiums from different companies. Sent them mails so am awaiting Their rates.

Perotti:
Hello big bosses in the house. Pls I want to ask those in the US about how to get good cheap accommodation, how to get cheaper health insurance, general living hacks (buying groceries at cheaper stores, telephone bills). Pls if anyone here is or has once lived in Coloradoc or in the Mid west too pls help out.

Cheers,
Thank u all

Perotti:
Hello big bosses in the house. Pls I want to ask those in the US about how to get good cheap accommodation, how to get cheaper health insurance, general living hacks (buying groceries at cheaper stores, telephone bills). Pls if anyone here is or has once lived in Coloradoc or in the Mid west too pls help out.

Cheers,
Thank u all

texrem:


You are always welcome.. Go and get the Visa.

Iblad0994:

Congratulations bro .

I'm having my visa interview on Wednesday by 6:30AM do you know any hotel closer to the US embassy in Lagos or some other place I can stay around there to be able to meet the 6:30AM deadline . Thanks

chrisdavinci:
sure! Send a PM to me

imperiouxx:


Great. Physical chemistry, always leaves bitter after taste in many mouths.

femi321:
Perotti ,What you look out for depends on you but generally a place that has wifi, comfortable with and its safe. Cost depends on the city, I pay between $500-$600. Apartment that has pool, printing center, gym etc tends to be on the high side because of the insurance they have to pay for pool etc. you won't even get to use all these amenities when school is in session because of time, so it is like waste of money. In Summary, everything depends on you.

OluDare01:
Baba na you dey live for America o.

oladave02:


Hi Joeluv,

I understand your concern and though I am still in Nigeria, I stumbled on an info that might reduce ur expenses on insurance. It has not been verified but going through the site is explanatory. For groceries and the likes, I really don't have a solution now

please check ISO insurance plan on
https://www.isoa.org/?ref=www.HappySchoolsblog.com
and please let us know if it reduced ur spending in any way.

Thanks and all the best

femi321:
What the Hell? $1300? wow, you have money to throw around. Anyway you can use http://www.InternationalStudentInsurance.com but you will have to check the requirements for health insurance in your school first to be sure it meets any of the plans. Typically, the budget plan should work for you and depending on your age, it is very cheap compared to US schools health insurance. If you are 25yrs and below you might not pay more than $200 for fall and $300 for spring (spring has more months than Fall). The price gets higher with age but still at that, it will still be way cheaper than your school's. For those planning to come in fall, if you plan to use any health insurance apart from your school's, make sure you fill out your immunization form before coming because most of the outside health insurance don't cover vaccination.

Walspring:


Contact your school and explain to them

Relevance:
Please what is the correct response to the question "What are your study plans?"

chrisdavinci:
Should have posted this earlier. Got my VISA Approved on Friday at the US Embassy in Lagos. I want to say a big Thank You to the amazing people on this platform. I really learnt a lot from the good people here. I pray God perfect what concerns all of us.
Yh! I got to the embassy around 5:45am for my 7am appointment. I lodged in Yaba since I am not based in Lag and took an Uber to Walter Carrington. It was a rainy day tho.
Fast forward, went through all the screening and was on queue to be interviewed. There were around 4 VOs on seat and I think they had a half day so they were all kinda in a rush so the interview was much faster, that's if your case is reasonable...I believe you all know what I mean, when you not presenting a cock and bull story.

Was interviewed by a Chubby man in window 6, In my mind I was actually praying to be interviewed by him cos others just dey drop blue paper up and down.

Congrats and success ahead!

VO: Good morning
ME: (with a larger than life smile) Good morning sir.
VO: Pass your passport and I20 please.
VO: What is your study plan?
ME: I will be going for a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M Uni Kingsville. The course requires completion of 24 credit hours; 16 hours in a Major and 8 hours in electives with completion of a research Thesis
VO: How many school did you apply to?
ME: 4, I listed them
VO: How many admitted you and how many denied you?
ME: 2 admitted, 1 on waiting list and 1 denied me
VO: Why TAMUK?
ME: because the school offers a concentration in Energy and Environmental Sustainability as part of the MSc in Chemical Engineering program with active research in the Institute of Sustainable Energy and Environment. This particularly aligns with my ultimate career goal of being a specialist in the filed of Energy and Environmental Sustainability.
VO: brings out white paper.....sincerely yours all I heard next was "Good luck with your stay" could pick up the rest of his statement.

My short tip:
Study the transcripts on here but dont memorize. Develop your own answers to the questions
Work on your self confidence...Major Key
Above All Pray and Trust God...Tho I wanted the VO that interviewed me while on the queue but deep inside I was telling myself that whoever it is that will interview me...I am going home with an approval.

All the best guys....#TEAMFALL17

Iblad0994:
Hi guru's in the house. My visa interview is Wednesday may 31st by 6:30AM in Lagos . I'm thinking of going tomorrow Tuesday .. Please can anyone recommend a hotel closer to the embassy that is cheap or somewhere else I can sleep to meet the 6:30AM deadline .

Zeng:
Hi everyone, I was admitted into National University, San Diego, for a Masters degree in Computer science. My first degree is from UNIBEN, Computer Engineering. Please what do you think about my info?
GPA: 4.27/5.0 (Don't know the actual GPA cos I wasn't given by the school, but this is based on my own calculations)

Chapecoense:

Hey.. I had my interview Wednesday last week, same time and I stayed at a hotel called Corner 47, Very very close to obalende, It's at glover street in island..
So you can be able to meet ur appointment the following morning (obalende to embassy is 20 mins max).
Paid N4500 for a night And i think thats about the cheapest you will see there.
Good luck.

Chapecoense:

N223k frm lagos to JFK New York city. (August departure)
@wakanow.com

Pmark888:
Hello good people, please i need your assistance. How do i convert my secondary school GPA to that of the USA? And also which GPA am i going to use between my WASSCE GPA and high school GPA when applying for scholarships. I have seen some scholarships that requires 3.0/4.0 with certain SAT scores but i don't know how to convert our GPA to that of the USA. Lastly i want to ask if United States information service (USIS) still exists in Nigeria.

Pmark888:
Hello good people, please i need your assistance. How do i convert my secondary school GPA to that of the USA? And also which GPA am i going to use between my WASSCE GPA and high school GPA when applying for scholarships. I have seen some scholarships that requires 3.0/4.0 with certain SAT scores but i don't know how to convert our GPA to that of the USA. Lastly i want to ask if United States information service (USIS) still exists in Nigeria.

chrisdavinci:
sure! Send a PM to me