nelronaldo:

Thank you very much! Please how reliable is ECE?

Chidinho10:


He actually got some tit bits from a "friend" and added some lies to make it look interesting

I have nothing against him.
Absolutely!!!

I know his full name and his credentials
Any day he seeks my help in anything, I'll gladly help out

It's just an act of envy which is perfectly normal with humans

I wish him the very best in life and I hold nothing against him.

It won't stop me from having healthy conversations on this thread. Anywhere I feel I can contribute, I will.

yuscodguy:


Bro your contribution is okay, everyone knows what is good for him. They main thing is to get some little advice and add to what you have. Please i will urge you to stop replying him and focus on here. I hope you have secured your visa bro?

ajokeomopupa:
Hello house, can i book or check for available dates for interview while awaiting I-20?thanks

smartmachine:
visa granted pls share ur experience

femi312:
Yes life comes with no guarantee but then again you have to be smart in life. I completely disgaree with the sentence in bold. You guys keep forgetting restrictions to get a job as a foreigner in the US and as such you have to stand out to be gainfully employed. Coming to the US to study typicall courses many Americans study is not a good idea. No matter how good you are at that course, 100 out of 100 companies will employ an American over a foreigner. This is not about looking down on anyone or course but coming to study social works, arts, psychology etc is not a smart move. Even the HIb law is about employing foreigners in specialization where they cant find no American. Getting a job is one thing, getting H1b appoved is another. Not everybody that gets picked at the Hib lottery will eventually be given the h1b visa at the end of the day due to not meeting certain criteria. This post does not apply to PRs or people who can find there way by getting PR through other means

theamerican:
I have said it many times, the problem with Nigeria is not just with the corrupt politicians, but with the mindset of the average Nigerian citizen. Looking down on people/places/things in 2018? *sigh*

@thegrandchemist put it absolutely spot on!!! "KNOW THYSELF". Know your strengths and weaknesses, and plan your life according to them. If you have a background in creative arts or Insurance, don't let anyone fool you into thinking you'd be a complete failure here unless you switched to an engineering or nursing program. Life comes with NO guarantees.

Not everyone can score 320+ on their GRE or 110+ on TOEFL to get into top programs/schools. Don't look down on people who can't get into those programs and go to lesser known schools instead. As @Femi321 put it, the country has changed. Most of the employers now lose interest in hiring foreigners who need to be sponsored to get legal status to work. Going to study at the white house guarantees absolutely NOTHING.

Getting into top programs is great! I encourage people who have what it takes to shoot for them, but let's encourage others who cannot. A friend of mine went to a school no one knows about at age 32 and got a Bachelor's in finance. She works for Microsoft now and makes $120k+ per annum.
Another friend with a Nursing Masters degree makes so much less than her. They are both happy with their lives.

Other examples, a truck driver friend went to truck driving training for 8 weeks or so, job he got now pays him about $60k, CNAs (after 6 weeks of training) get jobs that pay $14+ per hour. Happiness in life is subjective, let's encourage people.

You have no idea how difficult it is for some people to even get into those schools you laugh at and the joy on their faces when they finally see the admission letters from them. Encourage people to believe in themselves and think outside the box.

TheGrandChemist:
Having read all the brouhahas on which school(s) is/are the best and the size of the opportunities that awaits the grads of these supposed best schools, I will want to join my voice with the voices of all other strong believers of the words of Socrates:

" Man know thyself "


Make of that what you will.

If you know, you know.

.

ajokeomopupa:
Hello house, can i book or check for available dates for interview while awaiting I-20?thanks

TheGrandChemist:
Well, it looks like a checkmate here.

theamerican:

jolowizzy11:
hello house . I just got admission into alliant international university San Diego C.A ...project management bsc......i have a whopping six years gap ,hope is not a problem ? and it is how can I prepare for the question ? thanks all

theamerican:


This is exactly the mindset I criticized with my post. Saying you "disagree with the bolded" simply means you're saying having a creative arts/insurance background means you're sure to fail in the U.S if you don't change to Engineering, IT or Medicine. I will NEVER accept that. Changing to those things guarantee absolutely NOTHING! Again, not thinking outside the box is the reason people fail.

I'll simply remind you that at the time of VISA applications/interviews, everyone tells the VO they ONLY wanna go study and go back to their country. All the ideas about OPT/H1B visa etc plans after school (if we're strictly going by the book) ARE ILLEGAL. I'm sure you know that having/hiding an immigrant intent during a NON-IMMIGRANT visa application is illegal and that's already a reasonable ground for denial.

If you don't believe me, someone here should go for a visa interview and when asked why they chose the program/school, they should say: "because it's a STEM program, after graduation, good companies will hire me and I stand a better chance of getting H1B visa".

My point: people who sit on the moral high ground with the same IMMIGRANT INTENT, should not come here discouraging a section of people who wouldn't do things their way and encouraging anothers. There are other ways to become an immigrant and have a life in the U.S., it's not just for programmers/nurses/engineers and that's why I always say leave people to think outside the box and have a plan with their life.

Let's be consistent! If we wanna advise people to come here to study, let's do JUST that! Encourage them to study and go back to where they're coming from. If we wanna start advising people on how to achieve their American dreams (whatever the dreams are), let's level the playing field.

The American dream is NOT only for students on scholarship, first class graduates, engineering/IT/Medical majors. Anyone in life can be successful in anything they set their hearts on with good planning and a bit of luck.

Scholastica16:


Omniknowest but refused to know himself.

theamerican:


[b]This is exactly the mindset I criticized with my post. Saying you "disagree with the bolded" simply means you're saying having a creative arts/insurance background means you're sure to fail in the U.S if you don't change to Engineering, IT or Medicine. I will NEVER accept that. Changing to those things guarantee absolutely NOTHING! Again, not thinking outside the box is the reason people fail.

I'll simply remind you that at the time of VISA applications/interviews, everyone tells the VO they ONLY wanna go study and go back to their country. All the ideas about OPT/H1B visa etc plans after school (if we're strictly going by the book) ARE ILLEGAL. I'm sure you know that having/hiding an immigrant intent during a NON-IMMIGRANT visa application is illegal and that's already a reasonable ground for denial.

If you don't believe me, someone here should go for a visa interview and when asked why they chose the program/school, they should say: "because it's a STEM program, after graduation, good companies will hire me and I stand a better chance of getting H1B visa".

My point: people who sit on the moral high ground with the same IMMIGRANT INTENT, should not come here discouraging a section of people who wouldn't do things their way and encouraging anothers. There are other ways to become an immigrant and have a life in the U.S., it's not just for programmers/nurses/engineers and that's why I always say leave people to think outside the box and have a plan with their life.
[/b]
Let's be consistent! If we wanna advise people to come here to study, let's do JUST that! Encourage them to study and go back to where they're coming from. If we wanna start advising people on how to achieve their American dreams (whatever the dreams are), let's level the playing field.

The American dream is NOT only for students on scholarship, first class graduates, engineering/IT/Medical majors. Anyone in life can be successful in anything they set their hearts on with good planning and a bit of luck.