I atteded EDUCATIONUSA at the Abuja Embassy back in the days 2009...They help with everything you mention,then We call them US EDUCATIONAL ADVISER...BUT KUDOS TO Nairaland best place to be everyday,If you are on this thread and know what you doing, you will surely get your VISA...WITH NL US VISA is like water mixed with garri.....EASY

Yvete: @Yankdreamer

Reading your interview, I thought you had the it. Your first 3 answers were on point. I don't feel bad for you because you stated that you're an avid reader of this thread so you're aware that you gave the VO a reason to deny you. TAKE AT LEAST ONE STANDARDIZED TEST.

Anyways, i think this is where you screwed up.
VO - Did you take any test?
Me - No, i was admitted based on my undergrad n professional certs (i should've shown him something - first flop)See?

VO - What does he do? (Your bro)
Me - Realtor (i should have brought out the letter n statement but i didn't, waiting for him to ask but he didn't---2nd flop i think) [b]You need to be proactive. Don't wait to be asked instead, sell yourself as a marketer will do. You might want to tweak the realtor part and hype your bros business a lil bit....I think[/b]

Go ahead and reschedule another date maybe in December. Study intensively for 2 weeks, day & night and take the GRE(i know its expensive but just do it ... My GRE scores were abysmal, but I tried, at least). You'll get the visa this time, don't worry. I'm always on this thread cos' my two cousins are coming for Ms. Info. Tech and the other Intl business (Intl transfer student with a NIG bachelors) for Spring '13. They haven't even received their I-20 yet. I'm excited!!!

You said it all

Yankdreamer:

Thanks Jimtosam..

1. Yes i read the test part severally and was at some point thinking of taking it but timing wasn't right for me as i've already gotten the admission and interview date was close.
2 & 3. Noted..
4. No i didnt go with study leave approval.
5. I graduated 2008, served immediately, travelled out for a year for prof certifications and started working since 2010.

PLS and pls take your time to take a standard test....it help sometimes in your case and always try to show up documents to defends yourself if you have the documents and those professional certificates.

docokwy:

Awo's wife hates him. Do you love Awo? If so, you should join Awo's wife in hating Tinubu. Tinubu is worth hating, he is a monster.

and who is Awo? all of them are selfish

yoged: For me HELL NO. As a xtian its forbidden, its even in the bible. Reminds me of a friend of mine, her husband tatooed her name on his hand and my friend was even bragging about it. I let her know its irresponsible man that'll do such tins and showed her the bible account that forbids it, LEVITICUS 19:28. Na so my friend vex with me ooo saying am calling her husband irresponsible, she gave her pastor my pin, he added me telling me rubbish. Well, later apologised to my friend, she still remains my good friend. Well, she told her husband to clean it which he did.

If you still depends your life on Old testament bible verses then you dont need to watch TV or use internet , Laptops......

Clemzy16: I can't even draw a tattoo on my own skin. I hate it with passion. Also, i don't like ladies that have tattoos on their skin, Rings on their nose, Beads on their waist and Bangles on their legs. Dat one na pure ogbanje.

Naija slash African mentality....Come America, Almost 75% of the population have all those you mention....Your Opinion ends in Naija....

skydeep:
ya. But tatoo is not for responsible guys

Naija slash African mentality....Come America, Almost 75% of the population Tattoo themselves........

imperiouxx:

Ope nla! If it includes int'l UG.

GboyegaD:

Thank you for the information however, the school you quoted cost approximately $5400 per school year which amounts to at least $20000. What is being implemented is that the 4years of school which amounts to at least 120credit hours would cost at most $10000. It is a new law that would be implemented from Fall, 2013.

I WILL BE HAPPY OOOOO..........

imperiouxx:

Can you seek admission to University without sitting for any necessary exam but tell them you only registered for those exams? Pray they don't ask because caught lying would be detrimental to your dreams. Since it's not required by your school and you've taken the important one (GRE), just go with that in case you are not given the opportunity by the ETS.

You got point my broda...No need of lying, tell VO your school does not require it , moreover, na every 2 weeks den dey write TOEFL...if you wish to write it again, register for it before the interview and go do it..simple.. just read over again, you got GRE already, why TOEFL...lol....?

thorlexfreezy: Na wetin gud 4 Dem b dat jare,dem go rob their fellow student come dey do big boy 4 sch. Make dem go hell fire go obtain d devil na! Mstchewww awon oloshi.

What about our politician that steal Billions of Naira...Farouz is still walking majestically, what did we do about it?

Naijagunner83: [size=8pt][/size]Frankly, there is every reason to celebrate these achievements as they are in areas that have suffered neglect in the past. Rail travel will provide a cheap, efficient and effective means of transport especially for large scale movement of goods into the FCT while reducing the traffic and volume of heavy vehicles that cause wear and tear on our roads

They Failed to Dualize ABUJA to LOKOJA for many years now.....WHy celebrating what they have not completed yet, they always start but they dont finish, stop praising yet.

We all face different life in America, To some is Sweet when you prepared before coming down here but to others is Hard ..in my case America is sweet and am ready to explore more soon , Thank God that i choose my uni in a small town, imagine in less than a month i got here i got my Driving License and later got a very NICE car for myself, preparing for Winter.If you really want to STUDY and your papa no be politician or RICH MEN in naija then find some Cheap schools in some states...Please follow this link it help..
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-10-best-states-to-be-young-in-america.html

PLEASE DONT COME TO AMERICA IF YOU DONT PREPARED, EVERYTHING IS MONEY HERE

bashr8: it depends on who owns the song and agreement they had . if square records paid for the songs, studio and videos and decided to fire mayd for what so ever reason then they have the right to take back their properties too . may d is talented and is already popular am sure he can work with other record labels and producers or attach himself somewhere. not every new comer gets to appear in the same video and track with p square and akon some good musicians have been around for over 10 years without such opportuity.

You talk sense........

Rimamnusi: How could p,square be arogant to may D? infact i don.t like dem again

WHo is May D... I always see P-Square here in Yankee..PLS who is May D?

Hey guys....WHat kind of Vegetable do you normally use to Cook Egusi ? I just bought one which i dont know anything about it ...lol...

Hi Guys....Seems everyone is busy nw...lol...Thats Yankee for you...Assignment wey den dey give us na another degree for naija...lol.....But sha...Yankee sweet,No Place like America

imperiouxx:


Haba!.... Then, it got nothing doing with you nau. Sometimes having you as black even from Nigeria makes them feel cool about you. The next is they started asking about African as a whole not even Nigeria.



imperiouxx at yahoo dot com

Na true...Imagine ,one woman was asking me if there is plenty of Cars in Nigeria...i just laugh....I said Naija is over 200 Millions in population and most everyone own a car...lol

Allohrandy: 10. always tip the waiter or bar-tender any time you go to the restaurant or a bar. The first time i went to a restaurant in downtown San Francisco,i didn't tip the waiter after paying for my bills because i did not know of the tipping rules in America. As i was about to leave the restaurant, the waiter started insulting me and i felt really embarrassed. so when i went back to my hostel and told my friends about what happened, they were all laughing at me. they told me that i must always tip a waiter, a doorman or a bag boy, bar-tender or a taxi driver 20 percent of my total bills. its like an unwritten law in America ( America is a really funny country, if you asked me ) But you don't need to tip at the fast food joint or supermarket.

Tip ko, tip ni....They buy me drinks here.....even give me free ride to where ever am going to...Imagine finding your self in a big supermarket and you realize you are the only BLACK GUY and an ALARM rang......Wat will you do lol....some people dont know the usefulness of the I-20 you got....lol......Why did you pay Sevis fees...YOU ARE OMO IJOBA as long as you dont commit.....

biofem2000:
Ovap, here`s what I think about standardized test requirements/preference. Your school sets the rules. If your school says its a requirement, then it is a must that you have it. If its a preference, it is a matter of choice. If it is neither a requirement nor preference, you have no business with it. Like someone said, these are Americans. Yes, so am I and a whole lot of us. Being an American does not make you a small god. You need to be able to defend yourself when someone question your choice. If someone askes you " Why didn`t you take GRE?", if it is not a requirement, the answer should simple be my course of study does not require that I take GRE. Simple. That is the simple truth. If you`re asked "Why didn`t you take TOEFL? The answer should be "Since the language of instruction for my undergrad studies is English, I am not requred to take a test of English". Again, simple. For the sake of all that is holy, aren`t we speaking English? ( Oh well I know we`re not writing English).
I think it is high time we let "people" know what we are made of and wht we can do. Why take TOEFL if it is not required? Why let someone question your ability to speak a language you were not taught? To many of us, English is like a second mother tongue. We didn`t learn it, we simply started speaking it. We need to actively stop giving the impression that we can only speak in monkey. If you need a TOEFL waiver, write an impressive statement of purpose. Simple. If you`re asked why you got a waiver, tell the VO your statement of purpose was from out of this world. Oh, shhhhh don`t tell the VO I said this but I bet he/she will not pass the TOEFL.

My suggestion is go for your interview with confidence knowing you have done all that is required of you. The VO does not expect you to go above and beyond what the school expect of you. You have satisfied the school requirement, there is nothing like the VO requirement. These are people who have been trained to do what they do; they do not expect you to be a genius. For all you know the person interviewing you may be a 26 year old with nothing more than a high school diploma (Ha ha ha... here goes the American) and guess what? Because he sees the fear in you, he capitalises on your vulnerability and squeezez life out of you for the 3 mins you are in front of him/her. Take charge. Be confident. The VO is American, You are Nigerian.

I wish you luck!

Taking any of this test with good grades boost the chances of getting your US VISA,It shows seriousness in you for back up when you are about messing up at the Interview.We talking about US VISA INTERVIEW not UK VISA application.Take NOTE..{Give Caesar What Belongs to Caesar} and get your VISA.all you need is just the Green ticket..

gooddeeds: This duo (don jazzy & dbanj) were doin good on their own for years until the punkasss illuminati king, kanye came along. From d first day i knew dat kanye blakass was on a mission from illuminati to come break this two apart and he succeeded in doing that by flashing money & stewpid contracts in the faces of don jazzy & dbanj. Now (if d report by city pple is true) he comes pretending as if he didnt know until three months ago. What is that? I blame don jazzy & dbanj for fallin cheap cos of international fame (which in my opinion they already had without kanye).
They should beta get some sense, kick kanye aside & glue back 2geda to do what they know how to do best. Nunsense!

Cut the crap , whats Illuminati in this, All of them belong to one thing and the other both dbanj, don jazzy...this is a matter of choice and interest, Don Jazzy should thank Dbanj for making him RIch and D banj should thank Don Jazzy for giving him Fame....Don Jazzy knows he can never build someone like Dbanj again...But there is alot of Producer out there, just one nice HIT.....

Why do you all want a successful MAN to FAIL if not because of the African Mentality ,[b] USER and Justin Bieber break up [/b]but did you hear any bad rumour....Get a LIFE

ocman: This is just a clear proof that Nigeria is a talkative country. We talk too much and do less. much words, less action. That is why we are this way. Millions of words and No action. Billions of words in campaign manifestos and lofty promises, yet nothing...we brag on how to tackle boko haram yet nothing to show. Obama said just few words about osama bin laden, the rest was action

Naija cant talk on phone, you better put it like this, Those people are ripping Nigerians..They are thieves....While in Naija , I never spent 1 hour on phone before but whenever i calculate the amount of air time i buy in a month, is going 15k.....but in UK or Yankee i can talk for good 1 hour witout stopping and I only pay 50$ for the whole month wit internet.......check out the diff

kpolli:

Plus electricity?

Yes plus electricity....I only pay for my own Cables...Internet and TV cable stuffs.....

GboyegaD:

Just wondering how cheap is this cheap accommodation?

I'm paying $450 utilities inclusive,1 bed room apartment wit living room and kitchen.....to me is cheap i dont know about others....

imperiouxx:

Happy to hear that you love your town. You can as well wait till you see someone in those major cities that can help with mailing or taking you there. I spent 6 months before I could have a taste of garri and other nigeria stuffs again

Did you just said 6 months....But what have you been eating throughout the 6 months?You try oooooo

imperiouxx:

That might be hard. Why not go to the store by yourself instead.



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No Such African store nearby but other stuffs are cheaper, starting from accommodation and the rest are cheap,loving this town

@house....Which site can do home delivery for african foods?

hi guys....T mobile is not working in my town...Madison.....what a small town indeed..which other line do you guys suggest...AT&T are crazy, they cant activate pay as you go on my iphone4s unless i go on contract with them and also on my Blackberry,BBM not working...shit......

imperiouxx:

I don't think so, you will have to wait till you get any job on campus.

Can i get any job and then quit after getting my SSN? because funding my studies is settled already so i dont depend on any job

ok

@House...Please illuminate me on this issue. Is there any means i can get my SSN without working on campus because i dont intend to work at all during my study period,the only thing i plan is to get myself involve with athletic....

@House, I don dey OBAMALAND nw...What a long Journey........ Imperiousxx gimme ur yahoo IM name

imperiouxx:

Lolz..... Mine was from Jan 14, 2012 to Dec 6, 2012 (the last extension I could get) on KLM site directly.

ok bro...Ticket is really cost this days oo....400k above..imagine......Naija to Sioux Falls,South Dakota......