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Yvete: Virginia International University again?? Hehe!! looooool

fittty: Sorry for the denial. * You shouldn't have said your friend recommended the school, *You also didn't give concrete reasons for studying Information Systems, *You should have taken at least one test even if the school didn't request for it *You being an investment adviser at a real estate firm doesn't have much relation to IT, *Your reasons for coming back wasn't strong enough as you were still gonna take on the same job for 3years which is kinda irrelevant to your intended course

Just give it another try and yes there are tons of schools that don't require tuition deposit before admission.

Yvete: awww sorry. Forget about your interview for now and focus on Question 1. Write GRE, apply to a reputable school, prepare and the visa is yours.

dr.slip:
Yea i remember that woman in booth 8 with blue eyes.
Bruva your responses are too generalized. Make it more specific and these are my simple rules for getting the visa.
1. Please take GRE and TOEFL. TOEFL is not so important but if you have the money do it.
2 Apply to programs that relates to your undergraduate program or @ least it should relate to your current work.
Search aggressively for schools and apply to @ least 3 using your GPA, GRE and TOEFL to gauge your chances of admission.
Prepare hard for the interview. When i mean prepare hard i mean read all the questions because in all honesty Nairaland is expo. The questions the VO will ask will not change. Its the same question evryday. Read about your course, know it inside out, know the faculty members just read evrytin readable so if the VO tries to deviate you are flexible enough to answer the questions.
Final and most importantly. .Pray harder than you have prepared for the interview. I can say this with so much confidence. It worked for 3 pple on this thread. Ronald2g1 gave me the code..i used it worked like magic. Then my broda ronakoks used it and it worked.
In summary: Prepare hard and pray harder that's the key to F-1

dmoney104: @@airroseice, sori 4 nt getting your visa , dnt gve up keep try ing man, pls send me ur number I will be going 4 my interview soon @ lagos d same school(viu) I need som little help 4rm u....

Yvete: "Virginia International University (VIU) offers 2 undergraduate programs, 4 graduate programs , 4 undergraduate certificates, and 1 graduate certificate. The university also offers courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). Classes are offered both on-campus and online".
^^
Hope you're ready to defend this school and please mention that you applied to other schools in other states. Go prepared! All the best.

Yvete: Lol....You sound intelligent and i think you'll interview well. People are advised to smile because it hides nervousness though an excessively smiley face may exude phoniness. Don't fret if you naturally smile, chuckle or stutter. The interview is so short so don't let nervousness get in the way. Your main goal is to overcome any presumption of immigrant intent by the VO.

The harm in trying without GRE is that test report is the easiest way to weed out 'presumably unqualified students' from an excessive number of visa applicants at the Embassy. Colleges do this too so if you are going to a well reputed college, intentions are clear. But if you are going to an institution no one has heard of, and which has not asked you to take any tests, then that makes the VO suspicious. LOR and GRE serve different purposes. Even with a US Bachelors, GRE, LOR and/or Interview are required so its reasonable for a VO to question why an Intl. Student is exempt. They might not ask for it, but go with a professional resume that relate to CIS (highlight entry-level skills) stapled behind a waiver from the college with other justifiable reasons.

Questions relating to your undergrad degree may not come up. If it does, GIS is good enough for an answer. Just create reasons why its beneficial in Nigeria and how it helps your future career goals. Come back with a testimony!

Snazzygirl: @ Eros, although no one is 100% sure whether GrE/Toefl increase/decrease chances of getting F1 visa, it is safe to write one of the tests since it potrays one as a serious student cz most schools require @ least one type of standardisd test. Since ur interview date is close, try and get gre/toefl waiver from ur school so u can present it @ d embassy. Being nervous is a normal thing during interviews, u jst av to control urself. It's ok to smile but don't laugh when nothing is funny.Concerning d relationship between ur UG course and ur PG, u r in d best position to merge dem o. U can say geographic information sysytems is ur choice course and d information systems program at ur university allows u to take courses that will give u indept knowledge of geographic information systems which will make u a better candidate for GIS analyst positions and further studies on doctorate level. Saying this point might lead to dis question ..."Why didn't u apply to schools that offer geograhic information systems" .....lemme think of more answers

imperiouxx: First of all, congrats that you went through the previous threads and I know by now, you should be confident and know what you are expecting/expected of you. Now to your questions

First bold: That has big effect on your chance. Few escape it by chance but many didn't.
Second bold: My passport was clean without any visa, blemish-less and shinning too, also many other people that got their visas the very first time.
Third bold: You remind me of one of my best Joe song - Stutter Please, you have to control being tensed that could led to S...st...stu...stutt.......ering. Joe said the girl was lying even by stuttering.
Fourth bold: People said IT field is easy to cross to. If you look at it this way, many things are centralize on IT these days. You can relate what you called not much in geography and regional planning(Geographic Information System) to your crave for IT, magnify it, polish it well in the presence of the VO. Believe me, you are the only one that knows it's small part of geography but no one else, your brain is needed in US and that starts from their embassy. You are a graduate student, US wants people like you of good talent who when integrated into their system, more value is added to their country.

Fourth bold: Best of Luck to you all

Eko Atlantic*:
By EMMANUEL UDOM

Criminals in Lagos, south-west Nigeria are reckless, restive and desperate. They want to reap where they did not sow, even as the police and other security agents are working round the clock to ensure that the former capital of Nigeria is crime free these ember months.

In the last couple of weeks, our reporter has been on under-cover mission, looking at how prepared the police, SSS operatives and other security agents are for the Christmas and New Year celebrations in terms of security.

If you say, my dear readers that this is an alarming write-up, you are correct. But, if you think I am working for the police in Lagos, then you ate dead wrong.
Below are some of the top 15 no-go-places criminals should not ever contemplate going near or else trouble, shooting, injuries or death. Lagos state police commissioner, Manko Umar has put security strategies in place to ensure that Lagos is crime-free these celebrations months.
This does not however mean that the state will be free 100% from crime. Crimes and criminalities cannot be totally eradicated from any locality, state, nation or the entire globe. It could only be reduced and checkmated. This is the gospel truth the police and other security agents as well as discerning and observing minds know too well.

1 Banking Hall-Criminal who want to rob banks in Lagos should forget the idea or be prepared for a bloody gun duel with the police. Take it or leave it, since Manko became the commissioner of police in Lagos, the state has not recorded one successful operation, in which robbers loot banks.
Though these devils in human skins have attempted on some occasions to loot banks, they failed woefully. Check crime records as opposed to propaganda, rumors and speculations at the police public relations office in Ikeja, Lagos.


2 Markets- The popular and ever busy Gotangowa, Ipodo Yaba, Idi Araba, Tejuosho, Alaba international market, Ladipo spare-part market, seme market, Idumota market have been infiltrated by police officers and SSS operatives. Off course, this is an alarming write-up and wake-up calls for criminals. Go near any of these markets and you will be dead before the end of December this year. This is what my under-cover mission has revealed


3 Cyber- cafés –Public cyber-cafes have also been infiltrated by security agents. For those yahoo boys, they are been watched directly or indirectly by security agents. This is another potential place where criminals use.


4 Hotels/Guest houses-Hotels and guest houses are potential places where criminals meet to plan their robbery operations or share their loots after a successful robbery operations. The police and CCTV are watching you.


5 Drinking joints- This is another place where potential criminals meet to unwind relax and enjoy themselves after committing all sorts of criminal and other atrocities during the day. Some Nigerians love pleasure, parties, drinks and boasting. When they have taken some bottles of beer they talk carelessly. The person sitting next to your table may as well be an under-cover police officer or SSS operatives.
So, in your best interest as a criminal, repent from your evil ways or as Manko uses to say re-locate from Lagos or else…


6 Churches/Mosques-From catholic to Methodist, pencostal to Anglican, Baptist to the nearest mosque, police and SSS operatives in Lagos have been ordered to ensure that no Boko Haram fellows come near. I do not want to mention names here, but I do know that some churches, especially in Lagos are hiring private security guards, OPC members or police to protect them physically during Sunday services.


7 Eateries-security agents have also infiltrated eateries in various parts of Lagos. Each time you go to the nearest eateries around you, observe the people there carefully and you will see what I mean. Criminals must be dealt with the police are basically everywhere these embers months. Kudos to them.


8 Embassies- All the embassy in Lagos, from independent findings by our reporter is under a close 24-hour watch by internal security, the police and SSS operatives.


9 Uncompleted buildings- The Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Badagry, Epe, Egan, Igando, Alagbado as some of the places in Lagos with bushes and uncompleted buildings. There are also uncompleted buildings in Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, etc. Criminals also use these buildings to meet plan their operations or share their loots. The police is watching you


10 Traffics- I pity criminals who think they can rob people of their money handsets and other valuable personal items during go-slows and traffics along the
third mainland bridge, Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. There are CCTVs everywhere and there are also under-cover security agents along these routes. Again, I say repent criminals.

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13466465-top-10-nogoplaces-for-criminals-in-lagos

PROUD-IGBO:
^^^Since he declared the full amount, it's clear he wasn't trying to launder the money; so far all he's guilty of is ignorance.

If it can be shown that the money is a collection from business associates for purchases in the UAE, then they have no case against him; but trust these greedy, lazy, pot-bellied customs officials......they'd be salivating at the prospects of having just a 'small cut' from the poor mans forex.

Anybody that believes the Nigerian customs is staffed mainly by principled and honourable people is being naive.....a larger percentage of them are theiving scoundrels and greedy fat bastards!

yuzedo: If i am EFCC, i would NEVER honor a petition by a Company named "Fine Boy Swag"... WTF kinda name is that?! You mean y'all went to Corporate Affairs Commission with that sh(i)t and they attended to y'all??

Opoki: I don't expect less from a reformed Yahoo boi...

ajadek: Now is time for nigeria to build like 10 or 20 refineery,to avoid chao in 2017.refine the crude localy and sell local and export the white product,like russia

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AmBeautiful: If you REALLY ARE A MAN
And you understand WHAT IT IS TO BE A MAN
And you know A MAN'S WORTH

Then you know what to do,
Otherwise, you are not A MAN.

Mynd_44: What a load of poo

bizmogul: Well... you ain't wrong

bizmogul: Are you in a distance relationship? Do you worry about calling it quits but you love this person and can't let go? Your survival in a distance relationship depends on how the relationship got start. For example I spent sometime together with my girlfriend in school before I graduated and we got seperated by distance. Distance relationships could be very painful and tiring but in order to sustain it you need to apply the following.

1. There must be genuine love: I love my girl so much, right from the outset and she loves me in return despite the fact am not rich this has been the core of our relationship. Each time we talk about the past and how memorable it was being together the memories keep us alive.

2. Trust: without trust distance relationship goes dead. Trust issues begin to come up when one party begins to act differently, like myself I erased my thoughts from ‎​tinking my girl has someone else; I don't think about it no matter what, its not a perfect relationship but because we trust each other we keep going on and on.

3. Don't Listen To Friends: friends sure have a way of destroying distance relationships. I remember the times when I sit over a drink with a couple of friends, they make me feel like a loser, they make me feel like a complete idiot, asking questions like do you know what she is doing now? Maybe she is having fun with some other guy while you are here being the good guy. I almost fell for all that, it almost ruined my relationship but as I earlier said, trust is what keeps me going.

4. Regular communication: keep in touch at all times, say sweet things you will normally say to her, don't let her feel you are ever tired, with various communication gadgets blackberry,facebook,mobile phone,skype communication has been made easier.

5. Send a surprise gift from a distance: you know where she stays? Why not courier a package to her with a recent picture from you, a hand written note and some gift items. It helps.

6. Jerk off/self-service and get one of those intimacy toy(s).

I will stop for now, more updates coming soon.

nikkyshyne: "TAKING OFF" IS ONE SCARY SH.IT!!! DAMN!

ZUBY77: We have been waiting since 1960. Four more weeks wont kill us