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Helkayklassic:
Can i use GTBank Master Card for the payment? If yes, Do you know their conversion rate?

Helkayklassic:
Anyone here used WES for evaluation recently?

Teejay471:
Morning home.. Pls I'm having my interview to be schedule on Friday 21th July.. I don't know how to find my route from Ado ekiti to Abuja.. Pls someone should help me with how to find my way, nearby hotel where l can lodge and some Mock interview for me to be fully prepared coz I'm scared.. Ppl help me out.I'm new on here.

HisSon24:
My transcripts (Delayed the GOD APPROVED my Visa Yesterday) Still that ProfOjah’s friend
Delayed 29th June 6:30 am Lagos
Me: good morning ma,
VO: pass me your documents (I obliged)
Vo: why are you going to the US
Me: I am going to the US for my masters degree in chemistry
Vo: (looks at me) why this school?
Me: MTSU has a new science building worth $147 million opened in 2014, this will enable me to conduct my research with state of the art facilities.
Vo: why chemistry and not physics or other sciences
Me: I loved chemistry since high school, studied chemistry as an undergraduate and would like to continue studying chemistry
Vo: (looks at me like this one is not serious) then said your visa can not be granted this time (then passed my documents and the coloured paper)
Me: smiled and walked out immediately (was even smiling on my way to the car park and police officers were saying “congratulation how far come wash am for us”). But when i got home I couldn’t eat nor sleep was just replaying the event on my head.
I paid another payment the same day and got 18th July as new appointment the following day

God Approved it Yesterday 6:30 am Lagos

To God be all the glory. His mercy, grace and favour was sufficient for us all. And a big thanks to ProfOjah my padi. He really took my matter personal giving me 90% assurance of success after introducing me to the awesome forum and evaluating my new response to questions.
Fast forward to today 18th July
Vo: good morning sir how re you?
Me: good morning sir am fine thank you.
Vo: why are you going to US
Me: am going for my masters degree in chemistry with a concentration in nanotechnology at the Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro
Vo: why this course
Me: its in-line with my career goal which is to become a university professor, and a masters degree in chemistry and a research knowledge of nanotechnology is a requirement for me to pick up a lecturing job at my alma mata and according to national agency for science and engineering infrastructure there (cuts in)
Vo: what is this nanotechnology?
Me : nanotechnology is the creation and utilization of materials, systems and device through the control of matter on nanometer length (cuts in)
Vo: give me details about this research what will you be doing?
Me: (i come happy) i gave him details about how we going to be manipulating carbon surfaces to make chemical sensors which can be used to detect young set of food spoilage and detection of cancer cells in human body. How carbon nanotube can destroy cancer cells and the procedure has been suggested for cancer treatment and more research is needed to be sure the carbon nanotubes don’t destroy normal health cells while fighting the cancer cells. (i was talking fast that i noticed i mixed some terms up but he was enjoying me)
Vo: you had your undergraduate from University of Benin?
Me: I had my undergraduate from the University of Lagos (I attacked him like what are you saying)
Vo: who is sponsoring you?
Me: I got full graduate assistantship which comes with full tuition waiver and monthly stipends and the remaining personal expenses will be covered by my brother
Vo: (nodding head and went through my i20 to confirm) is your brother in the US
Me: yes
Vo: what state?
Me: mentioned it
Vo: do you apply to other schools and how many gave admission?
Me: mention the schools and said i choose MTSU because i got assistantship
Vo: Yes of-course (smiling and nodding head)
Vo: are you married, do you have kids?
Me: NO, NO
Vo: (when through my passport) have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: no, i have got no reason until now
Vo: (typed for like almost one straight minutes)
Me: repeating in my mind “Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit”
Vo: your visa will be ready in four days, you will get a text or email bla blab la.........
Me: collected the white paper (golden sceptre), my i20 n sevis. Thank you sir. Didn’t know when I added God bless you.

You guys are doing a great job here. I read through the 40 pages of complied delayed transcripts and over 100 pages of complied Approved transcripts. It really helped me. And my dear ProfOjah brushed up my responses during the mock interview we held.
Advice: You don’t need any agent to help you go through the process from beginning to finish. Did everything myself until I got stock during the interview part, but thanks to God, ProfOjah, the gurus here and everyone that shared their transcripts.

TheLee:
I got my visa approved today. I am grateful to you all who give tips, helps and mock interview and people who have shared their transcripts. God bless you

Transcript
V. O:Good morning, please pass your documents
Me: (passed it) Good morning
V. O: What's your highest level of education
Me: I have a Bachelor's in Microbiology
Vo: When did you get this degree?
Me:2014
Vo: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I finished my youth service in Oct 2015 and I've been a freelance writer since then
Vo:How many schools did you apply to?
Me: Two
Vo: Georgia Southern University and University of Memphis
Vo: Why did you choose this school
Me: I chose the school because the curriculum allows me to specialize...
Vo: What's your specialization?
Me: community health. While also taking core competency courses in other vital area of public health. Also, Prof Lawrence's research interest in Sickle Cell Disease....
Vo: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: My dad
Vo: What does he do?
Me: He owns a plastic factory
Vo:Have you gotten your accommodation yet?
Me: No, I will when I get there
Vo: No, you have to book it before traveling...
Me:Yes that's what I....
Vo: Listen please. At the PoE, you would need a forwarding address and so you must have one where you will be living
Me: Of course, thank you.
Vo: I will be approving your visa (circles white paper)
Me: (blanks out, collects white paper, packs documents and walks like a whined robot out of the room)
Took a minute for it to register that it was approved.
A lot of blue papers were flying and I got the VO I had hoped not to get yet my case was different.
3 factors helped a lot: God, Preparation, confidence
I'm grateful to my friend for the mock interviews
Thank you all so much for sharing, teaching and correcting. God bless you

freslinkz:
Please ehn my people, one of my padi padi wanna pay his sevis fee but doesn't know how to do it. Please can sombori explain how this can be done from hia in naija?

freslinkz:
Good day my people. Is it a must to pay sevis fee before booking visa appointment?
Dates re fast running and I need to book asap, though am paying my sevis fee this week.
Just want to know if I can book visa appointment while awaiting sevis confirmation.

femi312:
You can request for a new i20 if you still have time which I doubt. However, that is not a problem, once the VO ask you how you intend to fund your studies, you can now chip in that you got a GTA and make sure you print the award letter stating how much the GTA will offset in your Tuition bill and stipend as proof. You are not the first and you wont be the last. You should be fine.

LagosismyHome:
Ask the school if they can redo the i20 to reflect it .... if time is short and they cannot then take a printout of the GTA for your interview and if any question arises about who your sponsor is then state you have GTA but its not reflected on your i20 because it came after and present it

Just work on your answers on why the school , why the course ...once you prepare well and with grace you should be fine

OluDare01:
akoja2 Sorry I disappointed $$ don finish. Let me know if you found someone