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Emmanuelson:
Visa denied yesterday June 13 by the black American woman denied the two in front of me.
My profile : Gre 313
Toefl : 110
Applied to five schools : university of New haven(50%scholarship, tamuk(in state tuition and $1k scholarship), university of New Hampshire($10k scholarship), MTSU and NCA. all accepted me and three gave me scholarship

Vo: pass your passport and i20
Me: passed
Vo: why computer science
Me: having studied computer engineering during my undergraduate, I started working in my department as a graduate assistant with a lecturer slot in waiting and I choose to study computer science because it aligned with my career goals and there are only few lecturers in my dept that can handle both fields of computer science and engineering so this will give me edge over the others
Vo: why USA?
Me : the us education systems have been deemed the best amongst all others and they are well know for their quality of education and research opportunities. Me Studying in an IT course and United States Being center of innovation and inventions with the big IT guys in the us I couldn’t think of a better place to go.
Vo: what’s your highest level of education and when ?
Me: B.Tech Computer engineering and 2015
Vo: what have you been doing since then ?
Me: went for my nysc and have since been working as a GA in my school where I graduated
Vo: how many schools did you apply too!
Me:five
Vo: why this school?
Me: apart from the fact that I got a 50% scholarship that is equivalent to $8,235, one unique thing about university of New Haven computer science program is their area of cyber security and digital forensics network.the school have a state of art Henry c Lee institute of forensic science that feature a crime scene simulator center.. vo cuts in
Vo: who is sponsoring you ?
Me: in addition to the 50% scholarship I got, my parents will take care of my remaining expenses
Vo: what do they do?
Me: dad is a senior officer in the Nigerian custom and mom lives and work in the us
Vo: what does she do?
Me : she’s a certified nursing assistant
Vo: have you traveled outside Nigeria before ?
Me: no , have not had any reason to
Vo: I see you have a brother in the us ?
Me: yes my little brother lives there along side my mom who are...she was typing then cuts in

I’m not convinced bla bla bla

Note: my mom and brother are both legal permanent residents in the US

I went with my mom to her interview as a beneficiary few years ago but I rejected the immigrant visa because I don’t want to migrate to the us...

I would love to reapply please are there dates available for recently denied applicants now?

WOW!! Sorry
It seems she figured out that you qualify for another category of VISA and that student visa root ain't the best for you.
Because she definitely knows you will change status after approval.
Your Relatives can File for You...(I think i read here someone saying that a VO was advising an applicant to file for Immigrant Visa instead of nonimmigrant this week on this forum).


Gurus in the house please help your boy oooh

Naughtyvirgin:
What's your opinion on st.cloud state university..same Nursing program??

sheke01:
Visa delayed yesterday 13th June 2018 by a black American Lady at Walter Carrington

My General profile: Am quite young (less than 25), I wrote GRE twice and TOEFL and got good scores, I applied to 4 schools. I was going for masters in information systems. My UG was in Mechanical Engineering

Interview:
I was the second person she interviewed after denying the first guy.
VO: Pass me your passport and i20
Sheke01: I passed it
VO: How did you know about Cleveland State University?
Sheke01: I got to know about cleveland state university from professor Matos Victor, a professor at CSU. I studied his works during my android programming certification program.
She type for a while and looked up
VO: Did you apply to other schools?
Sheke: Yes, I applied to 3 other schools
VO: Name them
Sheke01: Arizona state University Tempe, University of texas elpaso, University of North Carolina Charlotte. My suggestion here in her voice : You made a wrong choice and i don't want to hear anything again.
She didn't ask about admits and rejects. She typed for a while again, looked up and asked
VO: Who's sponsoring you?
Sheke01: My mum
VO: What does she do?
Sheke01: She is a successful business woman. She is a major distributor of Dangote products.
She typed for a while and said am sorry, you are not qualified

I dont think there is much anyone can learn from my transcript but i felt obliged to share it. People are encouraging me to apply again but am not really into it right now because I really felt dehumanised by her yesterday that I began to wonder how racism would feel like (but na me find her go na).

Gurus in the house over to una

marvinn:
i went for my visa interview today 13th June, and i was denied. I'm planning to reapply, Here is how it went

me: good morning sir
vo: good morning, pass me your passport and i20
i did so
vo: What are you going to study
me: I'm going to study nursing at wright State University
vo: why did you choose wsu
me: i gave good reasons
vo: why did u choose nursing
me: gave nice reasons
vo: have you traveled out of the country before
me: no, i have never had any reason to leave my country except for now that i am going to study
vo: how did know about this skl
me: i found out about this school through the collegeboard website collegeboard.org
vo: who is sponsoring you
me: my parents.
vo what do they do
me: Dad med doctor, owns a private hospital, mum deputy director firs tax office
vo: are u married
me: no
vo: any child
me: no
vo: sorry, u do not qualify ......

pls guys what did i say wrong and what can i do to strengthen my next interview

Olufemiopa:
Thanks.

The first transcript:

VO: Good morning
ME: Good morning
VO: Oh sorry! I didn’t know you are applying for F1, can I have your form i-20 and passport?
ME: I passed them to her
VO: Have you applied on B1/B2 before? The issue here led to the below issue on bold headed
ME: Yes
VO: You are going to study Master in Organizational Leadership in Lewis University?
ME: Yes
VO: What is your highest qualification?
ME: Master in Managerial Psychology
VO: Which year?
ME: 2012
VO: What is Organizational Leadership going to do for you?
ME: It would equip me with world class best practice in Organizational Leadership….. I stopped
VO: Can you be more specific?
ME: I repeated same thing…. I was blank here
VO: You are married and have 3 children?
ME: Yes
VO: What is your wife doing?
ME: She is into broadcast marketing with Radio Nigeria
VO: You are self-employed, (I replied yes) for how long (I replied 14 years)
VO: What are you into?
ME: Distribution of petroleum products in the downstream sector of Oil and Gas
VO: Do you have any relatives in the US?
ME: No No problem here
[i]VO: Do you have friends?
ME: Yes, I have friends NA HERE YOUR PROBLEM DEY.
VO: Where do you have them? NA HERE YOUR PROBLEM DEY. PM me make we yarn
ME: I mentioned Maryland, New York but, I didn’t mention Lynwood where I have a another friend
VO: She started typing and few seconds after, she said sorry, you aren’t eligible for F1 this time….

The second transcript

Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning
VO: Pass your form I-20 and passport
ME: I did
VO: You were interviewed like 2 weeks ago
ME: Yes
VO: What changed about your circumstances?
ME: I felt I didn’t include where I was going to stay in the US and that I still have more time to before my programme start date
VO: How did you know about the school?
ME: I did a personal intensive search for master in organizational leadership on USnews, Gradschool, where I came across Lewis University, narrowed down my research and contacted Tyler King International Admissions Director who put me through the admission process and I was accepted into the programme
VO: What is the programme going to do for you?
ME: It would retrain and equip me with world class leadership practice on management of employees. I would also expose me some core leadership courses such as (I mentioned the courses)…
VO: He was looking at me, nodding his head and started typing….. The next thing he said was am sorry my colleague said you aren’t qualify..
ME: Thank you… I took my time to arrange my documents before him and I said have a great day…
VO: And you too….

The second transcript is chorus with zero outcome from the first,you see why denial transcripts must be posted first before propose!!
Oga your circumstances need to change, The VO told you boldly that my Colleague said you ain't qualify.Probably he was nodding his head to what his/her colleague left on the Note for the next VO. Chat me up.

Ubah1:
Where did you get this info from?

Olufemiopa:
Good afternoon All,

I was denied F1 visa in November and December 2017 respectively. I deferred my admission to August 2018 with the same university and course. I am preparing for another F1 visa interview June 29th, 2018.

Please, I need your critical assessments of my transcript below for my upcoming interview

Me: Good Morning
VO: Good Morning, Pass me your passport and i-20
ME: Here they are
VO: What are you going to do in the US
Me: I am going to study Master in Organizational Leadership at Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: 2
VO: Mention them
Me: Lewis University Romeoville and National Louis University Chicago
VO: How many admitted you?
Me: One, Lewis University while decision is still pending at the other two universities
VO: Why Lewis University?
Me: I researched and found out that Lewis University has maintained quality education for over 80 years and is rooted in Organizational Leadership with concentration of Organizational Leadership; their tuition is quite affordable; they have small classes for students to learn fast; the environment has a low crime rate; and they have high acceptance of international students.
VO: How did you get to know about the school?
ME: Upon my decision to be pursue master in leadership in a US University, I did an intensive internet search on educational websites such as USnews, Gradschools, I came across Lewis University. I narrowed my search to Organizational Leadership where I contacted International Admissions Director Tyler King, told him my intention and he guided me all through the application and acceptance processes.
VO: What is your highest qualification?
Me: Master in Managerial Psychology
VO: Which year?
Me: 2012
VO: What is your study plan?
ME: I am expected to earn 36 credit hours within 24months. I would take 24 core course and 12 elective courses. Some of the courses include: assessing leadership skills; psychology of motivation; leadership change; leadership and the future; ethics, integrity and social responsibility; conflict management; leadership theories, practice and context; workplace research; building team; planning strategically, finance as organizational text;
VO: What would this master do for you?
Me: It would retrain and equip me with the current and world class leadership practice which would address the leadership laxities in my leadership style; It would also prepare me for a leadership position in my professional association which I am preparing to contest for in few years.
VO: Where do you plan to stay in the US?
ME: Dorothy Day Hall, Lewis University main campus, One University Parkway, Romeoville, Illinois
VO: Did you take any standard test?
ME: No, Lewis University did not request for it
VO: Who is funding your study?
ME: I am personally funding my study
VO: What are you doing?
ME: I am into distribution of petroleum products in the downstream sector of Oil and Gas. I have a filling station and two trucks for distribution of products to my station and customers
VO: Are you married?
Me: Yes, I am married
VO: How many children do you have?
ME: 3
VO: What is your wife doing?
ME: She is into broadcast marketing with Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria
VO: Can I see your bank statement?
ME: Yes, here (2 different personal bank statements)
VO: Looked thoroughly at the statements and said your visa is approved


I await your assessment of my transcript.

Thanks and God bless.

YOUR PROPOSE TRANSCRIPT REQUIRES YOUR PREVIOUS TRANSCRIPTS- POST BOTH NOV & DECS' SO ONE CAN SPOT FLAWS.
MIND YOU; YOUR QUESTIONS WILL NOT CHANGE OOO JUST CIRCUMSTANCES.

Raycupid:
Please Gurus in the house,I have an urgent question, I Redid the school affidavit of support form to show the current fincial ability of my sponsors, But someone is telling me that the school must have sent the initial one to the embassy,I want to know if this would prove a problem....do they even request for it at interviews cos I haven't seen anyone here that was asked for it.

Ovitbaby:
Visa denied on the 5th June,2018.6.45am.Lagos

This is my transcript below.

VO-What course are you going in for?

Me-Masters degree in Applied statistics and decision analytics in Western Illinois University

VO-Why did you choose this course?

Me-In my place of work (You fell into his trap;This has being the most common escape root for applicant for years now and they know this.) they encourage staff to further their education.

VO-cuts in...o you will be returning back to your place of work. (I know he will ask the denial question) This is where he rejected you.

ME-Yes.and I continued..the knowledge of this course will assist me as a manager in making good decisions with data.Data is very key to our business.Also,I would be able to think statistically in making decisions at work.I noticed in Nigeria,most buisnesses make wrong decisions with data and in the long run they can not sustain their business.
I remembered in 2016,when Nigeria was into recession,not many businesses survived.
Also,with the knowledge of this course I can give good advice to my managent and mentor my team members and work hand in hand with the operation s team to prepare budget .

VO-Have you travelled out of Nigeria.

Me-I have not had a need until now.

VO- Are you married-

Me-No.

VO-Do you have kids.Me-No.

VO-Do you have relatives in the US?

Me-No.

VO-Who is your sponsor?

Me-My sister,she is an optometrist,she owns her clinic and optical laboratory.

VO.-sorry your Visa is not approved.

Please I need help,as am about to reapply a second time.

Advice;
You can refire but don't mention your work ooo....There are other rigorous reasons you can chip in first b4 any other.

Chidinho10:
Now, I told you to send me list of MS Finance programs you saw and I'm sad you just provided list of universities with some of them not having MS Finance programs. It will be great if you do things in a nice way so that you can get the best form of assistance you need. Let's look at the schools you listed.

UPenn - They don't have a standalone Masters in Finance. The Masters in Finance you saw there is part of their PhD program.

Ohio State - STEM program and relatively low tuition compared to most MSF programs. If you send in a decent profile (GRE 310 + decent GPA), you'll get some form of financial aid either through GA (50% tuition waiver + stipends) or monetary scholarship. As for placements, it is not a Wall Street placer but it can put you in a nice Finance role at a decent company.

NYU - Aside from their MBA program, all NYU Stern Masters programs get K-leg cos they're meant for professionals. So remove am from your list.

I'll assume you meant University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

UCLA - UCLA does not have an MSF program. What they actually have is an MS Financial Engineering program. You need to understand that Finance and Financial Engineering are two different programs with different career paths. FE is more mathematically-inclined with some programming (mostly C++). FE leads to careers as Quant Analysts and they are very much in high demand. UCLA Anderson, UC Berkeley Haas and Columbia Fu Foundation Engineering School are among the best 15 Financial Engineering programs in the US.

UMich Ann Arbor - UMich Ann Arbor does not have an MS Finance program. It's instead offered by their Dearborn campus. I won't advise you to pay tuition for that program.

Boston College: I don't think this program is STEM. Won't advise you to apply.

UT Austin : The only STEM program at Red McCombs Business School is their MS Business Analytics. Since this is non STEM, I won't advise you to apply considering that you can get better STEM programs elsewhere.

Northwestern University : Kellogg does not have a standalone MS Finance program.

UCBerkerley Haas - As I said with UCLA, what they have is an MS FE program which is one of the best on the market.

University of Virginia : Darden does not have a standalone MS Finance. McIntire School of Commerce however has a MS Commerce program with concentration in Finance but it's not STEM. So don't apply.

Indiana University : Kelley's program is online. I stand to correct you on this; Kelly's Business School program doesn't allow online for fall & spring just Summer with atmost 3 credit hours.The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University offers these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, marketing, production/operations management, and supply chain management/logistics. Its tuition is full-time: $26,265 per year (in-state); full-time: $47,128 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $796 per credit (in-state); and part-time: $1,457 per credit (out-of-state). At graduation, 76.8 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

University of Wisconsin : There are several Universities of Wisconsins. Specify the one you mean.


As I said earlier, you should have an idea of what jobs you want after graduation and where you want to work before choosing an MS Finance program. All programs have their area of specialty and how they place their students. Having an idea of that will help you in selecting schools that meet your needs.

Also, I should point out that most top MS Finance programs do not provide full financial aid especially those target schools with excellent placements on the Street. So if that is a priority, you should also consider that while making your choice of schools.


Forgive my typos. I wrote this in haste.

Stella91:
hello everyone , I'm really impressed by what is going on here , i really appreciate you guys for the effort you put in to ensure people get their dreams achieved.

I have a question, i got admission from penn state uni for 'LL.M with a scholarship of $40,000 , i was asked by the school to transfer my tuition and cost of living totalling $23, 700 to my pennstate student account before I can be granted i20 , due to the rate of Nigerians coming to the school and finding it difficult to even feed not to talk of paying tuition.
I did as I was told and was granted my i20 including that of my kids and husband , but my husband is my sponsor and will only accompany I and the kids to ensure we r settled but will come back after 2weeks for his business .
I have also gotten a daycare for my 2kids on campus

I also submitted my husband statement of account totalling $33000 to the school and plan on using same for visa.


what are my chances in getting my visa approved .Thanks

Quoran:
VO: Good morning. Please pass me your passport and 1-20.
Me: Good morning
VO: I can see that you're going to Texas A and M University, College Station for a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering.
ME:Yes PhD Mechanical Engineering
VO:Interesting. Tell me about your past academic experiences
Me:I had my first degree at the University of Benin and had my masters at UCL.
VO: Where did you do your masters degree?
Me:I did my masters at UCL.
VO: London?
Me:Yes
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me:I work for a XYZ .....
VO: (cut in).... You have a UK work visa ?
Me:Yes
VO: Tell me about your research
Me:My research is about qwertyuioplkjhgfdssa (Details are boring. You won't need it lol)
VO: Who's your supervisor?
Me: Professor XYZ
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: 10
VO: Name them.
Me: TAMU,Stanford, UCLA,TTU,MTU,UOA,UVA,RPI, OSU and WSU

VO: Your visa has been approved. Read this and do what's right to avoid been denied entry to the USA. Have a nice day.
Me: Thank you

Thanks to everyone on this thread.

tyma21:
I went for my Interview today and was denied.
Please here is my transcript. I will really appreciate if i can get anyone to help me to know where i went wrong cos i will be applying for another interview soon and if possible anyone have idea of the earliest date and help me with better preparation.

VO: Goodmorning,pls pass me your Visa nd i20
VO: can you tell me your educational qualifications? (Your DS160 is not clear to the VO)
Me: i had my first degree in Law at the UNi... after which i proceeded for my 1yr certification at the Nigerian Law school as a Legal Practisioner
VO: ooh! So you are a lawyer
Me: Yes, i am
VO: where are you going to?
Me: i am going to the USA for my masters degree in public Administration at the Uni of Illinois,Springfield.

VO: how many school did you apply to and what interest you about the school?
Me: i applied to just UIS[s][/s] and aside from the fact that the school offers a masters degree program in a course that alines with my profession as a legal practitioner, the school also provides a form of liberal arts system in which i do not only get to offer MPA (He caught you here in the discussions)
[b]only as a masters degree course but also offers as a graduate degree course in public sector labour relations. And also prior to my interview, i had exchanged several emails with a lecturer in the department who advised me on the importance of having a qualification in MPA as a legal practitioner.

VO: why MPA?
Me: i choose MPA because the course is a plus to my career[s][/s](this is not professional ) as a legal practitioner as it will enable me understand the legislative complexities involved in policy making, analysis and decision making and also to ensure sustainability and efficiency in the processess involved in formulating, implementing and enforcement of this policies into law.

VO: what career plan do you hve with MPA?
Me: upon my graduation as an MPA holder i am returning back to my country as cos as a degree in MPa you can work in any government parastatals (You waived out your precision here it should be you not people). i would be working as an Administrative Service Manager ensuring proper analysis of incentives, ensuring policies are made subject to societal needs and also as a liason officer to policy affected group such as the labour sector.

VO: what part of Administration?
VO: Administration of policies in areas of social inclusion, rights and sustainability of the rules of law.

VO: did you write any exam?
Me: Yes, i wrote an online examfrom the school which ranges from English, mathematics,QR and Verbal Reasoning. Every other exams was waived for me due to my results from the University.( all the exams was waived)

VO: who is your sponsor? (Your sponsor's would be concrete if they are joint which includes you parents also and a good reason why you aunt is involve. Reminder;Your previous statement is already recorded,so still stay on the line with clear format.)
Me: My aunt

VO:why is she sponsoring you and why cant your parent sponsor you?[i][/i]
Me: she has been the one sponsoring my education right from secondary school.
VO: sorry .......


He was typing all through the interview and i made sure I maintained a good eye contact. He stopped typing when he asked for my sponsor.

whyqueu:
Theamerican please say something !!!
My proposed Transcript !
Please I seriously need your views about this and I will appreciate if you can look deep into this Transcript .
VO : Why did you choose Tarleton state university
Me : [s]I choose Tarleton state university because of two professors[/s](you can make their ongoing research work comes first before their names) , Professor Bradt Poe and Professor Ted ford. Professor Bradt Poe does research on Plant Breeding and Seed Technology for vast 25 years and he has worked on various crops like Vigna uniguiculata, seseme seed, weed seed , chocorus olitorus, amaratus and many others corps and Professor Ted ford reaserch on seed cytogenesis, Agricultural Extension, Heterosis ,plant tissue culture and many more and I was fastinated about there works and they offered me a research work on a particular project which is "Variability and use of multiple seed viqour indices to predict field emergency and potential longevity in crops like seseme, vigna ungiculata and zea mays . which is value for money .
VO :Why do you want masters degree/why this course / why Agricultural science and extension education ?
Me : Its inline with my career goals which has always been to do research, write journal and to become a university professor and a masters in Agricultural science and extension education with a concentration in Plant Breeding is a requirement to pick up a lecturing job at my alma mata and also give me the opportunity to become a consultant where I can give extensional services to agricultural company .
Vo:How did you hear about Tarleton state university?
Me: I knew about Tarleton state university when I attended our annual international agricultural conference at Zanzibar in Tanzania last June , where professor Bradt Poe from Tarleton state university was our guest speaker and he spoke about Plant breeding and seed technology and I was really fascinated about it and how huge it will benefit my career. Professor Bradt Poe has massive experience in Plant breeding for good 25 years and still counting and I knew its worth spending millions of naira to study .
Vo:How many school did I apply to ?
Me : I apply to 5 and I got admission in all
Tarleton state university
Murray state university
Southern Illinois university
University of Liverpool
University of hoheheim
Vo :What do you do ?
Me : I work with International institute of Tropical Agriculture. IITA as an assistant plant and soil scientists
Describe your Job :
I evaluate and interpret plans and soil for agricultural production, environmental quality, food security and many others . which is done on the field and in the lab ..where we collect soil/plant sample ,analyse, record to agricultural consultant etc.
kindly help me
proof read the amazing analyst here
cc
theamerican
our mummy lagosismyhome
twoods
walspring
any other guys are all welcome ..
God bless you all...one love

Abacino007:
Good day Nairaland,
I was offered admission into MA Economics program at Wichita state university. My appointment has been scheduled for 28th of May for 7. A. M.
Here is my proposed transcript. I want corrections and additions from you guys.

Vo: Good morning
Me: Good morning. How was your night?
Vo: Pass me your i20 and passport
Me: Passes
Vo: Where are you going to in the US?
Me: Wichita State University 1845, Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260.
Vo: why are you going to Wichita state university?
Me: for my master degree in Economics
Vo: how many schools did you apply to?
Me: 3, namely, Wichita state university, Murray state University and Western Illinois University.
Vo: So why WSU?
Me: Apart from the fact that the state where the school is located is economically conducive and my mentor being an alumni of the school, the school offers excellent education to it students through high quality teaching and a well structured research activities. WSU MA Economics gives room for flexibility because they offer three different tracks which are Financial Economics, Economics analysis and international Economics. All the three tracks seek to provide students with analytical skills useful in decision making and a broader understanding of the overall economic environment. The financial track is my main area of interest because I have found a career in the financial sector. The school curriculum is compatible with my academic background and career interest. The program has good professors and also give a lot of time for business projects that mirror real work environment conditions. This is called Analysis of business condition and forecasting (Econ 803) in the department curriculum. This particular course is rare in other schools curriculum.
Lastly, I contacted Dr Philip Persh prior to applying, I told him about my research plans towards the proposed program and he was impressed by the research plans. We will be working on a thesis with the topic Nexus between Inflation and unemployment from (1990 - 2017)using Nigeria and United state as a case study .
Vo: What are your core courses?
Me: Math. Method in Economics Econ 701. Applied Econometrics Econ 731. Macro & Micro Analysis Econ 801 & 802. Analysis of Business forecasting Econ 803. Applied Econometrics II Econ 831.

Vo: What will the course do for you?
Me: I already work in the financial sector, masters will make me more competitive for promotion to higher position and accord me the opportunity to edge closer to the highest cadre in the financial sector by working directly with the Apex Bank of Nigeria where I can be able to advice Nigerian Government and non governmental parastatal on the best Economic practices and suitable policy. This is my long term dream.
Vo: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my dad and my aunty
Vo: what does your dad and your aunty do?
Me: my dad is a mechanical engineer who works with Federal Government and also own a private workshop. My aunt is chief account at ABC company.

This is the little work I have done with guide from Nairaland. I need you guys to give comments. Thank you all as I await your contributions

jolowizzy11:
good afternoon guys... my interview is coming. up soon , this is my proposed transcript. please you guys should criticize me constructively...

VO good morning
me good morning

VO passport and i20
VO why are you going to usa
me to study project management @ alliant international university San Diego California

VO what's your highest qualification
me o'level 2012 and a professional course in SQL,rdbms,microsoft office and fundamental networking skills...

VO how many uni did you apply to
me. 3 ....AIU .... brand man university and auora university..

VO. how many gave you admission
me...Aiu and brandman

VO. why Aiu
me ..I chose Aiu because their educational system is well structured and I have been following the work of professor *********** the school is one of the top 20 schools in California that has the best graduate student in project management ..

VO. how did you hear the school
me. I was able to meet some representatives from diff schools in u.s @ an education fair in Sheraton hotel in Ikeja ,I was carefull guided by the reps from alliant uni ..

VO.who is your sponsor
me my dad

VO..who does he do

me .he's the head of govt relations @ Lagos state employment trust fund...

........please guys ..help a brother..

john9912:
Okay..
This was the 4th attempt
Vo:good morning
Me:morning
Vo:pass me your doc
Me:passed
Vo:where are you going to
Me:i am going to central Michigan university for Bsc degree
Vo:how did you hear about this school
Me:i follow education USA on fb so I came across CMU there
Vo:what course
Me:molecular and cellular biology
Vo:why biology
Me:i guessed I flopped here... Biology has always been my interest since secondary school,to be able to apply knowledge gotten from biology into the world will be a goal for me
Vo:what did you do after secondary school
Me:am currently in Lagos state university 300lvl studying biology applied as a transfer student
Vo:did you take any test
Me:yes SAT and toefl
Vo:whats your sat net score
Me:1090
Vo:can you give me the break down
Me:gave
Vo:who will be sponsoring you
Me:told
Vo:am sorry you don't qualify...

Mend007:
Hello all,

I am a silent follower of this thread, and I have been following ever since. I have learnt alot from the transcripts posted here.

My visa application was delayed in Lagos on the 13th of December by the guy in Window 5 . Refired again iin Lagos and was granted on the 29th December by the guy in Window 8. Below is my transcript:

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning. Compliments of the season.
VO: Compliments to you too. Hand me your passport and i20
Me: Here they are
VO: (starts to type very fast) Oh! You were here some weeks ago, but denied?
Me: Yes, I was. (With a mild smile)
VO: So what has changed? (He looks at me intently)
Me: (starts to smile and looking at him too) Well, the last time, I felt I wasn't confident enough just because I was nervous, and I was not speaking clearly, but today I believe I am well prepared, and I have built my confidence level.
VO: (starts to type) Oh, that's good. So why are you going to the US?
Me: I am going to the US to persue a masters programme in Law with a concentration in Business Law at the University of Oregon, Eugene.
VO: (Continues typing) How many schools did you apply to?
Me: I applied to 3 schools. The university of Oregon, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Denver.
VO: (still typing) How many admitted you?
Me: Oregon and Case Western Reserve with scholarships.
VO (stops typing. Looks at me) I can see in your i20 that you'd be offering American Law as a compulsory course, so what's the relevance of that to Nigerian law?
Me: (smiles.) Thank you! (VO smiles back) Well, most business law cases that have been decided in Nigeria first got their principles from decided cases in the US. So I believe studying business law at the masters level in the US will give me that global view and that knowledge of current trends so that when I come back to Nigeria, I will be able to advise businesses and business owners on how to go about their commercial transactions within the purview of the law.
VO: (still looking at me with rapt attention) So what do you do?
Me: (Still smiling) I am an associate solicitor at a corporate/commercial law firm here in Lagos. Told him my job description.
VO: (now typing) how many are you in your office?
Me: we are just 6.
VO: (now looking at my i20) Were you offered any scholarship?
Me: Yes I was. I was offered a partial scholarship by the University of Oregon.
VO: (now looking at me) You know why you were offered? Did you take any test?
Me: No, I did not take any test. I was informed by the uni that the test was waived for me and that the scholarship was solely based on my professional and academic records.
VO: So who's paying for the rest?
Me: my dad.
VO: What does he do?
Me: He is a real estate developer and also has a construction company.
VO: Do you have a bank statement here?
Me: Yes I do
VO: Let me take a look
Me: (hands over the BS to him) here it is
VO: (Takes his time. Checks BS line by line. Types something on his system. Gives it to me back) Are you married?
Me: No sir
VO: Any Children?
Me: No sir
VO: (contines typing very fast. In my mind, I was like God these questions are too much. I don't wanna go home with my passport.) So, I will be issuing your visa. He gives me my i20 and says I will need it at the point of entry.
Me: oh fantastic. Thank you very much and have a great day.


In all, prepare well, cover all loopholes, know stuff about your programme by heart, be confident, smile and look at the VO''s face. Don't be too serious. The VO is human too. Above all, pray to God. Fast too, if you can.

God bless you all.

Please bro, PM me. As I also applied to UofO and i will be joining you in Fall 2018. ariesben5@gmail.com

Drocks:
Good day Erudites
Initially applied for the fall admission at CSU but they sent a mail on the 2nd of july they couldn't admit me, best reason known to them but I guess there wasn't more space for admission. Now,I have been given admission spring 2018 at Cleveland state university on the 28th july ' masters in civil engineering. My question is ' how long does it take or when are they going issue and send my i20??

Thanks All.

jordanriverz:
Advice Me Please,my Relationship Has Hit The Rock


Please I need your honest advice.....

I've been dating this man going to 2 years now and I don't know his house, well he's way older than I am and my problem is that...ok let me start.

On Wednesday last week, my twin sister and I told our mum we would be going somewhere but we wanted to spend time with the men in our lives.. So I packed my things and went to stay at my friends place, my sisters plans didn't work out as her bf hadn't arrived Lagos yet until next week..so I didn't know..

I waited on Thursday my man didn't call, so on Friday he called me but didn't say anything about us meeting later...so I was sad...on Saturday I made a video of my activities and my dance steps..I sent it to him...later he asked me where I was and I said my friends place, he bagan to ask me questions, where is the location, I should send him an address... I knew he was thinking I'm with a man but NO I wasn't..

My friend said I shouldn't give anyone her house address that if he wants to believe let him believe and if he doesn't then its his problem...he came to my house and met my sis and thought I lied to him because I had told him my sis wasn't around which I didn't know until I got home on Sunday...

The best thing to do now is not to block him atall for now, Wait, if he will unblock you back, it might take several days but endure never find any means to text or call him stay away too but don't block him. If he comes back 'unblock' ask Him why do u do that? and if his answer is not a reasonable one 'BLOCK' him too and move on with your life. Don't just act as if you really want to leave before now.
It is just a threat and he is just looking for the truth which is not. it seems you guys means of contact has been whatapp most of the time thats Y.

Please what can I do as he doesn't want to pick my calls and even blocked me on WhatsApp

jatsay001:
Hello

I still have $1080 (Sold $420 ) that I want to exchange for Naira. Today is deadline to send the money home. I will send the money through western union today at 7PM (US Time)


So the rate is now $1/375. If you want to pay WES, SEVIS, Application and so on. PM me within 7hrs for arrangement.

I made payment for kallowdean(WES), Mathsquanta(SEVIS), & Mizzfy (WES but claimed refund, So I still have your money in my card). kallowdean, Mathsquanta & Mizzfy can call me within 7hrs ( I will hold the money for a week) if they have another payment online to make in future. ($1/375)

Time2Smile:
I posted last week about my difficulties paying an application fee in form of a money order. The initial one I paid was lost between the post office and the school. The Nairalander, Timi1990, that made the original payment on my behalf decided to help me make another payment, out of his pocket while we wait for the resolution and refund of the original payment. This time the post was tracked and can gladly inform the house that it has been received by the school. Application has been sent to the department for review.

I want to thank @Timi1990 again, you have been wonderful. I can definitely vouch for you and look forward to forging a stronger relationship with you. Gracias.