₦airaland Forum

tomakint:
Trust me, most of the people you engage here are kids......better ignore that one

Nairaland politics section has been taken over by tecno kids with single digit IQ's
Best to avoid

raumdeuter:
Now compare those families to this

https://www.pm4jonathan.org/images-projectcatg/2.png

See as dem lay hands on the boys stomach like they are delivering him from overdue pregnancy

Silly.

Kushner
Glocal1

Please resend pm requests. I've changed my email.
Thanks.

Mystiqme:
I think you are OK. One question the VO could ask you is: Given you have this income flow, a stable family, and a stable practice, why do you need to leave the country for an Mph?

Best.

I really dont think thats the VOs business
All the VOs care about is if he has any intending migrant plans
Since hes on b1 and he hasnt eloped yet, hes good

Perhaps he wants to do his residency in the US
Docs over there are paid about 20x what theyre paid in naija.
cc tayoamos

almonche:
Hello guys, I just got my GRE score. Q-145, V-150 AW-3.5. I'm an applied geology graduate from FUTA, with 2.2(3.25/5.00) with intentions of going for Msc in Geoscience. Please kindly suggest any school that fits my profile. Thanks

Baba your quant score is kinda low for the physical sciences.
You could retake to get a better chance of funding. But if you don't want to retake. Check usnews for schools in your field

ScholarAkassi:
Visa Success Story US Consulate Lagos (Interview with the Black American Lady Window 4 on 26th May 2015 6:30am)

So finally today my US visa was approved. Thanks be to God and all the Gurus in the house for their wonderful support most especially bbdd. Here is my story and transcript. I arrived the consulate as early as 5:28 am and to my surprise I met a very long queue. After all the screening we finally reached the judgement centre. While I was on the queue I was paying close attention to all the questions of the VO's and the reply of those being interviewed. I am so grateful I came to this forum before the interview. Window 4 with the black american lady is the window of visa denial. The first four people the lady interviewed were all denied. I made a quick count of the people on the row and I discovered that I might fall under window 4. After the first four denial, the black american lady finally approved the next two student visas. At this point, I became relaxed and my mind was deep in prayer. I noticed that the two students that got their visas before me have previously travelled to the US and they studied in the UK may be for masters. Now, it is my turn my calculation was wrong the next available window is window 3 and I was about to proceed when suddenly the staff from CGI stopped me and he told me I should allow one of the aged women sitting to be interviewed. Window 4 is now free and I am about to face the black american lady

VO: Hello
Me: Good Morning
VO: Can I have your documents please?
Me: I passed it to her
VO: Okay so you are going to Rice University for a PhD
Me: Yes
VO: How did you hear about Rice University?
Me: I met Professor D.B. from Rice University during my masters degree in the UK. He came for a visiting fellowship and I
communicated with him about my interest in working under his supervision for my PhD and he advised me to apply after my masters.
VO: So are you going to Rice because of the Professor?
Me: The Professor is actually the main driving force for my selection of Rice. I have co-authored two academic papers with him and I see him
as a perfect fit for the success of my research at the graduate school
VO: When did you finish your masters?
Me: 2013
VO: In what field was your masters?
Me: Politics and International Relations
VO: So how related is a PhD in Religion with Politics and International Relations?
Me: My PhD research is targeted towards understanding the intersection of religion and international relations and how religion specifically
shape events in the international system. I am particularly interested in uncovering how religious identities in the Middle East and North
Africa shape the evolution of religious ideologies in Northern Nigeria.
VO: So how many schools did you apply?
Me: Three schools
VO: Name them?
Me: Rice University, Northwestern University and University of Wisconsin-Madison
VO: So why are you so interested in Rice?
Me: I am more interested in Rice because the university offers support for teaching assistanship and summer language program which are both
important for the PhD training in my field.
VO: So who is funding you for the program?
Me: I am on a full scholarship. I was awarded a full tuition waiver and an annual stipend of $21,000
VO: Okay, you can pick up your visa at the collection centre I circled on this form in three days time. Congrats and best of luck
Me: Thank you

The VO did not ask for any documents. I am so grateful to God for the confidence he bestowed upon me. I came out of the embassy and I hurriedly hugged my mother and straight off we drove home in jubilation. I believe it is important to demonstrate full preparedness for what you intend to study to the VO in order to be able to convince them Best of luck

Hey!!!
Congrats bro
Students on funding get visa to America fast without any excess documentation or questions. America wants the best of the best in their country. Brain drain if you may call it. Lol
Truth be told, students on funding also have confidence and are actually brilliant.

Congrats my friend. This is just the beginning.

Ps. THANK GOD YOU TOLD THE VO YOU APPLIED TO 3 SCHOOLS. SHARP MAN

Glocal1:
how did u do it o, do u av any on-d- job research experience, or how did u sell urself to d sch for d phd program. Ur application must av been fantastic for u to av been selected. What were ur gre scores n 1st degree grade/class?

You be police?
Ahn Ahn
See nonstop questions..

One by one. Shoot me a pm preferably.

akin3102:
Boss, please reply my sister's mail..Thanks

Haven't seen any mail.

Who's this guy and why is he talking?

Glocal1:
Congrats bro, n enjoy ur scholarship. Did u do any MSc in Naija or u just applied with d B. Pharm?

Bpharm oo

DeeTus:
Join the two bank statements together. In as much as your source of funds on your I-20 is family funds, then father and mother are cool to the your sponsors. So take both statements of account to the embassy. Period!

And when the vo asks her to present her statement she presents two right?

Loool.
Issokay.
Vos dont like excessive explanation. It just shows something is fishy. She should find a way to produce her dad's statement. It's that simple.

godG:
Sure Brother! Thanks for checking-up. I kuma dey o. Just that I have been busy lately. Storming Carrington soon to collect my visa. Not F1 tho. How have you been na?

Meanwhile, if anyone sees any or both of MsNas and Imperiouxx on here, on my behalf, tell them it's been ages. I hope you are doing great.

Those are two of the many sure people here.

Na waooo
This one you're waving all of us from Window bayi

Cheers bro.
Goodluck with your visa interview. Go get that visa!!

Where is godG?

Walspring:
Wait for 90 days before you apply because of the new policy, Although you can still try and go for it

90
No that's not true.
A student can reapply after 7 days.

The U.S. Embassy says no fewer than 7,000 Nigerians are studying in the U.S. The Embassy made this known during tour of its Consular Section by media professionals in Abuja on Wednesday. The Consul General, Mr William Laidlaw, also 66 per cent of tourist visa applications were approved in 2014. Laidlaw said the U.S. visa application processes were simple and not as stringent as people thought.
“Between 2009 and 2014, visa applications rose by 345 per cent in our missions based Abuja and Lagos. So, Nigeria is an expanding economy, Nigeria is an expanding country. “Nigerian middle class is becoming more and more prominent and growing. Nigerian businesses coincided with the economy are growing as well. “All those things we see reflected in the growth rate we see in visa applications”, he said.
Laidlaw explained that the U.S. Mission was working to improve and trying to make its visa processes better for Nigerians by decentralising it.
“To really qualify for a visit to the U.S., you have to show you have social and economic ties sufficient to meet the immigration terms we have in our laws. “To have those social and economic ties, usually means somebody who has developed a career, developed a household and has done something to develop himself within Nigeria.”
He explained that those who had social and economic ties usually had easier time and more chance to obtain U.S. visa than somebody who is just starting out. He, however, said young business people or students who did not receive a visa should not be discouraged as they could be successful the next time they applied.
Laidlaw said people who were refused visa could re-apply if they felt that the situations had changed, adding, statistics showed that many who re-applied were issued visas. “If you can establish your social and economic ties and we understand who you are in Nigerian context, that allows us to make an evaluation judgment.
“It’s very hard for very young people, I’m sorry, but that’s the way the law is written”, he said.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/7000-nigerians-studying-in-u-s-says-embassy/

We're speaking too much English.
Scholarakassi NEVER tell the VO you applied to one school. For whatever reason. That's straight ticket to 214b.

You're good to go bro

profojah:
But bbdd, what if the VO ask for his GRE scorecard and found out he only applied to one school?

It doesn't matter.
Besides there's a big chance they may not ask for the score card. It's a risk worth taking.

I just chose the one on the side of the positive odds.
Telling the vo you applied to one school will just spoil their mind mehn
And that's not a good one especially when they have less than 5 mins to decide.
You no see say approval rate is not as high as before? These people are jot smiling o.

Eventually it's his decision to take.
I just said what I'll do if it were me.

bartino:
okay bro Slimmy sorry for that if it was harsh I didn't mean to take it so,never. even knew it was you man,thought maybe it was someone pulling up some jokes when I try to be serious on what's urgent....my apologies house,am sorry.

Slimmy05
He has apologized ooo...

ScholarAkassi:
Questions about the Visa Interview

My visa interview is 6:30 am. Of course, I will be there as early as 5:45 but I want to inquire about the exact time the interview will commence. Secondly, I have rehearsed different questions and my family are so helping me in the rehearsal just like they did when I was preparing for IELTS Speaking Test. However, I am stuck with one question 'How many schools did you apply'? I actually applied to only one university which is Rice University. I was referred to a Professor in the school for Ph.D supervision by the two supervisors who supervised my masters thesis in the UK one Professor from King's College University of London and one Professor from Keele University. In addition, I conducted a survey of over 100 universities in the US but it was only the Professor at Rice University that share exactly the same research interests with me. I started communicating with the Professor I yr and 3 months before I officially submitted my application. Although I was quite optimistic I would get in because of my convincing statement of purpose and excellent writing sample but my hope was almost dashed after I wrote the GRE exam. After preparing for the exam for about 5 months, I ended up with 151 Verbal, 150 Quant and 3.0 AW. Notwithstanding my poor performance, the Professor told me to apply and he spoke quite confidently that I would get in based on other criteria. I finally got in and I started a 2 yr research project immediately with the Professor which I would hopefully conclude as a Rice graduate student. In a nutshell, when the VO ask me the question 'How many schools did you apply'? My answer would be I applied to only one university Rice university because I was referred to a Professor at the university by the supervisors that supervised my Masters thesis in the UK and also because my research fit neatly with the research of my Ph.D supervisor at Rice University. Any comments do you all think this answer is satisfactory enough for any soft or harsh VO? Although I pray to meet a soft VO. bbdd and others I need your comment.

Never tell the vo you applied to one university.
No two ways about it.
They make splitting decisions in quick seconds. You don't want to give any vo doubts about your academic credibility.

Make schools up if you have to.

slimmy05:
Good morning Joebelly, Joenice and D*****

Lmaoooooo.
You sef

bartino:
hello man ain't here to joke, if you can't assist or say something of importance get your comments of my post please.okay and act like you got some sense,thank you.

Guy na wa oooooo.
Don't insult slimmy05
He has helped a lot of people on this thread including me.

You guys should not chase helpers of future students away from this thread oooooo.
Please.
They need people like him to give advice.

zeezahbee:
The school is not the problem. His final answer spoilt it all. You said your dad is an importer but never even travelled to Ghana before. Just look at that. He spoilt it all himself. The VO didnt have any choice than to approved him but he/she only played a psychological mind game to know if he's credible and he flopped.
Go get the visa again, don't panic and say the right thing

Exactly.
From that transcript the vo would have given him.
Visa is about sharpness too.
I think portelli was somehow naive on that last question.

yuugo:
Good morning all

Please how much is the average cost of studying master in nursing degree in USA.

Haba
Google it pls.
Do you expect people to cram figures in their head?
Come on mehn

bigfrancis21:
What exactly is your identity issues? Your both parents are Igbo, you're automatically Igbo. Why the need to go waste money on so-called DNA ancestry testing?

Or were you expecting to be told you're European or what?

You're simply creating the confusion for yourself when you didn't need to do the testing in the first place. DNA testing is not always accurate, especially if they don't have enough samples in their databases to cover an entire region, and among blacks it is meant mostly for those who don't know/who have lost their tribal ethnicity long time ago.

In a DNA testing website I read somewhere online, 64 samples for Igbo were taken from Enugu state alone, up north Igboland, a state that barely experienced the atlantic slave trade, rather from Abia, Imo and Rivers Igbo areas that were directly involved in the slave trade. The Igbo sample for that database isn't representative of the entire Igbo gene pool that seems varied from north to southern Igboland, as it always is in populations.

Is there a broad stroke dna test that can show someone is igbo? Even among igboid groups there are significant variations.
His statement was very confusing to me. Very very

@Op

Find one and stick to it.
No one cares.

Really. No one cares if you tell them you're part philipino - part German. They'll just say oh wow and move on.

All these percentages you quoted..... No comment

Nice.

The story is too long. Didn't finish it

God forbid bad thing.
No be me and una.

Africans started eating bats that's how all that ebola rubbish started. Mscheew

ScholarAkassi:
I hail all the Gurus in the House. I am a neophyte on this forum, but I recognize bbdd from GradCafe. bbdd this is AfricanScholar congratulations on your visa approval. My visa interview is on the 26th May I wish myself and others the best. Although I was awarded a full scholarship (full tuition waiver and an annual stipend for 6 yrs) for my Ph.D at Rice University Houston Texas, but I must state here that all the transcripts I have read so far reveal one thing to me that visa approval is just by God's favour. When I did my masters in the UK, I enjoyed the luxury of Commonwealth Shared Scholarship so visa processing was so easy no interview, no qualms at all. My interview is 6:30 am in Lagos and like bbdd I pray not to go back home with my passport that day because by the grace of God the VO must say yes. The journey to this stage has been so rough and tough, but the prescient light I always visualize at the end of the tunnel has made the testimony to be sweeter. On this forum, I look forward to offering important tips for those applying for Ph.D and hopefully seeking for financial aid. From my experience, although your credentials must be appealing but it is really about selling yourself and demonstrating your potentials to Professors. It will be unwise for you to apply to departments where you did not communicate with their Professors before hand though you might be lucky to get in but in most cases you might end up just wasting the application fee. Communicating with Professors before hand is a crucial step for Ph.D admission and funding. I wish the whole house best of luck we will all excel. Cheers

Bro we thank God.
Be confident.
State your case well. Be fluent.
Pray!!!!!!
MAKE SURE YOU EXPLAIN THAT YOU HAVE A FULL SCHOLARSHIP. Use my format if you like. . ITS KEY TO APPROVAL.
I'll pm you so we can talk more.
Congrats in advance.

Olabimpesparkle:
Hello everyone,please i need anyone to suggest schools that dont require a GMAT for their MBA admissions. And i would like to know if my refusal to take the GMAT will affect my visa interview negatively.

Lol.
Some kind questions go just dey make laugh tear your belle mehn.


You know the answer to your question in your mind yet you're asking. Oshe

akin3102:
I have already done that.Thanks

Didn't get it. Let me try again.

akin3102:
She will definitely write all GRE and TOEFL.Thanx

hi akin
please i can only respond to pms that i initiate. Respond to the pm request so we can connect. Thanks