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modelboy:
I was redirected here to help student for visa interviews and school admission process, please quote me if u need any form of assistance thanks.

darkola:
Happpie nu month ma people. Its our month of GOODNEWS!
Pls I would like to ask a couple of questions.
1. When asked if I have anyone in the US, can I mention my cousins/ uncles or who are those on the 'anyone' category?
2. Some schools do not require GRE for some of their Masters program, does it matter if you tell the VO it was waived.
3. I would like to confirm if SEVIS is valid for 1 year. because on the top right if my payment printout, there is sum info that looks like this " OMB 1453-1134 (Expires 1/31/2015) and payment was made 30th October 2014. is my SEVIS still valid?

I await your replies. Thanks all

amanze15:
Funny interview today even though I was denied for the second time.....it goes thus?! At abuja!!!

VO: hey good morning
Me: good morning
Vo: documents pls
VO: sorry your fingerprints hasn't reflected. Pls lets have it again,
Me: okay
*four fingers left four finger right two thumbs*
VO: so why are going to the US
ME: for my master degree in geological and geophysical engineering at MST
VO: so how did u get to know about the school
ME: I catalogued using princeton review, usnews e.t.c I got a good review from a professor in my undergraduate school and my brother in law who is an alumni
VO: are u married? *With a smile*
ME: NO* with a smile too*
VO: what would this degree do for U?!
ME: it would come a long way in developing me and setting me up in Nigeria since a lot of expertise and experience and called for in my field, coming home starting up a firm or going back to school as a lecturer
VO: so what have u been doing since secondary oh am sorry since ur university?!
ME: I did the compulsory service which I finished in 22 october 2014 since then I worked as an hydrogeologist trainee at a state firm saddled with the duties of providing water for the rural populace in kogi state
VO: whose sponsoring U?!
Me : my cousin my parents would have loved to sponsored me buh he took it as a sign of gratitude to my parents *she was nt listening*
VO:sorry who do u say was sponsoring u?!
ME: my cousin.............. then she spotted a letterheaded paper from my dad I submitted as a document earlier oh,
VO: he's a successful businessman, he sells localand international manufactured cosmetics and he also into real estate and oil and gas
VO: why would keep such money for u to study abroad?!
ME: *pity and sad face* he's was very supportive of my aspirations to go further my studies in the states after I told him of my plans
VO: how does he makes such profits?! * now I knew she was playing with my head
ME: I explained profiteering 101 to her as a igbo boi wey I be
VO: any bank statement?!
ME: yes passes it
VO* she looks at the current exchange pasted by her side, she zoomed off for like 5 minutes
ME* said hail mary and prayed it clicked
VO : oh am sorry ur visa cant be approved now I wish ur the best of luck in ur future endeavours am sorry
Me: thank u,....

Guess its the sponsor ish, I didn't apply early so I didn't qualify for scholarship, my dad is paying for my trip but he doesn't have cash flow right now, he's cash is in some estate investments and he's at a traditional ruler at my hometown my cousin is the only one with such cash in flow in his accounts......pls house help me on what to do, am keen on furthering my studies I don't have any motives I need your help and advise

f8luv87:
Thanks

Gratefulaheart:
Am not in Nigeria. I only need a us line for my fam to reach me on. They will be doing the calling not me.

bbdd:
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

Tosinayoko:
we are not saying too chief, i wanted to sample d opinion of persons dat ad bin or currently schoolihg dre to kno if dey r african friendly and d fact dat one can workto be able to raise remaining skool fee and u kno to send some coins back home. Che we are clear now?

wizzy11:
Thanks Guys,

God bless you Greatly, I think she did not hear me or maybe i was not audible since there was a demarcation like most banks.

Bellow are the Details.

Expenses AY 15-16
Instructional Fees (tuition) $8,188
Non-resident Surcharge $7,992
General Fees $1,256
Network Fees $66
Living* (10 Months) $11,500
Ohio University Health Insurance $1,800
Total $30,802***

I got a Grad Assitantship of

The Graduate College received notification from Info and Telecom Systems program that you were offered a Graduate Assistantship estimated at $15418. Please review Expenses for International Students http://www.ohio.edu/graduate/tuition.cfm You will need to provide the documents outlined below showing the remaining $15384 ($30,802 less $15418 the amount of the offer).

Hence i went with Dad's personal bank Statement with 2.8 mill. (Since i had a Tuition waiver) and not the Biz account (Although still opened with his name) which has about 7 time the amount in the personal account.

Actually, she did not request my I-20 as it was with me all through. And i was blown out (maybe because she just Rejected the person before me.) Still wondering.

@ ebdib,

Dad was still my sponsor since i was not getting full funding. So i was to provide proof of extra funding.

@ ridimic1

The name of the School is listed on the Health Insurance cost.

@ profojah

It was well listed and clearly stated. I just got a mail from which i pasted the part in Italics above, i printed the mail as well.

The problem is, i actually did not understand what was going on, until she issued me the 214(b) letter. I was expecting more questions, so i can explain and point out. But she Just looked at the bank statement and gave me the Document.

Thanks Guys for your Contributions and advice. I would work on my voice and presentation on the next one.

@ Profjah

Thanks, i guess she did not hear me well or there was some misinterpretation (She even asked me my Dad's occupation i told her but she did not hear or seem to understand the profession i mentioned), even my I-20 states Family as My sponsor.

Before i forget the I-20 stated on the Part 9 (Remarks) That "student should arrive with $2000 for initial cost," (Heaven knows this was actually the reason i went with the personal bank statement)

bartino:
okay that's nice,thanks.

Calculus007:
Pls who can help me with Statement of Acct. I need to send d soft copy to my sku b4 they send my I-20

Bplati:
Gurus,
How weighty is MIS (Masters in Information System) in the U.S.? It seems I'm changing my mind to study that against HR? Pls advise.

pcbo:
Pls electrical engineering and computer engineering ,which one has better prospects in terms of jobs and salary in de US after graduation
Want to make wise decision
Thanks

terefe:
I hail thee all... Please any info on how having a running immigration petition affects landing a students visa? Thanks

imperiouxx:
Don't use cold water except it's really warm outside.

I have the same problem too and many other people that came to U.S with dry skin.

Ripleus2:
Thanks! I am already applying for rent, one on campus and one just outside the campus gate. I am on a waitlist for both of them, and I am also checking out other options. Ah no my stipend is < 25k and that's even before tax. It might be more by my second year. I know grad school life is a lean life so we go try manage. Thankfully I can cook. I appreciate all the advice, man!

One thing that's been on my mind is the harsh cold weather. I hear the winters in Indiana are very long: from like September till late April or even May sometimes, so about 2/3 of the year is winter. This means heavy heating bills... that's one thing I have been planning along with housing options.

Edit: I mean, the really nice weather is just like 4 months.

Roox:
Congrats Ripleus2. So people can do without PhD in the US without MSc?

soldierdollar:
Please who is Buhari?

dicapino:
Hello my ogas...I contacted the Mech department of Texas a&m. I asked when i should expect a decision. HERE'S the reply 'Admission decisions are continually being made up until April 30th.'......


Is that as they make a decision they inform the applicant or they would release everything on the 30TH. My status still shows under review anyway. Trying to decipher that terse response. Englishmen and ladies on nl come to dicapino's rescue.

pcbo:
Had my appointment at 8;30,got to the embassy around 6:45 ,cos i couldnt sleep and it was the first time i pray in 7 years but was dumbfolded when i started speaking tongues when praying during the dawn.
When i arrived at the embassy,there were many people waiting already,the 7:30 crew was called in ,then after an hour we were called
at the first point,the officer collected all my visa appointment letter,SEVIS ,reciept and checked if all was right ,after i was given a tag with number on ,i then proceed to do my bio-metrics.
We were separated into non-immigrant and immigrant .Only 2 VOs were attending to the non-immigrants and it was a young guy and lady,both white.after seating,the first 20 were all rejected ,then next 10 after only 2 were given by the lady.The white guy will drilled you are after refused you,whiles the lady gave to a bereaved couple only going to their son's funeral.
So i was kinda scared but wanted ,the lady since she was the lesser devil.Was about going to guy ,when an elderly lady jump-started me to the guy.Hence was favored to go to the lady.

VO:Why do u want to go to US
Me:I want to go to US for my undergraduate education in Elect.Eng
VO:why that University
Me:told her that, they have a mandatory Co-op Engineering program and as an experiential learner it will help me,with hands on the job training,which help me back in the Ghana
VO:Which other schs did u apply and accepted?
Me:Rochester Institute of Technology,Penn state and Rice university
Vo: ok,wow
VO:y dis program
ME: i stayed in the rural area ,and noticed that they are not connected to the national grid ,hence their socio-econimic impact is very low as they dont have affordable and suistainable energy to help them improve their storage and presevation of their agric products produced ,but i beleieve that the program will offer me more opportunity to research about off-grid tech ,which when am back will help to power this local communities.
VO:wow,even Prez. Obama mmentioned about off-grid technology as game-changer in his POWER Africa initiative
VO:who will sponsor you
ME:father
VO:ooh i see you have scholarship,but i can see his statement
ME: gave it to her,she glance through
VO:your visa application has been granted,come on friday for it and also your program is 54 months
Me: yh ,cos it is Co-op program
VO:ok,well visa is 5yrs ,she then tear a slip and wrote that i should come and pick passport on friday and gave me a book about my rights in US

NB:notice that students weren't many at this time ,since most will wait till 1or 2 months to sch reopening hence Vo got time and it really helped me
Please imperiouxx ,slimmy and co ,am a Ghanaian but a good one with big heart ready to help others on thread and proud NL netizen
So i hope to get some congrat beer emoticon from the Boss imperiouxx ,pls don't deny me

osahons9:
Thanks for the info. I just found out that you have to pay $15k a year irrespective of how many classes you take. Then school accommodation is about 3 to 7k for the regular semesters and additional 700 to 1800$ for summer. they use a 4-1-4-1 system which means 3 classes in 4 months with no job too. This one hard oh.

obiaguna:
I am facing this same challenge you just spoke about. Have my first degree in Banking and Finance and the school im applying to offers only MBA and Msc Accounting.
Normally I would be more inclined to get an Msc in Finance but since its not readily available I may have to go with the Msc Accts.

Considering the option that one may need to get a PhD later, which would have a better ROI taking into accounts the prospects of securing a good job in the US, Msc Accounting or an MBA. School is East Tennesse State University.

jbonito:
Hello House!! I've been a guest for too long on this thread and i finally decided to join today ... Well i applied to some schools for my MBA and i got admitted into Virginia International University!. My I-20 should touch down today or tomorrow.. Pls is there anyone with info about the school or the city? Anything would be of great help.

Thanks

cc all the boss in the house

Slimmy05

osahons9:
@biikeys

Hi,

I was offered admission to UTA and I have no clue what to expect. I'm currently studying at University of New Haven. CT. I want to transfer to UTA but I need to know how things work over there because here just seem to be an Indian or Arab school with few other races. There are little or No assistantships for internationals so it's really difficult here. I feel if the school doesn't want to offer assistantships, then value for money becomes important. So let me know what UTA looks like, transportation to school (I no get car) and jobs too. By the way I'm studying Ms Mechanical Engineering.

pumpin26:
Thank you for the advice. I already have MSc in Health Informatics. Unfortunately, I am yet to find student or alumni from university of Iowa that can share their experiences of the school or the department with me. An insight into the department could be useful with regards to choosing professors and supervisor or the research area one should concentrate one. Health informatics is relatively new and multidisciplinary program, many of the faculties are still flexible and trying to establish their own research areas in this field as well.
Nevertheless I have two areas of research am considering. I believe with hardwork and dedication the 4.0/3.5 is achievable.

pumpin26:
@slimmy05

Top of the day to all in the house, I applied for Phd in Health Informatics to 4 schools. As we are all aware, this period is admission decision time for most schools. Unfortunately I have so far, received rejection from 2 schools (Minnesota and Utah).

Luckily, however, I was given admission by Univ of Iowa. Initially the admission came without funding , but when they sensed my reluctance of accepting such, they decided to give a year fellowship for my first year so as to be able to concentrate on course works and my performance will determine my eligibility for TAs and GAs for subsequent years. Although this is not my best choice and since I am not having a stable job at the moment, I will be accepting the offer.

Nevertheless, I would appreciate contribution or information regards the school, life generally in Iowa, hustling in USA, realistic job prospects, approach to visa application and any other appropriate comments. Still awaiting decision from Uni of Texas, this would have been my preferred choice provided it comes with funding, which I doubt.

For those that are experiencing rejections, it’s part and parcel of the process, don’t give up!!

Izontubo:
my brother xavi just calm the game jeje..neymar needs to be serious...I feel that boy is becoming unserious...he should train harder to be like messi ronaldo...

Izontubo:
neymar should train more for one on one goals...the boy is loosing it...I think he thinks more of his hair do than playing well on the pitch...Pedro would have netted that ball in...

sannywills:
broda pls dont be offended what is drop box and if she come down to NIGERIA IS SHE GOING TO PAY ANOTHER VISA FEE
PLS HELP ME

joenicewake:
Series of things the VOs are looking for, to approve F1 visas.

1. Try as much as you can to go for a university, not community college anymore. They frown at students who present CC stuffs and then disapprove your application. It all started two years ago. Reason being that C Colleges are inexpensive.

2. Please endeavor to take standardized tests. Grades do make a lot of difference. If your scores are low or average, try to explain why and how you will excel in America academically. Explain verbally because this is what they want. They are somehow tired of asking for whole lots of documents Will write more later!