₦airaland Forum

Ovap: my interview goes thus:
con: u're going to Atlanta Me: Yes
Con: for ur MBA? Me: yES
Con: are u applying to any schl apart from this? Me: No
Con: Which level of Education? Me: bachelor of engineering in mechanical engrg(trying to show my certificate but ignored)
Con: why not online program? Me:Masters is all about research, I need exposure and I need to be practically oriented, in which on-line program cant do these
Con: Why Project Management? Me: to be fulfilled AS AN ENGINEER, u need the basic management skills as henry fayol analysed it; initializing, planning or designing, Executing, Montoring and Closing.( try to xplain these points he cuts in)
Con: Do u write GRE? Me: No, but i meet up my school requirement thru evaluation of my transcript( give him admission list and my transcript but he ignored it)
Con: You are not eligible to be in US.Me: why?
Con: read it inside the white paper given to you. He denied me
strength me pls. some says because of my age 32yrs and my father still sponsored me(hE DIDNT ASKED ANYTHN ABT MY FATHER), some says cus of GRE.Pls what are my errors? WHAT CAN I DO NEXT?

deevick246: I attest to it that the standard of education in yankee is high. I know this because alot of people here have said it time without number. But as for me, that is one of the motivating factors for the America dream, I want to have the best of education. God would see you through.

larry4eva: thanks for the information but i really have not gotten answer to my question pls can a beginner find it easier in mexico?
and are the friendly and how can av easy visa assess without falling into the hands of those fraudlent agent [b][/b]

Abmoney: Oboi lmao, how you take arrange your own na ?

Abmoney: Sincerely, you guys are so funny and i just wonder why you have turn this thread to a fight club? Please check some other threads for dispute, Mediation and Arbitration Forum... This one is for USA students visa inquiry.. Any other issue that can't be solved here should be taken to ring of court. Abeg who don pass interview jareh ?

imperiouxx: TO PHY,

Just got back now and got your time. Have we ever met before and why you always pick on me here? I owed you anything? Have I ever asked you anything or picked on you before on this thread? Why don't you have anything good to contribute but to come, say s h i t and leave? Let this be the last time you'll ever direct comment to me or you quote my statement. In fact, who the hell are you? If I'm tracked what's your f u c k ing headache about that. Are you the one paying my school fee or you brought me here? Are you ok at all? Respect yourself because I found it hard to believe you're a graduate student and never, ever again on this thread say imperiouxx, else you get it raw ooo. If I send the materials and you're pissed about it....go to hell or strike your head against wall and call your police or FBI to come for me. On this thread pleassssse don't cross to my line again ooo.

biofem2000: . My advise will be keep your money in your pocket. If the waiter needs that tip so bad, he might as well get a second job, You are a student. Let him yell all he wants. He does not own you. If you feel like a philantropist, give tips. If not, let him do his job. The next guy will tip him. I started giving tips to pizza delivery guys a few years ago for two reasons. First, I could easily part with $2 without thinking about how many pieces of diapers it will buy, second, I met a grad student who was a waiter and told me of how much the tips helped her pay through grad school ( not entirely of course). That being said, would you as a grad student contribute to your classmates tuition fund? Typically, you tip about 10-20 percent. So, for a $25 pizza, I am expected to part with $5. Forget it. Let the next guy tip. I"ll drop $5 in the good will offering at church. Been here 7 years, never tipped for a service and I care less about what the service provider thinks. I don't take tips either....or I don't get offered tips. One thing you will notice throughout your stay here is that you don't see money on the ground. The most you"ll see is a penny! We haven't even started talking about penny pinchers,...."....."......Oh well, I am also from Remo so that may explain my tipping philosophy.

walex57: ...me wey go get long throat go order for double whopper for burger king...i never even eat am reach half wey my neck don dey expand...i for bring alabukun as chi tow base talk ooo...bush meat no dey hear...and abeg i fit set trap for the front of my house as i dey see squirrels dey move about...that na real bush meat ooo...dem dey hungry me as i dey see them....visa interviewees...i guess fall 2012 shld be getting finished by now...so spring applicants...all the very best ooo

madeit2thetop: pls how will I know maybe a school is giving scholarship or not

jimtosam: 7. Another thing I learnt about phone here. I was surprised they charge both ways..receiver and caller. So, if you can afford unlimited of T-mobile, boostmobile, etc. It will really pay compare to buying minutes. I think most of them are 50dollars/month (unlimited call, data, and SMS within USA). For International call, there are lots of services online. I use www.localphone.com. 5dollars will give you about 80mins to Nigeria line. Try to skype too.

8. Watch what you eat. America has the highest rate of cancer. All because of burger, 7-layer burrito, ice cream, and those junks. Don't try to feel among when you know some things can compromise your health. Coffee is not good cos of Caffeine. I will talk more about this later.

9. Don't downgrade your Country. If you can afford schooling in America, your father is rich too. Those white cant pay the fees you are paying.We had a discussion in our room about just concluded olympics. Even, the Americans there still believe we are very intelligent cos Naija guys dey collect awards here but the two Nigerians around me here downgraded my beloved country and I felt like punching them.

GboyegaD: Chi town, is it in the era of 1600 or 2400? Kindly clarify oooo.

Ollydon: thanks bro....u just made my day..atleast i shoukd get 50 per scholarship now? Or waddu u fink? I even read for one day...i was busy at my university ere

biofem2000: For those having problem with food in the US, this is my advise. If it doesn`t look farmiliar, do not eat it. If it does look farmiliar, be careful how much you eat. You will soon discover how unhealthy most fast food are and how negatively eating out can affect your health and your pocket. There are too many fat people here and its so easy to become fat here with all the junk and the rest of them.
Here`s a few tip:
In place of egusi, I use sun flower seed. I get that from whole food. You`ll never miss egusi again.
When you buy rice, go for long grain perboiled ( Ha ha ha, i learnt the heard way). If you know someone with Sams club membership, you can get a box of long grain perboiled rice. Otherwise, buy the cheap perboiled long grain rice from walmark.
For beans, not everything that looks like beans is really beans (learnt that too). Go for black eye beans in small sachets at walmart( its your regular white beans)
Look for people who buy in bulk that you can share with.

If you live in the MD area, I can be of help.

Good luck.

Ollydon: it increased ur chances of securing the visa..i just wrote Sat too..got 1340....iono if dats gud enof tho

Anthonymighty: Another thing. If they'll ask for it. Can I get a waiver from my school? If yes can someone tell me how? Because I donot know what to write. . Thanks

My Vicky: I have been a passive follower of this thread and I would like to appreciate all the nairalanders who have contributed meaningfully to this didactic thread. I had my interview at the US consulate general, on the 15th of August, 2012 and I would try to be brief about my interview experience. I earnestly pray that for those who have interviews afterwards, you will have success story to share. First, permit me say that just as many guys have said, the God factor can not be over-emphasized, you need the mercy and favor of God and I pray you have it in abundance on that day. Also, for first timers like myself, please ensure you have your photographs ready before your interview date cos those photographers near the embassy are out to drain you! Don't listen to anyone who offers to staple your documents for you, they will dupe you-the stapling will be done when you go in. I wouldn't advise you to arrive earlier than 1 hour before your appointment time else your precious time will be 'squandered'. Meanwhile, no two interview experiences are the same, i had to read Isaiah 50: 4-10 and it could be of help to someone. Now to my paraphrased interview proper: immediately my ticket no was displayed @ counter 1, I quickly walked up to the white guy there and....

Me: good afternoon sir ( I even forgot to smile)
Vo: afternoon, pass me your docs
Me: passed the docs (feverishly waiting for the next bombshell )
Vo: Which school are you going?
Me: abc university
Vo: is that the only school you applied to?
Me: I applied to six schools in the US, 4 admits.....
Vo: name them
Me: when I started....the Vo interrupts...
Vo: did you take the GRE?
Me: yes
Vo: show me the result and continue (guess he wanted to cross check the schools on the result )
Me: continued ( thank God my confidence level has increased here )
Vo: why abc university?
Me: good research facilities, good ranking, good student-faculty ratio and affordability (cos I already have two other better ranked schools on the result but more expensive than abc )
Vo: oh, you are offered a scholarship @ abc university?
Me: yes ( the very reason I chose abc over the other two! But dem no born me well make I tell the Vo oooooo )
At this point he was a little bit silent and then I understood the saying that silence is deafening than noise at times.....suddenly!!!
Vo: which school did you finish from?
Me: I graduated from the prestigious OAU!
Vo: why OAU?
Me: academic excellence, structural masterpiece, comprehensive reading, learning, culture and social uniqueness
Vo: (with a skeptical eye?) how do you compare Ife with the university of Lagos? ( in a matter of nanosecond, I thought 'how did this white guy know about Ife and Unilag? Then I revived.....)
Me: I just re-arranged my answer above and told him that, for those reasons, I will choose OAU anyday, anytime!!!
Vo: which course?
Me: told him
Vo: what will you do after your studies?
Me : (permit me to say that I borrowed a line from someone on this thread, I'm sorry I couldnt recollect the person's ID, please, pardon me for virtual, Internet plagiarism!).....I just opened my mouth and said....,
My current job requires expertise in this field of study, meaning that I would be able to immediately return back to Nigeria and apply those acquired skills towards the development of Nigeria......
Vo: tore the green ticket and told me to go pick my visa........
Me: thank you sir and good bye.

God did it and I am very grateful to the Lord. Yours will not be impossible!

seedord247: Bros i dey ooo . . .I'm happy for you ooo. . . I just dey corner they watch una success dey flow like

Boko haram bomb.

I welcomed you guys to the United State of Destiny.

This is where the real journey begins. . .

No one will loan you money not to talk of dash you.

No family or frnds is ready to harbor you at home for free.

The only resources yiou got is you, yourself and nobody.

If you are not disciplined better take the class before coming.

If you easily get aggressive, better take anger management before coming bcus pple wey craze passs u dey here.

If you spend money unwisely go and learn macro economic bcus every cents here is useful.

If you are the type that cant live without frnds and family. . . You better have your pillow with you

bcus you fit not even see your neighbor for months and your best frnd will be your gadgets. (depends on the state sha.)

No excuse for ignorance here, if you make any mistake, admit it to yourself and plan way out or else you are OYO. . .

If any of your frnds tell you say dem dey et fried rice for house . . na lie oo . . na burger and diet coke them eat.

USA is sweeet but only few enjoyed it.

wishing you guys the best of the best as you land the of the Brave.

Note: . . Pls know the kind of pple you walk with . . That's the most important thing, bcus the only thing wey sure pass for USA is prison.

And their prison start from 3 yrs upward.



@seedord...............9ja believe in seeing............so anyhow sha guys go adjust...but u have said it allllllllllll

walex57: Fine Fine and very Fine....na their food wey no get taste i never adjust to ooo...iya yusuf canteen no dey yankee ni?

nifty: hi guys am trying to ask for advice on here,i am a 300l computer science student of a university here in nigeria which means i have 1 more year to have my bachelors but i won the american visa lottery and presently in the us,my plans where to go get my green card then come back to naija to complete my bachelors and then go back to american to compliment it with a masters degree in america nd wld probably be able to get a job here in america,but peeps and student i met here said my naija degree is useless even if i have a masters wiv it that i shld just take a transfer to a university here then continue from there.........and wld have 2 more years to be thru instead of one if i return to naija...............i need some advice

imperiouxx: Sorry for the delay, they are on the way now.

ik.swiss:
please can someone who is in usa with a visiting visa apply for school in states and change his status from visiting visa to student visa without coming back to nigeria..please help needed here abegoooo

elektra: Hello house! My visa was granted yesterday at Lagos by VO 2. My interview was short and none of my documents were reviewed.

VO: Good morning can i have you documents?
Me: I handed them over to him
VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: For undergraduate studies
VO: Undergraduate studies huh
Me: Yes
VO: What school did you apply to?
ME: XYZ UNIVERSITY
VO: You say you are going for Undergraduate studies?
Me: Yes. I have a three year degree from xyz university, i had applied for postgraduate studies but I was advised by the school to transfer my credit to undergraduate and top up to a four year degree before moving on to masters studies.
VO: What course are you going for?
Me: Biomedical science
VO: Tell me about it
Me: The course is designed to give the student a very good foundation in the biology of the body amongst other things, it also has and undergraduate research program that allows me to participate in a research lab of my choice
Vo: Typing quickly
Me: Praying inwardly
Vo: Tore the green ticket, held it and asked "Tell me about you three year program"
Me: I studied biotechnology, it gave me a very good understanding of the application of living things to ethical and social purposes. and so on
Vo: OK, we are going to issue. Pick up you visa on Thursday.

Let me just point out that even if you are on the older side you can go for undergrad studies if you can explain what you have been doing. Also, you do not have to wait for the VO to ask you some specific questions in order to answer, If you feel the need to thoroughly explain please do so. Another important thing, just spake clean and correct English in you usual accent no need to start forming accent for the white VOs they live in Nigeria, they know how Nigerians talk. And most importantly, PRAY! and have FAITH! I was scared cos my i 20 had said my course duration was 4 years but i knew my course duration was much lass since i was only going upgrade my undergrad and move to Masters so i wrote the correct length of studies in my ds 160 form. I prayed to God that the VO would be blind to this irregularity and God answered. Thank you to everyone that has contributed to this thread. Best of luck to everyone that is yet to go for the interview