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I feel your pain ...bench boost would have given you joy o...me I would have captained Kane instead I gave cancelo but still a decent week for me still

GoddyOra:
FPL pains everywhere.
Trying to be too smart by benching my Man utd assets (Bruno and Shaw) have backfired spectacularly.
Bruno poised to grab 11 points and Shaw 13pts while my captain Gundogan, Stones and Ederson fires blank.


Make Dier chop bench today again so that I can at least enjoy Shaw points.

Fake post

Persist

saying that you are married in an F1 interview is it an advantage or a disadvantage

please can someone respond to this

drlucky17:
Hello house ,my school resumes on the *20th* of this month and my interview is on the 26th , I have written to my graduate coordinator who said there's not much he can do , though I have sent in another pressing mail. In the eventuality I don't get a response of extension ,please what can I do .

Do I still go ahead with my interview

Hmmm many atheist in this nairaland , the man died we shouldn't blame God , His power is real and still in existence to those who believe and are willing to pay the price to follow him , if not any other thing is a charade

Hello house ,my school resumes on the *20th* of this month and my interview is on the 26th , I have written to my graduate coordinator who said there's not much he can do , though I have sent in another pressing mail. In the eventuality I don't get a response of extension ,please what can I do .

Do I still go ahead with my interview

Lol...good for her but not front page nw

But really y is onions expensive

What a fool and tribalistic bigot you are , at your age you are talking tribe with all your poverty. Hmmmm you don't deserve existence to be so divisional in your thinking . tufiakwa, because of the way you think, other nations think the black man is cursed and I agree.

marsman:
This Dj switch is nothing but Pro Biafra and Anti Yoruba or The North.
I have been going through her tweet and i find nothing, sensible or worth admiring about the fool.
She said she wants a better Nigeria, but in one of her tweet, she said "the name Nigeria was given by someone's girl friend" what does that have to do with the end sars struggle, and that particular statement is mostly used by our Ipob people.

The Fool is probably one of kanu's mumu followers, who is trying to use the endsars struggle as an advantage to spread there gospel. This idiot still had the guts to add Pa Awolowo to One of her stupid list of bad leaders, but on that same list, No easterners were Involved. If you are Yoruba and you find what this Idiot is saying reasonable, you need a rethink.

fairheart:
It's weekend, so this is a long post, but I hope it's worth your time.

This is for those having interview before Spring resumption (and previously refused and hoping to do better in their next interview).
I have noticed a trend of copycat on this thread. Although I am no longer surprised, I have to say this is not good.
We discussed this last year but I guess the Nigerian education system has failed to train its students the art of ingenuity and being unique. So I am aware copycatting started in school. I know some of you copied the schools that offered you admission from people's transcript from this thread, but please don't copy their responses and go to the embassy to use the same phrase and narrative. Create your own!

The US embassy, in my opinion, has been honest to some extent. I remember hearing the story of different VOs complaining during educationUSA sessions about students saying the same thing at the embassy, such as why are people sponsoring students are into the same profession? Last year, the students on this thread almost murdered "Aside from the fact that..." while starting their answers to why this school. I remember writing angrily against it, but unfortunately, the same trend continues this year.

My advice for those of you with the upcoming interview is to stand out. Be yourself, and don't let the fear of "what is I am refused" shrink you. You are a unique person. Some people say it is only God that has no replica. It is a lie! No two human being in this world is the same. No matter your experiences, even if you're a twin, you have no replica. Everything about you is unique. Apply that uniqueness to the way you prepare for this interview and other areas of your life that you have hidden the original person that you are...because, after this interview, your view about life may not remain the same.

Don't go to the embassy saying what someone that has been approved said. Do you know if you're being interviewed by the same VO? Those who are close to me from this thread knows I don't entertain copycatting or numbing passion as a result of fear.

The ONLY reason I encourage interview transcript is that the method used by the US embassy for its interviews is the same used during a 2-minute professional pitch. If you have ever pitched an idea to someone who only has 3 minutes to wait and listen, you'd know what I mean. Have you wondered why the US embassy prefers interview to documentations? Because they want you to convince them with your own month, your own reasons, not by papers that can be packaged and take forever to verify. During a 2-minute pitch, you have to drive home salient points as soon as you are given the chance to talk. Now, if you know you are pitching to someone tomorrow, would you not prepare what you want to say based on who you are, what you do, what you want to do and achieve, and what you want to sell and convince the person to believe or buy? Of course!

The human mind cannot perform at its peak when there's fear in it. This is why some consular officers would tell the students to relax before/during the interview. They don't want you to be afraid so that you can speak/pitch to them. Where interview transcript has been used to articulate what you plan to pitch, this fear is subsided, you feel more confident--knowing that your proposed answers are based on your profile and things that interest you about the school, course, funding, etc.

Don't forget the God and time factor too. But if anybody tells you that you are not supposed to fail at something or receive disappointment if you have done the right thing or did your best, ask them to tell you why Abraham Lincoln failed many times during his life despite being one of the best Americans around during his time. You can't dissect or understand the twist and turns of life; you can only try your best and keep trying until you win in the things you lay your hands.
All the best

Thank you for this

Event14:
The money is way more than the amount like more, he's my mum's younger brother so we don't share Same surname,. He'd been supportive throughout my undergrad school, I'm a nurse, I also work with him in his hospital cos he owns one

you can fill another ds-160 form indicating your uncle as your new sponsor and update the new Ds 160 number in the cgifederal website

Chonco:
Goodluck to everyone having their Interviews tomorrow.

amen the favour of the Lord is mightily with me

This is a very serious and educative page . every infomation posted here is taken very seriously . We should not let anyone like pjomo and co derail this page by trolling unnecessarily or being very disrespectful and condescending , there are so many other pages on this nairaland they can troll . I wish everyone best of grace and favour in their upcoming visa interviews

Friedpotato:
if you check his previous posts you'd know he's just trolling

Congratulations bro, please can you help me with a mock interview

vc1177:
Transcript Title: I Escaped Window 7 By Divine Favour

School: University of Idaho
Course: PhD Physics
Undergraduate: BSc Physics and Astronomy 2014
GRE: None
TOEFL/IELTS: None
Funding: GTA (Full ride)
Appointment: 9:00am
Arrived Consulate: ~5:00am
In Time: ~7:40am
Interview: ~5minutes
Out Time:~8:24am
Status: Approved
Window: 6

I was directed to a lady’s window, vertically opposite window 6(window 13, I think). She checked my documents and made sure they were well arranged before I was directed to window 6. I greeted her twice, before submitting my documents, and when she answered the second time, I liked her voice(like seriously). She was like, “I answered you the second time.” I almost fell in love with her voice. She was cool and helpful. In my mind, I was like, “Is she my VO? It will be nice oh.” But unfortunately, she was meant to check documents before the proper interview. E pain me oh. But I composed my self and moved on.

Interview With Main VO:
ME: Good morning Sir (With smiles/happiness, yet somewhat tensed)
VO: Good morning

VO: Pass me the documents
ME: Okay Sir. Passes the documents (With somewhat shaky hands)
VO: Relax
ME: Thank you Sir (With smiles)
VO: Why are you going to the US?
ME: I am going to the UI for my PhD in Physics (The next line to fire escaped my mind. The pre-interview stage was somewhat stressful, emotionally)
VO: What area?
ME: Nuclear Physics
VO: Have you done Nuclear Physics before? (looked at me with this suspicious side-eye, to know whether I’m sure of what it is I am about to do)
ME: Yes (Sir) (Although, I didn’t do a full research in Nuclear Physics, but I offered an extensive course work in this area, and was the best in the course, during my final year)
VO: What is Nuclear Physics?
ME: Tries to explain in a simple way…VO cuts in…
VO: What equipment will you be using for your research? (This might not be the original question, but it looks very much like it)
ME: Equipments like LHC(Large Hadron Collider)
VO: …in Nigeria? (Something of this nature)
ME: No Sir (Felt the urge to say that Nigeria does not have it, and that is the reason for going to the US…but VO cuts in…[I liked the way he cut in regularly. He helped me keep my answers very short and to the point(Smiles)])

VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
ME:No Sir
VO: Married?
ME:No Sir
VO: …have kids?
ME: No Sir
VO: Okay (…cuts in…the tells me to place my right four fingers on the biometric gadget…I did that…but I felt something had changed at this juncture)
VO: …open your mask a bit
ME: ( Quickly remembers the instruction to always smile…quickly activated “smiling face” mode before opening face mask)
ME: At this point, I sighted white papers on his table, and was seriously believing God for one of these papers to be given to me, while the VO was busy looking at his “judgement-day” screen
VO: (Rearranges document on his desk and says the long awaited words…) So I am going to be approving your visa…do have…something something…window 22. He gave me a white paper and a yellow slip placed placed in between my passport.
ME: (I could not believe what just happened to me. In my mind, “so these are the famous white and yellow papers I have been seeing on transcripts.” I didn’t know when I started saying, “Thank You Holy Spirit/ Thank You Jesus,” in the hall. It was a dream come true! I lost my job during COVID19 lockdown, and things became “very easy” for me. When embassy gave news that they were about to resume, I almost cried because I didn’t see any physical means of pursuing the visa applications. It was the only full ride I had, after getting series of scholarship rejections from UK, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand . I never wanted to go to US at first.

After paying the reciprocity fee, I quickly zoomed off, carried my bags and went out to board a vehicle home. The junks and military lifestyle I tasted the previous day almost changed my system. I was just praying that my stomach should not upset me. Las las, I enjoyed the adventure. By His Grace, I have a story to tell about my experience.

Side-Notes/Observations:
1.It is all by the Mercy and Grace of God. God is not dead. I got this frequent advice from approved transcripts here. So I will pass it down to upcoming approved applicants that, “God still does miraculous works.”
2.I prayed to God that I didn’t want to encounter any VO that will not be nice to me. He answered.
3.Once anyone started talking about rejection, I avoided that person on the queue. It helped me maintain positive vibes/energy.
4.Please confess positive things to your application materials. It works. I told my reciprocity fee and passport that, I was never going to return home with them. God had mercy on me. Tell yourself, “your visa has been approved,” and believe it.
5.Out of curiosity and in the spirit of verification, I visited the consulate twice, 6th and 12th of November, 2020. I had heard a lot about VOs and the consulate, and I wanted to verify whether these people had horns or two heads. Funnily enough they were/are just humans like you and me. This helped me feel at rest, to a large extent.
6.Please know what works best for you. I had only two mocks, and saw series of videos about US F1 visa interviews. I also did self-presentations even on the road. Some people mistook me for a mad man.
7.Please know some stuffs about your field, especially your research focus. These guys are smart. They are informed.
8.Honestly, my appointment was largely influenced by Divine Favour. I would call my appointment an informal chat. No document requested, except the basic documents. VO was the one encouraging me to relax. The man is well-informed, for him to have been conversant with events in my field. At a point, I never liked how I responded to the VO, because I thought I was giving the wrong answers each time he cut in. But I had to readjust to his leads.
9.There was this little girl I met on the queue for 9:00am applicants. Her name was Aisha. She was friendly and helped me feel relaxed the more. God bless you Aisha.
10.You see that idea of dressing in a simple, smart and convenient way, it works very well.
11.Million thanks to this family: everyone who posted questions and transcripts; everyone who responded to questions; everyone who gave suggestions. We shall continue to grow in Grace. Amen!

PS:
All Glory to God; All errors are mine.

Hello guys , i m grateful for this thread .
Please my interview is coming soon , can someone here help me with a mock interview, I have been practising by myself but would like to take a step further .

Anyone please, I would b most grateful!

Congrats bro please can you help me with a mock interview, my visa interview is fast approaching . thanks

Ykxcels:
I wish everyone going for interview tomorrow an open door of favor, a door no man can shut!

I appreciate everyone who has shared their transcript both approval and denial, and everyone who is always here to attend to questions in different shades and manner. All those efforts really help many people. Many who will not even come here to share. So I see it as a debt if I failed to share and contribute my own quota.

I started following this trend properly in May when I got admitted with fully funding for fall, and I had to follow through those arguments of embassy opening before August and all. I didn't defer my admission in faith of the embassy opening until my GPC mailed me to do so. I eventually have no option but to defer to Spring as he told me even if as got a visa mid of August it is going to be late already.

Fast Forward...
Amidst of a lot of heartache and headache, I got a date through the email method

Visa Approved
6th November 2020
Lagos Consulate
9AM batch

Profile:
GRE 311
Duolingo 110
First Class
ELect/Elect
Going for Master fully funded.

Got there around 6:20am, so it was a long wait but I keep confessing scriptures Rev 3:8 and Ps 102:13. I had little or no tension.
After the initial Biometrics...getting to the VO

VO: Put you first 4 right fingers there...Me: I did, and greeted, Good morning sir VO: Good morning just a moment take off you nose mask, just a moment...I did

VO: Where are you going?
Me: I am going to Norfolk State University for my masters in Electronics Engineering at Norfolk, Virginia. (I stopped for like a second, then I remember I have not finished my script play, I continued ) with my research focus on Bioinstrumentation and Control Systems.

VO: Which state is that?(May he thought I will say Norfolk State)
Me: Virginia

VOSound impressed) Virginia...!! Do you have an undergraduate degree?
Me: Yes, I studied Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University

VO: Electronic and Electrical Engineering, why you want to continue
Me: (blanked headed, I said ) I am passionate

VO: Passionate!!! When did you graduate?
Me: August 2017

VO: What have you been doing?
Me: I graduate August 2017, I was mobilized for youth service in 2018, finished in 2019 and I have been working as a researcher at Covenant University, researching in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: I got a graduate assistanship which covers my tuition and living expenses, I will be working with Prof. XYZ on a research titled Nobel Labelfree Optical Imaging Approaches for Early Breast Cancer Detection

At this point I realized, I got the visa, he is already marking the yellow slip and picking the white paper

VO: Are you married?
Me: No

VO: Do you have children?
Me: No sir

VO: I will be approving you visa, go to window... Me(cut) Thank you VO: (Saw my excitement) continued...!

I was already taking off my nose mask before I remembered I am still in the consulate I had to compose myself to go pay my reciprocity fee, I was greeting my others as they come behind me to pay too, like 3 girls we had waited together outside for hours. There a many approvals like 80% than denial.

Thanks to Schrodinger for mock interview. Please take more mock interview than reading or self practicing. Also do mock interview for others.

Goodluck to everyone, I hope I will come here occasionally to answer question like many have been doing, I hope this will not be my last time here

SeunTol:
Amen, God's grace will speak for you and the rest of us. Please are you having your interview in Lagos or Abuja, and is it emergency application you did? Some of us are yet to get dates and our resumption date is in some weeks time. The dates we got are April 2021, which is very far for anyone resuming for Spring.

Am having mine in Lagos I didn't do any emergency application ,dates would be available keep your mind open and keep checking, the day I got my date I saw over 20 open days within Nov - DEC just had to choose the date I thought suitable for me. But be rest assured more dates would open up .I wish you all the best.

dkizzy01:
please can i message you on whatsapp or call you, i want you to please put me through some things please.

kindly share with me your contact details on taskcompleteng@gmail.com[b][/b]

Congrats to you. You pursued the dream till you succeeded. I too will testify

Seems only people with full funding are sharing visa approval transcripts.
I don't have full funding not even half full so I get excited and nervous reading visa transcripts approved with full fundings seems that's a norm here nw.

Mortgaging the next generation through borrowing ....Apc government is a curse to the Nigerian people and we deserve it, having elected them twice although through their rigging and diabolic means.

There is so much we don't know about this issue, firstly the incident is over exagerrated and information need to be clear. people who were said to be dead by the shootings are coming out daily to debunk the claim and say they are very alive, old pictures of an nysc drama scene and others are being used to justify the massacre.
If people really died do we need all this false claims!

Where are the families of the victims, names of those who died, these things should be clear by now.

The soldiers that shot, should be questioned, DJ switch should be questioned as well.

Nigerians deserve the truth and not just some sympathetic baseless charade!

There is so much we don't know about this issue, firstly the incident is over exagerrated and information need to be clear. people who were said to be dead by the shootings are coming out daily to debunk the claim and say they are very alive, old pictures of an nysc drama scene and others are being used to justify the massacre.
If people really died do we need all this false claims!

Where are the families of the victims, names of those who died, these things should be clear by now.

The soldiers that shot, should be questioned, DJ switch should be questioned as well.

Nigerians deserve the truth and not just some sympathetic baseless charade!

Hello guys, my sevis was due to expire earlier this month on the 10th precisely , I checked my status and it says paid meaning active , my interview is next month . do I still pay for another sevis . Am a bit unclear on what to do in this situation .

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