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Walspring:
$350 and also comes with charges when paying.

Hi Walspring. I need help paying for SEVIS fee. I sent you a mail

collykay:
Hi. Can I send you an email? Applied to same school

Yes please

Denuga91:
VISA APPROVED. Lagos. May 6, 2021
Here is my transcript

School: Illinois State University

No funding whatsoever
COA: $33894

For those who didn't put their other names while applying while setting their visa application profile, there is no cause for alarm. I made the same mistake and I was allowed to proceed with my interview.
After the biometrics we proceed into the main hall for the interview proper.

V.O: Where are you going to?

ME: I'm going to Illinois State University for my Masters degree in Hydrogeology ( My I-20 says Geological and EarthSciences but my program is Hydrogeology
While asking me this question, dude was busy typing but I made sure I fixate my eyes on him.
V.O: Why this program? (trying to read my major in my I-20) I quickly told him that's my major but my concentration is hydrogeology.

ME: My life experience influenced my decision to study Hydrogeology I lost my dad when I was 9 to cholera (Na so VO stop typing and looked straight into my eyes, in my mind I was like I don catch you�) I continued, ever since then I've always wanted to have a groundwater treatment plant so as to make clean water accessible and affordable to every average Nigerian.
VO: How many schools did you I apply to?
ME: I applied to 3 schools namely: Illinois state university, Ashland University at Ohio and University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
VO: Why Illinois state University?
ME: There are three reasons for this.
Firstly, the research work of Dr Peterson impressed me, he just finish working on radon concentration in groundwater and I strongly believe working with him would help me address the issue of groundwater contaminant ( I asked him "Do you know what radon is all about? He simply nodded.)
VO: Is your sponsor gonna pay for all your expenses?

ME: Yes

V.O: How much ?
ME: I was like you no see am for my I-20 ni) I replied $33,800+ (At this point I was expecting him to ask for his bank statement but dude just moved on to the next question. All these happened while he was typing).

VO: What will this course do for you
ME: (Wa gbayi omo iya mi). I want to have my own groundwater treatment plant where I can partner with botling company, I'm looking at partnering with Nigerian breweries and Coca-cola Nigeria as a consultant to help purify their water from radioactive contaminants.
I also want to partner with NGOs like the Safe Nigeria Group to sensitize the public about the dangers associated with ingesting Radon with groundwater, right now that's one of the leading causes of lung cancer and kidney failure in Nigeria
He typed for like 30 secs and said the golden words. He asked me to go to room 8 that a colleague of him will address me.
Na this EducationUSA people.

*Tips*
-Be confident
*Don't cram your answers*, just have a mental outline of what you're gonna say.
Success to everyone!

Hi Denuga, good morning. Can I connect with you? Just got a full tuition waiver for spring 2022 at Illinois State University.

Okay, greet him for us

RichEstate:
My spouse got unconditional offer today from Bradford, we are making deposit of 2k tomorrow at uba.

To be honest, pof is yet to be counting, and there's no where on the offer letter requesting 28days pof,

Do u think we have chance to make 17th January resumption.

Please assist

Same thing I thought. I had even gone to GTB to pay the 30% deposit. I had to contact the school and they said they must receive matured POF before Nov 23rd. I had to run to GTB to refund my money. Thank God for their slow service. They haven't treated the form A yet so I cancelled it. Please apply to other schools abeg.

Oluwatosinliz:
make your findings very well bcoz 98% of students going to university of Bradford are aware of the deadline. Am scaring you but that is the fact. You can send msg to ese or Sheillah.

You are right. I just confirmed it. Thank you

Oluwatosinliz:
don’t talk about what you are not sure of. Go and verify so that the school will not move you to the next intake, Sept., 2022. Good luck

Well, I just got admission on November 1st and I have paid the initial deposit. However, my POF will mature beginning of December. I haven't received any mail from the school saying November 23rd for document submission.

Oluwatosinliz:
do you think you will meet up with 23rd Nov deadline? That is the date for the final submission of the mature financial statement to the school

I don't think so. Nov 23rd is the deadline to pay the 2,000pounds deposit. It's not the deadline for the 28days POF.

It really breaks my heart when I hear that people actually earn N30k per month with the high cost of living. This country is a disaster

LagosismyHome:
Offcourse you need to go to school or call or do anything to get your transcript....

it would not be funny to lose this opportunity due to Nig transcript. Better find who has the VC contact and call, lol

Exactly my thoughts too. If I were in his shoes, I’m traveling immediately to my school. I will sleep there till they send the transcript.

Oluromantic:
You don't know how to make a good video. All you know is to carry expensive phone with nice camera that you don't know how to use, with that your loud voice sounding like drum.

The lady was trying to communicate with you, it was at that point you took the camera off site. She was saying something you should have listened to, yet you didn't pay attention. The video is not worth uploading online abeg.

Its the loud voice sounding like drum for me

TJ0987:
Unfortunately, I got rejected to all 4 PhD programs. Maybe the PhD isn't for me. I wish you all the best on this journey, and thank you for your responses.

Please don’t give up yet. Try western Illinois university. Apply for masters.

horlahsunbo225:
Got full funded PhD computer science admission today
Montana state university

This is good news. Congratulations.

ademijuwonlo:
Thanks so much for your positive response. Please was that your first time of taking the test?

Yes it was. Working as a banker is stressful, I don’t have time to read, so I basically didn’t study reading and listening. I focused on speaking and writing and I used the templates I saw online

ademijuwonlo:
is two weeks enough to prep for TOEFL?

I prepared for 3days and I scored 100. Two weeks is sufficient

horlahsunbo225:
Gather here if you read this thing three times

Lol

I actually read it 5 times

I will share my testimony on this thread... I have that firm belief...