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Pefuele:
Wow...I used $102 to request for I-20 via UPS.
Which University is that?

Yh I heard UPS was on the high side I was glad DHL came through

dimejalex:
how many working days will d I-20 arrive in naija and is it Fedex couriers services u used ?

DHL exactly 4days

Pefuele:
60$? Did you request for courier via e-ship global?

Na The school have me options I chose DHL

dimejalex:
how much do you pay for the courier services?

60$

Marjoribanks:
Hi bro, did you pay any tuition fee before your i-20 was issued.

No I didn’t. But I paid for a fast track courier service

bracelum:
Okay, thank you!
No need to message me privately. You can ask your questions here.

Aii

bracelum:
Thank you!

If you really are aware of most of the points I laid out, you wouldn't seek for help here or you wouldn't list those four points as reasons why you want to attend your school. My long post is meant to give you (and others) a clear gist about the whole thing. It is left for you to either use it or ignore it.

Also, I don't think those responses are too long. VOs have different ways they look at the length of your responses. Some of them like stories while others like short-pointers. So, it is safest to be in the middle (and those responses are in the middle). I always advise you list your points before explaining them so that the VO gets the message you are trying to pass across.However, as long as you are making sense, a long response is fine. Worse case, the VO will cut you when he/she hears what he/she wants to hear. So, it is better to tell a long story that makes sense than a short one that makes no sense. Nevertheless, those responses I gave you have optimal length.

For the ranking, I won't tell you again but if you want to shoot yourself on the leg, go ahead with it. If your school/program is not top 20, don't mention ranking. Being 231 out of 1000+ is not very exceptional in this case. There are dozens of other reasons to give aside from ranking.

For the TOEFL, no worries. If you say it is standardized, that is fine. I have heard different views about it (even from VOs) so that was why I told you to confirm.

All the best in your endeavors!

One thing I took from this is Lengthy answers are ok so far they make sense! [b][/b]STILL WANNA MSG U PRIVATELY THO
Regards.

Olufela30:
SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD !!! How will they eradicate them ?? U know how many people kizo dem wan block ?

Let's just avoid them by all means.

how do u avoid a stray bullet? Sometimes I am amazed on how people reason.

bracelum:
BOLD 1
That is a weak reason why you are going for a master's degree. The world changes - yeah, that is not news! And, "upgrade"? That doesn't sound professional.

A better reason would be " I currently work in the Logistics industry and I discovered that I lack strong technical proficiency in [insert one technical industry concept], [insert another technical industry concept] and [insert another technical industry concept] which limits my productivity at work. A master's degree at this point will not only give me a sound knowledge of those technical concepts, but will also give me managerial knowhow to effectively lead teams within the logistics space"

BOLD 2

Generally, the four reasons you gave are weak.

You are going for a management degree, and there is no correlation between research and management. In fact, I don't know about your curriculum but a solid business degree like this one should not even have you doing research work (research is for PhDs and thesis masters students).

So, a VO that knows very much about business degrees will find a problem with that answer. So, look for something that is more aligned to the industry as opposed to research.

BOLD 3

Stated in that way, this is a weak statement. You can improve this statement by elaborating more on the faculty.

You can say "The faculty at the Department of blah blah at Wichita State University majorly consists of individuals with solid work experience and industry acumen in the logistics space. They have ex-CEOs and ex-Directors on their faculty with an average industry experience of 35 years, which is hardly obtainable in most universities. Learning from these individuals will give me a solid understanding of industry concepts"

DON'T GO AND SAY THIS IF IT IS NOT TRUE. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE. GO AND LOOK FOR SPECIFICS IN THEIR FACULTY THAT MADE YOU BELIEVE THEY HAVE A GOOD FACULTY

BOLD 4

This is similar to my first point. You are taking advice on business education from a PhD student. Wrong move! Also, you did not provide details on the "insights" you got from your cousin. This point may somehow slip through the cracks if you elaborate on the insights you got from your cousin, but if you are unfortunate to meet a VO that has solid understanding of business education ( a lot of them in Lagos Consultate do), they might want to ask you why you are taking biz school advice from a PhD. Why not a current bschool student or an ex-student?

BOLD 5

Don't spoil your show by mentioning ranking. Wichita State University is a 230-301 ranked tier 2 school in the US. Don't spoil your show by mentioning rank. Ranking works if you attend a top 20 school. In fact, the VO won't even ask you "why this school?" if you carry the i20 of a top 20 school. So, don't shoot yourself on the leg.

The decent tuition might work but make that your last reason. If you come up with three solid reasons aside from that, leave it.

BOLD 6

Is TOEFL a standardized test? I don't know but make sure you confirm it is a standardized test.

I really appreciate the time u spent in analyzing this transcript. Truth be told I am fully aware of most of the points you laid out. However, I might not even have enough time to say all of those things, that is why I made short phrases and summaries. To answer your last question. Absolutely TOEFL is regarded as a Standardized Test. Lol I can’t even mention rank however 231 is not so bad out of the tens of thousands of schools in the US. That been said, I would love to message u privately if u don’t mind.
Warm Regards

Hello everyone I have introduced myself earlier on this forum along with my profile I just want to get a quick analysis and review on my proposed transcript. I am a 25 years old graduate with 2 years work experience in the financial sector and a year experience in Logistics. I am going for Masters in Management and Supply Chain with concentration in Transport and Logistics.
Vo: GoodMorning pass me ur 1-20 and passport
Me: GoodMorning and I hand them over to her
Vo:Why do you need a masters degree
Me: The world is moving at a fast pace, Change,individual development and upgrade is a necessity in order to avoid the risk of becoming obsolete here in Nigeria.
Vo: Ok so why did you pick WSU(Wichita state University)
Me: 4 major reasons
1.I was fascinated by the Journal written my prof mehma Rodger who is an Associate at the university on the dynamic flow chain of goods and services along the sub Saharan Africa.
2.The university boasts of a world class teaching facility.
3.I got pointers from My cousin an alumnus who just started lecturing at the Uni of Illorin after completing his PHD at the university.
4. Ranked as one of the best schools in America with a Decent tuition fee perfectly fits within the brackets of my families Budget.

Vo:Ok Did you write any standardized exam
Me:yes TOEFL *giving him/her a copy of my Result with a score of 100/120
Vo: who is paying for your fees
Me: My father he owns Wimco Nig Ltd Deals with whole sale of Sanitary wares (Tiles, Toilet seats,Jacuzzis,Bath tubs)
VO: your visa has been approved, I hope you know that you can only travel 30days to the resumption date.
Me: yes thank You.

I would really appreciate everyone’s opinions. Very much aware of the God factor, confidence, Eye contact and starting ur answer with ur best points Incase the VO cuts u in.

evelynnkeiru:
My visa was approved today all glory be to God.

Hi stranger congrats! If u don’t mind after ur Adrenaline rush of excitement has trickled down kindly share ur Transcripts with us.
Warm Regards.

LagosismyHome:
you raise a good point but i think Computer can be under Liberal arts and science . It depends on how the school college is broken down. I20 Classification doesn’t have to be exact , a school can choose the umbrella it falls under ….. But at the same time , even if it not exact in all cases, they cannot choose something random or two things that are not related

I think Gcodded , you need to go back and check that this is not a mistake . If the school confirms that how they classify it then its ok . What school is this ? , I can check their website

UNPOPULAR OPINION: This Nairaland Forum is the most underrated,that been said I have had similar issue as regards slight difference on the course stated on the 1-20 as against what I was admitted for. I contacted the Grafuate Afmissions office they replied my mail almost immediately. Reassuring me that there was no cause for alarm. She further stated that in when the school registers a student under SEVIS there is a list of UMBRELLA courses the pick from that cuts across all universities in the United States. She even went further advising me to print out the mails we both exchanged to show the Vo Incase of any doubt. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

oluezekiel:
You're not totally correct. Timottee mentioned only the admission letter which I believe all schools post on their application portal available for download or some schools do send email for admission notification. So he was totally right!
Then you get your admission package (i20, hard copy of admission letter, school brochure etc) via mail, this is what you pay for. You don't pay for just the admission letter to be mailed to Nigeria.

ok nsowu a’ di lo

Timottee:
Why do you have to pay so much to receive your admission letter? Most schools send a copy via email as well as a hard copy. If your school sent you an admission letter via email, you can print it out and use it for your visa interview or for whatever purpose you need it for. Spending $105 to send your admission letter via courier isn't financially prudent, unless you do not have an email copy.

Well 105$ is really expensive even DHL charges around 65$(23,400) per delivery to Naija ,Schools rarely send admission letters /1-20’s via mail anymore, they now have a law against that( Federal regulations prohibit electronic delivery of the I-20).the best they can do for u is to send the school code and ur sevis ID sir. Food wey sweet na money kill am,You gotta spend money to make money sir.(my xperience)

Walspring:
When you pay via WU quick pay, your confirmation is instant without delay. In fact 10 minutes if I am not exaggerating.

Have you hear of the experience above before ?

that ship has sailed. Thanks Regardless

Ajibade105:
You're right but the fastest way to get your sevis receipt is to make payment via WU...

Thank u for this info. My WU account had issues so I opted for MOney order.

Walspring:
Alright no time to argue here because I don’t need lesson on sevis payment

ok

Walspring:
Lol. Am lost here oo.
Who told you at bold is needed?
Is it someone or sevis staff or sevis express staff?
Let us not post message that will confuse people..

Lastly a day payment plan I can help is not even up to sevis express 4 days payment plan.

Anyway it’s all about people’s choice.

baba talk the one u sabi. We are all making comments of our own experience here. Don’t make me look stupid. I made 200$ payment via money Order and posted it via mail to thier office in Missouri. You would recieve a coupon which u cud use during ur visa interview the main receipts came few days after. This is my own experience respect it and do not discredit it mate.

Miaanita:
pls am getting different messages from Nairalanders regarding SEVIS payment... Telling me to use SEVIS Express... How genuine are these pls?

So that I won't get into the wrong hands.

Thanks and God bless

Hey stranger, they are reliable I can tell u that first hand. The 4 days plan is thier cheaper option costs 84-85k there about. But if it is about reliability I can assure u they are very OK.
If u have a friend or family member in the Abroad it is way cheaper 72-75 all parameters considered. However you have to send the filled form via Post or DHL which wud cost another amount,invariably amounting to the same 84k u wud spend with Sevis Express

Marjoribanks:
I thought Wichita requires Nigeria Students to pay 7000dollars before i-20 form. Is this true?

very false I haven’t payed a dime and I have recieved my 1-20

Cocao:
Hi,

Did you secure funding for this program or are you self-sponsored?

self sponsored ma’am

fairheart:
Congrats on your acceptance to WSU. That being said, your first degree program should be related to the Masters you intend to study. However, this is not required for issuance of your visa. You can still get your visa. However, you will need to prepare a strong response as to why you are going for MS in Management and Supply Chain, which has a relationship with your work experience at the Courier Service Firm. Your age is also ideal. The US embassy verify statement of account now--if they take it down after a convincing visa interview. The consular may not take down your sponsor statement, so nobody here can say what will happen. You can use family sponsor, which I strong recommend.

Yes, finalize and decide who to use as sponsor before you fill this part of the DSFORM. Also, make sure the amount in the sponsor account is enough to cover for the whole tuition of your program (and still remain if you remove the total cost of the package). Kindly confirm that "Self" is not indicated on your I-20 as the sponsor, or else, you will have to stick with that and provide your own statement of acct.

If you have more questions, kindly drop them.

thank you for ur prompt response. Family was indicated as sponsor. I already have work experience for management track of the program in banking and experience in a courier firm for the supply chain. I am hoping that would be enough to switch careers. I honestly don’t want to use Oluwole statement.However accounts from A Dad or Mom I believe has an edge over distant family members.

Good day house,
I have been a silent follower of the forum for a while now but I was not prepared to kick start my masters degree yet.
I started my application to Wichita state Univeristy for a Masters Degree in Management and Supply Chain Chain with STEM and 3 yrs option of OPT after graduation. I have 2 years work experience with the Banking industry , a year in an IT related firm and 6months with a Courier service provider. I am 25 years of age. The have been offered admission and have been issued the 1-20 already. However I have a few setbacks my First Degree is science related and different from what I am applying. Does my Work experience give me a better chance? Does the US embassy verify account statements? I have some savings but it would not be enough but I want to use one of my clients Accounts Deets as a family sponsor.
I would really love Experienced individuals on the forum to give thier candid undiluted and blunt review of my case. P.S I have intentionally not filled my Ds-160 form yet

iamawara:
I don't understand. Please guys is there any interview going on right now? My uncle collected my CV yesterday and told me to get ready for an aptitude test or so with keystone, that I will receive a message latest on Saturday. Please guys is there any aptitude test that is scheduled to hold next week. I don't want false hope again. He has been Promising me a job since last year, i don't know if this one is real

please Dear forget about keystone thier recruitment process take approximately 25 years. DeadAss Bank make sure u don’t make it ur first choice Dear. #Shalom

Pris8:
Still PH..

This is the slowest recruitment process. I have ever witnessed in my entire Life fvckery!

tiffanyfan:
If a wife material can cook a nice pot of soup with 1k, then a husband material should be able to build a mansion with 5k. My one cent.

Ur a cutie

vanosky:
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still Running ? Interered

Keystone Bank has forgotten all of you. Alotta people have been waiting since July-September that’s three months lool Goan look for something else to do with your lives.
Signed Mgmt

AGNESikpuNNU:

Odour'a Peoples Coneheads = OPC .... na dem

lool smh

sabenabeauty:
Just earlier today. My friend and i were discussing about ntel

lol we both know that a Lie

ExAngel007:
I don't do club.

I prefer movies,gossip and a "good nyte" sleep.

I have see. U before at club 57

I have seen you before at Club 57

ExAngel007:
I don't do club.

I prefer movies,gossip and a "good nyte" sleep.