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Baggiopreshy:
A friend of mine pleaded with me to ask the guru's in naidaland this question. He said he he gave an agent a fake weac result slip for a first degree program in usa , mean while he said all the detail are correct except the age were he had to bit it down to 21 on the waec slip, he said the score and the grades were not tempered with,he only did it to reduce his age. He said hope it will not affect him. Please instant response to know if he should call the agent now now

Lol. His date of birth will surely be on his i20 and the problem will start when his passport date of birth and other documents do not correlate with the i20. Its always good to always be truthful and be consistent. Its hard to tell lies and be consistent.

You never can tell where it will bite back. Lastly this question is funny because I don't think you expect anyone to support this act on a public forum. Not everytime we have to keep washing our dirty linen in public for VOs to see, this surely will make visa scrutiny harder. Its better to be rejected visa than be banned due to misrepresentation.

oma226:
Good Evening NL, I'm 22 years old with a bachelor degree in Geology. I've decided to go for another degree in Computer Science and I was offered admission. I've been refused a B1/B2 visa before together with my parent but when they decided to go without me, they were issued a VISA. They both travelled together, my dad stayed in the US and my mom came back to Nigeria. She has been travelling back and forth until recently when she was invited for reinterview about my dad and her VISA was revoked and was told to reapply on her own. Now I'm filling my DS-160 and there's a field about the information of my father which asked if he's in the US. Right now I filled it as YES and stated is Legal Status as Non-immigrant. I just want to know if it's the right thing to do and it won't blow back on my face. Moreso, my mom will be covering all financial expenses.
Any other information you feel I should know would be much appreciated also.
Thanks

Your Dad's sin will most likely be used against you. There is a reason your mom's visa was revoked. Your Dad didnt fulfil the requirements of his visa, the VO will most likely think you will do the same. However, if you don't give it a try you have lost. If you do, you can only win or lose. Also if you decide to keep mum about your Dad in the application, that will bite back in the future

4peace4:
Bros some first class are not typically an achievement especially those from private institutions. The real first class are those who graduated from a typical rigorus public institutions. A 2:1 and 2:2 holder from a public institution is better than a first class from all these private institutions in naija.

Fallacy! I never knew there is a real and fake 1st class. Dont make yourself feel good by down playing the achievement of others. What you wrote up there is BS.

gargoyle:
Good day guys. Here's a summary of my profile:

1. Bsc. Pharmacology 4.2/5

2 Msc. Pharmacology and Therapeutics: 4.2/5

Number of Published Journal Articles: 2

Proposed Program/School: Msc. Environmental Toxicology (North carolina state university)
Msc Toxicology (University of iowa)
Msc Toxicology (University of Buffalo)

I am also about to take the GRE on the 11th of October.

What do you think my chances are of getting accepted?

Why Msc? If I were you I will be aiming for phd toxicology and I believe the job prospects is good.

MrMann1:
In my case, I got an offer on campus, but I couldn't start the job until the beginning of the next semester, so I got a job outside as a math tutor in an elementary school, my i20 classified the job as CPT despite the fact that semester was still ON. Maybe things have changed within 2017 and now.

Hmm..maybe your program requires you to actually do a CPT before you attain 1 full year. That is the only explanation, I still believe you cant do a CPT before being a student for one full year. Also doing a CPT for more than one year makes you in eligible for OPT. https://www.internationalstudent.com/study_usa/way-of-life/working-in-the-usa/
https://redbus2us.com/can-you-work-on-cpt-from-day-1-in-second-masters-in-us-uscis-regulations/
https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/sevis-help-hub/student-records/fm-student-employment/f-1-curricular-practical-training-cpt

MrMann1:
During summer, if you get a job like internship position. Take the offer for employment to International Student, and ask for approval. You will be given a new i20 and it will state your new offer and the expiry date. Also if you don't have up to 20 hours of job per week on campus at the moment, you can get a job outside, but the job must relate with your major, and the hours you work in total from campus and outside job should be 20 hours.

Where did you get the info in bold? I believe this is not true except the laws have change which I doubt. As an international student you cant work off campus whether it relates to your course or not. You can only work off-campus if you apply for CPT (summer) which is after 1year of full study or if you file for economic hardship. At no point must you be found working off-campus if its not any of the cases above

Sooredaniel:
I went through your pages and I saw this peremptory act is consistent with you.

Okay, keep speaking English, the truth they say is bitter. How can you be asking that kind of question on here? Its a common knowledge that international students can only work on campus. Question like yours is what has made the process tougher.

Sooredaniel:
Hi guys. I need some enlightenment on SSN. My GA required me to apply for it which I did. I received my social security card now and don't know much about it. If I decide to use it to get a job outside school, are there any risk involved?

You have a GA, what else do you want? Yes there is a lot of risk, don't even try it. Dont let few dollars spoil your future. That is if you are not caught before that said future, you can be deported.

ziondaughter247:
Wow ... this is so unfair. My friend wrote TOEFL on September 21 and applied via Mafit.. everything cost just 45k. these agents are very wicked and greedy

Nothing is unfair about that. That is the price you pay for ignorance and laziness. He who have ears, let him hear.

Sheq:
am trully sorry ooo....oga femi...i was thinking if i keep reposting with your name i would be disturbing with mentions....edakun forgive me


I will be including it henceforth

You don't have to keeping reposting. Just direct or give them a link to the page if you must.

Sheq:
There is this saying that says ''If we don't fight we have failed, but if
we fight we can either fail or succeed''. So forget the tuition part for
now and put in some work. First, you need to decide on the course
you want to study, To save you some stress start from this
website http://graddecision.org/ to know the application process, So
step 1) Decide on the course you want to study 2) Search for schools
using a) www.msinus.com (open this website with a laptop, you
should see a list of school and ranking for some of the most
common courses, you can start from there
b) www.gradschools.com c) www.google.com (you can just type 'msc
in bla bla in the us in google' d) www.usnews.com e) www.4icu.org .
3) check up the website of the schools you find, to see the
requirements. most schools will require GRE and some will require
both gre and toefl . 4) Register for standardize exam and take it. You
can register for gre as soon as you are ready and prepared to take
the exam. Its done online at www.ets.org. You can also get all the
information you need about the exam on the website. You will get
adequate materials to prepare for the exam in this dropbox I
createdhttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/t9ot6d07hp1lkm7/
AADL_dTihjEvNBRCBsmAcoXja?dl=0
TOEFL is an English test required by some US universities. though,
some schools waive due to the fact that Nigeria is an Anglophone
country.
For toefl, all you need are the speaking noteful videos in the link
below, the ets toefl guide is enough to ace the exam for other
sections. Just download the toefl ETS Guide from there website and
the simulation test.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/45tvc3ifi8wh8sh/
AACXR5j6l3nsWK8vZx5P28TVa?dl=0
As for the Tuition, if you have good results (GRE, GPA, Toefl), SOP
and LOR; US schools do offer assistanship to graduate students. This
can either be Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant or
Administrative Assistant. Depending on the school, if you get an
assistantship, your Tuition will be waived and you will also be paid a
monthly stipend that can take care of your living expenses. One
advice, once you shortlist schools, send emails to the grad cord of
the schools and ask specific questions relating to that course and
funding opportunities, be very explicit.
Lastly, there are basically 2 admission session in the US, Spring
(Jan) and Fall (August). Schools admit more students in Fall, so Its
advisable you plan towards Fall 2018. If you plan to resume in fall
2018, make sure you submit all your application documents before
ending of Dec 2017. If you don't give it a trial, you will never know.My
philosophy in life is to always do my part, with that I don't get to
regret later. Above all, if you believe in God,pray to him..if not, good
for you.

You know plagiarism is a big crime in the US right?

AmaSophy:
Can you mention to me the extra advantages of that agent so I can conclude on if to just do it myself or use an agent. You can mail me on amakasophia68@yahoo.com. Thank you

Our elders used to say 'You can only force a sheep to the river, you cant force the sheep to drink water' also 'A dog that will get lost, wont hear the sound of the Hunter's whistle' (Aja to ba ma sonu, ko ni gbo fere ode).....

Ogakings:
@gboyegaD I'm 31, the course I choose has only one university that under takes it here in Nigeria and it's poorly managed and equipped.. If I travel and Acquires the knowledge and get back to Nigeria don't you know I'm one of a kind? Secondly, why will I use fake documents when I know the the implications.
Thirdly, won't I be denied if I change my school or programme because the system will show my log making the VO think I'm desperate
Fouthly, do you think TOLFEL will be more preferably?
Do you think my age is an obstruction...

I wanted that 2year course because I want to get back to Nigeria and engage in my family business using that acquired knoweldge to create a good venture for my family ...
If your advice is good... I will go for mid-western State University, the same course bio-medical and bio-medical engineering ...

I just don't know what else to do, I deferred the admission to fall 2019, but if from my previous comment you can point out other errors it will be of great help

Thanks

Just forget the admision and apply to a proper University. It will be a herculean task to convince a VO with your age. Additionally, a 2 year diploma will do nothing exceptional for you in Nigeria. That story won't cut it.

Every dick and harry will pick a Nigerian 4year degree graduate over an American 2years community college degree. You need to actually plan properly. To be honest with you, you seem like an immigrant, if I can see that, a VO can too, more or less a trained one.

naira0:
You may need to read my earlier post again where I mentioned that I took charge of the visa process once I came in contact with this student Thread. In fact, I filled and submitted my DS form. Since he had chosen CALMU before I knew about this Thread, the best I could do was work with what I have and get better prepared. CMU may be young but their MBA program has consistently ranked top 10 in San Diego since 2011.
I quite agree that CMU isn't in the league of best/average Unis (no doubt about that), but beside my choice of school, is there any other thing you could deduce from my transcript?

Because it has ranked in top 10 in San diego does not mean its a good program. San Diego is just a city and not even a state so how many mba programs are in the ranking? Limiting the ranking of the program to a city tells you all about it. Even though no one knows the future but I believe going to a school like CMU for MBA is not really a wise decision if you ask me. Additionally, I think the problem is that your program has an online version, every thinking VO will assume why you didnt enrol for the online version. VOs are different, but if I were you I would apply to a better program

angelajuni:
great stuff you guys do and great learning place.

My visa interview is early October for Spring 2019. I am a little concerned about two things
1) Two of my friends are standing in as my sponsors. I see a lot of people say uncle but these guys are actually my close friends and from a different tribe. When asked about my sponsors, it is ok to tell the interviewer that my sponsors are my friends?

2) I submitted 2 bank statements for my i20, on my i20 just one name of the sponsor is on it instead of two different names. School says it's ok like that. Is it really ok to have two different bank statements but just one name on the i20?

Thanks.

I am not God neither am I a VO but you will have a hard time convincing a VO that your friends will ACTUALLY sponsor you. However, do you have assistantship? Are your friends really going to pay your tuition? How do you plan to pay Tuition and fees?

roniex2:
No don't say that. They didn't beg anyone to apply so you can't say they are stealing 'our' money recklessly. Besides a lot of people are getting their visas every day.
Sorry about your denial. You posted your mock interview some days ago and I remember I denied you. Did you work on what I corrected you on?

Lol, As the chief VO right? Well done

mrchemist:
Hey Good Morning. I got a GA from an organization in Nigeria... How can I inform the school to include it in my 1-20 forms....

Do you know what GA is? GA is graduate assistanship, which means that you will be working for the university or department and getting paid a stipend. How can you be working for an organization in Nigeria from abroad while studying? If possible, its illegal. Secondly, maybe you meant you got a scholarship from an organization in Nigeria, In that case it has nothing to do with your school so it can't be included on the i20. The best you can do is to show proof to the VO.

bushman404:
Hello House
i am going for a second degree in industrial engineering/maintenance and operation my first degree was electrical engineering[b] i just want you guys to help me thinks [/b]on befitting answer for the VO when ask 1) why this course 2)why a second Bsc or why change of course Thank you as you brainstorm with me

Oh Lord! Help you think? You can't think yourself? Wonderful.

steinmajor:
Think i should reapply immediately or give it time?

1) You have probably been banned. However there is no way to know except the VO tells you. Trying again might be waste of money 2) How did you even intend to pay tuition when you don't have a GA or a legit uncle willing to pay. Don't let anybody deceive you, America without GA or a legit source of tuition or out of state waiver is hard. Its hell on earth. If they tell you, you will hustle an average of $9000/semester out, its a lie. No way, think before you leap.

leki10:
Hello everyone,
I am new in this section. Please I need suggestions on schools [where I can get a GA or TS] I can apply to. Also any additional advice and suggestions is highly welcomed. Below is my profile.

Undergraduate GP: 3.94/5 equivalent on a 4.0 scale by WES is 3.37
Course: Civil Engineering
TOEFL: 100
Proposed course: Structural Engineering

Please if possible to get schools that waive GRE, I would like to be directed.

Thanks.
Best Regards,
Leki10

You are looking for GA in Structural Engineering but you don't want to write GRE. Wonderful. This is close to being a futile effort.

edeXede:
Femi, you misread the guys message. He was actually talking about the Gre thread and not the USA student visa thread. The Gre thread is only one part and not part 1-14 as both of you think.

No I didn't. 'You can then begin to read THIS thread'..'this' is referring to this particular thread except maybe I need to go get my tuition back from my English teacher

GboyegaD:
If he wants to go to graduate school and do excellently well, no material is too much to read. He would do good reading from the foundations and also understand how things have evolved. Most importantly, he might even read testimonials of success that might challenge him and the bring out the best of him.

Reading part 1 to 14 is waste of precious time that he can put into something else. One part is enough to give the much needed insight. Infact the earlier parts are obsolete.

Ajibade105:
Hello,

Start with this thread with the link https://www.nairaland.com/1832477/how-achieve-high-scores-gre read from page 0 to the end of that thread. You can then begin to read this thread, I'll advise you read from part 1 to part 14. You'll be glad you read all the pages... All the best!

No that is too much and its repetition for the most part. He/she can get everything he/she wants in part 13 only

Phatkayconcept:
Hello wonderful people, I have been a non committed follower of this trend but I don't just know how to get started with my own stories, however difficult; I start today!

Please help me with your experience and guidance. I'm a serving corp member billed to pass out later this year and I am highly determined to start my application for masters study in the USA unfortunately, I have no experience or idea on how to get started but I so much believe this tread will help greatly.

I'm a first class graduate in statistics and I am open to studying related courses in statistics, mathematics, data science and business.
What do I need you to help with?

Sincerely, I need all the details to get started.
I'm so lost and confused and I need someone to just help me with how to start the process.
Cheapest school to choose, requirements to put together, necessary documentation for visa processing, fund requirement information etc.

I look forward to an helpful contribution.
Thank you and I wish everyone great success.

First you need to decide on the course to study based on your future plans. I don't really know much about the prospect of mathematics but I believe data science is booming right now and the prospect of job seem high. Do your own research and check the bureau of labor statistics website to see things for yourself. Graduating with a first class will really make things a little easy for you if you complement it with a good GRE say >315. Please don't go and apply to one nonsense school with your first class, dream big, aim high and do your part. However spread your risk from high ranked schools to mid ranked. Forget about cheapest schools and concentrate on getting a good GRE score. All things being equal, You shouldn't pay a dime for tuition if you get a good GRE score to complement your GPA. All your energy right now should be on researching for good schools and how to get a good GRE score. The post below will give you an insight on the procedure.

To save you some stress start from this website http://graddecision.org/ to know the application process, So step 1) Decide on the course you want to study 2) Search for schools using a)www.msinus.com (open this website with a laptop, you should see a list of school and ranking for some of the most common courses, you can start from there b)www.gradschools.com c)www.google.com (you can just type 'msc in bla bla in the us in google' d) www.usnews.com e) www.4icu.org . 3) check up the website of the schools you find, to see the requirements. most schools will require GRE and some will require both gre and toefl . 4) Register for standardize exam and take it. You can register for gre as soon as you are ready and prepared to take the exam. Its done online at www.ets.org. You can also get all the information you need about the exam on the website. You will get adequate materials to prepare for the exam in this dropbox I created https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t9ot6d07hp1lkm7/AADL_dTihjEvNBRCBsmAcoXja?dl=0

TOEFL is an English test required by some US universities. though, some schools waive due to the fact that Nigeria is an Anglophone country.
For toefl, all you need are the speaking noteful videos in the link below, the ets toefl guide is enough to ace the exam for other sections. Just download the toefl ETS Guide from there website and the simulation test.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/45tvc3ifi8wh8sh/AACXR5j6l3nsWK8vZx5P28TVa?dl=0

As for the Tuition, if you have good results (GRE, GPA, Toefl), SOP and LOR; US schools do offer assistanship to graduate students. This can either be Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant or Administrative Assistant. Depending on the school, if you get an assistantship, your Tuition will be waived and you will also be paid a monthly stipend that can take care of your living expenses. One advice, once you shortlist schools, send emails to the grad cord of the schools and ask specific questions relating to that course and funding opportunities, be very explicit.

Lastly, there are basically 2 admission session in the US, Spring (Jan) and Fall (August). Schools admit more students in Fall, so Its advisable you plan towards Fall 2019. If you plan to resume in fall 2019, make sure you submit all your application documents before ending of Nov 2018. If you don't give it a trial, you will never know.My philosophy in life is to always do my part, with that I don't get to regret later. Above all, if you believe in God,pray to him..if not, good for you.

If you have any question, drop it here and you should get more than one good answer.

Below you will find a good SOP you can use as guide and ebook
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwKmQy59LeEpZ2Y3bnk2Vlh4ekM0dy13VERhWDNpY2FGLVRV/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwKmQy59LeEpQ0VGeFVSd0l1eUJyMUJvQ0V3cW1oeDhmZ3J3/view?usp=sharing

ZinoDaniels:
Lagos or Abuja?

Does that really matter? That is the problem with mindset, no matter where you go, if you don't do your due diligence you will always get the same result. If he had done that interview even in the 'lion's den' the chance of the outcome being the same is very high. VO could tell serious and ambitious students by the schools they apply to and not all these MBAs in one building school.

DanteFixo:
Please u don’t need to be rude , if u check my profile u would see I’m a new user and I’m still trying to get grip of how nairaland works . Secondly I’m not spamming , I just need an answer to a question and I have gotten it so chill. What do I Gain by spamming and I can’t remember directing any question to u . Once more thanks to the other users for their speedy reply .

First, I cant see any element of rudeness in his response and its obvious you don't know the meaning of spamming. Secondly, that is the mod of this thread, his responsibility is to coordinate and make susre no rule is being broken, so he is not out of place to respond to you.

kfrosh:
But wait O, the ranking of CMU I just checked on Google now is a top ranked school if I'm not mistaken. Let's be careful of the advise we give out here.

Could also be California Miramar University. I believe the adviser was referring to this and not Carnegie Mellon

neurosci:
Experienced guys in the US, do you think it is advisable to apply for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) on the basis of financial challenge? Will this not come back to haunt you when you want to renew your visa? I'm thinking that once the visa officer discovers that you applied for EAD on the basis of economic challenge, he or she will conclude that you do not have enough financial resources to support yourself, therefore your visa renewal application may be denied? What do you think, guys? Has anyone here applied for EAD on the basis of financial challenge?

I won't be surprised if you are the only one with this scenario. First, most people who might have used this are typically masters students who might not to need to renew their visas before the completion of their programs. Secondly, this is quite dicy because no one can say for sure or not if this will be a problem. If I were you baring any emergency, I will stay put in the US till I finish my program and able to change status. You don't need a visa to be legal in the US as a student so far you have a valid i20 and your sevis is in status.

omoluka:
House, Is it possible to do pdg in US schools?
especially in environmental science

No its not. Nothing like Pgd in the US. You might get that in Canada though

Differentials1:
I suppose you don't know what EAD is and means. It is given to residence of the US only. You have to be inside the US to apply for. The categories of people who can apply for it include K-1 fiance visa holders, asylees, people with a pending application for adjustment of status (a green card) spouses of various visa holders, people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), F-1 students experiencing economic hardship or seeking optional practical training (OPT), and so on.

Sometimes try to understand the question first. Isn't his question about the bolded?

sospunky:
Good evening NL Family....
My question is this ......am i supposed to sign on my i20 as well because i watched that facebook video posted earlier here and it was stated there.
Did any student here do the same?

Read the instructions below the i20 and follow it. Simple

imperiouxx:
I know.

hahaha