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@biikeys. It would hv bn beta if u have your transcript 4 d int. since u'r going for your masters.They biliv u shld v a copy and dy see it as more official ,   I was askd mine, bt since u dnt hv it, dn, pray d V.O does nt demand 4 it, 'cos i dnt see hw d photocopy of ur undergrad reslt is going 2 be enof. I PRAY IT IS ENOF. SUCCESS IN your INT.

@dafidi(davidyln), U love having d last word(s).We knw U.S.A. is writtn in your DNA but dnt take it personal. Let's stop talking back  at ichoda,,   TRUCE?,

@davidylan. Guy, I can see your pressure rising. Thanks 4 d info, evn tho u gv it out of pain. I knw al abt dier weather and history,, So, kip d pain 2 urslf. Me no want wahala o! Jo o!

@davidylan, I think this thread tortures in a diff. way. U shld have a doctor by you, cos' I think one of these days, u might develop high blood pressure while reading or replying  a comment. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!, I dnt want any wahala o!                                 @ Waryz, I am so sorry 4 dat intrview. U shld re-apply agn.I will be going to Oklahoma City University and a friend of mine wil be pickn me up frm d airport. It wld v bn nice if u wr given a visa, bt u cn stil try agn.

Please House, let me knw if anybdy is leaving 4 Oklahoma City dis Sunday,

@davidylan, u r sooo funny, ah, ah, ah!

Seriosly Nigerians in diaspora, what is wrong with us?! We talk as if we were bred, fed and washd with this language! What is wrong with people making mistakes in English?! For Our sakes, it is not even our native lang.! We don't have to be extremely good at spkn this lang. Yes!, it may be d lang. of business, trade, e.t.c. But, we will always be ourselves, no mata what! Even some native spkrs cn't spk beta dan Nigerians. WE ARE NIGERIANS! LEARN TO PROMOTE UR NATIVE LANG., WHETHER YORUBA, IGBO OR HAUSA! THAT SHOULD BE ONE OF D ESSENCE OF U BEING THERE! Seriosly Nigerians in diaspora, what is wrong with us?! We talk as if we were bred, fed and washd with this language! What is wrong with people making mistakes in English?! For Our sakes, it is not even our native lang.! We don't have to be extremely good at spkn this lang. Yes!, it may be d lang. of business, trade, e.t.c. But, we will always be ourselves, no mata what! Even some native spkrs cn't spk beta dan Nigerians. WE ARE NIGERIANS! LEARN TO PROMOTE UR NATIVE LANG., WHETHER YORUBA, IGBO OR HAUSA! THAT SHOULD BE ONE OF D ESSENCE OF U BEING THERE!

@ naggy, I hear you but good communication is not ALL about speaking English devoid of ,as u say, ' grammatical errors'. For me, It's all about UNDERSTANDING. Whether you communicate verbally or not, as long as the person you are communicating to understands you perfectly, even without going the whole nine yards with the GRAMMAR. Now, that's COMMUNICATION!

@ biikeys, I think its okay if you have any valuated property(ies) added to your statement. All d Best!

@seedord247, I'm headed towards Oklahoma City.

THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!, IT IS WELL WITH U GUYS INTERVIEW.

I did my interview at the Abuja embassy, counter 7. People came for different reasons tho but so many people were equally rejected. They gave very very very very few students amongst us. Mine was for 10:00 am. We went through the normal security checking.

The old man at counter 6 and the young guy at counter 9, had no mercy, mehn they were just rejecting after spending about 10 min with them. I was scaboshing (praying) that I wont be called up by them and God heard me. I was interviewed by the young lady at counter 7. It went thus:
   
        ME: GOOD AFTERNOON
        VO WITH A SMILE) GOOD AFTERNOON
        VO: SO, HOW DID YOU COME ABOUT THIS UNIVERSITY
         ME: I WAS LOOKING FOR A RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT GETTING A PERCEPTION ABOUT NATIVE AND NON- NATIVE TEACHERS OF AN ESL CLASSROOM, AND I REALISED THAT DR. ROBERT GRIFFIN, AN ASSOCIATE PROF. AT, IS DOING A RESEARCH ON IT, SO I APPLIED.
        VO:OKAY
        VO: LET ME HAVE YOUR TEST SCORES AND TRANSCRIPT
        ME: I GAVE HER MY TOEFL AND TRANSCRIPT ( MY SCHOOL DOES NOT REQUIRE GRE FOR MY COURSE IN PARTICULAR AND ALSO BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND) : MA TESOL. I THINK SHE KNEW THAT CAUSE SHE DIDNT ASK FOR IT, EVEN WHEN I TRIED GIVING HER THE EXEMPTION LETTER.
        VO: WHO IS SPONSORING YOU?
        ME:  MY FATHER ( GAVE HER THE BANK STATEMENT)
        VO: (AFTER CHECKING CAREFULLY) YOU DO REALIZE THAT THE BALANCE IN YOUR FATHER'S BANK STATEMENT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SPONSOR YOU THROUGH SCHOOL.
        ME: YES, I KNOW BUT WE HAVE PROPERTIES TO AID ME THROUGH MY PROGRAM.
        VO: IS YOUR FATHER READY TO PART WITH ANY OF THESE PROPERTIES?
        ME: YES! HE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU THAT HE IS READY TO PART WITH ANY OF THESE PROPERTIES.
        VO: CAN I HAVE THE VALUATION?
         ME: OPENED THE PROPERTY VALUATION BOOK AND READ OUT THE VALUE OF ALL OUR PROPERTIES.
         VO: SHE WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED BY IT.
         VO: WHAT ARE U GOING TO DO AFTER UR MASTERS?
         ME: I WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK TO NIGERIA AND LECTURE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
         VO: WHY NIGERIA?
         ME BECAUSE WE ARE SECOND LANGUAGE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH AND ALSO, I'D LOVE TO TEACH ENGLISH IN OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA, AUSTRALIA, ISREAL, RUSSIA AND ALL OTHER COUNTRIES WHO ARE FOREIGN SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH.
          VO: OKAY, I AM GOING TO ISSUE YOUR VISA.  (GAVE ME ONE WHITE PAPER) AND DIRECTED ME SOMEWHERE ELSE TO PIK IT UP ON FRIDAY.


MEHN, I WAS FILLED WITH JOY ' COS I CAME ALL D WAY FROM AKURE AND THE PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY ONE. PICKED MY VISA UP YESTERDAY.

JUST WANT TO SAY DAT THE MAJOR THING HERE IS PRAYER!!!!!!!!!! NOT OVER REHEARSED QUESTIONS.

House, im so happy!!!!!! I got my student Visa on the 3rd of August!!!!! mehn, I was nervous after seeing so many people rejected, but I thank God for ME!!! Pls, want to know if anybody is flying thru Delta on the 13th of August. Thanks!