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jossywayne:
Hello house it has been a long time.

I need a help for my upcoming visa interview.
Please i need an answer to this likely visa interview questions.

What have change this time?
What will this course do for you?
Why are you going for the degree?
Why this school?
What other schools did you apply to?
What would you be doing after your studies?
Why do u choose to study this course?
Why do you choose to study in USA?
What makes you to change school?
Have you travel out of Nigeria before ?

Any of your contributions will be accepted.

U ain't serious u know

Colouredgirl:
No one is milking anyone..they have negotiated with Nigerian govt several times to reduce the cost of visa from Americans coming to Nigeria..the Nigeria govt didn’t do anything ,so they decided to up theirs too hence the name “reciprocity fee”

Lagosismyhome have already explained to me pls

LagosismyHome:
It was announced some months ago to start August 29 2019 .

The reason why below (blame the government )

Yeah, they did well then

HerMoney:
It's called reciprocity fee. When your visa is approved, you pay this.

Hmm, is this a new thing. Not heard of it before

That's like 105 dollars or so. These ppl are really milking us in our country

Buksss:
Hey.... good morning guys just finished my interview and I learnt a lot from this platform :
Visa approved in Lagos embassy this morning
VO: good morning
Me : hi good morning
VO: can you pls tell me why you’re going to the US ?
Me: for my masters in public health with environmental health at university of Illinois at Springfield
VO: how did you hear about the school ?
Me: I did some research with educationusa and google
VO: how many schools did you apply to ?
Me : I considered two schools but I eventually decided not apply to just UIS
VO: why?
Me : they have a graduate public service program that would provide me with two years work experience alongside my degree
VO: who is sponsoring you ?
Me: my dad
V0: what does he do
Me : owns his own company and I carefully explained what they did
VO: have you been out of Nigeria before
Me : yes , South Africa , Dubai and US
VO: then he asked what year I was in the US and how long (2014 for two months)
VO: are you married ?
Me : no
VO : any kids
Me : no
VO: when do you resume ?
Me : 13 January 2020
VO: can you tell me what you plan to do with this degree long term upon graduating ?
Me: I plan to come back to Nigeria and take exams to be a certified environmental health officer , the international exposure and the internship would look really good on my resume and also on the long run I would really love to work with ngos to bring awareness to mental health and depression in Nigeria
VO; why public health with conc. In env health ?
Me: I chose this course after my internship at Nigerian breweries I worked in the health safety and risk Dept , I took serious interest and when I got bacj to school , because of my undergrad course I had to speak with a health physics professor who advised me to take electives like energy and environment , environmental physics to make the transition easy
VO: what’s your undergrad ?
Me : physics
( made me wait for then longest one minute of my life )
VO; okay I’ll be approving your visa , do you have your 40k with you ?
Me : yes
Hands me my passport and directs me to where I paid
( I just want to say a big thank you to everyone , I was a silent reader from thread one and I leant a lot , my best advise for anybody is Be confident . Just talk to yourself to calm down for 5 mins and you’ll Be good .

Congrats

I don't understand. What's the payment of the 40k for?

Ope4Christ:
Thanks

Uwc

Ope4Christ:
1. How much did register for your GRE with mcfedututors?

2. Were you given study materials?

3. What are your scores?

45k as at when I registered
U can access study materials freely even from ppl in this group. I have study materials so I didn't ask them for any and they add u to a telegram group to help ur study
I prepared lazily though. I got 295 and I'm cool with it especially when compared with how I prepared

juliouze:
Congratulations my friend

Thanks. The exam no be small thing o. I almost cry for exam hall. Good preparation is key

Kendrix69:
lol , e tire me, i paid for GRE around june(70k) , then upgraded it to an IELTs , i was asked to pay a TOP up fee of 15k, without barron textbook o(They insisted i had to pay 5k for the Kaplan gre book i was given when i previously registered for GRE)...recently went back to ask about the GRE , they said its now 86k...i asked what if i had paid before and i have the books and materials? they say 86k
what if i just want to register without their "free-lecture"? 86k
only lecture nko? about 30k
and i no even see wetin dem dey teach sef, if u rely on their lectures you go fail ehn!

no mind dem ,dem be better thief

U wasted money. They are annoying theives. I left them cos they said with or without lectures and free materials, one has to pay d 70k...
When I can study alone and access materials that can help me. Smh

solastar2:
Same centre.

OK.

solastar2:
I will be writing mine on the same day too. Somehow scared of the verbal and analytical section. Where is your venue

Same section I'm giving more energy to
I'm writing in Lagos (VI precisely)

intrinsicniyi:
Hi,

# For Issue Essay


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhzlaHXHaK4&t=290s


# For Argument Essay


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFa8oeXXuoA


These 2 videos earned me 4.0 in AWA and I'll recommend it for anyone.

What did I did after watching the videos?

After learning the techniques explained in the aforementioned weblinks, I modeled my test-day essay topics along side the techniques. Additionally, you can read through sample essays in ETS guide to bolster your Analytical Writing Skills

Goodluck!

I appreciate

horlahsunbo225:
Check gradcafe and greprepclub

Thanks

Hi
Pls is there a site or so where I can get samples of already written essays for analytical writing section of GRE. My exam is on 25th pls. My preparation has been a rushed one �

ponpon:
No nairaland DM, send an actual email

Send me ur email then

juliouze:
Yes, I got your mail And I replied.

OK lemme chat u
Or rather u can tell me the other one apart from by Mafit here

SOPWriter:
There was this Monika (Ponpon), he used to contribute to this thread; he does the GRE registration then but not certain of his availability.

Thanks. Once contacted him he's not replied

frostsc:
That's still the best with free lectures, free magoosh account, free Manhattan premium etc.

U haven't answered my question. And I need no free anything

Please is there any GRE registration site you know apart from By Mafit?

juliouze:
Every school has a code, so the exam body will send it directly to the school you're applying to.

Thanks

Hi everyone
Please I want to know. Is GRE scores always sent from the exam center directly to the school of interest.
Or do I have to input the score myself during my application

Congrats

Pharmz:
Hello Nairalanders
I will like to appreciate everyone on this forum, though i'm a silent reader but every information on this platform has been awesome. special thanks to Iwriterng even though I don't know you in person but your response and words of encouragement helped me. please house, don't let us limit ourselves only to cheering on approved visas but also help in reviewing proposed transcript. Thank you.


Visa approved today even though my SOA is under AP. Window 10/11 ï think. An elderly man in his sixties. He approved all 10 applicants before me today.

Transcript
VO : Good morning
Me : Good morning

VO : Pass your passport and I20
Me: Ï did

VO: When did you finish your undergraduate ?
Me: I finished in 2009

Vo: What have you been doing since then ?
Me : ï had my compulsory NYSC for a year, took up a teaching job from 2011-2015, and currently working as a research assistant since 2017.

Vo: What's your program all about ?
Me: it's an area of healthcare that deals with the safety, efficacy and effectiveness of everything ranging from medical devices to pharmaceutical products and diagnostic products.

Vo: How many siblings do you have ?
Me: Two sisters and they are married.

Vo: Ooh, you're the only son ?
Me : Yes

VO : Are you married ?
Me : No, i'm single but already have a fiance.

VO : Who's sponsoring you ?
Me : My Aunt

VO : What does she do ?
Me : She's a medical practitioner and a successful business owner.

He then approved my visa, gave me the two white papers and said my SOA will have to be verified bla bla bla.....

Thanks

Please does anyone know these ppl MCFEDUTUTORS and is it genuine for GRE registration. This is their site
https://www.mcfedututors.com/exam-registration

nelem:
Dragnet is just an exam center. you register & pay on the official ETS then pick an exam centre & date of your choice. you can also contact ponpon on this thread for the registration

Thanks

Hi,
Please how much did u pay for the GRE registration at Dragnet

quadoctane:
Been trying to post my GRE experience with my main but antispam bot been on my case .

Well, I wrote on Friday at Dragnet, reported scores and was 315 (157Q 158V).

Profile:

BSc: 2.87/5 Microbiology

MSc: 4.67/5 Environmental and Public Health Microbiology

GRE: 315

Michigan Tech University
Indiana University Purdue
UNC Charlotte
University of North Texas

Plan applying to more schools...looking to get financial aid...GA, scholarship, etc.

Applying for an MSc in Data Science. Have a little programming experience, not much work experience in IT/data science.

Thanks

LagosismyHome:
Yes good to go , as Sherlock5577 has stated

Thanks

Sherlock5577:
If I understand your post, you may resume next January for Spring 2020 and your international passport would expire in December 2020.
That's at least 10 months left on it by January 2020.
It seems you're good to go since you require at least 6 months on the international passport. I stand to be corrected.

freshStarz:
Good morning
My passport will expire in December 2020.
Can I go ahead and use it to apply for a Spring 2020 or should I get a new one pls

Someone pls help

Good morning
My passport will expire in December 2020.
Can I go ahead and use it to apply for a Spring 2020 or should I get a new one pls