dayoseun70:
Weldone bro @gbaby4live
Please I'm in serious need of your help
I need some tutoring, though I have prepared answers but still I need a lot of tutoring and a mock interview. My interview is coming up very soon please.

Deboadekoya93:


Please I have another question for my cousin in Abuja. The resumption date on his I-20 January is 3rd, the next available date for an interview in Abuja is Janaury 8th. Though he contacted his school for a late arrival letter. Can he go ahead with the late arrival letter and the I20 that states January 3rd for the interview ? Thanks.

Deboadekoya93:


Thank you very much for your time, God bless.

StackNerd:
Thanks to everybody that has contributed in one way or the other on this Thread, You are the best, I,ve been a silent follower of this thread and my Visa was approved today

Days before today, i prayed to God that, i don,t want to spend more than 30 secs to get my visa approved, lo and Behold, God Answered the prayer

The Guy had rejected four people before me, i wanted to switch lines, because the VO was not smiling. i,m normally confident, but mehn! i didn't know when my heart started beating fast.

Transcript below
VO: Which school?
ME: A uni in Maryland ( i mentioned the school)
VO: Which course
ME: Computer Engineering
VO: What is your highest Qualification
ME: Bachelor of Eng, Elect/elect
VO: What have you been doing since you finished NYSC
ME: I have been working at (A multinational) as a Systems Engineer for Anglophone countries in Africa, my work includes design and implementation of Cloud computing solutions, High performance computing solutions and Storage solutions for Telecom operators across Africa.
VO: Frowning
Me: E ma Gbami Ke
VO: Do you code
Me: its not inline with my work
VO: your visa is approved, Pick it in three day at ( Didn't Hear this part)
Me: Thanks

Deboadekoya93:


Checked & applied

Deboadekoya93:



Good morning house,
i have had 2 delays, i re applied and i will be going for my interview soon.
my father is an alumnus of my proposed school Bowie state university Maryland, he had his MBA there in 1985.
However my question goes thus if asked why Bowie state university? and i respond this way- The positive impact of BSU on my fathers life influenced my decision in selecting this institution, he is an alumnus of the institution. So also Bowie state university is an interdisciplinary research based institution that equips student with both theoretical and practical skill which i believe will address the problem of lack of expertise in the Nigerian public service.
Does this response make any sense ? Opinions will be highly appreciated

vikturaikay:
Good morning house! Had my Visa interview this morning and was placed on AP. After tapping the keyboard for ages and telling me " just a minute" like a 100 times,The VO went thus " I will be keeping your passport but something is not coming up in my system so I will be placing you on Administrative process " asterisk "Administratover process " in the white paper and hand it to me. i will communicate to you through e mail on your status. No documents asked for both during and after the interview. So what are my chances. People around was telling congratulations. Please what should i do.

Daebuzy:


Please how can I apply for USA student visa?

zeezahbee:
4 years ago , this thread helped me.
I gave back to the thread for a while till my schedule got so tight but I always check , reply and smile once in a while.

4 years later , This thread didnt fail me. I was so busy the only thing i remember doing was paying her sevis fee. I couldn't even read her transcript or arrange personal interview for her. I told her to read and do it herself.

My sister Oyin04 just got her visa this morning.

She is coming for Masters in Biochemistry/ Biomedical sciences. She will post her transcript shortly.

Nice one..
Abeg, make all the transcripts dey fall in abeg..
I just can't wait to Congratulate all Nairaland members who went for interview today..

Success fall on you all

mofedamijo:
10 reasona to live and work,and ure not talking about the economy,ure not talking about education,ure not talking about standard of living,your not talking about how to get jobs...........incomplete.

Ayat1209:
Hello fam., am trying to fill my ds 160, should I pick yes or no in the "have you made specific travel plans" section. Someone should help me out please.

kusiroll:
I just booked a flight for my trip Qatar to Houston do I have to book a round way trip, cos I had already booked a one way ticket cos I have F1 student visa, would that be a problem at the POE or wit Qatar as I booked through a travel agent. Thanks guys

josiahese:


I don't know how to use this website bro haha

OGreene:
https://www.nairaland.com/4209845/students-housing-accommodation-usa#62900760

Is there a housing thread?

josiahese:
MuI just feel that way people.. That's how it worked for me.
You could be right either.. We different..
I feel your Social Work you going for was not related to the Restaurant job you are doing.. So there for.. Your studies won't enhance your Job.
So this is the trick..
Give a precise and convincing answer next time you ask.
Your answer didn't convince the VO enough..
Just be yourself.. They humans too.
They work with the mindset.. So be your best for those few minutes man..
Don't start a sentence with "because".
Going for a second time those not matter... What the VO will be looking for is has something change about you during this times.... If you say same thing again.. It won't help..
Just say something precise and exact and be confident.. You be fine.
It's December they all will be in good mood.
Good Luck.

biikeys:


The question is what exactly did you find out about the school online? If you got your information purely based on US News rankings, then Harvard,Stanford,Princeton etc should be top of your list. There is always something more...affordability,ranking,funding,curriculum etc or even a combination of those. Think about that, and come up with a clear and concise way to express it!

josiahese:
Kids


VO don't like it when they hear you know about a school online.
Tell them something personal.
You answers are not convincing at all.
Research more and give them something real.. You will be approved.

Arondizuogu:


Minnesota State University, Moorhead? Or the one in Mantako?

k199192:

I don't have my visa yet. visa comes up 2nd es time

k199192:

yup.

ahyoncolar:
Hi guys! Visa got approved this Monday at Lagos Embassy.

Being my first time, I got to the street that lead to the embassy very early (around 6:30am because my appointment was for 8am). I was bombarded by some mobile business centres guys who paraded me without giving me any breathing space. Not so long after the parade, I realised that some of my documents were missing. I had no choice than to engage one of those guys. They helped me print out all the missing documents at the rate of 1,000 naira (I wanted to cry though). After this I moved to the embassy entrance immediately. On getting to the police check point, I realised that mobile phones were not allowed at the venue. I look for a police officer to drop the phone with. She charged me a bill of 1,000 to help me keep the phone. I was so frustrated as that was the last card on me. At that point, I made a prayer to God that I must not go home with my passport as this stress and spending was too much. I was sweating profusely and later join the line at the embassy. Little did I know that I am going into another queuing. Anyways, after all the paparazzi, I was sent to a VO line. On getting to the line, I started observing people that are being interviewed by the VO. The VO was just denying people of visa. I was like, who is this wicked lady. At that point I was afraid and shaking. But I said to myself, I am going home with the white paper. I was tempted to change line, I discovered that other lines too were like the same. I just calm down at my line. After a lot of people were denied, I think one was approved, it got to my turn. I said, God favour me. Then the conversation started as follow;

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning
VO: Your documents please.
Me: I gave her the documents (I20, Sevis Receipt and International Passport)
VO: Checking the documents and typing. After few seconds, you are going to illinois for doctorate degree (she was talking to herself while typing).
Me: I was looking at her.
VO: What is your highest degree of qualification
Me: BSc. First Class
VO: Really? But you are going for PhD. Okay you will be doing the masters along.
Me: I was just looking at her as she answered herself. I only nodded my head in agreement.
VO: She typed a little bit. How many schools did you applied to?
Me: Two schools, I named the schools
VO: Why have you decided to go for UIC?
Me: (Stammering) I listed three reasons as she was looking at me.
VO: What did you studied for BSc.?
Me: Chemical Engineering
VO: She looked at the I20. Okay you will be studying Chemical Engineering too.
VO: Have you traveled out before?
Me: No
VO: Why? (straight face)
Me: Because I have not had any reason to do that until now.
VO: She nodded her head
VO: What was your research area
Me: Kinetics and reaction engineering
VO: What will you be focusing on at UIC?
Me: Kinetics and reaction engineering
VO: What is Kinetics and reaction engineering? (straight face with full attention on me)
Me: (I was like, thank God) I answered her to the extent that she stopped me.
VO: What is your role at your place of work?
Me: I told her and stylishly relate it to process engineering, though they are related.
VO: Do you know anybody in USA?
Me: No
VO: Are you willing to pay for your bills?
Me: Yes. (I was like - who will say no?)
VO: Your Visa is approved. She gave me a white paper and circle my visa pick up point.
Every other things she said, I did not listen. I just wanted to leave the hall.
On leaving the hall, the police woman saw my face, among all other faces that were coming out from the visa office, she decided that she was not going to give me my 500 naira change. She latter calculated my transport fare for me and gave me 200 naira to return to Shomolu. Who am I to complain. At least I have my visa anyways. then I left the location.

The ONLY documents checked were;
1. I20
2. Sevis receipt
3. International Passport

Remark: I tried to see if I could get a science to the process, I can only say, the only thing is God's grace and favour. I prayed and prayed. Of course, I practiced with a lot of transcripts from here as given to me by my friend. I also spoke with other students that have passed through the process.

Thanks everybody. May God bless you.

Oyin04:
Please I need some advice on how to fill my DS 160. I just completed my Nysc this month 2nd of nov,am having issues on filling my previous employment part and present employment. Am planning on writing my line of duty during Nysc in my previous employment but I don't know what to put in present employment please kindly put me through I will really appreciate thanks

Oyin04:
Please I need some advice on how to fill my DS 160. I just completed my Nysc this month 2nd of nov,am having issues on filling my previous employment part and present employment. Am planning on writing my line of duty during Nysc in my previous employment but I don't know what to put in present employment please kindly put me through I will really appreciate thanks

k199192:
like I told you I read thru all of them in the links and I did not see any. I might have omitted some so it appears. Thanks for the clarification.

napa:
Glory be to Almighty God for His mercies endures forever. I was granted my visa today despite the denial two weeks ago. Thanks to everyone who makes out time to vet transcripts on this forum, you guys rock. My transcript is as follows :
Vo- Good morning, pass me your I -20 and passport
Me- Good morning, passed what she requested for
Vo- How many schools did you apply to
Me - I considered 3 schools(named other 2 schools ) but applied to only Adelphi University because their curriculum for mba finance fitted properly to my future goals and ambition to become the head of investment banking in my organisation in the next four years. I noticed the curriculum of the 2 other universities was basically on finance and I needed something extra to enable me manage people well as a leader which Adelphi has.
Vo-why are you taking a second language course
Me-(sincerely didn't know the response to give but i said the second language course is a pathway program for all international students to get acclimatised with the system.....vo cuts in
Vo- why not do an online degree rather than travelling for an mba
Me- i won't get the exposure and experience i need for my leadership role by taking online courses
Vo-what courses are you required to take
Me-investment analysis,corporate finance, international trade......
Vo-what is investment analysis
Me-the decision corporate organisations take to invest shareholders fund for maximum returns
Vo-who is your sponsor
Me- my husband
Vo-what does he do
Me- he works for xyz as a commercial and consumer manager and he runs his own business by the side aside from his day job.
Vo-how much does he earn
Me-about 750k monthly
Vo-tell me about your admission process
Me-i contacted the school's admission office, submitted my credentials , statement of purpose and other requirements after that I wrote ielts and I scored a band of 7.5. I have already made a deposit of $8,000
Vo- can I see a proof of the deposit
Me- (checked all documents with me but the proof was missing in action )
VO-tell me about your study plan
Me-I'm required to do a 33 unit course (mentioned about 3)
Vo-handed me white paper

I return all glory, honour and adoration to God for it just by his grace alone, not how well you can blow grammar, was jittery at a point but God showed his mercies.