ObodoNaija:
Good evening guys, please I need suggestions on how to tell the VO that I did online this fall. In which question in the interview should I chip it in? You know the VO may not ask me this question cus he or she will not know. Please any suggestion will be appreciated. I was given a scholarship for the online course, have small deficit and yet to pay it. So I would want to know how to tell the VO about the online course. My department adviced that I enroll online in order to meet up with classes and I did. My interview is soon.

You can chip it in when asked "why this school"

AbdulAkpan:
Lingo Africa, the foremost human capital development platform in Abuja, Nigeria, had the honor of speaking to a head hunter who works in one of the top NGOs in the country and he told us that a lot of the time, human resources personnel go through hundreds if not thousands of resumes from new applicants after they post available positions on online job boards.

This, he says happens on a daily basis. However, he admitted that 99 times out of a hundred, a lot of NGOs fill available positions internally. What this means is that they end up giving the available positions to those who are already working with them in another capacity instead of new applicants.

This made us understand why we have received feedback from a lot of our followers, asking why NGOs never seem to hire them even if they send in applications all year long. That being said, we asked him how new applicants can actually get to work with NGOs as there are so many young, talented professionals who would want to deploy their skills in social development.

He said the only way was to start from the bottom. According to him, there are always available spaces for volunteers, who will work for NGOs, using their skills to offer solutions and at the end of the day, when the same NGO is looking to hire for a less temporary position, the volunteers are usually the first port of call. So, it is advised that new applicants first apply as volunteers to gain entry into NGOs.

He added that a lot of new applicants must realize that jobs at NGOs are only as permanent as the funding they receive. “It is good for people to know that NGOs are executors of projects involving people and situations and roles are only open for as long as the NGOs are able to get funding, it is the reason why grant writers are very important in any NGO because they hold the responsibility of convincing funders to give money to the NGOs, so they can execute projects in communities they have interests in.”

Dear new applicants, if you are interested in working in an NGO, you should try to volunteer for one. Kindly note that experience in volunteering for an NGO varies. Some NGOs will pay a stipend, others will not. It is good, however, that you focus on your goal, which is to ensure that you get a less temporary role within the NGO.

A client of ours landed a volunteer position at an NGO last year. She was reluctant to take it because they weren’t paying a stipend but later did based on our recommendations. After working three times a week for three months for free, she received a job offer and still works there as the project she is working on will run for three years. So, you see, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

The only thing constant when it comes to achieving your set goals is a compromise. What if she had gone ahead to reject the volunteer position? She would have still been on the lookout for an NGO job right now. Please, note that sometimes even after volunteering, the NGO may not offer you a job, but guess what? You have great experience and you can use that to apply for jobs at another NGO.

Say, for instance, you volunteered with the United Nations for a year and you did not get any job. You can apply to other NGOs or INGOs like the Red Cross, Society for Family Health, Action Aid, etc and if they see you have worked with the UN with measurable results, why shouldn’t they hire you?

Yes, internal candidates stand more chance than new applicants, however, the UN is like the holy grail of social development work, anyone will want to hire people who have great work experience from them. Lesson? Do not pass up volunteer jobs, especially from International NGOs!

As usual, relevant links are contained in the Source - https://lingoafrica.com/new-applicants-who-need-ngo-jobs-should-read-this/

Lingo Africa.

I remember reading this thread last year. I just came back to thank everyone. I'm really grateful for the eye-opening opportunity.


After reading this thread, I took it upon myself to go looking for smaller NGO openings in my community, I finally got an offer June last year to volunteer under a PEPFAR supported facility__from there, I went ahead to volunteer as a community counselor/tester for FHI 360(it was a paid position)__after the contract ended, I got an opportunity to volunteer as a data entry officer for FHI ally here in my state...why am I saying this? This thread opened my eyes to the need of starting small. while starting small, I have been able to amass a whole lot of experience/skills ranging from adherence counseling (which I got from my case identification days), data collection, data collation, data entry, Data quality assessment, data triangulation, validation, problem solving etc....I haven't gotten to where I wanna be but I know with consistency I will be there....thank you @NigerianMan __ thank you @Npower and a very big thank you to the moderation of this thread.

Approvalll:
Visa approved
Abuja embassy
Fourth attempt
Time:9:30am
I got to the embassy early but before that I took one black bullet to boost my morale but it got me kinda tipsy(I’m very lightheaded)because I eventually threw up before my interview the line wasn’t so long I was blessed to be able to have been interviewed by the pretty white lady who I almost started toasting you know because like I said I was kinda tipsy so my confidence was very high and I didn’t feel any form of fear my interview went like this:
V.O: Good morning
Me: Good morning madam
V.O: I see you are going to ******* university
Me: Yes
V.O: Why this school
Me: Well I believe ****** has a world class mba program that will equip me with the right management skills and knowledge to be able to take up leadership roles when I return back to my country Nigeria
V.O: I see you have been to the US many times
Me: Yeah
V.O: I see your your family have houses in Texas
Me: Yeah
V.O: Your visa is approved make you follow the covid19 guidelines and stay safe(you know i was kinda tipsy so I heard everything about the covid19 unlike most people lol)
I can only say it’s God because it can only be God when God says it’s your time forget it you are going I fasted and prayed for 7 days and another 3 days separately BABA GOD I THANK YOU FOR CHANGING MY STORY AND GIVING ME ANOTHER CHANCE THIS TIME TO START AFRESH during the time the V.O I was just speaking in tongues and I commanded her by the power of Jesus to issue that visa to me. All I can say is thank you Jesus Uwese Baba God

You're an inspiration, I came here again just to see if your visa finally got approved and I'm happy you got it. I can remember vividly how you serenaded the timeline with questions upon questions.....I'm happy you wish finally came to pass. Congratulations � Osalobua debamwen.

rapheeky:
Bros....we de pray mk dollar come down...u want mk e go up...lolx...I reject it.....by 2019 dollar go b 50naira

Add one Zero in front of that your #50, that's what dollar is to a naira now

Futuragetty:
Staring in disbelief at the letter in a green-colored paper, that was given to me after my visa was delayed at the Consular office in Abuja

V.O: I see you are going for bachelors degree in Computer science at Xavier University In New-Orleans, Louisiana.

Response: Yes, I am going for a bachelors degree program in Computer science at Xavier University.

V.O: When did you graduate from High school?
Response: I graduated from high School in 2017.

V.O: What have you been doing?
Response: I started a foundational diploma program In computer science at the Institute of Science and Technology to improve my skills and knowledge as this has always been my passion and interest. She Interrupted with another question....What program? I said a Diploma program.

V.O: Who is sponsoring your program.
Response: My uncle who is also my godfather will be sponsoring my education at Xavier University.

V.O What does he do?
Response: He is an established businessman and deals on importation of Automobiles, Car, and trucks of all kinds. He is also into Real estate development.

V.O What will you do when you return?
Response: I will return to start a cyber-security consultancy firm that will help companies create, plan and carry out measures to protect its system from being compromised by an attack. and Also...... She interrupted again...


My interview didn't last more than 2 minutes. I have provided my transcript for your perusal and corrections.
I feel bad because I didn't get the normal interview questions that most people usually get. I plan to apply again if I see available date.

Sorry about the delay__But what do you mean by @bolded, because those questions seems like a normal interview question IMO.

HushTee:
Visa Transcript

F1, F2 (wife and baby)
Location: Lagos (initial date was Jan 2024, but we were able to reschedule to July 8 2021 - we didn't apply for EA, we just found that we can reschedule)
Time: 7.45am
Status: Approved
COA: $104k approx. Fully funded (no deficit)

God did it.

I was interviewed first..... Dude seemed nice, he also did our fingerprint.

VO: What are you going to the US for? (I requested he repeat the question again though cos my baby's cries didn't make me hear the first time)
Me: I'm going for my PhD degree in Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.

VO: Can you say the name of the school again?
Me: Yale University

VO: How many programs did you apply to?
Me: Seven (six admits)

VO: So, why Yale?
Me: I talked about how the professors research interests aligned with mine, with specific research topics. I also talked about the presence of a strong network of researchers in my field who produce some of the best research in that field in the US. I forgot my practise (but uncrammed) lines at some point but replaced them with whatever came to mind regarding my research interests - they kuku have almost no idea what my research is about,

VO: Have you been to other countries before?
Me: Yes, India.

VO: For what?
Me: A research fellowship. I got a research fellowship and I went to India for a year to carry out the research.

VO: That's great, excellent. So, I see you're fully funded, are you aware of the kind of apartments there for you?
Me: Yes, one bedroom flat... One bedroom apartment

VO: Has your school settled it?
Me: I was about saying "no, but I've paid for it," only for him to say "I'm sure they have." I kuku kept quiet.


All the while I was being interviewed, my baby was crying seriously. When I finished mine, I collected her from my wife so she too can be interviewed. She cried all through, we didn't stay in any of the queues cos of that.


Then he moved to my wife
VO: What do you do?
Her: I'm a fashion designer, I run a fashion business.

VO: What will happen to your business here? (this was a slippery slope question that we already prepped for)
Her: I've handed over to my second in command for the duration I'll be away

VO: What will you do when you get there?
Her: I'll spend time with my husband, I'll take care of my baby

VO: So you don't have any intention of working in US?
Her: No, not at all.


After she was interviewed, she was told our visas will be ready in a few days. I heard that and passed her our baby to collected the white paper containing the pickup address. We had a long day celebrating.

I have a fairly okay profile. I'm a 2:2 BSc grad, really good MSc, a few publications and conferences, a few years of research experience (about 5 years including and a research fellowship abroad), I did TOEFL and scored 101 but didn't need to use it cos I did it because of only one school - Cornell (that rejected me), and had solid references.

I've been a silent observer here, but I'll just share my 2 cents / tips on a few issues that I find worrying on this thread.
Firstly, I searched and searched and for transcript from someone going for a visa interview the same day with all family members (to predict my chances. cos I'd been told by some people that we have low chances of approval if we apply together - terrible information) and someone who's going to an ivy league (to know if I'll get any privileges). But, that was ineffective, I guess my research skills just got the better of me (not sure I was mistaken to do that though). When I didn't find specifics on nairaland or quora or reddit (and generally on the Internet), I decided to read all transcripts in this particular thread from beginning till the end. The few transcripts from one-traveling parent and their F2 child(ren), and every other transcript including unsuccessful and proposed ones were very helpful in many different ways.

I'm indifferent to not sharing/not-sharing programs and schools in transcripts, everyone has a reason for not wanting to share theirs - I particularly don't like being bugged with questions that a simple googling and DIY can fix. But IMHO, sharing helps a lot in linking possible questions with program, cost of attendance, work/research experience, exams done, and CV record - a DYOR person would easily be able to put 2 and 2 together from your transcript.

One other issue that got me worried initially was the DS-160 question of "who's funding your trip." I picked "self." Apparently, it wasn't something to worry about. Also, I changed my current work on the form from my paid jobs to my volunteer (unpaid) research assistant job, just to avoid questions that I may not be able to answer clearly. I updated my profile four days before interview and went with the updated confirmation page only (since it was over 72 hours).

My wife and I practiced every kind of question regularly including slippery slope questions, and had my sister do a final interview for us using almost 70 questions (of cos, she had no idea whether our responses were good, but we know when they're not good). Every question we were asked was practiced - not one wasn't practiced. I feel like it's just good to prepare for every kind of question and have very specific and clear (not vague) responses to them all - you'll know if your responses are vague. Also, don't lie!

I'll rest. I'm deeply sorry this was long.

I wish every other person going for an interview (whether F1 or F2) all the best. God's favor!

Congratulations!!!!

marcojnr:
VISA APPROVED !

This is my transcript as promised .Let me give a little background.I contacted an immigration lawyer who advised I cancel my appointment at the lagos embassy and apply in Accra,Ghana instead.Ive lived in Ghana for a while and only moved back recently and I hold both passports(Main reason I contacted a lawyer for the sakes of home ties).My sponsor also lives in Ghana and I’ve had my education and some work there.
I’m just grateful to God because it’s been 2 years working on this.


The embassy in Ghana is very very calm and no anyhowness like you’ll see at Walter carrington before entering and nobody outside asking to arrange your papers .The embassy is currently prioritizing only students so all the folks I saw there were students


Only 3 V.O available and no sitting from entering the visa hall until you leave so process was very fast

Stood in line for biometrics and continued to interview area

When it was my turn
Me:Good morning
V.O: Good morning.Please pass me your documents

V.O : Please put your hand on the scanner

V.O : What are your travel plans
Me: I’m traveling to the USA for my masters in information systems and business analytics

V.O: Who is paying for your trip
Me: My father

V.O : (Looks up at me)What does he do?
Me: (V.O Kept making eye contact from time to time)He’s a wholesale importer of clothes from South Korea ,China and the UK.He owns and runs a hotel and has rental residential and commercial properties some of which are occupied by banks

V.O : (After typing and looking at his screen for a long time)Are you married ?
Me: No

V.O : Do you have any children
Me: No please

V.O : (sticks a sticker behind my passport gives me a small piece of white paper )You can follow the instructions on there to pick up your passport at the circled time tomorrow .Come with a government issued ID
Me:Thank you

Just like that no document asked even though other before me were asked to show transcripts and school certificates.SEVIS receipt was not a requirement for the interview here but I had it .

All in all I only witnessed two denials,one from a lady who had a G.A but had been denied before and another guy who claimed his aunt will pay his $60k deficit .Another lady who claimed her friend in the USA will help her pay a deficit of $50k was approved.What they say about making eye contact is true.Look them straight in the eye even when they’re not paying attention to you.
Be confident in your answers (Practice in a mirror with your mask on)and go very well prepared and practice speaking audibly if your voice is low tone.Dress in a way that’ll help your confidence but don’t over do it.
Don’t offer any documents or unwanted information unless you’re asked .Fill your DS-160 yourself and go over it multiple times and know exactly what you’ve put down.
Don’t worry about denials before you ,your case is different and pray if you believe in it.

Congratulations.

Fayeze:
Funds from school zero
Funds from sibling - Full.

VO: why are you going to America?
Me: for my masters degree at Florida A&M university

VO. How many schools did you apply to?
Me: 3 universities.

VO: Why this university?
Me: It's one of the leading universities in Florida known for its excellence in computer information systems with highly intelligent professors in the department.
They have an outstanding faculty reputation.
The tuition fee and cost of living is less Compared to the other universities.

VO: sorry, you do not qualify.

Can you point out the mistakes. I expected other questions.

Why this University...

Answer: My 5yrs career goal is to become a renowned Nigerian programmer and professor WizKid at University of Florida is well known in programming, I will be under his tutelage and bla bla bla bla.


That's a unique answer, it doesn't have to be about the school per say, it can be about a professor/faculty member you have been admiring in your field. Please, you don't have to speak big big English�

Fayeze:
Hi guys,
I just had my interview now and was denied.
Please any suggestions on what to do next? My school is resuming on the 23rd of August. I would like your kind response. Thank you

Kindly drop your transcript to enable the gurus help you.

osadestiny:
I want to say I am really glad and i don’t know how to express my joy. Because what God can not do does not exist. God has helped me and I am really thankful to Akeem Ajao, for always encouraging me and being by my side. I am indeed grateful for my fairheart. For all of the advice he has given me, I was not worried again after receiving all of this advices and counsels. Now I know even if we had made mistakes in the past, there is still a way to correct this mistakes, we should never be frustrated or try to give up because of this. I know I already shared my transcripts on my first, second and third interview. I will be sharing the fourth one today. The VO that interviewed me in Abuja today was the same VO that interviewed me during my 3rd attempt. Just a month ago after I was denied. Visa approved
Visa approved Abuja embassy 28th June 2021. Fourth attempt.

VO: pass me your documents, he was kind of typing in his system. He said sorry hold on.
Me: with boldness I was not really smiling at all. I said here is my documents. There is no problem you can continue doing what you are doing.
VO: checked my passport, so he said what did you went to do in the Democratic republic of Congo.
Me: I went to the DRC for a missionary service, which I did for my church for two years. This service is required for every male member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint from the age of 18-25. Because of this service I was able to go to Kenya, Ghana and Togo. I then handle over my missionary photos and my missionary certificate for prove of the service.
VO: don’t worry I believe you. With a smile. So I see you are going to Missouri.
Me: yes I will be going to Missouri state university for my bachelor’s degree in chemistry and I am going to be concentrating on biochemistry.
VO: he checked his system and then he said how come so soon you reapplied again and how did you got this date seeing that there are no available dates?
Me: I found out that I don’t need to give up on my dreams, so after being denied on that last day. I went straight forward to purchase another mrv fee and then started my application again. So I had to request for emergency appointment. Because I came to find out that student going for f1 visas are been granted emergency request. So I had to do mine and I was given this date.
VO: nodded his head and then he said that’s fine. I see you have a scholarship of $5,000 how are you going to be paying the remaining fees.
Me: my parents have always been sponsoring my activities and they were the one who sponsored my missionary program and they will be paying for my education.
VO: okay what do they do?
Me: for my dad he works in a micro finance bank and he also has an automobile business in my home city whereby he deals on used Nigeria vehicles and my mom she is a pharmacist.
VO: okay so what will you do with this degree?
Me: first of all after the completion of this degree with the amount of knowledge I am going to acquire in this field. I will be able to pursue a career someday in becoming a biomedical scientist. Because i love to know how our plants and animals can resist diseases, droughts and other afflictions. I will then be able to carried out biological and laboratory test on tissue fluids so that clinicians can be able to diagnose and treat diseases in plants and animals.
VO: he kept on typing and typing for like 1 minute. He added my passport to the others and said I will be keeping your passport and I will be returning this i-20 to you, you need this at the point of entry. He thé gave me the white paper.
Me: I was like really surprise and I said thank you sir. God bless you.
VO: don’t worry you are good to go, just prepare your travel and always maintain COVID19 guidelines to always stay safe.

I left and I was really happy and was kind of confuse because it looked like a dream to me. I am really thankful to God and I can’t really express my joy.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

jerry8243:
Had my Visa interview on Thursday, 24th June and it was approved, Coa - $48000, no funding.
Here's my transcript.
VO: I see that you're going to bleep to study bleep
Me: yes
VO: What is your current highest level of education
Me: I have a Bsc in bleep from bleep.
VO: what year did you graduate
Me:2015
VO: I see that you work at bleep, so what will this course do for you
Me: it will fast track my promotion to a senior managerial role in the company I'm currently at.
VO: do you have an agreement with the company to come back
Me: Yes, and my immediate manager was the one who suggested the school
VO: who is sponsoring you
Me: my aunty, she is into importation of textile materials and she has been sponsoring my education since I lost my father
VO: I will be approving your visa.
She didn't even check my sponsor's bank statement.
It can only be God!
He never fails, pray and believe!

Wow!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Adaigbonile1:
MY TRANSCRIPT
Date: 25-06-2021
Venue/Time: Abuja, 8.30am
Merit Scholarship: $26,000
Deficit of $50,000
Number of attempts: 1st
Status: APPROVED
School: Syracuse University College of Law (SUCOL) New York.

V.O: Good morn(with a warm smile on her face), can I have your passport and i20.
Me: Good morn(I gave her passport and i20)

V.O: I see you're going to SUCOL for your LL.M
Me: yes ma'am

V.O: which area of law will you specialise
Me: International Environment law and International Human Rights Law

V.O: I see you have a scholarship of $26,000 and deficit of 50,000. Who's paying for the deficit ?
Me: Mr XYZ, my guardian
V.O What do you mean by your guardian, is he your uncle or cousin or immediate family, does he live in Nigeria, what does he do?
Me: No, he's someone from my community who has shown great interest in my education from time immemorial, even during my undergrad days when my mother died. (She nodded). He lives in Nigeria. He's an established business man that deals in automobiles, auto transport and logistics business. I have been under his retainership as the legal representative of his company since after my call to bar. He's also into properties and real estate. As his legal rep, I always conduct due diligence in his real estate deals.

V.O: do you know anybody in the U.S
Me: Yes, I know Mr ABC. (Note: I filled mr Abc in my DS160 as my contact person upon arrival)

V.O: what's your relationship with him, is he your uncle or cousin
Me: he's a distant relative

VO: what do you mean by that
Me: he's not my immediate family. I met him on facebook and I got to know he's from my hometown and I made arrangement for him to pick me up upon arrival and take me to SUCOL where I'll meet my DSO for documentation..( note, at this point I was almost loosing focus, sweating and stuttering. Anyways, VO nodded after I laboured to give this answer)

V.O: What do you do currently?
Me: I work in Xyzzz law firm as an Associate

V.O: how many years practice experience
Me: 6 years

V.O: what are your duties
Me: Litigation generally, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Legal representation of companies upon retainership, property and real estate

V.O: what aspect of litigation
Me: Civil litigation
VO: (looks suprised) you mean you represent clients in court from inception to judgment?
Me: yes ma

V.O: how many lawyers do you have in your firm
Me: 10 lawyers

V.O: what are your plans after studies in SUCOL, will you return to the firm or are you quitting?
Me: I'll definitely return

V.O (types for a while) I see you got this admission last year and deferred twice.
Me: yes ma'am, because of the pandemic last year.

V.O : I'm going to approve your visa. Take your i20, you'll need it at the POE and remember there are a lotta restrictions at the POE...blah blah blah

*During the interview I maintained close eye contact with her especially when she's not typing. I didn't memorize any answers, I made sure my confidence was intact.
Anyway, I struggled a lot to hear her cos she was speaking very fast, so in two occasions I told her to repeat the question. She was quite patient with me.
One thing is, you can't lie to them and get away with it easily, so make sure you stick with whatever you filled in your Ds160. They like to hear that you have work experience too. That was my biggest selling point. She didn't ask me about sponsor's bank statement nor any other documents. I also want to believe that they don't like hearing "uncle or cousin". The reason she emphasized on it in two of my questions.
Note: this whole questions and answers happened under 3-4mins. I also noticed many F1 students were granted visa that day.

Wow $50k deficit. that's a whole lot of deficit and was still granted Visa...... A BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Lessons: no excuse whatsoever...

HanjeeLamar:
My Transcript

Date: 23-06-2021
Venue: Lagos Consulate
Funding: Deficit of $21,000
GRE: 304
TOEFL/IELTS: Nill
Number of attempts: 1st
Status: APPROVED
School: East Carolina University

Me: Good morning Sir
VO: Good morning
VO: So you're going to study Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, that's a very specific course
Me: Yes Sir
VO: Tell me, What will this degree do for you
Me: This course fits nicely into my 5-7year plan of breaking into senior management at a leading Nigerian bank. I took statistics of the senior managers and above in my bank and found that atleast 2 of every 3 had an undergraduate or graduate degree in Economics or Finance related course-
VO Cuts-in : please where your mask properly, you are not supposed to pull your mask down
Me: Sorry Sir
Me: So I intend to combine the knowledge of
VO cuts in: you don't have all the time, there are other applicants I have to get to.
Me: I understand Sir, I expect that the knowledge from ECU will equip me with relevant analysis skill in areas of banking like Customer profiling, Customer service, Target marketing and and and.. (stamerring) other areas.
How long have you been working at your current job
Me: almost two years, since October 2019
VO: So you worked as a teacher of Economics and Commerce at
VO & I: ...at Bleep
VI: Global Markets Analyst at...
VO & I: at bleep
Tell me about your family
Me: my Dad is a retiree, he now works with my aunty in one of her offices in bleep state.
VO: looks at me with curiousity*
Me: My aunty supplies frozen fishes in bulk to 13 states in Nigeria
VO: Ooh she is the one stated on your form as sponsor.
Me: Yes Sir
My mother is a teacher, and one of my brothers is in film school to be a Nollyhood Director, while the other owns a delivery company. *Not sure he heard the others but was particular about my Dad/Aunt*
VO: do you have her statement here?, let me have it
Me: here Sir
VO: looks through it for about 20 seconds*
Please have it back.
Everything looks good from here. You can have your 1-20. Your visa will be approved, please pick up your passport at bla bla in the next 2-3 bussiness bla bla
Me: thank you Sir, thank you

NB: when people say God did it, know that God actually did it. I didn’t get a chance to say half the things I planned, and it was shaky at different points, but God did it.

Congratulations!!!!!

PasD:


Yes before I paid him I handed over my passport and he got me a 'visa' and I'm supposed to leave tomorrow so I gave him the flight ticket money and he's saying that no flight for Russia this Friday it's till Tuesday next week

Hi, it Wednesday__did you still travel on Tuesday

techkay:
Glory be to God in the highest, the author of all knowledge.

May VISA was approved today in less than 1minute interview.

Full transcript later pls.

My prayer for others is that I will celebrate you all soon in Jesus name

Congratulations!!!! We await your transcript.

MipoRoss:
Age: 23
School: Western illinois university
Course: Msc. applied statistics and decision analytics 
Coa: 22600
Scholarship: 4000
Deficit:18600
No standardised test
Never travelled outside Nigeria 
Not married
Day: 21st, June 2021
Time:7:45am
Venue: Abuja
Status: Approved
I can only say it was God's grace

ME: Goodmorning
VO: Good Morning, can I have your passport and I-20 please ?
Hands it over
VO: I see you are going to western illinois university, applied statistics and decision analytics ?
ME: Yes I am, please i am a little nervous, this is my first time.
VO: Smiles
ME: Then I laughed
VO: What will this program do for you ?
ME: I will return to work at my dad's company
VO: What kind of company ?
ME: Pharmaceutical manufacturing company she was quiet hinting me to continue then I went blank, when I noticed I went blank I started stuttering till the end of my interview cos I became scared

VO: Tell me about your academic background
ME: I graduated from Babcock University with a bachelor's degree in aaa in 2017. I had a 4.27/5.0 cgpa
VO: What have you been doing ?
ME: I proceeded for my one year compulsory nysc after that, I have been working at (vo Cuts in)
VO: I see you work at Bleep bank. Have you always been here ?
ME: I worked at yyy bank for 1year before moving to Bleep bank
VO: how many universities did you apply to?
ME: 4, University of Florida,western illinois university, illinois institute of technology and kennesaw state university
VO: how many admitted?
ME: western illinois university and kennesaw state university
VO: Who will be sponsoring your studies ?
ME: My mother
VO: What does she do ?
ME: She is a co-founder of bbb. She is also a big time supplier of agro products at restaurants and eateries. one of her top clients is Chicken Republic.
VO: I will be holding your passport and approving your visa.. omo everything after this I didn't hear. I honestly thought I messed up

Congratulations!!!!!!

chibertha:
No please.

I sent you a mail. Let's talk

NoFap123:
Status: *Visa Approved*
Venue: Lagos
School: University of Louisville, Kentucky.
Under-graduate Degree: Adult Education/Communication and Language Arts
Intended Degree : Business Analytics.

Appointment Time : 21st June, 2021; 7:00 am (4 VOs were around, though they didn't come same time).
I got there around 5:30am cause I wanted to be part of the first set. Avoid those nonsense people at the gate, they just wanna scam you. � I greeted all security guards from the gate to the interview room, and they were quite impressed someone rated them enough to greet them lol. One was even praying for me. Sha, the warm reception helped me stay calm. Be ready to stand for long sha. The wait is the hardest part tbh.

I was the 26th person to be interviewed, (yeah I'm extra lol), but tbh, too many people chop blue paper. and it had to do with funding. �

almost five people were rejected before it got to my turn but I kept calm. The black American woman who rejected everyone that went to her beckoned on me. �� but as I was going to her side, the window before her got vacant so I sharply hopped in.

Male VO, what I wanted from the start. �

Me: Hi, Good morning. (with the sweetest voice ever and a big fat smile)
VO: Good morning.
Me: (sharply) How are you? ��
VO: (surprised, but clearly amused) I'm doing great! Pass me your I-20 and passport.

I did.

VO: Where are you going to?
Me: I'm going to the University of Louisville, Kentucky for my Master's program in Business Analytics.

VO: Why Business Analytics?
Me: I had to work with a lot of data at my first job, so I started learning data analytics tools. I eventually ventured into data analytics when I discovered it was a lucrative and booming field with a lot of opportunities, which carried a financially rewarding prospect in. my transition was made easy by the many opportunities and scholarships available for upcoming black women in tech that I got a hold of, like my two nanodegrees from Udacity in Business and Data Analytics. I would come back to Nigeria to break into any of the big four and take up a position as a Senior Business Analyst preferably at Deloitte or PwC, in order to drive insightful business solutions with data and this degree puts me in a good stead to landing it.

(Yes he allowed me talk at full length me sef shock)

VO: Who will be sponsoring your education?
Me: I got a partial scholarship from my school, and I took a loan from Prodigy finance which would cover the remaining deficit. My mother is going to sponsor my living expenses. She's into real estate, property valuation, and she works on many building contracts; for instance, she's presently collaborating with the Ekiti state government in building about 15 blocks of apartments for police officers in Ekiti state

VO: Okay. Can I see any documents stating the terms of the loan?
Me: Of course. (I looked for my letter everywhere, I dinnor find it, omoo. The VO was smiling and he told me to calm down and not rush. I sha found it and gave him.

VO: Did you have any consigner for this loan?
Me: No, I didn't. it's a no-consigner, no-collateral loan. I was given cause my degree has a high Return on Investment, so the lenders were certain I was capable of paying it fast. Also, I have good savings and a great credit score.

VO: I will be issuing your visa. He gave me a White paper.
Me: Thank you.

I didn't hear anything after he said that. I always told myself that I will try to listen after my approval but omooo. �� I didn't hear singbai.

The euphoria made me ask VO for my passport back. lmaooo. He said I will be called to collect it.


Help me thank God óò! He didn't ask my most dreaded question of "what was my undergraduate degree in". Even though I got funded offers in other schools, I opted out for this one cause of the one-year internship it offers and I'm glad I made that decision!

Thanks to everyone who helped me on this journey from day one.
@⁨John Doe⁩ @⁨Bisola⁩ for help in GRE. God bless you guys immensely ��� @⁨Johanson Onyegbula⁩ @⁨OBINNA UGWU⁩ @⁨Kunle Adewole ��⁩ ⁩ @⁨Oreoluwa Central Florida⁩ @⁨Samuel Affar⁩

you guys were there for me. you all are amaaazzzing! God bless everyone on ANNEX. �

~ Ewatomi

Congratulations!!!!

Me would have issued you the visa after your "Why business analytics" answer. Like I was blown. Congratulations again.

Pace6:
I applied and got admitted in a university in the US and my interview date was scheduled for today but unfortunately I was denied. The school I applied is $12k tuition and $8k estimated living expenses with other fees a total of $23,512

Me: good morning

VO: good morning

I see that you applied for this university, how did you get to know about it?

Me: Through my uncle who owns an educational consulting firm

VO: have you traveled outside Nigeria before?

Me: No ma’am

VO: who’s sponsoring your trip?

Me: My uncle

VO: when did you finish secondary school?

Me: 2006

VO: what have you been doing since then?

Me: I’ve had a National Diploma and a Higher National Diploma from xyz school in Nigeria

VO: hands back my passport and a green paper to me!

At this point I felt devastated and heart broken.

Please gurus in the house do you think I said anything wrong?

Was it that the tuition fee is way too much or too small?

Were you going for a Masters or Bachelor's degree??
@bolded: that's where you would have shined IMO

chibertha:
Good morning family,
Could you please give me affordable and secure hotels close to the airport at Ikeja.
I need an airport that will be NGN20,000.00 max

Have you gotten one now?

vizin:
Please is there any link you can share with me? Thanks

https://www.nairaland.com/5233208/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part/34

PS: make sure you read from the beginning

Hi, for the answer you seek, go back to other threads. You will find a lot of undergraduate transcripts. Even transcript of people older than 26yrs going for bachelor's and was approved.

vizin:
Hi everybody!

All I see here's mostly graduate and post graduate studies, application procedures, requirements and visa interview transcripts e.t.c

If you're considering going for your undergraduate studies and you've already started out with your application, It'd be a great deal to share (what your application process has been like, funding and some other information) as it will be of help to someone out here.

I'm pretty sure there are people who would appreciate such info.

Thank you!

Please

Congratulations again Kem!!! This was an inspiring read. I hope to drop my story some day too....

KemLaughs:
A thousand miles they say start with a step!

The journey started in 2014/2015 during my service year (National Youth Service Corps) in Abuja Nigeria when I met my mentor. I call him Abu Umar meaning Umar's father. He advised I should consider going to the US to further my studies because he could see a lot of potentials in me as a fresh graduate who is so passionate about IT specifically in the field of Computer Networking. One thing I could remember was he always laid emphasis on taking the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), reiterating that the GRE could strengthen the profile of the prospective student in getting scholarships (Full Tuition waiver+ Monthly Stipends) which can either be in form of Graduate Teaching Assistantship or Graduate Research Assistantship. I thought about it and decided to do my research on studying abroad specifically in the US since it is the hub of Information Technology (IT) in the world.

As one who thirsts for knowledge, I Google searched “How to study in the US as a Nigerian Student”, I stumbled on an article written by Dr. Farooq Kperogi a professor, Journalist, newspaper Columnist, Author and a blogger based in Greater Atlanta Georgia, USA titled “Studying in America: What you need to know” and also an article on his blog titled “From HND in Nigeria to Ph.D. in America” this story specifically galvanized my graduate school journey and this was the turning point of my life. I also stumbled on a Nairaland thread titled “General U.S.A Student visa Enquiries” while searching the internet.

I studied the process of applying to US graduate schools; the application documents required to apply such as standardized Exams (GRE&TOEFL), Transcript (GPA), Letters Of Recommendation, Statement Of Purpose, Resume and other supporting documents that can boost my profile, classifications of schools in-terms of Ambitious, Moderate and Safe schools based on my entire profile. I learned about these processes the best I could.

All through 2015/2016, I learned about the entire process coupled with learning how to convert Nigerian CGPA (/4.0/5.0/7.0) standard to American standard (/4.0) called transcript evaluation using evaluation bodies such as WES, ECE, FIS, GCE, SPAN TRAN, etc. (N.B make sure you use evaluation bodies that belong to NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services).

In 2017, I started preparing my documents, requested my undergraduate transcript from Lagos State University (LASU) which I sent to my place of work so that I could have an unofficial transcript handy to apply to various schools of my choice. During this period, I started preparing for Graduate Record Exam (GRE). I met some amazing people during this period; people like OLOLADE OKANLAWON and ALEXANDER SHERIFF. These guys took me like a brother, introduced me to several WhatsApp groups such as NEW GRE GROUP, BDGI, etc in order to aid my GRE study preparation. Thanks to them and I will forever be grateful for impacting me positively.

I prepared for the GRE for several months, though my preparation was epileptic because I was combining work with my study and it was really stressful for me. After several months of prep, I had the shock of my entire life. I had a score below 300. I was almost knocked down by a car when I came out of the exam center because I was depressed. I was advised to make another attempt for the test of which I decided against after much thinking and meditation.

In September 2017, I stumbled at the University of Maryland College Park (UMD) during my research on schools that matched my profile. I applied to the Master of Engineering (MENG) in Cyber Security program without my "low" GRE score because GRE was not a requirement for admission into the program. Prior to that, I intended to go to a certain school in Europe (The Netherlands) because they had a particular scholarship for international students of which one of my cousins benefited from.

I intended to do MSc in Bioinformatics in the Netherlands using the scholarship, however, I was not awarded the scholarship even after being admitted into the program. The scholarship was going to take care of my flight to and fro from Nigeria to the Netherlands and from the Netherlands back to Nigeria, my accommodation, feeding, health insurance, and Full Tuition waiver. I had to concentrate and channel all my energy on my UMD application. I got admitted to MENG in Cyber Security at UMD, I was so happy because I never believed my profile could fetch me an admission in such a well-ranked school like UMD.

I started learning about the alternative ways of sponsoring one’s tuition in US schools so I found myself in some WhatsApp groups about graduate school journey. This was the period I learned that prodigy finance and N-Power gives loan to international students who want to study abroad. My Cybersecurity program at UMD would have to be sponsored by Prodigy Finance. I had an uneasy feeling that it was a big risk and I was really nervous about taking a loan. Though, I understood the entire process and how students will pay back their loans after their program at their respective graduate schools abroad.

After my admission at UMD which was the first phase of the entire graduate school process, came the second phase which involved paying SEVIS Fee, Visa Fee, booking of visa interview date, and preparation for the visa interview. I prepared for about 2 weeks and my visa appointment date was for December 2017. The D-day for my visa interview came, prayed to God for divine favor before hitting the embassy at Walter Carrington Lagos, Nigeria. On getting to the embassy at about 6:30 AM Nigerian Time, I did all the pre-screening such as fingerprint, checking of visa fee receipt, SEVIS fee, etc. During the interview, the Visa officer asked me some questions which I believed my answers were too technical for the Visa officer to comprehend.

The interview lasted for just 2 minutes and I was denied, unfortunately. (N.B: Make sure you don’t use technical jargon when answering during the visa interview. Try to answer questions using simple English Language). I was depressed but I shared my experience with some knowledgeable people who told me what went wrong during my interview and they also encouraged me to give it a second shot. This time, I was broke to the extent that one of those who encouraged me to give it another shot paid half of my visa fee.

I booked another visa appointment dated the first week of January 2018. Again the interview was at the USA embassy, Walter Carrington, Lagos, I was interviewed by a tall white American guy who drilled me with so many questions. The Interview lasted for about 6 minutes and unfortunately, I was denied again making it my second attempt at the embassy.

After my second interview was a rough period in my life. Depression set in and I was broke like never before. During this period, I met this beautiful and soft-hearted young lady and some other people who always assured me that everything will be all right. I was always unhappy at work, thinking about my life and my rent was also due. Also, my flatmate left the flat we were staying in because he got another job on the Island and he had to move closer to the Island.

I was left to saddle the responsibility alone along with the graduate school journey because fall 2018 application period was around the corner. I spoke to Emmanuel Ogunkunle my wonderful scholar who encouraged me and also made mention of Austin Peay State University (APSU). I had never come across such a school during my school search. I told him I’ll put the school on the list of schools for fall 2018 application cycle.

Fall 2018 application cycle began, I applied to Eastern Illinois University (EIU), Austin Peay State University(APSU), University of Cincinnati (UC) and Gannon University (GU) got admitted to all the four schools. This brought a lot of smiles again to my face after several weeks of depression and unhappy moments in my life. I started seeking Graduate Assistant positions at UC and APSU because the other schools told me there were no available funds for my program.

I applied to Graduate Assistant (GA) positions in 6 departments at APSU and in the school of Information Technology at UC. I got a GA interview at UC from a Chinese Professor in the School of Information Technology, but I lost the GA position because I had no experience in Machine Learning and Data Science. My last hope was APSU waited for several weeks after which I received four rejections emails from four different departments I applied to. All I wanted was just one department to turn the table around for me.

During my application at APSU, I met 6 Nigerians who were so instrumental during my application process because I was guided by virtually all of them during the entire application. I remembered one of them asking about my GA application of which I told him I was expecting good news, but I already had 4 rejections from other departments I applied to. One day, he contacted me on LinkedIn and advised me to change my concentration from Information Assurance & Security to either Math Finance or Predictive Analytics which are also in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.

I said to myself Math Finance is not a good area for me because IT is my life anything outside IT in graduate school won’t make me happy. I researched Predictive Analytics which was my best option because it is an emerging Technology under Data Science which is also an emerging technology in the IT field. I changed my concentration and also updated him that I had changed it to predictive Analytics.

He then told me to apply for the GA position again because he overheard in the department of Mathematics and Computer Science that there are still available positions for GA and some students just graduated during that period. I did as he advised, composed a nice e-mail, and attached my application documents; resume, transcript, and my professional certifications so that I could have a better chance at securing the GA position.

I waited for several weeks without even an acknowledgment e-mail from the department. I almost gave up because I already paid for another GRE to start prep for fall 2019 Ph.D. program in either Computer science or Information Technology. I had already made up my mind about Ph.D. for fall 2019 when I received a congratulatory message from the chair of the department about the GA position I applied to.

I wept, with tears of joy streaming down my eyes for it was the happiest day of my entire life. In-fact, I paid for people’s transport fare from my office to their destinations because I was coming back from the office at night after working a 12 Hours (8 AM - 8 PM) shift. I requested for my I-20 from APSU and it got to my place of residence within a week.

Exactly July 2018, I booked my visa interview dated July 30th 2018 which was later postponed to August 4th 2018 (Saturday morning). Prior to the D-Day, I prepared extensively did up to 5 mock interviews with some guys already in graduate school in the US and some in Nigeria. I also fasted for 9 days. On the D-day of my visa interview, I did all the usual screening such as fingerprint, checking of visa fee receipt, SEVIS fee, etc.

I was instructed to stay on a line which was the counter of the visa officer who previously denied me during my second attempt and I knew he could not interview me again based on their rules. On getting to him, he asked for my passport and I-20 which I obliged, but he returned my passport and I-20 saying he was sorry and that he already interviewed me. I was instructed to go to the second line where they had this young and pretty visa officer who already approved two people before me.

During the interview, the visa officer asked me several questions. She referred me back to the last 6 months with the previous visa officer which was my 2nd interview at the embassy. She stood up from her seat and went straight to the previous visa officer asking him something about my profile. When she came back, she asked me another set of questions which I responded to the best of my ability. She stood up twice again to talk to the previous visa officer.

At this moment, I was really scared, my heart was beating very fast, but tried to compose myself and never stop chanting my prayers and also tried to look into her eyes when answering her questions. In the end, I was given a white paper but placed on the administrative process for 4 days and got my Visa approved on the 5th day.

I left Nigeria for the US on August 20th, 2018, I flew from Lagos Nigeria to DOHA then DOHA to Miami and Miami to Nashville then Nashville to Clarksville (Austin Peay State University, Clarksville Tennessee USA).On getting to Miami which was my POE (Point of Entry), I was delayed for several hours because I got to Miami at about 5 PM in the evening and my connecting flight to Nashville was 8 PM in the evening.

I was taken to a private room for interrogations by 3 Armed men. I must confess I was scared, but I just had to display confidence since I did not have any skeleton inside my cupboard. I was asked series of questions such as Why I decided to attend APSU, my parent's Date of Birth, How I got my GA, where I worked in Nigeria before coming to the USA, did I informed my school I was coming at that particular date? They went as far as calling my school DSO to confirm if I was a genuine student, also asked what are my job roles where I worked last before coming to the US? Are my religious? Did I belong to any political party? I was referred back to what transpired last 6 months at the American Embassy in Nigeria that why didn’t I pursue MENG at UMD again and why did I change my choice of school and program? I answered all their questions diligently and confidently.

Lastly requested for my phone and PIN wrote down the serial number of my phone and searched my phone thoroughly, but they did not find anything implicating. I was asked to go out of the room to wait outside. After 15 minutes, the man who requested my phone came out of the interrogation room and handed over my phone and international passport to me and gave me a resounding welcome saying “WELCOME TO AMERICA AND ALWAYS TAKE SMART DECISIONS”.

I carried my bags to board my connecting flight to Nashville and then took a Taxi from Nashville to Clarksville. I got to my place of residence at about 2 AM in the morning. This was my graduate school retrospect which I believe you can learn a thing or two from my story.

Fast forward to April 2019, I was in the library with a friend where I received a LinkedIn message from a Network Engineering Director at Dell EMC who happens to be my manager. He contacted me because the summary on my LinkedIn profile indicated I was actively seeking an Internship position in Computer Networking and Cloud Computing domains for summer 2019. He scheduled an interview the same day, conducted an interview the second day and I was given an offer that very day at Dell EMC in their Network Infrastructure Solution team.

Words on marble: “Always believe in your struggle and let your faith be bigger than your fear”. I wish everyone who wish to pursue graduate education abroad all the very best. You can connect with me via LinkedIn Click here to connect with me on LinkedIn


Credit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafiz-matti-bbb3a490/


SOME USEFUL RESOURCES to start your GRADUATE SCHOOL Journey:

https://www.4icu.org/us/a-z/ - A-Z Universities in US

https://www.farooqkperogi.com/2016/09/ibrahim-waziri-from-hnd-in-nigeria-to.html - From HND in Nigeria to Ph.D. in America

https://www.farooqkperogi.com/2011/11/studying-in-america-what-you-need-to.html- Studying in America: What you need to know

https://www.nairaland.com/6354180/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part- This Great Thread

https://www.naces.org/NACES_Members_by_membership.pdf- National Association of Credential Evaluation Service Members

https://www.scholaro.com/gpa-calculator/- Foreign Credits CGPA Calculator

https://applications.wes.org/igpa-calculator/- WES IGPA CALCULATOR

https://gregurublog.com/free-gre-practice-test/- https://gregurublog.com/free-gre-practice-test/

Wishing you all starting out the best!

Revive this thread please.

Oale:
Hello All,

Thank you so much for this super helpful thread. I'm having my 3rd interview in a row and I'm in dire need of advice.

So I have been admitted to a top MBA in the US but I have been rejected twice. The first rejection was because of funding and the second one 214b without further explanation.

So my question is, do you think it's worth addressing the first rejections up front with a statement like (after the first question for instance) "Excuse me Sir/Ma, it's actually my 3rd time to apply for this visa and with your permission I would like to address the issues" ?something like that but a bit more polite.

Or should I just let the VO bring that up?

I have now secured a loan to cover the full program and I have a return offer from my company.

Any advice?

Thank you so much

Hi!!!

Have you gone for your interview? How was the outcome?? Hoping on a positive response. Goodluck.

zeeLady:
Hi Sis, if you are planning to go with your kids, you have some more homework to do. My advice:

1. Be ready for every kind of question. Write your transcript and start practicing.

2. Google schools for each of your child, based on proximity to your school/residence , price and google review, choose one school for each child. You can even print out your email correspondences with the school and go with it. So that if the VO asks, you can be specific in your response. For example, rather than say , " childcare for my 6 months old will cost around $100 a week", you say ,"child care for my 6 months old will cost $100 a week". Be specific


3. You dont pay sevis fee for F2s but you have to pay visa fee for them.


4. If possible, let your husband be your sponsor. And be ready to say what he does and i will be hoping that what he does will be huge enough to be able to cover your fees at least in the eyes of the VO.

@Bolded. You're so right. Absolute numbers gives an impression you know what you're doing......thanks for this tips

IMO I feel if you have gotten your approval and collected your visa from the collection centre, there is absolutely no reason why you should withhold your school name.

You have gotten the Visa, why are you still scared??

If the founding fathers/mothers of this thread had withheld useful/valuable informations, believe me, we won't be here...the only thing people held back then was "where they work"(and that's understandable). I remember Texrem encouraging more people to apply to ETSU.


However, For newbies like me, if you want helpful information, just go back in time, DON'T BE LAZY ABEG (I think that's what those in support of "don't post your school info are advocating for), there are a lot of schools/information you can pick from....show your studentship by researching.

Taylorwhite:
F1 Visa Approved

Venue: Lagos
16 june 2021
Time:6:45am but I was interview around pass 7am
Course: Master's in accounting with a concentration in corporate accounting
School: university of xyz
COA:32,025$
funding: 5,345$
Deficit: 26,679

My interview was an expression of God's grace, mercy and love. I was interviewed by white man who was in the business of refusing visa, although there were just three window open for interview the remaining two window give student enough time to express themselve, but the white man that interviewed did not give student time to explain themselves at most 2min then denial. When I got to the embassy I started sing praise to God all through my screening and biometric, especially when I saw people well spoken confident and bold denied. Atleast 13 person went before me, 8 of them were interviewed by the white man that interviewed me, only one got the visa. The rest denied . What I noticed was people were too bold and they started with generic answer and the visa officer are used to it already. Can't remember the window number,but the white man shld be in his early50s or late 40s. Although I was praying the black woman interview me because she gives time and she bit nice,guys have to be careful what we pray for, though I went to the white man at the centre who issuing denial so I just went with the mind set of get my blue paper but at list let me put up with a fight. When got to the windon the man did not even look at my face but I made sure I greeted him first then ask for my passport and i20. I noticed I was so calm and expecting the worse so I did not say too much.

Me: Good morning sir

Vo: Good morning,pass me your passport and I-20
Vo: pls can you tell me why you going to us
Me: I'm going for my master's degree in accounting with a concentration in corporate accounting at the university of xyz USA.

VO: why xyz?
Me: I choose the sch because I was impressed by their timely response to my many enquiries, the sch has a corporative and experiencial educational program which integrate class room experience with the real world, giving students opportunity to meet with expert and professional in their field of studies. I would have the invaluable opportunity to be mentored by professor **** who is an expert in the field, am an ardent reader of book and journal which has created a path to achieving my short term career goal of taking up the position as a senior corporate accountant. Strongly believe working with professor ***** will give me the necessary exposure that help gain expert knowledge to start up my management consulting firm.

Vo: who is your sponor
Me: my uncle

Vo: what does he do
Me: He is into oil and gas he own six filling station cut across Nigeria two in Lagos, one in the north, one In the east and two in the south and he is a major distributor of electrical appliances in Nigeria where he import from China ( when I said China I said God I done Bleep u USA n China are not in good term,but God gat me�).

Vo: was it only this sch you applied for
Me; no I mentioned the sch 3 sch

Vo: you studied accounting right
Me: I said yes accounting

Vo: which school
Me: I told him

The next thing take your i20 bla bla I no come hear the rest.

Only God can do this.... To God be all glory.

Thanks to God , especially this platform has been so helpful and life changing, no day go by without reading transcript, though am a silent participant.

Congratulations!!!

I loved your approach to "Why XYZ".

temmyseun321:
I'll like to ask you some questions if you dont mind... I love the way you respond to that question. Can i have ur email address

I replied the mails you sent me earlier..

winson4real:
It won’t be a problem. You can even claim that you’ve already had some of your classes online. Just be confident about it.

Seriously!!
What if the VO decides to ask follow up question like "why don't you complete it online since it would save you more money" what should be her reply.