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I have another interview next week Thursday 06/12/2019 and this is my prepared transcript. I need ur correction and contribution on it.
Prepared Transcript for Next Visa Interview
Vo: Good morning, your passport and i20 please.
Me: (Obliged) Good morning.
Vo: why are you going to the USA?
Me: I am going to the US to pursue a master degree in mathematical science, *with a specialization in* mathematical modelling at East Tennessee State University Johnson City Tennessee state.
Vo: why this school?
Me: Apart from graduate Teaching assistantship which fully covers the tuition and some of my living expenes, ETSU in a relatively cheap place to live, I would also have the opportunity to work with Prof Ariel Cintron on his research mathematical modelling *of an infectious diseases which would be immensely useful when deployed to tackle some of the numerous health challenges in Nigeria.*

Vo:What did you study at undergraduate level
Me: Mathematics
Vo: when did you graduate?
Me: 20**
Vo: what have you being doing since then?
Me: I went on compulsory one year nysc from May 20**- April 20** where I served at **** school of technology, after which I joined YYY as a mathematics teacher from July 20** - November 20**, I then enrolled at King Fahd University of petroleum and minerals, Saudi Arabia for Master degree in Mathematics in January 2018. But when I got an appointment by my current employer, I had to come back in January 2019 to pick up the appointment as graduate assistant in the department of mathematics Bleep university.
VO: what are your plans after graduation?


*Me: My plan is to come back to University of Lagos resume my work as an assistant lecturer because I am only going to be on study leave, I will also apply the knowledge gained to consult for organizations that work on disease control like World Health organisation(WHO) and Nigeria center for disease control (NCDC).*
*VO: I can see you were denied earlier, what was the reason for the denial?
Me: Yes, I think I was denied because the VO felt I didn't convince him of my purpose of travel and my intended research endeavour.
VO: So what are you going to be working on?

Me: I would be working with Prof Ariel Cintron on Mathematical modelling *of the spread of infectious diseases using Hessian matrix to solve the system of differential equation and analysis the results by using Matlab software.
VO: who's paying for your trip?
Me: My brother
VO: what does he do
Me: He works as Research and strategy analyst at infochain IT solution and also owns a big poutry farm here in Nigeria.
VO: Did you write any stardardised test?
Me: yes, GRE
VO: Are u married
Me: yes with a kid.
VO: Are they coming with you?
Me: No, they wouldn't. She's presently working as well as managing my small business.[/quote]