seeker88:
Finally, I want to specially thank everyone here who has contributed to this thread in one way or the other...i can't mention names cos they are innumerable. I appreciate your selfless services.
I want to specially thank texrem who helped in paying my sevis fee.

I wish those who are to get their visa all d best. Just go through the transcripts here n go grab ur visa with confidence.
Congrats to those who also got their visas approved today, and to those who visas were delayed today, please fire back and get ur visa. Sorry for my loooooong story.

Congrats bro

charliejose:
A lot of people can relate here

Lol. No mind them.

OluDare01:
Egbon for where? Guy I am under 17

I'll also be 16 in November.

OluDare01:
You don't need to quote the long post. Please edit

Egbon, ema binu, I too lazy to edit today ni.

LagosismyHome:


Ask google

Some people are very funny, people have complained about the school several times before. Let them read back or just go ahead with the school, when the time comes they'll come back to complain....

mjksho:
To follow the tradition of this great section on Nairaland, I will share my transcript with the hope that this might help someone someday.

Here we go, I arrived Walter Carrington at 5:50am as I have booked for the 6:30 window. With what I have heard from previous transcripts as per 'shunting' the queue, I just quickly used style to get to the front of the people gathered there since they have not lined up.

6:30 came and I was number 10 on the queue. No wahala. Prechecks done and I'm still number 10 on the line to see VO.

My time came and I was made to stand at Window 5, the second person to be interviewed by the very young and beautiful VO. She denied the first person after like 7 minutes. The Asian guy had denied 2 already and was drilling the 3rd guy. I was not even bothered. I kept looking at my Oxblood brogues and Pepper red trousers with one hand inside my suit jacket, forming lady killer. My time came eventually.

VO: Good morning
Me: (with the most sincere smile in the world as VO na fine white lady) Good morning, how are you doing?

VO: (She smiles back and my heart skipped a beat) Pass me your passport, Sevis receipt and I-20.
VO: What school are you going to?
Me: Tennessee Tech, Cookeville

VO: Where did you do your undergraduate
Me: OAU

VO: When?
Me: mentioned it

VO: What course did you study?
Me: Chemical Engineering

VO: What degree are you getting?
Me: Masters in Chemical engineering with a focus on renewable energy.

VO: Did you do any exams?
Yes: GRE and IELTS.

VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: Five

VO: what are your scores?
Me: told her.

VO: What will this degree do for you?
Me: (Took a deep breath because I was ready to download ) First of all, a masters degree in Chemical engineering is a requirement to take up a lecturing job at OAU where I intend to lecture upon graduation. (VO nods in agreement). Secondly, a masters degree in this school will expose me to research on Microbial Fuel Cell technology which is far better than Biomass Gasification which is what is the case where I currently work. Fuel cells are cleaner, bla bla bla.

VO: Where do you work?
Me: mentioned it. A renewable energy firm.

VO: What are your duties?
Me: ( something wey I put for my DS-160 by myself) I monitor key indicators like BOD, greenhouse gases, etc. I write technical report on this and that. I also conduct EIA on New projects.

VO pauses to ask colleague something. I don't know if it's about my case. But me no care, I didn't stop looking at her any point so she go know say I dey her case. She comes back after a minute.

VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my dad

VO: what does he do?
Me: mentioned it.

VO: Do you have a relative in the US?
Me: No.

VO: I'll be... (I couldnt hear anything)...3 days.

She brought out white paper from a pile nearby. I just smiled at her and left.


My advice:

1. Don't rush to answer questions. Calm down. When you are calm, you will be able to articulate your thoughts. Even though I'm naturally articulate, I took short pauses before answering. The interview is not as bad as many have painted it to be.

2. All these USnews and google stuff don cast. The chinese guy drilled someone on this. I think saying you found your schools in some professional journal is way better.

3. If your school fee is very high and the school is not Ivy League level, be prepared to defend it especially if you have no scholarship. Chinese guy also drilled someone on it. The guy was clueless.

4. Don't pay attention to people being denied when you enter that room. Face your front. You know why you are there.

5. Don't cram your answers. You may forget. Rehearsing your answers is what helps.

6. Believe in something. I believe in God, prayer, and preparation. I fasted and prayed for grace because I don't want shocking questions. Believing in God helped me to stay confident even though I was prepared.

7. Refer somebody here. I probably wouldn't have known how best to answer some questions if I had not found this room. I have read over 40 transcripts here.
God bless all of you here.


Congratulations to you, I hope you will find my transcript useful for you. Your success is around the corner. Cheers.

Congrats Bro

ecoleco:
Hello All,

I compiled all the Visa Transcript on this Part 11 up to this point (pages 0 - 331) to help me prepare for visa appointment.

Thought I should share with anybody that cares.

It's down below:


[url]https://www.dropbox.com/s/dawoicv7y9cofif/COMPILED%20VISA%20TRANSCRIPT%20Part%2011%20-%20Up%20to%20Pg%20331.docx?dl=0[/url]

Cheers.

Nice one boss, God bless you.

LagosismyHome:


Madam d madam is a matter of cash.... that means my cash is coming

I just checked and did not see a PM needing a response back from you...although i did see from others ...kindly resend . Cheers

Lol. Shey the one wey don dey abi which one?

cecemat:


Hahahaha... for where, me just won dey low key for matters here for now

Lol. Nothing do you bro.

femi321:
First, What area of Civil do you want to specialize in? Transportation? Structural? Geotechnical or Environmental? Cheers

Wow! God bless you boss.

OluDare01:

Those acceptance rates you see are for undergrads.
And meeting the minimum admission requirements doesn't guarantee admission. I got 2 admits and 2 rejects and I met all the admission requirements. I just laugh at the guy thst said he has a competitive profile and got rejected. Those schools receive a lot of applications and they take their time to fish out the best

Yes boss, you're on point. I learnt about this the hard way.

Chidinho10:



So Indians wey dey apply go 20 schools na mumu them be ba? Abeg chill, he has his plans. The best we can do is guide him.

God bless you for this, I chatted with one Indian guy yesterday and he told me that he applied to 12 schools. Luckily for him the first decision was an admit, the remaining 11 rejected him.

kaycesilver:
VISA APPROVED !!!!!!!!!!!!
6:30 AM
I WANT TO THANK BABA GOD because GETTING AN APPROVAL IS JUST BY HIS GRACE AND FAVOUR IS NOT BY HOW LONG YOU PREPARE OR HOW QUALIFIED U ARE.
AND I WANT TO ALSO THANK BANKOLE AND GANIYU FOR THEIR SERIES OF MOCK INTERVIEWS THOUGH I HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM BUT THEY ALWAYS GAVE ME A LISTENING EAR WHENEVER I CALLED DEM. I HOPE TO SEE DEM SOON SHA!!!!!.

Congrats bro, abeg post your transcript.

LagosismyHome:


Hehehe it a big NO .... who made you the application policeman

Abi o.

thibcyrain:


Baba for the men, thank you for the motivation.Most people did not understand me, I am not only applying to schools in the US. But I have 6 US schools in mind

Lol. Like oga Walspring will say, let's thank God. I applied to just three schools after enough research and after mailing the grad coords, yet they still rejected me. So please spread your risk and above all follow your heart. And it also depends on the program in question.

OluDare01:
No vex bros
As the name implies, safe schools are less competitive so you stand a greater chance of securing admission with funding. They are usually tier 2 universities. Even safe schools are no longer safe.

I dey tell you boss, a school with 90%+ acceptance rate recently rejected me. I believe it all depends on the program and how many applicants they have at that particular period.

Walspring:


Must you apply to 10 schools?

I hope you is not because you read a success transcript of someone who told the VO that he applied to 10 schools and you want to do copy cat.

Anyway if yo evaluated your transcript and send to 10 schools you will spend less than 150k if my calculation is not wrong

Oga Wale, please allow him if thats what he feels like doing. At least that would allow him spread his risk and give him more funding chances.
@thibcyrain, try to look for schools that accept unofficial transcript and apply to them.

Walspring:


When there is no title for professor to receive again then he turned to admission agent.

What a wonderful honorary degree

Lol. You will not kill me.

blacnewton:
Visa Approved! 6.30am Transcript.

So I stayed in one of the hotels mentioned here: Semi Ramis on Hawley Street, Obalende. Room is ₦4.5k with A/C

Couldn't sleep, was just singing praises and asking God for favor (I need to stress this part)

Left the hotel around 4.30am, dropped my phone with the hotel receptionist.

Got to Walter Carrington around 4.45am. I was the first person there. I just started gisting with the MOPOL Officers there.

The whole process started around 6am

I was the second on the queue. The lady in front of me went to a white lady, while the Chinese guy called me.

VO: Pass me your i-20 and Intl Passport (no good morning orishirishi)
I passed the docs.

VO: How did you get to know about the school?

Me: My cousin, who is an alumna of the school strongly recommend it and I also checked collegefutureboard and common app to see if the school meets my career goals.

VO: You are 24, why are you just going for your BSC?

Me: Upon graduation from Sec School in 2008, I did an OND in computer science for two years and a compulsory one year internship where I worked as a Data Entry Personnel. Then I went ahead to do an HND in the same course for two years. I later enrolled in computer school for a year and took my SAT in between.

VO: Why are there so many inconsistencies in your story? You just kept skipping programs, you didn't finish any. How am I sure you are going to finish your program?

Me: I did finish. Diplomas are not longer than 2 years and I did two before I went to Computer school?

VO: What's the name of the computer school?

Me: *I just went blank*

VO: What's the name of the computer school?

Me: The computer school is in Lagos.

VO: What is your major?

Me: Information Technology.

VO: How sure am I that you will come back? What will you be doing after the program?

Me: I intend working in a top tech company in Nigeria as a world class software developer, because we have just a few software developers in the country and I want to bridge that gap by becoming a solution provider.

VO: Be honest with me. Did you work at all? Just be honest.

Me: Yes I did, but they were volunteer jobs and I wasn't paid for those gigs so I didn't include it on my DS 160.

VO: Enjoy your stay in the US.

Me: What??

VO: I said Enjoy your stay in the US.

I really benefited from all the transcripts dropped here. At some point I wanted to scream "any Nairalander in the house?" but fear no gree me.

Please and Please try to do a mock interviews before your appointment.

Pray too biko. I was just favored by God today. My voice just dey shake.

Special thanks to @texrem and @Adewotired.

When devil don tire for your matter. This is pure grace bro, congrats.

FrankNetter:
The second guy.

Wow! Ambode wan come stop Lagos own.

FrankNetter:
Predestination?


Its been approximately six months since I left the shores of Nigeria. I'm still trying to "understand" life here sha. My life has flashed before my eyes on two separate occassions. One time back in Nigeria during my undergraduate days I boarded a bike and narrowly missed an accident. And the more recent one, here in the USA; this time, I wasn't so lucky.

Like I stated in one of my previous posts, I normally take a 45 - 1hr drive to Chicago to play soccer. One sunday, after my shift at BK, I rushed home, picked up my sports gear and dashed out. I was somehow late, the soccer meetup had started some minutes ago and I was basically still 30 minutes away, I decided to "hasten up", so I entered the extreme left lane (which is reserved for those who want to speed). I was clocking 85-90mph and still pushing my jalopy to accelerate and keep up with the pace on the lane. Next thing I knew, one delivery van veered into my lane, I slammed on the brakes as hard as I could but it wasn't enough, I crashed into the vehicle.

Due to the fact that I hit the brakes, the impact was reduced a little, so the damage was not much (or so I thought). I couldn't just park on the freeway to access the damage, so I decided to jejely reach the venue. I drove the rest of the journey at a sane pace. On getting to the soccer pitch, I got to the parking lot, turned off the engine, did the sign of the cross and came down to access the damage. It was bad.

Mehn! Bro, sorry about this. But we thank God you're still intact, that's better than any material damage.

princeGee23:
Catch My Long fun tale

last Friday, I went for a pre visit to embassy just to know the time interval and prepare for Today's interview in advance... I just hate to be caught off guard. I met the agent guys, two applicant (a successful and I guess an unsuccessful one), Met those military at security checking point and talk to them as a guy man. We agreed i will drop phone/bag with them today and I promise dem enough flexing after visa approved. I even gave them very small change last friday.....lolzz
Fastward today got there within 45mins drive around 6:00am, called one of the military guys, he recognise me and we hail each other, I stayed on queue for security checkup #NoTime, Make i drop bag, one of them just say NO, follow the other talk and we settle things.... #StoryForAnotherDay

See where people don full dey stand, I tell myself n partner say no time, finding my way to front make we go, Omo we near the entrance, Rain start few guys just commot chain and we followed them enter, b4 we know it 4th on queuee, My partner say confirm, One guy for front say who ask me to follow them and I reply who dem be and who give dem other to enter self....lolzzzz #TrollingEachOther #CommonGuyFun

No time queues scatter small and now maintain third on non-immigrant cos of one family woman with kids. Fast forward all the process, we enter main room..... Did thumb printing and join the queue.. Now back to 7th on the slot for Visa Interview. One CGI came to play... OmoSee guys just keep quite like say na exam we wan write dem dey serious ooo Na hin I smile to her and Say "White paper Lo shuooo juuu ooo".. She smile and said I know the color already I said No time na.. She ask my favourite color I said WHite Nonii, She smile say everyone go claim that at this stage.
Windows 3(Chinko looking) opened but not ready, window 4 (fine girl) opened join not ready too Window 1(TallHandsomeGuy) #NoHomo, open and said he is ready...first guy go, Window 7(Mama Niyen) opened and ready, window 4 ready too... Now am the next to know VO to see.... Tension went away, don't know how but I felt God already at work.. Now Window 3(CHinko looking) guy read... I say correct, Na me and you today. Wanted to do final prayer, VO caught me offguard

VO: GoodMorning
Me: Goodmorning
vO: I20 and passport please
Me: here they are
VO: You are going to University of New Hampshire
Me: Yes, For my masters degree in Computer and
VO: what do you plan to study
Me: Am going to study for my masters degree in CIS with concentration on AI and Robotics Vo cut in
vO: Tell me how you find this school
Me: I did extensive thorough research on google, Vo cut in u can search anything on google I quickly said yes but with my Area of Concentration which is AI and Robotics, It linked me to some bodies like Msinus,USNews, then i streamline resulted school based on my profile and there requirement, Sent mail to 15 school and finally applied to 4, VO no hear well cut in and look at me
VO: You applied to 15 schools,
Me: Looked straight into his eyeball with little smile and comfy and said No, I sent mail to 15 schools and applied to 4 schools for fall application
VO: so when did you finish your secondary school (I was like WAT when am goin for MSC)
Me: Well 2003
VO: WHen did u finish your bsc
Me: 2011
VO: WHat course
: xxxx Engr @ UNIlag
VO: what is your grade
Me: I did very well 4.45/5.0.... He nodded
VO: So what have you been doing
Me: Went for mandatory NYSC program btw July 2011 n June 2012, 2 month after, I was employed by xxxx as IT supervisior and worked for 10 months, then resigned to join Bleep Tech Group since July 2013 till date. and my responsiblities are (VO cut in)
VO: have you traveled b4
Me: yes to Sierria leone and Ghana
VO: what for
Me: With my team at work for implementation and support of our application and support of there core banking application
VO: So who will be sponsoring your school
Me: Got partial Tuition scholarship from the school and my mum will cater for the rest
VO: What does she do?
Me: she is a successfull business woman, wholesale distributor of fabrics and jewelries and has store across Lagos
VO: I will be approving your Visa, Then remove his mouth from speaker cos i was intimidating him with my focus althrough (Lol... Na Baba God at Work oo).....and said that silently and intentionally.
Me: Quickly dab and say Thank you
Na so I carry my i20 and White paper first...
VO thought that was all... I said No, and silently said to myself is your turn to be interviewed....LOLzzz(Still booming in God"s confidence)
Me: Sir I have a question
VO: ok, Go ahead
Me: NOW we know AI and robotics my course is at the development n information gathering stage, do u know any forum on AI n robotics I can join to get more info and keep improving in the field ?
VO: Loook at me smile and said google will be your best link.
Me: Thank you

Back to mopol Episode two, I just bone form Not given based on the higgy hagga we had earlier, I said I no go give una anything more, Tell them dem no give there enemy, them say ok, second one come the first say make hin leave me make i dey go....Lolzzz.. I bounced out

PRAY as if you will not PREPARE, then PREPARE as if you will not PRAY, Then watch Baba God at work.... It can Only be God all the way, I can't say this is where the Confidence came from

Devil wan reason ur matter small, but God pass am. Congrats Bro.

Congrats to those that got their visa approved today, God bless your new journey.

aladex11:
Left home 4am after sleeping for few hours due to cough Syrup I took to clear my throat (I for no sleep at all). I was quiet anxious and nervous at the same time. Wondering wetin oyinbo man go ask me. Finally at the embassy at exactly 5:30am, naso i see crowd and my liver cut immediately. Where are all this pple going? Same question applicable to me. Rain started and I was a bit drenched.Security checks done, finger print done and time to face the ***bo demons . At this point my confidence was doubled and was determined to give my best and accept anything that comes out without regret. First guy went and was issued white paper and followed by many many Man-City colored paper. Here comes my turn and I stared tripping for the beautiful VO immediately, sexy nose with great smile and who am i not advertise my 200 Naira close up. Here goes the transcript:

Vo: Why are you going to mtsu ?

Me:for my masters
degree in information systems technology with concentration in info security!

Vo: noticed you have a partial scholarship, how did you qualify for it ?

Me: Due to my outstanding performance in GRE and well articulated SOP!

Vo: How many school did I apply and name them ?

Me: Mtsu and uni of Bridgeport!

Vo: what will you do after your program ?

Me: return to my country and assume a bigger position at my place of work.

Vo: where do you work?

Me: xyz networks and luckily I was wearing my office branded shirt which is our Thursday costume.

Vo:What is your current job role ?

Me: I work as a field service /IP engineer, deployment of vpn and internet services using VSAT and microwave technology, I also take part in configuration of router and switches which are communication devices used.

Vo: That's Great! I will approve your visa.

Then I realized the vo was also tripping for me (just kidding). Grace all the way, thank you King of Kings! Special appreciation to my boss Hammed Wahab, Fakos, Agba Kareem, Biodun Adeleke, Juwon (this guy is a guru in answering vo questions). Be bold, audible, precise and on point. To top it all, please PRAY.

Very funny guy, congrats bro. But you sure say na only throat u use that syrup clear?

Emmyirab:
you sent me a pm

Yes bro, I've also replied with my enquiry.

electronic:
Visa Approved at Lagos Consulate
Today
6:30am Time Slot.
Transcript Loading...

Congrats Bro.

segunojo866:
r.i.p

Guy, which kind play be this na

sirhamilton:
Good Afternoon all, please does anyone have a list of schools that require just toefl and don't need transcript evaluation ( for MS in biology).
So far my search has turned up virtually nothing.
Thanks in advance nice folks.

Check New Mexico state university, Oklahoma state university, University of Nebraska Lincoln.

electronic:

To m my findings,
There might be slight differences between WES and some Schools.
This is because some schools might have their own GPA template for international students developed by in-house evaluation experts.
While some other schools who don't have all those resources would just request for a WES evaluation to save them the stress.
For me I used WES free Calculator to get an Idea of my GP on a 4point scale.
Hope this helps..

Not slightly Bro, the difference is much. Most of them will even do a direct conversion; for someone that has a GPA of 3/5, it could be calculated as (3/5)×4 which will give you 2.4/4. I actually got this from a grad coord....
So my advice is if you have a low gp, evaluate it and apply to schools that request for evaluation.

Simon21:
Hello everyone, its been a while i posted here, its not been easy. I thank God for a successful semester that has just ended. It has been a bitter sweet feeling for me this semester. The worst happened to me, i lost my dad, i was emotionally devastated but God was able to see me through. I was still able to pull a 4.0 gpa cause God had my back and i know He will never abandon his son. I wish you all success in your ambitions and endevours.

Wow! Congrats bro, the Lord is your strength. Sorry about your Dad, may his soul rest in peace.

OluDare01:

You need to comedown.
Reminds me of cecemat

Lol. My exact thought.

segunojo866:
no single female here apart from lagosismyhome.

Lol. I dey feel your ginger Bro, you remind me of Cecemat.