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folmus:
Congratulations!!!!! I have always said to people. If you are a graduate students going for visa, you must sound practical not memorizing theories; give responses that the VO can relate with convincingly.

Thanks a lot.

My interview was today by 7:00 am at Victoria Island.
Visa Offier was a late twenties (probably) beautiful brunette (definitely American - from the accent).

She was frowning and not even acknowledging me from the start. She was just looking at her computer.

Transcript:

Me: Good morning

VO: (no reply)... pass your passport and I-20.

Me: (again) good morning

VO: (still no reply) why are you going to xxxx University.

Me: (thinking...wetin dey make this one vex) With voice a bit shaky, I started....During my Masters thesis (I attended Bleep university in Nigeria) I found the technique of one of Prof... xxxx of Ohio University Research paper very helpful in completing my thesis. I contacted him to learn more and the possibility of further research in this area. When the opportunity to pursue a PhD came I applied to xxxx university.

VO: What is your research area?

Me: I'm going for a PhD in Elect. Engr. My area of specialization would be in Communications and Digital signal processing.

VO: Who is Sponsoring.

Me: I have a scholarship (VO was quite pleased and looked at my I-20 with surprise ... my I-20 specified the full costs as family funds) then I added my dad would cover any cost difference.

VO: Picks a paper (me eager to look, Oh! Thank God, its White) and says instruction t o pick bla bla bla....

Me: (With a big smile). Thank you, you have made my day.

VO still didn't answer)

Me: Found my way out of there ASAP!!!

No othet documents was requested for during the interview.

Thank you very much everyone for relating your experiences and advice.... you made this possible.

...patience is not simply the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.

Lets keep the faith.