Congratulations, welcome to NCA&T� Tamison:
My story is one of mercy and grace!!!! Everything happened so fast! I can't but thank God for His faithfulness thus far.
Received i20: Wednesday, Nov 27. Paid for SEVIS the same day.
Booked interview on Friday, Nov.29 and got January 8. I applied for expedition immediately and attached a copy of my i20 and confirmation of my SEVIS fee payment.
I got a reply on Monday, 2nd of Dec that my application had been approved..I immediately logged in and saw Dec 6 (1 slot) which I picked.
So here's my transcript!
V.O: pass me your passport
T: Passed
V.o : why are you going to the US
T: I am going to the US for my doctoral degree at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro.
V.o: Relax. Forget you're talking to me and talk like you're talking to your friend. I guess I was tensed cos he denied the two people in front of me.
T: I repeated what I said, but was calmer
V.o: Why NCAT?
T: I am going to Ncat cos of the quality/level of research done there..asides that, I am interested in the research done by Dr Lauren Davis who is currently working on the management of profit and non-profit supply chains in dynamic environments, which happens to be my research interest... I also got a tuition assistantship
V.o: what do you do?
T: I work as a Project Engineer at Bleep, we do piping and mechanical installations for FMCG companies like NBC, Nigerian Breweries, etc.
V.O: what's the duration of the program?
T: As seen on my i20, I would be completing it in Dec, 2023.
V.O: 3 for a PhD?
T: Yes, I already have my master's degree.
V.O: How many schools did you apply to?
T: 4
V.O. : Name them
T: I listed them
V.O: How many admits?
T: 2, Clarkson and Ncat. I'm on waiting list for Stevens Institute and got a reject mail from Auburn University, Alabama
V.o: what would this degree do for you?
T: Its always been my dream to be a professor in the field of Industrial Engineering and so I intend to use this degree to secure a lecturing job at the university of Ibadan, my Alma Mata. Priority is given to past students with international exposure who are interested in lecturing.
V.O: ok, I believe you.
T: Smiles
V.o: Who would be paying the balance?
T: My parents...my mom is a caterer and my dad is an Engineer. I passed their statements..also included 2 fixed deposit certificates for my dad. He just looked through my mom's statement and passed it.
V.O: So are you planning to get like a TA or RA on campus?
T: Yes Sir. I've been in talks with Dr Davis who has assured me of getting a TA upon resumption on campus.
V.O : so your mom, does she like have a restaurant or what?
T: No, she does outdoor catering as well as supplies mid-day meals at schools in xxxx as well as corporate organisations like xxxxx bank etc
V.O: Do you have your reciprocity fee here.
T: Yes, I do
V.o : Are you married?
T: No
V.o: Any kids?
T: No
V.o: ok..I'd be approving your visa. Make sure you keep this i20 well, it's very important. And do well in your studies.
Enjoy your stay in the US..
T: Thank you very much.
P.S: Asides the statements I showed him, he didn't ask for my SEVIS payment confirmation or test scores although I had all of them with me. I am grateful for this platform cos majority of what I know now, I got it from this page( Imagine, someone in front of me didn't know about reciprocity fee, another person said nothing had changed from his last application- he had earlier been denied in Abuja). I also read transcripts from page 1 as well as part 14 of this group.
Thank you all for the congratulatory messages, I'm indeed very grateful. |
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by janet7: 7:18am On Dec 08, 2019
