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@ Kumulus I haven't registered yet.I plan on getting the materials before I do that. Since I am applying for fall.I still have a little time left. You?

Please help with TOEFL study materials. It's needed urgently. Thanks house

smithjanetstore: u mean it many of my frnds got admitted wit these skols nd were grantd visa u can see d problem wit nigerians they ve bursted dose skols again, try Uni sd i hve a lot ok skols but i dnt like posting dem here nigerians are too lazy they wont bthr demselves anymore, the little ones i posted gobe don shele be dat dem go start dey burst am anyhw

I haven't checked out North Dakota yet..I didn't pick South Dakota because they requested for SAT/ACT and I don't have that. I'm looking at Mount Mercy..As sson as I take the TOEFL exam. I will apply for It. I have started the online application already.Are u In US too or are u planning on travelling too?

dannie007: University of North Dakota is not easy to get bro. I have used it several times for my family and friends, its now difficult securing admission there!

Really??

smithjanetstore: sorry brov if u think i might have offended u but i gave u an easiest alternative since u said u dnt want a stressful process.

Brah this life "no pain" "no gain" dnt ever think of getting things in a easiest way add more grease to ur elbow for a job well done.

Here i have some school that might be less stressful riddles and jokes apart,
St ambrose
graceland
mount mercy
Uni sd
Uni nd

Thanks so much brother...

smithjanetstore: wicked gan kee he said he dsnt wnt any stressful process dats y, i observed him he is nt even ready to write standardize test at all so i gave him a quick option
Check the previous post verywell a guy was granted his visa nd its an i-20 4rm devry uni he might be lucky as well

I thought this thread was to help one another and not made mockery of each other.I asked for Schools that didn't require stress getting their I-20.I never made mention of the fact that I wasn't ready to write any tests. As a matter of fact, I've written TOEFL about 3years ago. The only reason I'm asking Ois to know what exactly I'm getting into i.e the school and its processes. So, that I don't get stuck In future. I'm applying for Spring session too.

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smithjanetstore: @kcluv2men
Devry
Everest
VIU
I can assure u these skuls will give u an i-20 without any standardize test since u dnt want any stressful process
Best of luck

Thanks ...I'll check em up asap

[i][/i][color=#770077][/color]hi guys, I really need ur help. I need a list of universities In the USA that require only just TOEFL and don't require a stressful process In getting their I-20 form.Thanks so much

kpolli: Interview in 3 days time

I wish u luck...

phy: Congrats summacumlaude.

@All, pls I'll like to encourage us to always include info such as school name, major or general info/responses that can be useful to others. Personally, I feel irritated seeing stuffs like "told him", we readers might have missed some valuable info; besides these do not impair nor divulge your identity in any way. I'm sorry if I've hurt anyone, but it's just my personal inclination.

True talk...Try as much as possible to give it in details

summacumlaude: Hi peeps,

Just got my visa at the US embassy in abuja. To God be all the glory, honour and adoration.

Excerpts:

Me. Good morning (looking straight into his eyes and smiling)
VO: good morning, can I have ur documents
VO: what is the purpose of your trip to the US?
Me: to pursue a masters degree in xxxxxxx
VO: At what school?
Me: xxxxxx university
VO: OK i see. And you have funding..... (looking at my I - 20)
Me: yes. scholarships from the university and xxxxx foundation.
VO: asks me about the foundation
Me: i tel him
VO: what area of your course do you want to specialize in
Me: i tell him
VO: right. that's an area that is generating a lot of interest at the moment
Me: yes it is
VO: i see you've had previous travels
Me: One actually
VO: And what do you intend to do in career/profession, just out of curiosity
Me: to become a professor, blah, blah, blah, blah
VO: Please pick up your visa on wednesday or thursday at this address. I wish you the best in your studies.
Hands me my I - 20 and a white paper but retains my passport

The guy who interviewd me was on old guy in booth 8. Although he denied one or two persons before me, he was quite warm and friendly.

The guy in booth 7 was young and harsh. denied almost every one that he interviwed. He had one kind of face dat said you CAN'T bullshit me. Imagine what he asked one guy, "this school is very expensive and in a very expensive city, why do u chooose to spend this ammount of money instead of investing it in your future in Nigeria". after that question d applicant just the fumble, na im my guy deny am oh!!

The babes in booths 6 and 9 are sha thorough oooo. The questions I heard them asking people enh? Like say na state CID interrogation. But they were granting sha.

Good luck to all other prospectives in the House. May the grace and mercy of the Almighty go with you.

Congrats broda...
Was it Abuja or Lag?

@ Phy- still waiting for ur response..

imperiouxx: Yea, saw it in my mail box now. Thanks

Did you reply me?

@Imperioux- Just sent it....

imperiouxx: @kcluv2men,

Can you send the message to my mail now?

Let me try...hold on?

phy: I've been getting this notification: "You have 2 new Nairaland PMs. Please check your e-mail account now.", how can one check or read the PMs? Thanks

Go to your e-mail address...

@Phy-still waiting for your reply....

[b][/b][i][/i][color=#770077][/color]spring 2013 applicants for undergraduate studies.Where are you guys?
Could we just hook up and get to know each other?

walex57: @kcluv2men...i read part 1 till about page 120 or so and men i gained a whole lot so it's very worth it and no worry, ur testimony too will be shared here...
@house, abeg where are our patrons, femilangy, nethacker, webstradamus, God pkckin, Phuck NL, oyewole, walegamat, platinumk (female i guess)....and host of others...

Amen...

imperiouxx: On each page, press Crtl + S, then click save. Do that one by one till you finish the whole 300+ pages and don't mind the time.

Thnx...

[quote author=phy][/quote]Brother, when you go contact OjaP?
I really need to stat preparing for Spring 2013.
Thanks...

GboyegaD: yes you can and should.

Thanks broda...

@ house- How can i download the whole thread as in part 1.So, i could continue reading the thread in my spare time without having to log on to the net.

walex57: Ok here is how my interview went, i'm using a phone as u've not returned to ibadan where my laptop is so bear with me is there's any typo?
My stats: no GRE, Toefl score 103, graduated with 2.2 (weak one for that matter), virgin passport, never travelled out in ma life, first time ever at any embassy..
I woke up by 4:30am and had my prayer..especially for the interview, my friend saw me off to the bus stop after dressing up, got to d embassy arnd 6am and met some pple there before many pple started coming,..infact some photographers there wanted to scam me as i forgot my passport photographs in ibadan and discovered only after i arrived lagos sunday evening so i had to snap two copies for 700 bucks...i met allordandry at d place with three other guys who were student applicants...we all discussed and den we were called for initial document review at d pavillion...we got inside arnd some minutes past eight o clock and we sat down...i was no 70 while dandry was no 73 or so i guess..so we went to three diff counters...on was to collect our passports and docs and the other was for biometrics...while sitting i studied two vo's and saw dat vo at window 1 asked too much questions and took too long, vo at window 4 was quite fast but granted people visa as if e don dey independence celebration mood already, i was praying to be him but God did otherwise which was better for me...i saw one of the guys with us being denied his visa by vo in window 9, my hrt come dey raise...at last my number 70 showed and it was d dreaded window 1....i say i don enter am today, guys pls confidence and prayer plays d bulk of the roles u have on ur interview date...i got to the counter and dis ensued:
me: good morning (fake smile)
vo: good morning (faking smile it as well) , pass me ur docs
vo: (typing and checking some tins for a while) hummm....so what school are u going to and course?
Me: california state university sacramento, mechanical engineering
vo: why dis school?
Me: this was the school dat offered me admission in the area of my interests amongst d other schools i applied to and owning to d fact that they have good facilities as well as a good research environment but majorly because i was offered admission there...
Vo: so what benefits do ur course have in nigeria
Me: well...(listed some manufacturing coys in naija) and said with the developing economy of my country need for expertise and professionalism is highly needed, (strong tie no 1)
Vo: hummm....so what other schools did u apply to
me: london school of commerce uk and d national power training institute of nigeria (strong tie no 2)
vo: so did u get admits there also?
Me: yes at both schools
vo: so why didn't u go to the uk, do they not offer manufacturing there (i'll be majoring in manufacturing)
Me: the school in uk offered me masters in information technology and the one here offered me a graduate skills prog in the power sector here nd also manufacturing was what i majored in during my undergraduate studies
vo: so what school did u graduate from
me: university of ilorin
vo: so what have u been doing since u left school
me: i went for my nysc and den started working at a civil/mechanical engineeering coy
vo: so how much was ur salary, do u have payslips (me wey no dey earn shishi wey still dey hunt for job)
me: i wasn't collecting salary as i was there to gain experience pending wen admission into the schls i applied to pulls through.
Vo: so what were ur functions at ur work
me: was involved in repairs and maintenance of earth moving equipment and generators majorly earth moving equipment and we also consult for other coys by maintaining their machine and moreover the coy is owned by my dad
vo: oh...so ur dad will be paying for your tuition and living expenses
me: no....my mum
vo: ohhhh...ur mum....what does ur mum do
me: she's a legal practitioner and property consultant
vo: so does ur mum have personal property
me: yeah (final smackdown!) and we also have family property
vo: (wrote somefin like a small code on my ds-160 and tore d green ticket for me and also gave me the white paper and said ur visa will be ready on friday...bkah blah blah........
Me: thank you

note: try to demonstrate while talking, it shows sign of confidence, i wasnpt even asked to show a single document or bank statement or toefl or gre scores...out of d five of us the other three guys and i and allordandhry...we were d only two given visa by d same man, i know some other students were issued but dat's after we left sha'

Congrats bro..

xoxolol: Hello people,

I have been following this thread more or less daily. I went to Part 1, updated and extracted successful interviews and picked up lessons from the unsuccessful ones.

My F1 VISA was approved last week at the Lagos Consular General. It will be most selfish of me not to narrate my ordeal, in hope it will be resourceful to someones else.



Me: Hi, good afternoon
VO: Can I have your passport (as arranged from the gate by officers there @ Lagos Consular.
VO: Which school are going to?
Me: Xyz university
VO: Which other schools did you apply to?
Me: I applied to 3 other namely, clarkson uni, unm, ncat
VO: Which university did you attend?
Me: I attended OAU and studied …………..
VO: When did you graduate?
Me: 2008
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I worked in xyz company during my youth service in Ilorin as floor maintenance engineer for a yr in …... Then 1 1/2 yrs with so and so. And just joined company abc(started wearing ID card)
VO: So what do they do?
Me: They are into design, installation and sales of air conditioners
VO: What’s your role there?
Me: I design and sell.
VO: How much do you earn?
Me: 80k plus x% upon successful sale
VO: So how much does that come to annually?
Me: 'Bout 1.8m-2m
Me: Ok
VO: So if you are to design HVAC system for...let's say Intercontinental building...do you know the building?
Me: Nope (I forgot, I know the owners self personally-No tension *wink*)
VO: Ok, so what do you look out for in designing an HVAC system for such a structure?
Me: I will get the plan from the architect (stammered) and then calculate the cooling load...(and I was going on, he halted me)
VO: Why did u choose xyz uni?
Me: I chose it because the fee is affordable, and they also offered me part scholarship. In addition, their research interest in xyz attracted me. My final year thesis matches has since been submitted for publishing in *** science journal, 2008. My final thesis (showing him) was on the..... I successfully, modified the system and thereby got an efficiency of 87%.
VO: What are you going to study?
Me: MS xxxx engineering
VO: You had full scholarship from xyz
Me: Yea, but it’s not full (so I showed him the remark section)
VO: Oh...so your uncle will be paying $17k balance..(I kept correcting him)
Me: Yes.
VO: So are you going into partnership with him after graduation (never thought this that way, he gave me clue-na God)
Me: Na so I knack am-o yes
Here is his acct statement. Fortunately, his company name is uncle’s name & Partners. So I used it to buffer and showed him, that we are partnering. After all he is into building projects for so and so state government.
VO: Hmmm (shaking his head)
He said, pick your visa at ... (I was blank)...I rushed away with slip and doc.

Hurray! Thank God!!

Wishing you guys the very best...go for it.

Personal Observation:
Dressing: Though I have 2nice pairs of suit and 1 lovely jacket. I opted for chinoes and shirt, with a black footwear. A lot of people who got similar visas in my presence were not in suit. You need o see lads with short with red chinoes...(got it ofcourse). So maybe you can let go if it.
Distraction: I met an Ungrad school mate, the guy was just gisting and became such a nuisance. I kept mute...guy, am here on a mission free me (kept saying that within). responded in few words. He changed seats and came to meet me 'cos I kept relocating. This is not the place to familiarize. Then he started, I see you are scared...Me? no, am not. Beware of this (ototo larin wa - yoruba).
VO: He didn't request for my GRE and TOEFL. Though I wrote GRE twice and TOEFL once.
VISA Issuance: In my opinion, no person can really boast he got this on his/her merit. They seem to only give, after the conviction, you have genuine intention(s)/bonafide, academically sound and "convince" the VO enough the opportunity will better you.

My 2 pence...Cheers!!!

Congrats mennnn...

GboyegaD: yes you can and should.

Thanks bro....appreciate it so much

kennix73: This is a victory for those that put their trust in God.
My visa was approved today by 12noon.
No GRE and with a low Toefl score of 72.
They collected my intl. Passport and I-20 form. Is the vo supposed to collect my form I-20 as well?
I will post the full details when I reach home

Thanks to God..nice one...Let's keep the fire burning o

phy: I'm in the states.

OK...Have you contacted Ojap?
I would really need his help.
Thanks

[quote author=nevawory][/quote]Go along with the originals of all ur documents.
Walter carrington in VI is d embassy. A cab should get u there in no time.
Printing ur forms in colored...I don't really know about that but to be on the safer side, you can print in coloured...I am not a guru but from other posts in this thread in the past,this Is what I can come up with.What are u going for?
What school and when is your interview? Are u for fall or spring?

phy: Well you still have some time, the earlier the better. Try to check csumentor.edu and you should be able to select the school to start the online registration. The person is ojap, and I've sent him a text to follow up with you.

Okay..I have. Visited that site. I will try again. Okay,just keep me posted. Thanks so much. Lest I forget, are u a fall applicant or u are already in the states?

muhydeen: Please how can someone book for emergency appointment... Thanks..

I think u have to e-mail them Try flipping back the pages of part 1. I'm still a novice. Would have loved to help..