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GboyegaD:
Can you be a bit more detailed about your study plan? Just summarize how many units you need to graduate and the likely courses you will be taken. Talk about what a normal school year seems like for you.
In responding to what this course will do for you, be a bit more concise. You already mentioned what sonograpy is, you don't have to mention that you would use it for checking the foetus of a pregnant woman as that is repetition.
Lastly, work more on what this course will do for you.

Thanks brov for giving me clue, you are the best. I'll work on that

Rytefish:
To start with, I love the fact that you are bold enough to come up with this, but the truth is, you still have lots of work to do with your transcript before you even pay the visa fee. I am not a VO, but I have studied enough of both successful (issued visa) and unsuccessful (denied) transcripts, and I have seen the asymmetrical relationship between the two sides. Please, go to the first page of this thread, you will see a link to download both successful and failed transcripts, then, study both, and use them to develop a personalized transcript for yourself.

I recommend this to all those who are yet to come up with a Professionally styled transcript.

I love you all.
Gracias

Thanks much , I appreciate.
I will do just that

aytinto:
Good day to all, Please i will like to ask a question about deferring admission. If i am able to secure admission and i have received my I20 for spring 2019 but i want to defer till Fall 2019. Do i pay for SEVIS before deferring or I can hold on and pay for SEVIS come 2019.

hold on and pay after getting the deferred i-20 come 2019

100kobo:
TBH, if I was a VO, I won't approve you based on this script.

You'll need to improve your responses on the following questions;

1. What's your study plan
2. About the course
3. Why this school

Do keep your answers short and direct. Your job is not to mesmerize the VO, but to prove within minutes that you are a genuine student who has the wherewithal to undertake foreign studies and would promptly return to the country, without posing incumbrances during or after your study.

Lastly, the bolded is not a good way to begin a conversation. I won't advice that.

thanks brov. I'll work on that

V.o: good morning

Me: I'm good, how was your night

V.o: what's your study plan

Me: I'm going to Lincoln university to pursue my bachelors degree in sonogrpahy

V.o: tell me about this course 

Me: sonograpy is and aspect in diagnostic imaging that involves the use of ultrasound, it is used to view internal body structures like the kidney liver, muscles, the heart, feotus in a pregnant woman .

In the aspect of viewing the heart it is used to check the rate of blood flow to the heart and the aspect of pregnant women is to check if the feotus is in the right position and the condition of the feotus the breathing rate and the likes.

V.o what will this course do for you?

Me: with the look of things here in Nigeria, the course is very much alien to us the common one here is radiography, radiographers are still trying to improve their practice to sonography level. So with this course I've an upper hand in taking a sonography job in Gani faweyinmi diagnostic centre in ondo state

V.o: how many schools did you apply to?

Me: 3

V.o: name them

Me: Lincoln university, Cleveland state university and university of lowa

V.o: how many admits

Me: all

V.o: why Lincoln?

Me: I chose Lincoln over all because they have excellent course curriculum and are dedicated in training students the the basic and practical knowledge needed for them to be a professional in this field, and their weather over there is closer to that of Nigeria, it is about 23°c at this time of the year so it will be very easy for me to survive there

V.o: who is your sponsor

Me: my mum 

V.o: what does she do

Me: she is a business woman into oil and gas, she is the CEO of Nicon filling station with 3 filling stations. 1 in Ondo town and the remaining two in Akure city

V.o: do you have her statement

Me: yes I do, here they are.

V.o: I'll be holding on your passport take this white paper pick your passport where circled here. 


Boom naso I run joyfully go house  

please gurus hemme screen the transcript

Uzzy785:
Hi. I am going for a masters in health services administration at Tulane University SPHTM. This place is truly a gold mine and I learnt so much here. I got approved on 27th of sept in abj. Just picked up my passport today. I felt I should give back to the community. There is a lot of background story to this interview but for the sake of brevity i will just go straight to my interview. This was my 2nd attempt.

V.O, good morning

Me, good morning

V.O, where are you going to

Me, Tulane university in new orleans for a masters in health services administration otherwise known as health care management

V.O, how did you hear about the school

Me, when i first made up my mind that i wanted a masters, i went to google and searched for top 20 schools of public health in USA, then i bagan checking each school on their official website. Tulane ranked 12th on the US news and world reports and also My supervisor mentioned the school as one at the forefront on research on tropical diseases which is important to Nigeria...V.O, i will stop you right there.

V.O, why now when you do not have enough medical experience

Me, Not at all, I have been a medical doctor for over 3 yrs now (told her all i have done since graduation till now, all the things on my DS160). V.O, I will stop you right there, so why now?

Me, Based on this experience, i have witnessed a lot of heart shattering things such as people not being able to afford drugs, doctors and healthworkers going on strike, people dying of preventable diseases. Most burdersome is how crippled the country is when we have epidemics. We have manpower and appreciable material resources, what we lack is good administration, planning and execution on how to generate an output that covers the health issues of all Nigerians. This is why i am going to the US to gain such transferable skills. I also have plans of owning my own hospital in Nigeria in the next 6yrs and I need this training to be able to run it efficiently and effectively with aims of giving affordable and accessible health care to my people...VO...i will stop you right there.

V.O, who is sponsoring this

Me, My uncle and i mentioned his name

V.O, can i see a statement

Me, yes, here you go

VO, what does he do

Me, told her

V.O, why is he doing this.

Me, he has always been supportive of my academic pursuits and wants me to be an instrument of positive change in the healthsector of this country

V.O looks at me seriously then says...do you agree to take full responsibility of this document if its found to be fake, this will cost you a 10yrs ban

Me, Yes, its authentic.

V.O, Ok, you have been approved...then the famous temporary deafness started....you will need this i20 at the port of entry...
Me, come again...repeats herself. Your passport will be available so so date, Me, pls come again....VO repeats herself....VO, you wont be able to enter the US 30 days before start of school so the earliest date for you to enter the US is so so date...Me, pls come again...VO, repeats herself. Are you clear with all i have said?
Me, yes

V.O, picks up the white paper and hands it over to me, do have a nice day.
Me, and you too.

Few tips that i can give based on my experience.

1st believe in yourself, sounds cliche right but its tested and trusted. My 1st interview, i met the infamous african american woman and honestly it was not pleasant atall. So if you know within you that you did the whole process yourself, had all your documents intact like i did and the only issue was the interview, do try again.

I am single, in my twenties and have not travelled before. So do not let that bother you so much.

Avoid agents pls. Avoid agents pls. They can be soo wicked. Do everything yourself. Come here for information

Pls be confident, its necessary...there was this guy shouting ontop of his voice thinking it was projecting confidence but we listening could hear the anxiety in every syllable what more the V.O. He was denied. Pls practice well before hand.

I have always been confident about my abilities. GPA 3.6/4 (Wes evaluated). GRE total 310. Applied kindda late to 8 schools was admitted into 7. Two gave me partial scholarships. So i was pretty confident. After the 1st denial, i was truly humbled but i am a resilient fellow. I hardly give up. I found God again...lol, sounds funny but its true. I prayed harder than I did before the 1st interview. I had to trust God this time and it worked.

Listen to motivationals, they helped me alot. I went on youtube, saw a lot. I discovered TD Jakes. What a gifted speaker. It will help you get over the few days depression and push you on.

I had to also contact ppl here to help me. Some answered, some didnt and i understand. People are busy with school, work and all but for a shy guy like me who likes to keep my business my business, i dreaded putting up my enquiries so i contacted the ones i noticed gave enlightening responses with a touch of humanity and who were willing to help others. Few answered, most didnt. So go with the ones that replied you.

Pls during the interview, learn to talk,express yourself. Do not be rigid. A lady i observed who was laughing with the consular officer and smiling through out got hers. I had to learn to smile like those beauty pagent models. My first interview was corrupted with the mantra of dont talk if not spoken to, do not answer what you were not asked...so i was a one word answering machine..yes, no...i did not even expatiate on questions and there was this long period when she was just typing on end, i was expecting more questions but none came afterwords because i read here how brief one had to be, anyways the point is pls by all means express yourself fully. When you notice them typing for long, present your case again, talk about the school, ask for opinion on the city you intend to go to school, say your future plans for Nigeria. Dont just keep mute. Let the V.O be the one to say 'stop'

I want to thank Promise, God bless you. Also Ubah, thank you...your candid advice helped.
Lastly to everyone who posted here, thanks. I started from group 9 to this current group. Its long, I am sorry but I hope this helps someone who genuinely wants to better himself or herself positively. Like i said, i am not inclined to put up things here but if you have questions, feel free to reach out and i will try and answer your emails. Pls be patient with me as i am a doctor with really busy hrs. Never, ever give up. God bless you all.

Bro please help me with your email or WhatsApp contact, help my life please please please

sospunky:
My NL Family,
I just picked up my passport with my F1 visa.
I've come back to appreciate this wonderful family....
I've been an avid follower of this thread, and must add here that the information gathered from here contributed to this success.
I'll post my transcript shortly.

congratulations, safe trip

NeverSayNever11:
Alhamdulillah, checked my visa status in the morning, it has been changed to "Issued"

I was interviewed by the black VO at window 5

VO: Good morning
ME: Good morning
VO: Pass me your passport and I-20
ME: I Oblige
VO: (She was perusing my I-20 for a while, the she started typing, she started perusing again. After some minutes she look up)
VO: How do you intend to fund your program
ME: (I was not expecting this to be the first question)I was offered a Graduate Assistantship and (She cut in angrily)
VO: But your I-20 says it doesn't cover your whole tuition
ME: Oh Yes, my uncle will take care of the rest (I have about $10,000 left on my I-20)
VO: How did you hear about the school (Lamar University)
Me: It was recommended to me by my undergraduate supervisor and (She cut in, so I stop)
VO: continue, you said and
Me: And I went further to do more research using website like usnews.com (she cut in again)
VO: What year did you graduate
ME: 2015
VO: (she was typing faster for a while then she asked) What have you been doing after NYSC
ME: I work with XYZ Technology as a software developer where I develop sofware solutions for Health management organizations and hospitals
VO: Since your work experience is related to computer science why are you going for mathematics
ME: (I didn't know what to say, so I form deaf hear while thinking) You said what
VO: she repeated herself
ME: Because I want a career in lecturing
VO: What is your highest qualification
ME: Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics
VO: You said your uncle is your sponsor, What does your uncle do
Me: He's a senior accountant at a government parastatals
VO: At where
Me: At XYZ local government
VO: Pass me his SOA
Me: I Oblige (Here I was thinking my visa is about to be approved)
VO: She kept on perusing and perusing and typing and typing, she continue looking at it while typing
ME: I was just looking at her
VO: what will you be teaching
ME: You mean what?
VO: what will you be teaching, Or will you just be teaching mathematics
Me: Ohh you mean my area of concentration...I'll focus on Bio Mathematics
VO: what is Bio Mathematics
Me: (Gbam, I just find one nonsense talk) it is the use of mathematical techniques to understand phenomena in biology
VO: She keeps typing and checking my SOA for a while
VO: (She pass the SOA back to me and started typing)
ME: (Here my spirit was dow, I felt I will be deny)
VO: Is your uncle residing in US
Me: No
VO: Do you have any relative in the US (while typing)
ME: No
VO: Are you married
Me: No
VO: Engaged
Me: No
VO: Any children
ME: No
VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria
ME: No, I've had no reason to
VO: (Typing again)
ME: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
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VO: I will be approving your visa (at this point I was not even interested in what she was saying, I was just happy)


Seriously I know I didn't practise well enough before going for the interview because I got my i-20 late, and early interview date showed up, so I had to pick it like that(else na till august o), plus my job is time demanding because of clients project I need to complete. I am really grateful to God.

Special thanks to Kolade, Todimu, Oludare, Matti, Fesobi, Walspring, Texrem, Adebimpe, Hushy, Engr. Hassan, Patrick, God's Own Scholar, Lagosismyhome, and all my Nairaland family

This one is God's work himself, he handle the V.O proper

Crew

Francolisa65:
Vo: Goodmorning
Me: (didn't reply)
Vo: can I have your i20 and passport
Me: gave him
Vo: so what school will you be attending?
Me: UTPB
vo: okay, how many schools did you apply to?
Me: 5
Vo: how many were you admitted into?
Me: 3
Vo: which ones?
Me: I told him
Vo: why did you choose this school?
Me: it is a small fast growing university, registered as an official texas university. It has a good engineering program. It has a student teacher ratio of 24:1. It's located in a competitive city where 23 schools are in top 100 by usnews .
Vo: what course will you be taking?
Me: told him
Vo: tell me about the program?
Me: told him
Vo: what courses will you be taking in your first year?
Me: told him.
Vo: who is your sponsor ?
Me: told him
Vo: asked for bank statement
Me: gave him
Vo: I will be approving your visa. Don't forget your i20, you'll need it when you arrive the us.

What's the meaning of this now, I was even thinking I would learn from this all I'm seeing is told him told him

Rubbish

bombman:
Hello, I have been following this thread from Ghana. it has been very useful .I had my f1 interview in Accra on 13th july , 8:30 am and it successful. thanks to everyone. here's my transcript
Me. gd morning
vo. no response- place your four fingers on the machine
me. left or right
vo. left
me. places fingers on it
vo. I can see you re going to Georgia state university
me.yes
vo. you re going to study literature?
ma.yes
vo. re u married
me .no
vo. any kid?
me .no
vo. who's paying
me. I had t'a ship and my uncle will pay the balance
vo what does he do
me . he works with a real estate company
vo. OK I will keep your passport and issue you a visa.it will be ready on Wednesday
me .thank you. I picked my white paper and left.

Jees see easy interview. Lemme comman do my next interview in ghana nigbanan

quinzypearl:
good morning guys.... my interview this month,please review my transcript and criticize ...thanth

Vo= good morning
Me= good morning

Vo= why are you going to the US
Me= for my master degree in communication at university of central Missouri ward Edward, Warrenburg

Vo= what is your highest degree
Me= bachelor degree mass communication

Vo= what year did your finish
Me= 2015

Vo= what have you being doing since then
Me= immediately after my degree i got a job at Vconnect an e-commerce company(explain more about the job to the vo) six month after I received my Nysc call up letter, went for my one year service which I finish last year may, was posted to a private group of school has my place of primary assignment during my service year has a teaching assistance cause of my course, where I practice more of my verbal and written communication skill. the school director was impress with my job, especially with the student assign to me the ones lacking behind in there academic doing were now doing great in there various class. I was retain by the director after my service year but left the school this year January cause I got I job at a business concept, Audacious business concept has a sales representative the company has over 11outlet in Nigeria, I saw that has another opportunity to practise my communication skill more, human behavior that is attending to aleast 15 customers a day either face to face or phone call..(hope this is not too much ��� what explanation need to be left out )

Vo= how many school did you apply to
Me= three

Vo=Name
Me= university of central Missouri, Arkansas State University, Cleveland State University.

Vo= how many gave you admission
Me= two, university of central Missouri and Arkansas State University(still waiting for the school decision. communicate with them everyday. there is a particular document needed from my school that school has not send, so hoping for the best next week)

Vo= why UCMO
Me= the school communication degree embrace both mass communication and communication studies tradition, The mass communication aling with my career goal. The communication department runs series of guest lectures with experts from various creations field which going to learn alot from them. The department has a student newspaper and also an online community newspaper which the editors are always graduate students being part of this will help my editor skill and develop me more in the print media aspect. The school itself build classes and create extra circulum activities for it student, that will enable me create and practise my own communication message either face to face or mandating setting.. Will also be working along side Dr Carol Benton on her going research on system constellation theory and it application to family entanglement, personal stories and secrets which will help me with my private goal which is starting a television program that has to do with family entanglement on TVC here in Nigeria immediately after my degree.(please tell me which one to cut out)

Vo=Why USA
Me= schools in Nigeria that have offers masters In communication lack the practical tools and techniques to enable me carry out an independent research and practical practise in the field of communication, which is what I need for my course in order to get a broader perspective and increase my confidence in communicating with people with varying culture background..

Vo= why MA or what will the degree do for you
Me= Multinational companies are always in need of skilled professional with a specialty in communication especially in there department like human resources and marketing , the degree will grant me a broader perspective and wilder curriculum of the course and also deeper understanding of the theoretical and methodological approaches to being a communication specialist. Learning from industry specialist and experts on the field of communication it will give me the advance knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to succeed as a communication specialist back here in Nigeria.

Vo= what will you do with the degree or career goal
Me= a degree in communication allows me to choose a career that can lead to both personal and professional development, for my professional level i want to become a communication specialist, able to identify and develop the best communication strategies to solve communication problems when the need arises and on a personal level after my degree i will be working on my own TV program that has to to with family entanglement, issues in Nigeria and how it affects the Nigerian youth and there development, with back up interview, one on one talk with top expert in the Nigerian society.

Vo= did you write any test
Me= No, cause after my WES evaluated transcript was sent to the school, the school waived TOEFL for me (truly TOEFL was waived for me, but I actually later right TOEFL, but don't want to tell the Vo cause I wasn't impress with my scores 77)( hope am save with this answer)

Vo= I can see you were denied visa before why( am praying and in great hope in God almighty that this question won't be ask)
Me= I was not convincing enough with my reply cause I was nervous ( please what is the best answer for this, I explain my previous transcript on page 140-141)

Please guys, help proof read and tell me what need to be scrap out and what answer can stay and also the best Sentence to come first and which to come last in my answers.....thanks in advance guys, Love you all...

To me with God with you and this transcript your visa will be approved , u need not tell the VO u wrote any exam since the score isn't impressive.

u can say what u said.

or just kuku say your admission doesn't require any other test after the evaluation. u could just add it to spice things up

but the way u are now u are good to go

jolowizzy11:
good morning guys.... my interview is on the 18th of this month,please review my transcript and criticize ...thanks
VO good morning
Me. Good morning

Me how are you today ?
VO fine

VO pass me your sevis receipt and i-20
Me here you go

VO why are you going to us
Me I'm going to us for my bachelor's degree in project management @ alliant international university San Diego California...

VO why USA they are good schools in UK,canada and Ireland

Me I choose to study in us because their education system is one of the best in world and also they have a diverse and modern educational system which is recognized all over the world,
VO why this school
Me I choose this school because it is one of the top management school in us coupled with the fact that the class size is small that is the maximum number of students in a class is 20 ,that would make the class more interactive and also I would be able to get along well with the professor's.

VO why did you choose project management

Me - my decision to study project management was taken when I saw alot of failed projects in my country due to the lack of proper management ,I believe with the knowledge I would have acquired I would be able to make a positive impact in the construction sector...

VO tell me about project management

Me project management is a wide course that fit's into any sector ,for example in my country the construction industry is the fastest growing industry in my country and I would love to be among with elite project managers in my country...

VO who's your sponsor
Me my dad

VO what does he do
Me he works @ Lagos state employment trust fund as the head of government relations

VO what would you do after the completion of your course

Me I would come back to my country to get a job after years of savings I would startup my company .

VO have you traveled before
Me no I haven't

VO why
Me I have no reason to ...

VO are you married
Me no sire/ma'am
.....................

In your post graduation plans try to mention a big company where you'll work and what you'll do there.

something like after graduation I've a higher hand to work here in Nigeria in soso company where I'll be sososo engineer. Make sure u put popular industry oo.

it helps sha, that's what I noticed since all the transcript I've been reading sha.

knash1:
Am trying to schedule an appointment. I was once denied visa in the past. Please how do I go about the Ds-160 form. Am I to fill a new one or just use the barcode of the previous Ds-160 barcode I used previously . Please house guild me through.

You can start a new one it doesn't matter, just make sure the new one tallies with what you are going to do.

hello my fellow Nairalander I greet you all
I want to write TOEFL, how to I go about it, the registration, process and fee and the likes.
I'll appreciate if someone can put me through.

LagosismyHome:
Is this for bsc and do u have another bsc

No

Visa interview last week March 19
This was how it went

VO: good morning
Me: good mornings
VO: what are you going to do in the US
ME: to pursue my degree in computer science in the university of central Missouri
VO: what are your post graduate plans
ME: come back to Nigeria immediately, I have many opportunities, work with the federal government and taking over my parents business
VO: what's your parent business?
ME: cocoa merchant, they have a lot of lands in the southwest area with cocoa cultivations on it
VO: good
VO: how does this course help your parent business?
Me: they do sell the cocoa seeds to various customers which the use of computer is very essential for some transactions, so with that I'll be of great help
VO: how many schools did you apply for
ME: 3
VO: name the other 2
ME: eastern Illinois university and university of Memphis
V:O have you travelled before
ME: yes
VO: where?
ME: Ghana and Togo

He nodded his head throughout which shows cool

He sha kept typing for long that was where I knew something is happening

VO:He just suddenly said I'm sorry you don't have the requirements
He returned my stuffs

Guys where is my error

Damidolly:
Hello house, I need an urgent response pls
I applied to a school last year nd my Official transcript was mailed from my undergraduate school, i got the admission but didn't go, but I want to reapply to the same school now, do I still need to send a sealed and stamped Official transcript from my undergraduate school to the same school again because it has been sent during my first application last year?
Pls treat as urgent

If u mail them again, in most cases they'll tell u no need to resend that they still have it with them.
Same thing happened to me the man said I should only redo bank statement. That the rest he has with him

For it to reach the location does not take more than 3 or 4 weeks
Sometimes longer, mine took very long last year[/quote]

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Guys what other school offers SONOGRAPHY except from Lincoln university

goodemma20:
since some schools have deadlines around December, It would be to your advantage if you have already sorted out the exams by July/August....hope this helps

Its risky to use your uncle as your new sponsor, except you are filled with lot of tangible explanations