Thank you very much. We bless God for His mercy and grace.

nmarh:


We are the Boston people! Congrats!

Yeah, no p. I'm with you.

shakol91:
@ [qb]martclems[/b] , pls I like to discuss somethings with you.

Amen!! That's my coach there. Glory to God Almighty!

gaviria:

Congratulations bro. God did it! I really liked your doggedness and determination. I'm so happy for you.
God bless your new journey.

US student F1 Visa finally approved just this morning after two times denials. Glory to God Almighty, thanks to my mentor, my coach and teacher, Gaviria who I met on this platform. The bros help me sha. At a point I was wondering if we still have Nigerians like Gaviria. Bros thanks a lot. May the good Lord bless you richly. I'm very very grateful. So here's my transcript.

Interview was scheduled for 7:45am.

The same guy who did my biometrics was the same person who conducted the interview, I was coincidentally directed to him the second time by the CGI official.

VO: good morning
Me: good morning

VO: Pass your documents pls
I did

VO: where are you going?
Me: I'm going to Boston, Massachusetts, USA. I'm going there for my masters degree at Hult International Business School.
(VO jst happy wen I answer like this, he expressed this with a smile. I was surprised)

VO: how did you hear about this school?
Me: I carried out an extensive research using academic websites. I used usnews.com, gradschools.com and then google.com. (At this point I paused then I remembered I haven't completed that statement, then I continued and added this: I further streamlined my search to schools whose courses aligns with my area of interest.

VO: did you take any test?
Me: Yes, I did. I took the wonderlic test with the school
(the guy nodded like he knew what the wonderlic test was about)
The VO denied the guy in front of me cos he said 'no' to this question(cos after giving the guy d blue slip d guy asked the VO the reason for his denial and the VO explained that to him and even added that he has a better chance of getting his visa approved if he took any of those tests) and at this point I was already fretting cos I didn't take any standardized test other than the wonderlic test conducted for me by the school. "Na cos of that guy for my front wey d VO bounce make me get sense to answer 'yes' to that question with one kind confidence ehn....only for me to tell him 'wonderlic test' and he accepted it'' - God in action.

VO: what's this test about?
Me: (for my mind I was like... And u nodded like u knew about the test??) it's an internal based test conducted by the school to test my verbal skills, communication and technical skills.... (Trust me I wasn't prepared for this question)

The VO nodded again with excitement. I was jst thinking, Na so this guy like my face. Well, his smiles gave me confidence sha.

VO: so what are your plans after graduation?
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria to set up my own business.

VO: what kinda business?
Me: a recycling company.

VO: why this company?
Me: this is an area many Nigerians haven't really gone into. We have very few recycling companies in Nigeria (and I added a few spoil that even me myself knew I was explaining spoil)

VO looks at my i20, raised his head and said you have a scholarship from the school.
Me: yes, I do. (With a big smile)

VO: how did you get it?
Me: I wrote a scholarship essay.

VO: what's the topic of the essay?
Me: (I actually forgot the topic) future leadership essay it is (I think it's the topic anyway)

VO: what did you write about?
Me: I talked about my future goals, how I'd like to rule a company on my own and I also talked about my academic achievement over the years.

VO: where did you study for your first degree?
Me: University of Benin, EDO state.

VO: What did you study?
Me: Mechanical Engineering.

VO: you graduated in 2016,have you done your youth service? (I least expected this question but Gaviria had earlier on advised me on how to fill out the employment status on my ds160, stating that I'm still a student and currently undergoing my youth service and will be rounding up next month, August....which I did)
Me: I'm currently serving and will be rounding up next month, August. My program starts in September.

VO was jst smiling at me, carefully kept my passport by his side where I noticed a heap of other passports and he told me the good news. Your visa has been approved, followed by some other talks, brought out that white paper, handed it over to me alongside my i20. I smiled back, collected the papers and left d window..

gaviria:

You can apply anytime as long as you're ready. No one will stop you from applying 5 times sef. I got mine the third time. Just work on all your flaws and it'll be fine. The chances of getting yours is still the same with someone going for the first time and you already have lil experience. Because every interview is done independently of the previous one you had. So just know where you messed up the last time. Do mock interviews, have good answers to all the questions that you've seen in people's transcripts.

These two rejections have been at the US embassy in Lagos. Will you advice I try the embassy in Abuja this third time or still go to the one in Lagos.

I've had two visa rejections in two months(may and june) and school resumes in September, I still have July and August to reapply. Are there still any chances of me getting my visa approved if I reapply the third time and is there a particular way I can go about it?

Pls what should I do... Thanks.

Pls any advice for F1 student visa seekers who haven't done the compulsory 1yr NYSC (youth service) before going for the interview?