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Snakedoctor1:
why did the VO say he was preaching her when all was did was explanations? And taking his bank statement in and spending Tim before coming back yo her window is also suspicious .

Why present a bank statement when you have a full funding with no deficit at all?

Snakedoctor1:
No deficit. Not a penny. He even supplied evidence of personal funds

Hmm It's either there was a mistake on the part of the VO (which I actually doubt, pardon me) or your friend probably didn't answer the questions well enough during the interview as opposed to his transcript. Let him just reapply and share his proposed transcript here so we can help with it if necessary.

Snakedoctor1:
in Nigeria of course. I tried to be brief. He is very smart. Why do we arrogate so much infallibility to the VOs?

Okay then. In as much as you think he answered the questions very well and should be given the visa, the job of the VOs is to detect a potential immigrant or a person who might not be able to fund his studies. Does he have a deficit on his I-20? If he does, how much?

Snakedoctor1:
And my brothers visa interview for F-1 visa went thus:
Bro: Good morning ma'am
VO: good morning, hand in your passport and I-20
Bro: sure, complied
VO: why do you want a PhD in the US
Bro: standard of education, a and then better jib prospects etc (he is a pro, he did justice to this question )
VO: What are your duty schedules and how are they linked to the PHd., .....
Bro: I give veritable advise that inform top government policies. I am also a lecturer in ABC Uni where my promotion has been stalled for want of a PhD ...
VO: you don't have to preach me, you only have to tell me what you do. You are preaching me. Hand in your account statment.
Bro: yes ma'am , he submits it
VO: goes through it and apparently got glued to a part. She walks away into the inner office, spent lose to 5 mins surprisingly and back, a few click on the computer and then sorry, you are not eligible this time bla bla

The reply to the why US question seems suspicious. Better job prospects in the US?

[quote author=baby124 post=87727033]Since Kyari is being taken to Lagos. This one must be for

Funmilayo1994:
Helo everyone , pls I need an advise , want to ask a question . I was filling an application for my master's program , i went for 2 yrs ND programme before doing direct entry to the university so i used 3 yrs in the university because am a direct entry student. when I was filling the application stuff for my admission , I was told to fill in all the higher institutions I went to. So my question here is that , should I fill it there that I did a 2 yrs ND programme , if yes ,do I have to send my ND transcript to the school and my BSc transcript too. Please I need reply urgently

You have to fill the ND program details too. It's part of your post secondary school education and it's best you also attach the ND transcript.

afeezzezo:
Hello please how did you pay for your i-20?
Is it via wire transfer?

The best bet is to use eshipglobal and pay via paypal. The bank charge for wire transfer is almost equivalent to the approximately $80 you'll be asked to pay.

Comique:
Embassy suspends interview.
NL members on this thread suspend posts.

It's actually very necessary they suspend interviews with the amount of people trooping into the embassy daily. They're also humans and are not immune to diseases.

BlackfireX:
They supposed to pay them #40,000.


They are nothing but glorified secondary school teacher

Through your comment, I'll suppose you haven't passed through a University setting. People like you always compare your country to other countries but have no clue whatsoever on how to develop it.

Trustme2:
Thanks she's been tested severally. She wrote jamb last year and got 278, U.I post UME and scored 80%. She was short of 1mark to meet the agregate required mark for MBBS so I think we can give her a trial if we get institutions giving scholarship based on performance during their own qualifying exams not necessarily via her JAMB score

Alright then

Trustme2:
Your Candidate still dey learn. See my niece's result. Incidentally, she wrote the mock exams and got 179. Pls which institution within Nigeria and outside the country can one apply for scholarship for her. She's just 16 yrs plus

Scholarship because she passed UTME? And because she's just 16 plus? She hasn't even written her school's post UTME yet. Her results are indeed excellent but please don't be hubristic and petty about it.
Kudos to her though

Pls anybody has an apartment for short let rentals around yaba, akoka or onike. I'll be staying for 3 months and will love to pay monthly.

Focusmind:
Chancellor ship of a university is given to the office, title or the position the person occupies and not to the person.

FG appointing Emir of Zazzau as the Chancellor of UNIBEN does not mean that the person occupying that stool is the one appointed. It is his stool or office.

If he leaves that stool, whoever is the Emir of Zazzau takes over the chancelorship of UNIBEN automatically

Fayemi is just doing politics and eye service

This is quite untrue. The former Attah of Igala, HRH Alhaji Aliyu Obaje was the Chancellor of the University of Lagos before his death. However the new Attah didn't take over as the Chancellor. HRH The Shehu of Borno was appointed as the new Chancellor. So I don't agree with the 'theory' that it is the office that's appointed.

[quote author=omomayelakesi post=87067118]Thank you for responding.
I need help with the Do's and Don't of this type of interview , Inevitable questions and what type of questions to ask them. Is it proper to ask the interviewers the amount of stipend they are offering? Is it acceptable to ask for expected feedback time for the result of the interview? Does the interview follow the same format as regular job interviews? This are questions I need help with

Just be calm and confident in your responses. I had 4 interviews with different schools and what I noticed was they only want to get to know you better and also verify your English proficiency. Make sure you know your SOP in and out. I don't feel it's okay to ask them about the amount of stipend they'll be offering. Just focus on convincing them why you're a good fit for their program. You could ask questions like "What are the roles of the teaching assistants in your department?", "Are grad students required to take courses outside their area of interest or just courses pertaining to their field?"
It'll go smoothly, trust me. Don't worry!

Sammiel:
How do you guys pressurize your chosen references to send recommendation letter to the University of your choice? My references keep assuring me but for almost 2 weeks now no response to the emails dispatched to each one of them by my target school.

You have to meet them one on one to constantly remind them. Some of them are very busy and will respond only if you keep reminding them. Send them emails once a while to also remind them of the deadline.

Jidonskii:
Hello all, I just want to ascertain something. Can I bring any form of government issued ID to the center? Or must it be my passport? It won’t be funny if I show them my national ID and they refuse it

You'll definitely be turned back. The ID requirement is explicitly stated on ETS website.

ifeanyimoses:
Hello house, I am having my test tomorrow at dragnet centre, Ncws house Ahmed onibudo street, how can I get there.

Secondly, my test is tomorrow and I have no international passport I'd, can I use nysc discharge cert as an Id since its from the government and has my picture??

Please help a brother

You definitely need a passport. You'll be turned back without it.

Dgreatestt:
Hi, thanks for your reply.

Someone said earlier that it is waived for Nigerians, Please how sure are you about this information?

Delaware is becoming confusing for me, on my application checklist, I am seeing that TOEFL had been waived. But I just got a mail from my grad coordinator that they need TOEFL. I'm confused.

What can I do?

I also applied to Udel and was told to report my TOEFL score. I applied to the Chemistry graduate school though

Dgreatestt:
Hi great people. Once again, thanks for all your efforts in assisting others. Please I have a question.

Do University of Delaware requires TOEFL from Nigerians? There was no specific countries stated on their website.

Please anyone with experience in this school or knows someone in the school.

Yes they require TOEFL

thekingofafrica:
Good day everyone, question for gurus in the house, fall admission doesn’t start till sometimes in July or August and I’m planning on applying for visa by February, is this advisable? I mean judging that the schools admission is still quite far.

Have you gotten your I-20?

holymarlian:
Big fool ! wise and faithful women will avoid everything that will cause problems in her home what if it was husbands siblings she met in hotel.

Lol no need for name calling. What if a conference was organized by her place of work and the venue is a hotel's conference room (i believe you know conference rooms are in hotels) and she had to attend. A likely possibility don't you think?

Oma307:
you don carry your misconception come this thread abi. wetin a man and a woman dey do alone for hotel, except we go deceive ourselves. we know has the package dey go

Where was it stated that they were alone? I believe you know hotel is different from brothel right?

Theboss100:
Yes o, which will finally take center stage in a hotel room. U peeps should stop deceiving urselvers. To find a virtous woman these days is just too difficult. We just av rebranded oloshos getting married upandan. God help me o

You know the same can be said about guys right?

holymarlian:
this comment of yours is the reason why I say women have fishbrain zero logic and 100% emotion why would a married woman chose to go to a hotel of all places ..

This comment of yours reeks of pure ignorance. Only single women should go to a hotel? Let me understand your theory?

There are a wide number of things that happen in a hotel, your assumption is in fact vague. It is very much likely that they went for food or just for a meeting and not what you are assuming. A hotel is different from a brothel, I believe you should know that. You can casually tell her you saw her at the hotel and just observe her reaction.

Timilehin3:
Visa Approved @ Lagos Consulate
Interviewed at Window 3. I had like 5 straight denial before me. The guy on window 4 was just sharing yellow paper like Christmas gift, I saw like 11 people.

I returned all glory to God for the favour.
Going to UConn, PhD Chemistry, Full Funding.

Transcript

VO - Good Morning
Me - Good Morning

VO - Pass me your i-20 and passport
Me - Passed

VO - Have you paid your Sevis fee (He had to repeat this 3 times for me to get it. The 3rd time, he shouted)
Me - Yes, showed him the receipt.

VO - Why are you going to the US?
Me - I am going to the US for my doctoral degree program in Chemistry at the University of Storrs.

VO - What aspect of Chemistry?
Me - Inorganic

VO - So, what will you be working on?
Me - Working on Clay

VO - Clay? (He seems not to get me well)
Me - Yes, I will be modifying clay to be used as catalyst. Just like I did during my MSc research.

VO - Name some instruments used for your research?
Me - XRD, SEM, EDX, etc

VO - Which other school did you apply to?
Me - Mississippi State University but I have gotten a response from them.

VO - So, who will be supervising you?
Me - Prof ****

VO - So he has provided you a space in his lab?
Me - Yes

VO - So, what will you be using the clay for?
Me - For water splitting to get Hydrogen.

VO - So, what's the usefulness of the Hydrogen?
Me - It is used as fuel. (He made a sound like hmmmm... interesting)

VO - So how did you get full funding?
Me - My research experience and conference presentations. Moreso, I have a co-authored pare for publication with some researchers in the Professor's lab (I don't think he heard the second sentence well.)

VO - How many years will the program take?
Me - 4-6 years.

VO - What's the name of the Professor you will be working with? (Repeated question)
Me - Prof ****

VO - Typed for like a minute and said he will be approving the visa...bla bla bla
Me - Thank you


Shawarma, Tegi, Soliph, Tamison, Thanks so much for helping with my transcripts. I do appreciate.

NB...the interview wasn't as smooth as I typed o. I stuttered when answering some of the questions but at the end I was favoured.


* Please, I need where to get cheap flight now, traveling first week of January*

Congrats!!!!! fellow Chemist. Go on and do wonders.

[quote author=elijman post=84700028][/quote]I believe the first thing to note is that you don't have to start answering from the first blank, the aim is to answer the easiest blank first before the others, once you've gotten the easiest blank right using the clues (Use Manhattan book on TC and SE to learn how to identify clues), then it gets easier.
Also make sure you learn enough vocab words. In as much as the words are quite arduous to learn and still remember them, try to use them in your daily conversations.
Wish you the very best in your test.

LagosismyHome:
It most likely will not be the key focus since you have funding but just take ... even if it's one that has enough to cover flight tickets and prepare for that question .

Thank you very much. Most grateful.

Please will I need to bring a sponsor's SOA even when I have a full tuition waiver and stipend that covers all cost of living?

harffie:
Hi brother, is it funded?

Yes it is funded

TheGrandChemist:
Sure, it will be waived once you're accepted! You can take my word for it! If you're still in doubt, I will send you the $50 if it's not waived.



Cheers!!!

Wow thanks a lot. I have started the application. Almost complete.

TheGrandChemist:
Hi! If you don't mind, you can apply to Brigham Young University. I see you've got a pretty strong profile!



Best,

TheGrandChemist

Thanks a lot @Grandchemist. I have started the application process to the school already, thank you so much once again. Will the application fee be waived after I have applied?