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Nawaooo, I'm scared of going for my interview with all these denials.

kabbayya:
What happened to this thread? Or are nigerians no longer interested in studying in Bulgaria? I have taken my time to go tru d thread ever since i joined nairaland, and i am interested in studying in new Bulgaria University, but i am somehow confused about getting a job to support myself while schooling , i need someone to clear the air concerning this, some claim there are no jobs, some claim otherwise,dont know wat to believe now even tlkprince sef don jah commot for reasons best known to him, anyone in Bulgaria to clear the air on this before i begin my application?

There are no jobs in bulgaria even part time , that's why the thread is no longer alife..
Check western European countries, they are better .

misspetit:
Good evening everyone.
So i wanna aoply to a university in germany tru uni assist and i intend to apply with my transcript but unilag doesnt give transcript directly to students... now am wondering how i will send my transcript to uni assist since i have to upload all documents pmyself.

How do I apply through uni assist

OgbeniOptional:
I'd like to know how to go about the loan as well. Send me the email. I already check prodigy and my school is not on their list. Thanks.

Which one is prodigy

Plz is degree certificate a must have at the embassy, can I use my statement of result. My certificate is not ready from my school.

Plz is degree certificate a must have at the embassy, can I use my statement of result.
My certificate is not ready from my school and my interview is coming soon.

[quote author=yemiteantho post=72142639]Thanks for the previous response!
The transcript is as follows;
VO: Good Morning
Me: Good morning and how are you doing?
VO: Good thank you (Smiling). Can you pass your i20 and passport please?
Me: Handed it Over.
VO: Why did you want to study this particular course in US?
Me: The master's degree will equip me with the necessary expertise required to be a professional health educator in Nigeria. bla bla bla....
VO: Nodded in acceptance. who is sponsoring your study?
Me: My dad.
VO: What does he do?
Me: He is a medical doctor at ........Hospital and we have a family business as well.
VO: Do you have the financial statement?
me: Yes.. and I passed it to her when she requested.
VO: Flipped through all the pages for like 3 mins. What do you say you dad do?
Me: He is a medical doctor at so so so so....
VO: Okay! Flipped through the pages again for another 2 mins
VO: Who is so so so so(Mentioned my Dad's name)?
Me: My dad.
VO: Okay.
VO: Are you aware that the new policy is that united state embassy will be verifying all financial statements for F1 visa? and if there is an issue with the document, such applicant can be banned for up to 10 years. Do you still want to proceed?
Me: Yes.
VO: Waited again foe like 1 min.... Your visa have been approved
Me: Thank you
VO: Passed me the two white documents i described earlier
Me: Like when will me passport be ready for collection?
VO: Between 2-3 business days.
me: Thank you.
VO: I wish you a nice study in the US.
me: Thank you.
She did not give me back my financial statement though!
Later in the day, we were told that the embassy sent a mail to the bank to verify the statement and that it has been verified.
So, that is the transcript.
Only for me to check my status online now and to see refused and that I should refer to the paper i collected at the interview yesterday which was a congratulatory paper of being issued an F1 visa.

The issue will be from your bank statement

When asked my academic experience, what will be my response.
Plz I need suggestions.

Please I need someone to help me with corrections.
I applied to Atlantis University Miami Florida, Texas A&M University College Station. University of Alabama Birmingham. for my masters program.
If asked why I applied to these universities my response is:: They are located in bigger cities, I believe this will help me focus on my studies and achieve my goal of coming top of my healthcare management program.
Is my response good? I need suggestions.

If I am asked why did I apply to the universities, what will be my response.

Please the sevis fee receipt do I need to go to embassy with it for interview.

Predstan:
The amount of credit hours you will be doing, duration and major courses u will b offering

What of when asked your academic background, what should be the response

Predstan:
The amount of credit hours you will be doing, duration and major courses u will b offering

Thanks

If you are asked your study plan, what should be the response.

Plzooo how much is sewis fee, it's urgent

Please how much is sewis fee.
I need the account number

I want to read successful October transcripts.

How do I get Wes free calculator

Predstan:
University of Lagos, Taraba State University Stellenbosch University university of Capetown

If you don't know what to say, shut up.

kfrosh:
University of Michigan, Dearborn.

Thanks, but most of their courses are offered online. I don't need an online /evening university.
Plz I need more schools that don't require GRE.

JoyceMbatu:
Alliant University

They don't offer my course, plz I need more schools

Please I need universities that don't require GRE for their masters. Although I am writing GRE.

homirefacuny:
Austin Peay State university

Bsc or Msc

homirefacuny:
Lol... Bros.
Did you get my question? I actually got a GTA offer that covers the full cost of tuition as stated. It is on my I20. But as usual, the VO would ask for my sponsor... So I am basically asking if mentioning my uncle and the GTA offer will sound cool to the VO.
Thanks Bros... Emi ni ori, Fila ni mo n wa baba mi

Plz which school

fairheart:
Which admission term are you looking at? Spring 2019 or Fall 2019? PM me, will be busy searching for schools tonight. Might find one if possible

I sent you a mail, plz send me your whatsapp number .

Please I need help, I have been searching for universities in USA that offers masters program in Healthcare Management /Administration at a cheaper rate, all to no avail.
Plz if someone can help send me schools that offers this course, I will be grateful.

fairheart:
lolZ . SEE QUESTION!

What is funny

LagosismyHome:
A lot of SOA have been verified recently by the US Embassy

Do you work in US embassy.

LagosismyHome:
A lot of SOA have been verified recently by the US Embassy

Do you work in US embassy?

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.

Plz send me your number

dk2baba:
Am about to go for my interview next month the school I applied to doesn't require any standardised text do I still need to write so as to convince the vo that am not just running away .

Which school

frandies:
I got admitted to study msc In the state without writing TOEFL or IELT because the school said it if not needed. Gurus in the house, hope this will not affect my transcript during my interview at the embassy?

Which school