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Amefrica:
I hail sir!

zynnnie:
Hi All,
As an international student you are suppose to be a full time student but i have a question cos am in a peculiar situation.
Am doing a pre-requites for masters program in Physical therapy and i have just once course to complete it. So am left only with Mirco biology and Lab which is just a 4 credit hour course.
what should i do so i will not fall out of status or just go head and register only four credit hour and write the Sevis people or what?
Advice accordingly
Thanks

bigfrancis21: That's enough time to flex here in maryland. Make we try see when you come, fo sho.

You and Fadinus just dey play ball dey enjoy for calif baa?

bigfrancis21: MD's fine my brother. Yea, Greenbelt/Lanham and college park are quite close to each other. Can't wait to have you here, bro. #NL things
How long will you be staying?

stevecrun: bro.. no be you think..She knows exactly what she's saying..

MsNas: Your last block of statement..... Isn't that what what I have been harping on about? Thread members!!! Make una follow us judge this matter oo I stated it explicitly, You are not supposed to be in the United States after you defer your admission except if you have a serious medical condition or illness!

Is your Nepali friend pregnant? Is he life threateningly sick? If not, then I suggest you let him know he is and illegal alien. I don't expect you to have any basis of argument after reading the bolded part of the link you posted up there

Feexo: Ojap, Imperiouxx and everybody, I am in a very difficult situation and I need advice from everyone. I applied to a school as a graduate student in political science- I plan to lecture ultimately- and I got my visa. My mom was meant to sponsor me but she died in an auto crash last December. I had been speaking with a professor who indicated an interest in us working together on- International Peace-Keeping and Conflict Resolution in sub-Saharan Africa. I could not qualify for funding because I was 1.8 point short of the threshold. However, he said I would be considered for GA in my second semester if I maintain a GP of 3.0, and 'if' there were funds left. But, he was emphatic on my getting a GA in my second year. The school accepts a payment plan, and I am thinking of raising some money from some of my friends- I have less than $2k as I am typing this- to complete the first semester, and see how it pans out.
My mind is running wild... I have been staying with a female friend here in NY who is a citizen since Sunday. A friend who has a green card in Texas using a green-card said I should go to school, try and get my SSN and come to Texas. Another friend said I should just hop on the next plane and come over to Arizona, and work on getting my papers...
I am terrified of not going to school and falling out of status; my greatest ambition is getting a doctorate and lecturing
Should I send an email to the prof first?
Should I contact the appropriate person in school and ask for the least I can pay on a monthly basis for the first semester?
I don't want to stay in NY for too long. I don't wanna make a mistake and ruin the good relationship we have out of sheer desperation.
What do you guys think?

Graviton2: I'm in way over my head on this. It's obviously too late to start applying to a CC. I'll just have to wing it and apply next year. It's a good thing I didn't travel first.

Thanks though.

Graviton2: I think I might consider applying to a CC, but then would I need to get a new SEVIS number and pay another SEVIS fee?

slimmy05: OjaP, you earn all respect. Thanks for the wonderful words.

Graviton2: What happens if the University isn't willing to release the student's SEVIS record to the CC?

bigfrancis21: Personally, I prefer the usual paper-and-pencil paper exam as that's what I have been used to all my life so I opted for the paper GRE. I wrote the paper GRE at Aba and scored well on it.
Which menial job in US that pays minimum wage of $7.5 per hour will pay you well? How do you even compare the pay of menial jobs to the pay of white-collar jobs of between $20 to $50 an hour? Don't put the cart before the horse even before it is time to hit the road. Which menial job in america will pay you well so as to cover all as-you-know-it expenses and leave you with much change to spare on partying, enjoyment galore and shopping? You need to wake up. It is only the rich and celebrities that live such luxurious life here.
As an Igbo man, I love dealing with figures. Now let us delve into the financials.
I assume you get a job at Walmart(which is almost impossible as you have work restrictions on your visa but I will assume so for I was taught in science to make assumptions) which pays $7.5 per hour and you work 75 hours a week. Mind you, for such a low-paying salary, you'll need to work as many hours as possible as your body can permit to break even. And for such jobs, you're not paid overtime as obtained in white-collar jobs where you work 40 hours a week usually, 5 days a week, and any extra hours spent on the job is overtime and you're paid at an overtime rate of 1.5 times your hourly salry.
MONTHLY EARNINGS:
300 hours(75 hours per week times 4 weeks) * 7.5 = $2,250 per month.
Tax deduction = $350 to $400 per month. Yes, taxation here is killing. In most states you are taxed both federal and state taxes.
Other deductions such as social security benefits = $100
Take home pay: $1,750 to $1,800 per month.
EXPENSES:
1) Health insurance = $110 per month. Health care is very expensive here and almost everyone here has health insurance that covers medical bills during times of ill health.
2) Rent = average of $500 to $600 per month. I am even being generous. Some places are as high as $1,000 per month. Except you decide to put up with as many roommates as possible to split up the cost.
3) Feeding = $200 to $400 per month, that is if you cook at home. Eating outside is very costly as you spend twice/thrice of the stated figure.
4) Transportation = $100 to $200 on fuel per month on fuel if you'll be driving or on bus ticket if you'll taking the bus daily to work.
5) Light bill = $200
6) Water bill = $150
7) Miscellaneous = $100
8.) Phone bill = $50
Total expenses = $1,610
How much left = $140 to $190 in savings.

Then you remember you will have to save some money. Then relatives and friends from back home with same mindset like you will be calling you asking you to send $1,000 so that they can start enjoying life as they are 'suffering' in Nigeria, because they think that Obi is picking up dollars from the street of America. Not knowing that Obi is still struggling to have mere $1,000 as savings in his bank account. Then you think of how you'll send the very little you manage to save from your daily hardwork, sweat and energy and becoming stingy becomes your watchword.
Remember that this is the so-called menial job you envision to do which you will wrench your back doing everyday and standing on your feet 12 hours a day. You then think of your future and envision yourself doing the same recurring cycle every month in a year for the rest of your life in America, the land of opportunities and a place of 24/7 work all seasons of the year with very little rest, then you smile to yourself and tell yourself 'welcome to America. Now I understand what these people have been telling me since.'
Okay, you decide to finish school and get a 'well-paying' job in the vicinity of $70,000 per year or $5,833 pre-tax monthly salary. Fine, the job is white-collar and you are one step away from breaking your back and standing 12 hours a day. Your life is one step better than the class of menial workers. However, you are still not free from the ever-attractive recurring rat race cycle that entraps millions of employees in America that comes with heavy bills to pay every month such as house mortgage, car loans, college loans, heavy tax deductions, monthly light and water bills, phone bills, internet cable bills etc. with very little to spare in savings.
Is this your so-called glorious vision of 'being well paid'?

Chatters: Oga Ojap no vex. I'm just passing by... ;

godG: You have spoken well, Prof. This is a message from the gods. How are you, sir?

Mystiqme: My man how you doing? Your wedding is next on this thread o. Imperiouxx has set the way. Lol.

Mystiqme: Please I need help paying application fee too sir .

Amefrica: I greet you oh, baba mi.

How do you do...

Callmebabe: Hello everyone... I applied to a sch in newyork recently, but I was denied admission due to my ignorance during online registration, I also thought I could waive the application fee, but now I know better. What I need now is guideline on how to go about successful application and I also need suggestions on nice universities in America for my masters. Thanks.

Amefrica: Oga Ojap, you really are a good motivator.. Your words then kept me going.. I'm glad I won this battle! The storm is officially and spiritually over..