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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Azeebabe: 9:33pm On Mar 23, 2021
Good evening house.

Please, I applied to Texas Tech University for a PhD program in Geoscience since December 2020. I received a mail from them this January saying my application has been transferred to the department but till now, I havent heard anything from them. Is there anyone experiencing this as well because I can see a lot of people here are talking about receiving i-20 from the same school or is it my department? Thank you.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by EmeritusR: 9:34pm On Mar 23, 2021
tracyroy:
Hello Gurus in the house, thank you all for all your contributions. Please I wanted to get your thoughts on something.

I have a sister who is a US citizen and she resides in the same city as my school. Here's my question, is it better I fill her address as where I'll be staying or should I say I'll be staying on campus. Bearing in mind that her house is abt 20mins drive from the school.

Also, is it better I use her as my contact information or should I use my uncle who resides in another state?.

Ps: I fully disclosed that I have a sibling in US when filling my ds-160.

Thank you.

you should use your school location as where you will be staying. there is nothing bad using her as a contact information. I'm sure you just need to be prepared to explain to the VO the reason why you are going to the US. the other things are in the Lord's hands.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by TrueNigerian300: 9:40pm On Mar 23, 2021
obajoey:
Have u been admitted at APSU?
I have someone going to this school as well. Have you gotten admission there ?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by mbolajide2010: 10:53pm On Mar 23, 2021
obajoey:
Have u been admitted at APSU?

Not yet, and you?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by horlahsunbo225(m): 10:54pm On Mar 23, 2021
Azeebabe:
Good evening house.

Please, I applied to Texas Tech University for a PhD program in Geoscience since December 2020. I received a mail from them this January saying my application has been transferred to the department but till now, I havent heard anything from them. Is there anyone experiencing this as well because I can see a lot of people here are talking about receiving i-20 from the same school or is it my department? Thank you.
I've a friend that applied to geoscience in December and the grad cord told him that the first round of decision will go out by first week in February, he has gotten admission since 2nd week in February...please mail the department
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Tulacious123: 11:45pm On Mar 23, 2021
Good evening all.Have anyone received admission from Pennsylvania State University for fall 2021? I applied before deadline for financial consideration.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Systrom(m): 1:16am On Mar 24, 2021
lentomac:
Application fee waiver alert!!!!!!!!!!, No code, just apply.Lasts till 28 March, 2021
@
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YOU GUYS SHOULD DO RESEARCH ON THE PROGRAMS IN THIS SCHOOL, IF THEY HAVE YOUR PROGRAM. APPLY ASAP , THEN DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE (COLD MAIL APPROACH TO PROFESSORS IN YOUR AREA OF SPECIALIZATIONS)

Grad. Programs in this school
https://www.stevens.edu/academics/graduate-education/graduate-programs

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Boss, I submitted an application just now to Stevens Institute of Technology, but my dashboard shows awaiting application fee of $60.00

Should I ignore? How will I be sure that my application will be reviewed?

Or do I contact the graduate office? Please advise
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Annie26: 1:55am On Mar 24, 2021
same
Systrom:
Boss, I submitted an application just now to Stevens Institute of Technology, but my dashboard shows awaiting application fee of $60.00

Should I ignore? How will I be sure that my application will be reviewed?

Or do I contact the graduate office? Please advise


same here
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Annie26: 1:56am On Mar 24, 2021
Please house

is Midwestern State University a good school?
Urgent request people
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Tulacious123: 2:15am On Mar 24, 2021
Tulacious123:
Good evening all.Have anyone received admission from Pennsylvania State University for fall 2021? I applied before deadline for financial consideration.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Dejino70: 3:51am On Mar 24, 2021
Tulacious123:
Good evening all.Have anyone received admission from Pennsylvania State University for fall 2021? I applied before deadline for financial consideration.

Yes, I have received an offer from Penn State University for the MBA program starting in the Fall. I applied last November, got interviewed in February and the offer came 2 weeks after the interview. Which department did you apply to?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Summertime: 8:14am On Mar 24, 2021
mbolajide2010:


M.Sc Mathematics
Hi, I was also was contacted by WIU to provide proof of funding in order to expedite decision process. In a case where I am unable to provide proof of funding, will I still be offered admission?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Tulacious123: 9:12am On Mar 24, 2021
MSc International Affairs
Dejino70:


Yes, I have received an offer from Penn State University for the MBA program starting in the Fall. I applied last November, got interviewed in February and the offer came 2 weeks after the interview. Which department did you apply to?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Futuragetty: 9:36am On Mar 24, 2021
Look out for public holidays when scheduling for appointment dates.
Eid al-Fitr Likely 12–14 May 2021* Democracy Day Sat, 12 Jun 2021, Will possibly moved to Monday 14
Eid al-Adha Likely 19–21 Jul 2021*
PS: Not 100% accurate.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by obajoey(m): 9:38am On Mar 24, 2021
Not at all.
A friend got admitted for spring.
He is there already.

What Course?

mbolajide2010:


Not yet, and you?

Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Azeebabe: 9:39am On Mar 24, 2021
horlahsunbo225:

I've a friend that applied to geoscience in December and the grad cord told him that the first round of decision will go out by first week in February, he has gotten admission since 2nd week in February...please mail the department

Thank you for the information. I will contact my department asap.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by obajoey(m): 9:41am On Mar 24, 2021
No, I have not.
A friend got admitted for Spring with full funding, he is there already.
TrueNigerian300:

I have someone going to this school as well. Have you gotten admission there ?

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by obajoey(m): 9:43am On Mar 24, 2021
They said normal processing will continue, but the statement get as e be.

What department/Course?
Summertime:
Hi, I was also was contacted by WIU to provide proof of funding in order to expedite decision process. In a case where I am unable to provide proof of funding, will I still be offered admission?

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by RuQoz(m): 9:54am On Mar 24, 2021
frapzkid:
abeg
I have an interview on April 27th
Can i use the account statement i printed around december for my i20 issuance?(less than 4 months old)
Also i want to change my ds 160 form, can i do this cos i made a mistake while filling it
lastly how can i pay for my sevis fees can i use a Nigerian bank card

It's advisable to use a new bank statement
You cannot pay with your card. You need someone to help you with it over there. It's faster.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by HappyRabi: 10:59am On Mar 24, 2021
Hi, has anyone gotten admission in university of Cincinnati? How is there funding like?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Moshkom(m): 11:13am On Mar 24, 2021
ju5na34ra:
Hello All,

Please I will be having my interview on the 28th if April, kindly help me review my transcript


Vo: what are you going to do in the US?
Me: To pursue my master degree in information technology at university of Cincinnati with a specialization in network administration & security

Vo: why US and not Nigeria?
Me: having an international experience and education is one of the advantage that most companies in Nigeria consider when choosing their employees

Vo: how many schools did you applied to?
Me: two schools , university of Cincinnati and Texas A$M university

Vo: why university of Cincinnati?
Me: apart from the fact that they have a good educational standard and research , my research interest is in the field of network administration and security and university of Cincinnati happens to be one of the best schools in US that do research in network administration $ security and also the school has awarded me with a teaching assistantship that made my tuition fee much more affordable for my sponsor’s budget

Vo: what will you be doing as a teaching assistantship?
Me: I will be teaching undergraduate courses,grading and marking their tests and exams

Vo: why information technology?
Me: I studied computer science in my first degree and have been working as an ATM network engineer after my graduation , so I want to specialized my interest in IT so as to increase my knowledge on the field

Vo: what are your study plan?
Me: msc in information technology consist of a 30 credit hours which will be taken within a period of 24months and few of my courses are , DBMS, data analysts, cyber security, artificial intelligent

Vo: what will this program do for you ?
Me: It will allow me to understand the advanced area of information technology that my undergraduate studies did not teach me and also it will enable me to acquire the knowledge and experience required to work in various IT firms in Nigeria ��

Vo: how did you know about the school?
Me: I made a research using some academy website such as usnews.com, graduateschool.com, Wikipedia and the school website

Vo: did you take any standardized test?
Me: No I did not because it was not required for my program

Vo:who’s your sponsor ?
Me: my uncle and he’s a successful business man that deals with importation of baby diapers and baby essentials needs

Vo: why is he sponsoring you ?
Me: he has been my father figure ever since I lost my dad


Good day bro, I think I love your reply to the “ why US and not Nigeria”
But bro, I’m sure you’d need to explain more and more, because that’s too short. Like, you can also have that said international experience in another country which is not US, like Canada, UK and co.

After or before that your answer up there, why not add HOW USA IS THE HOME OF TECH, which is like the best bet for you. We’ve head1/4s of top tech companies (MicroSoft, Apple, Intel etc) there which might and definitely make intern and research easy for you unlike you schooling and offering the said course in any other country or your country.

Just try make research on that and use your own words to add up on your propose transcript.

Luck!

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by lentomac: 12:43pm On Mar 24, 2021
Systrom:
Boss, I submitted an application just now to Stevens Institute of Technology, but my dashboard shows awaiting application fee of $60.00

Should I ignore? How will I be sure that my application will be reviewed?

Or do I contact the graduate office? Please advise
It's very likely your application has been accepted but the default AWAITING APPLICATION will still be showing.

It's very common with schools that offer APP. FEE WAIVER , a friend experienced this kind of scenerio in a school in Canada a year ago, it showed submitted, and still brought out AWAITING APPLICATION FEE OF $95 CAD, the guy got a notification in his mail that he submitted an application and review have started immediately, two weeks later, he got the admission.

In this case, to clear the air, contact the Graduate Office of this school

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by lentomac: 12:53pm On Mar 24, 2021
Saw this somewhere

If you are a graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State, South-West, Nigeria, you gonna find the following content useful

PROCEDURE FOR VERIFICATION OF CERTIFICATES/TRANSCRIPTS

Upon notification via email from WES or other agencies that your documents (Transcripts and Certificates) have been forwarded to your institution for verification.
Kindly do the following:-

• Visit FUTA website at https://www.futa.edu.ng/
• At the home page under “Featured Links” click on FUTA Other Payments
• Under Payment Type – SELECT UNDERGRADUATE VERIFICATION OF CERTIFICATE (You have option of Within/Outside Nigeria).
• Complete the form and Click Generate Invoice(RRR) Now
• You can pay via Bank Outlet or Card/Online
• After successful payment, Submit your receipt at Exams and Records or send via email to exams.records@futa.edu.ng

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Systrom(m): 1:05pm On Mar 24, 2021
lentomac:

It's very likely your application has been accepted but the default AWAITING APPLICATION will still be showing.

It's very common with schools that offer APP. FEE WAIVER , a friend experienced this kind of scenerio in a school in Canada a year ago, it showed submitted, and still brought out AWAITING APPLICATION FEE OF $95 CAD, the guy got a notification in his mail that he submitted an application and review have started immediately, two weeks later, he got the admission.

In this case, to clear the air, contact the Graduate Office of this school
Thanks for the explanation
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Cocao(f): 2:51pm On Mar 24, 2021
Azeebabe:
Good evening house.

Please, I applied to Texas Tech University for a PhD program in Geoscience since December 2020. I received a mail from them this January saying my application has been transferred to the department but till now, I havent heard anything from them. Is there anyone experiencing this as well because I can see a lot of people here are talking about receiving i-20 from the same school or is it my department? Thank you.

All schools have different timelines for processing application. If you really want to know, you can call the department admin and find out the status of your application.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Cocao(f): 2:56pm On Mar 24, 2021
tracyroy:
Hello Gurus in the house, thank you all for all your contributions. Please I wanted to get your thoughts on something.

I have a sister who is a US citizen and she resides in the same city as my school. Here's my question, is it better I fill her address as where I'll be staying or should I say I'll be staying on campus. Bearing in mind that her house is abt 20mins drive from the school.

Also, is it better I use her as my contact information or should I use my uncle who resides in another state?.

Ps: I fully disclosed that I have a sibling in US when filling my ds-160.

Thank you.

You should try as much as you can to distance your educational purpose from your sister. That way it can help establish your non-immigrant stance

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Tods(f): 3:29pm On Mar 24, 2021
Hi guys, please does anyone know a student in Gannon University, Pennsylvania?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Azeebabe: 3:49pm On Mar 24, 2021
Cocao:


All schools have different timelines for processing application. If you really want to know, you can call the department admin and find out the status of your application.


Thank you for the feedback.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by RuQoz(m): 4:27pm On Mar 24, 2021
If you are in need of dollars for payment of application fee or SEVIS fee, you can contact pm me.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Shuayb0(m): 4:49pm On Mar 24, 2021
Application fee will be waived automatically after 24 hours of submitting your application.
Systrom:
Boss, I submitted an application just now to Stevens Institute of Technology, but my dashboard shows awaiting application fee of $60.00

Should I ignore? How will I be sure that my application will be reviewed?

Or do I contact the graduate office? Please advise

Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Ajoke85(f): 4:54pm On Mar 24, 2021
Hello gurus in the house
Please, I just updated my DS-160 on cgi now, and I need updated interview confirmation page. Please how do I go about it?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Bigsecret(f): 5:17pm On Mar 24, 2021
Schrodinger1:


Of course, you can collect both I-20s but you can only use one at a time to process your SEVIS and visa appointment.
Hello, what if it is the case that I got fully funded offer in both schools. Can I still get I-20 for the two cry

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