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Yes. You can practice for US interview using FiBi AI. Google 'FiBi AI by seamlessvisa'

BrighterSyde:
Thanks for this. My interview is tomorrow. Masters in the US. Is there a place you can help with online where I can do mock interviews with someone?

Is it the same for both Abuja and Lagos or just Lagos?

Integritycheck:
This has been like that for close to 2 months now ? I have reported to them and one of their supporconfirmed it's a technical issue that I am supposed to navigate to future month even if there are no slot available

Please how much is the equivalence of $185 at first bank so I can know the exact amount I should hold.

#299,700

Timshin:
Please how much is the equivalence of $185 at first bank so I can know the exact amount I should hold.

Thank you so much Michael.

NasaMichael:
#299,700

OlaSammie:
Yes. You can practice for US interview using FiBi AI. Google 'FiBi AI by seamlessvisa'

@OlaSammie.
@BrighterSyde asked the question you quoted last year 2014. I wonder why answering him today 😎

▪︎ Anyways Seamlessvisa does not focus only on U.S. visas, they are giving visa services and clues to UK, and few other countries.

** As at today. Nairaland F1 student visa and B1/B2 sections gives the best practical visa processing clues, mock trainings (possible questions & answers and other empirical U.S visa informations related to Africans than majority of those external websites.

Note: I am not underestimating Seamlessvisa, but the best place to aquire 1st-class practical U.S visa informations for Africans (esp Nigerians ) is here on Nairaland. 👍

Good day everyone
Please, I am seeking suggestions or recommendations for universities that are well-funded and affordable in the USA that offer Master's programs in public health.
I hold a BSc in Human physiology with a Second class upper honors.

Someone please help me. Since May till now, I have not been able to schedule an appointment. No date is showing

I have done everything, filled DS-160, paid for SEVIS fee and received my I-20.

Janet04:
Someone please help me. Since May till now, I have not been able to schedule an appointment. No date is showing

I have done everything, filled DS-160, paid for SEVIS fee and received my I-20.

Hello Janet.
I don't think you have done everything. And that thing you have not done is for you to go back to few pages from this current page and read all the instructions. Your question have been treated by various people with same or past experiences. If you cannot find your solution then keep waiting and checking or defer your admission. 👍

ADbb:
It depends on the course you want to do for your PhD. Some schools/courses don't need gre or gmat for PhD applicants.
You have to know exactly what you want to go for for your PhD, thoroughly research schools and their requirements and choose the ones who don't make these tests mandatory.
Secondly, fully funded PhD programs comes with being a teaching/research assistant so do you have any form of experience teaching? Do you have evidence that you're a researcher(publications, etc)
These things can somehow make up for your average grades.

It’s good to ask questions and thank you for your input. I really don’t have any teaching experience and no publications but I love to research. It’s makes me feel good. I would look into your options and then as well look into MBA but I feel because I have master degree already moving forward with PhD makes more sense. I’m very much open and ready for your advice. Thank you.

Thanks to Efe as well and everyone for their support and advice

Lee310:
It’s good to ask questions and thank you for your input. I really don’t have any teaching experience and no publications but I love to research. It’s makes me feel good. I would look into your options and then as well look into MBA but I feel because I have master degree already moving forward with PhD makes more sense. I’m very much open and ready for your advice. Thank you.

Thanks to Efe as well and everyone for their support and advice

Hello Lee.

I will still leave @ADbb to respond to you as he or she may have another eye opener to share with you, but I need to quickly point out something in your response.

First, You should not only focus on just an MBA but STEM-MBA from a reputable and well ranking (in business & finance) institution in the U.S. STEM-MBA or STEM-Msc in any course of study now gives you the room to stay back in the U.S. after graduation by rounding off with STEM-OPT. Again, STEM-MBA stands out from the old commonplace MBA by combining.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in your modules which gives room for STEM graduates employability in almost all fields.

Secondly, I have a natural inclination for researching any topic ranging from geography, politics , people, languages etc just like you, but I am not in anywhere near to be called an educationist or a natural scholar because I was also an average student on graduations (Bsc & Msc) and I don't like teaching academically or reading any subject for a pass-mark. Can you see that I myself is not fit for a PhD application except if its extremely necessary for my earnings or promotion ?

Phd studentship has the highest record of drop-outs more than other level of University degrees in almost every given year. It's not about coming out with 1st-class. It's about the passion. 👍

Omo this FiBi AI dey work, no lies.

OlaSammie:
Yes. You can practice for US interview using FiBi AI. Google 'FiBi AI by seamlessvisa'

Lee310:
It’s good to ask questions and thank you for your input. I really don’t have any teaching experience and no publications but I love to research. It’s makes me feel good. I would look into your options and then as well look into MBA but I feel because I have master degree already moving forward with PhD makes more sense. I’m very much open and ready for your advice. Thank you.

Thanks to Efe as well and everyone for their support and advice

You can start by 1st building your research/academic portfolio by publishing in reputable journals.
Start writing quality papers on your academic field making sure you follow all research/publication rules.
Please avoid open journals because they aren't academically respected.

To publish a paper in a Nigerian reputable journal costs about 60k and internationally costs 50-150 $

Also, you can attend and present academic papers related to your field in conferences.
Universities usually hold conferences so research on them.

NOTE: in Nigeria's academic world , 2 conference papers is equal to 1 journal publication

Efetobore1980:
Hello Janet.
I don't think you have done everything. And that thing you have not done is for you to go back to few pages from this current page and read all the instructions. Your question have been treated by various people with same or past experiences. If you cannot find your solution then keep waiting and checking or defer your admission. 👍

Thank you, Mr. Efe. I have read the past posts. And I think I have done everything, paid the MRV fee too. But no date is showing in 2026 and 2027. Please help me. What am I missing?

I cannot afford to miss out on it this term, please.

Janet04:
Thank you, Mr. Efe. I have read the past posts. And I think I have done everything, paid the MRV fee too. But no date is showing in 2026 and 2027. Please help me. What am I missing?

I cannot afford to miss out on it this term, please.

If you've tried everything and you still can get any date, a last resort is going to a different country to do it.

Katdaddy:
If you've tried everything and you still can get any date, a last resort is going to a different country to do it.

Wow. Okay, thank you.

preetyslim:
Yes Efe, I have filled and submitted my DS-160, paid my Sevis fee and I already have my I-20 form signed. I have all my documents ready. All that is left is getting an appointment date. Should I go ahead and send an email to them?

Hello Preetyslim,
Please have you been able to get a date and schedule an appointment?

Please help me understand what you did differently if you have.

aramide000:
yes I have paid my visa fee but I am still unable to schedule an appointment

Hello Aramide, please have you been able to schedule an appointment yet?

Efetobore1980:
Hello Lee.

I will still leave @ADbb to respond to you as he or she may have another eye opener to share with you, but I need to quickly point out something in your response.

First, You should not only focus on just an MBA but STEM-MBA from a reputable and well ranking (in business & finance) institution in the U.S. STEM-MBA or STEM-Msc in any course of study now gives you the room to stay back in the U.S. after graduation by rounding off with STEM-OPT. Again, STEM-MBA stands out from the old commonplace MBA by combining.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in your modules which gives room for STEM graduates employability in almost all fields.

Secondly, I have a natural inclination for researching any topic ranging from geography, politics , people, languages etc just like you, but I am not in anywhere near to be called an educationist or a natural scholar because I was also an average student on graduations (Bsc & Msc) and I don't like teaching academically or reading any subject for a pass-mark. Can you see that I myself is not fit for a PhD application except if its extremely necessary for my earnings or promotion ?

Phd studentship has the highest record of drop-outs more than other level of University degrees in almost every given year. It's not about coming out with 1st-class. It's about the passion. 👍

Thanks for your input Efe… By any chance, do you have schools that you can recommend in the DMV area ?

ADbb:
You can start by 1st building your research/academic portfolio by publishing in reputable journals.
Start writing quality papers on your academic field making sure you follow all research/publication rules.
Please avoid open journals because they aren't academically respected.

To publish a paper in a Nigerian reputable journal costs about 60k and internationally costs 50-150 $

Also, you can attend and present academic papers related to your field in conferences.
Universities usually hold conferences so research on them.

NOTE: in Nigeria's academic world , 2 conference papers is equal to 1 journal publication

Now I have more knowledge about this. *Nods*
I would like to start an application asap but writing and publishing would take some time before this would suffice.

Lee310:
Thanks for your input Efe… By any chance, do you have schools that you can recommend in the DMV area ?

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No. I don't usually recommend schools. Google is sufficient to look for schools and send an application enquiry to the admissions office. To me, getting any kind of schools in the U.S. or anywhere is a piece of cake if someone is dedicated . Infact, you can break another record by discovering what others have not discovered or have overlooked.

Why not focus on @ADbb's opinion since you have shown interest in applying? You need to overlook and be focused and pray along. 👍

I think not been able to schedule an appointment is from their side, because navigating beyond june talkless of other months or years seems impossible.

I saw that screenshot on NAFSA's website so let's still be hopeful.

Timshin:
I think not been able to schedule an appointment is from their side, because navigating beyond june talkless of other months or years seems impossible.

I saw that screenshot on NAFSA's website so let's still be hopeful.

Thank you so much for this information, Timshin

Lee310:
Now I have more knowledge about this. *Nods*
I would like to start an application asap but writing and publishing would take some time before this would suffice.

Getting a PhD is very competitive and you need to put up a stellar profile to be considered for admission.

Janet04:
Hello Preetyslim,
Please have you been able to get a date and schedule an appointment?

Please help me understand what you did differently if you have.

Hi Janet, I haven’t been able to get a date yet. Still waiting…

preetyslim:
Hi Janet, I haven’t been able to get a date yet. Still waiting…

Okay, thank you for the update. Let's keep watching out for each other. By the Grace of God, we will all celebrate at the end, without looking like what we went through. Amen.

Please if one has a parent in the US and has you as a dependent under his own surname but you the dependent has a different surname, must the surname be changed to match with the parents surname before proceeding on any US application like on student visa ?

Timilegoo00:
Please if one has a parent in the US and has you as a dependent under his own surname but you the dependent has a different surname, must the surname be changed to match with the parents surname before proceeding on any US application like on student visa ?

No

Timilegoo00:
Please if one has a parent in the US and has you as a dependent under his own surname but you the dependent has a different surname, must the surname be changed to match with the parents surname before proceeding on any US application like on student visa ?

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No. Just as @Taal17 has stated but let me elaborate . We are like doctors on Nairaland so any patient shouldn't hide his or her ailments.

Are you being adopted ? Is the person a distance relative ? Did you know him online and never met but he's just interested in becoming your guardian? 👍

Good day everyone
Please, I am seeking suggestions or recommendations for universities that are well-funded and affordable in the USA that offer Master's programs in public health.
I hold a B.Sc. in Human physiology with a Second class upper honors

Efetobore1980:
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No. Just as @Taal17 has stated but let me elaborate . We are like doctors on Nairaland so any patient shouldn't hide his or her ailments.

Are you being adopted ? Is the person a distance relative ? Did you know him online and never met but he's just interested in becoming your guardian? 👍

No, the person is my father but I'm in his papers as his son same names but different surnames and existing surname is practically on all my documents.