LagosNIV:


It's not that you were favored, it's that you were able to talk about all of the programs that you applied to and didn't continuously sound like you were speaking off a rehearsed script. I remember this interview because it was my interview.

I would also point out that this is a much abbreviated transcript of what actually occurred...

Nice one... This is cool...

tomisinobm:


E sir, are you people stalking our thread ni?

Nope...

Just observing as usual

sirRiddy:
LOL, EPIC
Naija people and wish for unmerited favour

Hmmmm...

Is it not unmerited favour

Hopping into Nairaland with plenty smiles on my face ‎
Thank you my sweet Jesus, you always have my back!! Love you Jesus ‎
Thank you to my wonderful Nairaland family, special thanks to my God sent new friends oluphy Texrem meritdee‎ calfavour and DareFadi wonderful woman with a large heart. God bless you all.
So I got my visa approved today ‎
So so excited 
Straight to my interview transcript 
Very friendly vo
Vo: Hello, good morning 
Me: Good morning sir (smiles)
Vo: how did you come about this university 
Me: I was searching via google for a prog in child and family studies based on my passion for children, I stumbled on montclair state uni while searching and their child and advocacy prog interested me, so I applied. ‎
Vo: ok, what other schools did u apply to
Me: pacific oaks and uni of Missouri Columbia 
Vo: why did you pick montclair 
Me: I picked montclair mainly because of the availa‎bilty of the child advocacy program and also its concentration in Public Child Welfare which fits into what I really want + the prog offers a practicum in child welfare which will take the form of a field practice during my course of study looking at his eyes)
Vo: okay okay 
Types for a while ooo‎
Keeps my passport says the ‎golden words
I'm approving ur visa 
That was where my ear stopped working lol
Took the white paper n left 
Im soo excited
My 2 kobo advice : be articulate and look directly in ur vo's eyes, pray n stay calm.  
It is well
‎
‎I pray for others looking to God for thier visa, the Lord will surprise you and give you a testimony in Jesus Name. Amen

LagosNIV:


It's not that you were favored, it's that you were able to talk about all of the programs that you applied to and didn't continuously sound like you were speaking off a rehearsed script. I remember this interview because it was my interview.

I would also point out that this is a much abbreviated transcript of what actually occurred...

Hahahah!

LagosNIV:


It's not that you were favored, it's that you were able to talk about all of the programs that you applied to and didn't continuously sound like you were speaking off a rehearsed script. I remember this interview because it was my interview.

I would also point out that this is a much abbreviated transcript of what actually occurred...

Even when they earned it, they keep saying they where favoured!

DareFadi:


Congrats. Ashbammy..... .i knew she would. She sounded bright and very articulate.

Thanks Ma
I'm so honored

@ bailcron
Congrats .. Your brain no de sleep.. Nice one

For does going for dia interview, try to wise up.. Even if u don't know d answer.. JUST TALK AND TALK..

LagosNIV:


It's not that you were favored, it's that you were able to talk about all of the programs that you applied to and didn't continuously sound like you were speaking off a rehearsed script. I remember this interview because it was my interview.

I would also point out that this is a much abbreviated transcript of what actually occurred...

Jesus Christ. Respected..

bailcron:
Hello great people in the house.

I appreciate everyone in the house for the great support. My appreciation to God Almighty for His grace, mercy and love.

Also appreciate Bigfrancis for his help in paying my SEVIS fees. Bro, you remain the best. Thank you so much................ @Ratchy and Oloyeadeniyi you are appreciated as well.

My VISA was approved today.......6.30am appointment.

See below the details:

Conversation between VO and I.
VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning sir
VO: Please pass me your passport?
Me: I did same.......
VO: Also your I20 please
Me: did same
VO: I can see you going to Troy University?
Me: Sure
VO: How did you hear about Troy University
Me: After I made up my mind to study in the US. I used Google for my search which in turn introduce me to usnews.com, I used this for all the schools I applied to
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: I applied to 4 and named them....Troy University, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Texas A&M at Kingsville and Western Illinois University.

My people, to my dismay the next question is..................

VO: Why did you apply to Texas A&M in the first place
Me: I applied because I found a Research interest inline with what I wanted but unfortunately I was not admitted.
VO: Why were you not admitted?
Me: Perhaps because the course is in engineering and my first degree was in Zoology.
VO: Passed me my I20, you will need it at the point of entry. He dint say anything like I will be approving your VISA. Then he picked the white paper and circled the Collection centre......... Pick up your passport on Thursday.

I was favoured............

Thanks to God

Congratulations , you are welcome

AshBammy:
Hopping into Nairaland with plenty smiles on my face ‎
Thank you my sweet Jesus, you always have my back!! Love you Jesus ‎
Thank you to my wonderful Nairaland family, special thanks to my God sent new friends oluphy Texrem meritdee‎ calfavour and DareFadi wonderful woman with a large heart. God bless you all.
So I got my visa approved today ‎
So so excited 
Straight to my interview transcript 
Very friendly vo
Vo: Hello, good morning 
Me: Good morning sir (smiles)
Vo: how did you come about this university 
Me: I was searching via google for a prog in child and family studies based on my passion for children, I stumbled on montclair state uni while searching and their child and advocacy prog interested me, so I applied. ‎
Vo: ok, what other schools did u apply to
Me: pacific oaks and uni of Missouri Columbia 
Vo: why did you pick montclair 
Me: I picked montclair mainly because of the availa‎bilty of the child advocacy program and also its concentration in Public Child Welfare which fits into what I really want + the prog offers a practicum in child welfare which will take the form of a field practice during my course of study looking at his eyes)
Vo: okay okay 
Types for a while ooo‎
Keeps my passport says the ‎golden words
I'm approving ur visa 
That was where my ear stopped working lol
Took the white paper n left 
Im soo excited
My 2 kobo advice : be articulate and look directly in ur vo's eyes, pray n stay calm.  
It is well
‎
‎I pray for others looking to God for thier visa, the Lord will surprise you and give you a testimony in Jesus Name. Amen

you are welcome, congrats

Most people always apply to 3 or 4 schools. I applied to one school and I was accepted, my I-20 has been delivered. Going for interview next week. Hope am save? Any hint on questions to expect.


Thanks

gentledoj:
Most people always apply to 3 or 4 schools. I applied to one school and I was accepted, my I-20 has been delivered. Going for interview next week. Hope am save? Any hint on questions to expect.


Thanks

One school is ok (although not the preferred) as long as you have good reasons for putting all your eggs in one basket. Do you have a solid reason why only that school?

If u dont then that ur first question that u need to have an answer for

AshBammy:
Hopping into Nairaland with plenty smiles on my face ‎
Thank you my sweet Jesus, you always have my back!! Love you Jesus ‎
Thank you to my wonderful Nairaland family, special thanks to my God sent new friends oluphy Texrem meritdee‎ calfavour and DareFadi wonderful woman with a large heart. God bless you all.
So I got my visa approved today ‎
So so excited 
Straight to my interview transcript 
Very friendly vo
Vo: Hello, good morning 
Me: Good morning sir (smiles)
Vo: how did you come about this university 
Me: I was searching via google for a prog in child and family studies based on my passion for children, I stumbled on montclair state uni while searching and their child and advocacy prog interested me, so I applied. ‎
Vo: ok, what other schools did u apply to
Me: pacific oaks and uni of Missouri Columbia 
Vo: why did you pick montclair 
Me: I picked montclair mainly because of the availa‎bilty of the child advocacy program and also its concentration in Public Child Welfare which fits into what I really want + the prog offers a practicum in child welfare which will take the form of a field practice during my course of study looking at his eyes)
Vo: okay okay 
Types for a while ooo‎
Keeps my passport says the ‎golden words
I'm approving ur visa 
That was where my ear stopped working lol
Took the white paper n left 
Im soo excited
My 2 kobo advice : be articulate and look directly in ur vo's eyes, pray n stay calm.  
It is well
‎
‎I pray for others looking to God for thier visa, the Lord will surprise you and give you a testimony in Jesus Name. Amen

Congratulations

Got admission to pursue MPA-MS Nursing dual program in binghamton university NY and currently looking for funding so I mailed a prof informing her about my research interests and here was her reply;
I have been involved in a number of projects that seem to align with your interests.I would be happy to meet with you to discuss current endeavors and future opportunities. Please let me know when you may be available to meet.

And I replied her that I am on Skype asking if we could meet up there but I am yet to receive her response s
For about 9days now. .
please what step do you consider appropriate from here...
I will appreciate your comment sirs

Thanks a lot sirs!

DareFadi:


One school is ok (although not the preferred) as long as you have good reasons for putting all your eggs in one basket. Do you have a solid reason why only that school?

If u dont then that ur first question that u need to have an answer for

Can u please help me with reasons and I will work on it!
Thanks

gentledoj:


Can u please help me with reasons and I will work on it!
Thanks

Lol..... how can I , without knowing your full body of work or package. Never pick random reasons from a rabbit hat. Send me a pm lets do a full review

DareFadi:


Lol..... how can I , without knowing your full body of work or package. Never pick random reasons from a rabbit hat. Send me a pm lets do a full review

Have sent u an email.
Or connect with me at oladoja25@gmail.com

zollar4life:
Got admission to pursue MPA-MS Nursing dual program in binghamton university NY and currently looking for funding so I mailed a prof informing her about my research interests and here was her reply;
I have been involved in a number of projects that seem to align with your interests.I would be happy to meet with you to discuss current endeavors and future opportunities. Please let me know when you may be available to meet.

And I replied her that I am on Skype asking if we could meet up there but I am yet to receive her response s
For about 9days now. .
please what step do you consider appropriate from here...
I will appreciate your comment sirs

Thanks a lot sirs!

Just keep on following up , sometime they are busy with other things and also she might be travelling for conferences and stuff . What session is this for ?.
Anyway just follow up with her either by email or by calling the office , Dont make it too frequent though, i am sure once she is free she will get back to you . In the mean time start preparing well for the interview for GA because you might get her on the phone and she can give you on the spot interview so be ready now . Know well how to sell (articulate) how your past experience and future plan can add value to her projects ... Find out more about the current project (now) and then link it to your past, your strength and demonstrate the value you can bring

AshBammy:


Thanks Ma
I'm so honored

Congratulations dear.

pls guz..do nigerian banks charge less wen funding paypal account or is it thesame with atm withrawal 330$ rate? e.g gtb.

and pls dos of u guz already travelling pls try to post ur travel transcript after u land to keep the thread alive. thanks and safe flight

Congrats Ashbammy. see as ds thing gv me joy as if na me get the visa

Dear Nairalanders, I need your help. My visa application was denied today, below is my transcript.
VO: Which schools did you applied to?
Me: GSU, ETSU and MTU.
VO: Tell me about the research ongoing at GSU?
Me:Smart grid network analysis using algorithm developed by GRID LAB D in enforcing QoS on electricity grid. Those where the two questions I was asked.
I want to know what could have caused the denial so I can use it to improve on my application.

Motoshor:
Dear Nairalanders, I need your help. My visa application was denied today, below is my transcript.
VO: Which schools did you applied to?
Me: GSU, ETSU and MTU.
VO: Tell me about the research ongoing at GSU?
Me:Smart grid network analysis using algorithm developed by GRID LAB D in enforcing QoS on electricity grid. Those where the two questions I was asked.
I want to know what could have caused the denial so I can use it to improve on my application.

im so sorry to hear that bro. I was once in your position. pls let the house review your transcripts n pla pray for favour. today wasn't ur lucky day

Motoshor:
Dear Nairalanders, I need your help. My visa application was denied today, below is my transcript.
VO: Which schools did you applied to?
Me: GSU, ETSU and MTU.
VO: Tell me about the research ongoing at GSU?
Me:Smart grid network analysis using algorithm developed by GRID LAB D in enforcing QoS on electricity grid. Those where the two questions I was asked.
I want to know what could have caused the denial so I can use it to improve on my application.

oga, if u need anyone to make any positive input regarding your transcript,I suggest u post the full transcript and not this half-baked transcript

Thanks so much, I will welcome guidance on how I can improve as I intend to reapply soon. God bless you bro.

That was the full transcript, I was asked only those two questions. The guy didn't even allow me finish before he gave me my passport back.

Motoshor:
That was the full transcript, I was asked only those two questions. The guy didn't even allow me finish before he gave me my passport back.

It could be your village people at work.

Okay, on a more serious note, are you sure you don't know the reason you could have been denied? I believe often times when people are denied, they can tell where they must have fallen short if they search within & remain true to themselves.

Have you experienced any denial prior to this? The research you claim is being conducted currently at GSU, hope you didn't make it up? Did you at any point use a fake document—perhaps SOA for I-20 issuance? Hope you weren't doing shaky shaky daddy like I used to during interviews?

There's more to this, I think. Post your full story here, and I'm confident you'll get help. Sorry for your denial & all the best in your future application(s).

Congrats @AshBammy

Thanks bro, the only thought that came to my mind was that the i-20 I provided was for ETSU though GSU gave me admission also. Thought I should have told him my i-20 was for ETSU, I was calm. I just can't fathom what went wrong.

lionlee216:
Congrats Ashbammy. see as ds thing gv me joy as if na me get the visa

Thank you so much.
You will rejoice soon in Jesus name. Amen

Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning
VO : Pass me ur documents
Me : (Gave her my passport with I-20 in between)
VO : (looked through my I-20)
ME: (Watching for about a minute or so)
VO: So what's your research topic?
ME: ( I didn't hear what she asked oo) What?
VO: (Asked again)
ME: (Stuttered a bit) I'm just going for a Masters Degree in Mathematics.
VO: Yeah, but you should have a research you'll be working on.
ME: (Wondering...research ke? Na wa ooo) Okay, I'll be working on Development of Mathematical Models that can be used to solve real life problems, ranging from health to production and so on (I didn't plan for that because I don't have a research, but I was very well prepared prayerfully. So I just said what came to my mind sha)
VO: (Nodding and typing very fast, also taking momentary CLOSE look at my I-20) Okay Okay. (Picked the white paper and passed it to me with my I-20, then she said the usual stuff) You'll need this (I-20) at the Port of Entry
ME: (sincerely I thought she wanted to pick a blue paper because she had the highest denial before I got interviewed. Infact, when the CGI told me I will be next to 'patronise' the woman, I just started hoping for the worst, but expecting the best. Just like that? What did I say wrong? Now now? Was she in a hurry? I started wondering why this woman will not allow me prove myself by at least asking more 'usual' questions. On seeing the white paper, mehhn, I just grabbed it with my I-20 and rushed out before she'll change her mind, because I was asked just a question, which was about research. Omo na case of answer one question, get one free visa oo. All thanks to God. After I initially got a TB, God vindicated me. FAITHFUL GOD.