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chinemomah2020:
towbaynah, Thank you so much for the explanation on how to quote replies, that's why we keep learning everyday becos No one is an highland. before now if i want to quote someone, immediately i click on Quote, i normally erase quote author and those digit, [b]

Finally ooo

Also.for long post you can take out some parts so u dont quote the whole post

Tods i see u ooo... greet us na
All these our fall family spying us

AKswift:
Any current or newly admitted grad. student of Cleveland State Uni.?

Yes

LagosismyHome:
Finally ooo

Also.for long post you can take out some parts so u dont quote the whole post

Mamaa, please give me link on nairaland for GRE preparation abeg

Congrats to all those who's visas got approved for fall 2017 and for those that were denied, dont stop trying!!!

Kingbukaz:
Mamaa, please give me link on nairaland for GRE preparation abeg

There is another thread dedicated to GRE ... Check it out . Read the first page and some other pages. U might learn a thing or two.... all the best
https://www.nairaland.com/1832477/how-achieve-high-scores-gre/253

For GRE materials check https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t9ot6d07hp1lkm7/AADL_dTihjEvNBRCBsmAcoXja?dl=0 .

good evening my pipo
help me judge this.is this a good reply when asked WHY THİS SCHOOL?
Ans:
My main motive of studying in USA is to get to the know of ways to reduce cyber crime,by catching cyber phishers so i got into a conversation with this prof in departmnt(Computer science-Cyber secuirity)
he promised he"ll pay keen attention to.this made me choose this school Which after my associate degree i"ll transfer to University of houston for my Barchelors.

dannyfrank:
good evening my pipo
help me judge this.is this a good reply when asked WHY THİS SCHOOL?
Ans:
My main motive of studying in USA is to get to the know of ways to reduce cyber crime,by catching cyber phishers so i got into a conversation with this prof in departmnt(Computer science-Cyber secuirity)
he promised he"ll pay keen attention to.this made me choose this school Which after my associate degree i"ll transfer to University of houston for my Barchelors.

Catching lol.... are you the olopa / police. That na them work ooo.

But anyway the statement doesnt flow . It just jumbled up here and there ..what is the prof promising to ... that no be e work ooo.

Time2smile o o

Congratulations bro... It's been long coming.

Did you say Texas? Wow! Welcome to the league of the extraordinary gentlemen that would be giving me a treat when I visit Texas by Fall 2018. This is just a step to greater heights... Jollof bro

Time2Smile:
All praises and thanks be to Allah Visa approved this morning at windows 1 by the young bespectacled female VO. The interview lasted for less than a minute and I was only asked three questions

My e family from the GRE thread, I am grateful for all your support and advice.

dannyfrank:
good evening my pipo
help me judge this.is this a good reply when asked WHY THİS SCHOOL?
Ans:
My main motive of studying in USA is to get to the know of ways to reduce cyber crime,by catching cyber phishers so i got into a conversation with this prof in departmnt(Computer science-Cyber secuirity)
he promised he"ll pay keen attention to.this made me choose this school Which after my associate degree i"ll transfer to University of houston for my Barchelors.

chai... this your response get too much naija banter.... and again your choice of CC just put double wahala for deadi bodi
...
besides this whole contact of prof xxxx and research kpaks especially for non grad students na bunkum!

chinemomah2020:
towbaynah, Thank you so much for the explanation on how to quote replies, that's why we keep learning everyday becos No one is an highland. before now if i want to quote someone, immediately i click on Quote, i normally erase quote author and those digit, [b]

You welcome, pal.

Thanks joeluv for responding to my question. However now that I am at this junction and i have submitted already...and intend to pay tomorrow to schedule an appointment,do you think I am still on track?

joeluv:
My own DS-160 had no education or language question. Though it has US travel history question. I don't think it has anything to do with payment of visa fee. But you need to at least pay your visa fee before submitting your DS 160. It's just logical you do that.

Sorry 4 d late posting. Visa approved 7:15am today at Walter Carrington. The big white guy interviewed me. I can’t remember is window no. bt I knw he’s beside d old lady. He denied d 1st, approved d 2nd before me. The interviewed goes thus:



VO: Gud am

Me: Gud am

VO: ao u doin today

Me: m gud nd u?

VO: Gud, so why ds school ?

Me: (stammered a bit, b4 getting my balance) their Applied Comp Science Curriculum fits into my …VO cuts in

VO: I don’t want any of dt ur pretext information, why r u chosing ds school?

Me: (Still said same thing bt rephrased)… ETSU Applied Computer Science curriculum fits perfectly into my past experience nd my future career goals as a Software Quality Analyst… VO cuts in

VO: tell me bou d curriculum den?

Me: (4 my mind; God don catch u today) it comprises of courses like software project mgt, software engineerin,…. Which comprises of technical know-how required 4 me to become Software Test Automation Engineer.

VO: wah av u bn doin after school

Me: I worked in a sch as an IT instructor during my service year after which I worked in a firm dt consults for an electricity distribution company as an IT/Application support b4 finally joining d bank where I work as a Software Quality Analyst were I test core banking applications b4 dey rolled out 4 use.

VO: I see uve got a scholarship, ao did u get ds?

Me: I belive d committee in charge of d scholarship board were impressed wt my profile wich consist of my UG CGPA,SOP nd test scores.

VO: wah test did u take:

Me: TOEFL nd GRE

VO: ur scores

Me: TOEFL 88, GRE 287

VO: (so den d magic word came in).

Bros, I tot guys were jes exaggerating wen dey said u won’t hear anything again after the first magic word. I jes see say baba jes circle d white paper ni.


All thanks to Almighty Allah for making me among one of doz dt would post a testimony here, nd also making me remember wah dey call Nairaland. cos I knew NL since its inception nd av bn using it for info resources during job hunting. Bt it never crossed my mind during my application process. Bt I thank God I still found my way back.

My first appreciation goes to d founder of ds great forum Seun Osewa, cos without him lot of us would av bn lost nd duped by agents, me being no.1.

My esteemed regards goes to Cmbagwu, ds guy calls me as if he’s my father. As if he’d be at lost if ds thing go otherwise. The surprising thing bou ds guy z dt I never knew he hasn’t even gone 4 his own visa yet. Where an average Nigerian would be fightin 4 his own head. He still called me ds morning 4 a quick one. I salute ur selfless act boss.

Texrem!!! Ds dude is an angel. He told me last nty: “Guy, I want u to wake me up wt a good news” after our concluding mock session. Ur contribution is unquantifiable; from my payment to mock interviews. I don’t fink u alone will be able to finish ur reward on ds earth, ur offspring will continue reaping from wah uve sowed.

My profound gratitude goes to PrinceG& Shabol, I thank u for everything. Ur impacts are unquantifiable.

To other gurus in d house (lagosismyhome,oludare01 nd odas)dt I knw, it wz due to d fact dt deir hands were full tats y dey were unable to help me. Bt ur contribution is unquantifiable, it also complete my whole. Keep up d gud work.

I used to be among d ones dt tot Nigeria can never be great again, bt ds forum proved me wrong. Let's replicate ds to d outside world.

mrjojo:
phew... Finally

No vex biko

scoreall:
Sorry 4 d late posting. Visa approved 7:15am today at Walter Carrington.

Humm the ESTU na very generous school ooo. Most of the transcript i see of this school has funding . Ehnn
Anyway before i digress

Congrats. Greet news
May Allah bless your new journey....

LagosismyHome:
Humm the ESTU na very generous school ooo. Most of the transcript i see of this school has funding . Ehnn
Anyway before i digress

Congrats. Greet news
May Allah bless your new journey....

Lool...

I think what ever information that is missing the VO would ask you for clarification. So you should be ok

yomcy2016:
Thanks joeluv for responding to my question. However now that I am at this junction and i have submitted already...and intend to pay tomorrow to schedule an appointment,do you think I am still on track?

You took the words right out of my mouth. Really generous

LagosismyHome:
Humm the ESTU na very generous school ooo. Most of the transcript i see of this school has funding . Ehnn
Anyway before i digress

Congrats. Greet news
May Allah bless your new journey....

scoreall:
Sorry 4 d late posting. Visa approved 7:15am today at Walter Carrington. The big white guy interviewed me. I can’t remember is window no. bt I knw he’s beside d old lady. He denied d 1st, approved d 2nd before me. The interviewed goes thus:



VO: Gud am

Me: Gud am

VO: ao u doin today

Me: m gud nd u?

VO: Gud, so why ds school ?

Me: (stammered a bit, b4 getting my balance) their Applied Comp Science Curriculum fits into my …VO cuts in

VO: I don’t want any of dt ur pretext information, why r u chosing ds school?

Me: (Still said same thing bt rephrased)… ETSU Applied Computer Science curriculum fits perfectly into my past experience nd my future career goals as a Software Quality Analyst… VO cuts in

VO: tell me bou d curriculum den?

Me: (4 my mind; God don catch u today) it comprises of courses like software project mgt, software engineerin,…. Which comprises of technical know-how required 4 me to become Software Test Automation Engineer.

VO: wah av u bn doin after school

Me: I worked in a sch as an IT instructor during my service year after which I worked in a firm dt consults for an electricity distribution company as an IT/Application support b4 finally joining d bank where I work as a Software Quality Analyst were I test core banking applications b4 dey rolled out 4 use.

VO: I see uve got a scholarship, ao did u get ds?

Me: I belive d committee in charge of d scholarship board were impressed wt my profile wich consist of my UG CGPA,SOP nd test scores.

VO: wah test did u take:

Me: TOEFL nd GRE

VO: ur scores

Me: TOEFL 88, GRE 287

VO: (so den d magic word came in).

Bros, I tot guys were jes exaggerating wen dey said u won’t hear anything again after the first magic word. I jes see say baba jes circle d white paper ni.


All thanks to Almighty Allah for making me among one of doz dt would post a testimony here, nd also making me remember wah dey call Nairaland. cos I knew NL since its inception nd av bn using it for info resources during job hunting. Bt it never crossed my mind during my application process. Bt I thank God I still found my way back.

My first appreciation goes to d founder of ds great forum Seun Osewa, cos without him lot of us would av bn lost nd duped by agents, me being no.1.

My esteemed regards goes to Cmbagwu, ds guy calls me as if he’s my father. As if he’d be at lost if ds thing go otherwise. The surprising thing bou ds guy z dt I never knew he hasn’t even gone 4 his own visa yet. Where an average Nigerian would be fightin 4 his own head. He still called me ds morning 4 a quick one. I salute ur selfless act boss.

Texrem!!! Ds dude is an angel. He told me last nty: “Guy, I want u to wake me up wt a good news” after our concluding mock session. Ur contribution is unquantifiable; from my payment to mock interviews. I don’t fink u alone will be able to finish ur reward on ds earth, ur offspring will continue reaping from wah uve sowed.

My profound gratitude goes to PrinceG& Shabol, I thank u for everything. Ur impacts are unquantifiable.

To other gurus in d house (lagosismyhome,oludare01 nd odas)dt I knw, it wz due to d fact dt deir hands were full tats y dey were unable to help me. Bt ur contribution is unquantifiable, it also complete my whole. Keep up d gud work.

I used to be among d ones dt tot Nigeria can never be great again, bt ds forum proved me wrong. Let's replicate ds to d outside world.

Congrats buddy...see you soon! bring me some naija food.

scoreall:
Sorry 4 d late posting. Visa approved 7:15am today at Walter Carrington. The big white guy interviewed me. I can’t remember is window no. bt I knw he’s beside d old lady. He denied d 1st, approved d 2nd before me. The interviewed goes thus:

VO: Gud am

Me: Gud am

VO: ao u doin today

Me: m gud nd u?

VO: Gud, so why ds school ?

Me: (stammered a bit, b4 getting my balance) their Applied Comp Science Curriculum fits into my …VO cuts in

VO: I don’t want any of dt ur pretext information, why r u chosing ds school?

Me: (Still said same thing bt rephrased)… ETSU Applied Computer Science curriculum fits perfectly into my past experience nd my future career goals as a Software Quality Analyst… VO cuts in

VO: tell me bou d curriculum den?

Me: (4 my mind; God don catch u today) it comprises of courses like software project mgt, software engineerin,…. Which comprises of technical know-how required 4 me to become Software Test Automation Engineer.

VO: wah av u bn doin after school

Me: I worked in a sch as an IT instructor during my service year after which I worked in a firm dt consults for an electricity distribution company as an IT/Application support b4 finally joining d bank where I work as a Software Quality Analyst were I test core banking applications b4 dey rolled out 4 use.

VO: I see uve got a scholarship, ao did u get ds?

Me: I belive d committee in charge of d scholarship board were impressed wt my profile wich consist of my UG CGPA,SOP nd test scores.

VO: wah test did u take:

Me: TOEFL nd GRE

VO: ur scores

Me: TOEFL 88, GRE 287

VO: (so den d magic word came in).

Congrats Bro.. the same God that did it for you will also do it for us in Jess name.. AMEN!

akoja2:
Please read and comment as urgency is required



Hello Fellas,

I urgently need to make SEVIS payment, I have reached Oludare1 but he couldn't help at the moment.
The only option at hand is, www.mysevisfee.com .
I need your comment about the platform or suggestion to use another means for the payment.

I will be glad to get quick response.
Thank you.

PM me if u r still looking for a way to make the payment

scoreall:
I used to be among d ones dt tot Nigeria can never be great again, bt ds forum proved me wrong. Let's replicate ds to d outside world.

Congratulations!

yomcy2016:
please gurus in the house, I kinda need your help and clarification badly.

My issue is, I once complained about the fact that my DS-160 has some missing question such as departure date from US, TRAVEL HISTORY, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, LANGUAGES.... I was able to find out that this were missing in my own cos a friend of mine who we are both going to same school has those question in his own.

Walspring adviced i use another browser or prolly fill another DS 160 form since I havent submitted. So after much attempt i filled another DS-160 form but still same issue and eventually i submitted like that. It was afterwards I knew i was suppose to pay my visa fees before filling the DS 160 form.

Please my question is can it be because I didnt pay my visa fees initially before filling the DS-160 form was the reason for those missing questions? Now that I have submitted, I know i cannot do anythig about it again. However can the gurus in the house please advise me on the next step I can take to remedy the mistake. I am thinking of making payment tomorrow. Please can I be advised accordingly?

Thanks in anticipation of your response

Making visa payment has nothing to do with your ds160. Your visa fee payment only affects your appointment booking. Mind you, you can fill as many ds160 as possible if there is need to, but you can only use ONE to book your appointment.

So if you are not satisfied with your DS160, always try to fill another one to use in booking your appointment. I can remember I only generated my DS160 code to book my appointment then, but I did not submit the DS160 until a day to my interview just to make sure I am satisfied with what I filled in there, though I don't think that's possible anymore.

So do not panic about ds160 expect you have used it in booking your appointment, Otherwise just chill and fill another one but don't abuse it. My 2cents

aadeyi:
Making visa payment has nothing to do with your ds160. Your visa fee payment only affects your appointment booking. Mind you, you can fill as many ds160 as possible if there is need to, but you can only use ONE to book your appointment.

So if you are not satisfied with your DS160, always try to fill another one to use in booking your appointment. I can remember I only generated my DS160 code to book my appointment then, but I did not submit the DS160 until a day to my interview just to make sure I am satisfied with what I filled in there, though I don't think that's possible anymore.

So do not panic about ds160 expect you have used it in booking your appointment, Otherwise just chill and fill another one but don't abuse it. My 2cents

Thats just it....I do explain this over and over again...

femiAkinwumi:
I followed this thread for two weeks. I did my interview this morning and my visa was granted. Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences. God bless us all... interview was for 7am. Got there by 5.45am. Fast forward to the interview.

VO. Good morning
Me Good morning with a big smile
VO. What's your highest level of qualification
Me Bsc Economics
VO. When did u graduate?
Me. 2009
VO. What do u do?
Me. I'm an accountant with blabla
VO . You have been working there since finished school after your nysc?
Me. Yes
VO. That's 10 years
Me. I corrected her, told her it's 7 years. I got employed in 2010.
VO. Are u chartered
Me. I smiled and wanted to say no, then she said almost? I repeated almost. (Na so e easy to charter)
VO. Are u married
Me. Yes
VO. Any children?
Me. I have a boy
VO. Isn't your family going with you?
Me.my wife is gainfully employed with bla bla
She can't be given leave of absence for that length of my studies.. vo. Nodding.. We are already making plans for visitation during her annual leave vo.. cuts in
VO. How many schools did you apply.
Me. Two
VO. Just two? With a stern voice.
Me. Yes, I didnt want to stress myself much as I was already impressed with xyz University.
VO. Xyz University? She repeated it twice, and said why xyz of all university
Me. A senior colleague of mine is an alumni of the school. He talks highly about the school and recommended it and I'm also.. vo. Cuts in
VO. Why MBA?
Me. My organisation is government funded but we are going into venture because we want to be self sufficient and financially independent. Getting this MBA will help me.. vo cuts in.
VO. Who is sponsorin you?
Me. My dad.
VO. Your dad? With a stern look. (Guess she expects I will sponsor myself cos I have been working for 7 years and I earn well..)
VO. What does he do?
He's into haulage of petroleum products and he has a couple of gas stations.
VO. Tell me about this course..
This caught me off balance cos I was expecting that question first. I blabbed a bit but recomposed myself.
Me. In this course. I will be required to complete a 36 credit unit with a minimum GPA of 3.0 the program will last for 24 months and I will taking courses like mentioned 5 courses.
Then she said the magic word. Na true say people de hear blank. I just didn't hear the rest of what she said. She just gave me the white paper. Mehnn I saw a lot blue papers flying around but I kept my focus, kept my faith in God. I was telling myself mine won't be like that. People say it here. It can't be overemphasised. Going for this interview you have to really fast and pray. Olowogbogboro has done it. I will forever be grateful to God.

congratulations.

internetguy:
My interview was today by 7:00 am at Victoria Island.
Visa Offier was a late twenties (probably) beautiful brunette (definitely American - from the accent).

She was frowning and not even acknowledging me from the start. She was just looking at her computer.

Transcript:

Me: Good morning

VO: (no reply)... pass your passport and I-20.

Me: (again) good morning

VO: (still no reply) why are you going to xxxx University.

Me: (thinking...wetin dey make this one vex) With voice a bit shaky, I started....During my Masters thesis (I attended Bleep university in Nigeria) I found the technique of one of Prof... xxxx of Ohio University Research paper very helpful in completing my thesis. I contacted him to learn more and the possibility of further research in this area. When the opportunity to pursue a PhD came I applied to xxxx university.

VO: What is your research area?

Me: I'm going for a PhD in Elect. Engr. My area of specialization would be in Communications and Digital signal processing.

VO: Who is Sponsoring.

Me: I have a scholarship (VO was quite pleased and looked at my I-20 with surprise ... my I-20 specified the full costs as family funds) then I added my dad would cover any cost difference.

VO: Picks a paper (me eager to look, Oh! Thank God, its White) and says instruction t o pick bla bla bla....

Me: (With a big smile). Thank you, you have made my day.

VO still didn't answer)

Me: Found my way out of there ASAP!!!

No othet documents was requested for during the interview.

Thank you very much everyone for relating your experiences and advice.... you made this possible.

congratulations, Phd i covet

ukrsc:
,,@lagosismyhome.... Thanks for your advice and moral support yesterday. I was the one that went to apply for nursing. As my second degree..
The interview went well and the vo gave me a white paper to provide my sons i 20 which I didn't Know the college was meant to provide. I only took my own i20 and sevis form along. So want to know if all is fine.

Gave me a white paper.
Told me to submit my sons I 20 form and post it via DHL to VFS center In Isolo

Wow, this is interesting. congratulations.


@lagosismyhome and everyone, keep the good work, more success .

gaviria:
Xyz isn't a school. If people were hoarding information like that I'm sure you won't gain anything from this thread. You don't know if someone on here is currently in the school and can help you with settling in or some additional information. Post complete transcript if you want to, if not. Please shift!

sense fall on him..

As unah don get visa nah God win OOO..

gaviria:
Arya Stark

Not sure what people like in GOT..... too graphic for me, tried watching it like twice.

Hello house, i am new here.
I want to apply for a study visa. I have HND in electrical engineering from a polytechnic here in Nigeria. And i intend to go for a Post graduate program. Please i need advice on how to go about it. A PGD course in the US or south africa.

Thank you all.