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Muleriders:
I guess you misunderstood what mulerider means. A mulerider is a student/ applicant admitted to my school. For you to be a mulerider, you must be admitted or be a student of Southern Arkansas University.

For mocks, fall exams is next week and I will be busy althrough this week and next. You can PM me for mock after November 20th. In the meantime, reach out to my boss fairheart, he is good and dependable.

Warm regards.

Oh I se thank you. After November 20th is okay, my interview is on the 2nd of December.

Sorry about your denial
I think you should try to work on why the school and why the course
Also, if you really applied to Pennsylvania and U of F, you should probably be silent about it. Pennsylvania is a top school. Did you really apply? Did you get in? Because it raises the question of why you the chooses UNCG

UNCG:
My Transcript.
Lagos.
November, 13th.
Me: I was offered graduate assistantship and would be working as an instructional assistant.
VO: Who is paying the deficit?
Me: My uncle.
VO: Where does he stay?
Me: Lagos.
VO: What does he do?
Me: He operates a big medical diagnostic laboratory.
VO: Are you Married? Kids?
Me: No
VO: Your application is denied. Take this paper

I'll pay another appointment fee but this time I'll choose Abuja.

Hannah4:
Can the gurus in the house state why this visa was denied

I think the response to why this school wasnt convincing as he didnt give any specific reason why he was going to that particular school

Ftos:
Can you still find the emergency request on your dashboard?

Nope, I can't. I think I realize my mistake now. It was more than 60 days before my resumption.

UNCG:
My Transcript.
Lagos.
November, 13th.

VO: Where are you going to?
Me: I'm going to the University of North Carolina, Greensboro for a Master's in Information Technology and Management.
VO: What would you do with this course?
Me: I want to solve the problem of food distribution. This program, information technology and management with a concentration in supply chain will ensure I am trained to apply information technology, data and systems to the food chain, to ensure the supply matches the demands. (Looking back, I should have mentioned that I have a background in Food Engineering).
VO: It seems you've really researched this.
Me: Yes, I have.
VO: Why this school?
Me: Asides being offered funding, this program is unique. Information Technology and Management with a concentration in supply chain management. I'll be getting a technical education and also a business education which is perfect for my career interest.
VO: What other schools did you apply to?
Me: University of Florida and Pennsylvania State University.
VO: Pennsylvania. I see you have funding. What is it about?
Me: I was offered graduate assistantship and would be working as an instructional assistant.
VO: Who is paying the deficit?
Me: My uncle.
VO: Where does he stay?
Me: Lagos.
VO: What does he do?
Me: He operates a big medical diagnostic laboratory.
VO: Are you Married? Kids?
Me: No
VO: Your application is denied. Take this paper?



BSc: Food Engineering
Funding: $26,000+
Deficit: $11,000+

I cannot 100% recall the conversation and I tried to put it down as best as I can recall. My VO was at stand 6 and the two people before me were rejected.

Looking back, it is easy to say I should have said this or I should have responded this way but I responded to the best of my ability. My profile is good and the questions he asked were generic so I'm totally confused about the reason for the rejection. He did not ask for bank statement or any other document.

I'll pay another appointment fee but this time I'll choose Abuja.

I want to encourage you to reapply, sometimes you might not know why you were denied, it happens sometimes.

I was also denied my first time last year even when I was 99% sure I would be approved, just reapply and do more mock interviews.

Wish you the best

Transcript for Nov 13th 2020
Status: Approved
Cousre: phD in Chemistry
School: North Carolina State University
Funding: full ride
Graduated :2012 (First class) and MSc 2017
Current occupation: lecturer
TOEFL: 97

Me: Good morning Sir
VO: Good morning madam, pass me your passport and i20.
Me: Here they are Sir (I was just saying sir all through, I am just used to it and the way my heart was beating eeh, the next person could hear it but I was able to calm myself down as we proceeded)
VO: put your left fingers without the thumb and the right comes after....
Me: I did as I was told.
VO: picks up my i20, looks at it and smiled . Where are you going in the US?
Me: I am going to NCSU to pursue a doctorate degree in Chemistry with speciali
VO: (cuts in) organic chemistry? I guess he was looking at my previous education.
Me: yes sir
VO: so why did you choose NCSU?
Me: I chose NCSU because I found professors whose research matches with my area of interest and I was offered a TA position that covers my full tuition, living expenses and health insurance. ( I noticed he wanted to cut me off so I talked fast without going into details.
VO: what research do you want to do?
Me: I will be developing effecient methods for the synthesis of natural product.
VO: Natural products are many which ones will be working on?
Me: oxazolidinones and alkaloids heterocyclic compounds.
VO: Have you travelled to the US before?
Me: No I have not.
VO: Are you married?
Me: yes I am
VO: Do you have kids
Me: yes I have 3 kids
VO: Are your spouse and kids coming with you to the US?
Me: No Sir
VO: I will be approving your visa.... . Have a nice stay in the US. Proceed to pay your reciprocity fee.
I noticed a lady that wanted to go study history, the VO asked her why history and she said she liked history and would want to know more about Latin America and one other one, then Vo asked why Latin America and she said because she loved it, She was asked about her sponsor and she said her uncle who is a professor. She was refused. Please gather convincing reasons why you want to study a Course and I have noticed they turn down people whose sponsors are civil servants (my observation though). I am particularly grateful to Fairheart and Helen my mock partner for drilling me. All the best to people yet to be interviewed.

Zoeyp:
Transcript for Nov 13th 2020
Status: Approved
Cousre: phD in Chemistry
School: North Carolina State University
Funding: full ride
Graduated :2012 (First class) and MSc 2017
Current occupation: lecturer
TOEFL: 97

Me: Good morning Sir
VO: Good morning madam, pass me your passport and i20.
Me: Here they are Sir (I was just saying sir all through, I am just used to it and the way my heart was beating eeh, the next person could hear it but I was able to calm myself down as we proceeded)
VO: put your left fingers without the thumb and the right comes after....
Me: I did as I was told.
VO: picks up my i20, looks at it and smiled . Where are you going in the US?
Me: I am going to NCSU to pursue a doctorate degree in Chemistry with speciali
VO: (cuts in) organic chemistry? I guess he was looking at my previous education.
Me: yes sir
VO: so why did you choose NCSU?
Me: I chose NCSU because I found professors whose research matches with my area of interest and I was offered a TA position that covers my full tuition, living expenses and health insurance. ( I noticed he wanted to cut me off so I talked fast without going into details.
VO: what research do you want to do?
Me: I will be developing effecient methods for the synthesis of natural product.
VO: Natural products are many which ones will be working on?
Me: oxazolidinones and alkaloids heterocyclic compounds.
VO: Have you travelled to the US before?
Me: No I have not.
VO: Are you married?
Me: yes I am
VO: Do you have kids
Me: yes I have 3 kids
VO: Are your spouse and kids coming with you to the US?
Me: No Sir
VO: I will be approving your visa.... . Have a nice stay in the US. Proceed to pay your reciprocity fee.
I noticed a lady that wanted to go study history, the VO asked her why history and she said she liked history and would want to know more about Latin America and one other one, then Vo asked why Latin America and she said because she loved it, She was asked about her sponsor and she said her uncle who is a professor. She was refused. Please gather convincing reasons why you want to study a Course and I have noticed they turn down people whose sponsors are civil servants (my observation though). I am particularly grateful to Fairheart and Helen my mock partner for drilling me. All the best to people yet to be interviewed.

Congratulations ma'am

HoluwadareY:
Location: Lagos
Date: Nov 13, 2020
School: UIUC
Course: MSc Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Funding: 52k
Gap: 10k
GRE: 306
TOEFL: Waived
UnderGrad: First Class
Status: Approved


Transcript

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning, how are you doing?
Vo: Fine. Where do you stay?
Me: Abuja
Vo: So why did you choose Lagos?
Me: I was able to get a more convenient date in Lagos
Vo: Its okay to say Lagos is better than Abuja? ( Laughs)
Me: You can say that again (Smiles)
Vo: Where do you currently work?
Me: As an analyst at a management consulting firm in Abuja
Vo: Tell me how this course aligns with your career path
Me: I intend to be a Prof, having a masters degree is a step in the right direction at achieving that ( not as smooth)
Vo: Laughs...how long did it take you to memorize that ?
Me: Not long (laughs )
Vo: Who is paying for the remaining 10k gap?
Me: My aunt
Vo: Father side or mother side?
Me: Father side
Vo: Where is your dad?
Me: He's deceased
Vo: I am sorry
Me: Thank you
Vo: So where does your aunt work?
Me: She's head of IT at XYZ Hospital, Abuja
Vo: Can you say that again?
Me: XYZ Hospital
Vo: You said Institute?
Me: No, Hospital
Vo: Spell it
Me: HOSPITAL
Vo: Oh, Hospital
Me: Yes ( relived )

Types for a while

Me: How long have you been in Nigeria for?
VO: A long time, 6 years
Me: Do you like it here?
Vo: Yes, I do ( smiles)
Types.....
Vo: What will your girlfriend do when you leave to the US? (Smiles)
Me: She will wait for me (Laughs)
Vo: Go to the cashier to pay your Reciprocity fee
Me: Thank you and have a nice day
Vo: You too


Thank you all for the guide...this thread has been so useful from when it seems embassy will never open to the interview preparation. Thanks to all who kept our hopes alive especially Fairheart.

Wishing everyone the very best

Congratulations sir

Humphman:
Congratulations!!! Please, does the guy have full or partial funding?

Partial

CONGRATS to everyone.
If your interview is scheduled to hold next week, Congrats in advance too.

.

Hello everyone, please I intend apply to a college in the US and one of the criteria is attested or official testimonial. Can NECO original certificate be used for this? Am a bit nervous also as to whether there are specific ages from the consulate for applying as a college student.

To God Be The Glory

@sharwama, pls am new on this thread, but i need your help, i studied biological science with second class upper division, i had 324 in my GRE, pls i need help on which school i can apply to for MSC In Biology with funding. Kindly help me out abeg.

vc1177:
Transcript Title: I Escaped Window 7 By Divine Favour

School: University of Idaho
Course: PhD Physics
Undergraduate: BSc Physics and Astronomy 2014
GRE: None
TOEFL/IELTS: None
Funding: GTA (Full ride)
Appointment: 9:00am
Arrived Consulate: ~5:00am
In Time: ~7:40am
Interview: ~5minutes
Out Time:~8:24am
Status: Approved
Window: 6

I was directed to a lady’s window, vertically opposite window 6(window 13, I think). She checked my documents and made sure they were well arranged before I was directed to window 6. I greeted her twice, before submitting my documents, and when she answered the second time, I liked her voice(like seriously). She was like, “I answered you the second time.” I almost fell in love with her voice. She was cool and helpful. In my mind, I was like, “Is she my VO? It will be nice oh.” But unfortunately, she was meant to check documents before the proper interview. E pain me oh. But I composed my self and moved on.

Interview With Main VO:
ME: Good morning Sir (With smiles/happiness, yet somewhat tensed)
VO: Good morning

VO: Pass me the documents
ME: Okay Sir. Passes the documents (With somewhat shaky hands)
VO: Relax
ME: Thank you Sir (With smiles)
VO: Why are you going to the US?
ME: I am going to the UI for my PhD in Physics (The next line to fire escaped my mind. The pre-interview stage was somewhat stressful, emotionally)
VO: What area?
ME: Nuclear Physics
VO: Have you done Nuclear Physics before? (looked at me with this suspicious side-eye, to know whether I’m sure of what it is I am about to do)
ME: Yes (Sir) (Although, I didn’t do a full research in Nuclear Physics, but I offered an extensive course work in this area, and was the best in the course, during my final year)
VO: What is Nuclear Physics?
ME: Tries to explain in a simple way…VO cuts in…
VO: What equipment will you be using for your research? (This might not be the original question, but it looks very much like it)
ME: Equipments like LHC(Large Hadron Collider)
VO: …in Nigeria? (Something of this nature)
ME: No Sir (Felt the urge to say that Nigeria does not have it, and that is the reason for going to the US…but VO cuts in…[I liked the way he cut in regularly. He helped me keep my answers very short and to the point(Smiles)])

VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
ME:No Sir
VO: Married?
ME:No Sir
VO: …have kids?
ME: No Sir
VO: Okay (…cuts in…the tells me to place my right four fingers on the biometric gadget…I did that…but I felt something had changed at this juncture)
VO: …open your mask a bit
ME: ( Quickly remembers the instruction to always smile…quickly activated “smiling face” mode before opening face mask)
ME: At this point, I sighted white papers on his table, and was seriously believing God for one of these papers to be given to me, while the VO was busy looking at his “judgement-day” screen
VO: (Rearranges document on his desk and says the long awaited words…) So I am going to be approving your visa…do have…something something…window 22. He gave me a white paper and a yellow slip placed placed in between my passport.
ME: (I could not believe what just happened to me. In my mind, “so these are the famous white and yellow papers I have been seeing on transcripts.” I didn’t know when I started saying, “Thank You Holy Spirit/ Thank You Jesus,” in the hall. It was a dream come true! I lost my job during COVID19 lockdown, and things became “very easy” for me. When embassy gave news that they were about to resume, I almost cried because I didn’t see any physical means of pursuing the visa applications. It was the only full ride I had, after getting series of scholarship rejections from UK, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand . I never wanted to go to US at first.

After paying the reciprocity fee, I quickly zoomed off, carried my bags and went out to board a vehicle home. The junks and military lifestyle I tasted the previous day almost changed my system. I was just praying that my stomach should not upset me. Las las, I enjoyed the adventure. By His Grace, I have a story to tell about my experience.

Side-Notes/Observations:
1.It is all by the Mercy and Grace of God. God is not dead. I got this frequent advice from approved transcripts here. So I will pass it down to upcoming approved applicants that, “God still does miraculous works.”
2.I prayed to God that I didn’t want to encounter any VO that will not be nice to me. He answered.
3.Once anyone started talking about rejection, I avoided that person on the queue. It helped me maintain positive vibes/energy.
4.Please confess positive things to your application materials. It works. I told my reciprocity fee and passport that, I was never going to return home with them. God had mercy on me. Tell yourself, “your visa has been approved,” and believe it.
5.Out of curiosity and in the spirit of verification, I visited the consulate twice, 6th and 12th of November, 2020. I had heard a lot about VOs and the consulate, and I wanted to verify whether these people had horns or two heads. Funnily enough they were/are just humans like you and me. This helped me feel at rest, to a large extent.
6.Please know what works best for you. I had only two mocks, and saw series of videos about US F1 visa interviews. I also did self-presentations even on the road. Some people mistook me for a mad man.
7.Please know some stuffs about your field, especially your research focus. These guys are smart. They are informed.
8.Honestly, my appointment was largely influenced by Divine Favour. I would call my appointment an informal chat. No document requested, except the basic documents. VO was the one encouraging me to relax. The man is well-informed, for him to have been conversant with events in my field. At a point, I never liked how I responded to the VO, because I thought I was giving the wrong answers each time he cut in. But I had to readjust to his leads.
9.There was this little girl I met on the queue for 9:00am applicants. Her name was Aisha. She was friendly and helped me feel relaxed the more. God bless you Aisha.
10.You see that idea of dressing in a simple, smart and convenient way, it works very well.
11.Million thanks to this family: everyone who posted questions and transcripts; everyone who responded to questions; everyone who gave suggestions. We shall continue to grow in Grace. Amen!

PS:
All Glory to God; All errors are mine.

Congratulations man. God has a way of rewarding his people. Cheers!

vc1177:
Transcript Title: I Escaped Window 7 By Divine Favour

School: University of Idaho
Course: PhD Physics
Undergraduate: BSc Physics and Astronomy 2014
GRE: None
TOEFL/IELTS: None
Funding: GTA (Full ride)
Appointment: 9:00am
Arrived Consulate: ~5:00am
In Time: ~7:40am
Interview: ~5minutes
Out Time:~8:24am
Status: Approved
Window: 6

I was directed to a lady’s window, vertically opposite window 6(window 13, I think). She checked my documents and made sure they were well arranged before I was directed to window 6. I greeted her twice, before submitting my documents, and when she answered the second time, I liked her voice(like seriously). She was like, “I answered you the second time.” I almost fell in love with her voice. She was cool and helpful. In my mind, I was like, “Is she my VO? It will be nice oh.” But unfortunately, she was meant to check documents before the proper interview. E pain me oh. But I composed my self and moved on.

Interview With Main VO:
ME: Good morning Sir (With smiles/happiness, yet somewhat tensed)
VO: Good morning

VO: Pass me the documents
ME: Okay Sir. Passes the documents (With somewhat shaky hands)
VO: Relax
ME: Thank you Sir (With smiles)
VO: Why are you going to the US?
ME: I am going to the UI for my PhD in Physics (The next line to fire escaped my mind. The pre-interview stage was somewhat stressful, emotionally)
VO: What area?
ME: Nuclear Physics
VO: Have you done Nuclear Physics before? (looked at me with this suspicious side-eye, to know whether I’m sure of what it is I am about to do)
ME: Yes (Sir) (Although, I didn’t do a full research in Nuclear Physics, but I offered an extensive course work in this area, and was the best in the course, during my final year)
VO: What is Nuclear Physics?
ME: Tries to explain in a simple way…VO cuts in…
VO: What equipment will you be using for your research? (This might not be the original question, but it looks very much like it)
ME: Equipments like LHC(Large Hadron Collider)
VO: …in Nigeria? (Something of this nature)
ME: No Sir (Felt the urge to say that Nigeria does not have it, and that is the reason for going to the US…but VO cuts in…[I liked the way he cut in regularly. He helped me keep my answers very short and to the point(Smiles)])

VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
ME:No Sir
VO: Married?
ME:No Sir
VO: …have kids?
ME: No Sir
VO: Okay (…cuts in…the tells me to place my right four fingers on the biometric gadget…I did that…but I felt something had changed at this juncture)
VO: …open your mask a bit
ME: ( Quickly remembers the instruction to always smile…quickly activated “smiling face” mode before opening face mask)
ME: At this point, I sighted white papers on his table, and was seriously believing God for one of these papers to be given to me, while the VO was busy looking at his “judgement-day” screen
VO: (Rearranges document on his desk and says the long awaited words…) So I am going to be approving your visa…do have…something something…window 22. He gave me a white paper and a yellow slip placed placed in between my passport.
ME: (I could not believe what just happened to me. In my mind, “so these are the famous white and yellow papers I have been seeing on transcripts.” I didn’t know when I started saying, “Thank You Holy Spirit/ Thank You Jesus,” in the hall. It was a dream come true! I lost my job during COVID19 lockdown, and things became “very easy” for me. When embassy gave news that they were about to resume, I almost cried because I didn’t see any physical means of pursuing the visa applications. It was the only full ride I had, after getting series of scholarship rejections from UK, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand . I never wanted to go to US at first.

After paying the reciprocity fee, I quickly zoomed off, carried my bags and went out to board a vehicle home. The junks and military lifestyle I tasted the previous day almost changed my system. I was just praying that my stomach should not upset me. Las las, I enjoyed the adventure. By His Grace, I have a story to tell about my experience.

Side-Notes/Observations:
1.It is all by the Mercy and Grace of God. God is not dead. I got this frequent advice from approved transcripts here. So I will pass it down to upcoming approved applicants that, “God still does miraculous works.”
2.I prayed to God that I didn’t want to encounter any VO that will not be nice to me. He answered.
3.Once anyone started talking about rejection, I avoided that person on the queue. It helped me maintain positive vibes/energy.
4.Please confess positive things to your application materials. It works. I told my reciprocity fee and passport that, I was never going to return home with them. God had mercy on me. Tell yourself, “your visa has been approved,” and believe it.
5.Out of curiosity and in the spirit of verification, I visited the consulate twice, 6th and 12th of November, 2020. I had heard a lot about VOs and the consulate, and I wanted to verify whether these people had horns or two heads. Funnily enough they were/are just humans like you and me. This helped me feel at rest, to a large extent.
6.Please know what works best for you. I had only two mocks, and saw series of videos about US F1 visa interviews. I also did self-presentations even on the road. Some people mistook me for a mad man.
7.Please know some stuffs about your field, especially your research focus. These guys are smart. They are informed.
8.Honestly, my appointment was largely influenced by Divine Favour. I would call my appointment an informal chat. No document requested, except the basic documents. VO was the one encouraging me to relax. The man is well-informed, for him to have been conversant with events in my field. At a point, I never liked how I responded to the VO, because I thought I was giving the wrong answers each time he cut in. But I had to readjust to his leads.
9.There was this little girl I met on the queue for 9:00am applicants. Her name was Aisha. She was friendly and helped me feel relaxed the more. God bless you Aisha.
10.You see that idea of dressing in a simple, smart and convenient way, it works very well.
11.Million thanks to this family: everyone who posted questions and transcripts; everyone who responded to questions; everyone who gave suggestions. We shall continue to grow in Grace. Amen!

PS:
All Glory to God; All errors are mine.

GLORY TO GOD.
YOU STARTED WELL AND YOU ENDED YOUR STATEMENT WELL.

My appointment for November 23rd just got rescheduled (not my doing) to 24th.

If your scheduled for 23rd, please check your email.

Hollyholy:
My appointment for November 23rd just got rescheduled (not my doing) to 24th.

If your scheduled for 23rd, please check your email.

Same time?

vc1177:
Transcript Title: I Escaped Window 7 By Divine Favour

School: University of Idaho
Course: PhD Physics
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Congrats ..... May God bless your new journey

HoluwadareY:
Location: Lagos
Date: Nov 13, 2020

Wishing everyone the very best

Congrats.... May God bless your new journey

oracle009:
VISA TRANSCRIPTS
Venue: Lagos
them

Congrats.... May God bless your new journey

It's like majority who claimed uncle, uncle were rejected today. Full funding is still the best. Oga o

sonofakin:
Visa Approved

V.O: Where are you going

Me: I'm going to the University of Texas at Dallas for my PhD in Neuroscience

V.O

Thank you NL

Congrats.....May God bless your new journey

Quite a number of approvals....congrats all . Had to borrow imperiouxx beer .lol
https://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/party/party0016.gif

If I missed you dont worry .God will bless your new journey .

To those who got a No...... if you have a good profile, dont be discouraged. Fire and go again. If you dont have a good profile work on getting a better profile / package

Shey nobody con dey go for undergraduate degree ni.
Every where na post graduate transcripts.

Congrats to everyone who's visa has been approved and to us whose interview is next week I hope and pray we come with visa approval transcript.

HoluwadareY:
Location: Lagos
Date: Nov 13, 2020
School: UIUC
Course: MSc Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Funding: 52k
Gap: 10k
GRE: 306
TOEFL: Waived
UnderGrad: First Class
Status: Approved

Congratulations! New height, new life.

Guys I had a bad day today and I don’t think I deserve this. This guy was just dashing yellow and blue paper like give 5 yellow and 5blue and I fell on the 5. I didn’t deserve this delay and I hope my tens fit proves it.

Ms in business administration
Scholarship of $7951


I was very confident and sharp. Maybe because after Nysc we looked for job tire till we got one. My transcript

Vo: Good morning
Me: Good morning

Vo: place your hand here pls and questions started
Vo: where and you going and what do you want to study?
Me: I want to obtain a master degree in business Administration at southern Illinois university Edwardsville.
Vo: SIUE oh nice school.

Vo: who is sponsoring your school?
Me: I was awarded a scholarship and the rest of the deficit will be taken care of by my Uncle.

Vo: Have you travelled before.
Me(was shocked because I was expecting why did you choose this school) yes I have travelled to Dubai and France.
Vo looks into the system Nd I smiled because he’s obviously checking my DS160 and I knew I filled it there.

Vo: Are you married?
Me: (in my mind I am now shocked more because I was still expecting why this school and this look like the end of the interview) this time he was holding my passport and I was like wow I am getting this visa with this easy question. I replied No I am not married.

Vo: Do you have a kid?
Me: No I don’t have one.

Vo: I am sorry I won’t be giving you the visa and he hands me. Blue paper.

I was dazed that what just happened? I didn’t move for a second, he had to repeat it again and I left feeling sad because I truly didn’t deserve to be handed this way with questions that was as easy as this and even with my scholarship and traveling history.

Well I have paid another visa at gtb but will defer so I can get over this disappointment. It is well

vc1177:
Transcript Title: I Escaped Window 7 By Divine Favour

School: University of Idaho
Course: PhD Physics
Undergraduate: BSc Physics and Astronomy 2014
GRE: None
TOEFL/IELTS: None
Funding: GTA (Full ride)
Appointment: 9:00am
Arrived Consulate: ~5:00am
In Time: ~7:40am
Interview: ~5minutes
Out Time:~8:24am
Status: Approved
Window: 6

PS:
All Glory to God; All errors are mine.

Congratulations!!!
I am happy that you figured things out and all went well. I sent 2 messages asking about your eventual plans. But it's now a story!
All Glory be to God. New height for you.

Congratulations bro, please can you help me with a mock interview

vc1177:
Transcript Title: I Escaped Window 7 By Divine Favour

School: University of Idaho
Course: PhD Physics
Undergraduate: BSc Physics and Astronomy 2014
GRE: None
TOEFL/IELTS: None
Funding: GTA (Full ride)
Appointment: 9:00am
Arrived Consulate: ~5:00am
In Time: ~7:40am
Interview: ~5minutes
Out Time:~8:24am
Status: Approved
Window: 6

I was directed to a lady’s window, vertically opposite window 6(window 13, I think). She checked my documents and made sure they were well arranged before I was directed to window 6. I greeted her twice, before submitting my documents, and when she answered the second time, I liked her voice(like seriously). She was like, “I answered you the second time.” I almost fell in love with her voice. She was cool and helpful. In my mind, I was like, “Is she my VO? It will be nice oh.” But unfortunately, she was meant to check documents before the proper interview. E pain me oh. But I composed my self and moved on.

Interview With Main VO:
ME: Good morning Sir (With smiles/happiness, yet somewhat tensed)
VO: Good morning

VO: Pass me the documents
ME: Okay Sir. Passes the documents (With somewhat shaky hands)
VO: Relax
ME: Thank you Sir (With smiles)
VO: Why are you going to the US?
ME: I am going to the UI for my PhD in Physics (The next line to fire escaped my mind. The pre-interview stage was somewhat stressful, emotionally)
VO: What area?
ME: Nuclear Physics
VO: Have you done Nuclear Physics before? (looked at me with this suspicious side-eye, to know whether I’m sure of what it is I am about to do)
ME: Yes (Sir) (Although, I didn’t do a full research in Nuclear Physics, but I offered an extensive course work in this area, and was the best in the course, during my final year)
VO: What is Nuclear Physics?
ME: Tries to explain in a simple way…VO cuts in…
VO: What equipment will you be using for your research? (This might not be the original question, but it looks very much like it)
ME: Equipments like LHC(Large Hadron Collider)
VO: …in Nigeria? (Something of this nature)
ME: No Sir (Felt the urge to say that Nigeria does not have it, and that is the reason for going to the US…but VO cuts in…[I liked the way he cut in regularly. He helped me keep my answers very short and to the point(Smiles)])

VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
ME:No Sir
VO: Married?
ME:No Sir
VO: …have kids?
ME: No Sir
VO: Okay (…cuts in…the tells me to place my right four fingers on the biometric gadget…I did that…but I felt something had changed at this juncture)
VO: …open your mask a bit
ME: ( Quickly remembers the instruction to always smile…quickly activated “smiling face” mode before opening face mask)
ME: At this point, I sighted white papers on his table, and was seriously believing God for one of these papers to be given to me, while the VO was busy looking at his “judgement-day” screen
VO: (Rearranges document on his desk and says the long awaited words…) So I am going to be approving your visa…do have…something something…window 22. He gave me a white paper and a yellow slip placed placed in between my passport.
ME: (I could not believe what just happened to me. In my mind, “so these are the famous white and yellow papers I have been seeing on transcripts.” I didn’t know when I started saying, “Thank You Holy Spirit/ Thank You Jesus,” in the hall. It was a dream come true! I lost my job during COVID19 lockdown, and things became “very easy” for me. When embassy gave news that they were about to resume, I almost cried because I didn’t see any physical means of pursuing the visa applications. It was the only full ride I had, after getting series of scholarship rejections from UK, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand . I never wanted to go to US at first.

After paying the reciprocity fee, I quickly zoomed off, carried my bags and went out to board a vehicle home. The junks and military lifestyle I tasted the previous day almost changed my system. I was just praying that my stomach should not upset me. Las las, I enjoyed the adventure. By His Grace, I have a story to tell about my experience.

Side-Notes/Observations:
1.It is all by the Mercy and Grace of God. God is not dead. I got this frequent advice from approved transcripts here. So I will pass it down to upcoming approved applicants that, “God still does miraculous works.”
2.I prayed to God that I didn’t want to encounter any VO that will not be nice to me. He answered.
3.Once anyone started talking about rejection, I avoided that person on the queue. It helped me maintain positive vibes/energy.
4.Please confess positive things to your application materials. It works. I told my reciprocity fee and passport that, I was never going to return home with them. God had mercy on me. Tell yourself, “your visa has been approved,” and believe it.
5.Out of curiosity and in the spirit of verification, I visited the consulate twice, 6th and 12th of November, 2020. I had heard a lot about VOs and the consulate, and I wanted to verify whether these people had horns or two heads. Funnily enough they were/are just humans like you and me. This helped me feel at rest, to a large extent.
6.Please know what works best for you. I had only two mocks, and saw series of videos about US F1 visa interviews. I also did self-presentations even on the road. Some people mistook me for a mad man.
7.Please know some stuffs about your field, especially your research focus. These guys are smart. They are informed.
8.Honestly, my appointment was largely influenced by Divine Favour. I would call my appointment an informal chat. No document requested, except the basic documents. VO was the one encouraging me to relax. The man is well-informed, for him to have been conversant with events in my field. At a point, I never liked how I responded to the VO, because I thought I was giving the wrong answers each time he cut in. But I had to readjust to his leads.
9.There was this little girl I met on the queue for 9:00am applicants. Her name was Aisha. She was friendly and helped me feel relaxed the more. God bless you Aisha.
10.You see that idea of dressing in a simple, smart and convenient way, it works very well.
11.Million thanks to this family: everyone who posted questions and transcripts; everyone who responded to questions; everyone who gave suggestions. We shall continue to grow in Grace. Amen!

PS:
All Glory to God; All errors are mine.

Congrats bro, am so happy for you.

HoluwadareY:
Location: Lagos
Date: Nov 13, 2020
School: UIUC
Course: MSc Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Funding: 52k
Gap: 10k
GRE: 306
TOEFL: Waived
UnderGrad: First Class
Status: Approved


Transcript

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning, how are you doing?
Vo: Fine. Where do you stay?
Me: Abuja
Vo: So why did you choose Lagos?
Me: I was able to get a more convenient date in Lagos
Vo: Its okay to say Lagos is better than Abuja? ( Laughs)
Me: You can say that again (Smiles)
Vo: Where do you currently work?
Me: As an analyst at a management consulting firm in Abuja
Vo: Tell me how this course aligns with your career path
Me: I intend to be a Prof, having a masters degree is a step in the right direction at achieving that ( not as smooth)
Vo: Laughs...how long did it take you to memorize that ?
Me: Not long (laughs )
Vo: Who is paying for the remaining 10k gap?
Me: My aunt
Vo: Father side or mother side?
Me: Father side
Vo: Where is your dad?
Me: He's deceased
Vo: I am sorry
Me: Thank you
Vo: So where does your aunt work?
Me: She's head of IT at XYZ Hospital, Abuja
Vo: Can you say that again?
Me: XYZ Hospital
Vo: You said Institute?
Me: No, Hospital
Vo: Spell it
Me: HOSPITAL
Vo: Oh, Hospital
Me: Yes ( relived )

Types for a while

Me: How long have you been in Nigeria for?
VO: A long time, 6 years
Me: Do you like it here?
Vo: Yes, I do ( smiles)
Types.....
Vo: What will your girlfriend do when you leave to the US? (Smiles)
Me: She will wait for me (Laughs)
Vo: Go to the cashier to pay your Reciprocity fee
Me: Thank you and have a nice day
Vo: You too


Thank you all for the guide...this thread has been so useful from when it seems embassy will never open to the interview preparation. Thanks to all who kept our hopes alive especially Fairheart.

Wishing everyone the very best

Chonco:
Same time?

Thank God you asked o, I didn't check . It changed from 9am to 7am.

I believe that is my time of favor.Amen!