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Protect your future from agent and run far away from them.... We have three (3) categories of agent 1) The once that will collect your money and not do you any good and 2) The once that will not collect your money and not do you any good 3) The once that will not collect your money but add years to your stay before you get admission to start VISA processing. Stay focus and learn enough to paakage your VISA application yourself from NL and you will come back and thank the gurus in the house

ruddiggerr:
Good day house. Pls I am new here and i want to apply to a school in the U.S. I am looking at info tech or business info systems. Which school will be better for these courses and a little bit less expensive. Plus Which is more better, using through an agent or sending the application yourself?

This is well said

femi312:
Why not throw in one or two Phd Applications? Mind you now adays faculties are looking for students they can work with on a long term. If I were you, with that profile I would have applied to at least 2 top 20 school for PHd. You can check Northwestern University if the application is still on,if you apply for phd and even if you dont get admitted for Phd, you will be granted Msc admision.

NO, It doesn't just work in that simple mathematics way sir. Get the standard way

kylexy61:
I schooled in Ghana. My GPA is to a 4.0 scale. A rough way to convert your cgpa to a 4.0 scale is to multiply it by 4/5. That is, 4.57 x 4/5 = 3.66

I think you should get full funding because that field does have a lot of fund in it.

kylexy61:
MSc Civil Engineering. Yes I applied to 1 top school, Stanford

Congratulation

schrisade:
Hello everyone. I refired and to God be the glory my visa was approved on Tuesday by a lady in window 1.
Transcript goes thus:

VO: Good morning
Me:Good morning ma
VO: Why you going to the US
Me: Im going for my Masters in Communication and media studies at Eastern Illinois University.
VO: What's your career goal
Me: To be a communication specialist. I want to be able to identify and develop the best communication strategies to solve communication problems when the need arises.
VO: Y eiu
Me: Cos the curriculum matches my carrier interest. Also, the communication and media studies programme is organized in three academic concentration which is the strategic communication, human communication and cultural studies.The strategic communication aligns with my professional ambition (Vo cuts in STOP)
VO: What's the requirement for the program? The credit hours, the core courses you'ld be doing what and what you would learn. (She was really focused here..we were looking at each other)
Me:A total number of 36 credit is required. I would be taking core courses like Communication theory, communication research methods, communication pedagogy, special topics in communication studies, organizational communication etc. Then I just briefly defined organizational communication and communication pedagogy.
VO: What do u do
Me:I work with a telecoms company
VO: Have you traveled out of the country before
Me: Yes
VO: Whats your highest qualification
Me: Bsc Masscommunication
VO: Who's sponsoring you
Me: My dad
VO: Can I see his statement
Me:I passed it. ( this time around I presented his personal statement and a letter from the bank though I also went with both the company's bank statement I presented the first time but she said she didn't need that)
VO: What's your father's name
Me: I told her
VO: How many siblings do you have
Me: I told her
VO: Do you have any relative in the US
Me: Not an immediate one (just as I filled in my ds-160)
VO: Any friends?
Me: Yes (I mentioned my friend's name and that my friend actually recommended the school being a student there)
VO: Typing....
VO: I would be approving your visa.............and handed over the white paper.

Chai, WHile I was ready to type congratulation message for you Mehn. You finish the whole interview question before GRE part, but u for write the GRE for writing sake because it's stated for graduate student of your school website now. ooooooh Mehn, this is painful, write GRE and pray it's easier the next time and becareful so u will not look desperate the next time you go. Sorry Man

bushlance:
So I had my second interview yesterday. I had already posted the first during which I wasn't confident enough to present my case.
So this is the 2nd:
V.O : Good morning
Me: Good morning ma'am (with a smile )
V.O: Why are you going to the US?
Me: I am going for my masters in Prjt Mangmt at Morgan state University Baltimore.
V.O : Why are you switching from Geology?
Me: Project Management will give me a right platform to grow in my career. I have taken on many project management projects in my organisation even gotten an award as a best project management team member on a Chevron Project but because I don't a degree in Project Management, Jobs are not assigned to me.
Also my organisation has stated in my study leave that on my return with this dregree from Morgan I will be qualified to apply for a promotion.
Project Management will not limit me to my Organisation as I intend to move to other industries on my return to Nigeria, gather experince and set up my own project management firm here in Nigeria.
V.O : (She looked really impressed)
Why did you choose Morgan ?
Me: Morgan offers an interdisciplinary project Management course. The program is board. And Ideal for my plans. I was excited by the thought that I will study scope management and integration. That is my major area of interest because Scope creeping is a major problem in the Nigerian project management field.
V.O: How did you hear about this school?
Me: It was initially recommended by my boss during my NYSC so when I decided to go for my Masters in the US I researched using Peterson's guide and College board. I found out... (She cut me short)
V.O: What was your highest degree on ?
Me: I have a Bachelor of Technology in Geology.
(She nodded )
V.O: So that is why you want you want to leave I.T?
Me: No GIS (Geographical Information System) not IT. (My current job) GIS is a part
Geology and GIS exposed me the experince I have acquired in Project Management so It is in line with my career plan.
V.O: (Starts typing.)
Sorry pls hold on.
Types for over 5mins.
(At this point I was feeling good)
V.O: Who is paying?
Me: My uncle.
V.O: What does he do?
Me: He is a civil engineer and also owns a real estate firm.
V.O: Buys and sells houses?
Me: No. He buys lands and develops. Build and sells.
V.O Nods)
Why is he sponsoring you.
Me: My mom trained him so this I like a pay back (Smiling)
V.O: Nods.
(Starts typing)
Me: was waiting for my white paper. Lol.
V.O: types for like 2 mins.
V.O: Did you write any standardised test ?
Me: Actually I was meant to. I had prepared to but on contacting the school I was informed that it was waived for me. I believe it was due to my work experince and the professional certifications I have bagged in Project management over the years.
V.O: Starts typing.
But it is clearly stated here on Morgan's website that you need GRE.
Me: Yes but the departments have their own requirements for each cousre.
V.O: Why would they have their requirement when it is stated on the site?
Me: That on the site is General but they have theirs based on the individual programs.
V.O : I am sorry you are blablabla.
Me: I still couldn't believe it.
I have written the school explaining my situation and they chair has replied promising to give me a letter to the embassy to prove that I didn't need the standardised exams.
DO I REAPPLY & PRESENT THE LETTER?
I AM CONFUSED. PLEASE GUYS KINDLY CRITICISE & ADVICE.

The age on your passport or your actual real age?

Burna07:
Hello guru In the house. Please im a new bee here. I need some help on If i can apply for undergraduate courses with 2010 o level results and what are my chances of securing visa. Also the age on my passport is 25 next year ..

Whao Part 13... Gone too soon. #Fall2017 #Snowiss #WinterShit

Believe what the prof @femi321 has said and be bold enough to speak the truth, be mindful of when the VO want to throw you off balance and let he/she knows you know what you are saying.

best of luck

femi312:
Whether strict or not, if you are able to prove that you are a genuine student, you applied to a decent school and not 1 building school or community college, you will get it.

It is a bit challenging digesting all page of this wonderful forum again, simply because my department require all new MS student to show themselves in the first year especially those of us from another or related background before they can think of funding you properly. I hope this race is easy enough with my dedication. i will reply as much PM as possible else will just be on low key here.


keep the Great work going

Finally Touched Down JFK NY.......... Sorry If i never reply any comment here but I will do justice to anyone I found in my PM #SanityEnvironment #Trumpland

Am just here to holla at everyone in the house, NairaLand is my family , Can't just go like that....am gonna finish reading this soon....

U re sighted from far!!!

Ctemi:
No, u re good to go.

Femmyy90:
Kindly go to ABIA poly why some people are like this you are looking for free things and you wil be expecting big money from it bah??... you still have to think very well maybe you should go for handwork that will not cost you at all

@bold is the best advice of the year so far, I mean all the way from part10 to part 12 of page 49..... Come and learn sewing in my backyard for free oooo

@k199192...Consider University of New Hampshire too for CS, but check there website to confirm if they have ur specialization. Akthough I ahve a very strong CGPA and high Quant in GRE

My most awaited transcript...Congratulation Bibiakonure Omalicha nwa

Enjoy trumpland

Bibiakonure:
This is my transcript in regards to my visa approval on Friday the 14th july. God be praised and i want to appreciate my friends who did the mock interview with me, thise who skimmed through my mock transcript, those who I contacted and said i was gonna call but i never called forgive me as i am guilty as charged.

V.O: why this school
Me: i picked the university of new haven because of it's concentration on biomaterials because its very applicable to our dwindling health condition in Nigeria.
V.O: Can you explain the Biomaterial
Me: This are materials used in replacing human tissues.( then she cuts me)
V.O: I know you came here rehearsed but just explain in normal language I would understand
Me: what i mean is that this are materials that replace the breast, heart valve, limb, hips and knee prostheses.
V.O:How many schools did you apply to
Me: i considered three schools but only applied to this school
V.O: Did you consider any here in Nigeria
Me: Yes i did which was unilag
V.O whats your highest degree
Me: Bachelors in Engineering
V.O when did you finish
Me: 2015
V.O: what have you been doing since then
Me: went for my compulsory nysc in 2016 and finished 2017
V.O: Have you been outside Nigeria before
Me: yes i have been to the Us
V.O: Where did you go to
Me: Jamica queens in New York
V.O Do you have a family outside Nigeria
Me: Yes i do my brother
V.O I see you have a scholarship how did you get it
Me: it was based on my academic transcript and my statement of intent showed my purpose for selecting this course
V.O: who would pay the rest
Me: My dad. He is a medical practitioner
V.O: what of your siblings how many
Me: Just two apart from my brother in the Us
V.O where are they
Me here in lagos with my parents
V.O I would be approving your visa pick it up after 3 days.

No Documents were asked.

Like when is your program starting... AM thinking u wait till july 20th or some days after then send them to give you some days so that your sponsor can complete the SOA process, by then we should be close to the month end... provided you have ample of time to prep for other and resume school b4 deadline and please don't send SOA that is less than required....Best of Luck

BenNash:
Hey guys please I need your help on something. I've applied to a u.s university for this fall and I was notified through email that I'm admissible by my profile and I need to send my sponsor's bank statement to complete the admission process. The thing is that money goes in and out of my sponsor's account and presently the account balance is not up to the balance needed by the school and it'll likely remain so till the end of this month. The question I want to ask from the gurus of this thread is if it is possible to have the school direct my admission process to January instead of the fall semester which I applied for because I'm expected to send the bank statement before the 20th of this month. So that by the time my sponsor's bank statement is ready all I'll need to do is send my bank statement to complete the admission towards January instead of fall semester.
Expecting your expedited response, thanks

What about your year of graduation and your school.... Are they going to search for your school result?

preciouschydo:
some of us are still employees of this xyz's so it is inapppro[riate to mention a company name in this context. i hope you understand

Egbon @princeodekunle...Where are you bossmi, I have been calling your number but not going tru oooo, Anyone wey help me see am should help me hail am... Booom

Also don't forget to share your transcript so gurus in the house can share there opinion b4 u go for next interview.

Sorry for your denial

paulsir:
I was denied in Lagos today. How long does it takes to reapply?

Are you serious? Am thinking if I can get you one

wascofasco:
I need a flat mate. I live 10 mins away from ETSU. Contact me on whatsapp 07030659246

I will advise you to be on the agent's neck and ask him to let you see your application profile yourself, Am 80% sure your application will not be for fall2017, am talking from experience. Eventhough I already secured my visa through the help of gurus on this thread, there is one related admission case like yours.

jordan122:
Good morning good people of nairaland .I give gent to help me to secure admission for fall of 2017 and he keeping telling me is still on processing That anything that want to be good do delay somehow and am afraid maybe my visa will not approve if I don't go for interview in this month till ending of next month ...pls I need advice good people here

@ogoji from https://www.nairaland.com/3586207/general-u.s.a-student-visa-enquiries-part/302#57357921 i sight you from far, sorry for my late response I have been OFF and ON.... Marking present for today....lolzzz

Good ....so hos is prep so far?

ashkenking:
hello bro.. going for fall 2017 too..

AM still here with the family, trying to arrange things against #fall2017 and catching up from where i stopped in part 11... I don't wanna be caught off guard....

God bless all for the wonderful contribution so far.....

Folks, fellow NLs and US thread gurus.... Good to be back and I promise to do justice to read up from where I stopped, Ramadan Yaf finished, so more time for the thread n Happy Eid-il-Mubaraq to Muslim Bro and Sis....

Cheers

shayhune:
Lol. He knows the whole of NL will know him if he should mention his course. He was popular than even the VC back then in school. @princeGee aka **a** . Make I no come burst your bubbles.

Chai...ogami, burst am... I go just give them ur house address as mine... And NL ppl go dey find u everywhere

OGreene:
Just do the form A. Its same rate with PTA

I think form A is to pay directly to school. The guy is on tuition waiver n stipends. School will find it difficult to refund him.

shayhune:
So you promised that you'll interview the VO and you did it. Baba u get mind sha. Why you no give the VO blue paper naa since he didn't answer you well

Oya, let us come and be going to Amelika. Trump awaits us

Chai and I be wan give am but I no see and I don forget say my employment letter wey I carry go Na for blue paper... I for just bring am out n make him catch early morning joke....lolzzz

I tried my best for that word too self but he commit mouth for speaker n whisper so I no go hear... I even DAB for the guy. Na we and that guy trump.