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Hi guys

innovativeame:
Na God name I take beg you, no sell am oooo, else I will send Ferguson police down to your abode.

I was at your school today. Very nice place. I'm in Chicago now

slimmy05:
illinois state university, normal. Southern Illinois university Carbondale and Edwardvile

They are good schools with high acceptance rate.

abbeymaniak:
Wats ISU sir

Illinois state university

innovativeame:
try the schools recommended by slimmy05. On the other hand, if u need help on ISU, I can assist when it's necessary.
Greetings to all. @Repsin , hope u have reserved my bed space? I won't take it lightly ooooo

Your bed space is still intact ooo. I go lease am out sha if I no see u soon.

amanze15:
their acceptance percentage scared me,that is university of illonois-urbana- champaigne, or maybe u can hint me on a better school in Illionois that is okay, my sponsor lives in preoria so she's bent on getting a school with a not too distant proximity

You can try Western Illinois University Macomb. It's the most affordable school in illinois. I'm in university of Illinois Springfield so I don't know much about the urbana champagne campus.

amanze15:
Hey house happy new year. To u all, owu is stalling me, another year of forseeable greatness thanks to you all who helped me through the hurdle of applying to a school, pls any body in university of illionios-urbana champaigne or in illionis I need some info pls

shoot

slimmy05:
how do I check in online. Do you have a detail steps on how to?

U will see the check-in thing on the website. Where are you heading to?

slimmy05:
I just booked with qatar and paid via card. My flight confirmation have been sent to my email. Please, how do I select seat and how do I know which is close to the window. Kindly assist. Thanks

check in online like 48hours before your flight. If u go to the airport to check in, window seats might not be available

Hello house. Who's in springfield Illinois. Boredom wan kill me o

innovativeame:
Please, start cultivating the land. Congratulations. I'm so sorry we couldn't see again before you left. I will send u an email. Good to hear this. Stay safe, bro. How is madam?

she's good. We had an awesome trip.u better start coming cos I'm expecting you. The cold is not here oooo

Hi house, landed in Chicago on the 26th, presently in springfield Missouri. Will be going to university of Illinois at Springfield Jan 6.

profojah:
Thanks baba imperouxxx
I even told her to get an affidavit and she should scan it along her Birth cert and send it to d school...but she said she kinda confuse on what to do...

that's the right thing to do

Flying qatar on dec 26? Let's hook up.

I was also in this same situation. There was a mistake on my DOB on my transcript. Instead of 1988 they put 1986. I sent it like that to all my schools but only Rutgers University emailed me that there was an error on my DOB. I replied and explained to them that it's from my school and I have contacted them to rectify it. I was admitted. So ur friend should email them or probably get a note from his school on this issue

profojah:
Please house ...A friend really need u guyz help...

The date of birth on her transcript issued by her school doesn't correlate with d ones on every of her other documents and certificates...One of schools she applied to mailed her that she should get a proof that the transcript belongs to her (tho d transcript was sent directly from her school)...she's trying to ask what to do and hope this won't alter her admission from dis school and d other schools she applied to...
This is d message she got from her school

Dear Name
We have received your online college net application for the Fall semester of 2015 for a Master’s of Science in Geology in our College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Houston.  Upon placing your files in our system for review, we noticed a discrepancy in your date of birth. Could please verify the correct date of birth by providing proof of your actual date of birth so that we can continue to process your application immediately.
 
Thank you very much
Sincerely.

JabinodelaRatta:
House where can I get winter wears in lagos?

someone here told me I can get at cms emab plaza or Berlin. I'm going there today.

Bro, do u mean VO will see your application on his system? If so, that's on another level mehn. Maybe that's the reason they don't ask for documents anymore cos you must have submitted almost everything during the school application.

JabinodelaRatta:
@bolded...I couldn't agree with you more. It is absolutely true! the reason I gave for my choice of the school in my SOP was the exact same reason I told the VO for choosing the school.

In fact, the decision to accept me by the school was based on my SOP, recommendations, and test score; to the extent that a faculty emailed me, telling me how my application impressed him and he would want me to join his research group. I noticed that before they received my academic transcript, they had made their decision on my acceptance.

Thanks MsNas!! no be small shakara I don do....

jenns:
Like what range bro.

I booked on Sunday to Chicago for $875 but currently it's $2,444.

For guys that wants to fly Qatar, they almost have cheap fares on weekends.

slimmy05:
Please, can you assist with school for Public Health that do not request Sophas? I mean schools one can apply to direct without going through sophas. Thanks dearie.

University of Illinois at Springfield.

JabinodelaRatta:
I glorify your name in all the earth...I magnify your name in all the earth..., all thanks and praise to Jehovah God who did it this morning for me!! Visa granted this morning at the US embassy, Lagos. Transcript coming soon!!

Congratulations bro.

imperiouxx:
Lot of rude and harsh talks on this thread nowadays. Where is the brain and courtesy? I guess that's not common anymore.

No more courtesy bro. How are u though. You've not replied on the car ish we talked about.

Please don't turn this into something else. We are all here to learn from situation like this. It is left to you to take or discard the advice depending on how it fits you. You don't say people's assumptions are completely baseless, it's rude.

ebdib:
@repsin @sabiguy
Please because you got your visa doesn't give you any right to pontificate on why the VO denied profojah
What's even worse is the fact that your assumptions are completely baseless.

So everyone has to do a masters in a related field to get a visa?
Absolute hogwash.

Americans like continuity in education?
Are you kidding me??
I've seen people switch from dance to nursing.
If there's any country that believes in horizontal education and not vertical education. It is America. So that statement is not only fallacious it is downright ignorant.

Visa is favour and likeablility.
Simple.
Don't say things you don't know especially to a downcast applicant.

#Out

Each applicant's case is different. I also have lot of friends that changed major but almost all of them had some supporting things. One just got his visa on friday, he changed from Biochemistry to mechanical engineering but hey this guy has been to the US seven times in five years. In projorah case, he had a very good GPA and the VO might not be comfortable with him changing this area that he's good at.and there was nothing to back up his point.

MsNas:
What about people who switched majors and got their visas on their first trial without breaking a sweat at the interviews? How on earth did you come to that conclusion? Almost all the Americans in my graduate class did something entirely different for undergraduate. So, where did that theory come from?

I agree he needs to give a reason for his switch to forensics via work experience. But saying he should drop that for something along the lines of his undergraduate degree doesn't sound right to me. Also, applying for a visa right after NYSC is no crime.

Exactly he should create a link with work experience related to his intending course of study. My brother I dey fear to change my naira to dollars oo.

osahons9:
@profojah sorry for the delay. I agree absolutely with @repsin. I want to add something too. I think if you don't have experience in ur intended major, then your application sounds desperate. you just rounded up your nysc, probably you were teaching there or something. They know it's difficult to get a job in nigeria but that doesn't mean you shouldn't look for a job say within one year from when you rounded up nysc. Applying for visa immediately after nysc is a sign of desperation. I have seen so many denials to back this up.

From my experience, you need to show them you know what you want from experience/training and even if you are not working, you are not idle.

My 2kobo cos dollar don too high

@profojah. Your interview transcript was a good one but I have to point out some things on it.
Firstly, you need to build a link between your UG degree and your intending MS major. The VO wanted to help fill up that space reason why he asked what your project was all about.
Secondly, you don't give a VO what he has not or did not ask it's simply a sign of desperation and I guess you were indisposed.
My recommendation: Apply to a course related to what you studied. It makes your case easier with little or no explanation. Americans love continuity and consistency

innovativeame:
My brother, thanks, sometimes the devil will just wanna raise his ugly head to ruin the fun. It happened in a bus. I was chatting with you while on transit. I dey use palasa hold body now oo . Abeg pm me ur phone number. i got a mail from the Consulate that my documents have been returned.

I sent u an email. We need to hook up tomorrow

innovativeame:
Please, pm me your number, i was robbed in a bus last night , I lost my phone. People on this thread really helped me,similarly, I will do anything legitimate to help. I am sorry for the tardy.

wow. So sorry about that. What actually happened cos we were still chatting till around that time

innovativeame:
That's true. I'm still waiting for ur contact, hope u got my mail? But seriously, that VO could scare an idiot out of someone ooo, chai! He was shouting all through.

I didn't see any mail. Put it here otunomosAtgmaildotcom. I Was praying in my mind not to be interviewed by that guy and the black lady on window 1 was worse. The language guy was showing too much desperation. He said Nigeria schools they always go on strike.

I was behind u guys cos I heard his interview from A to Z. The VO looked somehow when we said the baby diapers thing

innovativeame:
Hahahahahah . You were right in front of me. It was that kanky male VO that interviewed you. I heard practically everything u said, where u cracked me up was when u were talking about your father's job as a contractor and also talking about the tissue thing. That VO denied a lot of dudes visa. Remember that guy that wore white on white brocade, he was going for language program but the vo said that he has all the language skills becos he was forming accent to the vo. EducationUSA boy, congratulations man. I recall when you bouncing out. Ciao! See ya at the top!

profojah:
Congrat bro , anoda akokite ...whch of d microbiology set are u?.....All dis Prof nwachukwu, Amund , Aboaba, ilori students ......

those were my recommenders except Professor Amund

slimmy05:
Congrats repsin

Thanks boss. U made my read the whole thread from part1. So grateful