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iCool:
Oh lawwdddd!

These embassy pipo don change parade!

Very unique questions. Cram to your own detriment!

larrygal:
yea, i know... i just want to be careful cos am yet to get a sponsor, my problem is d sponsor ish cos i dont want something dat will bring complications.actually the 620 will be paid for 11 month out of 12 month...10 month makes a session then a month holiday which d stipend will not be paid.after the one month hols is the next session...620*11 is more dan 6750...as someone said earlier that those people can be funny thou..i will keep on trying if i can get a sponsor cos i will have to send my doc to them next week

gaviria:
Good morning all. I'm a new member but I've been following so many threads on Nairaland since last year including this one without registering as a member. Everything has been going smoothly, i learned a lot. And it helped me in my GRE and TOEFL where I scored 312 and 100 respectively. But now I have an issue. And please I need the gurus in the house (walspring, imperioxx and other) to help. I don't know what the issue is. I applied for visa last month during the interview I wasn't all that prepared, so I stammered in the first question which was "Why did you choose this course?". I answered because I want to specialize in control Engineering which is a branch of electrical engineering and I enjoyed the theory behind it when I was an undergraduate, it was interesting and challenging " and every other question was just a formality. Me myself I knew I messed up so I didn't care much when she gave me the blue slip. But since that day I've been preparing hard for the interview the second time. I had an answer to virtually all the questions that could be asked because I read a lot of transcript and put down my answers, read them and knew them like the back of my hands. So I went for the interview yesterday again. And this was the transcript
Greetings and pass me your passport and i20
VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: I'm going for my masters degree in Electrical and electronics engineering at the southern Illinois university in edwardsville, [s]and I chose this school because it's one of the best schools in the Midwestern region of the United States in Electrical Engineering according to usnews.com and forbes.com, and most of the professors in the department are Ivy League trained which is synonymous to having an Ivy League education at a cheaper rate, like professor Tim York of the department who won the 2016 IEEE award of the year for his research paper on "Polarization on image sensoring" and they also have excellent research laboratories and facilities that'll aid in the advancement of my career in this field so that when I come back to the country I can be able to put my skills to work in the power sector of the country as power is one of the major issues we're facing in the country I'd like to come back and contribute my quota to the improvement and development of the sector. (P.S: I said every word)[/s]

VO: Where did you learn about all these you just said?
Me: I went online to know more about the school because the last time I came I couldn't explain my situation very well.

VO: Who's paying for this trip?
Me: My Dad.

VO: what does he do?
Me: He'a a renowned lawyer with his own firm and he has about 10 associates working for him.

VO: What are the qualifications needed for this course or something (I didn't hear him very well, but I heard qualifications)
Me: I have a bachelors degree in computer engineering from the university of Lagos.

VO: Have you ever traveled out?
Me: I went for an AIESEC conference in Ghana when I was an undergraduate. (First interview I said the same thing but I forgot to put it in my first DS-160, but I put it in the second DS-160 that I've traveled to Ghana before)

VO: Where do you work currently?
Me: I just completed my National Youth service in April this year as I graduated in November 2015.
(In My DS-160 that place they asked for employment status and all, I put Where I worked during my service year.)

VO: Are you married?
Me: No, I'm just 24 *laughs* .. VO laughed too and said "you never know".

Types for like 3 minutes non stop. And told me sorry you're not eligible at this time. I was weak, because I answered all the questions with so much fluency, I didn't stammer one time. I was just flowing. Please help me what can I do? I want to go for the third time asap because I have the answers to every technical question they can ask. Thanks a lot for the help.

drhopeful:
Visa approved this morning at Lagos Consulate by the purportedly mean Chinese-looking guy. After dishing out blue papers, it finally got to my turn.

Fabrepass77:
Congrat bro...whats the name of your school?

Folatush:
Congratulations. my interview to was by this same woman (window 5). very pretty sombori

LagosismyHome:
Finland cold oo, e good that God vindicated you ............ whatever that means .

Congrats, God bless your new journey

imperiouxx:
Hello everyone, I've been out for some time.

But first and foremost I need to cheer with these people

@WilliamKhan, duduafri, ziggy3579, Jesusbabygirl, oveestreet, habbeysax, shayhune, ark4sunshine, lionlee216 (friend), ajibayo4, switcyndy, burrrnerrr

Cheers! https://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/party/party0016.gif

Folatush:
Visa Approved. Transcript loading!!!

dramaka:
Lol. Do quick dey come. Ohio weather dey wait for fresh meat to turn to frozen food. Perhaps you go fit increase temperature here with your body heat by +0.00001F.

adeniyi3971:
congrats oooo..

masters or UG?

akins2016:
You even know my name already lol.. I told Amaka to tell you to contact me but you never did.

akins2016:
Chaiiii My school don cast

Awesu122:
Thanks boss I would like to know if they give findings ? Graduate assistantship or scholarship? Moreover would like to know how well the school is recognized? I just applied for fall admission and am waiting there decision, applied for Ms accountancy?

Awesu122:
Wahs good bro? Sorry what can you say about bowling green state university Ohio ?

chrisdavinci:
Seems Abuja is the only available option to schedule an interview atm. Anybody with the same issue scheduling an interview in Lagos?

Divabiola:
I have been a silent follower of this thread for about a year now and want to say thank you to everyone that has kept the thread active. You guys are doing a great job. My visa was approved this morning in Abuja.

udi2111:
Hello gurus in the house, I'll have been a silent reader of this thread,i must say may God richly bless those of you contributing immensely here. I really need advice from anyone who can help. I'm a bachelor's degree holder in electrical engineering with a GPA of 2.63/5.i intend applying to some university earlier mentioned on this thread which accept that GPA, although I'm still going to Take TOEFL and gre to boost my chances of admission. my intention is immediately i get to US, i want to quit the master's program and start nursing school in that same university or another university or community college.I'm applying for both the nursing and master's here in Nigeria at same time so that immediately i get over there i can start nursing.i will to know if it's possible,please anyone who have an idea should kindly contribute.

Scholastica16:
I figured it out through the GPA and course. I did not go to Unilag but I stumbled unto his profile on LinkedIn. Weird.

What was his GRE like?

And as per those schools rejecting him, it is a function of luck. The guy on NL who got into Princeton did not have 4.9 but his standardized test scores were stellar - 334 (Q168 V166 A5) and 115 (TOEFL).

tensazangetsu20:
UT austin too is a very good school so he ended up well.

tensazangetsu20:
That your friend was way in over his head. How can he apply to MIT and Princeton without any research experience or outstanding achievements.

Scholastica16:
I am guessing this your friend is in UT Austin at the moment which is also a top 4 school engineering wise. The point is admission decisions could go either ways. Nobody truly has it figured out but a lot of the opinions here are spot on. The school of graduation can throw some weight.

drhopeful:
Let me chime in with my little experience..... Nobody for US send your first class degree with no research experience from NIGERIA. They don't even trust your degree!!!! And our reputation is getting worse!!! UK schools will send you small because they sorta love first class degrees. That said, if I were in his shoes, I will take my first class to a top European school, gain as much research experience and come back to the US for a PhD.

Bottomline, a first class degree from Nigeria can never compare with that from America, Europe or even China and India. Let's all wake up! You need to work extra to stand out.

@happyday, those schools u mentioned except for LSU and KSU are ranked among top 50 in the US and top 100 in the world. Please give them more credit! You would be amazed that they would still turn the guy down!

kaydp:
Boss! You're everywhere oo. I read your posts on the GRE thread.

Ugoh11:
[s]So this is going to be my last post on this.. and that's because I need to give back.. to this thread..[/s]

[s]Oh less I forget.. don't just spew ignorance from your mouth on something you know nufin about.. do your research.. and stop spreading hearsay.. #factsovereverything[/s]
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