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Macaulay10:
Does this apply to someone who made payments May 15th 2019,but has successfully transferred sevis payments before May 15th 2020(I.e before date of expiration), but booked interview date around June or July

Or the interview date just have to be before expiration date?

The interview date has to be before the SEVIS expires or you have to pay another SEVIS fee

Paragontek:
Please, I will like to know if it is necessary to upload a passport photograph during my ds160 application?

Or is it the same photograph taken at the embassy on the day of visa interview?

Yes it's necessary to upload your passport, you might be sent back if you don't

Admin9:
sorry to ask this question.

since the tuition is 8k per year and you have broken it down to be $4000 for fall and $4000 for spring (spring +fall = 1 session), what about the next session (next spring + next fall)? would i be paying another fall $8000?

Yes, you'd be paying another 8k for the next session

Admin9:
Good evening.

Here is my question:

on the I-20 requirement, if the tuition states $8000, does it mean that i will pay $8000 for first session and pay another $8000 for the second session?

No, it means you would pay a total of $8000 a year, probably $4000 for fall and $4000 for spring.

iwriterng:
I’m in America and I think you’re not making sense.

Let people come and get the education they need. If they don’t get to stay in America an American education will still open several doors.

PS: In the end, it's America's loss. Free education and Stipend with their taxpayers' money, and then you send us out after working for one or three years. We use the certificate and work experience to move to Canada and then grow their economy. Do you think it will take them forever to figure out how disadvantaged that kind of arrangement is to them? Think about that for a minute.

Check top companies and top schools, a sizeable percentage of those running these establishments are immigrants. They know this and this is why they spend millions bringing people in every year. They want to keep innovating, their kids don't like school, so they spend millions bringing people like you and I over here every year.

Ore, thanks for that. I wanted to say something but I just didn't have the strength, I couldn't have said it better

Lilly001:
Good day
Please who has a format or template mail to request for TOEFL waiver.

You don't need a format. Just email them that you're from Nigeria that the official language is English and that your degree was taught in English

morgang:
Okay. I guess tuition was waived aside other little expenses. But here comes the statement... kindly check attached. That would definitely be the deficit on i20..

I am not sure what the admission letter says, does it say full tuition waiver, cause this out of state waiver, it might mean he would have to pay part of the tuition

morgang:
Please good people, has anyone ever being admitted with deficit of approximately $7,000 and Stipends (TA) worth $10,000 for 9 months?

Is the offer a fair deal. Asking for a friend

Most people get that. Mostly the 7k would be part of the living expenses and you might not have to pay the 7k to the school. If they are waiving your tuition +stipends of 10k, then it's a good deal. Of course, depending of the living costs of the location of the school.

jerikoyan:
you can also try GWU seems they have small funding

GWU is very expensive. Like 50k per year or so. Even with small funding, you still have a lot of money to pay

Lightp:
Got a question.

Apart from getting your visa approved, who determine or what determines when you can leave the country. Your I-20? Or you? Or the VO?

Let me try and make an instance.

Assuming you are supposed to resume by fall 2020 (September) and you get your visa approved by March. Can you leave by April for instance. (Note. you have someone or somewhere to stay until resumption).

Who determines when you leave the country?

Thanks

Your i20 determines when you can leave. You can only leave within 30days before the program start date stated on your i20. If you leave earlier than that, you will be sent back at US port of entry.

Juwon21:
The experience people in the house, I want to know what this question mean when filling DS160 form, "intended date of arrival". Is it the earliest time on my I-20 or the time one intend to travel to the state. Please I need our response.
Cc @fairheart, @lagosismyhome, @sharwama, @justwise

When you intend to travel to the state.

missuzoma:
Good evening house. My ward got a full scholarship for a Master's degree in the USA. The university will send documents to that effect but we have to buy tickets. My questions are; do we need to buy the tickets before the visa interview? Again, do we still need to show bank balances during the visa interview?

Congrats to your ward. Don't book ticket until he/she gets the visa approved. Also it depends on if the scholarship covers all expenses, if yes, then no bank statement should be required.

bayocanny:
sorry bro, what do you mean by LOR?

Letter of recommendation

ponpon:
Lmao, I can read between the lines. Yall continue your company PR without dragging me unless I'll drop receipts which are available on NL

Hi ponpon, can you please respond to my PM

Stevenssen:
check your email

I didn't get any email from you

Okunns:
I have just be given a graduate admission by the University of San Francisco with $2,000 scholarship for fall semester and $1,500 for spring out of total tution of $21,000 for year 1.

Was actually hoping for a bigger scholarship amount, though contemplating to push forward with my visa application. My dad and employer are my potential sponsors to cover the huge tuition balance.

Wondering if this could fly.

And don't if there is need to make aditional tuition payment/deposit before coming up for visa interview.

I still await outcome of an application to another school tho.

The scholarship is very small. I will advice you to wait for the other school and maybe push for a better offer in this particular school.

Also, do not make any tuition deposit before getting to the US.

Stevenssen:
hello Solihp , as regards to funding, who were you keeping in touch with? was it just the GC?
Can I email you too?

Yes, just the GC. Yes, you can go ahead

sonofakin:
I need your advice again guys. Thanks for always coming through everytime
I got an Msc admission offer from University of Connecticut and I'm really considering it.
It came with a 50% assitantship which will waive the $39k tuition and pay approximately $13k stipend for the academic year. However, I will surely have a deficit of about $8.5k on my 1-20 according to the 2019/20 estimate (a compulsory $1700 student fees and balance of living expenses).
My question is, is it advisable to go with the school? Can someone who has an idea of the cost of living in Storrs, Connecticut also advise me? How is graduate assistantship stipend taxed in the US?
P.S: my dream of going for graduate studies in US was originally contigent on getting full funding as I don't have an actual sponsor

Hi, congrats on your offer.

If you are still waiting for offers from other schools, I will say wait for sometime.

But I can tell you that that is a great offer. Most schools do not waive the mandatory fees and most student usually have deficit even after being offered funding. I also had almost exactly the same deficit like you did, so you need to get a sponsor with good bank statements.

Most times when your tuition is waived and you have less than 9k deficit, the embassy usually don't ask you for bank statements but you still need to hold one with at least 1.5times your deficit incase it's asked.

Also, I do not know the cost of living around your school but a Google search shows that it's not a city, so 13k stipends should sustain you. I school in a city and 10k stipends is sustaining me.

But even with the funding, you need money to sustain you for the first month which includes rent, feeding, transportation and all before the stipends kick in.

Congrats again, I am excited for you, all the best

Modified:About the tax, it depends on your state. For me I am aways taxed like $81 per month which isn't much

Lightp:
Did you accept the offer i.e are you there now or you chose a different school. And what was the nature of the assistantship they offered you. Also did you apply for any scholarship given by the school.

I am in a different school, you'd be asked if you want to be considered for assistantship, if you answered yes, then you'd be considered. Just message the GC. Things are different from department to department

Lightp:
I got an offer from Bowling green state uni, but yet to here from them about any funding. In the offer email they said I should contact my program coordinator, please I need help on how best to present this.

My course is Architecture.

Generally, what's your thought on bowling green state university.


Also I am still waiting to here from other school I applied to.

Hi, just keep sending them email from time to time that you're interested in funding. I applied to Bowling Green too but a different department last year. I got admitted in February but didn't get funding until June or so. So keep hoping and sending email

tdee19:
Hello everyone! I need help on schools that give full funding for masters of public health (epidemiology) students please. I observe most funded programs here are STEM.

I have applied to a few schools but if someone knows any I can apply to, kindly quote me. Thanks.

Check Georgia State University

Hi everyone. Please how much do you guys register for GRE these days and through who.

Thanks

Gbengee:
Anyone with news about Sam Houston state University

It's a good public school, the ranking isn't bad

Evans211:
Hello everyone, good evening/morning. I appreciate you all for a great job done here thus far. I’m new here, and I’d like to ask some questions....

I just got admission into Texas tech Uni (department of political science).. I got an offer as a TA to online graders. The assistantship comes with a stipend of $10,000 for the period of 9 months (which I can’t really make sense of)...

The admission and offer came few hours ago.. I wish to seek your individual opinion, based on experience overtime about the funding (check attached), before sending a mail to the graduate coordinator.

Thanks

Hi congrats on your offer. What I understand from your offer is that, you will get a stipend of $10,000, all your tuition would be waived but just part of your other fees will be waived.

For instance, for me, my full tuition was waived but I still have to pay the mandatory fees which is about $1000 per semester and my health insurance.

Like others suggested, wait for the response from the grad cord.

Congrats once again

You guys shouldn't overthink, kill your own morale or give up. You have started the process already. Make sure you get funding and prepare well for your interview

mewon1:
Hello guys, with a full-funding scholarship( TA and RA), what is the chance of getting an F-1 Visa right now.

The TA or RA definitely make things easier but it's not a free pass. You must also prepare yourself for the interview and prove that your are a legit student.

Lilly001:
Hi.. Thank you for the follow up. I am targeting Fall 2021 as I am currently doing my housemanship

Ooh okay. All the best

NwanyiOkpa:
So your funding came with the admission? Or you pushed for it after being admitted.

Some with the admission , some after I was admitted. Just keep emailing them once in a while

NwanyiOkpa:
There js something i want to ask. When admitted and seeking for RA from professors, does the professors ask for your GRE score? Or the GRE is just for you to get admitted while it is your duty to seek for the RA?

I am not sure, because I never emailed any professor personally, I just dealt with the graduate director only. There's a chance a professor will ask about your GRE score, however, GRE is only a part of your application.

Also, since you have been admitted, the professor might not be that concerned about your GRE score, he/she is more likely to be concerned about your research skills and any project you have ever worked on.

Lilly001:
I am a silent follower.
I read some stuffs on this thread that really helped me prepare for my GRE.
I gave the exam today. Q163 V157. Total 320

Thank you guys!

Just following up on you. You have a fantastic score but I can see you haven't made any post since then. I hope you have applied to schools. All the best

Hello everyone,

I trust that you have been good. I remember this time last year, I was also here preparing for my GRE that I took first week in February.

I would just say, keep reading, keep working hard because having a great score in GRE would help your chance and will be worth it.

Fall 2020, yes you can!!!

Evans211:
Hi, thanks so much for this insight. You mind me asking what bank is your master card ? Besides; in the space of “Account number” is it the card details or the main Nigerian account number ?

I’m actually applying to MA political science, and I’ll have it checked ASAP.

By the way, this is just a side question, what do you think are my chances for admission and funding given your vault of experience on this field? My profile goes this-

GRE- 318 (v-156; Q162 and AWA 3.5)
Gpa- 3.28/4 (Unoffcial)
MA political

Thanks

It was actually not a naija card, it's an online mastercard, GTB mastercard works most times. You're to put the card number not account number, just ensure your card is activated for online transactions

You have a good profile, GWU is a very expensive school because it's a private school. So you need to contact the graduate director to know if they have funding