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kenwizy:
Hello guys,

This is urgent..

Please my interview is on Thursday and my sponsor just moved funds to buy goods from her foreign customers...but I still have her statement I printed to get my i20 around 22nd of illy last month...please can I take that to the embassy?.......if yes, would they verify the balance in the account

Urgent response please ....thank you all

A banker posted on quora that they don't, but they SOMETIMES send in bank statements to check if they are fake, but they can't cross certain boundaries like asking for your current bank balance or statements, the bank only confirm that what you presented is accurate at the time provided and it emanated from them

Hi guys, I'm sincerely sorry for responding in that manner and apologize to the group especially @malone122 and @psychologyshuby and all those who felt offended by my response, I still submit to your candid advice when next I ask a question, and look forward to your advice in the future, thanks

Antisocial1:
Filling just the ones who share the same surname with you will do, and immediate siblings (Sister, father , mother) not Uncles

Okay, thanks

Malone122:
joker seems you don’t know what you are talking about because I don’t know when USA started giving full funding with just waec which is not even straight As but since you have this information already I wish you Goodluck

Lol.. I'm a joker??.. you are the joker, do you think I just assume things and not do my research first??.. Berea college is test optional (it's not a must to take sat) and my score was almost the same as the Kenya girl's own when converted to us gpa and she got in without sat, and even if you don't take sat all admitted students financial needs are met, and for the last time, I have decided to take sat (to assist my gpa), I joined this forum because I needed advice and different people's view on the issue, but most of the replies have been insulting, and seriously, can't some of you advice someone without insulting the person, so dear pls do your research and gain more knowledge before coming online to write what you feel like

See for urself

psychologyshuby:
Since you are so sure of everything so why come here for peoples opinion ? Because to me you not ready to learn or take advice. So if berea college says they don’t require SAT for admission , fine and good... but trust me they would pick people who have nice SAT scores than pick you.

Kind regards.

Lol.. I asked because I wasn't sure, and the girl that got admitted in this forum posted on her YouTube channel that she used just ielts and waec gpa, and another used just toefl and gpa( from Kenya), and since when did it become a crime to ask questions... And it's like you haven't read my previous comments, I have decided to take the sat exam, and as I have made clear time without number, I had my reasons for not wanting to take sat in the first place, so take your time to go through my previous comments before being rude

Hyfeseyi:
VISA APPROVAL TESTIMONY

On the 10th of June 2021 I was denied US visa at the Lagos embassy. I couldn’t say the exact reason why i was denied. This was my first attempt.
I was so frustrated and I left the embassy in pains.
When I got home I paid for another visa fee and started looking for date. I didn’t see date in Lagos so i moved my search to Abuja. I saw October 24th in Abuja, I picked it and applied for Expedited appointment, it was approved within 24 hours and I got a new date for 9th of August, 2021.
On the 8th of August I got to Abuja via Arik Airline and lodged at St. Matthias Hotel.
My interview date (9th of August) came and I went to the embassy. I was interviewed by a slim white lady with blonde hair.
See my transcript below :

V.O : you are going to **** for masters in computer science
Me : yes please with focus on Information security.
V.O : what do you do currently?
Me : I explained
V.O : what will you do after the degree?
Me : I explained
V.O : who’s your sponsor ?
Me : My Maternal uncle. He works as a Business project manager in New Jersey
(V.o cuts in )
V.O : but during your last interview you said Cousin
Me : (I was already shaking) I can’t remember maybe that was a misrepresentation but my sponsor is my mummy’s brother that’s my maternal uncle
V.O : typing….. she looked at me and said he lives and works in New Jersey
Me: Yes
AND THE VO GAVE ME WHITE PAPER…….
I bursted into joy ……God showed up for me. To say I was denied 2 months earlier. I’m grateful I didn’t give up.
This is to encourage everyone here to keep pushing and I want to advise that not everything you read online is correct information, if I asked people they will say don’t reapply immediately after first denial, some will say if you have family abroad don’t fill it on your Ds160. My elder sister is a US CITIZEN and I filled in her details and my sponsor lives in New Jersey.
Don’t listen to people, fill your ds160 truthfully.
God will always show up, he makes all things beautiful in his own time.
See you in America ��. To God Alone be all the glory �.

Congrats dear :-)
But, please I have a question, I counted my relatives in the us and they were 21 (the ones I know), I didn't even count their children, so do I have to fill all their names in my ds 160, and won't that be a negative sign to the vo

UAVdrones:
Two months is enough. Register for the SAT coming up in OCT. send me a pm. I'll recommend some materials for you. I'll give you some.

Thanks alot, I will do just that.

UAVdrones:
Toefl is more expensive than SAT. SAT cost about 55K if you register yourself. Toefl doesn't cost less than 80k; Besides, toefl doesn't improve your chances of admission.
I believe you already know that fact. It could be you have phobia for math. you are trying to avoid math. It's ok. You have known the requirement; you need to face it. Your Waec is nice. Just conquer SAT! Then, You'll have a good number of schools that will give scholarship. SAT is key to Berea College admission. Sometimes, the school consider IELTS. Don't change the admission requirement to suite you.

Lol, firstly, yeah it's true I don't like math, but that wasn't the reason I didn't want to take it, which I have made clear already, and secondly I'm not changing any admission requirements, Berea college does not require sat, it's test optional, people have entered without taking sat, a girl in this forum got in too without sat.... So, sat is not COMPULSORY for admission, get your facts straight

Malone122:
lol do you really think it’s toefl that grants you the better scholarships
If you don’t know, you should know now you are better off with SAT than toefl
mostly schools waive Toefl because Nigerian is an English speaking country
And I’m sure you would want funding

By the way your waec is good and can get you admission to alot of universities but if you need a low deficit SAT is your option
Best regards

Thanks guys for your contribution, I just told my mom about the sat and she said she will pay☺️, but will two months be enough time to prepare?

Malone122:
lol do you really think it’s toefl that grants you the better scholarships
If you don’t know, you should know now you are better off with SAT than toefl
mostly schools waive Toefl because Nigerian is an English speaking country
And I’m sure you would want funding

By the way your waec is good and can get you admission to alot of universities but if you need a low deficit SAT is your option
Best regards

Berea college is fully funded, both tuition and living costs, so I don't NEED sat. But I will consider taking it for admission purposes, thanks dear

UAVdrones:
You need SAT for undergraduate application. Register for SAT exam in OCT. Submit your application by deadline. If you decide to better what you already have in WAEC, It means you will likely wait till next 2 years to apply because waec exam will likely take place next year August. The result won't be ready by application deadline. Getting a good score in SAT should compensate for low waec result.

I will think about it, thanks

chigozieduru:
I think it's imperative to listen when people who have experience in a field gives one advice. The most logical thing is to study and write the SAT exams. I understand everyone comes from different financial background and whatnot but you can always crowdfund from friends, families, relatives, local faith-based centers, or maybe even from a good Samaritan here on NL so you can take the SAT exam. Call those uncles and aunties tell them you need to sit an exam and you would appreciate some help. Better still go and work part time if need be.

If the SAT exam fee is high, what happens when you get admission and need to pay visa fee and buy plane ticket. Will the school pay for this? What if the VO ask for SOA even if you are fully funded what will you show? Someone came on here the other day talking about how the visa is a burden to them since they can't pay tuition we have to be proactive.

An application with competitive SAT grades + decent high school result + well written SOP + strong LORs + CVs/extracurricular activities will get you admission (and even funding) to schools in US. A word is enough for the wise. Best.

You misunderstood me, the school does not require sat, the only reason I wanted to take the sat exam was to maximize my chances of admission, not for funding, I'm trying to minimize my expenses to lessen the burden a little for my mom( she already agreed to pay for my toefl, don't want to stress her with sat), my dad has the money but just won't support unless he sees I have been granted admission or visa ( which they probably won't give me without sat), so my plan is to get admitted first then inform him about it so he can pay the necessary visa application fees and my flight ticket, I'm just confused, I will think about it tho, thanks

GboyegaD:
Give it a shot and most importantly, keep a positive mindset.
Read in your other post you do not want to take the SAT. I do not think this is the wisest thing to do as a good SAT increases your chances with more universities in securing some amount of scholarship to help actualize your dreams.

Thanks dear❣️, if I'm not admitted, I might take sat next year, that's if I have the money tho

Malone122:
your waec is good focus on scoring high on SAT to get funding

And also, the college meets the full financial need of all students admitted, so I don't need sat for funding.. thanks for replying tho☺️

Malone122:
your waec is good focus on scoring high on SAT to get funding

Ohh, but I'm planning on applying this year without sat, I know it's possible without sat, but just don't know if my gpa is okay
PS- I don't want to take sat exam (fee is too high)

tmann626:
I need an advice. what rate should i use to convert the naira in my account to dollar for the financial statement? Can i use the official CBN rate or the parallel market rate?

Official CBN rate I think

Hi guys☺️
I'm new to this forum and this is actually my first time commenting here, I have a question concerning berea college application, I am planning on applying this year, I have a waec GPA of 3.56 with an A, 4Bs, and 4Cs, and plan on taking the TOEFL test on or before October (deadline is November 30), so my question is, can I be accepted with a GPA of 3.56 (with the lowest GPA of accepted students at Berea college being 3.0, with a 3.54 average), or I should wait till next year and retake waec or take sat.

Thanks for replying in advance :-)

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