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BTBreal:
Hi house,
VISA APPROVED: I want to use the opportunity to thank the Nairaland USA visa travel family for their contributions on this site. I benefited immensely from your constructive arguments and impactful contribution. I have been a silent member of travel section 2013. I had my US F-1 visa interview today 7:30am in Abuja. Here is my transcript …
V.O: You are going to St. Cloud State Uni. How did get to know about this school?
Me: I got to know about SCSU from a friend who is an Alumni of SCSU and has returned to Nigeria. Also, out of all the schools I visited in the US during my vacation, SCSU stood out because of its great potentials and opportunity for research to equip students with requisite skills for career growth.
V.O.: Did you applied to other schools?
Me: Yes…..UNT, NC A&T Uni, MUN Canada & McGill Uni Canada
V.O Did you take GRE?
Me: Yes
V.O. How you going fund your education?
Me: My uncle will be sponsoring me.
V.O. What does he do?
Me: He is a real estate consultant and he also into oil & gas. He owns three gas stations in Nigeria.
Me: Your visa is approved. Here is your pick up letter and Form I-20…etc (I did not get hear the remaining words)

My great regards & thanks to Our Lord Jesus Christ and honour to Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (The Blessed Virgin Mary). I prayed for a miracle and God answered without hesitation. Please, don’t forget to pray and consistently be a state grace. I am a living witness. Finding God was the most practical thing I have ever done. My regards goes to every member of the house most especially those I had contact with via mail. Bigfrancis & imperiouxx, Amefrica, etc…Thanks. Pls, pardon my errors

. such a nice interview. congrats

Sleekyomon:
Good morning everyone..........help Plsssss.......how do I book a ticket from New York to my final destination.

. use TripAdvisor naw

OluDare01:
Accommodation shouldn't be a challenge.
Get admission first,try use LinkedIn to search for people in your school especially Nigerians. Your settling down would be super easy

. yeah it's true

halidaf:
Someone asked about a school that admits students for the summer semester.. You can check out Valparaiso university.
Hi everyone, how's it going? Does anyone know how I can send some clothing materials(jeans and Ankara) from Lagos to Yankee at a reasonable amount?
Thanks

thanks jare I no know say u dey sight my question

is there anyone who know any school that gives Summer admission to international students? thanks

Tuneday01:
How much?

. 25k

tglobal08:
morning guys, has anybody been able to do his/her 32 pages passport of recent in ibadan.please how did you go about it

. yeah it was very fast try there..I did mine last month

masquellett:
Lol, guy, he be like say you no know Wetin exchange rate dey talk now except you want to be like me that applied to just one school. I won't advice you oo, I just got lucky. Applied to one school and got full funding. It's better to spread your wings, else...

^_^ haha I just dey confused ni o. but I got u

Walspring:
What did the bank say when you called and explained to them ?

they said it's the network

OluDare01:
if you like apply go jupiter seems the truth is bitter smh MODIFIED
I said application not application fees.

. better

masquellett:
BABA, your calcu make sense baje. 100percent correct. If not more sef. How every na?

. 200k for application fees how many schools abeg shey Na university of heaven i wan apply for?

Walspring:
Maybe you buying things more than your daily limit or call your bank they will explain better why it's not going through

. I've done that Bro it's like that card can't work there even tried using my PayPal sef

Walspring:
Which bank card do you use?

Na GT Bank o

abeg make una help me ooooo. I'm unable to make payment for my SAT on college board .I'm just receiving response of "payment not proceed". even I tried using my PayPal account it still doesn't work and I've contacted my bank they couldn't do anything .pls help o

surgeonheric:
me too i they wait for fall 17 too

same here dude

tomisinobbm:
Cc thacokeboy

. gbayi I love you all

Walspring:
What do you mean by they hacebthe found you college ?

Do you mean that your college is not listed on the college board portal or your school does not have SAT code ?

. OK so you mean I will write out the SAT code of the school I'm applying for? thanks

tomisinobbm:
They couldn't find your college?
Do you mean your secondary school?
If yes, there's a general code you put for schools that can't be found. I cant remember it.
If the school your applying to, download the college board pdf with the code of all universities and search using the state of the school.
Hope this helps.

. OK thanks so much for the response I will do that right away thanks

is there anyone who can help me with SAT college board registration? cus they couldn't found my college

KPhantom:
na fall 2017 sure pass for me!! The wait long sha, but enuff time to write SAT and to gather money for all important payments.. Who else is looking forward to fall 17 for Undergraduate studies? abeg make we dey align..

. I'm in that's what I'm also waiting for. fall 2017

tomisinobbm:
The US embassy in Lagos. Abuja should also be fine.
If you get there, tell them you're going to educationUSA. Hold you're money so you wont stress yourself. They would give you a form which you would take to selected UBA branches, after which you'd return and collect whatever material you paid for.
I repeat, take money so you'd pay and collect the same day to avoid stress. They close at 3.
Lastly if you can afford, buy more than one textbook.
Goodluck.

. thank you so much sir

tomisinobbm:
A pal bought his 12k, they probably gba-ed him. It should not be more than 6k, if not, go to the embassy and purchase there. All SAT books are 6k flat there.

Cc; thacokeboy

. OK boss pls which embassy

Walspring:
You can go to college board website and download or you buy the material at yaba or Ojuelegba in Lagos

. and like how much does it cost in ojuelegba

Walspring:
You can go to college board website and download or you buy the material at yaba or Ojuelegba in Lagos

thanks sir

good day my people please is there anyone who can help me with SAT study packs? thank you

seek4yemi1:
My interview was amazing, as soon as I sighted a lady whom I saw the last who was given approval like Xmas gift to everyone during my last interview I joined her queue I had wanted to join the quality queue in my last interview on 15th but na one of the official directed me to a lady who was just issuing white paper to everyone(white paper in Dubai is refusal), as a sharp guy I quickly join her queue and a lady told me y did I join the queue I lied to her u told me to join,she said o, may be I forget.
My transcript for 25th of Aug
Vo: hello you can come(note I was on queue)
Vo:good morning
Mezyou get respect jare omo gidi) good morning
VO: pass we ur passport pls
Me: sure av it (after checking her system for abt 3min)
Vo: what is ur purpose of visit at the US
Me: (I wan go vote for hilary and come back jare) I will be going for studies, I mean masters degree,
Vo: what will u be studying
Me: (can't hear her well) again pls(she smiled and asked me once more) . Will be studying Healthcare management at California uni of mgt sci(she cut in)
Vo: how do u come across the school
Me: initially my younger brother had his Bachelor degree from the same school, I he gave me some fact about the school, in terms of academic excellent performance and we'll experienced lectures n professors
Vo:ho many school do u apply
Me: (I stammer most of the time) I quickly say sorry for that fact that I am a stammerer
Vo: no probs aiit
Me: I applied to two uni,argosy uni and Calums, I chose Calums just because they have my course of studies
Vo: why do u choose health care management
Me: (my answer was very long can't even recollect some,as I dey talk stammer they enter wella o,she had to place her ear toward d speaker to listen)
Vo: how many yrs av u been in Dubai
Me: almost three yrs
Vo: I work at sososo as sosososo
Vo: who is gona sponsor ur studies
Me: my mum I have her bank statement
VO:pls give it to me
Mekiamosa I pass it to her, she check am like lottery book,i said sorry ma'am it was rough just because it was sent through ems and it was mishandled and I already lodge a complain on that)
Vo: what currency is this
Me: it's Nigerian currency and u can check it online(i mean she can check the exchange rate online,later on I discovered she taught I said she can check the validity of the statement online)
VOsmiled) u mean I can check it online
Me(forced out smile,my heart dey my hand o,i Don dey loose hope self cos na dat time my stamerer come in full,hmm witches in my village get of me)i nod my head
VOcoughed) (after typing some things on system)
Memy mind was telling m I will be accepted cos all I see with her his the copy of acceptance letter,no single white big paper for refusal with her,)
Vo: why didn't ur mum signed the I-20 form.
Me: my mum can sign if I am below 18 but I am not,am above above 18,
VO:smiled, I will approve ur visa,u will be contacted within 3-5 working days to pick up ur passport at the your selected pick up centre,
Me: thank you(my heart bleeds for joy,i was just singing praise to the king of kings,)i forced out little le smile,
(the taxii I took was so lucky that after telling me my bill is 20 dirhams, I intentionally gave him 30aed)

. lol it's quite funny

fregkay:
My mock interview

Me: good morning sir

Vo: morning,can I have your passport and i20?
Me: passed it.
Vo: so, tell me why you are choose the school.
Me: UB students do not spend much time in class taking notes but rather spend more time in the lab doing hands on practical and research as this is what I need to be more effective and professional in my field of studies and also my basis for selecting an institution.
Vo: why technology management?
Me: as a project monitoring engineer and a leader in my dad's company, I want to create value for the company using technology and other resources to solve problems and improve efficiency and effectiveness in the areas of project management,safety and general engineering skills so the company can meet a global standard as this would also enhance the socio-economic development in Nigeria.

Vo:when did you graduate?
Me: 2010
Vo: what have you been doing?
Me: after my nysc,started working in dad's construction company as an assistant project monitoring engineer,went for a six month course in OSHT and got promoted to my present position as a PME.
Vo: ok, are you married?
Me: yes.
Vo: why are you not travelling with your family?
Me: I am not travelling with them because I am not moving permanently to the state. I am only going for studies for 24months after which I would return to Nigeria to join my beautiful family.
Vo: smiles,whos paying for this?
Me: my dad,engineer.........
Vo: what does he do?
Me : he's a civil engineer,the chairman and CEo of.......also into estate management,buys,sells and develop prperties.
Vo: ok,I will be approving your visa. you will be needing your i20 at the point of entry.
Me: I get big head my head come double ! Took the white paper and went out rejoicing.

Na God sure pass!
Cc: walspring,LagosismyHome, slimmy2005,detus, all the gurus here come help me vet oo. God bless!

. congratulations. wish you the best

Walspring:
Amen in Jesus name

. amen

bigfrancis21:
Lmao. Such a funny experience. One of the first things that hits you when you arrive in America is the accent. Suddenly, the English spoken all around you is soo different from what you've heard all your life. You struggle to hear the American accent, especially the core black american accent. In class, you squeeze your ears to make sure you get all your lecturer says, and initially you'd probably get about 80% to 85% of what was said. Also initially, you will be asked to repeat yourself a lot when you speak. Chai. I remember when flying from Lagos to Dubai on Emirates (Emirates was the cheapest and best flight option back then in late 2013 and early 2014 when I bought dollars for N154, and I was still complaining it was high. You can imagine. My one-way flight from Lagos to Maryland on Emirates was N180,000, but nowadays people are paying twice or thrice that amount), I told the flight attendant who was passing by repeatedly that I wanted malt but she still did not understand me. I just settled for juice and water then. When almost everybody says 'sorry come again' when you speak, you suddenly begin to wonder if you really know English or if it is not the same English you are speaking that they speak too. I got told this a lot when I was new and I really hated having to repeat myself severally. I had to blend in very fast. Fast forward to 2.5 years after, I don't remember when last I was told to repeat myself. Now I easily switch accents between US and Naija depending on where I am at. At work or outside, I rap in the american accent and get what I want easily and while at home or on the phone with friends, family or relatives I switch to my naija accent, which they still say sounds 'American' to them. I guess my 'naija accent' has been mixed with the American one. Guys, it is effing awesome knowing how to switch between accents, and I've pranked my friends in Naija before by phone calls using my american accent and they could never tell a tad it was me. I understand both the general (or 'white' accent) and the black american accent perfectly now, though there is a very concentrated black English or 'ebonics', laced with real ghetto/hood slang and talk, which they speak mostly within themselves that I still struggle to understand. For the blacks, I would say that is their pidgin English and the general black american accent is their main English (more easily understood). It's good to look back sometimes and remember some issues you had to deal with in the past which you no longer have to anymore.

In all, welcome to America. You're in for a life changing experience. America has a way of changing or modifying somebody. Don't get lost in the blending in though.

. sounds interesting

mctowel01:
Did you get it the same day? If i am traveling from lagos, will i get it the same day?

the following day

Walspring:
Yes and No but it depend on the schools alloy are applying to because some schools can swap/switch SAT for Toefl.

There is no harm if you write both provided you have the cash to pay for the two.

thanks so much