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user4321:
Hello My people, Official scores came in today... and Yes I beat my 4.5 AWA.. to get 6.0 AWA.... So happy!!!... 99th Percentile.
===== UPDATED PROFILE =====
GRE
Q-169
V-162
AWA- 6.0
TOEFL
116 (R-28 S-28 L-30 W-30)
GPA
4.74/5
3.82/4 (WES UNOFFICIAL)

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Wow, congrats bro. Your AWA wowed me. You are a genius.

Mudicua:
Hello everyone

Thanks to all who contribute o this thread. The information here is massive.
Congrats to those who have gotten their visas.
Favor and grace to those in the process of going for their interviews.
and renewed hope to those who have been denied, but plan to try again.

Pleasseeeeee I need all your help here.
I am filling my DS-160 form and i need to know how to go about the following:

1. The part of address where you will be staying in the US.
2. Who is paying for your trip?

1. For address, I picked one of the school housing units to fill the form, (while I may eventually get off campus housing) please what do you guys think?

2. With regards to the person paying for the trip, I have the option of co-sponsorship of my brother and our family friend, self, as well as $11k assistanship from the school. Now my brother has about N6m and our family friend has about N3m and I have about same amount too.
On my i20 it says self, family and friends and the school assistanship as source of funding.
Now should I fill my brother as person paying for the trip being the person with the higher amount of cash here. However, what happens to the others involved in the sponsoring? Please how do i explain this. (I no sabi dagbo and I no even fit think am even f some persons say na the way... I no do)

Kindly help ooo, I have paused my DS-160 and awaiting answers from the experts and gurus in the house.

@LagosismyHome
@sharwama
@Time2win
@Mayorsmart005
@Brown2Green
Please kindly assist me.
All others too abeg all your inputs will be appreciated.

Meanwhile my proposed transcript is on the way for y'all contributions as well.
Thank you very much.

Any one you choose is not a big deal. I will suggest choosing self since you have assistanship and some funds.

Mayorsmart005:
This is strange. I suspect it's that V.O. on Window 6. Not sure she was in a good mood. Let the fellow re-fire please.

The fellow said it's the lady at window 7.

amb001:
Thanks a lot...sorry i didn't ask this question at once. Wat documentation do i need to go wt for the payment?

Your intl passport

amb001:
Please can i pay visa fee before completely filling the ds160?

Yes.

segunbolawole:
Seems PhD spplicnats are easily granted visa, what of those going for masters, please share your experience o, let's know what's up... Congratulations Sir

Well, someone went today at Abuja Embassy with full funding in Phd and was refused. From the transcript I can't see anything wrong. So it's not always rosy for PhD if you meet the wrong/angry V.O.

denniece1:
Hello house, my Visa was approved minutes ago at the Lagos Consulate. I would post my transcript later today.
I want to appreciate everyone for inputs to this thread, they were really helpful.

Congrats

Bossoflife25:
Thank you bro.
Saw your admit on Finland thread too.
Congrats.
Which one do prefer?

USA

ifyalways:
Just to chip in about cost. My boy applied and was given admission to Rochester uni and another one.

I sat down and considered the cost for the four years and honestly, was not very sure. . . Lol
Hes not my biological son so i honestly dunno IF i will be able and willing to cough out over $10 grand per year for him. We finally picked the second uni (Stonybrook)

Long story short: Getting in is easy, staying put is the "bullseye"

She said don't quote oo

Bossoflife25:
GA is not a loan.
It is a current assets.
Also having multiple bank statements shows more funding options.
Which limits the burden on a single individual.
#mythought.

This is not true. Lack of finance resulted in multiple statement of accounts

Ogoo91:
I am not a science student. can I get admission to a university?

I understand but it will be hard to convince them that you are not running away even after doing masters in your course

Ogoo91:
The bolded how?

You said you have a degree and MSc. They won't approve you if you are going for an associate degree. Rather apply for a PhD, when you get there you switch to the course you want.

Ogoo91:
Good morning y'all. I want to go for an associate degree in nursing and later transfer to a university to get my BSN. I have a degree, PGDE, and masters. My uncle who is a med doc wants to sponsor me so I can work in his hospital when am done. I am 28years. Do you think my visa will be approved?

Straight denial if a V.O knows you have the bolded and you are going for an associate degree.

Brown2Green:
Anyone takes this information at his peril.

Even God says wisdom is profitable to direct .

You are right. But atimes some are lucky to get visa with those red flag schools. Best is to avoid them, do the right thing than leaving everything to God. Heaven helps those who help themselves.

Chidon360:
Pls has anyone here been issued Visa with University of New Heaven? Hope its not a red flagged school?

It's not. Many have received visa with it

mojeezy:
GOD IS FAITHFULL!!!
I'm a silent reader here. In fact Just started following this thread 4 days ago. My interview was yesterday morning.

Below is my transcript: **it's long o.
She asks for my passport and I give her both passport and i20.
VO: so ur going to jhu. Did you get a scholarship or??
Me: no. My parents and aunt are funding.
She then asks for the financial documents and i gave her.
She asks for what my parents do while going through them. Starting with my dad's.
VO: he didn't have much in the account initially.
Then she scans it through to the end and says ok.
VO: How much do you have?
This threw me off balance as I wasn't expecting this kind of question since I'm not sponsoring myself.
Me: emm, I have a car that costs about... **she interrupts
VO: no how much do you have in the bank
Me: about 600k
Wasn't sure whether to mention a very high amount or lower. Didn't know which would favor me.
VO: when was the last time you went to the US
Me: last year
VO: what did you go there for
Me: went to check out some of the schools i wanted to apply to like Emory and uc Berkeley.
This is actually true. Including for vacation though. Didn't mention that.
VO: so were you accepted by those schools
Me: yes
VO: really
Me: yes
Wanted to bring out the acceptance letters then she said never mind.
VO: which other schools were you accepted into
Me: besides the above, Tulane
VO: tulane? Wow. **she nods
VO: so why jhu
Me: because besides the fact that it's currently the best school of Public Health in the world, it's program is shorter, then I'm at liberty to customize my degree the way I want it, especially for those of us whose interests don't fit precisely into their concentrations
VO: So what are those interests
Me: i love infectious diseases and... ** she interrupts smiling very heartily
VO: u love infectious diseases
Me: **smiling back over heartily. Yes and reproductive health
VO: so what will you do when you return
Me: I just explained something on health in Nigeria... Can't remember exactly.
Then about my documents, I couldn't hear her well, but what I could pick was
VO: I'm giving this to our fraudulent bla bla team. If anything fraudulent is found in the accounts you'd be barred from entering the US for life. Are you giving me the permission to go ahead?
Me: no problem. It's fine
VO: assuming there's no fraud in them, here
She gives me 2 white papers.
A smaller one with congratulations on your student visa bla bla bla
A bigger one with how to retrieve my passport.

See ehn it was just God. Someone was denied for Stanford University. Another for Boston. One for glaring health reasons. All denied.
Couldn't pay attention to more than these coz I was busy working on my nerves before my turn. I was shivering, my heart was racing and my teeth were cluttering.

I'm extremely grateful to God and to you nairalanders. God answered my prayers and You guys were very helpful. Thanks.

Congratulations!

That Stanford person that was denied, was he/she funded by the school. Cos this ivy league tuition fees are very expensive if you are not funded.

jossywayne:
Figures are in numbers, with a sign like +2.346.673.00 , +500.00 , +1.567.889.00

Let’s leave the figures and talk about the words, cause with the words you will understand what the figures means and what it’s stands for.

Take it like that. You can also go with a translated copy together with the original copy

Ekunsgreat:
my transcribe went like this..I was denied on 16 this month ..please correct me cause I want refire by fall semester which is August
Me :good morning
Vo:Good morning
Vo:pass me your form i120 and password
Vo:which school
Me : Lincoln University to Pursue my master in Human Resources management
Vo:why this course
Me:I choose this course cause I want to be a lecturer,manager ,administrator..I’m a person that have passion for people growth and development and Human Resources management play a very crucial role in an organization,so studying this course will help me to perform multiple functions in an organization or institution such as recruiting an imployee,supporting student through advisory,training ,reward
Vo:what your educational background
Me:I’ve bachelor degree in accounting education in 2014
Vo: how many school did you apply to
Me :3 Kansas State University,Texas State University ,Lincoln University
Vo: why Lincoln
Me :I chose it cause it’s the first among all that gave me admission and it’s has best corriculum that fit my degree and during my finding about the school I discover Lincoln dedicated in training students basic and practical knowledge needed for them to be a professional in there fields
Vo:which courses will you b taken and when will you be attending classes in a week
Vo: what you do for now
Me:I teach
Vo : who’s your sponsor
Me :my dad
Vo: sorry you are not blabla

Your school contributed to your refusal.

jossywayne:
My follow F1 , should I go to embassy with a statement of account that is written in French?

I don’t want to translate it to English tho, cause I don’t want the VO to see it as Fraud.

Or should I go ahead to translate it to English?
What will the VO think if she/he finds out the bank statement is from a French country?

Remember the bank statement is coming from a French Country, and also the bank refused to translate it to English.

Thanks!

Is the figures in French too?

Boyofgrace:
I m actually a Fashion designer , I started my brand in 2015. And I filled 2015 on my ds160. Can I still regarded as a startup

You are a business owner. So don't say CEO.

AgreatMan:
I don't know where u got that from, certainly not from my comments except u mixed my words.

A CEO and an Entrepreneur r two different things. An entrepreneur starts a business n absorb d gain or loss. If the business is successful (not necessarily profitable), they need more workers n major shareholders will appoint someone in the board of directors. A CEO's job is to oversea d entire business like d finance department, products development, HR, logistics n supply chain, legal etc n report to the board.

Now if u are calling yourself a CEO, it means you r overseeing a pretty big business and yes, u will be making quite some money. Uber is neck-deep in debt but it didn't affects their CEO's $45M paycheck in 2018.

Saying u r a CEO n saying u can't pay your own fees are two things that don't work together. Now, saying that in front of a VO who is probably cashing-out a lot more than is a terrible idea.

Yes, it is your business. Yes, u started it with your sweat n took all d risk. But u r a business owner or an an entrepreneur, not a CEO yet.

Clearly shows you don't know what a CEO is. Also you can't differentiate a big company and a small company, a business and a company. I won't say this again, it's not all CEOs that are rich enough to cough out 7m to 15m naira for USA tuition fees.

Brown2Green:
This is very valid from my point of view.
When the VO asks who's funding, they expect within their subconsciousness to hear 'myself' or 'myself and bla bla '.

Another assumption. Only few fund themselves for US education cos it's very expensive.

AgreatMan:
You can call yourself a CEO to a road side vendor, no probs. But if u call yourself a CEO to a VO who earns around 10M naira per year n u can't pay your own school fees, u will look a lot out of your mind.

How can I be making 10 or 20 times of your income and u r telling me that u r a CEO?

If u also say u CEO, where is d board of directors u reporting to?

I am a business owner. I own a startup. I own an agro business. These are decent n honest answers. U can't just use a word loosely especially to the wrong person.

Where did he mention he earns 10m naira yearly. You are just assuming. Two to three people can form a company, you don't know what the company is into. They may be rendering a service and maybe don't earn up to 4m naira yearly. Don't just assume that it's all CEOs that earn big. That statement doesnt hold water at all

AgreatMan:
Is this the only school u applied to? A school with less than 5k enrollment just doesn't cut it. Stop setting yourself up. Most of these private schools r an easy way to get screened out.

U also didn't write GMAT or TOEFL.

Also, u said u are a CEO but your uncle who is another CEO will pay your fees. What kind of a CEO can't pay his own school fees?

I am just been blunt here, no hard feelings.

The bolded doesn't hold water. So it's all CEOs that are rich? Common!

demmyfranc:
Ok I do appreciate I check it out.
So this I just fashy VIU, Just that I will have to start a fresh application and sending transcripts up and down.
Thank buddy for your time

University of new haven doesn't require you to send official transcript during application. You can upload a copy of all your documents and the application is free. Same applies to most schools.

demmyfranc:
Waoh this is another information I never get to know. Please what other school can you recommend then for my MBA in finance/ accounting.
I have HND
Thanks

It's late for fall but i think university of new haven is still admitting, you have to search for more schools online and mail Graduate coordinators to know if they are still accepting applications.

demmyfranc:
Red flag school ke? You mean it will be difficult for me to visa through that school? Or what exactly do you mean by red flag... Please explain further cos my head already turnioninown

95% of people that went to USA Embassy in Nigeria with that school were refused. It's a redflag school. If you want to learn more, use the nairaland search box and search the school name, you will get lots of info about the school.

ay10yahoocom:
No not all admitted students, you can say majority. I have seen 2 or 3 people here that are not funded

Admission comes first before the scholarship offer. Literally, all their admitted students receives some form of scholarship. Those you saw without scholarship will receive their scholarship offer after sometime of accepting the admission offer. I think the school uses the scholarship stuff to attract students.

LagosismyHome:
I noticed almost everyone i seen here from this school has tuition waiver ....

Yes, they give scholarship to all admitted students... from 50% and below.

Bleuocean:
My Interview on Monday for F1 visa in Lagos - Master program

Me. Good Morning

VO: Good Morning, pass me you I-20 and passport

VO: Why do you want to study Master in IT?

ME. Because IT rules the world and in line with my Bachelor Degree in Germany

VO. Why did you choose the University?

Me. The university is the leader in SAP graduate studies and prides itself as the North American leader in SAP certification. Graduates from this University are more SAP certified than the 3 highest Universities in US combined together.

Vo. I can see you have a valid b1/b2 visiting visa to the US, issued in January 2018 and you did not travel. Why?

Me. Then I was writing my bachelor thesis in Germany and wanted to visit for a conference in Texas as part of my research for the thesis but my thesis supervisor fixed a date that clashed with the date of the conference so there was no need to travel to US again.

Vo. I can see you are married

Me. Yes with 2 kids

Vo. Are you traveling with your family?

Me. No, am traveling alone

Vo. Who is sponsoring you

Me. Am sponsoring myself, I have a registered business doing well which is into logistics and road transportation and ticketing which I have employees working for me and also I am a share holder in a company in Nigeria which is into oil and gas where I receive income (profit shared) yearly as share holder of that company.

VO. Can I see your bank statement?

Me. Yes that’s my bank statement

Vo. Took time to check pages of the bank statement and I pointed out to him to check page 35 and see I receive money too as share holder of a company.

VO: what is your plan after studies?

ME. I plan to return back home to take up a job in SAP which I will be concentrating on in my studies. SAP skilled worker are lacking seriously in Nigeria as this is a new trending and disruptive IT technology in vogue and in high demand by almost all companies and getting those certified in this specialization are highly sought after here in my country.

VO: Your visa has been approved. He passed me the white paper indicating where to pick up my visa in 3 working days.

It was God
I was asked too many questions or questions like why US, how many Universities did you apply to, did you write any standardized test e.t.c because I actually wrote IELTS and applied to 3 schools but I wasn't asked.

Lots of home ties lol. You killed it