₦airaland Forum

purplesummer:
Congratulations dear. I've been waiting silently to hear your success story.

AshBammy:
Congratulations girl!
Lol ur so funny

Rheenah:
You know, when you have the Lord by you, no need to shake. I woke by 4 today . Had 7:30 interview.we left by 5:30 and funny enough I didn't even think of the interview. I was admiring the island and the ocean and all. Even when we queued I was absorbed in my surroundings. Didn't think of the interview much.
I was on heels and from the whole queue and queue and all I was exhausted and vexed. I think the vexation added more confidence to me. Plus I kept singing the song "your grace is enough for me". (Ladies biko dun wear heel to your interview o)
Moving on....
The person that was interviewed before me in window 6 was rejected.

OluDare01:
A lady got denied and I was like

The VO asked her what do you currently do?
She said I am a. Computer operator at my Dad's company.
VO- which software do you use?
Lady- she went blank

I was like and you studied computer scienc
Guys going to the embassy and prospective applicants.
Please don't use agents, I take God beg you.
Know your field very well. I was well prepared for any chemistry question.

Wish everyone success

steve4ever:
pls house which hotel is cheap and nearer to lagos embassy..........ll b having inteview on tues morning...........
plan to travel down on monday and lodge.........THX

OluDare01:
VISA APPROVED TODAY IN LAGOS
Apology please i talk alot.

The journey that started about 18months ago was consolidated today with the approval of my F1 visa.
Got to the embassy by 5:10am and those agents surrounded me but I was just using them to catch fun. Took out time to educate some gullible guys that wanted to fall for their trap.
I was so confident, I think my confidence level was 99.9%.

akins2016:
Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning
VO : Pass me ur documents
Me : (Gave her my passport with I-20 in between)
VO : (looked through my I-20)
ME: (Watching for about a minute or so)
VO: So what's your research topic?
ME: ( I didn't hear what she asked oo) What?
VO: (Asked again)
ME: (Stuttered a bit) I'm just going for a Masters Degree in Mathematics.
VO: Yeah, but you should have a research you'll be working on.
ME: (Wondering...research ke? Na wa ooo) Okay, I'll be working on Development of Mathematical Models that can be used to solve real life problems, ranging from health to production and so on (I didn't plan for that because I don't have a research, but I was very well prepared prayerfully. So I just said what came to my mind sha)
VO: (Nodding and typing very fast, also taking momentary CLOSE look at my I-20) Okay Okay. (Picked the white paper and passed it to me with my I-20, then she said the usual stuff) You'll need this (I-20) at the Port of Entry
ME: (sincerely I thought she wanted to pick a blue paper because she had the highest denial before I got interviewed. Infact, when the CGI told me I will be next to 'patronise' the woman, I just started hoping for the worst, but expecting the best. Just like that? What did I say wrong? Now now? Was she in a hurry? I started wondering why this woman will not allow me prove myself by at least asking more 'usual' questions. On seeing the white paper, mehhn, I just grabbed it with my I-20 and rushed out before she'll change her mind, because I was asked just a question, which was about research. Omo na case of answer one question, get one free visa oo. All thanks to God. After I initially got a TB, God vindicated me. FAITHFUL GOD.

akins2016:
Pls bro, I called the number but I wasn't able to talk to them. Pls how do I talk to a representative thanks it's urgent bro.

brightify:
you can cancel it and reschedule another one

zollar4life:
Urgent!!!
Please I made a mistake with my passport number and I have schedule appointment,please what can I do? The receipt carry the right passport number .
Thanks

don4ye:
No.. Ds 160 is d koko

don4ye:
Naira devalued.

Christian129:
thanks but i check virginia's acceptance rate and its 29 percent. im not about to waste my application fees

Christian129:
guys please help me out. i intend to apply for masters in Public Administration by spring 2017. now, the problem is that im looking for schools with good tuition fees and waiver and one that admits in Spring. tried TAMU like someone suggested but they they dont admt for spring. want to write toefl and gre soon so i want to decide in the next two days. i had search and searched and search so please dont suggest any website. thanks

Tods:
Urgent please, who knows first bank's current exchange rate? Responses are appreciated.

awe2015:
Here are some advice I would suggest for those here and those intending to come over for studies:

1. Do not come here with your Naira MasterCard! Try and change all your naira to dollar before coming. You can store your dollar inside your carry-on baggage and always take it with you even if you are in the rest room.

2. Get a token from your bank. I will suggest Gtbank because they are swift and easy to use. This will help you each time you need to send money home.

3. Find an African Market that deals on Money Exchange. For example, there is a black market here in Rhode Island called Toof's Market (African Market; they sell African food and also deal on money exchange), they sell $1 for N342. Say you wish to send say $100 Home it will total: N34,200. It will definitely be to your own advantage since Western Union and MoneyGram still sell at N197 per dollar...so calculate it and see were your loss and profit emerges. All you would need is to fill out a form and put your Nigerian account number (Gtbank or any bank with token) as the receiver. You will in turn transfer the cash from the comfort of your room to home.

4. Apply for Graduate Assistantship before coming. But if you got denied, do not worry. Once you arrive and have registered for a course or two, check around first in your school's career's website and apply for any available GA positions. Furthermore, follow your application up by visiting the different departments you applied to; whether GA or other positions, after a day or two (this is called being "pro-active" -thanks to bigfrancis1 ). Print a copy of your resume and cover letter, dress descent. Each department your visit present yourself this way: "Hi, my name is ...I'm an international graduate student. I recently applied for this position and would like to follow up on my application...here are the hard copies of my resume and cover letter" Depending on what you conclude with them, just smile. They may either tell you to keep in touch or keep in touch yourself. Call them after every 3 days or one week to get an update on your application (do this nicely).

5. If you are granted any Job On-Campus, use your offer letter to apply for your social security number. This is very important, because, at most times, SSN is used in building and having a record of good credit history. You can also apply for Credit Cards...if you want to begin that, I'll suggest you either begin with Capital One, Bank of America (apply immediately you open an account with them with your SSN), American Express, Chase, Discover, etc. If not, just chill until you are ready. THIS IS NOT A MUST

6. If you've gotten an apartment, please be careful of the letters you receive as some of them are scams (Cruise scam, grocery coupon scams, etc). Any offer you receive that you never applied for, do not claim it, they will definitely request many personal information and money that could be of your own detriment.

7. Be focused, pray always and be positive!

I'll remember more as time goes on...Cheers guys!

borie4u:
Can UTAlington admit wit GRE score as low as 301?

imperiouxx:
Althought those with high cgpa on 5.00 scale usually experience large cut. Probably because all units are converted to 2 credit hours. But try reevaluate it. Many schools will specifically tell you they want only wes. Few others will ask only ece.

imperiouxx:
Did you use wes or ece?

temi4fash:
Sorry, Please why do you regret it?

Mekurexx:
IERF is the best (quote me anwyhere). $165. $50 first copy, $20 afterwards. And their customer service is great, they ALWAYS REPLY emails on time. I used them and I was glad I did

gunther6:
I spent $470 on IERF and their service is still crap, I could not even get a student copy of my evaluation because it was sent through USPS I had to pay an extra $75 to have it posted to Nigeria through TNT bringing by total cost to $545, it is safe to assume I will not be using them again

Holudarey01:
WES would shoot your GP around 3.5 I think.
This FCSA no try atall

gunther6:
Oops! I withdraw my complaint IERF is good this FCSA is total crap!!!

gunther6:
With WES but IERF or ECE it might be less, i used IERF(4.38 came out as 3.48) because they have the express next day option and I'm still scratching my head till now.. Share your evaluation company and how their conversion was so people can learn