Folsy, kindly check your email.

gaviria:


All airlines have good and bad reviews. The same Delta he was talking about forcibly kicked passengers off their planes some months ago. Everyone/airline has their good and bad traits. So don't post that of Air Maroc if you won't post the bad reviews of other airlines. Because some people actually have good experiences with the same Air Maroc.

Customer review of Delta.

I had a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta and connecting flight from Atlanta to Virginia. "Due to weather" we were in the air for an hour on which I got left behind from my connecting flight. I got to the gate at 10.30 and the flight was departing at 10.40 and the plane left early. I was left behind in an airport and city I don't know. I proceeded to the gate where Delta employees were "helping" customers, but in reality they weren't. One employee started yelling at a customer for not standing in a single file line. After waiting for almost an hour to see if I could catch another flight to my final destination, I finally got to the counter and the delta employee was rude, not helpful and wasn't listening to my needs. All he offered was a flight the next day at 12.07 pm and told me if I didn't like it I could get on the phone and find an alternative. So I got on the phone with a Delta representative, explained my situation and she wasn't helpful either. I asked to be put on a flight with the partner airline that was leaving that same night and her response was no. After being on the phone for 45 mins all I got was a flight from atl to Norfolk at 7am. I got to Norfolk at 9.05 so had missed my interview and was also one hour and 30 mins from from my destination. I am not pleased at all with the way Delta managed the situation. On top of all that my connecting flight from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale got delayed by 2 hours and no information was given on why it was delayed. Needless to say I will not recommend or flight with Delta again!

P.S: I don't work for Air Maroc.

There are bad reviews and there are bad reviews. With this review you've just posted of Delta airline, I'll still go with them. Yes, it sure looks like they fell short, in a way, in the area of customer service but you need to factor in a number of circumstances when you choose to fly with an airline. There's no glaringly obvious terrible event or person in this review. But then, there's no established metric for quantifying what exactly is 'terribly bad' in terms of customer service among airliners. My judgment may be subjective.

That said, I posted that review of Royal Air Maroc because I found it very disturbing and didn't want any NLer to experience such. If I find a similar review of Delta, I most definitely will let this e-family in on it.

For those who want to follow Royal Air Maroc.

9jaStar:
....if you want to experience hell at the airport.

I am writing this from the airport in Casablanca and I am tired, sleepy, frustrated and very very angry.

These people are rude, unfeeling, callous and just plain dishonest.

But let me start from the beginning. I got my Immigrant Visa last year and decided to fly Air Maroc.

Usually, I fly Delta (got the SkyMiles card to boot). But at that time, Delta needed to leave in a hurry to catch a conference in DC before heading home to the family and so I was seduced not just by the price that RAM offered, but also because it was the next quickest. Less than 5 hours to Casablanca, and another 7-odd hours to DC. So I could leave in the morning, and be in the States same day.

I was concerned about the 14-hour layover on the return leg, but the Arline assured me they had accommodation arrangements per IATA policy.

It looked a great deal, so I took it.

A couple of months after, a US Citizen friend of mine, who hadn't been home in years, told me of the harrowing experience he and his family went through with RAM on that layover.

He vowed never to touch them again even if they offered him seats for free.

Based on that, you can understand how I boarded the flight with a bit of trepidation last night. But I hoped that his tales of woe might be the over reaction of someone who has lived in the States for too long and blows any small inconvenience out of proportion.

How wrong I was.

We arrived in Casablanca nearly an hour behind schedule. Then formed a long, snaking queue at the transit desk to get our hotel vouchers. When it got to my turn, the lady looked at my boarding pass and asked me to go and sit down, that we would be attended to later.

So far, so good. I joined a few others and went to sit down. After about an hour, a man came and asked those of us from DC to come with him. We all went down, he showed us to a bus which we boarded and were taken somewhere.

That's when trouble began. The young man there blocked the entrance and launched into a staccato of Arabic. It took almost half an hour of confusion for us to calm him down and asked him what was going on, he told us we had to return to the transit terminal.

Apparently, there was no space where we had been brought to.

Back to the terminal we headed. Only, there was no bus to take us. So we had to wait in the sun for almost another half hour before they got us a bus.

Back at the transit desk, we were told to queue again for hotel vouchers. Mind you, this wasn't as straightforward as I'm writing, trust me. It took a while, raised voices, hand signs, and near fisticuffs to get to that point.

And so we queued again. Finally, we got hotel vouchers. By the time it got to my turn, some of those who had picked up theirs earlier had returned, saying they were turned back at the hotel reception because they didn't have meal vouchers to go with the hotel ones.

They were told to join the queue again and wait till it was their turn.

Incredible!

Anyway, I finally got my voucher (both hotel and meal, thankfully) and proceeded to the hotel. Got there, only to be told that they are fully booked and the earliest checkout is 9PM!

Yes 9PM.

In case that doesn't compute, let me lay it out.

Land Casablanca at 10am.
Receive hotel voucher 3 hours later at past 1PM
Can't check into hotel till 9PM
Check-in time for flight is 11:15PM
Ergo, we have to perambulate around the airport for 11 hours, then get a room for 2 hours.

How very considerate of Royal Air Maroc.

FINALLY, just like my friend, I've come to a decision. I'm NEVER, EVER flying Air Maroc again.

Not just because of this entire fiasco, but because it was very clear to me that they knew exactly what they were doing.

They have limited accommodation for the passengers coming through, they know this. And so they try all these delay tactics to waste time and end up giving accommodation to only the very few they can accommodate. And their attitude, rather than be courteous is haughtily rude and condescending.

Even if I get a seat for free, I'm tearing up that ticket

Oh my.

Pidgin2:
Air Maroc is horrible apart: from their terribly old planes which they use in Nigeria , they also speak mostly French and Arabic at their airport so there's a language barrier.

Their stop overs are long but if you had known you would have just spent your time at the airport instead at least you would have gotten three generous meals (*3) during your stay there.

My experience with them wasn't good as well but thankfully I had a Cameroonian with me so it wasn't hard to communicate with their staffs

Overall, it wasn't a good experience at all-apart from the meals we ate

VISA APPROVED TODAY. 6:30AM. WALTER CARRINGTON

The following is based on actual events

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Another Good Story

5th April, 2017

It was a quiet hot afternoon in the city of Ikotun, Lagos state. I was in the living room of my apartment perusing my admission letter. I had just been offered... (Make I no bore una biko) lol.

Fast forward to the morning of this day. I woke up by 2:20AM to use the restroom. Sleep must have remained there because as I got back to my room and jumped on my bed, I didn't get of any of it for the rest of the morning.

While on the bed, I peeped my WhatsApp to see uplifting messages from this awesome gentleman, cmbagwu. He's been of immense help during this period of my preparation for the Interview; from giving me mock interviews to answering all my questions on WhatsApp. Big ups to you, man. Alright, cutting to the chase.

Left my place at Ikotun at about 4:30am. Got to the embassy an hour later. We were made to wait till around 6:15 or so. Security checks followed. That took about 15 minutes. Finally, I saw myself waiting in line to be interviewed. I was number six on the queue.


The window closest to the biometric screening point was the first to resume. A bulky Caucasian female who looked like she might be in her mid-fifties. She approved the first person she interviewed. She denied the second. The second sef no try at all; one girl like that. When she was asked, why do you want to advance to the Masters level, she replied somewhat incoherently, "I like school, education is passion, sorry, my passion, I like education and school". There and then, I silently began hailing all the beautiful minds I met on this thread.

Window 1 was the next to resume. The young man before me was instructed to head there. I was instructed to wait behind him. Dude was denied. Sad something. He wanted to attend a UN conference or run away from Naija, can't say. But I was next in line, standing in front of the VO of Asian descent. The following exchange took place.

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning (in a uniquely fake american accent)
VO: Passport and I-20.
Me: {tried to hand them to him, instead of just dropping it for him to pick}
VO: Drop them
Me: Eh?
VO: {Called the attention of the CGI Lady} Did you forget to remind them to drop their documents and not hold on to them?
Me: {I felt my intestines form a knot in my stomach as the CGI lady gave me a guy-you-fall-my-hand look}
VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: I'm going for a Master of Public Administration at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, with a concentration in Economic Development and Planning.
VO: When did you finish?
Me: 2013
VO: Have you been to the US before?
Me: No. I've not had a reason to. {I was surprise here because after telling him I finished school 2013, I expected him to ask what I've been doing since then. He didn't}
VO: How will you fund your education at ETSU?
Me: I was awarded the International Merit Award by the school which would defray 50% of my tuition costs. My Uncle would foot the rest.
VO: What's your Uncle's name?
Me: Lagbaja Omolagbaja
VO: What does he do?
Me: He's a Marketing Manager with Shell
VO: How long has he been with Shell?
Me: Over 15 years
VO: Oh. {Typing away}. I'll be approving your visa. Bla bla bla

That is it o, my people. Here's my two cents on how to be successful at the interview. Make sure you answer your first question very very well and be as eloquent as possible.

Shout out to all those who contributed to making this possible. Drhopeful, Time2Smile, Scholastica16, happyday, tescoman90, texrem, LagosismyHome, Mayflowa, phdmscbsc, igbonerd, electronic, iCool, seeker88, Okusi, Topiipii, Christian129. The list goes on and on.

I hope this helps somebody or posterity. Thank you all!

Visa approved this morning at the Lagos consulate, 6:30AM batch! Transcript in a bit. I'm so frigging excited right now.

Visa approved at the Lagos consulate about an hour 30 minutes ago. Transcript loading!!! As e dey hot!!


Modified:

I erroneously posted this here out of utter excitement lol. Would post the transcript in the student visa thread. Morning, family.

It's been a looooong thread, with you my great friends, and I'm sure we'll share great stories in the coming thread.

Congrats, saltylola20!

399 pages of absolute awesomeness.

I need a mock interview, somebody, anybody

So much greatness littered on this thread. Congrats to those who had their Visa application approved. I tap into your anointing

Chiezzh:
HELLO HOUSE ANY ETSU FALL 2017 students here??o?

We plenty like water.

fredoricko:
Visa Approved this morning @6:30am

I wan use this opportunity take thank everybody for una support and inspiration. toomuchsauce, ladyguinivere, SirRiddy, walspring, warriboy21,bartino Lagosismyhome, texrem, time2smile, drhopeful, scholastica16, goodemma20, profOjah ICool, and my sugar cup cake, honey pie, boo of life ( Ladysam)
Omo e don tey I dey nairaland. In my undergraduate days I go just dey read transcript they smile like fish. After many years, my own turn don finally reach. So fast forward to 20th when I book appointment. Omo as I see say dates open up for this week, I quickly fill my DS 160 and submit am. The next day I take bus travel to Lagos. Come reach obalende begin find hotel to stay. I sha found one for 4k5. Omo when I enter the room, it wasn't a joking sturvs. The place small and dirty anyhow. I sha say make I manage am. Shey na me wan go america abi?
I gree fit sleep? I dey awake from 10pm till dawn. My eyes open like civil defence own. I sha comot from hotel around 4:30 and by 5 I don reach the gate. Omo within 15 mins the whole place resemble kumuyi crusade ground. As a sharp Bini boy wey I be, I hustle my way go the front. I was fourth on the line I think. Fast forward to biometric and somehow I lost my position and became like 10th. The guy wey scan my passport come dey para for me o. Omo I just weak. He say I no pass the paper to am well. I sha apologize and begin dey wonder which old woman for my village I offend. Biometric time reach and the VO greet me. I try smile, my mouth no gree open. I try greet am back, my throat dry. Omo na this point I begin dey sweat inside AC. By now my position for the queue don reach like 20th. I sha bone and we begin wait for the VOs. Omo na so one middle aged woman show. Within 50 secs she dash the girl white paper. I come begin smile like small pikin wey dem dash sweet. Then one fine young white lady take her position. Omo, she fresh finish. As I still dey appreciate God's work na so one fresh white guy take him position. The guy is really cute, no homo. All the while, the young lady and middle aged woman just dey dash out white papers like water. Then one middle aged man come enter. Dem come say make me and the guy in my front go meet am. Omo na so smile disappear. The man dash the boy blue paper. He kept going on about college board and internet. Sha it now got to my turn. Iffa hear say I fit smile.

And that was it.
I couldn't hear his words again the moment I saw him keep my passport and gave me a white visa collection paper. Na there the smile start ooo. I must have smiled from the hall to obalende becos pple kept looking at me in a funny way. But who cares?

That's it people!

This transcript was entertaining lol. Congrats, bro.

seeker88:

I think you can reapply as soon as you are ready to fire back. You mustn't wait till July.

I think the next available date is in July.

Tearless:
Then the question is no longer whether God is real or not. The question now is, what is the POINT of God?

People choose to believe in a god because it helps them understand and accept events that seem incomprehensible or mysterious. It also helps them deal with hardship albeit in a lazy way.

For example what happens after death? Humans cannot accept that when you die, that's the ultimate end of you. So when loved ones die, you hear things like "God knows best", or "God dey".

Other arguments are about how the universe began, how life started etc. This is a popular argument that deists and theists put forward. Science so far has been unable to firmly establish how exactly humans came to be on this planet or how life started on earth. However a gap in human knowledge is a very poor argument for the existence of a god. If you can marry logic and existential scientific findings; fossil finds and the discovery of other galaxies, you'll understand that humans are made of star dust, that life began very gradually several billion years ago from unicellular organisms to multicellular organisms and that there's no point arrogating supreme powers to an 'Intelligent Designer' (or God) made from the figment of your imagination.

Bible says those who don't believe in Christianity would go to hell. The Quran says the same of its unbelievers. So if you believe in either Christianity or Islam, be rest assured that when you die, you'll be heading straight to one form of hell.

Religion or whatever you choose to call your belief is a sham, is all I'm getting that.

The real argument is whether or not there is a supreme supernatural being. 'God' is man made. However if you believe in that concept and present a compelling narrative laced with cold hard facts that prove that a god exists, I'll believe.

After paying for my visa fee at a GT Bank branch close to my place, I was given a receipt. I inputed the receipt number online, but it displayed this error message:

No valid record can be found for the entered receipt number. Please validate that your receipt number is correct and that you have paid the correct amount for the visa which you are applying for.

Has anybody encountered this problem?


UPDATE(modified): I have sorted this out and scheduled an appointment.

VisaOfficer:


I won't comment as to whether or not a Consular Officer will say, "OMG!", but I will say that we do not expect nor want documents arranged in any way. When you approach the window, you should hand over your international passport, I-20, and SEVIS receipt. The order does not matter.

Regards,
VO

Thanks a lot for the clarification.

texrem:
Me: Goodmorning Ma
VO: NO answer

Me Goodmorning ma(with a smile)
VO: Goodmorning, can i have your documents. (look into my i20, sevis, confirmation page)

VO: OMG! this is perfectly arranged, did you arrange all this by yourself?
Me: Yes Ma, I did. I replied with a stunning smile. (Remembering my texrem words: Maintain eye contact, be audible and smile)

VO: ETSU?
VO: Nice

VO: Who's sponsoring you?
Me: My Mum

VO: What does she do?
Me: She's a contractor...........

VO: I will be approving ur visa.
Me: Thank you.

I thank God first and foremost. Thanks to Texrem my blood for the confidence he instilled in me, and all the gurus in the house. You guys are wonderful! I remain the biggest silent follower.

Pray and be prepared. No document asked.

Edakun, how did she arrange her documents? Please, I really would love to know.

mjksho:
To follow the tradition of this great section on Nairaland, I will share my transcript with the hope that this might help someone someday.

Here we go, I arrived Walter Carrington at 5:50am as I have booked for the 6:30 window. With what I have heard from previous transcripts as per 'shunting' the queue, I just quickly used style to get to the front of the people gathered there since they have not lined up.

6:30 came and I was number 10 on the queue. No wahala. Prechecks done and I'm still number 10 on the line to see VO.

My time came and I was made to stand at Window 5, the second person to be interviewed by the very young and beautiful VO. She denied the first person after like 7 minutes. The Asian guy had denied 2 already and was drilling the 3rd guy. I was not even bothered. I kept looking at my Oxblood brogues and Pepper red trousers with one hand inside my suit jacket, forming lady killer. My time came eventually.

VO: Good morning
Me: (with the most sincere smile in the world as VO na fine white lady) Good morning, how are you doing?

VO: (She smiles back and my heart skipped a beat) Pass me your passport, Sevis receipt and I-20.
VO: What school are you going to?
Me: Tennessee Tech, Cookeville

VO: Where did you do your undergraduate
Me: OAU

VO: When?
Me: mentioned it

VO: What course did you study?
Me: Chemical Engineering

VO: What degree are you getting?
Me: Masters in Chemical engineering with a focus on renewable energy.

VO: Did you do any exams?
Yes: GRE and IELTS.

VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: Five

VO: what are your scores?
Me: told her.

VO: What will this degree do for you?
Me: (Took a deep breath because I was ready to download ) First of all, a masters degree in Chemical engineering is a requirement to take up a lecturing job at OAU where I intend to lecture upon graduation. (VO nods in agreement). Secondly, a masters degree in this school will expose me to research on Microbial Fuel Cell technology which is far better than Biomass Gasification which is what is the case where I currently work. Fuel cells are cleaner, bla bla bla.

VO: Where do you work?
Me: mentioned it. A renewable energy firm.

VO: What are your duties?
Me: ( something wey I put for my DS-160 by myself) I monitor key indicators like BOD, greenhouse gases, etc. I write technical report on this and that. I also conduct EIA on New projects.

VO pauses to ask colleague something. I don't know if it's about my case. But me no care, I didn't stop looking at her any point so she go know say I dey her case. She comes back after a minute.

VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my dad

VO: what does he do?
Me: mentioned it.

VO: Do you have a relative in the US?
Me: No.

VO: I'll be... (I couldnt hear anything)...3 days.

She brought out white paper from a pile nearby. I just smiled at her and left.


My advice:

1. Don't rush to answer questions. Calm down. When you are calm, you will be able to articulate your thoughts. Even though I'm naturally articulate, I took short pauses before answering. The interview is not as bad as many have painted it to be.

2. All these USnews and google stuff don cast. The chinese guy drilled someone on this. I think saying you found your schools in some professional journal is way better.

3. If your school fee is very high and the school is not Ivy League level, be prepared to defend it especially if you have no scholarship. Chinese guy also drilled someone on it. The guy was clueless.

4. Don't pay attention to people being denied when you enter that room. Face your front. You know why you are there.

5. Don't cram your answers. You may forget. Rehearsing your answers is what helps.

6. Believe in something. I believe in God, prayer, and preparation. I fasted and prayed for grace because I don't want shocking questions. Believing in God helped me to stay confident even though I was prepared.

7. Refer somebody here. I probably wouldn't have known how best to answer some questions if I had not found this room. I have read over 40 transcripts here.
God bless all of you here.


Congratulations to you, I hope you will find my transcript useful for you. Your success is around the corner. Cheers.

Top guy! Congrats, bro. And thanks for the tips.

Ndawe:

Update: Also full funding has come in from Tennessee Tech and I have the luxury of making a choice now. For those still awaiting decisions, please do not give up just yet; that's why I'm providing these updates. Delay is not denial. I wish us all the best

Wow! Congrats, dear! Tennessee Tech is a great school as well.

Time2Smile:
I guess that is it from me for this application season.

I have been accepted to the Molecular and Cell Biology PhD program of The University of Texas at Dallas with a Graduate Tuition Scholarship that covers all tuition and fees. In addition, I will receive a very generous stipend through Graduate Teaching Assistantship.

I only contacted the Graduate coordinator on April 14 and submitted my application on May 1st when the schools were trying to play cello with my future.

I appreciate everyone that has been asking after my application status. It has been arduous, but the difficulty pales in comparison to the sweet taste of success. For those still expecting a decision, don't lose hope. #TeamFall2017 Yes we can.

Yaaay! Finally! Congrats, pal.

Wisely007:
Abeg who do passport recently for Lagos, I beg give me procedure because I be novice for this passport matter and I no want make them job me, your contribution will do a lot please help a brother make I fit go run the passport make I get set for fall18

PS- I need info on
1: require documents
2: amount
3: duration and the general process

Cc walspring
Oludare01
Lagosismyhome
MsNas
Texrem
Femi321
Electronic
In fact all nairalander

I believe this is something you can easily look up on google. Can't remember what and what exactly but I know you'd need a passport photograph and about 35k. For the duration, it takes about a month or so. Depends on the availability of booklets or some extraneous factor.

I just love when my people from OAU talk about the school; the Lecture Theater Drama, Aluta, Whitehouse, the Castle of Great Men, Aro, and all whatnot. Great times.

cmbagwu:
Hi guys, I introduced a family friend turned sister to this thread and she got her visa approved so I had to persuade her to send her transcript so others can learn a thing or two. Please find transcript below.... quite long though.

Ok, well I'm just a silent person on this thread, joined exactly 2wks ago, and u guys have been amazing, I didn't do any mock interview persay, more like I kept on going over transcripts and asking myself questions.
Visa was approved yest 7am appointment, 12th June 2017. I saw all of u, green and white native, the guy that was interviewed after the guy that cried(chai I really felt for that guy, see as full grown man they weep). I also noticed the white pretty lady was giving blue papers, the oda 2 guys were giving white papers. I noticed that the chinese guy was drilling pple with quest . I was interviewed by the chinese guy.
Before I go on with my transcript, please note, Vo's are tayad of same old story from what I observed while on que. E.g xxxx recommended the skull to me, us news, Google.Com, Princeton review... " it perfectly fits my career goal or area of interest". I actually heard a vo say "that's what you all say, tell me summin else, it now looks like a rehersed line to them. Now they wanna hear summin diff and unique not the regular. There was a lady that was denied cos, her lines looked rehearsed, even if she answered all the questions correctly.
Well someone would say, so I was busy observing pple, yes I was and I observed carefully while on the que till it was my turn with the Chinese guy, after he just denied a family of 5( though the wife was going as a student F1 and the husband and children were going as F2. I heard the Chinese guy telling her, that she didn't write any online tests that why is she lying.(I wonder ow he found out) he just told her he doesn't belive her test results, and that it doesn't look like she has plans of returning to Nigeria. She is Nurse practioner.

Ok so after all my plenty aproko jist wey nobody send me, my transcript goes:


Vo: Gd morn
Me: Gd morn ow was nyt. Vo: Good, and urs
Me: Great(all smiles)
Vo: So why PVAMU?
Me:I chose pvamu, cos the course structure of the schools mba prog, perfectly fits my area of interest and it also aligns with my career path.
Vo: what do u mean by dat?
Me:I mean i chose the school cos d courses cuts across diff biz discipline, which is my area of interest.
Vo:oh pls tell me summn else, mba is a mgt course, and all schls mba prg cuts across diff biz discipline. ( at ds point I was nervous, i lost hope kinda, cos I felt the guy was not pleased with me at all, i ws thinkn God what else can I say make ds guy a little pleased with me.I was already saying I Don mess up)
Vo:So u said u were particular about the school because u like the course structure, so what are ds courses( for my mind I say thank God, I fit answer this one.
Me: I gave him like 6 courses.



Immediately I just continued talking, after listing the courses, that during my last visit to the Us in march, I had the opportunity of attendn a 2hr info session by the schl,(i did sha)for intending mba students and we were addressed by the asst Dean grad stud and the director college of biz.(I just needed him to hear this abeg, as him just dey strong face look me, so he cn be aware I hv travld bfr)
Vo: so what did dey say
Me: they said that the schools mba programme will bring great opportunities and equip us with......(I said plenty things here sha, at that point he was nodding his head, I said thank u Lord at least he is pleased with this answer)
Vo: so what do u do
Me: work with xx xx bank
Vo: so tell me about ur bank what do u do for them
Me: I work with the international trade finance unit, my major responsibilities are. .....(listed everything for him, im sure he was even tayad of my talk cos i do a lot were i work, it has a lot to do with international trade and business e.g imports, exports, i told him ow i talk with the comptroller of customs and ow i liaise with nafdac officials, and the FIRS team. ( nodding his head, he was kinda interested in my jist)
Vo: Oh Interesting!! So what are ur plans after mba
Me: I said after my mba, I would come back to my organisation, to work with d biz Dev team which has to do with emerging biz, were our focus is on the sme's, as we know in nig the sme's are major drivers of economic activities which is very critical to the growth of the economy, and also due to the recent circular released by cbn, were it was said that forex will be given to sme's dat intend to start import biz on a quarterly basis, there's gonna be an expansion for the sme's, so il be working on bringing innovative biz solutions to enable biz owners not only remain competitive in the market but also thrive to generate more revenue......(Na here I finish work, he was convinced at this point that this girl sabi her job function and would come back to implement her plans "story land", I just noticed he didn't cut me off, d way they cut pple off, he was feeling my jist)
Vo: so are u married
Me: yes
Vo: who is xxxxxx(looks at my ds form finally cos all this while he was looking at me)
Me: my hubby
Vo: any children yet
Me: not yet
Vo: how long u been married
Me: a year and half
Vo: tell me about ur hubby( I say which kain wahaala be dis one, cos truth is I was tayad of talking, make dis guy free me joor)
Me: he is xx yrs old and a director at xxxxx coy.
Vo: I will be approving ur visa. ....bla bla bla...what's ur coy email(then he was typing, i wonder y he asked though, maybe for verification).


So pple of NL, no test question( cos I had low scores for my Gmat and was very worried that they may not give me cos of that), no sponsor quest. Not everyone is asked same quest. Then pple with scholarship that did very well in school, they have started requesting for transcript maybe for verification.
Key point: speak intelligently and not some copied/rehearsed lines,(please know why u chose a school and why ur doing the course) They need to be convinced, that's the trick If the Chinese guy is interviewing get ready for drilling session, but he will give in the end...God bless us all, have a blessed day.

Interesting. Quite informative. Thank you for this. And congrats!

Fatezee:
Guys please, What is the minimum GRE score for top schools Like MIT, uc Berkeley with full funding

Between 330 - 340. Other requirements include;
A bowl of hot tears, 5 liters of fernented sweat and transcripts of all the schools you've attended, written in gold ink and sent in a sealed envelope from Mount Olympus.

TWoods:


You can pray from now till tomorrow, it will have no impact on a US VO if you are not qualified for the visa. If it was by prayer, every member of winners chapel, mountain of fire and redeemed would be US citizens today.

Gbam! Truer words have never been spoken.

michael1385:
visa approved this morning.
I had my Interview this morning at the Lagos Embassy 7.00am.

transcript below:
me: Good morning
Vo: Good morning,ur I-20 n SEVIS FEE
me: I obliged
Vo: why are u going to the united state
me: i am going for my m.sc in physics at WIU
vo: How did you hear about the school
me I did extensive research online and I was able to get 10 schools that offer my course but applied to 3schools that match my academic profile.
Vo: which schools?
me: North Dakota state University, western Illinois University, n Stevens institute of technology.
vo: why wiu?
me: their tuition fees is low compare to others n also there is ongoing research in d department by Prof.Kapale which align with my area of interest.
vo:what is your career goal?
me: I aspire to be a lecturer
vo: what is your highest qualification?
me: B.sc physics
Vo: state 2nd law of motion?
me: the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the force applied and takes place in the direction in which the force act. From d law we deduce f=ma.
Vo:which standardized exam did u write?
me: I did Ielts
Vo: what of GRE?
me: I didn't do because the 3schoools I applied to only requested for my transcript, 3 letter of recommendation n SOP....n 2 has already given me admission waiting for the last one.
Vo: I will be approving ur visa.

Hahaha. Na wa o. Embassy don turn to classroom. Issokay! Congrats, man.

Man, all these approvals in one day. NLers are on fire.

Capitas7:

VO: okay, your visa has been approved, ensure...at the address circled on this slip. Do have a good day, and welcome to USA
Me: Thank you sir.

Hahaha. I'm loving this. Congrats, pal!

Mitchely:
Visa Approved yesterday. Transcript goes thus.. ...

Vo good morning
Me good morning mam

Vo can I have your passport and I-20
Me went blank temporarily and forgot which Form was that and was giving her my ds confirmation

Vo no your i20
Me started flipping through looking for i20 (already panicking)

Vo The one with an F1
Me OK, sorry mam, quickly produced it(in my head that Form is an F1 form)

Vo How did you hear of this school
Me I did an intensive search online using sites like usnews, princeton review to narrow down to Schools offering PhD in electrical and electronic engineering, then consulted websites of such schools and found wsu to have an ongoing research in my field of interest.


Vo Do you have a letter for your scholarship
Me yes I do mam, produced it

Vo Can I see your academic transcripts
Me yes mam, produced both

Vo Did you take the GRE
Me yes mam

Vo what was your score
Me I had 307 (forgot to mention the writing)

Vo Are you married
Me yes mam

Vo Any kids
Me yes mam, have a 1 year 6months old daughter

Vo are they coming with you
Me no mam

Vo what does your wife do
Me she works with a govt parastatal, and about to start her Masters program over here

Vo so who will look after your daughter
Me we have a cousin staying with us that helps with that

Vo When did you finish Masters and what have you been doing since
Me finished in 2014 and been lecturing since

Vo do you have any specialization in electrical engineering
Me yes mam, my field of specialization is mobile communication and networking.

Vo OK, everything looks good. I will hold onto these (my scholarship letter and transcripts) for verification. Hold onto your i-20, you will need it at the point of entry. This shows you how to pick up your visa, hands me the white paper.

Special thanks to God for His Grace and favour, to everyone on this group, those who shared past transcript, to texrem for the mock interview.

Please hope the fact I went with student copies of academic transcripts will not be an issue?

Transcript kwa? O ga o.

Your transcript will enlighten many to come. Thanks for posting. And congratulations!

Just thinking of how I can have baby face so I won't have issues at the embassy.

ridsan4real:
Hello Time2smile & Scholastica16. what's up about your admission update...I'm waiting to hear good news from u guyz.
I pray u meet God's grace & favour in all your endeavor.

Yeah, been a while I heard from those smart gentlemen. I sincerely hope they receive favours in their endeavors.