Hello guys
I was supposed to resume my Graduate teaching assistant position in August 2023, in the US but due to visa delays, I deferred my admission to Fall, 2024.
Now my visa is approved and my program coordinator says the GTA position is no longer available.
Can anyone please advise me on how to get grants to my PhD study.

I just had my F1 interview this morning.....
Only one VO, a female.
Served all the 8 persons before me the blue paper.

She gave me a white paper with my passport and said I will be getting a mail in the next 24hrs.
I should follow the instructions and fill out the form.
I asked why is she not taken my passport, she said I have been placed on administrative processing and that my program starts in August so I still have four months.

Any suggestion is welcomed...

Rdfactor:




Looks good overall. But can you try to include the timeframe you have the two Masters degree? The officer might get confused, and When they're confused, they won't bother to clarify from you as they don't have time like that.

You already have an edge. For an F1 Visa, they most often just want to know how you'll cover the cost. With you assistantship, that is already covered.

Thank you, I will remember to do so.

Hello everyone
Please go through my transcript and make input 🙏🙏🙏

Transcript.....

V. O. Can I have your i20 and passport, please?
Me: hands over the required documents.

VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: To pursue Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

VO; I see you have an assistantship, what will you be doing during your assistantship?
Me: I will be assisting the program coordinator in the laboratory, taking fresh students' tutorial classes, and assisting in grading the students.

VO; is the funding for a semester or the entire program?
Me: It's full funding that covers my tuition fee and a monthly stipend of.......

VO: Why are you taking this course?
Me: I'm passionate about environmental protection, a Ph.D. in chemistry will increase my knowledge about environmental protection and carrier advancement.

VO: Why the University of Arkansas?
Me: The Chemistry program at the University of Arkansas offers an option in Environmental Chemistry which aligns with my research interest.

VO: Wheredo you work?
Me: I work with the government. Environmental......

VO: What do you do?
Me: As the principal scientist, I carry tests on waste materials, waste evacuation, I also interpret environmental protection legislation for the public.

VO: What do you intend to do with this degree?

Me: Upon graduation, I will be returning to my present job to assume a supervisory role.

VO: Why did you not do this course in Nigeria, why the USA?

Me: Studying in the US will avail me of cutting-edge research facilities. For instance,
during my MS program here in Nigeria, my research samples were sent to South Africa because there was no Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in Nigeria. That caused me a lot.

VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
Me: Yes, to China to study. Master in Chemical Engineering.

chibertha:
I would twik my CV to favor Chemistry.

I already stated my current job in my ds160.
Though I have been carrying out research and teaching chemistry outside my present job.

Sisib15:
Check Adam consult.

Where do I check Adam consult please?

Sisib15:
Hello Everyone, trust you are doing well. Spring break will soon be over, by next week admission and funding decisions will start rolling in.I pray we get that congratulations news we all long for.

Anyway, I have been invited for an interview for a GTA position, please what should i prepare for? What are the likely questions that I should look forward to.

As you tell your story, ensure that you discuss the research experience you have acquired no matter how easy/simple you think it maybe.
Also, tell your story in such away that will show that you have been doing something since you graduated, i.e don't leave any year in between. For instance, you can't graduate in 2015 and you are applying in 2023 without stating what you have been doing and how it concerns your study.
Goodluck......
Tap from my grace........

Sisib15:
Congratulations on your offer!!

Get your I_20
Start your Date search
Pay your sevis fee
Join mock groups and go for your interview

Thank you @Sisib15
I already did all these.....
How do I join the mock group because my interview date is next week (March)

Hi everyone, my highly respected gurus in the house...
My visa interview is next week.
I need someone to do a mock interview with me.

Ph.D. Chemistry with GTA and a monthly stipend
Personal fund $15000
My present work has nothing to do with Chemistry.
Email: tayetwin88@gmail.com