elkharpone: Av been a long time reader of this forum you guys are really helping people...My interview is on november15th in lagos i am really scared dunno wah document i'll use in going for the interview am going for an undergraduate degree in health science wah questions will i be asked i finished my secondary skul last year.... peace out

elkharpone: hahahahaha am really sorry don't mind me jorr am kinda confused on hu iz a gal or hu iz guy....buh you guys should still help me out na am going gaga its ma first time of going for an interview i want it to be SWEET!!!

Mamacita007:



I copied this from maybe part 1 or 2 of this thread and saved it on my PC for months waiting for my interview. Hope it helps you

Documentation;
Primary Documents
1) Appointment Confirmation Letter
2) MRV receipt (If used)
3) DS 160 confirmation page
4) 2x2 passport size photograph
5) Nigerian Passport
6) I-20
7) SEVIS Receipt
Sponsorship letter/ Bank statement /Proof of funding
9) Standarzdized tests scores (Toefl or GRE)
10)Secondary Documents i.e school transcripts/WAEC Certificate, and as many documents as you need to support your own peculiar case. If a Non-relative is sponsoring you, get a notorized letter at the high court.

Teetee
All the best. Don't forget to share your testimony

Tee.tee:


Thnx o! Yh I will! Btw....... Is thr a format for d sponsorship letter? A non-relative is sponsoring me... My skl didn't ask for it so I didn't hve ny cause to get it b4 nw.

Mamacita007:
My spring people have all woken up. (Payne4real, Mr Chris, Tee tee) Our Visa is sure.

elkharpone: thanks man i'll try and bring back dah Gold same goes to all the people going for spring

dnpasion: Don't know if i can go for my interview with exact statement of account i sent to my school for admission because its been over 1 week now since my dad travel out of town and bank won't give me another print out on his behalf. House please i need your advise on maybe i can go with the statement of account printed out for my admission processing or i should wait till when my dad will come back and he won't be back until end of this month.

eduson002: If the statement is nt older than 3 months then its ok.

biofem2000:
Chuquiz,
Since you have your future all planned out (good for you), I will suggest you check the requirement for M.A in Philosophy and what the requirement is for the PhD program in your plan. For all you know, they might require a GMAT and you would have wasted money taking the GRE.
I was an advocate of no GRE no problem but, I have learnt a lot on this thread and my take on GRE/GMAT is evolving.
Be sure you know what your program requires/ will require before you jump on the bus. For example, some schools will only take TOEFL and not the IELTS; arm yourself with the right knowledge.

Good luck.

biofem2000:
Chuquiz,
Since you have your future all planned out (good for you), I will suggest you check the requirement for M.A in Philosophy and what the requirement is for the PhD program in your plan. For all you know, they might require a GMAT and you would have wasted money taking the GRE.
I was an advocate of no GRE no problem but, I have learnt a lot on this thread and my take on GRE/GMAT is evolving.
Be sure you know what your program requires/ will require before you jump on the bus. For example, some schools will only take TOEFL and not the IELTS; arm yourself with the right knowledge.

Good luck.

Mamacita007:



I copied this from maybe part 1 or 2 of this thread and saved it on my PC for months waiting for my interview. Hope it helps you

Documentation;
Primary Documents
1) Appointment Confirmation Letter
2) MRV receipt (If used)
3) DS 160 confirmation page
4) 2x2 passport size photograph
5) Nigerian Passport
6) I-20 and Admission letter
7) SEVIS Receipt
Sponsorship letter/ Bank statement /Proof of funding. If a Non-relative is sponsoring you, get a notorized letter at the high court.
9) Standarzdized tests scores (Toefl or GRE)
10)Secondary Documents i.e school transcripts/WAEC Certificate, and as many documents as you need to support your own peculiar case.
11)Know the schools you applied to

Possible Questions
Start from page 1, part 1 of this thread. Practise with a mirror or with friends, stay calm and integrated. Do not try to impress the VO by extra smiles or talking continuously etc. Be precise, clear and eloquent to the VO's questions by clearly stating your purpose. Remember you are being judged based on your responses and documents and you have to stay integrated without having the excitement affect your responses an showing any unintended negative signs. DO NOT TALK OVER THE VO.

Appearance
You dont need an expensive suit. Anything from business casual, semi-formal to formal should be ok. I don't think it's by "knacking" tie and new suit. A nice pair of pants/jeans/chinos with a well tucked in good shirt plus good shoes, I am sure it's a enough to make a good first impression.

List of Applied Schools
I think this will hint the VO that you are serious about furthering your studies anyway whether locally, in the UK or US. It's a good impression. The main thing is you need to give STRONG reasons why you chose US above others, which is one of the standard questions asked.

Teetee
All the best. Don't forget to share your testimony

ronakoks: Hi all,

chuquiz:
i think i would settle for California State University,Long Beach. they have a reputable track record and a great teaching staff for the postgraduate programme in Philosophy, goo research environ as well. GRE isnt a requirement for application consideration there

webstradamus:

Dude, I hope say you hold better cash well with that choice wey you wan make so!

But seriously, California State University system have very high tuition/fees with little or no assistantship opportunities for incoming international students. I perceive you're trying to avoid taking the GRE so you're only searching for schools that don't require it. I strongly advise you to take the exam!! Trust me, you will have better options with a good score. Plus it will help your visa interview. In this US, you can get highly quality education for $0 (actually you can even get paid to study here) if only you can make some initial sacrifices and do your homework well. If you are comfortable spending 35-40k a year on an MA/MS degree, by all means ignore my rant.

webstradamus:

Dude, I hope say you hold better cash well with that choice wey you wan make so!

But seriously, California State University system have very high tuition/fees with little or no assistantship opportunities for incoming international students. I perceive you're trying to avoid taking the GRE so you're only searching for schools that don't require it. I strongly advise you to take the exam!! Trust me, you will have better options with a good score. Plus it will help your visa interview. In this US, you can get highly quality education for $0 (actually you can even get paid to study here) if only you can make some initial sacrifices and do your homework well. If you are comfortable spending 35-40k a year on an MA/MS degree, by all means ignore my rant.

ronakoks: @Mystiqme
Does having a second class lower have any effect on the VO decision during interview?.

And is it safe to tell vo that I have 2 or 3 admits,when I actually have just 1. because there are 6schools on mygre score report were I requested my score sent to. Vo might think I applied to all 6 even though I actually applied to 3 schools. And I don't think 1 admit out of 6applications is a good thing to tell VO.

ronakoks: Hi all,
Ive been following this thread for more than a year now and i have read through all the post in this thread and the previous ones. This is my first post on this thread.

Now I am a spring 2013 applicant. Im going to a university in the state of Missouri and Im goin to study Masters in biology/biological sciences(that's what on my I20). I was wondering if anyone is also going to the embassy with Msc Biology/Biological sciences. Let us rob minds on how to tackle this F1 interview.

I havn't seen many interview experience on this thread for students going to study biology/biological sciences(except for one or two). most that ive seen are either msc enginering or mba or MPH or computer science/IT.

If you have a background in microbiology or a related discipline in biological sciences like i do and are going to do msc biology in spring, I have a few questions that im trying to rap my head around.

1. why do you want to study in the United States, why not Else Where or even Here in Nigera?...

2. Why this university?.... i need to be able to defend this school well, because the school im goin to is not a very big school( aprox 12k enrolment). But i applied there cos i was pretty sure i would get accepted as my undergrad gpa wasn't very impressive, 3.41/5.

3.How many schools you applied to?. How may admits?..... I only have 1 admit for now out of the 3 schools i applied to. On my gre score card, there are 6 schools. I never applied to the rest 3. I just sent out scores to them. I hope VO wont think i applied to 6 schools and only got 1 admit.

4.Why msc biology ?( question could also come as "what would this degree do for you?" Quite frankly, i think this is what they mean when they ask you "why this course". Ive come to realize that its not about the passion you have about the course that matters, at least for the purpose of this interview. what you need to do is to explain how you intend to make a good career out of this program - forget passion for now.)

3.what have you been doing since you graduated in 2008 ?

4. did you take gre?.... my gre score was 150 Quants and 153 verbal.. which is just average.. i wish i coulda done better, but the gre revised was harder than i expected.


I cant stop thinking about these question and a few others. Ive guided a number of pple for admission and visa application. Now its time for me to go to the embassy and i feel a bit anxious. I guess this thing is easier said than done. Maybe its because of the course im going to study (Msc Biology), but i needed to get something related to my undergraduate degree, in order to show academic progression.



Please house, we need to be more active on this tread... there hasn't been much post lately by spring applicants. Anyone gotten his F1 yet ?.. please post your interview experience. lets all know the latest happenings at US embassy.

Tee.tee:
@ mamacita007
No o, not dat.....it's a university nd They requested for my sponsor's statement of account.... Dat's all.

chuquiz:
i think i would settle for California State University,Long Beach. they have a reputable track record and a great teaching staff for the postgraduate programme in Philosophy, goo research environ as well. GRE isnt a requirement for application consideration there

elkharpone: thankssss am going with 1 mind if i don't get it i'll bomb the embassy down oh buh i believe i'll make it

elkharpone: thankssss am going with 1 mind if i don't get it i'll bomb the embassy down oh buh i believe i'll make it

kpolli:

Universities don't request for sponsorship in form of letters, they have a form for the sponsorship. . .

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

Tee.tee:

My school doesnt hve a form o..... Should I go to d embassy with d statement of acct alone?

kpolli:

As in when u were applying to the school. . . . No go with letter from sponsor too oooo

imperiouxx: ^^^ just chill tea tea, go with any letter straight from your sponsor. Letter headed would be better IF (s)he has organization or has one. Nothing like format....just a formal letter comprises of intro and the main body which includes ''I Mr/Mrs...... of whatever station willing to sponsor Miss Tea Tea for the duration of her studies in USA'' and so on.