Stevenssen:

No it's not an issue

Slim4Rehani:


I chose Lagos in my ds-160 and my interview is in Abuja. Hope this is not an issue or I should cancel Abuja and choose Lagos

Istanbul8819:
Please I am using my elder sister as my sponsor. He surname is now different from my own because she's married since 2002. So her statement of account won't have any name matching with mine even though she's my blood sister. Do I need any supporting documents while going to the embassy with her statement of account?

Please help me on this.

TEMIT0PE:
This is simple. Book that January you are seeing like that. When you program start date is within 60 days, you can request for an emergency appointment (there is a tab to request in your portal). The emergency request will be granted in less than 12 hours and you will be provided with dates very close to the date you requested your emergency.

I am for Summer 2021 (program start date of May 26th). I initially got interview date of May 4th, but i requested for emergency this past Monday and got a new date of April 6th.

Zudde:


Datacohort1@gmail.com

Istanbul8819:
Please I need an answer.

Victorino25:
can you pls add me to the WhatsApp group too my email is gozieart@hotmail.com

Victoriaog:
Guys please help me look into this transcript, Please i need your honest review

Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning, Can I have your passport and I-20
Me: (Passes them)

VO: Where are you going to in the USA?
Me: I am going to the US to study and acquire my masters degree in mass communication concentration in journalism at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

VO: why did you choose this university?
Me: Several things stood out for me in UALR. Firstly I discovered UALR is actually very high in terms of teaching quality. Additionally the course content of this program at UALR features a unique privilege of either choosing a research option or a professional option under which the research option would be emphasizing on ethis diversity requirement and law and policy requirements and also the professional option which I am most existed about emphasizes on pubic relations and journalism and I would be taking courses like seminar in journalism, public relation cases, news media writing and producing, news media and publishing. Also the school has a student university newspaper (The forum) as well as television and radio station whoose mission is to provide a window for the community to learn and enjoy myriad activities that takes place on the campus and most importantly provides practical learning opportunities for media students to gain experience in broadcast media production and management as this will equip me to become a more effective and trained journalist when I return to Nigeria because this is my root and where I want to make impact. So for me, it was about the right skills and competencies to advance my career when I return to my county

VO: Why this course/ what will it do for you?
Me: I am taking this course from a problem solving perspective, in my experience working at a media form. I spotted a problem in the media sector of Nigeria i.e news reporting in Nigeria does not show patriotism in the coverage of events in the rural areas. The bias of the reporters is in Favour of urban dwellers who are adjudged to be learned, enlightened and understand the meaning and importance of news. I intend to use this skills and knowledge gained from this course to build a solution around this. Additionally a masters of Art in mass communication will give me a competitive edge upon my return to Nigeria when working in the evolving world of media and communication.

VO: what’s your study plan
Me: I would be required to complete 33 credit hours of course work in 24 months inclusive of 6 credit hours of core requirement course, 3 credit hours of electives courses. A few of my courses include special problem in mass communication, media criticisms, news media publishing, special topics journalism.

VO: who’s your sponsor
Me: My uncle will be sponsoring me, first of all because my dad is retired now and he’s not as buoyant as he use to be. And my uncle who was trained by him is willing to pay back and he has always been a driving force for me to always advance in life and career.

VO: what does he do
Me: He used to work as a geology professor at Xoxo University and adjunct professor at xoxo before he went into the oil and gas industry.

VO: how did you know about UALR?
Me: I carried out extensive research using academic websites. I used usnews.com, gradschools.com and then google.com. I further streamlined my search to schools whose courses aligns with my area of interest

VO: how many admit and which
Me: 3 admit
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, university of Missouri, Kansas City, and Arkansas State university, Jonesboro.

VO: why USA and not Nigeria
Me: what is best about acquiring advance studies in the US is that the qualification i earn is globally recognized and on top of that the education system in the US has been known of its academic excellence. Additionally the Nigeria school curriculum focuses more on the theoretical aspect of learning and does not offer hands on the practical opportunities that gives detailed knowledge on my preferred course.

naijaeclectic:
Moderators, please let me know if I'm going against the rules and I'll delete this post. For now, here goes nothing:

So, I encountered loads of difficulties when I was leaving Nigeria. With the limits on Nigerian bank cards, I and the guy attending the same school (Miami University, Oxford, Ohio) could not pay for many things, even within that $50/$100 CBN-imposed limit. We spent days trying to pay for a hotel/Airbnb, GreyHound services, and whatnot. I've not been that stressed in years.

Let me not even go into how AirBnB canceled a booking when we were at the airport, an hour to getting on our flight. Why did they do that? Our booking was tagged as fraudulent. So, the booking came from Nigeria and payment from a virtual card with a US address. Also, because Airbnb refused to verify our Nigerian phone numbers for reasons known to them, we used one belonging to a friend in the UK. It was extremely complicated, and we'd tried all we knew, but that's the only option we had before we found someone who helped at the last minute. Let's just say that we ended up rooming in a hotel (read: motel) in a Nigerian-like neighborhood in New York.

Lol. Don't ask why the UK friend didn't just pay and do everything from his end. As I said, things were super-complicated.

The thing is that things could have been easier if someone helped facilitate everyone from one spot, with one card.

Based on this experience (and several more), I would like to help anyone who needs to pay for buses, accommodation, semester dues, and anything that they can't do from Nigeria. I've seen people who can't access US websites, people whose cards are not working, and people who are faced with using a third-party offering ridiculous over-N515 (naira) exchange rates.

I understand that everyone's being careful and that you don't want to get scammed. But I am genuinely doing this because I can imagine the kind of stress people are going through right now.

Please send a message if you would like me to help. When you reach out, I can share details about myself, and you can Google me, too, for credibility purposes.

At this point, the stress in the world (read: Nigeria) is too much to add difficulties when japa-ing.

I sincerely hope this helps someone. Again: Moderators, if this is way off, please let me know and I'll delete this.

Thank you.

drjustice17:
Good day guys. Pls I need help. I have bn trying to pay for WES since today using my master GTBank card but it couldn't . I was told anything international, that I should use domicile card, which has a day limit of $100. Pls , can anybody help, so that I can pay for WES. Thanks

drjustice17:
Good day guys. Pls I need help. I have bn trying to pay for WES since today using my master GTBank card but it couldn't . I was told anything international, that I should use domicile card, which has a day limit of $100. Pls , can anybody help, so that I can pay for WES. Thanks

Slim4Rehani:


I chose Lagos in my ds-160 and my interview is in Abuja. Hope this is not an issue or I should cancel Abuja and choose Lagos

Dmoney1992:
Good evening all, please can I pay for visa fee and book appointment date before fill ds160 after receiving I-20. Thanks

EmeritusR:


You need to start filling your ds-160 form and then get your ds-160 number before you then book an appointment. Even if you haven’t completed the ds-160 form you can still book an appointment just that you need to start filling the form to get that number because you will need the ds-160 number when booking an appointment.

Walspring:


Kindly let me know if you still need help on this ASAP.

raddyworld:
Good afternoon great people,
Honestly this thread has being a channel by which resourceful people impact Nigerians who are looking up to them for for such information.
I sincerely appreciate those who have contributed from the first page. More grease to ur elbow in Jesus name.
I Make an enquiry through a school and they promised full scholarship which includes schooling and stipends if I meet up.
My questions are:
1. If I qualify , do I still need huge amount of money in my account to be given visa?
2. If so like how much, if not like how much do I need to keep while travelling.
3. Aside from my Bsc do I need siwes? And what is the importance?
4. After schooling and working as assistant teacher in the school can school extend my visa and also give a working permit?

Please my questions may not be perfectly presented but take me as I am to do me a favour with answers as u have assisted many with facts on this thread

Thanks all for ur immeasurable contributions.

Victoriaog:
Guys please help me look into this transcript, Please i need your honest review

Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning, Can I have your passport and I-20
Me: (Passes them)

VO: Where are you going to in the USA?
Me: I am going to the US to study and acquire my masters degree in mass communication concentration in journalism at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

VO: why did you choose this university?
Me: Several things stood out for me in UALR. Firstly I discovered UALR is actually very high in terms of teaching quality. Additionally the course content of this program at UALR features a unique privilege of either choosing a research option or a professional option under which the research option would be emphasizing on ethis diversity requirement and law and policy requirements and also the professional option which I am most existed about emphasizes on pubic relations and journalism and I would be taking courses like seminar in journalism, public relation cases, news media writing and producing, news media and publishing. Also the school has a student university newspaper (The forum) as well as television and radio station whoose mission is to provide a window for the community to learn and enjoy myriad activities that takes place on the campus and most importantly provides practical learning opportunities for media students to gain experience in broadcast media production and management as this will equip me to become a more effective and trained journalist when I return to Nigeria because this is my root and where I want to make impact. So for me, it was about the right skills and competencies to advance my career when I return to my county

VO: Why this course/ what will it do for you?
Me: I am taking this course from a problem solving perspective, in my experience working at a media form. I spotted a problem in the media sector of Nigeria i.e news reporting in Nigeria does not show patriotism in the coverage of events in the rural areas. The bias of the reporters is in Favour of urban dwellers who are adjudged to be learned, enlightened and understand the meaning and importance of news. I intend to use this skills and knowledge gained from this course to build a solution around this. Additionally a masters of Art in mass communication will give me a competitive edge upon my return to Nigeria when working in the evolving world of media and communication.

VO: what’s your study plan
Me: I would be required to complete 33 credit hours of course work in 24 months inclusive of 6 credit hours of core requirement course, 3 credit hours of electives courses. A few of my courses include special problem in mass communication, media criticisms, news media publishing, special topics journalism.

VO: who’s your sponsor
Me: My uncle will be sponsoring me, first of all because my dad is retired now and he’s not as buoyant as he use to be. And my uncle who was trained by him is willing to pay back and he has always been a driving force for me to always advance in life and career.

VO: what does he do
Me: He used to work as a geology professor at Xoxo University and adjunct professor at xoxo before he went into the oil and gas industry.

VO: how did you know about UALR?
Me: I carried out extensive research using academic websites. I used usnews.com, gradschools.com and then google.com. I further streamlined my search to schools whose courses aligns with my area of interest

VO: how many admit and which
Me: 3 admit
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, university of Missouri, Kansas City, and Arkansas State university, Jonesboro.

VO: why USA and not Nigeria
Me: what is best about acquiring advance studies in the US is that the qualification i earn is globally recognized and on top of that the education system in the US has been known of its academic excellence. Additionally the Nigeria school curriculum focuses more on the theoretical aspect of learning and does not offer hands on the practical opportunities that gives detailed knowledge on my preferred course.

VictorUSA:
If I hold a bachelor`s degree in Law, can I use that to study Law (obtain J D) in any of the Ivies (particularly Harvard) ? Pls gurus in the house help me. Thanks!

Stevenssen:

why did you put Obama's pic?

Malone122:

Hello everyone so some of us are experiencing the same issue of not seeing any dates on our CGI profile, I created a GC where we can rub minds together if dates pop up.
PM me or Heyjessay if you are experiencing this issue so We can add y’all
Best regards

Heyjessay:


Can we create a community/group just for our fellow people struggling with this same issue....at least, so we can notify ourselves on time.

Because, as soon as they open more slots...the next 30 minutes will be a matter of life and death.

What do you think?

Damian457:
Guys do you have to evaluate your WAEC results in other to apply to community colleges?