Elnon:
LOL.....Good question...Nigerians and being stupidly religious is damn annoying

Bro, Grace comes with preparedness and prayers to your creator. I cannot take out the grace factor from here but preparedness emanates that grace.

NB, someone with full funding in most cases will not prepare and pray more like someone with no funding.

We cannot point out one factor and conclude it’s what works.

Finally destiny can only be delayed but can’t be denied, there is a God factor, thanks.

IyiolaOwabumowa:
Yooo, I'm going to the university of st Thomas, Minnesota, my interview is next week

I'm going to SMSU.

I'm going to SMSU.

Tessyope:
... Please who is going to Minnesota State University this fall and has gotten their visa? I’m looking for housemates, travel buddies etc. Please let’s connect to plan our itinerary together....
I am going to mi state university but yet to get my visa.. Have you gotten yours?

Elnon:
LOL.....Good question...Nigerians and being stupidly religious is damn annoying

I think this take is unfair and insensitive.I’ve gone through the whole process myself and it require a great deal of mental fortitude especially seeing where we come from.If people resort to their religious beliefs to see them through I don’t see the problem.You’re here because you want to go to America but you can’t tolerate religious people ,how would you want to go to the land of the free.
Let those that believe Grace and prayer will see them through do it.Let those that believe otherwise stick to theirs ,after all we’ve seen people from both ends get their visas approved.

Tessyope:
... Please who is going to Minnesota State University this fall and has gotten their visa? I’m looking for housemates, travel buddies etc. Please let’s connect to plan our itinerary together....
I am going to mi state university but yet to get my visa.. Have you gotten yours?

Yes I have. Planning to travel in August

Please ooo who has Been responded to, either approval or denial, after requesting for an emergency appointment??

Is there anybody that applied since last two Weeks And has been attended to?? I applied last Two weeks Thursday, 8th July till now no response

Signify please!

Please do we have a whatsapp group for USA mock VISA INTERVIEW? Please for heaven sake, kindly provide the link. Because there's more to gain beyond this medium.
I know nairaland is a family that wishes others well... Thanks in anticipation.

I just heard the earliest available emergency date is July 29th for those approved.

Ishaa Allah

JavanElsevier41:


When is your interview?
Let's see if we can rub minds concerning the mock interview

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I'm still waiting on the emergency interview date boss .. the actual date I got is September and my school resumes in August

JavanElsevier41:


Exactly
It's very safe to use the school's address as where you will be staying. I have relatives in the US but I put the schools address as where I will staying.
Like I said, the whole idea to make them not sense the jakpa mode.
So you need to be very careful in approaching this.
For those who are yet to fill theirs
Use your school address as where u will be staying on ur DS-160
I may not know anything Sha
Just a suggestion �

Alright thank you.
Although I have submitted my DS form, I guess I have do another one to correct that error.

TWoods:


So safe to say, you have zero interest in studying… this is just a loophole to emigrate. And we wonder why it’s so hard to get F1 visas.

Elnon:
LOL.....Good question...Nigerians and being stupidly religious is damn annoying

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No one can deny that this visa process has some atom of luck. No matter how prepared you are, at times just the disposition or emotional state of the VO can determine the outcome. So the grace factor cannot be ruled out.

We have seen transcripts of people who have stuttered, gone blank and made several grammatical errors, yet still get approved. So yet this is not to juxtapose being lacklustre for putting in the required effort.

If being religious works for them - (of which it has worked for many), let it be. You should not be annoyed at the path someone chooses to follow; the end justifies the means.

Prepare and pray for Grace! Grace is important.

richieboy1994:
I just heard the earliest available emergency date is July 29th for those approved.

Ishaa Allah

Has anyone been approved?

TWoods:


A US visa does not require “grace”.

I have also come to realise it.

keyword=preparedness.....I believe in God too but my problem is people not doing their own part and expecting magic to happen hence why I said being stupidly religious....Also lets stop sounding as if our folks who got denied worship God less or don't have grace...That's insensitive!

Even atheists get their visas approved too

ifeanyimoses:



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Bro, Grace comes with preparedness and prayers to your creator. I cannot take out the grace factor from here but preparedness emanates that grace.

NB, someone with full funding in most cases will not prepare and pray more like someone with no funding.

We cannot point out one factor and conclude it’s what works.

Finally destiny can only be delayed but can’t be denied, there is a God factor, thanks.

Tolerance?. You got it all wrong. My problem is with people who don't do their own part of the deal and expect magic to happen...The truth is once you are not desperate to move to the US (not a do or die affair), have good intentions, a genuine student, have legit documents, confident and prepared well enough then you are MORE LIKELY to have your visa approved...Your chances of approval is definitely high. l

marcojnr:


I think this take is unfair and insensitive.I’ve gone through the whole process myself and it require a great deal of mental fortitude especially seeing where we come from.If people resort to their religious beliefs to see them through I don’t see the problem.You’re here because you want to go to America but you can’t tolerate religious people ,how would you want to go to the land of the free.
Let those that believe Grace and prayer will see them through do it.Let those that believe otherwise stick to theirs ,after all we’ve seen people from both ends get their visas approved.

Elnon:
keyword=preparedness.....I believe in God too but my problem is people not doing their own part and expecting magic to happen hence why I said being stupidly religious....Also lets stop sounding as if our folks who got denied worship God less or don't have grace...That's insensitive!

Even atheists get their visas approved too

( The atheist point).....Bro, God is not a man and doesn’t think like us. To human thinking, atheist aren’t graced but that’s a lie, Jesus came for the sinners and non-believers.

Maybe we are saying the same thing, but there is truly a role of God and grace in all we do.

Conclusively, we shouldn’t overlook things and be lazy thinking God is there, God wouldn’t do things that are in our capacity to do.

Pls who has used Lufthansa airlines lately? Is it through they don't board international student with F1 visa? T

If they don't board you it may be because they're not convinced that you're a student, given your poor spelling: "true" not "through"

Shasha1995:
Pls who has used Lufthansa airlines lately? Is it through they don't board international student with F1 visa? T

You can join this group, mock interviews is part of their activities

https:///DHPE6DXYtgAL9ZnnFmJIWd

djsmart:
Please do we have a whatsapp group for USA mock VISA INTERVIEW? Please for heaven sake, kindly provide the link. Because there's more to gain beyond this medium.
I know nairaland is a family that wishes others well... Thanks in anticipation.

Hello House, please can someone add me to a WhatsApp group of students who have already travelled? Please I don't want to be an Island.

Thank you.

gerona:
Hello House, please can someone add me to a WhatsApp group of students who have already travelled? Please I don't want to be an Island.

Thank you.

I am interested as well

Please can you send the correct link for the mock interview WhatsApp group

gerona:
You can join this group, mock interviews is part of their activities

https:///DHPE6DXYtgAL9ZnnFmJIWd

Predstan:


Not true. The statement has to be six months dated back. 6 months statement of account is what you need for I-20 and at the embassy. While the school does not scrutinize the documents, the embassy may have to if they found any red flag

You didn't get the question asked. She asked if she would have to send all the statements gathered in the last six months. What the school demands is, yes, a six month statement of account. But you won't have to send the entire six month statements. A page of the statements that shows the account name and the closing balance is what is what they require.

On a serious note, if they are doing student promo (even in India), then you have your answer there

Shasha1995:
Pls who has used Lufthansa airlines lately? Is it through they don't board international student with F1 visa? T

kastgeraldino:
If they don't board you it may be because they're not convinced that you're a student, given your poor spelling: "true" not "through"

Thank you so much for the correction.

kastgeraldino:
If they don't board you it may be because they're not convinced that you're a student, given your poor spelling: "true" not "through"

You guys always tryna talk smart...
One can only thank God guys on this site have no say on Visa approvals

I get your point of view now .I agree also.Nothing beats being well prepared whether with religion or no religion .

Elnon:
Tolerance?. You got it all wrong. My problem is with people who don't do their own part of the deal and expect magic to happen...The truth is once you are not desperate to move to the US (not a do or die affair), have good intentions, a genuine student, have legit documents, confident and prepared well enough then you are MORE LIKELY to have your visa approved...Your chances of approval is definitely high. l

kastgeraldino:
If they don't board you it may be because they're not convinced that you're a student, given your poor spelling: "true" not "through"

Not the smartest way to correct someone

Wasn't even trying to correct her. Perhaps I went a bit too far, but it pisses me off when people bring rumors or hearsays they hear from uninformed and stupid people.

Stevenssen:

Not the smartest way to correct someone

You can join this group, mock interviews is part of their activities

https:///DHPE6DXYtgAL9ZnnFmJIWd


Thanks for this�, but the link is not through sir...

PROPOSED TRANSCRIPT

*COA: $32K
FUNDING: $5
DEFICIT : $26K
COURSE : MSc Bioengineering /Biomedical engineering*


Vo: Where are you going/ Why are you going to the US?


Me: I going to pursue my MSc program in biomedical engineering with concentration in medical imaging at bleep university located at xyz.


Vo: Why this course?


Me: Currently there is high rate of equipment downtime in most hospitals with very considerable lack of professionals in the field . As a medical radiographer, working with these equipments had revealed this yawning gaps hence my interest in pursuing this graduate program.



Vo: Tell me about your study plans?

Me: The program will span for a period of 21months ( between 17th Aug 2021- 31st May 2023) during which I am expected to complete a total of 30 credit units out of which 18 units are for my core courses while the remaining 12 units shall be for the electives. And I will offering courses like biostatistics, biomedical polymers, biosensor and instrumentation, mechanical engineering analysis, tissue engineering, biomaterials, bioanalytics, medical imaging systems, advanced fluid mechanics amongst others.



Vo: How did You come about this school
Me : The school was strongly recommended to me by my college professor who bagged in his PhD from the school and by a friend who's also an alumni of the school..............................................you can add to this by saying you did some research and it aligned to what you career goal.



Vo: How many schools did you apply to?

Me: In all I applied to 4 schools viz; University of Michigan, George Mason University and University of southern California and in all I got 3 admits and 1 reject.


Vo: Why this particular school?

Me: Apart from affordability when compared to school that I applied to, bleep university has a cooperative and experiential educational program which integrates class room experience with the real world thereby giving me the opportunity to meet with experts and professionals in my field of study. Also while going through the faculty Webpage of the school, I found a graduate research opportunity in prof xyz research who's currently working on model-based mathematical strategies for the analysis of biomedical images who expressed keen interest in having me in his team after I had explained my career goals to him.
This will inturn provide with the advanced research skills needed for me to continue with the research work that I had already started with Dr bleep here in Nigeria which led to my interest of pursuing this graduate course.



Vo: What will this degree do for you?


Me: This degree will equip me the requisite research skills and knowledge needed for me tho thrive in this field and it will also put me in a better position to take up research roles upon my return to Nigeria in research institutes like institute of biomedical research, Nigerian institute of biotechnology and development agency among others and contribute my quota to the nation's building.


Vo: What's your plan after graduation/ What do u intend to do with this degree?

Me: Upon my return to Nigeria, I intend to continue with the research work that I was already involved in with Dr bleep that led to my desire in pursuing this graduate course. I also intend to become an independent consultant collaborating with research institutes and medical organisations in designing softwares to run complicated biomedical imaging equipments such as computed tomography ( CT) & Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines.



Vo: What's your undergraduate course?


Me: Medical Radiography & Radiological science.



Vo: Why the switch?

Me: It's not a switch per say, medical radiography which deals with the use of medical imaging equipments to diagnose diseases is a subspecialty in biomedical engineering where it goes beyond making diagnosis by the images produced by these machines to knowing the physics behind biomedical signal gathering, image formation, acquisition, modeling and quantification and also the engineering and technical aspect of these machines.


Vo: Did you write any test?

Me: No. However, I booked GRE and IELTS fortunately the dates for the exams fall within the first wave of the pandemic and as a result the the exams were postponed indefinitely. While I was waiting, I got admission from bleep university who waived the tests for me............

personally i wont talk about booking the GRE And IELTS. because the VO can indirectly tell you to Wait and write the exams Before applying. my thoughts though

Vo: Who's sponsoring you?

Me: I was awarded the prestigious deans scholarship award of 30% off my tuition and the deficit will be taken care of by my elder sister who has been incharge of my education since my undergraduate.

Vo: What does she do?

Me: She's a cybersecurity engineer and works for the US military................[/quote]