gozmoc8167:
Good afternoon gurus in the house. Sorry to derail this thread. Please I wrote the GRE and got the following scores :
Quant - 153
Verbal 158
AWA 4.0

My question is: can I secure full funding with this score given that my undergraduate CGPA is 4.32/5.0 in Electrical Engineering?
The desired program is PhD/masters in Electrical Engineering.
Thanks in anticipation of your replies.

Wanderlust18:
If it’s for Abuja. Strictly for Abj dates. Pm me

Kelex062:

I just sent you a message. I'm interested.

Tulacious123:
Good afternoon all.Please I need help with IELTS study materials as I am yet to register but want to study ahead of my proposed date. Thanks

kejuempower@gmail.com

Adlac:



Congratulations, what was your COA? Any funding or scholarship?

Roxie1:
Good evening everyone,
Please has anyone done an f1 visa interview in UAE or know a Nigerian who has done already. Please pm or reply to this. Thank you

Toriah789:
Please can someone walk me through the process of writing GRE. and cost.
If I can also get updated materials for the exam, I will really appreciate. Thank you!

rastaraj:
Pls i have not gotten any response for this sir

fabyom:
Please any info on f2 visa schedule. All I am seeing is next year May/July.

kinzrael:
Good evening everyone.
Please I need guidance.
My visa interview is next month. Please advise

Wanderlust18:
If it’s for Abuja. Strictly for Abj dates. Pm me

Wroyal:
Good evening all. I’m gradually recovering from the discouragement that comes from getting a denial.

Please see transcript below

Date: 19th August, 2021
Time: 11:00am
Location: Lagos
Funding: Zero

Brief background - I’m a graduate of accounting, and I’ve also worked within the Healthcare space)

VO: please pass your passport and I-20
Me: passed it (Good morning)

VO: I see you’re going to Texas A&M, how many schools did you apply to and why Texas A&M?
Me: I applied to 3 schools (mentioned them). I choose Texas A&M for several reasons:
- A senior colleague at work is a graduate of Texas A&M university and is doing very well in the position she heads. My sister is also a graduate of the school and is currently working in Canada (needed to mention that my sister had left the US because my first denial was for attending her graduation in 2019)
- The school also offers a minor I’m interested in (Economics of Health care in the US) which I can take within my 2 year stay without having to extend my duration in the US. I’d be studying Business Analytics.

Over the past 5 years, I’ve majorly worked in the Cancer space and have been able to identify the huge gap is data/ information and turning this into possible solutions for better healthcare in Nigeria. This made my decision to further my education easier as I have identified a gap that I am willing to address. Also my background in finance/ accounting (which involves preparing and analyzing financial data),aids my desire to have an MBA in data science and data science is actually The future. Business analytics is an hybrid between science and business.
Converting medical data into useful information

VO: Kept typing without looking at me. I honestly got confused because there was an awkward silence.

VO: Who would be sponsoring you?
Me: My uncle, he’s a consultant at a teaching hospital and also consults and is on the board of several hospitals in Lagos.

VO: What’s his average monthly pay?
Me: about 5-8million monthly

VO: types for a short while and handed the blue paper. And said I didn’t qualify for the visa.

She made a face when I spoke about my reason for the school. She probably wasn’t convinced.
I’ve heard people say my “Uncle” being my sponsor was a red flag. But I’ve read transcript of people who got their Visa approved even with their uncle/ 3rd party as a sponsor.

I want to reapply (for Spring 2022) but I’m not sure if using my uncle will be a disadvantage again. I don’t have any other sponsor and don’t think it’ would look genuine for him to deposit the money in my account for an interview I’d most likely be having soon (before the year runs out).

This is my seeking help/assistance on how to go about this in reapply.

Thank you in anticipation of your response.

Regards

Roxie1:
Visa approved
Abuja embassy
MBA,Minnesota

Female VO
V.O: Good morning
Me: Good morning ma
VO: Place your fingers on the scanner.
VO: place your right finger i didnt get the pinky finger
Me: sorry ma
V.O: I can see you are going to Minnesota for your MBA
Me: Yes i am
VO. What do you do
Me: I currently work as an assistant account officer with xyz, where am in charge of(listed everything i put on my Ds 160)
VO: Have you travelled out before
Me. No i have not
VO: Can you repeat what you said ( brings her ear close to hear)
Me: No i have not

My voice legit started shaking then

VO: How did you find out about the school
Me: I found out about the school through a virtual educational fair in 2020 held by education usa lagos and i went to the school website and checked out the school
VO: During the pandemic
Me: Yes ma
VO. What is your plan after the degree
Me. The degree will qualify me to take up a managerial position that has been offered by xyz company as am currently on a Study leave with them
VO. So you will be coming back to Nigeria
Me: Yes i will
V.O: who is sponsoring you
Me : xyz, my mother’s brother.
Vo: That’s your uncle
Me: Yes
VO: What does he do
Me: He is an established business man, he owns a car dealership where he sells kia Toyota and ( honestly i legit went blank then, couldn’t say anything till my next question and that was not all i wanted to say,i was planning to hype him whella)
VO: Did you apply to other schools
Me: yes, depaul University Chicago
VO: where you admitted
Me: yes i was
I will be approving you visa, i went blank
Got the white paper and i said thank you ma, have a wonderful and lovely day. She started laughing and i left
A big thank you to @damite2ky and @hallelujahvoice you guys are the real deal. Thank you for taking out time to answer my questions no matter how silly it was and everyone who in one way or the other contributed. My little advice to intending visa applicants its better to be over prepared than under prepared then pray. Stand in front of mirrors and practice to build your confidence,practice with hand gestures if it helps you express yourself better, normalise talking to urself about your answers and please dont gram,and when speaking to a VO make it sound like a conversation. Good luck


Pls I want to chat u on it mail.pls can I get ur mail address...need to learn from you

ItzBenita:
hello great minds. I am looking for affordable us schools that offer courses in political science, politcal economy and politcal data analysis. Kindly assist with suggestions as I intend applying for fall 2022. I also want to know if I can be considered for funding or student assistantship my CGPA is 2.98/4.0

SparkleU:
Just sent you a message for Abuja dates.