Direction16:
Good day chief and thank you for the reply. Nowhere in my initial question did I state that I only inquire about funding. After introduction on the 1st paragraph, I have 2 short paragraphs explaining about work experiences gathered during an internship and my service year. My inquiry about funding is in conclusion and its a "one sentence inquiry". From your 1st statement, I'll go ahead and start application for 2-3 schools. Thanks once again.

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Pick the relevant ones and overlook the extra-jabs. Every question that is being answered is not only for the poster, it is being answered for the use of upcoming applicants.

* Therefore, i used the extra explanation to tell the incoming/future applicants to be well- guided.

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I don't what the US Embassy is up to. I've been on the preapproval is beeing proceesesd since September 9. I reuploaded my I-20as requetsed on September 29, yet no response till date.

I wish someone can help me with any tip.

Adaobiiiii:


Greetings to you. Pls how far? Have they approved you now? Pls how long did it take them to respond to you from the day of "preapproval request is still processed". I submitted since Monday 30th Sept but I haven't heard from them. And I submitted my preapproval information without uploading my I20? I just wish that they say something to me asap.

Good evening guys I was denied today .
I post many transcript and asked questions but nobody replied. And pls don't ask me to post transcript.
I need to know can I apply for interview this month my start date is January and have made changes available on my documents just need to get my visa this year.

Pls can anybody add me to the group where I can secure a date it's emergency dis my WhatsApp num 07038099826 thanks pls I need it urgently my sponsor can't wait to start searching date.

Hi,

A friend is trying to applying for fall 2025 for MSc in Animal Science or related field.

He has a 3.79/5 in her undergraduate cgpa and has the following GRE scorre.. Quantitative reasoning 170, Verbal reasoning 169 and analytical writing 3.5.

He has the following schools in mind and hoping foe full funding

Iowa state university
University of Arkansas at Lafayette
Louisiana state university
University of Kentucky
Texas A and M University


Some even says he can apply straight to PhD straight. Any suggestions please?

Chally111:
Pls can anybody add me to the group where I can secure a date it's emergency dis my WhatsApp num 07038099826 thanks pls I need it urgently my sponsor can't wait to start searching date.

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* Public discussion on Nairaland is 100% better than those groups you are looking for. And if you don't post your transcript, then you are adding salt to your injury.

* Nobody dislike you on Nairaland, but when you asked a question that was or is not replied to, then you need to re-check the question (s).

* I see you as a desperate & determined poster, in which if anyone tries to give an honest answer, you will come out attacking, by giving excuses to back yourself up ( as in the case of @jackiz on page 59).

1. On October 06, at the eleventh hour ,a day to your interview ..you came to ask what you should tell the CO if he or she asked why going for an associate degree ?

2. On Sep 10th, you posted on NL that you have deferred your Admission to Jan, 2025, and that you wanted to choose betw Drexel or Lonestar colleges. I think someone advised you against the move, having seen the lapses.

3. On Sept 11th, you posted that your interview is closed by (perhaps a determination to go and give a try).

4. On Sept 14th,
you posted a long personal drafted transcript, which is filled with complicated lies and already determined answers and asked nairalanders to help you review.

5. On sept 27th, you posted that
your school recommended Duolingo exam in order to prove your English proficiency (perhaps the annotation is on your I 20).

6. Now, you were just denied today , and you have posted again that you are looking for an emergency appointment ?

* Experienced Nairalanders, assist me in giving him or her the best advice (s).

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lionlee216:
Hi,

A friend is trying to applying for fall 2025 for MSc in Animal Science or related field.

He has a 3.79/5 in her undergraduate cgpa and has the following GRE scorre.. Quantitative reasoning 170, Verbal reasoning 169 and analytical writing 3.5.

He has the following schools in mind and hoping foe full funding

Iowa state university
University of Arkansas at Lafayette
Louisiana state university
University of Kentucky
Texas A and M University

Some even says he can apply straight to PhD straight. Any suggestions please?

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* How will you feel, as a company CEO, going through a job-seeker's Résumé, and in the education profile you saw ;
after primary 1 - i continued my education from the University?

1. Tell your friend to focus on MSc and use all his educational achievements (ie SOP, Recommendations, work/volunteering or internship experiences etc) in realising the goal. There are more than 4,000 Universities in the USA, therefore, he can look for more
by sending admission cum funding query to school departments or admissions office.

2. Yes, he can do PhD directly, but is he an 80 year old man? Well, may be b/cos i am used to discouraging fast-track lifestyles which takes away the enjoyment and originality of life.

3.. If your friend has graduated with superb CGPA, and a track record of work-experience or internship with lecturers or professors during his undergraduate years, from a reputable federal or State University, and especially (as an additional credit) from any of the 5 EYE, with few selections from Europe, ie Germany, Switzerland etc, then he can apply for PhD directly.
However, the feat has it's disadvantages, so i will recommend he focus on MSc.

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OyoTunjiUSA:



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* Public discussion on Nairaland is 100% better than those groups you are looking for. And if you don't post your transcript, then you are adding salt to your injury.

* Nobody dislike you on Nairaland, but when you asked a question that was or is not replied to, then you need to re-check the question (s).

* I see you as a desperate & determined poster, in which if anyone tries to give an honest answer, you will come out attacking, by giving excuses to back yourself up ( as in the case of @jackiz on page 59).

1. On October 06, at the eleventh hour ,a day to your interview ..you came to ask what you should tell the CO if he or she asked why going for an associate degree ?

2. On Sep 10th, you posted on NL that you have deferred your Admission to Jan, 2025, and that you wanted to choose betw Drexel or Lonestar colleges. I think someone advised you against the move, having seen the lapses.

3. On Sept 11th, you posted that your interview is closed by (perhaps a determination to go and give a try).

4. On Sept 14th,
you posted a long personal drafted transcript, which is filled with complicated lies and already determined answers and asked nairalanders to help you review.

5. On sept 27th, you posted that
your school recommended Duolingo exam in order to prove your English proficiency (perhaps the annotation is on your I 20).

6. Now, you were just denied today , and you have posted again that you are looking for an emergency appointment ?

* Experienced Nairalanders, assist me in giving him or her the best advice (s).

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Am sorry Oyotunji but weren't helpful at all, u were busy spotting out my mistake instead of helping me out. I am really depressed but after reading what you wrote here am angry. if u can't help pls u shouldn't have replied me in the first place

And pls guys u shouldn't keep me mute this time how long can I apply again and which group can I join to secure date. I can't defere my admission again even if I will secure a date December pls

Chally111:


Am sorry Oyotunji but weren't helpful at all, u were busy spotting out my mistake instead of helping me out. I am really depressed but after reading what you wrote here am angry. if u can't help pls u shouldn't have replied me in the first place

I was down yesterday but today am finding ways out of it and I want to pay my visa fee today if it's possible

Chally111:


Am sorry Oyotunji but weren't helpful at all, u were busy spotting out my mistake instead of helping me out. I am really depressed but after reading what you wrote here am angry. if u can't help pls u shouldn't have replied me in the first place

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* You are actually right. But my reply is meant to refrain you from wasting your sister's hard earned money, and to refrain you from piling up complicated DS-160s at the USA Embassy's disposal, and finally to refrain you from developing BP. I don't respond to questions that entail teaching anyone how to lie or cut corners (openly) in a public forum.. It is against USA embassy and Nairaland code of conducts and ethics. That was why not only OyotunjiUSA, but nobody responded to your self-made transcript. No matter how far you have gone on a wrong way, turn back now. Don't pay for another MRV yet. USA is not running away 😊

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OyoTunjiUSA:


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* You are actually right. But my reply is meant to refrain you from wasting your sister's hard earned money, and to refrain you from piling up complicated DS-160s at the USA Embassy's disposal, and finally to refrain you from developing BP. I don't respond to questions that entail teaching anyone how to lie or cut corners (openly) in a public forum.. It is against USA embassy and Nairaland code of conducts and ethics. That was why not only OyotunjiUSA, but nobody responded to your self-made transcript. No matter how far you have gone on a wrong way, turn back now. Don't pay for another MRV yet. USA is not running away 😊

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U said it as if it's easy, I have gotten why I was rejected and I have started my changes already I saw a girl transcript about how she was rejected and she applied in three months. And what u said I was not making up lies.
And am not getting BP am determined and I thank God for my Dso she is willing to help.and I was rejected due to my sponsor not for financial reason but home ties which have changed and reflected in all my documents. Just need to prepare

Chally111:


U said it as if it's easy, I have gotten why I was rejected and I have started my changes already I saw a girl transcript about how she was rejected and she applied in three months. And what u said I was not making up lies.
And am not getting BP am determined and I thank God for my Dso she is willing to help.and I was rejected due to my sponsor not for financial reason but home ties which have changed and reflected in all my documents. Just need to prepare

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* I see. I think you know what you are doing very well. I am sorry for the previous comments.

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OyoTunjiUSA:


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* I see. I think you know what you are doing very well. I am sorry for the previous comments.

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Ur the advocate of this group I don't expect u to behave like this. Am disappointed, I don't think u have experience denial b4 it's only smb in my shoes that will understand am looking for a way out my start date is January. Money is not the issue just want to get my visa

OyoTunjiUSA:



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* Public discussion on Nairaland is 100% better than those groups you are looking for. And if you don't post your transcript, then you are adding salt to your injury.

* Nobody dislike you on Nairaland, but when you asked a question that was or is not replied to, then you need to re-check the question (s).

* I see you as a desperate & determined poster, in which if anyone tries to give an honest answer, you will come out attacking, by giving excuses to back yourself up ( as in the case of @jackiz on page 59).

1. On October 06, at the eleventh hour ,a day to your interview ..you came to ask what you should tell the CO if he or she asked why going for an associate degree ?

2. On Sep 10th, you posted on NL that you have deferred your Admission to Jan, 2025, and that you wanted to choose betw Drexel or Lonestar colleges. I think someone advised you against the move, having seen the lapses.

3. On Sept 11th, you posted that your interview is closed by (perhaps a determination to go and give a try).

4. On Sept 14th,
you posted a long personal drafted transcript, which is filled with complicated lies and already determined answers and asked nairalanders to help you review.

5. On sept 27th, you posted that
your school recommended Duolingo exam in order to prove your English proficiency (perhaps the annotation is on your I 20).

6. Now, you were just denied today , and you have posted again that you are looking for an emergency appointment ?

* Experienced Nairalanders, assist me in giving him or her the best advice (s).

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I would advise him to calm down, re-strategize, and not be too desperate. Also, I would advise him to be honest with his transcript, without which, the VO may sensed lies during his interview.

I like his determination, but let him relax and get things in order before scheduling his next interview.

"By strength shall no man prevail"

Well, no solution yet. My passport is almost full. So I I might just exhausted it. That’s the worst case scenario.

darwintee:


I've not found a solution. What about you?

BornToSucced:


I would advise him to calm down, re-strategize, and not be too desperate. Also, I would advise him to be honest with his transcript, without which, the VO may sensed lies during his interview.

I like his determination, but let him relax and get things in order before scheduling his next interview.

"By strength shall no man prevail"

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@BornToSucced

1. Thank you. But the college recommended (according to the OP) that he should or he must write Duolingo, and it seems the annotation is written inside his Form - I20. How is he going to handle that aspect in the 2nd attempt? Or don't you think the consular will read that aspect ?

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OyoTunjiUSA:


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@BornToSucced

1. Thank you. But the college recommended (according to the OP) that he should or he must write Duolingo, and it seems the annotation is written inside his Form - I20. How is he going to handle that aspect in the 2nd attempt? Or don't you think the consular will read that aspect ?

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@OyoTunjiUSA

He must address the language requirement, unless he chooses to ignore it and proceed with scheduling the interview. The language requirement was clearly indicated in my Form I-20, though I was granted an exemption in this case.

BornToSucced:


@OyoTunjiUSA

He must address the language requirement, unless he chooses to ignore it and proceed with scheduling the interview. The language requirement was clearly indicated in my Form I-20, though I was granted an exemption in this case.

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* Thank you on his behalf. I am certain he is getting some information right now. It's like the college want him to attend the interview with the Duolingo result, since you can get it very quickly.

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How do I apply for undergraduate Exchange programme?

Vanjori:
To be honest my brother, I don't know of any US university that will accept you with this CGPA. I will advice you go for a bachelor degree or go for any other alternative route to the US

You may face challenges getting into top-tier US universities , but don’t lose hope. There’s always a way out. I strongly recommend you write Gre exams and here are some universities with flexible GPA requirements

New Mexico State University (NMSU) - Minimum GPA: 2.5/4.0 (some departments consider lower GPAs)
2.⁠ ⁠University of North Texas (UNT) - Minimum GPA: 2.5/4.0 (conditional admission possible)
3.⁠ ⁠University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) - Minimum GPA: 2.5/4.0 (some departments consider lower GPAs)
4.⁠ ⁠Wichita State University (WSU) - Minimum GPA: 2.25/4.0
5.⁠ ⁠Old Dominion University (ODU) - Minimum GPA: 2.5/4.0

Pertaining to universities with free tuition waiver, I only know of
1.University of Wyoming (UW) - No application fee
2. South Dakota State University (SDSU) - Waives application fee for international students


Additional suggestions:

1.⁠ ⁠Consider community colleges or online programs for a semester or two to improve your GPA.
2.⁠ ⁠Highlight your strengths: research experience, projects, certifications, or relevant work experience.
3.⁠ ⁠Prepare a compelling Statement of Purpose (SOP) and letters of recommendation.
4.⁠ ⁠Research assistantships or scholarships to fund your studies.
Hope this helps.

OyoTunjiUSA:


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@BornToSucced

1. Thank you. But the college recommended (according to the OP) that he should or he must write Duolingo, and it seems the annotation is written inside his Form - I20. How is he going to handle that aspect in the 2nd attempt? Or don't you think the consular will read that aspect ?

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But this is not right of you guys i talked about this but u guys kept mute its when i have been denied thats when u are now hanfling my issue. Duolingo is not indicated on my i20.

When am calmed i will write out my transcript but now i have contacted the embassy and they said i can still book if i did not see any reason for denial.

OyoTunjiUSA:


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@BornToSucced

1. Thank you. But the college recommended (according to the OP) that he should or he must write Duolingo, and it seems the annotation is written inside his Form - I20. How is he going to handle that aspect in the 2nd attempt? Or don't you think the consular will read that aspect ?

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I use Duolingo too, in fact, I think almost all schools accept it right now. You can write 9 duolingos for the price of one TOEFL or ielts.

Also, it was not in the i20. i20 only said English was satisfied.

But I have also heard it affects your ability to get TA...not RA.

Internationalmu:
Has anyone here being placed on admin processing to submit additional documemy. How long did it take?

Which exact document did they ask?

Chally111:


But this is not right of you guys i talked about this but u guys kept mute its when i have been denied thats when u are now hanfling my issue. Duolingo is not indicated on my i20.

True @bolded.

I think you should post your transcript or at least write it down now before you forget.

What if the reason you thought you were denied is not the only reason for denial? Broader opinions help.

Please has anyone gone past the preapproval phase on the new visa scheduling website. I'm in dire need of help

omomayelakesi:
Wow, that's interesting. I sent you an email. Do you mind via email?

RealTrump:


True @bolded.

I think you should post your transcript or at least write it down now before you forget.

What if the reason you thought you were denied is not the only reason for denial? Broader opinions help.

Am still licking my wounds
Ok on the interview day it was stressful as Bleep and all the people for f1 who i met at the abuja embassy were denied. They was a girl she cried her eyes out it was really sad.
After seeing pink paper flying everywhere it was my turn.
The vo ask where am I going to I told her
Next she saw my i20 and ask who is this, Does she resides in usa I told her yes
She asked her profession I told her
She asked what will u come back to do u
I told her I need to come back home as the first born of my family and I intend to apply to a good community hospital
Haven't completed my statement she gave me my pink slip.
I felt she feel I don't have home ties since my sponsor is in us cause she stressed who is my sponsor
So now I am looking forward to changing my sponsor to my uncle who owns a hospital and book another appointment

Good evening.
Please, I tried to fill DS-160 today but after filling out some information,saved, and coming back to retrieve and continue it was showing incorrect ID. I did not copy and paste the ID cos I screenshot it. I carefully typed it but it was showing incorrect ID.
Then I noticed that just below the application ID, there's expiry date showing as 9/30/2024.
Can someone please explain to me what the issue is.
Thanks.

Shueld06:


And we can’t even switch to Abuja at this time?

Pls, has Lagos approved you now?

Shueld06:


And we can’t even switch to Abuja at this time?

Pls, has Lagos approved you now?

Good Evening everyone I joined recently and really I'm getting good information on this platform. I got admission to a Community college in the US and my interview date is next month. I'll like to get brief on likely questions and appropriate answers. If possible get transcripts from those who have attended.
Will it be a red flag if one of my sponsors is based in the US? My father is the major sponsor. Thanks for sharing your ideas