dramaka:


Replied back again. Also check your Skype text messages.

Thank you, brother. In order not to derail this thread, the last paragraph of my email has a suggestion. We may end this Nairaland convo here.

femi321:
thats not sevis fee, wait..hope this concordia college is not a cummunity college? I am asking so that your enrollment deposit wont enter voice mail if God forbid ,you dont get Visa

No its not a community college. It's a private college owned by Lutheran Church in moorhead, minnesota. So pls how can I pay the sives fee and what is the sives all about. Thanks.

spaceshipz:


No its not a community college. It's a private college owned by Lutheran Church in moorhead, minnesota. So pls how can I pay the sives fee and what is the sives all about. Thanks.

If you have your i20, you can..its a fee you have to pay before visa interview..its mandatory

femi321:
If you have your i20, you can..its a fee you have to pay before visa interview..its mandatory

I will be getting my i-20 next week by God's grace. How can I pay for the sevis fee. Cos I really tot it was the 300 dollars I'm paying to the school. Thanks.

spaceshipz:


I will be getting my i-20 next week by God's grace. How can I pay for the sevis fee. Cos I really tot it was the 300 dollars I'm paying to the school. Thanks.

Look for someone here or if you know someone abroad, i would have helped but western union is not near me. its about $210

lovelani:
Hi guys, my visa was delayed on Monday by 7am window 9, the hall was crowded and vos kinda strict that day.

I had an admission at Central Michigan University, but
Pls guys walspring, textrem, others kindly advice if i should defer toll fall or go ahead and book another appointment and also will going for another bsc be a problem?

Sorry about your denial but i think i have mentioned it to you. .... you have a Bsc in Computer science so to say you are going for another bsc in information technology is very hard to convince a VO. .... both degrees are very similar and doesn't show progression. Especially when your first degree is from Uni of Ibadan which at least in Nigeria standard is a reputable school so u should show progression

lovelani:
Hi guys, my visa was delayed on Monday by 7am window 9, the hall was crowded and vos kinda strict that day.
I had an admission at Central Michigan University, but like I posted earlier in this forum, the major in my i20 was liberal arts and sciences, I sent an email to the admission school asking why that was given when I was expected to have Information technology, they relief that, that's the norm that the main major shall be given up on arrival at the school, I had no choice but to start studying on what liberal arts and sciences is all about.
Now back to the interview. Which last for less than 2mins
In the cubicle were 2vos, I guess a junior was standing while the senior was sitted and he interviewed me.
Vo: what's your study plan
Me; im going to cmu to pursue a bachelors in liberal arts and sciences which will last approximately 36months
Vo:What was your previous degree in,
Me: computer science from the university of ibadan.
Vo: what benefit will this course be to you
Me: it will boost my managerial skills and make me more effective in my communication skills and my mode of reasoning ethically.
Next he typed for like a minute and gave me the 214b booklet and my passport.
Now, I've contacted the school and explained everything to them, they apologised and even said they are making my case an exception and giving sending me another I20 that will have the major in information technology, , the officer suggested that I should defer the admission till fall intake as time may not be OK to book for another appointment. School resumes 9tj January for spring.
Pls guys walspring, textrem, others kindly advice if i should defer toll fall or go ahead and book another appointment and also will going for another bsc be a problem?

really sorry your denial,but going for another degree in information technology doesn't make sense, it just look like going for another degree in computer science because both course are similar, so my advice is for you to defer and change your course or you go for masters

Greetings to everyone in the house. Please, I'd appreciate any piece of advice from the gurus here with regards to my admission and chances for funding for Fall 2017.

My undergraduate major was Petroleum Engineering and I don't really want to further in that area 'cos it's quite streamlined and also considering the current situation in d upstream sector of d oil n gas industry, I don't think I'd be wise to do Masters in d same field.

I am considering switching to Mechanical Engineering (or something close) which I think has a better job prospects over there in the US.....kindly correct me if I'm wrong. The problem now is that most schools i checked in d US require UG degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering as a prerequisite for Masters/PhD in Mechanical Engineering....which means taking some UG course before d masters program n this requires more money.

Please can anyone kindly help with schools where I can be admitted in Mechanical Engineering with full or partial funding for Fall 2017. Funding of any form (GA, TA, RA, etc) is a priority, and the schools ranking for now doesn't matter to me.

Please, can someone also suggest other STEM courses which I can easily switch to in order to secure funding and for better job prospects after graduation? Ur assistance will be highly appreciated. I want to start applying immediately to meet up with most schools priority deadlines...

Below is a summary of my profile:
UG Degree: Petroleum Engineering
CGPA: 4.23/5.00 (3.57/4.00 after WES conversion)
GRE : 305 (154Q, 152V, AW 3.5)
TOEFL: About to write
Years of Work Experience: 3+

Don't know how to proceed now.....Please make una help me....

lovelani:
Hi guys, my visa was delayed on Monday by 7am window 9, the hall was crowded and vos kinda strict that day.

I had an admission at Central Michigan University, but like I posted earlier in this forum, the major in my i20 was liberal arts and sciences, I sent an email to the admission school asking why that was given when I was expected to have Information technology, they relief that, that's the norm that the main major shall be given up on arrival at the school, I had no choice but to start studying on what liberal arts and sciences is all about.
Now back to the interview. Which last for less than 2mins
In the cubicle were 2vos, I guess a junior was standing while the senior was sitted and he interviewed me.
Vo: what's your study plan
Me; im going to cmu to pursue a bachelors in liberal arts and sciences which will last approximately 36months
Vo:What was your previous degree in,
Me: computer science from the university of ibadan.
Vo: what benefit will this course be to you
Me: it will boost my managerial skills and make me more effective in my communication skills and my mode of reasoning ethically.

Next he typed for like a minute and gave me the 214b booklet and my passport.


Now, I've contacted the school and explained everything to them, they apologised and even said they are making my case an exception and giving sending me another I20 that will have the major in information technology, , the officer suggested that I should defer the admission till fall intake as time may not be OK to book for another appointment. School resumes 9tj January for spring.

Pls guys walspring, textrem, others kindly advice if i should defer toll fall or go ahead and book another appointment and also will going for another bsc be a problem?

Vo: what benefit will this course be to you
Me: it will boost my managerial skills and make me more effective in my communication skills and my mode of reasoning ethically.
Your reply to that question was too vague and general. You needed to be specific and clear about how you plan to use the course to further your career back here in Nigeria.
Let the school send another I-20. Before it gets here, once it's ready, they can give you the details you'll need to book an appointment while you pay the fees in time for a December interview, most likely.

All the best!

seeker88:
Greetings to everyone in the house. Please, I'd appreciate any piece of advice from the gurus here with regards to my admission and chances for funding for Fall 2017.

My undergraduate major was Petroleum Engineering and I don't really want to further in that area 'cos it's quite streamlined and also considering the current situation in d upstream sector of d oil n gas industry, I don't think I'd be wise to do Masters in d same field.

I am considering switching to Mechanical Engineering (or something close) which I think has a better job prospects over there in the US.....kindly correct me if I'm wrong. The problem now is that most schools i checked in d US require UG degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering as a prerequisite for Masters/PhD in Mechanical Engineering....which means taking some UG course before d masters program n this requires more money.

Please can anyone kindly help with schools where I can be admitted in Mechanical Engineering with full or partial funding for Fall 2017. Funding of any form (GA, TA, RA, etc) is a priority, and the schools ranking for now doesn't matter to me.

Please, can someone also suggest other STEM courses which I can easily switch to in order to secure funding and for better job prospects after graduation? Ur assistance will be highly appreciated. I want to start applying immediately to meet up with most schools priority deadlines...

Below is a summary of my profile:
UG Degree: Petroleum Engineering
CGPA: 4.23/5.00 (3.57/4.00 after WES conversion)
GRE : 305 (154Q, 152V, AW 3.5)
TOEFL: About to write
Years of Work Experience: 3+

Don't know how to proceed now.....Please make una help me....

Can you convince yourself why switching will be a plus for your career? Do you want MechE or 'other STEM courses'? You did your UG, so you should be able to know what field you want to advance in. One good thing about STEM though is that you should be more concerned about research interests, more than the department. There's a great deal of overlap between different Engr departments these days.

E.g. You can work on Energy research in Chem, Mech, Met & Mat, Biological, Agricultural or even Elect.

As for the schools, you'll need to get a ranking list of grad programs in MechE, check the ones that fit your profile and dig up more.

All the best!

seeker88:
Greetings to everyone in the house. Please, I'd appreciate any piece of advice from the gurus here with regards to my admission and chances for funding for Fall 2017.

My undergraduate major was Petroleum Engineering and I don't really want to further in that area 'cos it's quite streamlined and also considering the current situation in d upstream sector of d oil n gas industry, I don't think I'd be wise to do Masters in d same field.

I am considering switching to Mechanical Engineering (or something close) which I think has a better job prospects over there in the US.....kindly correct me if I'm wrong. The problem now is that most schools i checked in d US require UG degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering as a prerequisite for Masters/PhD in Mechanical Engineering....which means taking some UG course before d masters program n this requires more money.

Please can anyone kindly help with schools where I can be admitted in Mechanical Engineering with full or partial funding for Fall 2017. Funding of any form (GA, TA, RA, etc) is a priority, and the schools ranking for now doesn't matter to me.

Please, can someone also suggest other STEM courses which I can easily switch to in order to secure funding and for better job prospects after graduation? Ur assistance will be highly appreciated. I want to start applying immediately to meet up with most schools priority deadlines...

Below is a summary of my profile:
UG Degree: Petroleum Engineering
CGPA: 4.23/5.00 (3.57/4.00 after WES conversion)
GRE : 305 (154Q, 152V, AW 3.5)
TOEFL: About to write
Years of Work Experience: 3+

Don't know how to proceed now.....Please make una help me....

Hi, just a few schools I know of... but I don't know any other STEM course u can go for. I guess that should be based on what ure interested in..

University of New Mexico
Texas A & M University College Station
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Michigan Technological University
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
University of Maryland Baltimore

All the best!

seeker88:
Greetings to everyone in the house. Please, I'd appreciate any piece of advice from the gurus here with regards to my admission and chances for funding for Fall 2017.

My undergraduate major was Petroleum Engineering and I don't really want to further in that area 'cos it's quite streamlined and also considering the current situation in d upstream sector of d oil n gas industry, I don't think I'd be wise to do Masters in d same field.

I am considering switching to Mechanical Engineering (or something close) which I think has a better job prospects over there in the US.....kindly correct me if I'm wrong. The problem now is that most schools i checked in d US require UG degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering as a prerequisite for Masters/PhD in Mechanical Engineering....which means taking some UG course before d masters program n this requires more money.

Please can anyone kindly help with schools where I can be admitted in Mechanical Engineering with full or partial funding for Fall 2017. Funding of any form (GA, TA, RA, etc) is a priority, and the schools ranking for now doesn't matter to me.

Please, can someone also suggest other STEM courses which I can easily switch to in order to secure funding and for better job prospects after graduation? Ur assistance will be highly appreciated. I want to start applying immediately to meet up with most schools priority deadlines...

Below is a summary of my profile:
UG Degree: Petroleum Engineering
CGPA: 4.23/5.00 (3.57/4.00 after WES conversion)
GRE : 305 (154Q, 152V, AW 3.5)
TOEFL: About to write
Years of Work Experience: 3+

Don't know how to proceed now.....Please make una help me....

check out chemical engineering

Awesu122:

Please how do I figure it out? Am new to this all

you can do/write a mock transcript and have someone review it for you in case of corrections. CC Texrem

That your surname though (itori boy ). Cheers

femi321:
Look for someone here or if you know someone abroad, i would have helped but western union is not near me. its about $210

Good morning, I have a brother in minnesota,and he's confused on how to do the payment,he dosent know their website and things like that. Can you please write it down step by step? Thanks

Guys pls don't mind me am just been so ignorant all this while. So the sevis fee(210$) is the appointment fee for the visa interview here in naija, I thought the visa appointment fee for f1 visa is paidd here in naija just like B2 visa (160$) pls my lovely brothers enlighten me more thanks

happyday:

Vo: what benefit will this course be to you
Me: it will boost my managerial skills and make me more effective in my communication skills and my mode of reasoning ethically.
Your reply to that question was too vague and general. You needed to be specific and clear about how you plan to use the course to further your career back here in Nigeria.
Let the school send another I-20. Before it gets here, once it's ready, they can give you the details you'll need to book an appointment while you pay the fees in time for a December interview, most likely.

All the best!

I am too amazed by that interview. VOs didn't fall from he sky. They are aware some schools give general major before moving to specialist major. The truth would have really helped him but instead he chooses to mumbo jumbo.

spaceshipz:


Good morning, I have a brother in minnesota,and he's confused on how to do the payment,he dosent know their website and things like that. Can you please write it down step by step? Thanks

You guys should use google...all the info you need is out there

Anyway your brother should find western union where he is and do some steps before he gets to western union office.... https://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/wu-instructions

Alternatively he can pay through a certified check drawn from a U.S. bank....but this takes longer to clear
https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/paying-your-i-901-sevis-fee

Please brothers am I still going to pay 160$ for visa application here in naija after I pay my sevis fee 210dollars? Am confused pls help me with this

amanonymous:
Please brothers am I still going to pay 160$ for visa application here in naija after I pay my sevis fee 210dollars? Am confused pls help me with this

54, 400 naira is what you pay through GTBank for the visa application plus $210 sevis fee ...so yes two different fees

Also why only brothers....so female no dey NL ? ?

Wow re you kidding me I would pay 75 $ for my application fee, 210 $sevis fee, then 160 dollars for my visa application fee$ wow

LagosismyHome:

54, 400 naira is what you pay through GTBank for the visa application plus $210 sevis fee ...so yes two different fees
Also why on brothers....so female no dey NL ? ?

amanonymous:
Wow re you kidding me I would pay 75 $ for my application fee, 210 $sevis fee, then 160 dollars for my visa application fee$ wow

Eleyi o mo bose n lo

amanonymous:
Wow re you kidding me I would pay 75 $ for my application fee, 210 $sevis fee, then 160 dollars for my visa application fee$ wow

to wan study for USA na beans?...lol

Brothers and sisters have been corrected lol no be only boy dey for here smiles. hw do u pay the sevis fee abroad so I can educate my uncle hw to go about it and hw do I get the receipt of the sevis fee? Is he's gonna mail it to me ? Am sorry for my questions but it's better for me to ask

Abeg...I thought SEVIS FEE was $200...has there been a recent hike on the fee too?

amanonymous:
Wow re you kidding me I would pay 75 $ for my application fee, 210 $sevis fee, then 160 dollars for my visa application fee$ wow

Hello Everyone,

As we all know, this is a forum to be for students who intend to study in America. My contribution is that people should do more personal findings about schools and programmes. Since the application window for most universities in US is still open for Fall 2017 intake, the College Week Programme is ongoing. You can ask questions directly from representatives of schools in the programme.

Here is the link http://www.collegeweeklive.com/app/

sirRiddy:
Eleyi o mo bose n lo

. Na newbie him be

Kindly share your interview transcript for the benefit of others

teepee4Him:
All glory belongs to God!

Visa approved this morning. I want to use this medium to appreciate all 'nairalanders' for their willingness to help and share useful info. I've been here for less than 10days and the only regret I have is not getting to know about this platform early enough. I'm 200% confident that if I had access to the plethora of info on ds platform while choosing schools I would have worked harder to get a GA or a scholarship.

However, credit must go to lagosismyhome, walspring, texrem, femi321, oludare01 etc for all d previous info. It was of immense benefit.

God bless you all

eniolagharxe:
Abeg...I thought SEVIS FEE was $200...has there been a recent hike on the fee too?

It still 200 but western union has always charged admin fee to process.... which is like 10

LagosismyHome:


It still 200 but western union has always charged admin fee to process.... which is like 10

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