Iblad0994:
Hi guru's in the house. My visa interview is Wednesday may 31st by 6:30AM in Lagos . I'm thinking of going tomorrow Tuesday .. Please can anyone recommend a hotel closer to the embassy that is cheap or somewhere else I can sleep to meet the 6:30AM deadline .

You will get a cheap hotel on the Island at Obalende.
Just get a Napep or Bike to Tinubu for #50 and drop at cowlane bus stop off igbosere. You will see the hotel by the road side.
Can't remember the name but its a new hotel and 7k for the room.

Success with the VO on Wednesday. Enjoy

pls gurus in the house,what can you say about university of Idaho and Idaho in general.Need your help brothers and sisters.

dephilosopher:
Texrem pls I av been trying to send u an email but its not working. Pls I don't knw if u can email me on wandeolaide@yahoo.com or u send me ur email. I need to discuss something serious and important wth u sir. Thank u

I got you...I will reply you soonest. I already went through it. My hands are tight. I will get back to you before the week runs out. cheers!

Perotti:
Hello big bosses in the house. Pls I want to ask those in the US about how to get good cheap accommodation, how to get cheaper health insurance, general living hacks (buying groceries at cheaper stores, telephone bills). Pls if anyone here is or has once lived in Coloradoc or in the Mid west too pls help out.

Cheers,
Thank u all

For insurance, check ISOA as already suggested, or just google international student insurance and look up some plans and reviews. The main challenge would be the insurance you choose meeting the requirements of your school. If I were you, I would print out different policy details from different insurance companies/agencies that show coverage and take those to the international office to ask what they would accept before buying any.
Install dealnews,coupons.com,slingdeals apps on your phone to get good prices when you need to make large purchases.
A few stores like Best Buy,Fry's,Target also match amazon prices. So if you see something you want on Amazon, and it's available in these stores. You can get them for the price you see online without having to wait for shipping. 6pm.com has decent, affordable shoes.
Phone plans...if you get a shared plan (family plan) with few friends, you'd typically pay less but may have to always run after people for payments at the end of billing cycles or your line would be cut off till you pay. If you don't want to do this, there is Lycamobile,straight talk and many other low tier carriers. Check for the coverage in your school though.

Generally..cost of living is not as high in Mid west, so you should be good.

Thanks so much!

LagosismyHome tpost=57000551:


Go up to the search and type this .... study plan VO

It will bring up other response to VO based on their transcripts. Take a pen, learn from some and develop your own words

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Biggy911:
GURUS PLEASE I NEED YOU TO ADVICE ME FURTHER b4 i pay my SEVIS fee:

I presently have admission for my Masters in:
(1) Electrical electronics engineering
(2) Sustainable Energy

both are STEM but No funding or GA yet...
Please, which is more lucrative and promising in terms of working abroad after graduation, my undergraduate major is also Electrical Engineering.

Electrical Engineering is cool any day bro...but it boils down to your skill set and area of research.
Are you interested in Signal Processing, Robotics, Solid State, Neuro Engineering, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, etc the list is endless
However at this point you should know your area of research

Giving the names of the schools involved would also be necessary so that one could consider some post studies factor while advising and also a brief of what your interest/ plans are after studies would go a long way.

Biggy911:
GURUS PLEASE I NEED YOU TO ADVICE ME FURTHER b4 i pay my SEVIS fee:

I presently have admission for my Masters in:
(1) Electrical electronics engineering
(2) Sustainable Energy

both are STEM but No funding or GA yet...
Please, which is more lucrative and promising in terms of working abroad after graduation, my undergraduate major is also Electrical Engineering.

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LagosismyHome:


Maybe you list your waec result here...in the past there used to be guys that knew how to calculate waec gpa...also i think there is a free WES calculator online

There still information session for sure...check the US education center

Thanks ma'am, my o'level is full of C5s with one single B3. I tried calculating it on WES but it's asking for credit hours which i don't really understand. Or if you or anyone else can help with a list of schools that requires only tests scores (SAT TOEFL) for scholarships. I have found only one so far Southern Arkansas Uni.
I will check te US education center for the USIS, thanks.

Pmark888:
Thanks ma'am, my o'level is full of C5s with one single B3. I tried calculating it on WES but it's asking for credit hours which i don't really understand. Or if you or anyone else can help with a list of schools that requires only tests scores (SAT TOEFL) for scholarships. I have found only one so far Southern Arkansas Uni.
I will check te US education center for the USIS, thanks.

Use any number but it must be the same for all the subjects

All Glory and Honour be to the Most High God ...My Visa Was Approved this morning .I will post my transcript later .I am so excited and happy ..Special thanks to @Akin2016 for mentoring me and conducting mock interview for me .Also ,to those who post on here as well...I am proud to be part of this thread ..thanks guys

tomisinobm:


Use any number but it must be the same for all the subjects

Thanks Sir

Congratulations

Chinewon88:
Slept in the office for my 7am appointment because its closer to the consulate. Got there in the rain by 5:30 or so. After all the checks, queued up and the VOs came to their desks. I wanted one other slim vo because he seemed cool and patient lol, but I was asked to meet the Chinese guy - I think he should be about 32. I wouldn't say he's strict, as the interview wasn't as scary as I feared. You just need to give him or any of them good responses..

VO: good morning
me: good morning
vo: passport, i20? so why are you going to St Cloud?
me: I'm going to st cloud state university to study for an MS degree in Applied Clinical Research.
vo: how many schools did you apply to?
me: I applied to 4 schools; the university of Rhode Island, Virginia Commonwealth university, the university of Texas medical branch and St cloud state university.
vo: why st cloud?
me: I chose to attend st cloud because the clinical research program focuses on medical device research which basically aligns with my interests and I will ( vo cuts in)
vo: did you take any tests?
me: I took the GRE and TOEFL.
vo: how was your score on the GRE?
me: it was fair enough, I got 149, 149, 3.5
vo: ooh that's impressive( inside my mind I was like that one na score, you need to come GRE thread for nairaland make you see what brothers and sisters are doing to the GRE, but I was happy to hear him exclaim that way though)
vo: you do correlation and validation studies where you work( he read it off my ds160)
what's it about?
me: I told him we do it on new medical equipments and diagnostic procedures to ensure optimal standards.
vo: what's the difference between correlation and clausation?
me; I told him I wasn't sure what the difference is ( I had not heard that word in the context he was asking so I chose to be honest instead of explaining rubbish)
vo: what will this degree do for you?
me: this program will equip me with the requisite skills to be able to perform proper and ethical biomedical research upon my return to Nigeria.
vo: what's your research topic?
me: I'll be working on biosystems neuromodulation(the guy is super fast with asking questions and typing)
vo: do you have any scholarship ( looks at i20 for less than a second)?
me: no, I do not.
vo: OK, enjoy your time at st cloud.
me: thank you.
Passed i20 back with white form and said to pick up passport in three days.
Thanks to God and everyone on here for all your help. Walspring, Mekurexx, for assisting to pay fees from WES evaluation through application circle, I remain grateful. And to a kind heart Kene for adding his money to complete my sevis and pay in less than 48 hours to my interview- after my bossom friend( not from nairaland) squandered the first money I sent to him for sevis, may God bless you. Goodluck to everyone.

Now that #TeamFall2017 is almost out, #TeamSpring2018 Let's Go!

ajibayo4:


There's a new hotel at Igbosere road off cowlane on the Island. Just 7k per night.
Its new and quite cool.
Get to Obalende and get Napep Ride to Tinubu drop at cowlane and ask for the new hotel. Its just by the roaad side. Its less than 3 months old.
Hope this helps

Okay thanks

Good morning everyone. Congratulations to all who git their visa approved recently.

I need some help. I have been filling my DS160 form for about 2 days, and it is not proceeding beyond the work and education history. It keeps returning me to the home page after filling in all the information on that page. My question is: what browser is not capable? I use safari, chrome, opera browsers on laptop and tab. I saw the browser requirements on the homepage, but my internet explorer is not doing the job either.

Please help

Good morning everyone. Congratulations to all who got their visa approved recently.

I need some help. I have been filling my DS160 form for about 2 days, and it is not proceeding beyond the work and education history. It keeps returning me to the home page after filling in all the information on that page. My question is: what browser is not capable? I use safari, chrome, opera browsers on laptop and tab. I saw the browser requirements on the homepage, but my internet explorer is not doing the job either.

Please help

Come to think of it, I guess we've all accepted the 64k visa app fee? What about the Visa Officer who promised to get back to us?
Cc Lagosismyhome, Walspring et al

mudi1012:
All Glory and Honour be to the Most High God ...My Visa Was Approved this morning .I will post my transcript later .I am so excited and happy ..Special thanks to @Akin2016 for mentoring me and conducting mock interview for me .Also ,to those who post on here as well...I am proud to be part of this thread ..thanks guys

Congratulations Bro. more approvals loading...

Sweeny:
Come to think of it, I guess we've all accepted the 64k visa app fee? What about the Visa Officer who promised to get back to us?
Cc Lagosismyhome, Walspring et al

brother, naso o, me don even pay my f1 visa fee. I just dey pray say my money nor go waste

Congratulations y'all.. And success to everyone else going to the embassy!

Sweeny:
Come to think of it, I guess we've all accepted the 64k visa app fee? What about the Visa Officer who promised to get back to us?
Cc Lagosismyhome, Walspring et al

it is well...

Sweeny:
Come to think of it, I guess we've all accepted the 64k visa app fee? What about the Visa Officer who promised to get back to us?
Cc Lagosismyhome, Walspring et al

it is well...

Tunnyz:
Congratulations y'all.. And success to everyone else going to the embassy!

Amen ooo

No, they don't record for grades, if you didn't register the course.

Walspring:


Lemme ask in that your university, Did they record grades for you in courses people did not registered for either bad o good grades?

chrisdavinci:
Should have posted this earlier. Got my VISA Approved on Friday at the US Embassy in Lagos. I want to say a big Thank You to the amazing people on this platform. I really learnt a lot from the good people here. I pray God perfect what concerns all of us.
Yh! I got to the embassy around 5:45am for my 7am appointment. I lodged in Yaba since I am not based in Lag and took an Uber to Walter Carrington. It was a rainy day tho.
Fast forward, went through all the screening and was on queue to be interviewed. There were around 4 VOs on seat and I think they had a half day so they were all kinda in a rush so the interview was much faster, that's if your case is reasonable...I believe you all know what I mean, when you not presenting a cock and bull story.

Was interviewed by a Chubby man in window 6, In my mind I was actually praying to be interviewed by him cos others just dey drop blue paper up and down.

VO: Good morning
ME: (with a larger than life smile) Good morning sir.
VO: Pass your passport and I20 please.
VO: What is your study plan?
ME: I will be going for a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M Uni Kingsville. The course requires completion of 24 credit hours; 16 hours in a Major and 8 hours in electives with completion of a research Thesis
VO: How many school did you apply to?
ME: 4, I listed them
VO: How many admitted you and how many denied you?
ME: 2 admitted, 1 on waiting list and 1 denied me
VO: Why TAMUK?
ME: because the school offers a concentration in Energy and Environmental Sustainability as part of the MSc in Chemical Engineering program with active research in the Institute of Sustainable Energy and Environment. This particularly aligns with my ultimate career goal of being a specialist in the filed of Energy and Environmental Sustainability.
VO: brings out white paper.....sincerely yours all I heard next was "Good luck with your stay" could pick up the rest of his statement.

My short tip:
Study the transcripts on here but dont memorize. Develop your own answers to the questions
Work on your self confidence...Major Key
Above All Pray and Trust God...Tho I wanted the VO that interviewed me while on the queue but deep inside I was telling myself that whoever it is that will interview me...I am going home with an approval.

All the best guys....#TEAMFALL17

Congratulations

mudi1012:
All Glory and Honour be to the Most High God ...My Visa Was Approved this morning .I will post my transcript later .I am so excited and happy ..Special thanks to @Akin2016 for mentoring me and conducting mock interview for me .Also ,to those who post on here as well...I am proud to be part of this thread ..thanks guys

I am so happy for you. At last we did it. Congratulations bro.

Capitas7:
Good morning everyone. Congratulations to all who git their visa approved recently.

I need some help. I have been filling my DS160 form for about 2 days, and it is not proceeding beyond the work and education history. It keeps returning me to the home page after filling in all the information on that page. My question is: what browser is not capable? I use safari, chrome, opera browsers on laptop and tab. I saw the browser requirements on the homepage, but my internet explorer is not doing the job either.

Please help

Use Puffin Browser, it's wicked fast

Pmark888:
Hello good people, please i need your assistance. How do i convert my secondary school GPA to that of the USA? And also which GPA am i going to use between my WASSCE GPA and high school GPA when applying for scholarships. I have seen some scholarships that requires 3.0/4.0 with certain SAT scores but i don't know how to convert our GPA to that of the USA. Lastly i want to ask if United States information service (USIS) still exists in Nigeria.

Know that A1,B2, =4 POINTS
B3, C4 . = 3 points
C5, C6 = 2 points
D7,E8= 1point
Then take the average . divide by no of subjects

mudi1012:
All Glory and Honour be to the Most High God ...My Visa Was Approved this morning .I will post my transcript later .I am so excited and happy ..Special thanks to @Akin2016 for mentoring me and conducting mock interview for me .Also ,to those who post on here as well...I am proud to be part of this thread ..thanks guys

Congratulations, i will share my own success story soon too o

Thanks bro ..

oladave02:


Congratulations Bro. more approvals loading...

Amen ..Thanks

shabol54:

Congratulations, i will share my own success story soon too o