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| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by LagosismyHome(f): 10:22am On Jul 11, 2017 |
freslinkz: yes you can pay and book an appointment but just make sure your Sevis has been paid and confirmed on the day of your interview |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by dannyfrank(m): 10:34am On Jul 11, 2017 |
i know two men on friday who haven't paid their Sevis fee,they don't even know what it is.. but their visa was approved..what the Vo now told them was that they shld go bk with their passport,after they must have paid and it reflects on their system,then they should mail bk their passport to the embassy...So that they can be issued bk their passport with visa stamp in it. they were given a pink paper.. 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by freslinkz: 10:38am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Thanks a lot LagosismyHome: |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by LagosismyHome(f): 10:39am On Jul 11, 2017 |
dannyfrank: Yeah but is this a good thing .....  Same with people who go with Less than 6 months on the passport or no Sevis , it is possible to be approved for Visa at the interview but it cannot be issued until you have the requirement |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by akoja2(m): 10:40am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Where and how do you intend to make your payment freslinkz: |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by sobastical: 10:41am On Jul 11, 2017 |
You don't talk to a veteran on this thread like? Haba! smithsydny: 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Hushee(m): 10:45am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Victorgold:Amen, I claim it in Jesus name. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by joshtune: 10:48am On Jul 11, 2017 |
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| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Sbrainy(m): 10:49am On Jul 11, 2017 |
With deep gratitude to God for answered prayers, am grateful for HIS pleasant surprises. I want to appreciate every contributor on this thread, time will fail me to mention all but to mention a few, lagosismyhome,oludare01, femi321,walspring,texrem, time2smile, dr hopeful, ovestreet, icool (I can't remember all, the list is endless) Ovestreet I appreciate u greatly You all are great you kept this thread moving (I have been on thread since part 11 , I followed almost all the pages in part 11 and am happy to share my testimony in part 12). Got to the embassy around 5.30am , left around 7.30 with a smile. God made the interview easier than I thought, Straight to the Transcript Window 6 (the V.O was a man should be in his 50's) , a lady was denied before me. (Pls note approval comes from any window , just pray for favor and not a window) VO: Good morning Me: Good morning VO: Pass your documents Me: passed VO: So why this school? Me: the school has a well structured masters degree program in Applied Mathematics and offer a concentration which aligns with my research Interest. VO: Which other schools did you apply to? Me : Georgia State Uni, Oklahoma State Uni VO: what's your research interest Me: Mathematical Modeling for Biomedical problems VO: What course will you need for this? Me: Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations, Advanced Numerical Analysis, Advanced Real Analysis and Operations Research VO: typed for some seconds and circle and address on a white paper and ask me to get my passport there. Me : Joy just blow up from my inside and I said Thank you Jesus N.B: If you are silent or active follower on this thread , pls it will be wrong for you to fall into the hand of the hustlers! You don't need those photocopies. We have been told and thanks to part 11 #Giving back to the thread by posting transcript 34 Likes 6 Shares |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Sbrainy(m): 10:50am On Jul 11, 2017 |
With deep gratitude to God for answered prayers, am grateful for HIS pleasant surprises. I want to appreciate every contributor on this thread, time will fail me to mention all but to mention a few, lagosismyhome,oludare01, femi321,walspring,texrem, time2smile, dr hopeful, ovestreet, icool (I can't remember all, the list is endless) Ovestreet I appreciate u greatly You all are great you kept this thread moving (I have been on thread since part 11 , I followed almost all the pages in part 11 and am happy to share my testimony in part 12). Got to the embassy around 5.30am , left around 7.30 with a smile. God made the interview easier than I thought, Straight to the Transcript Window 6 (the V.O was a man should be in his 50's) , a lady was denied before me. (Pls note approval comes from any window , just pray for favor and not a window) VO: Good morning Me: Good morning VO: Pass your documents Me: passed VO: So why this school? Me: the school has a well structured masters degree program in Applied Mathematics and offer a concentration which aligns with my research Interest. VO: Which other schools did you apply to? Me : Georgia State Uni, Oklahoma State Uni VO: what's your research interest Me: Mathematical Modeling for Biomedical problems VO: What course will you need for this? Me: Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations, Advanced Numerical Analysis, Advanced Real Analysis and Operations Research VO: typed for some seconds and circle and address on a white paper and ask me to get my passport there. Me : Joy just blow up from my inside and I said Thank you Jesus N.B: If you are silent or active follower on this thread , pls it will be wrong for you to fall into the hand of the hustlers! You don't need those photocopies. We have been told and thanks to part 11 #Giving back to the thread by posting transcript, pls odas should also do. Hundreds of person are leading from this 8 Likes |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by ridsan4real(m): 10:53am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Temitope746:congratulations! Best wishes. Did u evaluate your transcripts for admission at Montana state university? |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by TooMuchSauce: 10:54am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Hello @biikeys, sent you a pm; please respond when you are free. I want to put in application to UTArlington Electrical Engineering department for spring '18 semester and I understand you graduated from the department. Getting headsup from you will be invaluable. God bless. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by LagosismyHome(f): 10:54am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Sbrainy: na so una get brains . Those days Maths was the hardest subject, yet so many Mathematician in this NL family  ... na wa ooo  .before I digress Congrats. GOD bless your new journey.... 2 Likes |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by lalahhh(f): 10:56am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Congratulations......... I was scheduled to go for the interview today. I went there but I was denied. Here is how the interview went. VO - Good morning Me - Good morning, how are you? VO - Fine thank you . Please pass your passport and I 20. Me - I did VO - so why Arcadia University Me - I did an online research and I liked the structure of the program at Arcadia. Arcadia offers better expose and ... VO cuts in VO - why Arcadia University Me - apart from this, one of my undergraduate lectures told me to apply to Arcadia University VO cuts in VO - You are still not answering the question I asked you ... Me - like I said I did an online research and my sister did too and we decided for Arcadia University VO - U know what, I did the same course you are going for. So why Arcadia University why not the school I attended . I bet if I google schools who offer IPCR I won't find Arcadia. VO presses the keyboard and says you see I can't find Arcadia but I can find the school I went to. VO - I regret to you inform but you cannot be granted the visa at this point . Pls go back and do your research well and come back. Me - when should I come back ? VO - you can come back tomorrow if you get a space while booking . So I left , I'm planning to try again. I don't know if I said anything wrong or probably the answer I gave him wasn't enough. Pls tell me so I can prepare for the next appointment. Sbrainy: 3 Likes |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by LagosismyHome(f): 11:01am On Jul 11, 2017 |
lalahhh: na wa .....Based on this write up , This VO was just in a **(I-am-not-playing) mood . Must everyone go to the school he or she attended . Although your response could have been more in-depth Just go back to Arcadia website , find out more things that is strong about the International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) program , apply again and you can only hope for a better VO next time also are you sure you did proper research well . Arcadia is a very small private Uni , except you have funding why pay for a small private uni which usually works out more expensive and has limited opportunities than a bigger public university. It is possible that because that the VO field , he or she knows there are much more better programs for less 11 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Sbrainy(m): 11:07am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Your answer to the question Why Arcadia University isn't convincing enough, articulate your point together as one with convincing points You allowed the VO to play around that question for you. And is the VO saying that IPCR isn't offered by your school ?? because I can Infer that from what you typed. Get more reasons why the school, make some findings about your course and articulate your point. Don't give up!! Fire back lalahhh: 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Sbrainy(m): 11:09am On Jul 11, 2017 |
LagosismyHome: Smiles..... Amen Thanks ma'am |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Time2Smile(m): 11:13am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Sbrainy:Congratulations. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Sbrainy(m): 11:16am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Time2Smile: Your inputs are greatly acknowledged |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Ndawe(f): 11:17am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Sbrainy:Congratulations dear and all the best on your new journey |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by freslinkz: 11:18am On Jul 11, 2017 |
My friend in the US ii doing it via western union akoja2: |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Nobody: 11:19am On Jul 11, 2017 |
sobastical:veteran bawo 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by lalahhh(f): 11:20am On Jul 11, 2017 |
LagosismyHome: |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by lalahhh(f): 11:22am On Jul 11, 2017 |
I got funding including travel purse , LagosismyHome: |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Sbrainy(m): 11:24am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Ndawe: Thanks. 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by LagosismyHome(f): 11:24am On Jul 11, 2017 |
lalahhh: if that is the case then a better answer would have been , VO - U know what, I did the same course you are going for. So why Arcadia University why not the school I attended . I bet if I google schools who offer IPCR I won't find Arcadia. Yes there are other well known schools that offer IPCR , but after I applied to Arcadia I was given funding which is one of the key reasons why I decided to go for this school and their program also offers xx ....... You have to be well prepared and think fast on your feet to always defend why a particular school and you have less than 2 minutes to do so . What other schools did you apply to ?? 6 Likes |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Time2Smile(m): 11:34am On Jul 11, 2017 |
lalahhh:Sorry for your delay. I guess you are going for a masters degree because it is not clear from your transcript. I would be frank with you, your response to the question was not good enough although the VO was also not in a good mood. By reading previous transcript you should have prepared good answers to at least these questions : 1) Why this school? 2) How did you find out about this school? 3) What would this degree do for you? I googled Arcadia University, and it seem like a decent school, so the question is what made you choose it? Something like Arcadia offers liberal art education (be ready to read up what liberal art education means) or I contacted program coordinators before I applied and got a good response from Arcadia University. These are just sample answers, you need to actually come up with reasons why you choose this University. Do your research, read up on the school, brainstorm before you reapply. Not being in a stem field and not having funding (I am asumming) means you are at a disadvantage and need to really convince the VO. I hope you get a more sympathetic VO next time. 8 Likes |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Classic90: 11:49am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Visa approved today 7 45am after 2 denials. B1 visa - January, 2017 and F1 visa - June 29,2017. I give God the glory for all. Special appreciation to Mr Sojax2cool who contacted me after my last denial. He said "now that you have met me, you are getting your visa", to the glory of God, it happened. We chat and spoke daily in preparation for my visa interview. It happened. I appreciate Mr Taxrem, we spoke twice, he denied me visa once and approved my second mock interview. I arrived at the embassy by 6 30am even though my interview was for 7 45am. We were called in around 7 30am. A young lady interviewed me in the isolated window close to the one we do fingerprint. Two people were denied before me VO: Good morning, how are you doing? Me: I am fine and you? VO: Passport please Me: Passed passport, I20 and sevis receipt to her VO: Which school are you going to? Me: Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. VO: Checks my i20, why the school? Me: (for my mind : you don play into my hands) Asides the recommendation I got from Dr David, an alumnus of the school, I did my further research and I discovered they have a line of commited and dedicated faculty members. 90 percent of their professors were on the field, before delving into academics VO: Yes yes all business schools are like that Me  in my mind : Jesus what will I say bayi ?) I found out Prof Greenwich is a Veterinary Doctor and excelled in the Veterinary enterprise, I will get more from his experience . VO: What course did you do in UG ? Me: Veterinary medicine VO: So why a business degree? Me: It will help me to excel in the business world . When I was young there is this big veterinary enterprise on my street that spurred me into studying Veterinary medicine. MBA will give me the necessary skills to become a great business man. VO : How did you know about the school? Me : Dr David my AVO, in Kano who is an alumnus of the school told me about the school VO: Oh, you schooled in Kano? Me: No my compulsory NYSC was in Kano VO: what the you do there? Me: I was the resident Vet Dr there where I worked for Kano state gvt VO: What have you been doing since then? Me: Immediately I finished I started my Vet clinic with my friend Dr Yomi, where I do checkups, disease diagnosis and treatment for animals VO : Which animal did you specialize on? Me: Dogs mainly VO: I have been in Nigeria for a while and I have not seen one single Dog Me: There are Dogs in my area, people keep them for pet and security purposes VO: Which case do you see often Me: pardon?, she repeats herself while I compose myself. Endo and ecto parasites mainly, then towards the end of the year, parvo virus cases. VO: who will be paying? Me: My mum VO: What does she do? Me : My mum professor Bolanle.... VO: cuts... Oh she is a prof? Me : yes VO : which dept Me : psychology VO: I will be issuing your visa Me: I couldn't feel my body anylonger. I was so light. Thank you Ma, I said got my white paper and started running to inform my people I did not tell anyone I was going for an interview excess Mr Sojax2cool and Mr Taxrem I practiced and practiced and look for more backup answers I committed it into the hands of God, I asked for favour. Only God gives visa. Adequate, I mean adequate preparation is key also. It gives you the confidence that there is no question that you can't answer without fidgetting You might not be able to go through all transcript from the forum, you can still try to. If your interview is close, type VO and your course under the search, you'll see good transcripts. The first transcript for my denial someone called me 'Dumb' , it was painful but that didn't discourage me. That one gets once visa doesn't mean one is the wisest, the person got connected to the right information some didn't have access to. I wish everyone the best. Thanks so much 46 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by gaviria: 11:51am On Jul 11, 2017 |
lalahhh:You didn't answer the question the VO asked. He asked "Why did you choose this school" but from what I'm seeing, you answered "How did you hear about this school?" The VO knows it's a small school and so if you're going there you need to have a good reason for doing that. The name of the school sounds the same as where the sky people lived in "The 100" series  Anyways all you need to do is be better prepared and work on the answers to all the likely questions. It's all about preparation and God. 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by damiliano(m): 11:54am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Visa approved this morning 7am appointment I thank God and also Tunnyz and shayhune who coached me till yesterday night. Slept in an hotel at obalende "moonshine" N5,200.booked via hotel.ng.and the hotel was good. Its 20minutes to the embassy. Left the hotel by 5:30am thou. After all the security checks and confirmation, my interview goes this way. Vo was a fine lady.lik mid 20sha. Was the 3rd person she interview. Vo: good morning how was your night with a smile Me: fine and yours smiling Vo.: pass me your documents pls Me: I did Vo: so what school are you going to Me: Bowie state university Vo: what course Me: Management information system Vo: why bowie Me: out of all the schools I applied to,only bowie state university offers a concentration in(vo cuts in) Vo: how did u get to know about this school Me: I came for an education USA fair in Lagos after which I did an(vo cuts in) Vo: what do u do now Me: I work in lapbal Ventures as an administrator. Where I assist in orientation and training of employees (vo cuts in) Vo: how many schools did you apply to Me: 3. Vo: Name them Me: George Washington university,Bowie state university and university of Maryland Vo:so which other admitted you Me: George Washington university Vo: really, but George Washington university is more competitive how come. Me: I insisted with a smile they actually admitted me. Vo. Did u take any test Me: it was actually waved for me due to my past educational records Vo. But George Washington university can't admit you without any test Me: they did.they didn't require GRE for my course they only require it for MBA. *With confidence* Vo.: looked at me in a confused way,later smiled and kept typing Me: was scared thou Vo:who is sponsoring you. Me:my mum Vo: what does she do Me: a business woman and said nonsense with voice shaking Vo:come again pls Me: she has a business of her own and (vo cuts in) Vo: have you travelled out before Me: yes to the united kingdom for holidays in 2005 and 2007 Vo: repeated the for holidays den nodded her head. Me: yes Vo:what will this course do for u Me: it will give me the knowledge and insight to develop and organizations standard and also manage the organizations current policies, i will also be able to analyze the emerge issues in the internal and external. (Vo cuts) OK OK Vo: kept typing. She wanted asking me a question but said sorry its not on your I60 Then kept typing and typing Me: was just praying for favour Then I saw her bring the white paper circled it and was talking but I wasn't hearing. All I heard was don't leave one thing in your luggage or you will be sent back. She dropped my passport somewhere Me: collect the white paper and felt relived. I thank God and am much happy. After the whole show and observations,I realized it not actually what you say that matters. Its all the grace of God and vo's instincts. 37 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Time2Smile(m): 11:54am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Sbrainy:The pleasure is mine. Which school are you heading to? It didn't come up in your transcript and you didn't inform us in the GRE thread |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by sobastical: 11:55am On Jul 11, 2017 |
Okay then smithsydny: |
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