AlterEnigma:
Good day guys.. pls i need your advice/opinion/help

The school (TEXAS A&M, Kingsville) i applied to for my masters said what's delaying my admission is my TRANSCRIPT.

They said they don't can't evaluate my transcript because they don't have the school i finished from (LANDMARK UNIVERSITY) in their database.

They said they would keep trying but if they cant do it, that the last option will be to pay some fees so they can use the general evaluation board (WES).

Now these are my thoughts on what to do next.

1. I was thinking since landmark uni and covenant uni are owned by the same person, would it be possible to inform the school so that they can use Covenant uni to evaluate the transcript... would they even agree to this?

2. I read about how some people had to send their transcript from their school to WES and how WES sends it back for verification and am scared of having any issues cuz most peeps tend to have issues between sending and recieving from WES...
So i was thinking since TAKUM brought up the idea of using WES and paying some fees, then i can jst pay the fees to TAKUM to handle everything instead of my school handling it


Lastly, the main issue here is Funds and Time.

I want it done as quickly as possible but also trying to minimise funds because i am being sponsored., so i don't want to put pressure on my sponsor.

So pls, what do u advice or has anyone been in my shoes before?

Xabibarbie63:
Please I would like to know if any one has an idea about masters of professional studies program .can international prospective student apply for MPS programmes especially in the universitbof Maryland ? Anyone with an idea on DAT?

bigfrancis21:


1) Well I am not sure how this would work. Such request is out of the ordinary. Even if it would, it would involve a very long administrative process and money.

2) This option is your best and easier bet now. Are you applying for Spring 2018 (I guess not) or Fall 2019 (probably)? If for fall 2018, then you still have time to run your WES evaluation, which usually takes about 4 to 8 weeks to complete, depending on your school and how proactive you are about the process. How fast your WES evaluation partially depends on how fast or proactive you are about the process. You can fast track it if you stay on it. For example, after you pay the evaluation fee online and receive your WES reference number, you go to your exams and records office (or call if you have someone there) to see how they can fast track it for you. While you are on that, you can scan and email your certificate to someone in the US to mail to WES office for you (takes about 3 to 5 business days since it is within the US, at no cost to you). Once WES receives the transcript and certificate/statement of result, they send both back to your university for verification usually by mail and email (if your school lists an email on your transcript, also which every university should have nowadays anyway). Verification by email is usually faster. Also at this point you have to be on it, checking with your registrar's office to see if they've received the email and getting them to respond as fast as they can. Once WES receives the verification, WES needs about 1 more week to do the evaluation. The fastest WES evaluation I have seen took 3 weeks only. Yes 3 weeks (with UNN), because applying for transcript is automated and online, I know people that work in the exams and records office and also the person in charge of verification requests, hence everything went very very fast.

WES will not take time, if you stay on it and make the right/necessary contacts/moves.

AlterEnigma:
Good day guys.. pls i need your advice/opinion/help

The school (TEXAS A&M, Kingsville) i applied to for my masters said what's delaying my admission is my TRANSCRIPT.

They said they don't can't evaluate my transcript because they don't have the school i finished from (LANDMARK UNIVERSITY) in their database.



1. I was thinking since landmark uni and covenant uni are owned by the same person, would it be possible to inform the school so that they can use Covenant uni to evaluate the transcript... would they even agree to this?

2. I read about how some people had to send their transcript from their school to WES and how WES sends it back for verification and am scared of having any issues cuz most peeps tend to have issues between sending and recieving from WES...
So i was thinking since TAKUM brought up the idea of using WES and paying some fees, then i can jst pay the fees to TAKUM to handle everything instead of my school handling it


Lastly, the main issue here is Funds and Time.

I want it done as quickly as possible but also trying to minimise funds because i am being sponsored., so i don't want to put pressure on my sponsor.

So pls, what do u advice or has anyone been in my shoes before?

AlterEnigma:


Thanks very much for these. I just spoke with the school

1. The first option isnt possible

2. They said they don't accept WES, that they will send me a list of agencies they accept.

LagosismyHome:


Never heard of Landmark but then again i not heard of many unis ...... check with other alumni and see what schools they applied to and maybe your target those schools ...alternatively find other schools that will accept your school

As for no 1 . Evaluating based on covenant university
. It doesnt work like that and i doubt if any school will agree to that . My suggestion is for you to find a school that works for you. If that one is not working then you might end up waiting for months with no resolution . Time is money

bigfrancis21:


2) If that's the case, probably better for you. Several other evaluation agencies do not perform verification. So once they receive your documents, they translate right away, which saves a lot of time for you. However, their GPA after conversion may not be as favourable as that of WES.

AlterEnigma:

Okay. Thanks
Will look into the other schools

LagosismyHome:


Even if they take your transcript it not good practise to put all your eggs in.one basket. Have at least have 2 baskets

NiklausAkins:
hello house,
please i am filling my ds 160 form and am going as a student(f1 visa). there is a part that talks about passport document and the options there are
regular,official, diplomatic etc, i dont know which one to choose

biikeys:


I'm not a VO, but one thing I would tell you is that attempting the test even if scores are not perfect is generally perceived to help build your genuine student case.

samee72:


Thanks, but I trying to decide between Tamuc and UGA( university of Georgia, Athens) cos Tamuc needs both Toefl and Gre while UGA needs only Gre, Toefl is not needed for Nigerian students and UGA has better rating for Agriculture compared to Tamuc but I'm yet to make up my mind

bigfrancis21:


Yes you can.

Xabibarbie63:


Thanks Please what's the minimum amount for a bank statement to tender to Bowie state university and Maryland university college park before you can be granted admission .cause it was stated that I need 23000usd to be in my statement and I don't have half of that amount ? If u have like 4000usd [/b]can I send that as a bank statement of account

Xabibarbie63:


Thanks Please what's the minimum amount for a bank statement to tender to Bowie state university and Maryland university college park before you can be granted admission .cause it was stated that I need 23000usd to be in my statement and I don't have half of that amount ? If u have like 4000usd can I send that as a bank statement of account

Xabibarbie63:


Thanks Please what's the minimum amount for a bank statement to tender to Bowie state university and Maryland university college park before you can be granted admission .cause it was stated that I need 23000usd to be in my statement and I don't have half of that amount ? If u have like 4000usd can I send that as a bank statement of account

Havre:
Option 1 - Pay for next semester, complete and move later. Need to convince my fam, chai!

Option 2-
Has anyone done F1 to J1 or J1 to F1 or you know someone who has, without leaving the US? Please pardon the questions, I know not much on visa rules

biikeys:


I could go on and on, but really there are lots of field in high demand. What might be in high demand in a state might not be in another, so you might be making generalizations based on your locality. America is too big for you to just say 2 fields are in high demand with an MS degree. Statistics that attempt to show what is in high demand and what's not are mostly flawed; most of them just rely on the number of job openings. Most of them don't consider factors like not being a US Citizen or LPR, how many of those openings those companies intend to fill with external candidates or how soon they want them filled. The other aspect is, things change very fast-what you might think is in high demand now might not be when you graduate in 2 years.

AlterEnigma:


Thanks very much for these. I just spoke with the school

1. The first option isnt possible

2. They said they don't accept WES, that they will send me a list of agencies they accept.

TWoods:


Option 1 is your safest bet. I think for a j1 visa you need a sponsor.

Xabibarbie63:


Thanks Please what's the minimum amount for a bank statement to tender to Bowie state university and Maryland university college park before you can be granted admission .cause it was stated that I need 23000usd to be in my statement and I don't have half of that amount ? If u have like 4000usd can I send that as a bank statement of account

styrese:
Hello house, a friend booked an appointment date last week, but is yet to submit his ds160 application online, pls I hope it wouldn't cause issues for him at the consulate. Thanks

bigfrancis21:


Once you do not change DS160s (I mean with a new DS160 number to update on your visa appointment profile page) at least 3 days to your interview date and it is still the same one you started filling out when you booked your visa date you should be fine. You could submit it a day or two before your interview. Some people choose to take their time to fill out their DS160 to ensure they get in the right information.

Goodluck

Ljason:
Hello guys I'm new here and I have my I-20 already want to go pay for my Sevis fee tomorrow ... Don't know if there's anything I should fill online before going .. Please put me through thanks

femi312:
Pay for sevis where? Cotonou? Its not worth it.By the way if you dont now, SEVIS fee cant be paid in Nigeria. You can only pay abroad and the nearest abroad to Nigeria is Cotonou. Look for someone abroad (preferably US) that you can send the money to through western union or someone that needs naira.