HOLUVICTORY:


It's not clear because the file I attached was not uploaded along with my message. Anyway, it is not an amendment per say because I have not submitted the form. After filling the Student/Exchange section, I can't move on to the next section - SEVIS due to an unknown application error below.

"Application Error
An unexpected error has occurred while processing your previous request. The error has been reported to the site administrator; no further action is required. To retrieve your DS-160 application, please enter your Application ID."

Even after entering my Application ID and refilling the segment, there was no difference.

Itorobaby:
Hello everyone am new here, please i need help with process of getting admision and visa, i have a business that has been running for the past 5yrs but my first degree is computer science, i want to go for MBA , pls which schools will accept me, am married with kids, what are my chances of getting admission and study visa. Thanks for your responds

AusterHeights:
Hi guys,

I just got admitted (today) for Ms Applied Economics at St. Cloud State, Minnesota. I'm quite worried about the timing - is it too late to start processing my I-20 and Visa application? Orientation starts Jan 3. How long does it take to receive I-20 and get a visa appointment? I need your responses please.

Monsurat123:
Hello I went for F1 interview last week and it's was rejected now I just paid another 64k and I'm going next week pls help me with some reasonable answer to this question

The interview goes like this
Vo,,,,,,good morning
Me, good morning sir
Vo, how do you know about this school
Me, I searched online about the best school that offer research in the field I'm going to.study that's where I come across with this school
Vo, which course do.you want to study
Me, social work
Vo,why do you want to study this course
Me, because have once been offer this course as a subject when I was in polytechnic and ever since then I have in love with the course and I'm so passionate about helping children and women, I want to be an agent of change in their life, I want to impact positively in the life of the relegated woman and I know for me to achieve this aim I need to study this course
Vo, he put my Dubai 2 years residents visa on a machine and said where are you working??
Me,,,,,,I work as a supervisor with xxxxy Restaurant in Dubai
Vo,,,,,,, How long have you been working here
Me,,,,,,,,a year
Vo,,,,,,,,,have you married
Me,,,,,,,,single but attached
That's the last question he ask and he gave me blue paper



Note please what are the better and more convincing answer I can give if they ask this same question on my next interview pls help me I really want to go and study there. Thanks

josiahese:
Kids


VO don't like it when they hear you know about a school online.
Tell them something personal.
You answers are not convincing at all.
Research more and give them something real.. You will be approved.

imperiouxx:


Hope you're not one of those that argue on what they don't know or skip advise? Was it not last week I was advising someone here that an English language proficiency test is not a standardized test? A standardized test for an undergrad is SAT, which comprises of qualitative and verbal test. You don't have SAT, you don't have any ST. As per your question, that one place you fuucked up.

josiahese:
Kids


VO don't like it when they hear you know about a school online.
Tell them something personal.
You answers are not convincing at all.
Research more and give them something real.. You will be approved.

josiahese:
Kids


VO don't like it when they hear you know about a school online.
Tell them something personal.
You answers are not convincing at all.
Research more and give them something real.. You will be approved.

josiahese:
Kids


VO don't like it when they hear you know about a school online.

HonNellymike12:


Is it best to answer the VO like this, tht the standardised test was waived for me as a result of my impressive essay but I also did a language standardised test which is toefl or ielts? Am going for MSC criminal justice, hope the answer is convincing enough. Tanks in advance

EZEIGBO1OFIMO:
bros bros!!!.. the Admission committee does not have the right too waive any standardized test for anybody; and trust me, unless it's doctoral candidates or some ivies , adcoms are not exactly very thrilled to review applications and read through the grandiose delusion called admissions essay . so the story of impressive essay might set off another bomb in the VO's head, because
1. The essay might have been awesome to you, but theres no way of knowing if it was awesome to the adcom, knowing fully well that the only message you get from the school is an admission decision and not a nobel prize review of your essay .
2. Admission requirements are clearly stated and varies from school to school, and some schools do not require standardized tests for admission evaluation.

gbaby4live:


So, someone cannot tell VO that he/she saw the name of schools online in peace again?

What if the person z actually saying the truth nko?

biikeys:


The question is what exactly did you find out about the school online? If you got your information purely based on US News rankings, then Harvard,Stanford,Princeton etc should be top of your list. There is always something more...affordability,ranking,funding,curriculum etc or even a combination of those. Think about that, and come up with a clear and concise way to express it!

HOLUVICTORY:



I'm still wondering, why this Application error and what can be done to rectify it on time?

sheke01:


please am a little lost . I have lots of possible schools to apply to but am kind of confused. To prevent spending too much money on application fee, how do I write to schools to inquire if I can be accepted and if I will be given GA/funding. I mailed university of Houston over a month ago but they are yet to reply me.
I plan on pursing a msc in mechanical engineering for fall 2018, I have a GRE score of 305 (157 quant score), 3.95/5 (hopefully 3.5/4 after WES evaluation, as my evaluation is still in progress), my TOFEL is next month, am still preparing my SOP and I have no engineering based work experience.
dicapino, Icool, iekene, seeker88, walspring and other engineers, please which schools do I stand a chance at GA/funding with my profile or do I retake GRE
Please can anyone point me in the right way to go about this. Thank you

bigfrancis21:


I must say you sound intelligent and promising.

Check out these schools: North Carolina A and T University, University of Texas El Paso, Cleveland State University etc. You may stand a chance of funding in those schools. If you can, I strongly recommend that you consider going for MS in Information Technology especially if you intend to work in the US on completion of your study. Studying Mechanical Engineering is ok but the degree is not in high demand as Information Technology is.

3.95/5.00 would come out to be around 3.4/4.0. 3.5/4.0 translates to about 4.1/5.0 on our scale.
Good luck in your endeavors.

Oluiyke1984:
My transcript.
My interview was on the 8th of sept. 2017 at Abuja.
We left Ajah Lagos at about 8:45am 7th sept. and got to Abuja 7:45am, an hour 15mins to my interview, escaped 3 accident scenes.

Vo: good morning sir
Me: how r you, good morning dear
Vo: fine thank you, plz pass me your doc.
Me: passed my pee, SEVIS fee receipt and i20
Vo: where r you going?
Me: am going to California Miramar university and i stated the physical address, vo nodded and said good
Vo: for?
Me: my MBA and my program starting so so date, all through to so so date.
Vo: how did you get to know about the school?
Me: yeah, I got to know about the school from a facilitator when I went for a workshop at Lagos business school, this facilitator happens to be a professor and an alumni of the school.
I got him engaged and he told me a whole lot about the school. I made a further research, emailed Carol kulis the DSO to know the course outline, emailed Jim foster who's the operational officer to know the crime rate of the school and also the crime rate of San Diego, lastly, I emailed prof. Kimberly to confirm the details I got from those two.
Vo: who filled your ds-160?
Me: I did
Vo: ok, what will this MBA do for you and why MBA?
Me: it's a requirement for a managerial post in my company.
Aside the managerial skills am going to gain I will also gain leadership skill, these skills are very important and useful for growing my career more also it will prepare me to face the challenges involved in managing a firm and to understand the problem solving technologies in other to implement change. All these am going to get in CMU with the best global practices which can be modelled for use here when I come back to my country.
Vo: when did you graduate and what have you been doing since then.
Me: I graduated 2011, after my graduation I went for the compulsory NYSC for 1 year I then got a job at Snapshots studios, ( I told her my job discribtion) worked there for 2 years, then got a better job offer at so so coy where I am presently.
Vo: how much is your annual pay?
Me: 5,820,000 (485,000*12)
Vo: how many schools did you apply to
Me: 3
Vo: mention them sir
Me me mentioned them and told her all admitted me.
Vo: why CMU
Me: affordable same tuition fee regardless of international or domestic student, small class rooms offering high faculty student interaction, prof. Knows all students by their full names vo cuts in ok ok ok.
Vo: who's sponsoring you
Me: mentioned a company's name and told her it's a family business.
Vo: can I see your SOA?
Me: I only brought the doc. Ds-160 asked to bring (with confidence cos I no carry any doc go apart from my pee, SEVIS and i20)
Vo: your right but I need to be sure you will be able to pay for the school.
Me: I had it sent to the school and I believe the school would have done all necessary evaluation.
Vo: am going to issue you a yellow paper
Me: go ahead plz (cos I no want make she ask any other question cos i was carried away by the guy at the next window denied a guy and the guy come dey cry with abeg)

So I was issued a yellow paper and I was on AP, she checked school transcript on the yellow paper instead of SOA, I sent the transcript and a month later they emailed me to submit my SOA which I did. 2 weeks later my visa was issued.

For those on AP, no worries as long as your doc. Is genuine.

Biggggggg thanx to this thread. Mama of Lagos, e pe fun wa. Thanx to all.
How you fill your ds-160 maters.

josiahese:
Kids

VO don't like it when they hear you know about a school online. Tell them something personal. You answers are not convincing at all. Research more and give them something real.. You will be approved.

HonNellymike12:


Is it best to answer the VO like this, tht the standardised test was waived for me as a result of my impressive essay but I also did a language standardised test which is toefl or ielts? Am going for MSC criminal justice, hope the answer is convincing enough. Tanks in advance

akinjis:
My people,I have a question I just concluded my NYSC these year and Am going for visa interviews by 10th December for my masters!!does it require that the student must be working already ? is it compulsory?
I finished Nysc June up till now is it's compulsory I should be working.I will be expecting a reply thank you for your time.

Sanctus1:
biko nu my brethren ...do I need to take any extra copy of passport to the embassy ?
can someone give us a list of the things that we need to take to the embassy

HonNellymike12:
For all of us including I,may favour slap us left right centre as soon we step into the embassy on Tuesday morning, Dec 5th receive favour oo. Let's keep hope alive. Am really enjoying all the transcript and informations here. I will testify soon too, 4days only noni.

HonNellymike12:


Is it best to answer the VO like this, tht the standardised test was waived for me as a result of my impressive essay but I also did a language standardised test which is toefl or ielts? Am going for MSC criminal justice, hope the answer is convincing enough. Tanks in advance