TWoods:


No offense but that isn't true. Many people i went to grad school with already had 1 or more publications before applying to the phd program. Some had even completed highly competitive masters programs.

Also, while research experience and publications are a plus, the quality is also important. Frankly, a kid who worked a year doing research at johns Hopkins or Harvard, is far more desirable than someone with 5 years research experience in Nigeria, especially if that kid scores in the 90th percentile on his GRE.

While i don't necessarily disagree with your point, i don't think things like this should be rushed. I'd rather take time to prepare very well. Perhaps that's just me. Speed isn't as important to me as well done.

OluDare01:

Aunty Lagosismyhome, I hail

shakz:


Abuja too but no date fixed yet, so which school?

Airich01:



You really do not want to do that as they already have the information you turned in on their database. At this point it depends on the answer you give for the next interview and on the mood of the VO. Also let there be a good time frame between the time yoiu went for the previous interview and the one on which you intend on going. Lastly,let there be a change on your ds160 or whatever visa form you filled.

femi312:
Hmmm, yeah I agree its not how far but how well.

4peace4:
please house will #6m be enough to present as statement of account during visa application ?

4peace4:
or preferably what's the ideal amount? pls it's urgent someone shud pls answer

princekuli:

My interview is on December 5, just asking this on behalf of a sister who got her Visa approved today, she's not a member on this forum

Ayat1209:
Please can SEVIS fee be paid from �� UAE

LagosismyHome:


I hail back ooo... longest time. Good to see your hailing

k199192:

please it's not the flu... don't mind Lagosismyhome . I already sent you the pm. if you reply it then I can forward you the text. Please don't listen to anyone a beg.. All I want is to ace the interview once. and I am a genuine student.

Olufemi786:
God will Favor those of u doing interview today. We will be expecting your good news.

omoluabiguy:


Lol you are indeed the chosen one! For TWoods to give you attention enough to send him a PM. You are acting that interview bro! Keep it up!

Olufemi786:
God will Favor those of u doing interview today. We will be expecting your good news.

zeezahbee:
4 years ago , this thread helped me.
I gave back to the thread for a while till my schedule got so tight but I always check , reply and smile once in a while.

4 years later , This thread didnt fail me. I was so busy the only thing i remember doing was paying her sevis fee. I couldn't even read her transcript or arrange personal interview for her. I told her to read and do it herself.

My sister Oyin04 just got her visa this morning.

She is coming for Masters in Biochemistry/ Biomedical sciences. She will post her transcript shortly.

Nice one..
Abeg, make all the transcripts dey fall in abeg..
I just can't wait to Congratulate all Nairaland members who went for interview today..

Success fall on you all

omoyemela:
My transcript. My interview was in Abuja.

Vo: why are you going to study in the US?
Me: I did consider other international destinations but I choose to study in the US because of the academic flexibility that allows me to take electives from other programs which I believe will help broaden my academic knowledge.
Vo: what program are you going to study?
Me: public administration and I will be specializing in non profit organization.
Vo: why are you going to study public administration?
Me: I have chosen to study public administration because of my passion for humanitarian services as I run a non profit organization where I work with 20 children. I talked about what we do in the organization
Vo: how many schools did you apply to?
Me:3 I mentioned all three.
Vo: why did you choose auburn uni
Me: I choose auburn because of how the program is structured as I am allowed to take courses that suits my area of interest which is non profit organization and also because the University is in partnership with about 400/500 organizations some of which are UNESCO,W.H.O just to mention a few. Their partnership will allow me do short term internship with any of these organization during my program. I will gain both academic knowledge and hands on experience studying at auburn.
Vo:Who is your sponsor ?
Me: my uncle but myself and my husband also have saving
Vo: how are you related?
Me: my uncle is my mother's brother
Vo: what does he do?
Me: his a real estate developer
Vo: I will be placing your application on administrative check and you will be contacted in a week.
Me. Ok
Vo: passes a yellow paper with administrative check ticked. He requested for my uncle's statement of account and held unto my passport.

God be praised as I await goodnews.
Thank you.

Please house, last week I posted my visa delay transcript where majority of us here didn't see any issues with my responses. Please, my question is, when asked, WHAT HAS CHANGED IN MY APPLICATION, how best do I approach that question? My denial was last week Tuesday. I could repost my delayed transcript to serve as guide as I really wish to know how best to prepare for my reapplication.




HERE IS MY LAST WEEK DENIAL TO SERVE. AS GUIDE
My people, indeed it takes courqge to come up here to post your denial transcript o. The moment I was denied, I felt livke the ground should open lemme fall into it or even disappear into thin air but now, it seems am better and stronger now emotionally. 

Now, here comes my denial 

Visa Interview Denied at the Lagos embassy today 7am. Consular was a dark American lady at Windows 9. 

VO: Good morning. (No smiles whatsoever). Pass me your i-20 and passport. 

Me: Good morning. (Me smiling and thinking, madam smile for once kwanu) I passed my documents) 

VO: I see, you are going to study Maths and Statistics at TAMUK, Texas? 

Me: (Smiling) Yes. 

VO: What is your highest qualification? 
Me: I hold a BSc in Computer Science. 

VO: You said? 
Me: I repeated. 

VO: Okay. When did you graduate? 

Me: November 2011.

VO: and since then what have you been doing? 

Me: After my graduation, I embarked upon the compulsory NYSC experience which elapsed in 2013 and I secured a job at XYZ bank. 

VO: Okay what do you do for them? 

Me: I stated my responsibilities. 

VO: How long have you been working ? 

Me: over 3 years. January 2018 will make it 4 years at the bank. 

VO: So what will this course do for you? 

Me: It will equip me with the analytical and technical skills needed to flourish in my career. It will also help facilitate my promotion at my place of work. 

VO: Why did you choose this school? 

Me: Asides the fact that they offered me my concentration, they also offered me a free campus scholarship housing with an instate tuition waiver which will allow me enjoy paying my fees as an instate Texan resident.

VO: Quickly grabs my i-20 like say she b Russian . But I can't see any free housing scholarship on your i-20.

Me: Yes and that is because the email came later after i-20 was issued. 

VO: Okay? Can I see the letter? 

Me: I passed it. 
VO: Nodding her head. Okay? 

VO: How many schools did you apply to? 

Me: I applied to three schools. 

VO: Did you write any language test scores? 

Me: Yes. I sat for toefl and GRE. 

VO: Can I see them? 

Me: Showed them. 

VO: Okay? Tell me the requirement for this course. 

Me: To complete this course, I will complete a total of 30 credit units of course work which include 18 credit unit of core course work, 6 units of elective, and 6 units of thesis. The course duration is 24months starting from January 10th 2018 and will end in December 2019.

VO: Sorry, can you take it all over again? 

Me: I stated it again but in a remixed version. 

VO: Have you travelled out of the country before? 

Me: Not really. And that is because I have not had any reason to until after now. 

VO: Okay? Who is your sponsor? 

Me: My dad is my sponsor. He is this and that

VO: Well, I will be issuing you (I come dey happy for my mind)... She continued... the denial paper, this is because you were not found eligible for a visa according to Section 214 (B) of the US Immigration and Nationality act. Blablabla.. The rest no even near my ear as I was like? What happened? (Maybe VO even heard me talking to myself). I had to hide my blue paper so that one of us a nairalander who was warming up for hers won't be demoralized. 

I marched out like an old major while people dey hail me congrats sir, anything dey for the boys? In my mind, I was still asking, what happened? 

House? Abeg make una gather come sit for my head o. At a time I wanted to ask VO if we can start the interview all over again. 

Well? Denial is not failure though. I shall return to retire after the house is done sitting on top my matter

Sanctus1:
VISA DELAYED AT THE LAGOS EMBASSY BY THE AMERICAN CHINESE WOMAN...TRANSCRIPT LOADING SOON...NO BE SMALL THING

LagosismyHome:


Sorry to see this

Going for a second bsc after a bsc is not an easy thing to sell especially when the two degrees are so similar

Why do you target masters instead ?