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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by goodemma20(m): 8:39am On Feb 07, 2018
Iamkoolkay:
Hello guys..

Pls aside application fee, is there anything like service fee that must be paid before given form 1-20 by the university.
I was told by an agent.

Pls guys respond
pls need to what femi312 said. And it is not service fee but SEVIS fee. It is paid after getting I20 to register you in the student database created by the US govt.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Bettertomorrow1(m): 9:01am On Feb 07, 2018
Good morning house
Am expecting my i-20 in few days..I will need help..ooo someone that will help me pay Sevis fee
Thanks
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by BabaOman(f): 9:28am On Feb 07, 2018
ga2157:


Full-time (35-40 hours/week) babysitting of an infant, basically. One could attend to other things [b]such as school on weekends [/b]etc. But the work would be mostly during the day. It's not for right now, it would be for next year. But I would prefer to explain details to interested parties.

If that's the case, you must have come to the wrong platform as active participants here are those planning to study full-time and not weekends.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by GREATNESS007: 9:28am On Feb 07, 2018
whyqueu:



PM me
hello, pls can u help me with ur phone Number or email address. Thanks
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Gbolly4unow: 10:20am On Feb 07, 2018
Dr Tobi! You have spoken well. The admonition is highly didactic.

God bless as you shared your experience.

I want to ask if the stipend given to you over there is sufficient for your cost of living without depending on anybody for support from home.


Gunnerson:
I should use this opportunity to congratulate the lucky pundits in the house that have been offered admission. I’ve been on this platform for a while noticing things as usual. I’m indeed happy because the mission of this platform is being fulfilled. I’m pretty sure potential grad students are seriously looking forward to hearing ‘welcome to America’ but these are the few points you should be aware of before leaving Nigeria. My first question is this, are you sure you really want to accept this admission offer? Oh! You’re surprised right? I’ll explain elaborately on this based on my experience. This time last year, I got a plethora of admission offers that I became bemused on the one to accept, and the ones to let go. I got an undergraduate degree in industrial chemistry from the university of Lagos, but I have never for once cherished what I studied. Throughout my university days, I never gained anything, I was never serious because I hated the smell of chemicals which emanated from the chemistry lab. I’ve always wished I studied chemical engineering. Upon graduation, I said to myself this is the best time to fulfill your chemical engineering dream. The truth is if I had known, I would have applied for an MS in chemical engineering, but because I wasn’t advised and based on ‘do it all by yourself’ phenomenon, I fell into a trap, and it took various deliberations before I was able to get out of the trap I got myself into. I knew I wasn’t going to get into top schools that offer PhD in chemical engineering because of my industrial chemistry background. I applied into 6 or 8 schools (not too sure), I applied for PhD in chemical engineering in three low ranked schools(with research areas that I don’t even like or have a fundamental knowledge of), I was eager to leave this country because I felt this country doesn’t have anything good for the youths. My first admission offer (PhD Chemistry) was from Michigan Technological University with a fully funded, amazing stipend package. I was like ‘wawuu’ I saluted myself, and said to myself, ‘Tobi, welcome to America’ I didn’t even wait for the second offer before I grabbed the first one and accepted it. Seriously, I made the biggest mistakes of my life by accepting that offer because I didn’t do enough research before; (I) showing interest in PhD, because research isn’t my thing, I’m always and will forever be in love with calculations, (II) applying into Michigan Tech, because the research areas are not what I consider funny. Not that I don’t like the research areas, I HATE the research areas. Plus, Michigan is a cold state, I went during summer, but the weather was unbearable for me, it was extremely cold and I’m allergic to cold. There was a day I was coming from school, I cried and said to myself, ‘Tobi, who sent you here! You want to come and die in America right?’ Plus, Michigan is more of a white man state, I was the only black in my department. Michigan is one of the coldest states in US, and that would have been a capital NO for me if I had done my research before leaving Nigeria. Also, I loathe trying new species of food. I’m a typical Ekiti man who’s used to our cultural foods, but it was difficult in Michigan because I couldn’t find any Nigerian store. I had no choice but to result into consuming biscuits, burger and chips for three weeks. There was a day I instructed one of my friends in Atlanta, Georgia to buy our normal foodstuffs in Nigeria for me in Atlanta, because there are quite good African stores in Atlanta that sell Nigerian foodstuffs. By the time I calculated the cost of shipping the foodstuffs to Michigan, I lost interest.
If you’ve made up your mind to leave Nigeria, please and please consider the following piece of advice;
(I) Do a thorough research on the school you’re going to, the state, and means of transportation. I faced a lot of challenges transporting myself because MTU is located in a small town. There was no train(I think train is the cheapest means of transportation in US), no BRT bus. I was left with two options, it’s either I board a taxi(very expensive) or I trek to school. My apartment was far from school, and what I did most was to trek.
(II) Please ask yourself this genuine question, why am I leaving for US? Are you interested in going to US because you’re tired of being jobless or underemployed in Nigeria? Are you going to US because you want to get a green card? Are you going to US because you have flair for international education, and research? Are you going to US because you just want to leave this country? Let me answer the questions one after the other. If the reason is because you’re underemployed or jobless, have you tried being self employed? https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/women-enterpreneurs/affiong-williams-makes-forbes-africa-s-billionaires-list/155376.html Did you know you can get grants to finance your unprecedented ideas? I’m very sure most people know Iroko TV, the CEO got grants to finance his idea and he’s a lionized young billionaire in Nigeria. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/b02cab5e-c378-11e5-b3b1-7b2481276e45 if you’re not called to be self employed, please and please, don’t go there because many are called but few are chosen. On a more serious note, what attracted me to US was the amazing stipends grad students get, but I was wrong when I got there. When I got my I-20, I was uncontrollably happy when I found out that I would be earning close to 500K naira per month after being fully funded. I was like I will have enough savings at the end of the month. Unbeknownst to me, US isn’t Ojuelegba where you can survive on 50K per month. I was staying in a one room apartment (three persons share one bathroom. Bathroom is also known as toilet in US.) and after calculating the yearly rent, I would be paying close to 2 million naira every year in what we call face me and face you apartment in Nigeria. That’s not all, I was also responsible for my health insurance, and other payments that would be made known to you when you get to the school. I realized the pay wasn’t what I anticipated. What’s left was passion, which I never had for the course I was given and the area of research that was available. I give crocodile smile whenever people tell me that they would work their asses off by combining multiple jobs in US. The truth is as a GA or RA, you will never have quality time for yourself coupled with the fact that you have projects you’ll be constantly working on. Disregard any of such information that tells you that as a grad students, you’ll have time for yourself. Especially students with science background (Eyin omo science student) be prepared to spend most of your day in the lab. If the pay is the reason why you’re going to US, please disabuse yourself from such fallacy. If you belong to the second category of people going to US because of green card, please think twice before leaving Nigeria. My first question is, are you ready to deny yourself of true love by marrying a citizen because you want to become a denizen? The bitter truth is not everybody would get citizenship through the means of securing a job upon graduation is US. Do you know how many US citizens are unemployed? The ones amongst us that might be lucky to get a good job in US upon graduation are the ones in top ranked schools. If you’re eyeing an unranked or low ranked school, have you thought of what would become of you upon graduation. Let me share a brief story of two persons with you. When I got to Houghton, Michigan, the only good experience I had was to meet some folks that graduated from Unilag. They told me the story of a Nigerian guy that concluded his PhD in MTU and returned to Nigeria to become a lecturer in Gombe State University. At first, I was like God forbid but on the long run, I saw it coming. I was lucky enough to meet the second guy, (this one is not them say) the guy got an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Unilag and proceeded to MTU for his PhD. He graduated the semester before I clocked in in MTU. We got talking and he said he had to settle for a post doctoral program when he couldn’t secure a job. As I’m talking to you, he’s a post doc student in the department of chemical engineering. My question to him is what next after post doc? Unto my next question, are you going to US because you have flair for research? The people that belong to this category are the ones that would survive the grad school heat in US. Please don’t hesitate to accept that admission offer if you belong to this category.
Conclusions:
(1) I would advise potential admission seekers to apply for an MS program instead of the over prophesied PhD program because you can still bear unforeseen circumstances for 18 months instead of 5 years.
(2) If you’re interested in getting a good job in US upon graduation, please and please target top ranked schools in your individual programs.
(3) If you’re interested in the green Pali, please don’t lead anybody on in Nigeria before leaving because I must confess to you, black Americans are the true definition of beauty. You’ll definitely find a partner in US, but don’t ever make it obvious that you’re interested in them because of your ulterior motive.
(4) If you’re interested in pursuing a PhD program, please be sure that you love research, be sure you’re in love with your area of research because PhD is over demanding. PhD would take everything called life away from you for five years. This is not to scare you. You can do it because many Nigerians that aren’t better than you have done it. But don’t deceive yourself.
(5) If you’re more concerned about being a billionaire, please neglect grad school, and invest in your idea for five years instead of spending it in grad school with nothing positive at the end but a degree.
(6) If you have a good job or earn well in Nigeria, please and please stick to your job, don’t resign o because there’s no assurance that you’ll get something close to that upon graduation.
(7) For those interested in international education, please be very passionate about it. The end result is good. Imagine a situation where Dr would be added to your name. Oh my! it’ll be so sweet being called Dr Tobi Crowns in future. But don’t ever let go of your dreams because of grad school.
Conclusion: grad school is only interested in passionate applicants. PhD program is very demanding and be ready to pay the price. A PhD program in ABC is more demanding than BS in Electrical electronics engineering because you won’t just learn the alphabetical order but you would learn why A is A and why X has to come before Y and why B is called B and why M is an inverted W. Be prepared! Be prepared!! Be prepared!!! Grad school is interesting, but demanding.
Ask yourself this question, ‘why am I leaving Nigeria’? Please be sincere with your response. God bless you.

Excerpt from a friend's experience

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ijebuboy525: 1:57pm On Feb 07, 2018
BabaOman:


If that's the case, you must have come to the wrong platform as active participants here are those planning to study full-time and not weekends.
How sure are you about this statement?
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by BabaOman(f): 3:07pm On Feb 07, 2018
Ijebuboy525:

How sure are you about this statement?

So you want to abandon your full-time study that you got visa for right?
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Remily(m): 4:17pm On Feb 07, 2018
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. The school is situated on a strippers club!
me- Ewo! I don die.
V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by LagosismyHome(f): 4:38pm On Feb 07, 2018
Remily:
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. The school is situated on a strippers club!
me- Ewo! I don die.
V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha

That why it good to do proper research so you dont dash the embassy 64k

a quick 2 mins research will show you that Stanton falls under unaccredited schools which is a no no especially for international student

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unaccredited_institutions_of_higher_education

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by femi312: 4:39pm On Feb 07, 2018
Remily:
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. The school is situated on a strippers club!
me- Ewo! I don die.
V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha
Your next shot is to apply to a better school, you are even lucky the VO told you the reason. It wqs very glaring

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by temi4fash(m): 4:44pm On Feb 07, 2018
Dear All,

Many thanks for your help on this thread.

Please how marketable is an Engineering Management degree in the U.S.

or is there a site i can check.

Thanks

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by biikeys(m): 4:51pm On Feb 07, 2018
Remily:
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. The school is situated on a strippers club!
me- Ewo! I don die.
V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha

Lol.. Run from agents and look for an accredited school. Also, lying won't help you.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Teedawg: 4:52pm On Feb 07, 2018
Remily:
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. The school is situated on a strippers club!
me- Ewo! I don die.
V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha
strippers club grin that one week me Vo has given you answer "and you picked statnton over Lincoln "

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by damzy88: 6:14pm On Feb 07, 2018
30watts:
Guys I am applying to the University of Iowa, Tippie school of Business M.S Business Analytics program and I am required to submit a SOP. I have a draft and will appreciate if someone here that has an idea of the points to touch help review.

Thanks

Hopeful for a positive response...

Sent you a pm.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by folmus: 6:29pm On Feb 07, 2018
Remily:
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. [b]The school is situated on a strippers club![/b]
me- Ewo! I don die.
V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha


This transcript looked like a fiction initially. Choose the other school and reapply. When people are advised about choice of schools, some see it as discouraging them. Didn't you see the school website and location? grin grin grin
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Aitonline(m): 8:22pm On Feb 07, 2018
[quote author=Walspring post=64785022]

You got all these under or within four years?

No. 2years each +1year NYSC making 7years
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Aitonline(m): 8:34pm On Feb 07, 2018
lolibunm:
Pls house I need to confirm the cost of evaluation of result.I mean the total cost of evaluation of transcript sent from Nigeria school to evaluation company

I paid $286 to WES few weeks ago for evaluation
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by kylexy61(m): 8:44pm On Feb 07, 2018
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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by sunshineluv5: 9:24pm On Feb 07, 2018
Aitonline:


I paid $286 to WES few weeks ago for evaluation
how far are they done with your evaluation? i posted my transcript to them yesterday
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Sorelee(m): 11:57pm On Feb 07, 2018
Remily:
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. The school is situated on a strippers club!
me- Ewo! I don die.
V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha

bro men reading your transcript you self supos no say you Bleep....

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by goodemma20(m): 12:06am On Feb 08, 2018
Remily:
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. The school is situated on a strippers club!
me- Ewo! I don die.
V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha
The VO has said it all. Run away from that agent school and apply to a reputable school

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by shayhune: 2:26am On Feb 08, 2018
Remily:
A silent follower on this platform. Visa denied at 6:30am, 6 February, 2018.

V.O -Good morning
Me-Good morning
V.o-pass me your passport and i-20
V.o- where are you going in the US
Me- Stanton University, Garden Grove, CARLIFORNIA
V.o-How is it possible that the school's tuition will be below 3k dols.
Me- That's the tuition the school charges and I believe it's because its non-for profit institution.
V.o- Are you sure this is a real school?
Me- Yes I am. The school is Authorized by the BPPE.
V.o - She killed my moral. The school is situated on a strippers club!
me- Ewo! I don die.

V.o- Started typing and prolly searching for information about
V.o- Did you apply to any other school
Me- Yes. Lincoln University
V.o- And you picked Stanton over Lincoln?
Me- Yes. I had a first recommendation about Stanton.
v.o- sorry, i cant approve your visa.
Me- Choi! Thank you o


So gurus, what should be my next shot abeg? I just fall a victim sha

I'm sorry I don't have much to say but @bolded really got me laughing.

Your next shot should be: apply to a better school, not one on a stripper's club wink
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by bigfrancis21: 3:09am On Feb 08, 2018
Mitocyan:
A university in USA asked for my official transcript but they are yet to offer me admission. My undergraduate school here in Nigeria offers the option of sending official transcripts via email. The school in USA also accepts official transcript via email but a friend told me that they will likely not accept the kind that my undergraduate institution offers saying they will need it from a trusted party like WES. He further stated that the only kind of transcript the USA school will accept from my undergrad institution will be the one sent through courier service. I need your opinion.
Thanks

You only do WES if the university requires/demands it. If they did not mention WES nor ask of it, then send them the official one directly from your university. Ignore your friend's advice. You only need WES if applying to universities that demand for it. If they don't then you don't need it.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by nestkojex(m): 6:51am On Feb 08, 2018
You are one hell of a genius.... Trust me, even if she had not given you, Donald Trump wild have sacked her... As I was reading your stuff here I was mesmerized by your responses.
lydia19:
Wao, u r really so prepared. Nobody will hear all these and not give u the white paper congrats
quote author=Messibliss207 post=63241245]Hello fam. You guys are the bomb. My visa was approved this morning 13th... Lagos.
I got into Lagos yesterday and lodged at New World hotel in Obalande. It's less than 10 minutes to the embassy. I was interviewed by the black woman in window 4. She was sharing blue paper like biscuit. She denied my friend who I went with. Here's my transcript

VO: (smiling back at me) good morning ma'am

ME: good morning ma

VO: pass your passport and i20. Where are you going to in the US

ME: i'm going to Ball State University in Muncie Indiana

Vo: what's your major

Me: Computer Information Systems

VO: what's your highest degree

ME: BA English Language

VO: why the change to Computer Information System

ME: I caught a passion for IT while in the uni. And as the media director in school I had a lot to do with the computer. Also Nigeria is transferring her business processes from manual to automated so acquiring technical skills will make me remain relevant in the Nigerian business world. I hope to build business modules and softwares that will revolutionize the Nigerian business world. (she was nodding at this point so i continued) I hope to run projects with organisations like Andela that are promoting ICT to women in developing countries like Nigeria to close the gender gap between the male and females in the ICT field in Nigeria. This is because according to the Nigerian National Bureau of statistics, the ratio of male to female in the ict field in Nigeria is 3:1 so I hope to work with these organizations to run projects that will close this gender gap. (at this point she was smiling widely)

VO: how did you hear about Ball State University

ME: the first time I heard about ball state uni was at an education seminar in port Harcourt in 2015. (she nods in agreement like say she follow me go) Then my uncle also recommended it

Vo: (cuts in) how did your uncle hear about this school

Me: he stays in Indiana though in forte Wayne but he told me the school is one of the best in Indiana. (she nods) (I continued) I also carried out a research about the school and the community where ball state is situated

Vo: whos paying

Me: my uncle. He's a Medical Consultant and the CEO of

VO: (cuts in) oh the same person that recommended the school (I said yes and continued spilling my uncle's profile) why is he paying instead of your parents

Me: (smiling widely) he's actually paying back. My parents trained him in medical school so he decided to train me as a way of giving back

Vo: (smiling and nodding) what area will you specialize in

Me: information security system. This is because of the high rate of cyber crime in Nigeria. Actually someone close to me lost a huge sum to cyber crime recently.

Vo: what are some of the courses you will be doing
Me: business application development, Info security system ,computer networking for business, database management system.

Vo: do you do c++ or is not part of it
Me: c++ is for computer science major. The difference is while computer science major is concerned with technology and it's improvement, computer Information systems is concerned with technology as a strategic tool that promotes business.

Vo: I can see you're already working in the IT field, did you get some certifications?

Me: yes ma'am. I did a short course on Data and statistical Analysis and also on computer networking, Cisco networking to be precise
She kindly puts my passport in the basket and brought out the white paper (she kept it far away and was busy giving people the blue paper).

Na so I take Waka today. Thanks to @drocks and @Jerrypeacelinks you guys are too much. Jerry may God give you an approval moro. You're a really nice person. Thanks everyone... You guys made this happen. Lemme go to Balogun market and start my winter shopping. �
All glory to God.. He's so faithful. When you do your part (preparation) God will do his (grace). Bless you all


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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Gifty28(f): 9:22am On Feb 08, 2018
Good morning All, you all have been really helpful so far. Good job. please what date and month is the Gre exam both paper-based and online. need to know so i can start my full preparations.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Gifty28(f): 9:31am On Feb 08, 2018
From what i have heard and learnt on this forum, first he should evaluate he's 2:2 and see if it fall to 3.0 out 4 for US schools or 2.75 out of 4 cuz some schools might accept that, if he check their requirements. for the Gre heard its good to have a good score at least 300 and above if i'm correct. from my little experience here.




femi312:
The answer to the bolded is NO, it depends on the school you apply to, not all schools consider your last 60 hours of undergrad. You want to get funding with a 2:2 and a 282 GRE score? Lets be honest, if the funding were in your care as a POI would you give someone that has this kind of your profile? Would you be confident enough to put projects worth thousands of dollars in there care? I am sure your answer in NO. My advice to you is to re-write GRE and get > 315, with that you have better chances at both funding and admission. Your 2:2 is not a limiting factor if you get a good gre score, LOR,SOP etc
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Gifty28(f): 9:33am On Feb 08, 2018
From what i have heard and learnt on this forum, first he should evaluate he's 2:2 and see if it fall to 3.0 out 4 for US schools or 2.75 out of 4 cuz some schools might accept that, if he check their requirements. for the Gre heard its good to have a good score at least 300 and above if i'm correct. from my little experience here.





Awonla:
Pls guys my gre score is 281, I have bsc in mathematics which I graduated with 2:2 my last two years were of good grades on my transcript because I was told by someone that they always consider the last years most importantly I learnt that a lot of schools don't have much student applying for masters in mathematics, which schools can you suggest for me which will be easy to get admission and also funded if I can be lucky with that my gre score.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by kizboy: 1:27pm On Feb 08, 2018
Andre79:
Hello landers... anyone here applied to FIU for Summer 2018

yes sir i did for civil engineering.

i won't mind if you would guide me

thanks
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Gospelozy(f): 2:30pm On Feb 08, 2018
folmus:


Madam gospel,you are still on this payment since last year? cheesy cheesy you have my mail.

grin Oga folmus I greet oo. No be small since last year. Someone has helped me out.
Thanks so much I appreciate. I still have your mail cos another payment will come up in future cool
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Andre79(m): 3:55pm On Feb 08, 2018
You applied for summer( that’s May 2018) ?



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kizboy:


yes sir i did for civil engineering.

i won't mind if you would guide me

thanks
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by worldwide02: 4:45pm On Feb 08, 2018
kudos to gurus in the house keep doing the good work.
I have been trying to create account for my USA Msc application but it keep displaying > the password does not march.
this is the format>
Passwords must be between 8-30 characters, contain at least 1 uppercase letter (A-Z), 1 lowercase letter (a-z), 1 number (0-9), and 1 of the following special characters: !@#$%^&*()_+|~-=\`{}[]:";<>?,./ Spaces are not allowed.
please have anyone experience that? and how do i solve the problem.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Nobody: 4:51pm On Feb 08, 2018
worldwide02:
kudos to gurus in the house keep doing the good work.
I have been trying to create account for my USA Msc application but it keep displaying > the password does not march.
this is the format>
Passwords must be between 8-30 characters, contain at least 1 uppercase letter (A-Z), 1 lowercase letter (a-z), 1 number (0-9), and 1 of the following special characters: !@#$%^&*()_+|~-=\`{}[]:";<>?,./ Spaces are not allowed.
please have anyone experience that? and how do i solve the problem.



Have u tried WorldWide02@ or something similar notice those Ws they are in uppercase

Probably it could be that what you were typing at the first box "input your password" do not match the one you were typing at the "comfirm password" box vice versa

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