mayd16:
Good morning guys, please i need urgent help in paying my sevis fee, i have gone to all the banks i no of they said they dont offee such services, please i need to do it today

ccemmekus:
Hi Guys,
So I had my visa interview on the 31st of May. I was put on administrative processing cos I was going for Information Assurance which is on the Technology Alert List so they had to run further security checks on me. My visa status changed to Issued yesterday.

So here is my transcript.

I got to the consulate by 6.25 as against my 6.45 interview time. It was mad weird to see so many Nigerians dressed and behaving so properly. Mad

V.O: Goodmorning
Me: Hi, Good Morning
V.O: Visa and I-20 please. *I give him*
V.O:What are you going to study in America
Me: I'm going for an M.sc in Information assurance and Cybersecurity at St. Cloud State University In St. Cloud, Minnesota.
V.O: What did you do in Undergrad?
Me: I have a B.Eng in Elect/Elect Eng, From Afe Babalola university.
V.O: When was this
Me: 2016
V.O: What have you been doing since then? You just finished NYSc right?
Me: Yea, I'm an Azure tech Support Engineer for XYZ Firm.
V.O: Who is paying for your expenses?
Me: My mum who is a lecturer at XYZ Uni and here is her bank statement.
*He looks at Bank Statement for sometime while typing furiously*
V.O: I will hold on to your passport, I-20 and bank statement, I still need to run more checks on you. You will hear from the consulate soon.

I'm very grateful to this forum and I wish all the intending applicants the best of luck.

Tunmise100:
FOR ANY NAIRALANDER INTRESTED. TUITION WAIVER AND $33,000 stipend

ccemmekus:
Hi Guys,
So I had my visa interview on the 31st of May. I was put on administrative processing cos I was going for Information Assurance which is on the Technology Alert List so they had to run further security checks on me. My visa status changed to Issued yesterday.

So here is my transcript.

I got to the consulate by 6.25 as against my 6.45 interview time. It was mad weird to see so many Nigerians dressed and behaving so properly. Mad

V.O: Goodmorning
Me: Hi, Good Morning
V.O: Visa and I-20 please. *I give him*
V.O:What are you going to study in America
Me: I'm going for an M.sc in Information assurance and Cybersecurity at St. Cloud State University In St. Cloud, Minnesota.
V.O: What did you do in Undergrad?
Me: I have a B.Eng in Elect/Elect Eng, From Afe Babalola university.
V.O: When was this
Me: 2016
V.O: What have you been doing since then? You just finished NYSc right?
Me: Yea, I'm an Azure tech Support Engineer for XYZ Firm.
V.O: Who is paying for your expenses?
Me: My mum who is a lecturer at XYZ Uni and here is her bank statement.
*He looks at Bank Statement for sometime while typing furiously*
V.O: I will hold on to your passport, I-20 and bank statement, I still need to run more checks on you. You will hear from the consulate soon.

I'm very grateful to this forum and I wish all the intending applicants the best of luck.

sunshineluv5:
I passionately tap into this blessing st cloud state fall 2018 all the way i ll testify soon like you bro/sis a big congratulations!! ....... were u given any form of scholarship?

Awonla:

I need this, pls let me have your number or email, looking forward to it.

ccemmekus:


Yea, Academic and Cultural. I get $3k and I pay the in-state tuition in addition

Haryormeesey:


You can't pay sevis fee here in Nigeria.
It can oy be paid outside Nigeria.
You can talk to walspring he will help you with the payment

As an undergraduate student filling the DS160. Is it advisable to put NOT EMPLOYED in the Present Work/Education/Training Information? I have worked in the past, I went to a music school this year for a non-vocational training. The problem is that I don't work presently and there's nothing I am doing now. I am finding it difficult with that part and I don't know if it will affect my Visa Approval Chances.

2) Please must I fill the DS160 before I pay for the Visa fee? I want to pay my visa fee, but I am not done filling my DS160. Please help oo.

Chidinho10:



Now, I told you to send me list of MS Finance programs you saw and I'm sad you just provided list of universities with some of them not having MS Finance programs. It will be great if you do things in a nice way so that you can get the best form of assistance you need. Let's look at the schools you listed.

UPenn - They don't have a standalone Masters in Finance. The Masters in Finance you saw there is part of their PhD program.

Ohio State - STEM program and relatively low tuition compared to most MSF programs. If you send in a decent profile (GRE 310 + decent GPA), you'll get some form of financial aid either through GA (50% tuition waiver + stipends) or monetary scholarship. As for placements, it is not a Wall Street placer but it can put you in a nice Finance role at a decent company.

NYU - Aside from their MBA program, all NYU Stern Masters programs get K-leg cos they're meant for professionals. So remove am from your list.

I'll assume you meant University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

UCLA - UCLA does not have an MSF program. What they actually have is an MS Financial Engineering program. You need to understand that Finance and Financial Engineering are two different programs with different career paths. FE is more mathematically-inclined with some programming (mostly C++). FE leads to careers as Quant Analysts and they are very much in high demand. UCLA Anderson, UC Berkeley Haas and Columbia Fu Foundation Engineering School are among the best 15 Financial Engineering programs in the US.

UMich Ann Arbor - UMich Ann Arbor does not have an MS Finance program. It's instead offered by their Dearborn campus. I won't advise you to pay tuition for that program.

Boston College: I don't think this program is STEM. Won't advise you to apply.

UT Austin : The only STEM program at Red McCombs Business School is their MS Business Analytics. Since this is non STEM, I won't advise you to apply considering that you can get better STEM programs elsewhere.

Northwestern University : Kellogg does not have a standalone MS Finance program.

UCBerkerley Haas - As I said with UCLA, what they have is an MS FE program which is one of the best on the market.

University of Virginia : Darden does not have a standalone MS Finance. McIntire School of Commerce however has a MS Commerce program with concentration in Finance but it's not STEM. So don't apply.

Indiana University : Kelley's program is online. I stand to correct you on this; Kelly's Business School program doesn't allow online for fall & spring just Summer with atmost 3 credit hours.The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University offers these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, marketing, production/operations management, and supply chain management/logistics. Its tuition is full-time: $26,265 per year (in-state); full-time: $47,128 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $796 per credit (in-state); and part-time: $1,457 per credit (out-of-state). At graduation, 76.8 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

University of Wisconsin : There are several Universities of Wisconsins. Specify the one you mean.


As I said earlier, you should have an idea of what jobs you want after graduation and where you want to work before choosing an MS Finance program. All programs have their area of specialty and how they place their students. Having an idea of that will help you in selecting schools that meet your needs.

Also, I should point out that most top MS Finance programs do not provide full financial aid especially those target schools with excellent placements on the Street. So if that is a priority, you should also consider that while making your choice of schools.


Forgive my typos. I wrote this in haste.

Jcnmode:
Please I want to pay for my SEVIS I-901 FEE. Help me

Tunmise100:
FOR ANY NAIRALANDER INTRESTED.
TUITION WAIVER AND $33,000 stipend

ccemmekus:
Hi Guys,
So I had my visa interview on the 31st of May. I was put on administrative processing cos I was going for Information Assurance which is on the Technology Alert List so they had to run further security checks on me. My visa status changed to Issued yesterday.

So here is my transcript.

I got to the consulate by 6.25 as against my 6.45 interview time. It was mad weird to see so many Nigerians dressed and behaving so properly. Mad

I'm very grateful to this forum and I wish all the intending applicants the best of luck.

Biladx:
Can Anyone pls be of help. On my i20 document , my spornsor name was not spelt correctly . can I still Apply for a visa like that or I need to be sent another i20 documents ?

Raycupid:
Please this is my proposed transcript, scrutinize mercilessly as I would rather get it here than from the VO
Me:Good morning
VO: good morning,pass ur i20 and passport
Me: passes them
VO : where re u heading to?
Me : Prairie View A & M university Texas, for my masters in electrical Engineering.
VO: So why PVAMU?
Me: I chose PVAMU for some reasons,the main ones being that I would love to have the opportunity to work with two professors from the university, prof obiomon and prof xianglang ,during my search for schools I was very intrigued on their approach in the fields of micro electronics where they instead of the Norm of viewing them mainly as tools in computer Engineering and telecommunications, instead utilized them for computational Biology and systems pharmacology in their various researches. In addition to this PVAMU Is well equipped with good laboratories and research centres with Notable fundings from both NASA and NIH, I Look forward to working in center for computational systems biology which is one of the six main research centers of the dept.
VO: What would this course do for u?
Me: I currently work As Junior maintenance engineer in *** pharmaceutical, this degree with a concentration in microelectronics would give me the required training in machine circuitry and also design and maintenance of electronic components such as this used in microprocessor used in control systems for manufacturing processes, this would see me rise to the position of a senior maintenance and controls Engineer. Also as because of my proposed research topic, I look forward to working with the pharmacology research team.
VO: How did u get to know about PVAMU?
Me: it was one of the schools recommended by a senior colleague ,so I then researched more about it via college sites.
VO: how many schools did u apply to?
Me: Three schools, PVAMU ,University of Louisville, UND.
VO: What have u been doing after Graduation?
Me: First I did my NYSC and then after that I got a job as a maintenance engineer at ***pharmaceutical.
VO: Who would be sponsoring you?
Me: my parents would co sponsor with my aunt and her husband
********* PS: My first degree was in mech Engineering.
please gurus take a look and highlight any loopholes or things I didn't address

Nahum777:
As an undergraduate student filling the DS160. Is it advisable to put NOT EMPLOYED in the Present Work/Education/Training Information? I have worked in the past, I went to a music school this year for a non-vocational training. The problem is that I don't work presently and there's nothing I am doing now. I am finding it difficult with that part and I don't know if it will affect my Visa Approval Chances.

2) Please must I fill the DS160 before I pay for the Visa fee? I want to pay my visa fee, but I am not done filling my DS160. Please help oo.

adedoja99:


Hi there! I had that issue too so I chose "NOT EMPLOYED" then explained my situation.

"Although still categorized as a student, I graduated from high school in 201*, and as such I'm presently not in a school and also not employed"

Since that's my current state that's what I stated. Hope it helps

Nahum777:
Bro it helped a lot. What about the previous work thing? I only worked as a blogger, I was paid by Google Adsense and I never had a physical job. Should I tick No for the question "Were you previously employed?". Thanks adedoja99

mayd16:
Please guys, anyone knows how authentic this dite is

http://americanscholarsacademy.com/index.php/sevis/

adedoja99:


Bro, you should tick " No" I believe, since it wasn't a monthly paid employment. Blogging is more like a side gig

whyqueu:

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Congrats .

I was denied F1 Visa on the 5th of June.I would love to seek your advice on how you handled the first denial and reapplying.
I sincerely don't know how to thank you all ! I give God all the glory. With God there's nothing you cannot achieve !!

My Visa has been finally approved after submitting 3 different Account of Treasury Bills , Few money in the bank account attached and Documents of Stocks .[Note : All are liquid Assets (e.g treasury bills, stock and bonds, cash in bank , Fixed deposit all are acceptable at the Embassy] submitted on Monday issued on Wednesday ! God is powerful !

I want to thank everyone most especially Sorelee ( this man is amazing .He really helped my confidence and he told never to be discouraged but rather trust in God.Thank you

my aunty lagosismyhome may God continually bless you for everything you have been doing here!!

Twoods
The American
femi312
twoods
bigfrancis1
imperiouxx .. God bless you all ! You all are blessings to this nation !! Keep it up