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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by sonofakin: 10:58pm On Jan 26, 2020
Thank you. My concern is that the estimated living expenses on their page is about 19k (14.5k for room & board and about 5k for travel, books and miscellaneous)
lordeoregon:


Congrats on both your admission and GA. If they waived your entire tuition, and it's just semester fees or health insurance you have to pay then that should be great. Usually GA stipends (if 20hrs weekly) factor in the monthly costs of living in your town/city, so you should be fine. I school in TX, and monthly stipends after tax is 1338 which is very decent for a student here (with a few hundreds left if boyz no too ball that month ��). I even heard one gets a refund of certain percentage of taxes paid after filing tax returns, interesting....

So all you need are funds for your first month expenses, and a genuine bank statement for the visa interview. Cheers Baba.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by iWise(m): 11:05pm On Jan 26, 2020
rkarang:


The statement in bold is very correct.

If you're in Texas and a Nigerian, highly unlikely. Unless you file your taxes incorrectly.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Nobody: 11:24pm On Jan 26, 2020
sonofakin:
Thank you. My concern is that the estimated living expenses on their page is about 19k (14.5k for room & board and about 5k for travel, books and miscellaneous)

Hopefully someone schooling in Connecticut can give you estimates on monthly rent, utility bills etc. If you cook, your groceries in a month no go pass 120 bucks. For books, you have full access to them at the library and can even get unavailable ones via inter library loan for free. Transportation na to dey follow school bus, everyone here does so.

No get high BP sha, because you will have a lot to think about and plan for these next months. Also check on LinkedIn for grad students there to give you better estimates. Use the estimates on the school website to plan for bank statements for I-20 and visa prep. Hope this helps.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by bmarketing: 12:32am On Jan 27, 2020
bmarketing:
Hey, my people. Any hope for masters in IT with 2:2. GPA is 2.9/5. I'm thinking if coupled with GRE... What do you think? Thanks a lot!
Anyone please
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Seunisaacsan: 12:59am On Jan 27, 2020
Please someone should help me on how to schedule interview at embassy for USA visa. Thanks. Email: deborahadenike07@gmail.com. you can also reach me on : 08130701625. It is also my whatsapp number. Please someone should help me I really need help please. Thanks.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Lifeforte123: 1:47am On Jan 27, 2020
Good evening everybody, I am new on this page, I want to apply for a student visa, please how can I go about it.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Micholo5(m): 6:54am On Jan 27, 2020
Lifeforte123:
Good evening everybody, I am new on this page, I want to apply for a student visa, please how can I go about it.
.
The Visa is one of the latter stages.
Are you pursuing Undergraduate or Graduate?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by mvem(m): 8:21am On Jan 27, 2020
Evans211:


Hello, prior to my application, I made inquiries about the possibility of funding for MA degree and the response was positive. So once you’re admitted, funding is automatic as long as you’ve indicated your interest during application..

PhD applicants get majority of funding. Yours shouldn’t be different..(depends on the department though)
I sent you a pm
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by mvem(m): 8:23am On Jan 27, 2020
Evans211:


This was the response... funding is automatic once you already indicated you’re interested for assistantship/funding during the application..
I applied after January 15th...the admin graduate coordinator told me the application closes march 1st
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by fairheart(m): 10:36am On Jan 27, 2020
Yes, you can get in. Are you considering evaluating your academic transcript?
bmarketing:

Anyone please
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Ifesinachi22(m): 11:06am On Jan 27, 2020
lordeoregon:


Congrats on both your admission and GA. If they waived your entire tuition, and it's just semester fees or health insurance you have to pay then that should be great. Usually GA stipends (if 20hrs weekly) factor in the monthly costs of living in your town/city, so you should be fine. I school in TX, and monthly stipends after tax is 1338 which is very decent for a student here (with a few hundreds left if boyz no too ball that month ��). I even heard one gets a refund of certain percentage of taxes paid after filing tax returns, interesting....

So all you need are funds for your first month expenses, and a genuine bank statement for the visa interview. Cheers Baba.


God is time to pick this call.
Am already gingered.

Wow, life is sweet.

Balling things on my mind, with American teenagers.

Ewooo, this life too sweet.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Cocao(f): 11:20am On Jan 27, 2020
Ifesinachi22:



Balling things on my mind, with American teenagers.


Your stupidity must not show all the time. Know when to conceal it at least

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by fairheart(m): 11:36am On Jan 27, 2020
Replied.
drealsahmy:


I sent you a pm already please reply
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by fairheart(m): 11:38am On Jan 27, 2020
Right at your back! Very silly thing to think and say!
Cocao:


Your stupidity must not show all the time. Know when to conceal it at least

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by psychologyshuby: 11:49am On Jan 27, 2020
Hello, did u evaluate your transcript?
Evans211:
Hello everyone, good evening/morning. I appreciate you all for a great job done here thus far. I’m new here, and I’d like to ask some questions....

I just got admission into Texas tech Uni (department of political science).. I got an offer as a TA to online graders. The assistantship comes with a stipend of $10,000 for the period of 9 months (which I can’t really make sense of)...

The admission and offer came few hours ago.. I wish to seek your individual opinion, based on experience overtime about the funding (check attached), before sending a mail to the graduate coordinator.

Thanks
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by psychologyshuby: 12:10pm On Jan 27, 2020
Hello guys...I'm currently in search for schools in the US that I can apply to without evaluating my transcript...Course : industrial /organisational psychology. Undergraduate : Public Administration. GPA: 3.37/5.0 ..
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Sammiel: 12:58pm On Jan 27, 2020
Please house I need your advice. I have a degree in business management but I am about to apply for a related course but under an agricultural department of a university. Please can this affect my chances of being issued a visa? I should have outrightly applied for an MBA program but my GRE test score isn't competitive enough and I'm not disposed to taking the test anytime soon. I have a decent GPA with a good aggregate toefl score. Kindly quote me with your advice please as time is not on my side here.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by psychologyshuby: 2:11pm On Jan 27, 2020
Please help
psychologyshuby:
Hello guys...I'm currently in search for schools in the US that I can apply to without evaluating my transcript...Course : industrial /organisational psychology. Undergraduate : Public Administration. GPA: 3.37/5.0 ..
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by fairheart(m): 2:47pm On Jan 27, 2020
Okay! You should use google. You can check New Mexico State University, University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. My head is kinda blank on other schools I can recommend. So, here is the thing: use the following search string to get list of other schools:

Universities in the US for MS Industrial Psychology.
" " " " " Organisational Psychology.


The best way to get these schools is to explore each school webpage. I can tell you there are many schools that doesn't require evaluation from international students. But you really need to do your own search, and please use computer. Not a phone!
psychologyshuby:
Hello guys...I'm currently in search for schools in the US that I can apply to without evaluating my transcript...Course : industrial /organisational psychology. Undergraduate : Public Administration. GPA: 3.37/5.0 ..
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Pefuele(m): 2:48pm On Jan 27, 2020
Sammiel:
Please house I need your advice. I have a degree in business management but I am about to apply for a related course but under an agricultural department of a university. Please can this affect my chances of being issued a visa? I should have outrightly applied for an MBA program but my GRE test score isn't competitive enough and I'm not disposed to taking the test anytime soon. I have a decent GPA with a good aggregate toefl score. Kindly quote me with your advice please as time is not on my side here.

Are you currently working in an agricultural capacity?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by iwriterng(m): 5:20pm On Jan 27, 2020
lordeoregon:


Hopefully someone schooling in Connecticut can give you estimates on monthly rent, utility bills etc. If you cook, your groceries in a month no go pass 120 bucks. For books, you have full access to them at the library and can even get unavailable ones via inter library loan for free. Transportation na to dey follow school bus, everyone here does so.

No get high BP sha, because you will have a lot to think about and plan for these next months. Also check on LinkedIn for grad students there to give you better estimates. Use the estimates on the school website to plan for bank statements for I-20 and visa prep. Hope this helps.

Are you sure about this? I absolutely think $120 is a gross underestimation. I do $200, and I don't even eat as much.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Stevenssen(m): 5:30pm On Jan 27, 2020
hello Solihp , as regards to funding, who were you keeping in touch with? was it just the GC?
Can I email you too?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Sammiel: 7:25pm On Jan 27, 2020
Cocao:


Your stupidity must not show all the time. Know when to conceal it at least
Miss endowed. Nice boobs.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Sammiel: 7:30pm On Jan 27, 2020
Pefuele:


Are you currently working in an agricultural capacity?
No. But I can always make up for that by getting myself involved in it prior to the visa interview.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Muleriders: 7:32pm On Jan 27, 2020
bmarketing:
Hey, my people. Any hope for masters in IT with 2:2. GPA is 2.9/5. I'm thinking if coupled with GRE... What do you think? Thanks a lot!

There is hope. I had 2.8/5.0 and I was able to scale through.

Evaluate your transcript with WES for better output. Then ACE your GRE exams.

But the bitter truth, you chances of getting funding is low (not impossible though).

Goodluck

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Muleriders: 7:36pm On Jan 27, 2020
Sammiel:
Please house I need your advice. I have a degree in business management but I am about to apply for a related course but under an agricultural department of a university. Please can this affect my chances of being issued a visa? I should have outrightly applied for an MBA program but my GRE test score isn't competitive enough and I'm not disposed to taking the test anytime soon. I have a decent GPA with a good aggregate toefl score. Kindly quote me with your advice please as time is not on my side here.

No, it cannot affect your visa chances as long as you are able to defend the career switch when asked by the VO.

I studied chemistry undergraduate and Switched to MBA. When asked why the switch, I told the V.O about my interest in business administration after managing my mum's business after nysc. He smiled and moved to the next question before approving visa.
goodluck

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Muleriders: 7:39pm On Jan 27, 2020
Sammiel:
Miss endowed. Nice boobs.

That's boobs harassment. Stop it, smiley

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Sammiel: 7:48pm On Jan 27, 2020
Muleriders:


No, it cannot affect your visa chances as long as you are able to defend the career switch when asked by the VO.

I studied chemistry undergraduate and Switched to MBA. When asked why the switch, I told the V.O about my interest in business administration after managing my mum's business after nysc. He smiled and moved to the next question before approving visa.
goodluck
Wow... What a morale booster. This is very timely and I appreciate your response. Thanks bro.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by eetzdave(m): 7:50pm On Jan 27, 2020
So i guess its safe to say trump isn't banning Nigeria today, or maybe its a little to early to conclude
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Sammiel: 7:51pm On Jan 27, 2020
Muleriders:

That's boobs harassment. Stop it, smiley
Lol...wetin man go do nah?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by solihp(f): 8:24pm On Jan 27, 2020
Stevenssen:
hello Solihp , as regards to funding, who were you keeping in touch with? was it just the GC?
Can I email you too?

Yes, just the GC. Yes, you can go ahead

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by bmarketing: 8:44pm On Jan 27, 2020
Muleriders:


There is hope. I had 2.8/5.0 and I was able to scale through.

Evaluate your transcript with WES for better output. Then ACE your GRE exams.

But the bitter truth, you chances is getting funding is low (not impossible though).

Goodluck

Great. I just sent you a PM. Thanks, I really appreciate.

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