If you believe the issue was with the VO, apply again. We have seen people who applied and got it the second time. The VO might just not be in a good mood.

But please when you apply again if they ask you what has changed, don't say "nothing". Mention that you believe you didn't present your case properly the first time and you want to do that again. Keep in mind all the suggestions mentioned here and make adjustments.

Depends on your relationship with God But a no the first time, shouldn't be a sign for you not to apply again.

Wishing you the best!

folamorgan:

If you were there yesterday you would understand the whole scenario. I'm an "expressive" individual. I have mastered the art very well I won't lie to you.
Firstly, this woman was not ready to listen, I was actually forcing myself to spew out the few I could. She was cutting everything. Immediately she asked a question and you are about to answer her, she would cut it instantly. The few things you saw that came out of my mouth, I spoke them forcefully. She wasn't listening to people, she was just issuing out the blue paper after few questions without expecting replies.
Firstly, she didn't ask a question related to how the course would help my career or company but I still wanted to chip it in when I was telling her about my funding, what I do and even why I picked the school yet she did not allow me to talk on it. She stopped me abruptly
Secondly, I already prepared financial statement and I cannot give her if she didn't ask for it, I can only defend it with my mouth and I think I did justice to an extent to that by mouth, by telling her how much I pay myself from each of the companies monthly and the total annual income. It is against their rules to bring out documents if they don't asl for it, that can disqualify one.
Lastly, on the home ties, we didn't get there in the first place. I wanted to use the opportunity of why I chose the school to explain home ties but she didn't allow me.
And I want to tell you that the few words I wad able to speak out, I managed to maneuvered her questions towards them, she didn't bother to ask or even care to listen. She was quick to say, ok or I got it. For example, check the questions you will discovered that when she asked that was that the only school I chose, that was when I started using the opportunity to let her know the reason I chose the school among the three. She didn't ask to that extent but since I have discovered her pattern I wanted to see if I could maneuvered myself to speak out my unique story. But the truth is you can only convince someone that cares to listen to you. At least, she gave more than 7 people before me blue paper, including a man that has travelled to different countries like France, Germany, UK, etc. The man was articulated enough and he has a strong home ties with evidence but what finally came out of the woman mouth was "sorry, you are not qualified for this visa".
And nobody should tell me that I didn't pray o, I prayed, I quoted the bible, I did everything necessary and I also prepared by reading more than one hundred transcripts and listening to Argo, an online organisation founded by over 20 former US visa officers, where they educate people on how to answer visa questions. And I practiced all these in mocks with people and alone.
I believe probably, that's just God's will. Maybe He has another plan for me

You are working as a business operations analyst, which is closer to MIS. Your story should be the relevance of MIS to your job. You can say why you got a job as a business operations analyst in the first place, your interest, job availability etc. But you should be fine if you connect MIS to your job rather than your degree

orimsamsam:
Hello guys, my interview date is getting closer and I’m finding it difficult proffering answer to one question. Let me explain the situation first before the question.
I currently work as a business operations analyst for a micro-finance bank, but my undergraduate degree was in applied geology, now I am going for my master degree in management information system.
How best can I answer the question why did you transition from geology to mis?

You didn't seem convincing about the fact that you would return after your studies.

Having your brother run your company is not a very good reason for you to come back.

Your wife applying with you should not be an issue, I applied with my husband and two kids and we were given. What I capitalized on was that I had a job that needed me when I got back. That is, of course, after meeting the funds requirement for the four of us and applying to a good program.

Always give contexts to your answers, highlight how your study will affect your business when you get back. Handing the company over to your brother is a red flag that you will not come back. The VO seemed convinced about other aspects but cut you when it came to ties to your home country.

Apply again, your wife should also emphasize that she'll be back for her job, which can mean she doesn't intend to stay the entire length of study with you to get back to her work. And if you choose to apply without her, don't use her as your reason for coming back if she still intends to join you later. We've read stories of families that wanted to join their spouse and they were met with questions like your husband said you were not coming.

What you need is to convince the VO that you will come back after your study and you didn't show that.

folamorgan:
Interview date 20/April/2023
Time:10:30
Window 2
Visa: Denied
My transcript goes like this:
Me: Good afternoon ma
VO: Good afternoon. What is the highest degree you have?
Me: I have Bachelor of science in Biochemistry from University of Ilorin....vo cut in.
VOfaced my wife) What do you do?
My wife: I am into event management and cake making...vo cuts in
VO: I got you
VO: When did you graduate?
Me: I graduated in 2012
VO: (Mood changed) That's a long time, what have you been doing?
Me: I have been working, starting and running 2 companies, and at the same time acquiring certain skills in.... vo cuts in
VO:OK, I got it, I got it.
Who will be running these companies after you left?
Me: My brother. Vo cuts in
VO: do you have a relative in USA?
Me: No
VO: Have you ever travelled out of Nigeria?
Me: No
VO: Okay, okay
Who is sponsoring you?
Me: I am sponsoring myself, I earn N1000,000 monthly making N24,000,000 annually from the 2 companies and I started Bioceutic herbal company since 2016 and my life science company in that manufactures nutritional supplements in 2020. Vo cuts in
VO: I got it. What do you do?
Me: I am.....vo cuts in
VO: oh! You said you have two companies, ok! ok!
Did you choose only this school?
Me: No, I chose 3 schools. The university of texas, dallas.
California state University and New York university... vo cuts in
VO: oh! New York university!
Me: yes, but I decided to go to california state university because out of ten professors in the department, eight of them are into drug discovery research works. I spoke with the program director, professor Nikita Palmer, she said more than half of these professors are either founders or co-founders of biotechnology companies. I also spoke with the international program director, Scot Trevino, he told me that the school is affiliated with Amgen, one of the biggest biotechnology companies in the world. I believe this combination will..... vo cuts in
VO: I got it, I got it.
You are not qualify for this visa and she handed me the blue paper

Costainn:
Greetings to the house, please I would love to get helpful information on how to go about my case. I got admission for my Masters program in USA to resume January 09, 2022. The earliest available date was January 04, 2024 so I have booked that and hoping to request an expedited appointment. Please I would appreciate to get useful information on how to get expedited appointment for my USA student visa application. For those who have got expedited appointment please can you put me through on what to do. Thank you

Since your program is starting January 9, you are already within the 60-day window to request an expedited appointment. Please go ahead. I requested an EA on Monday, Nov 7, got approved on Nov 11, and had my appointment on Nov 15. As of when I rescheduled, the next available date was Dec 19. So the best time to request your EA was yesterday. Request ASAP!