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Hi Akinoj044, You can check the portal 3 times a day, I suppose. if you sur that, you'll be banned for 72 hours. Laws, Rules and Orders are meant to be followed. You are coming to a country that doesn't joke with any of these 3. Kindly inculcate this as early as possible. Please, wait till it is 60 days before filing for expedite. Meanwhile, if you see a closer date, you can reschedule. All the best bro! Akinoj044: 1 Like |
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Hi Jummie14, Congratulations and Welcome to Western!!! Jummie14: |
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Hey! Chin up! This is what I suggest you do. I am sure you have been reading transcripts on this forum. Please, detail and catalog your interview with the Visa Officer. Post it here and let it be critiqued. Then, you need to be properly prepared for your next interview. Be ready to put in the work and you'll be fine. All the very best! Jesuslovepeace: |
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Hi Michaelshow, Location really does not matter! Lagos entertain a lot more applicants than Abuja, hence the higher number of delays than Abuja. Lagos also gives out more visa than Abuja, so make of it what you may. Having said that, you might want to consider your present location, mental frailness and stolid manner before you pick a location. All the very Best! Michaelshow: |
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Hi, Many schools exempt Nigeria. You may want to do a "likkle" research. All the very best! Ujunwaada: |
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Hi, I think you need to capitalize on your IT. Get a diploma in IT in Nigeria, try very much to ace it - I will advise you have a distinction. Then apply for computer science Masters in the States. I have seen someone with your profile getting itted and he's running his program currently. Be ready to put in the work and have an application that stands out. All the very best! Daddydee56: |
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Hello Guys, I am sorry I have to bring this back. Please note, it isn't to drag anyone. But as this is a public forum and information is key, we owe it to ourselves to give honest opinions, to the best of our abilities. Please, if you are interested in attending Western Illinois University, do not hesitate to PICK the school and absolutely follow through. As an international student, I can unequivocally say this is one of the best schools you can attend in the states.....on many metrics. Might not be ranked as Ivy League but the education is top notch and the Nigerian community here is quite strong. The community is so welcoming and you'll get way more than you need in of your basic needs. Yes, a lot of Nigerian are here and it's an advantage for you and not a disadvantage. They rightly got Visa at the embassy and they are leally schooling here. To the best of my knowledge, people hardly come here and abscond. So if the fear of embassy is why you don't want to follow through with the school, I can assure you, you have nothing to fear. Thought to put this out here. And yes! I am in WIU. I wish you all the very best. Godspeed! fairheart: 5 Likes |
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Hi, This seem like a distraction, so last comment on this. Cheers. odimbannamdi: |
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No ma'am, it's manual start. Adesquare2: |
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Fair enough. No vex. But you have to be guided with your choice of words. Having said that, which one of the items are you picking up? Pidginwhisper: |
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Okay chief. Will do just that! Xmen149: |
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Hi guys, So I have some items to sell off. I really don't know how it works here, so you may want to forgive my ignorance. But I have the list below with a reasonable price to follow. Kindly indicate interest if you want. Location is Ogudu. Wardrobe - 40k Bed (6*5) - 40k TV stand - 20k Wine rack - 10 Centre Table - 10k Hisense one door Fridge (one year) - 60 Hisense Washing Machine 7.5 (One year) - 60 Elepaq Gen 3.5kva (clean and well Maintained) - 65 Please let me know which item you want. 2 Likes |
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Well said Baba. His methods were so unconventional and it nearly derailed me. But like you said, no VO is exactly the same and no interview is exactly the same. Preparation helps. Truthfulness also help. Package yourself but don't lie. Package! owagbeba: 1 Like |
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Status: Visa Approved. Lagos on Tuesday, 28th of September. Please find below the transcript I prepared Tuesday Night. So this might be a tardy long read but please allow me to let out how this whole journey started. First thought about traveling out for Master's in 2017. I actually applied to two universities. Yeshiva University, Newyork where I got a 5k scholarship. I applied to University of Maryland, and surprisingly I was also itted. So two offers and I really didn't know what to do with it. 2017 was a very dark year and I was really going through it. Mentally drained and emotionally wrecked (not heartbreak). It's only the love of the few who actually cared that kept me going. Ended up not taking the offers. I resumed working and pushed career forward. In the same 2017, I literally read the *General Student Visa* thread on Nairaland from part 1 to the the latest as at that time. I was consuming information I probably didn't have an urgent need for but they ended up been useful, one way or the other. As of today, I doubt there's any thread created for USA student visa on Nairaland I haven't consumed. Information is power, innit? Applied to WIU last December. Of course, application fee was waived and the process was near seamless. I got itted April but somehow, couldn't sort out Financial Statement up until late June. By the time i-20 came and I applied for Visa, the earliest date I got was Sept 28. I applied for expedite date and it was rejected late July. Days before then, I'd give up on going by fall and requested that WIU send me an offer letter and i-20 for spring. Two days after, they did! While waiting for today's interview, I spent the days leading to today researching, attending virtual sessions and applying to other school's spring and fall '22 program. Person gats get plan B, right? So today I went for the interview. Alloted Interview Time: 10:30am Got to the Embassy: 6:15am Interviewed around 8am. Five VO's were on seat. One caucasian guy, one slim black guy, one black woman and two caucasian women. I was interviewed by the slim black guy. By the time the other guy was done with three candidates, black slim guy was still drilling the man in front of him. By the time it got to my turn, man beckoned on me to come. VO: Good Morning ME: Good Morning VO: How're you today? ME: I'm very well, thank you. VO: First time going to the states? ME: Yes please VO: What's your undergraduate background? ME: Economics VO: Picks up my i-20 and asked me bluntly, Is this the original copy of your i-20 or what? I said it's the original I printed. Man became visibly angry, picks the i-20 and brandish it in my face, across the divider and asked, 'Does this look like an original to you?' In my mind, I was like so nah because of i-20 them go deny me visa? Thing is, I'd printed it myself using the office printer and it's in plain black and white. I honestly didn't know if he wanted it in colour or what his issues were, lol. So I asked him, do you want me to go and print it in colours and bring it to you? He waived it aside and then continued. VO: Who's your sponsor? ME: I have a merit based scholarship and my uncle will be covering the balance. VO: stares at me, so I continued ME: He owns an Agribusiness and exports major cash crops like Cocoa, Cashew, etc. VO: What's his monthly income? ME: 5-10 Million. He said why am I giving him an estimated amount. I said Shey he knows cash crops are seasonal and income flow can't be fixed for all months. At the end, I told him 10 millions. VO: How many employee does he have. ME: Over 100. VO: I don't want estimates. You keep giving me estimates, he raged in his somewhat East African Americanised accent. ME: I told him 108. Cause he be like say this guy really wants 'facts and figures'. VO: How many tractors does he have? ME: 2 VO: How many hectares of land does he farm? ME: 25 VO: Do you have his statement here. I ed it to him and he spent like two, three minutes on it. Checking pages, after pages. When he's done, he asked me why I didn't print earlier months. At this point, I was getting 'angry' too and I told him what he's holding starts from February and ends August. That's 7 months. He said okay. So in all these, I wasn't certain which direction the interview was going. I felt like he's taken the questions from the rear and was hoping he'd ask me questions I could possibly express my self well. I just hoped 'Jesus takes the Wheel' and I can shine soon after. Then he asked me. VO: Okay, so what's Econometrics. It's at this point I knew my prayer was answered. ME: I spoke to the truth of Econometrics and I added Quantitative Economics to it. I finished my bullets here. He nodded. I told myself, 'now we're in play'! VO: So what will this degree do for you? ME: In the short term, when I return to Nigeria, I'll be taking up the role of portfolio manager where I work presently. In the medium term, I'd love to work with CBN and this degree will make that goal achievable. In the long term, I'd love to set up my own consulting firm. The Industry knowledge I've gathered all these years, couple with this degree will make it attainable. He was staring at me here. So I removed my glasses, folded it, dropped it and looked him eyes to eyes. Then I was spitting. He then asked how long I'll be staying in the state and told him January 13, 2021 to Dec 15, 2023. He then brought out white paper and started writing on it. Then slid my port back to me. I didn't even know what's going on. Then he said something about me still having to send the original i-20 to him. I said I'll send today. He said I can chill till when they'll call me. So bottomline, he said they're not issuing spring visa for now because spring is still far away . They'll call me when my visa is ready and I'll take my port to DHL. I'm not returning to the consulate. He gave me my port, gave me the white paper and I left smiling like a fresh lamp. For all the years I've been readying myself, reading transcripts and preparing myself for today, nothing I've read was ENOUGH to see me through what I went though today. He's angry with me. And then he still gave me the visa. Isn't that God's Grace? I sincerely wish those who're on this journey or about to start the very best. Love and Light. 50 Likes 8 Shares |
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Jukwasi: Baba link me up with the group abeg 1 Like |
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So my WIU people!!!!!! I applied o and I was accepted. Got a 4k dollar International something something scholarship, which a current student I reached out to described as "Lucky". Dunno why he said that though. Reached out to the dept regarding funding, if I should re apply or stuff, and man said funding application closed March 1 or thereabout. But since I've applied earlier, before I got ission decision, then no need to panic. Said decision will be made at the end of spring semester. That's pretty close now. Lastly, he said its competitive (we been know), and it'll favour people with 3.5CGPA and above. T for Thanks. homodele: 2 Likes |
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TJ0987: I'm so sorry TJ. : ![]() ![]() ![]() Frankly, we have shared papers and I know how smart and brilliant you are. Please, do pick your self up and push again. The race isn't over. Veeh soon, the end will definitely justify the means. I wish you well my friend. 2 Likes |
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Please, is there anyone just about to start preparing for GRE and hoping to write soon? I'm a working professional in Lagos and I need a study partner. Please do reach out as soon as possible via PM. |
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Alexanderfrost: . . . . . Salam038 sir kindly respond please |
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Salam038: Congratulations brother. Very much happy for you. Quick question though. Did you apply for graduate assistantship at WIU? if yes, is that what got you the 2k scholarship? Thanks bro" 2 Likes |
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Hi TJ, So you're expected to describe how your background, accomplishments, and life experiences led to your decision to apply for the program. Include any educational, personal, cultural, economic, or social experiences, challenges or opportunities relevant to your academic journey. You can as well describe any aspects of your personal background, your accomplishments, or achievements that will contrubute to the diversity of the university. , you're a prospective international student, so they want you to be an interesting one. TJ0987: 1 Like 1 Share |
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Thanks Chief. You've been helpful. Chonco: |
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Good day everyone, Alex here. Please, I need some help. Is Personal Statement the same as Statement of Purpose? My recommendations, can they just all be professionals? I have left school for a while now, getting academics math not be exactly smooth. Lastly, having a wife and a kid, is that strong enough for hometie? Is anyone applying to or in Texas Tech University here? I'll like to ask some specific questions. Please help. |
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On the contrary my man. if you want to kill a dog, you don't go brandishing Cutlass in it face...... SavageSavior: |
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Common man. You can do better. Don't live it for the internet. SavageSavior: |
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