rachiwise:

@ smile11 and tboy81

congrats y'all!

Smile11 mentioning other schs that gave u admission is a red flag like A-town stated earlier.Pls let's learn well from solid pieces of advice given by members here,but thank God you scaled through.

Congrats again!

rachiwise:

So now we know that if u want to mention the other schs,u must take their I-20 forms to show at the embassy.

All the best to the Spring 2010 guys!

gbemxy:

I got thru wit ma Sec educatn in 2002,after that i studied Agriculture in University of Ilorin in contrast to my dream course which is ENGINEERING.i 've just finished NYSC last month. I did SAT in Jan with the score of 1997 and i just did TOEFL last weekend,i ave done CCNA as well.
I am thinking of starting all over again in courses that are relevant to my dream career,and the best i think i could do is to start over again in U.S,Y'know.am just 23,i need u guys advice on the choice of school in U.S (I'm actually considering Texas) and my preparation as regard that and the clues to the interview,and am planning towards Fall 2010.I need your frank advice

toyosiwemi:

Hi guys,

Sorry ive been quite busy. Im proud of this thread and all the good news.
Congrats smiles11s and tboy81!!!

Yeah can buy a one way ticket its your choice, i got a one way myself.
Was wondering if there is anyone going to UHCL or any other school in Texas, it will be nice if we can encourage each other over there, im sure everyone will appreciate having somone to talk to, anyhow im sure we all will keep on running nairaland!

Take care guys

A-town:

P.S
Summer in houston is like fireeeeeeeeeeee. If you have a car and you don't have "oye" you will roast oo

nethacker:

@^ gbemxy.My candid advice to you is that if u have d opportunity to start all over again,pls do.Thats wat i plan to do cos i had to abandon my HND to pursue studying abroad.Let me ask you one question:Can u gain employment in Oil coys with ur 9ja cert.?can u work anywhere else in any part of the world with that CERTIFICATE?U r only or will only be limited to working in this country.On the other hand,picture urself as a University of Texas graduate-getting offers from facebook,sunsystems,cisco,microsoft,chevron etc.- how will u feel knowing dat u can present ur certificate anywhere in d world.If na me be u,I go start ooooooo after all my elder brother did so n he told me he's not regretting.
My word,I have spoken

femilangy:

My peeps for Spring2010 lets knw ourselves,spring is almost here i cant wait!!!!!!

dreamz701:

Nice Topic, i have been following this thread for long but even though i have never replied, i dont miss a day wihout reading what you guys write ere. I already have my admission from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, not after long weeks of gettin their i-20 though, My cuzin in Chicago helped me pay my SEVIS fee on the 30th of JUly and i had already booked my appointment for 3rd of August ere in Abuja, that day was just a miracle for me, anybody who appeared at Abuja embassy can testify to that white guy on counter 6, it was just a miracle how i escaped him, I still keep thanking GOD for dat, cos he was meant to interview but i still dont know what took him off his seat and someone else counter 9 had to call me to interview me, the normal shaking was there but i had to adjust myself fast, he asked for my i-20, asked why i chose the school, wat i have been doin since 2002 that i finished my o level, asked of what my dad does and again asked why i chose the school. he didnt even ask for my SAT. When he asked for my SEVIS receipt, i told him it was still under processin and he checked, he now gave me a letter that i can come back any tuesday or thursday 7:30am when the receipt is ready, Am already thanking God cos i know i have scaled through, My friend went through same stage b4 he got his, they didnt even ask any question when he went back to show the SEVIS receipt, they just gave him the green ticket to go pick up his visa in wuse II, Am sure mine wont be different, cos Yankee is all am thinkin and talkin bout now lol, This topic has really helped me and given me lots of confidence b4 my interview, Thanks to every contributor, Will surely come back again to share my good news when i finally have the Visa on my passport, Am very very very hopefully and prayerful, Wish everyone all da best, Long Live Nigeria, Long Live United States Of America, My dream land,

nethacker:

Hmmmmm, NEXT
Pls note,if u hv been refused don't bother coming here oo abeg.

dreamz701:

well dis is one of the reasons i have not been posting on ere, there are haters who pretend to be happy with one's progress, i thought this was a thread for oneness and encourage each other, wonder y dis 2 idiots just feel like wishing someone bad, get dis nethacker or wat da F u call urself, its already been done, u just an hater, asshole, catch me if u can, slicker dan ur average, learn to boost morale not down it, suck my privates lil bitch!

dreamz701:

well dis is one of the reasons i have not been posting on ere, there are haters who pretend to be happy with one's progress, i thought this was a thread for oneness and encourage each other, wonder y dis 2 idiots just feel like wishing someone bad, get dis nethacker or wat da F u call urself, its already been done, u just an hater, asshole, catch me if u can, slicker dan ur average, learn to boost morale not down it, suck my privates lil bitch!

No one is hating on you. . . .Are your brain cells too depleted for you to understand NETHACKER's comments

MrCrackles:

No one is hating on you. . . .Are your brain cells too depleted for you to understand NETHACKER's comments

dreamz701:

well maybe it is, but i thank God it was in good condition when i needed it most infront of the consular, wonderin if yours eva get to function when u need it,

nethacker:

My guy i won't wish u bad.It's not wat u think u only misconstrued my statement probably because i did nt accompany that "Hmmmmmm" with this emocticon   (which means surprised).I don't even know u then y on earth will i wish u bad.We r all here to share experiences not plot d downfall of ourselves like dangote and otedola  . the "Hmmmmmmm" means that I acknowledged wat happened @ d embassy as a miracle cos on a normal day u would hv been turned back completely without ur SEVIS receipt.The second statement is just to tell those that will come here and drop discouraging words like "u wont be given" or "u would be denied" to back off.All we want here is seek advice,prepare prayerfully and in d end come with Good testimony  . MrCrackles,Over 2u
My Word u have.I have Spoken 

dreamz701:

sorry misquoted u, its all for da best and all we wanna hear is testimonies, no heartbreaks, it aint no small money to dat stage, sorry once again,

nethacker:

Myguy,Love is all we need one luv.we all meet in Yanky.MrCrackles pardon him and let's embrace peace after all nothing dey.
So let's be in harmony.To you dreamz701 let's be careful in our choice of words cos Three things in life that, once gone, never come back -
Time,Words,Opportunity
Where's ur support?

I dont have a problem with the dude. . . .

dreamz701:

aint against anybody, made it all my life against all odds so am used to it

nethacker:

@TheSeeker
It depends on your package. If you r the only sponsoring urself they WILL ask for your source of funding,the kind of job u do and that will determine hw reasonable she might be.If for instance your annual income is $25k and after all expenses u r left with one third of it as ur savings,certainly one third of ur annual income is not upto the annual tuition+fees of average yanky schools.
Alternatively,u can present a sponsor's statement alongside urs to prove to them that u will be supporting urself and so will ur sponsor's.I guess others in the house will have something to contribute. That's my own 5cents.My word u have, I have spoken