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18/11-- Delhi Consulate - African American Lady
12:30 pm

Outcome-- Rejected

πŸ”»VO: Passme your i20 and Passport
πŸ”ΉMe: Good Afternoon Mam, Here it is.
πŸ”»VO: You are going to San Jose State University
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes, (after that she didn't follow up, then i told) I am Going to San Jose State University For my Masters in Electrical Engineering
πŸ”»VO: You are working as a Professor
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes
πŸ”»VO: Then why masters as you r working as a Professor
πŸ”ΉMe: I am lacking skills in Digital communication systems and Adaptive signal processing. To fill this gap I want to pursue masters...(This answers i have given half from fully prepared answer)
πŸ”»VO: What has changed since your last application?
πŸ”ΉMe: I havedone trainingand certification in Semiconductor package manufacturing and testing by micron inc and along with that i have done some prerequisite courses of the subjects which r going to be offered in my masters..

Then she rejected my visa.

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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Mumbai
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date: 25 nov 2024
Counter: #34
IN Time: Out Time:
Duration: 1

Who Took your Interview: Gender and Age ONLY (No Race).American man in his early 40’s

Visa Status: approved

University Details
University Name: university of north Texas
Course and Program Name: #
Masters in
construction management
City and State: Texas

Your Profile
UG or Highest b tech
UG University or College:vnr vjiet
City and State:
CGPA: 7.33
GRE:
/IELTS:7.0

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Dress:
What did you wear for Interview?
Formal Dress and Color etc.

Interview Experience:
πŸ”ΉMe: hi officer
πŸ”»VO: give me your passport and i20
πŸ”ΉMe: sure officer
πŸ”»VO: what other admits did you get
πŸ”ΉMe: answered all the 5 other universities

πŸ”»VO: what is your c gpa
πŸ”ΉMe: told him about my Gpa
vo- which university are you going ?
Me : university of north Texas

πŸ”»Vo: which program
πŸ”ΉMe : masters in construction management

πŸ”»Vo: oh , why construction management
πŸ”ΉMe : told the reason
πŸ”»Vo: tell me about your funds
πŸ”ΉMe : I have an education loan of XX lakhs and saving of XX lakhs
πŸ”»Vo : gave me the white slip and told your visa is approved

πŸ”ΉMe : Thankyou officer , Thankyou officer

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Tips : actually I have been rejected last time , he didn’t ask me about why did you change the university. Why did you change the course .
He just asked me like a fresher student itself


Don’t get panic because he rejected around 5/6 members infront of me


Don’t give scripted answers . Just be quick and tell them what’s in your mind


https://t.me/F1_Exp

Did anyone assist you with Vi Prep from Columbus Academics or F1 Discussions:
Yes

Who Assisted you:
@InfinityAp999 | @F1_GIRL @MetalCoat | @Violet0901
https://t.me/F1_Exp

Tips and Suggestions:
How did you prepare?
Suggestions for Students going for Visa Interview

Want to get admitted to Top Rated University?
Build Strong Profile?
Attend F1 Visa Interview with 100% Confidence?
Previously Refused?
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Visa Interview Details
University: #UMass Boston
Interview Outcome: #Approved
Attempt: 1
Date: 2024-11-25
In Time: 09:15
Consulate: #Hyderabad
Country: India



UG course: BTech Computer science and engineering
GPA: 7.2
College/ Institute: BVRITH
Country: India



πŸ”»VO: Good morning, Pass me your i20 and passport.
πŸ”ΉMe: Here you go officer

πŸ”»VO: oh, UMass Boston?
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes officer

πŸ”»VO: oh, Computer science?
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes officer

πŸ”»VO: which degree?
πŸ”ΉMe: Software Engineering

πŸ”»VO: Why software engineering?
πŸ”ΉMe: I have done my undergraduation in the same course, so, to upgrade my knowledge & to gain in-depth skills, I have chosen the same course for Masters too?

πŸ”»VO : Tell me which degree?
πŸ”ΉMe : ohh officer, It's Masters !!

πŸ”»VO : Then why did you say software engineering?
πŸ”ΉMe : That's my specialization officer.

Kept the passport in the tray and finally the golden words came out

πŸ”»VO : Your visa has been approved !
πŸ”ΉMe : Oww, Thank you so much officer !!(with a big smile)

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Visa Profile
College: Loyola University Chicago
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 26th Nov 2024
Interview Time: 08:45
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India

Exam Profile
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 8 band

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4Years)
Grad Major: CSE
Grad GPA: 7.6
Grad Institute: Osmania University , Hyderabad
Grad Country: India

Interview Details

Me: Good Morning officer
VO: Good morning pass me your i20 and passport

VO: how did you come to know about this university?
Me: Officer I came to know about this university when I was working on my undergrad project,in which i referred to the research paper published by Dr. Mohammed Abuhamad who is.....(Interrupted)
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VO: Come on Man! 😏 Everyone is giving the same answer!
Me: no officer this is really how i came to know about this university πŸ˜…πŸ˜…
(Shakes his headπŸ™‚β€β†”οΈ and went on to the next question)

VO: How did you come to know about other unis you applied to?
Me: yeah,so I went onto websites such as usnews rankings and Google scholar to search about unis providing me with curriculum that aligns with my career goal of becoming an AI engineer. So after a thorough research i shortlisted some unis and finalised them.

VO: How is the campus life?
Me:(was not expecting this😳) officer the campus life at Loyola is very vibrant. Frequent tech events are held at Loyola which will help me gain hands on experience. Loyola also emphasises on research based learning which will help me gain practical skills needed to pursue the role of an ai engineer.

VO: Your 2nd priority uni? Compare it with Loyola.
Me: compared Loyola with Seattle and mentioned how Loyola is offering specialization in ai which aligns with my goal whereas Seattle is providing specialization in ds and ...(Interrupted)

VO: so why did you even apply to Seattle if there was no specialization in ai?
Me: officer i applied to Seattle because it has a strong ms in cs program..their specialization is heavily focused on data science so I didn't opt for it...

VO: So the uni allots you the specialization or you get to choose it?
ME: No,no we get to choose it officer 😁

VO: Okay place your left hand four fingers on scanner
Me: Okayy

VO : I'm keeping your passport.πŸ™‚
Me: Thank you officer 🀩

Tips and suggestions:
Treat the interview like a conversation. They are judging students based on their intentions and approving the visa if you have a genuine academic intent. Your chances of approval increase if you are going to a less traveled uni or a very good uni. Two guys in front of me got rejected as they were going to st louis,lewis.
Again, just be confident and speak naturally, you most probably won't remember the answers anyway so just have a good understanding of your profile, background and uni and you can answer any question confidently!

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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Mumbai
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date: 25 nov 2024
Counter: #34
IN Time: Out Time:
Duration: 1

Who Took your Interview: Gender and Age ONLY (No Race).American man in his early 40’s

Visa Status: approved

University Details
University Name: university of north Texas
Course and Program Name: #
Masters in
construction management
City and State: Texas

Your Profile
UG or Highest b tech
UG University or College:vnr vjiet
City and State:
CGPA: 7.33
GRE:
/IELTS:7.0

@F1_Exp

Dress:
What did you wear for Interview?
Formal Dress and Color etc.

Interview Experience:
πŸ”ΉMe: hi officer
πŸ”»VO: give me your passport and i20
πŸ”ΉMe: sure officer
πŸ”»VO: what other admits did you get
πŸ”ΉMe: answered all the 5 other universities

πŸ”»VO: what is your c gpa
πŸ”ΉMe: told him about my Gpa
vo- which university are you going ?
Me : university of north Texas

Vo: which program
Me : masters in construction management

Vo: oh , why construction management
Me : told the reason
Vo: tell me about your funds
Me : I have an education loan of XX lakhs and saving of XX lakhs
Vo : gave me the white slip and told your visa is approved

Me : Thankyou officer , Thankyou officer


Tips : actually I have been rejected last time , he didn’t ask me about why did you change the university. Why did you change the course .
He just asked me like a fresher student itself


Don’t get panic because he rejected around 5/6 members infront of me


Don’t give scripted answers . Just be quick and tell them what’s in your mind


https://t.me/F1_Exp

Did anyone assist you with Vi Prep from Columbus Academics or F1 Discussions:
Yes

Who Assisted you:
@InfinityAp999 | @F1_GIRL @MetalCoat | @Violet0901
https://t.me/F1_Exp

Tips and Suggestions:
How did you prepare?
Suggestions for Students going for Visa Interview

Want to get admitted to Top Rated University?
Build Strong Profile?
Attend F1 Visa Interview with 100% Confidence?
Previously Refused?
Contact: @InfinityAp999 || @F1_Girl

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Visa Profile
College: UMass Boston
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2024-11-25
Interview Time: 09:15
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India



Visa experience
UG program: Bachelors (4 Years)
UG Course: Computer science and engineering
GPA: 7.2
University : BVRITH
Country: India

Job Type: Fresher
Job Years: 0

Https://t.me/f1_exp

πŸ”»VO: Good morning, Pass me your i20 and passport.
πŸ”ΉMe: Here you go officer

πŸ”ΉVO: oh, UMass Boston?
πŸ”»Me: Yes officer

πŸ”»VO: oh, Computer science?
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes officer

πŸ”»VO: which degree?
πŸ”ΉMe: Software Engineering

πŸ”»VO: Why software engineering?
πŸ”ΉMe: I have done my undergraduation in the same course, so, to upgrade my knowledge & to gain in-depth skills, I have chosen the same course for Masters too?

πŸ”»VO : Tell me which degree?
πŸ”ΉMe : ohh officer, It's Masters !!
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πŸ”»VO : Then why did you say software engineering?
πŸ”ΉMe : That's my specialization officer.

Kept the passport in the tray and finally the golden words came out

πŸ”»VO : Your visa has been approved !
πŸ”ΉMe : Oww, Thank you so much officer !!(with a big smile)

https://t.me/f1_exp

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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Mumbai
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2023
Interview Date: 25 - 11 - 2024
Counter: #
IN Time: Out Time: 10:20
Duration: 1 mins

Who Took your Interview: Gender and Age ONLY (No Race). Young white boy

Visa Status: Approved

University Details
University Name: University of the Pacific
Course and Program Name: #computerscience
City and State: #california


Your Profile
UG or Highest Degree: #BTech #ComputerScience
UG University or College:
City and State:
CGPA: 6.7
GRE:
TOELF/Duolingo/IELTS/PTE:125 duolingo

@F1_Exp

Dress:
What did you wear for Interview?
Formal Dress and Color etc.
…formal dress

Interview Experience:
πŸ”ΉMe: Hi Officer, Good Morning. How are you?
πŸ”»VO: I am good. How are you?
πŸ”ΉMe: I am doing great, Thanks for asking

πŸ”»VO: How many University did you applied?
πŸ”ΉMe: Apart from University of Pacific i have applied to Seattle university, Cleveland state, Trine University

πŸ”»VO: Why Pacific?
πŸ”ΉMe: These University provide a specific specialization….(vi intrrupted)
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VO: Undergradation course?
Me: Bachelors in computer science

VO: Cgpa?
Me: 6.7 on a scale of 10

VO: Are you married ?
Me: No, I am single

VO: When did you completed UG?
Me: July 2024

I am approving your visa….

Thank you with great smile.

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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Hyderabad
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date:26/12/2024
Counter: #36
IN Time: 8:45 Out Time:9:00
Duration: 1min

Who Took your Interview: African American male 50 -55 age [HE IS COOL]

Visa Status: Approved βœ…οΈ

University Details
University Name:DePaul university
Course and Program Name: Masters in Health Informatics
City and State:Chicago Illinois

Your Profile
UG or Highest Degree: #B.pharmacy completed in 2017
UG University or College:Bomma institute of pharmacy
City and State:Chicago
CGPA: 7.3
Toefl: 101 out of 120

Dress:
What did you wear for Interview?
Formal White shirt Navi blue trousers

Interview Experience:

VO:Hi good morning how are doing today?[with smile]
Me:Good morning officer I'm good [with nervousness]

VO: Why are going to USA?
Me: I'm going to USA to pursue masters in HEALTH INFORMATICS

VO: Why masters?
Me: accordingly answer[he interrupted me]

VO:when did your undergraduation?
ME:accordingly I answerd.

VO:Since what are u doing?
Me:I explained my designation company name location

VO:Who is your sponsor?
Me:[I didn't understand first time sorry officer i can't here u he again ask slowly who is your sponser?]
I answered

VO:What is your plans after completion of masters?
Me:I answered
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Finally golden words ✨️
I'm approved your visa congratulations 😍😍

One minute I'm shocked he said don't panic and Don't worry I Don't give your passport πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ [with smile]
Me : THANK YOU OFFICER THANK YOU SO MUCH

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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Mumbai
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date: 26-11-2024
Counter: #30
IN Time: Out Time: 10:00- 11:30
Duration: 40 seconds

Who Took your Interview: Gender and Age ONLY (No Race).

Visa Status: Approved

University Details
University Name: Clark university.
Course and Program Name: Masters in computer science
City and State: Worcester, Massachusetts

Your Profile
UG or Highest Degree: #BCA
UG University or College: Dayananda sagar university
City and State: Bangalore, Karnataka
CGPA: 7.62
GRE: waived off
TOEFL/Duolingo/IELTS/PTE: Duolingo 130

@F1_Exp

Dress:
What did you wear for your interview?
White shirt and grey trousers.

Interview Experience:
πŸ”ΉMe: Hi Officer, Good Morning. How are you?
πŸ”»VO: I am good. How are you?
πŸ”ΉMe: I am good.

πŸ”»VO: What course are you going to?
πŸ”ΉMe: I am going to pursue masters in cs at Clark University.

πŸ”»VO: Which state is that?
πŸ”ΉMe: Massachusetts

VO: How’s the weather in Massachusetts?
Me: It’s quite cold.

VO: when did you graduate?
Me: I graduated last year with a degree of bachelor’s in computer applications.

VO: what have you been doing since then?
Me: I was enrolled into data science certification course from IIIT-B for 8 months where I’ve completed 2 credits with specialization in data analytics
In the meantime, I’ve secured a gpa of perfect 4 on the 4 point scale.

VO: who is funding you:
Me: Answered accordingly.

VO: You’re approved ma’am.
Me: Thank you so much ma’am.

https://t.me/F1_Exp

Did anyone assist you with
Vi Prep from Columbus Academics or F1 Discussions:

Yes, I wanna thank @ANALYTICA_24 @axis @durga @Elena @prof

Who Assisted you:
@InfinityAp999 | @F1_GIRL @MetalCoat | @Violet0901
https://t.me/F1_Exp

Tips and Suggestions:
How did you prepare?
I took their custom q and a plan but unfortunately it was of no use because the VO didn’t even ask me any question related to academics but it definitely boosted my confidence to a whole new level.
Like I was thoroughly prepared for every possible questions out there.

Suggestions for Students going for Visa Interview:

There were many students who were getting refused today in Mumbai and the approval rates were too less. I was fortunate enough to get approved today.

Prepare well.
As everyone say confidence is the key and sometimes it’s a matter of luck and destiny too.

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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Hyderabad
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date: Nov 26, 2024
Counter: #34
IN Time: 8:45 am
Out Time: 10:15 am
Duration: 1 min 20 seconds max
But I felt like 1 hour πŸ˜€

Who Took your Interview: American guy in 40s

Visa Status: Approved

University Details
University Name: University of Houston, Main campus
Course and Program Name: Masters in data science engineering
City and State: Houston, Texas

Your Profile
UG or Highest Degree: #BTech
UG University or College: JNTU
City and State: Hyderabad, TS
CGPA: 8.23
GRE: 308
TOEFL/Duolingo/IELTS/PTE: Duolingo 120

@F1_Exp

Dress:
What did you wear for your interview?
Stripes white shirt and Wheatish pants.

Interview Experience:
πŸ”ΉMe: Good Morning officer with smile.
πŸ”»VO: Good morning. How are you?
πŸ”ΉMe: I am good. How are you sir with soft tone

πŸ”»VO: I'm good. Your documents plz.
πŸ”ΉMe: here you go officer.

πŸ”»VO: What is your course ?
πŸ”ΉMe: officer I am going to MS in Data Science Engineering at Houston main campus.

πŸ”»VO: Is it Clear Lake or Main?
πŸ”ΉMe: officer it's main campus

πŸ”»VO: oh nice. So what is data science engineering?
πŸ”ΉMe: told in detailed sharing important features of data science and its amalgamation with data engineering into a single program.

πŸ”»VO: Tell me how it is different from data science ?
πŸ”ΉMe: Gave explanation and also shared examples
(interrupted me) with a happy face thats alright I got it.

πŸ”»VO: Tell me did you graduate?
πŸ”ΉMe: officer in May 2024
πŸ”»VO: what did you do since your graduation
πŸ”ΉMe: officer I have been involved in few trainings related to introduction to machine learning after that I had taken certification program in AIML. And then from August to October I did 3 months internship with people tech company at Hyderabad.

πŸ”»VO: what brought your interests in the data science instead of computer science?
πŸ”ΉMe: data science is the area of computer science only. But that it focuses on the data and statistical aspects of computer science. I had done my UG project in convoluted neural network and advance analytics which had made my interest into a specialisation of computer science

πŸ”»VO: Who is sponsoring you for Master program
πŸ”ΉMe: officer my parents are funding my masters program along with that I have a loan of XX lakhs
πŸ”»VO: how much does your parents earn and what do they do
πŸ”ΉMe: salary of my father and told my mother is a housewife and told his salary also is xx lakhs.

πŸ”»VO: please go ahead and place your fingers on the scanner.
I placed right hand he said. No the left hand
πŸ”ΉMe: sorry officer.
It got very nervous πŸ˜” about result

πŸ”»VO: I am approving your visa enjoy your stay in Houston
πŸ”ΉMe: I didn't react much.
Just said thank you officer I really appreciate.
πŸ”»VO: you're welcome you get a passport in 5 to 7 busines days
πŸ”ΉMe: thanks officer.
Silently worked back to the gate and met mine friend who was waiting outside for me πŸ₯² mixed feelings cry and happiness

https://t.me/F1_Exp

Did anyone assist you with
Vi Prep from Columbus Academics or F1 Discussions:
Yes, I wanna thank @F1_shield @Elena @professor_0707 and team at Columbus

Who Assisted you:
@InfinityAp999 | @F1_GIRL @f1_shield
https://t.me/F1_Exp

Tips and Suggestions:
How did you prepare?
I took QA PDF. It helped me a lot to gain so much of confidence. Most importantly mocks helped me prepare for my university and data science related questions.
The PDF helped me with a lot of questions that I did not even imagine that they will ask in the visa interview but there is so basic and many people don't know about it.. it was totally custom according to my profile my course and my internship background.

Suggestions for Students going for Visa Interview:
There were a lot of students who got refused at my counter as well as other counters. It was mostly due to the generic answers and some of them were even refused just by asking one or two questions I think. I am very lucky to be among a few approved students.
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Consulate: #Hyderabad
Interview Time 9:30

Outcome: #Refused
African American age near by 29 to 30
Counter number :31
Outcome: #Refused
Central michigan university

Interview Details
Https://t.me/f1_exp
Me : good morning officer
Vo: no response
Vo: pass your documents
Me : how are you doing
Vo: no response
Vo : when did you graduate
Me : I graduate in 2023
Vo : What was your gpa
Me : it was 8.34 on scale of 10
Vo : why this university
Me :told accordingly

Vo : Why finance subject
Me: explained as I participated in graduation in project passion came from that explain everything as I am also working in bank in finance field

Https://t.me/f1_exp

Vo : I am not satisfied
Vo : explain the subject
Me : explained for 20 sec
Vo : plain fingers on scanner
Vo : I am not approving your visa this time
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Visa Category: F1
Visa Status: Approved
Consulate: #Chennai
Date: 26 November 2024

University: #Boston University
Program: Master's of Management in Hospitality

In Time: 09:00 AM
Out Time: 10:45
Counter : 13
Number of attempts: 1

IELTS: 7.5
GRE: N/A

UG Education: Bachelors of Science in Hospitality Management

Worked as: Associate Analyst last 5 years.

Interview Details:
πŸ”ΉMe: Good Morning Officer.
πŸ”»VO: Good Morning.

πŸ”»VO: Can I have your documents?
πŸ”Ή(Handed it over to her)

πŸ”»VO: Which university you are heading to?
πŸ”ΉMe: Officer I’m going for Boston University for Master's of Management in Hospitality program.

πŸ”»VO: what was your Undergrad course?
πŸ”ΉMe: Officer it was Bachelor in Hospitality management.

πŸ”»VO: What is your CGPA?
πŸ”ΉMe: It's 7.79 on a scale of 10

πŸ”»VO: Apart from Boston University, which other admits did you get ?
πŸ”ΉMe: Apart from Boston University, I had applied to St. Louis University, University of central Florida and MUST rolls.

πŸ”»VO: Who is sponsoring your education?
πŸ”ΉMe: My father is sponsoring my education with his savings of..
(INTERRUPTED)

πŸ”»VO: What does he do and what is his annual income?
πŸ”ΉMy father works as Head of Marketing with Reliance Life Sciences and his annual salary is INR XXXX.

(She checked my DS160 on her computer screen)
πŸ”»VO: I can see you've also applied for loan.
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes Officer I've secured an education loan from HDFC credila for xx Lakhs .

πŸ”»VO: Did you give your GRE ?
πŸ”ΉMe: No Officer. GRE is waived off on my university.
I have given IELTS and got 7.5.

πŸ”»VO: Place ur right hand on the scanner.
Okay, then we are good to go.
I am approving your visa.

Have a safe travel to the US.

πŸ”ΉMe: Thank you so much Officer. Good Day!

πŸ”»VO: You too.


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Suggestions / Tips

Suggestions for Upcoming Students:
I know it's not easy , but try to stay as calm as possible. The entire atmosphere in the consulate will be dead silent with students all around you, but do not panic.
Yes it's scary, but don't let that show on your face.

Keep smiling throughout the interview, that's when they'll try to make you feel relaxed.
As soon as you go up to the counter, smile and wish them, even if they don't respond back, it's okay. Atleast they'll know you're confident.
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Consulate : #Mumbai
University : #Northeastern University Boston
Major : Masters in Internet of Things
Attempt No : 05

Previously refused with
Attempt 1 : Northwest Missouri State University (CS)
Attempt 2 : Concordia University St Paul (ITM)
Attempt 3 : SUNY polytechnic (DSA)
Attempt 4 : SUNY polytechnic (DSA)

CONSULATE : #MUMBAI
COUNTER NO : 29
Looking like an Indian American in his 20's(less than 30)
He refused many people in front of me..... Counter No 27 having great approvals..... I thought to go to Counter no 27 but they sent me 29..... I have no hopes that my visa is going to be approved with 4 different types of refusals with different universities and majors...... So don't worry about the refusals and approvals.

Background : BTech in ECE
CGPA : 7.48
GRE : 310
Duolinguo : 125

Interview Details
πŸ”ΉME : Hello sir... Good afternoon
πŸ”»VO : Hello Good Afternoon.... Pass me your documents.
πŸ”ΉME : How are you ?
VO : Am good How are you?
πŸ”ΉME : Am good too.... Thank you.
πŸ”»VO : I see you are previously refused
πŸ”ΉME : Yes Sir
πŸ”»VO : Where are you heading??
πŸ”ΉME : I am going to pursue my masters in Internet of Things at Northeastern University Boston.

πŸ”»VO : Oh Northeastern!!
πŸ”ΉME : Yes Sir
πŸ”»VO : Why Computer Engineering?
πŸ”ΉME : Sir it's the CIP code of Internet of Things.
πŸ”»VO : Why this university?
πŸ”ΉME : There are many things to discuss. I published a research paper on Speech Enhancement in the IOT domain..... Only 5 universities in the US that are providing this Course and Northeastern is best among them (Interrupted)
πŸ”»VO : What are the other universities you had applied to?
πŸ”ΉME : Apart from Northeastern I applied for 3 other universities they are 1. ASU 2.UMBC 3.NJIT
got admits from all of them

πŸ”»VO : When did you passed out??
πŸ”ΉME : In August 2023
πŸ”»VO : What are you doing since then?
πŸ”ΉME : I am involved in my research with my professor in my college for 6 months after my graduation.
πŸ”»VO : What was the research about?
πŸ”ΉME : It's about Speech Enhancement using Adaptive Weiner. It will be helpful for the people who are hearing impaired. It was taken from Noise Cancellation that we are using right now like Noice Cancellation mics, etc
πŸ”»VO : Come again. What is the name of the Method?
πŸ”ΉME : It's Speech Enhancement using Adaptive Weiner Filter. and the research going on in the institute of wireless Internet of Things is directly supported by NASA and Department of Defense at Northeastern.
πŸ”»VO : What is the software that you have used in your Research?
πŸ”ΉME : It's MATLAB.
πŸ”»VO : Tell me about your funding?
πŸ”ΉME : My father is going to sponsor me with 65lks of his savings and I have secured education loan of 49,50,000.

πŸ”»VO : What does he do?
πŸ”ΉME : He is into Real-estate Business deals with Projects like Building apartments. He is a builder and Developer.
πŸ”»VO : Typing seriously..... Finally Golden Words.... I am approving your visa.
πŸ”ΉME : Thank you so much officer. (In that happy mood I said him that) Love you sir you made my day. πŸ™


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Tips : I never thought that I am going to give tips for someone but Yeah the time has come..... Because many people are in the same situation which I overcame now..... I think this can be helpful for someone
like me..... Everyone has their time don't worry about your current situation..... Miracles gonna happen.... Well.... After my 4th refusal I was out of my consultancy who wasted my 1.5 years by applying for fu*kin down the line universities. I researched everything on my own and took suggestions from Axis and Kurosaki......Axis helped about university shortlist, DS 160, and all the general doubts and Kurosaki gave me subjective support..... I wanna appreciate your support without charging even a penny hats off to your efforts..... I think choosing the better ranking university is the main thing.... And I think many are from ECE shifting to CS or related.....
In my case what actually worked is during my btech in my final year project I published a research paper like you..
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Interview Details
Counsulate Name: #Hyderabad
Interview date:26/11/2024
Counter:30
Visa attempt number: 3
Who took my interview: An American women


Visa Status: #APPROVED

University Details
University Name:
#Adelphi University
Course and Program name: Masters in #Business Analytics
City and State: Garden city, New york

Duolingo- 125/160

Interview Experience:

πŸ”ΉMe:Hi good morning officer.
πŸ”»VO:Good Morning

πŸ”»VO: Ohh.. you are going to Adelphi University?
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes officer

πŸ”»VO: Why are you going to US?
πŸ”ΉMe: To pursue my masters in Business analytics officer. (She was typing on screen continuosly)

πŸ”»VO: Why Business Analytics?
πŸ”ΉMe: In my work experience i got exposure on business & marketing Analytics and use of large data helped me to understand & analyse decisions effectively and also I observed how analytics provides valuable insight to improve overall performance in the organisations. Soo this masters program will help me to gain in depth knowledge in business analytics and helps me secure a good job
( she was typing continuously, after 2 mins she asked me a question again)

πŸ”»VO: why did you change your university you have applied for other university last time?
πŸ”ΉMe: I also applied for Adelphi University last time officer but i dint got the admit , it was still under review, so I have gone with the other university last time.

πŸ”»VO: then she finally with a smile and said please place your left four fingers on the scanner, your visa is approved, have a great day
Me:Thank you so much officer. You made my day.

Tips:1. Be loud and clear
2.Even if you fumble, dont loose confidence and continue your answer.

Wish all of you guys good luck for your interviews.
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Visa Profile
College: #Northeastern University, Boston Masters in Information Systems
Interview Outcome: #Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2024-11-22
Interview Time: 10:45 am
In Time: 9.00 am
Out Time: 11.00 am
Interview Duration: 4-5 min
Interview City: #Delhi
Interview Country: India
Counter No: 11

Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: -
English Test Type: Duolingo
English Test Score: 140


Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: CS
Grad CGPA: 7.78
Grad Country: India

Job Type: software engineer
Job Years: 2.5 years

https://t.me/f1_exp

##Interview Details##
πŸ”»VO: Good morning, pass me your i20 and passport
πŸ”ΉMe: Hi Officer Good Morning, yeah sure this is my i20 and passport.

πŸ”»VO: Are you going to Northeastern University?
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes officer I’m going to Northeastern University.

πŸ”»VO: How many years of work experience you have?
πŸ”ΉMe: I have 2.5 yrs of work experience as SE1.

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πŸ”»VO: Ohh that’s nice could you please explain your job roles and responsibilities?
πŸ”ΉMe: Answered accordingly.

πŸ”»VO: Which technology did you use to develop your product?
πŸ”ΉMe: Answered accordingly.
But please make sure you use technical terms like frontend and backend technology which will give an impression to VO that you’re technically good and have done your research.

πŸ”»VO: Great, Why Python? (Since I had mentioned backend technology as python while explaining my product to the VO).
πŸ”ΉMe: Officer, I used python due to its simplicity and versatility along with its availability of vast libraries which will reduce developers task and we can re use it wherever required.

πŸ”»VO: Ohhh that’s nice, can you tell me few python libraries which you have used ?
πŸ”ΉMe: Sure officer, I have used NumPy, Tensorflow, Pandas and so on.

πŸ”»VO: Which specialisation are you going to do your master’s in?
πŸ”ΉMe: Officer this course offers dual specialisation in software engineering and cybersecurity.

πŸ”»VO: If you had to select one out of these two which one would it be?
πŸ”ΉMe: It would be cybersecurity since I have already done few certifications related to this and it would help me in my career growth.

πŸ”»VO: Makes sense, alright who is funding your education?
πŸ”ΉMe: Officer, My parents are funding my education with their savings of xxx amount.(interrupted)

πŸ”»VO: Do you have any loan?
πŸ”ΉMe: Yes officer I do have a secured collateral education loan of xxx amount sanctioned by Axis bank.

πŸ”»VO: ohh okay, What does your parents do?
πŸ”ΉMe: Answered accordingly.

πŸ”»VO : Cool, Your visa is approved, have a good day.
πŸ”ΉMe: Thank You Officer.

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Consulate: #mumbai
Attempt:2nd
Vi date :21nov2024
Counter:33
In time :10:15
Out:12:55

Male visa officer looks like indian
Age25-30

Visa: #Approved βœ…οΈ
Uni-Ball state university Indiana
Course- bsc computer science

High school- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kapurthala
CGPA-7.6
Ielts- 7 bands


Which course?
Why usa ?
Why not india?
Which uni?
Why this uni ?
Whats different abt your uni Everbody offers same thing?
How many uni applied?
Their names ?
Rejected once ?
What changes you made?
Your cgpa?
Left the counter with my i20

How you came to know abt this ?
What if I reject your visa?
Where it is located?
Which city mainly?
Do you knew any club?
Typed for some time ?
Then golden words
"Your visa is approved "
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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Mumbai
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date:25-11-2025
Counter: 25
IN Time:10a.m. Out Time:1pm
Duration: 2min

Who Took your Interview: 40yesrs age guy

Visa Status: Approved

University Details
University Name: NORTHEASTERN
Course and Program Name:MPS in Analytics
City and State: Boston

Your Profile
UG or Highest Degree: UG
UG University or College: VSU
City and State:Andhra Pradesh
CGPA: 7
GRE: NA
TOEFL/Duolingo/IELTS/PTE:115

@F1_Exp

Dress:
What did you wear for Interview?
Formal Dress

Interview Experience:
πŸ”ΉMe: Hi Officer, Good Morning. Hope you are doing well?
πŸ”»VO: yes gentleman how you doing
πŸ”ΉMe: I am good great officer

πŸ”»VO: So where you going?
πŸ”ΉMe: Iam going to Northeastern University to pursue master of professional studies in Analytics

πŸ”»VO: What is Analytics?
πŸ”ΉMe: Aanalytics is fied of study which uses maths, statistics and ML to make data driven decisions

When do you graduated?
I graduated in 2014 officer

What are you doing since?
Told my experience
He question like what your company do
I said like it maintains NYSE

After this he throwed my passport into the mirror to deviate

How about Funding?
I said father is sponsoring to me with x lakhs and secured an education loan with x lakhs and i have immovabale and

He stopped me and asked from where you taken loan
I said prodigy finance

So you are saying immovable what is that no use of them ?
I said officer its both movable and immovable where i can liquify whenever it is necessary

Finally your visa is approved

Tip: good ranked university and dont get deviated presence yourself very well. At the 30 i get approved means you can also do it guys.

https://t.me/F1_Exp

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Interview Details
Consulate: Hyderabad
Intake: Spring 2025
Interview Date: 18-Nov-2024
Counter: 35
Slot : 09:00
In Time: 08:30
Out Time: 10:15
Duration: 4 mins

Who Took your Interview
Short haired African American lady in her 30s.

Visa Status: #Approved

University Details
University: University of Central Missouri
Course: Master's in Computer Science

My Profile
UG: B.Tech CSE
CGPA: 7.08
GRE: 295
IELTS: 6.5

Dress
Semi formal. Chinese collared cream shirt and a grey pant.

Interview Experience
πŸ”ΉMe: Good morning officer.

πŸ”»VO: Give me your passport
πŸ”»VO: Give me your i20

πŸ”»VO: What's your CGP
πŸ”ΉMe: It's 7.08

πŸ”»VO: When did you graduate?
πŸ”ΉMe: 2020

πŸ”»VO: What are you doing since your graduation?
πŸ”ΉMe: I've been working with xxx firm since the past 4 years as a full stack developer using react and java

πŸ”»VO: Why are you leaving your reputed organisation and going for masters?
πŸ”ΉMe: I've been working in the same role for the past 4 years, and i want to upskill myself to be promoted to the next role and climb the corporate ladder
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πŸ”»VO: What will you get out of masters, like what will you gain from it.

*by this time i realised that i forgot to mention i took sabbatical leave, so i tried to add that here and i fumbled*

πŸ”ΉMe: Like i previously mentioned I've been working with this firm since the last 4 years and i took a sabbatical leave for 18 months, so I'll rejoin my firm for a better position and this degree will help me upgrade myself

*she's shaking her head and asked*
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πŸ”»VO: That's not what i asked, I'm asking what will you gain from this degree?

*I was so nervous here, I can feel that my answers are bad, fast paced and shivery*

πŸ”ΉMe: Just give me a sec. *Took a deep breath infront of her and started talking slowly* This generation is all about AI, the course i took is very focused on AI and application development which are the 2 main things I'm looking forward to learn.

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πŸ”»VO: Why is AI so important?
πŸ”ΉMe: AI is everywhere these days, you see chatgpt, face recognition, autonomous cars. It became a part of our daily lives. It is inevitable for a developer to learn some AI in this era.

πŸ”»VO: What about funding?
πŸ”ΉMe: I got an educational loan of 20L and i..i..i  *here i fumbled again, i thought of saying personal savings* I'm funding myself with 17.5 lakh rupees. My family also have assets worth 70L which can be liquidated at any time and I think this would be more than enough for my education in US.

πŸ”»VO: Your visa is approved. Put your right hand 4 fingers on the scanner.
πŸ”ΉMe: Thank you so much officer.

Tips and Suggestions

How did you prepare?

- Initially i made a mistake of writing full-length answers and prepared them, but I'm too weak at remembering stuff, and if i forget one word of it, i would lose the whole sentence. So the last 3 or 4 days, i only wrote the topic/item i want to talk about for some specific common questions and i tried answering them with my own sentences everytime.

- I only thought of 3 things when I'm in the line for my interview.
1. Speak a little slow.
2. Speak confidently.
3. Take deep breaths to slow down my heartbeat.

- I was very nervous and my voice was shaky the whole time. I wrote the answers here properly but i made a lot of mistakes when I'm actually answering. The interviewer was patient and listened to my answers even if i fumbled or stuck. I think luck played a significant part here.

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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Mumbai
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date:25-11-2025
Counter: 25
IN Time:10a.m. Out Time:1pm
Duration: 2min

Who Took your Interview: 40yesrs age guy

Visa Status: Approved

University Details
University Name: NORTHEASTERN
Course and Program Name:MPS in Analytics
City and State: Boston

Your Profile
UG or Highest Degree: UG
UG University or College: VSU
City and State:Andhra Pradesh
CGPA: 7
GRE: NA
TOELF/Duolingo/IELTS/PTE:115

@F1_Experiences

Dress:
What did you wear for Interview?
Formal Dress

Interview Experience:
πŸ”ΉMe: Hi Officer, Good Morning. Hope you are doing well?
πŸ”»VO: yes gentleman how you doing
πŸ”ΉMe: I am good great officer

πŸ”»VO: So where you going?
πŸ”ΉMe: Iam going to Northeastern University to pursue master of professional studies in Analytics

πŸ”»VO: What is Analytics?
πŸ”ΉMe: Aanalytics is fied of study which uses maths, statistics and ML to make data driven decisions

When do you graduated?
I graduated in 2014 officer

What are you doing since?
Told my experience
He question like what your company do
I said like it maintains NYSE

After this he throwed my passport into the mirror to deviate

How about Funding?
I said father is sponsoring to me with x lakhs and secured an education loan with x lakhs and i have immovabale and

He stopped me and asked from where you taken loan
I said prodigy finance

So you are saying immovable what is that no use of them ?
I said officer its both movable and immovable where i can liquify whenever it is necessary

Finally your visa is approved

Tip: good ranked university and dont get deviated presence yourself very well. At the 30 i get approved means you can also do it guys.

https://t.me/F1_Exp

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Please contact @DM_Vedant πŸ‘‹πŸΌ
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Interview Details
Consulate Name: #Mumbai
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date: 22/11/2024
Counter: #27
IN Time: 10 50AM
Out Time: 1 20PM
Duration: 3-5mins

Who Took your Interview: young American lady Gender and Age ONLY (No Race).

Visa Status: Approved

University Details
University Name: University of #Michigan #Dearborn
Course and Program Name: Business analytics
City and State: Dearborn, Michigan

Your Profile
UG or Highest Degree: BBA
UG University or College: Christ university
City and State: Bangalore
CGPA: 3.8/4
GRE: nil
TOELF/Duolingo/IELTS/PTE: nil

@F1_Exp

Dress:
What did you wear for Interview?
Formal Dress and Color etc.
Blue blazer
and formal black pant

Interview Experience:
πŸ”ΉMe: Hi Officer, Good afternoon
πŸ”»VO: Good afternoon,pass me your documents
πŸ”ΉMe: sure

πŸ”»VO: why information system
πŸ”ΉMe: mam, I’m going for business analysts

πŸ”»VO: okay, why business analysts
πŸ”ΉMe: cause my previous works are related to analysis, so I wanted to learn more about it.

πŸ”»VO: where did you work previously?
πŸ”ΉMe: I worked in Exterro company as product analyst

πŸ”»VO: what was your work?
πŸ”ΉMe: I explained in details about it

πŸ”»VO: she about my product and the clients.
πŸ”ΉMe: I explained about it (she was listening to all the answers)

πŸ”»VO: why this university (she paused and said not to give a mugger up answer)
πŸ”ΉMe: so I took some time and spoke about the student community and labs.

πŸ”»VO: what will the lab provide?
πŸ”ΉMe: labs could help me to implement whatever I learn from my semesters and they could provide capstone projects which would boost my knowledge

πŸ”»VO: who is funding you?
πŸ”ΉMe: explained about my loan and my fathers savings

πŸ”»VO:asked what my father is going now?
πŸ”ΉMe: my father worked as DGM in bhel for 40 years . Now he is retired


πŸ”»VO: she was typing for a long time. Then she told those words β€œyour visa is approved .have a good stay in USA”

https://t.me/F1_Exp

Did anyone assist you with Vi Prep from Columbus Academics or F1 Discussions:
Yes

Tips and Suggestions:
How did you prepare?
- observe your line and listen carefully to what all questions being asked to the person before you
- try to answer only what they ask you
- don’t ever give mugged up answers
- this is my third attempt)”(going for the same university)
- I saw two people in front of me getting refused
- I felt they gave more robotic answers. That’s why they were refused.


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Interview Details
Consulate Name: Mumbai
F1 Visa Intake: #Spring2025
Interview Date: 20/11/2024
Counter: 35
IN Time: 10:20 Out Time: 10:40 ( as I have applied together F1 and F2, my son is two year old so no wait direct, document check, finger print, and interview)
Duration: 4-5 mins

Who Took your Interview: Female 30s Gender and Age ONLY (No Race).

Visa Status: Approved

University Details
University Name: NMSU
Course and Program Name: PhD in Electrical Engineering
City and State: Las Cruces

Your Profile
UG or Highest Degree: M.Tech Electrical Power System (10+ experience)
UG University or College: CHARUSAT
City and State: Gujarat
CGPA: 7.4
GRE: -
Duolingo: 110

@F1_Exp

Dress:
What did you wear for Interview?
Formal Dress, light purple shirt and blue pent


Interview Experience:

πŸ”ΉMe: Good Morning.(passed my documents without asking)How are you?
πŸ”»VO: Good Morning


πŸ”»VO: Are you going for PhD program?
πŸ”ΉMe: yes ma'am

πŸ”»VO: is it fully funded?
πŸ”ΉMe: yes ma'am

πŸ”»VO: who is funding your program?
πŸ”ΉMe: My research supervisor professor ---

πŸ”»VO: The funding including your family support?
πŸ”ΉMe: yes ma'am, I secure graduate assistantship and --- lacs of my personal saving

Then typing for 2-3 min

Last question during typing

πŸ”»VO: How many years have you been married?
πŸ”ΉMe: --- years ma'am

πŸ”»VO: congratulations your visa is approved
πŸ”ΉMe: Thank you ma'am, have good day

#not a single question to my wife

https://t.me/F1_Exp

Did anyone assist you with Vi Prep from Columbus Academics or F1 Discussions:

https://t.me/F1_Exp

Tips and Suggestions:
How did you prepare?
I have prepared by my self take feedback from other members who completed their interview (specially for PhD students) and, give mocks to friends, wife and self 😜 (with voice recording- it will help a lot to listen your voice)
#Important one do not forget to share your experience as it will helps a lot to understand the situation.

Suggestions for Students going for Visa Interview :
Must prepare well, do as much as mock it will boost your confidence, and focus in your self only (during waiting for your turn), I don't know that all three students ahead me were rejected (my wife shared after coming out). And keep it as simple as possible, believe me it is very easy.
Best wishesπŸ’

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