@CSU Hayward / East Bay

Me:goodmorning sir :)
VO:goodmorning
Me:passed the folder
VO:so which univ?
ME:CSU
VO:r u married?
Me:no sir im single
VO:so hw many backlogs do u hav>
Me:7 sir! all of which i had in my 1st yr and 2nd yr...and i clrd them immedietely
VO:whats ur father
Me:he's a bank manager
VO:hw u gonna fund urself
Me.sir i got 12 n ha;f lacs in my sb 14lacs FD's+10lacs loan
VO:hw cud u get 16lacs at a time into ur sb account last timeMe:sir we selled of the stocks,mutual funds etc
VO:gave a look at me for 5 seconds
Me:ws smilinVo:ok im approving ur visaME:thanq sir thsnq so much

New Jersey Institute of technology

V.O: good afternoon
mamme : good afternoon
V.O: Pass ur folder
me: passed
V.O : thank u
V.O: why this field??
Me: blah... blah.. blah...
V.O: so u have funds?
Me: yes full funding
V.O : ur visa is issued, ull get it next week!!

@North-Western Polytechnical University

VO: good afternoon mam,
ME: hi.
VO: how are you doing?
ME: doing well n vat abt u?
VO: absolutely fine!
VO: so y this univ?
ME: gave some positive points for this univ
VO: keep ur left thumb finger?
ME: actually kept it very harder because i was nervous.
VO: he laughed n said some what lighter mam,
ME: i too laughed n kept it as light as feather;
VO: he laughed louder n said mam please press some more;
ME: gave a cool smile n kept them as he wished,
VO: thank you;
VO: academic percentage.
ME: said it!
VO: any backlogs!
ME: no never!V
O: who will effort your finanicial expenses?
ME:said it
VO: u will get your passport in one week!
ME: thank u
VO: enjoy california!!! have a nice trip!!!!

@University of Florida

me: good morning mam...
VO: seems she didnt hear my words... looking serious wished me "Hello" and asked for folder.....( i was wearing my company tag......)
VO: Stared at my ID card for 2 seconds... and hit one direct question: " Why did you do job before doing MS"?
having prepared the answer .....( i think only answer i prepared.. and i got it straight away.......... will there be any stopping for me then,..............?????)
me: "I did my job to gain some industry experience so that i came to know what industry expects out of me ... which wil help me in doing my MS...."seems satisfied with my answer....
VO: what are your parents?
me: said.
VO: what's their annual income?
me: said.
VO: what are ur savings?
me: said about bank savings....
VO: asked how you got so much savings.
me: said- also had agriculture income.
VO: how much land do u have?
me: said.
VO: what crops do u grow?
me : said.then the final words........... "u'll get ur visa in 2 days"though not clear i could understand it.......she didnt even see a single document ( heard that lady VO will check each and every doc..... )said thnx..... and left from there happily....

@Texas State University

me: HI, sir Good afternoon. ( it was in the afternoon 1 pm) and handed over my folder
vo: Hello sir good afternoon. You seem to be very busy with the girl beside u?? ( Actually i was talking to her i didn't notice he was watchin' me)
me: Actually it was a casual talk sir, about universities.
vo: so ur going to TSU.
me: yes sir.
vo: but u paid ur sevis for another university why did u change ur university??
me: I got my I20 very late, so to schedule my visa interview i had to go with the other university, but TSU is my first priority sir.
vo:ok!! so why TSU??me: usual Blah!! Blah!!
vo: how r u going to meet ur expenses there??
me:My bank loan would be taking care of my tution fees and my dad's personal savings would be taking care of my other expences ( and showed my loan sanction paper and my dad's it returns proof)vo:good!! so wat is your educational background??
me: i'm a B.E with an aggregate of 69% sir.
vo:do u have any backlogs??
me: yes sir i have 4 backlogs. (with low voice)
vo:ok sir u can collect ur passport within 1week. have a nice day.
me: Thank u sir have a nice day!!!

@George Washington University

VO: why are you going to US?
ME: For Master's in Engineering Management.
VO: Why GWU?
ME: the course structure is very good and my graduate advisor is Ass. Prof. ... he has published several journals and books . So, I would like to work under him.
VO: which other admits?
ME: I had applied for 9 universities and got admits from 8 universities.
VO: which are they?
ME:(It was along list and while answering this I told that i got funding from one university.. and she jumped on her other question..:()
VO: You got funding..So, why are you investing so much in gwu?
ME: basically the course structure is very good and its good ranked university.
VO: Stop saying that course structure..you had said it so many times! you are not answering my question
ME: Ok!(I got some what panic at this moment)there are some subjects like ...and ... at gwu which are not available at other universities.
VO: who is sponsoring you?
ME: My parents are sponsoring me and also i have taken a loan.
VO: So, you have loan. How much?
ME:...lacs.
VO: what is the interest rate?
ME:(actually I was not expecting this question)...%
VO: how will you pay back?
ME: I can bet on good job in India after my graduation.
VO: How will you pay in installment or whole some at a time?
ME:(It was also not expected!!)in installment!
VO: what is your father?
ME: He is civil Engineer in Irrigation Department of Maharashtra Goverment! (after she took my application packet and removed I-20 from it and passed to me and the golden words came out)
VO: Ok ! I am issuing you VISA. Will be couriered to you!
ME: (This time also I had forgotten to say THANK YOU!!:) While taking my folder I realized that and said ) Thank you!!

@UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT

Me: good aftnoon sir..
Vo: good aft, pass me ur file....( i gave him my file)
Vo: which university...
Me: univ of bridgeport
Vo; was looking at my degree certificate asked me...how many backlogs..Me' 4
Vo; What was ur exact aggreegate?
Me: 64.8%
Vo: good, how many uni did u apply and how many rejects and how many accepts...
Me: 3 uni.....1 accept 1 reject 1 pending....
Vo: who is funding you?
Me; ( wanted to tell parents but some how it came out of my mouth as) Father...
Vo: what is he doing?
Me: explained his designation and also told him my moms designation.....( was looking at my gre and tofel marks) and started typing some thing....
Vo: Your Visa has been issued, you can run.......i was out of the building in 2 min......i was very confident in my words and was smiling through out the interview.....

@Northwestern university

Me- good morning
VO- good morning..how r u?
VO- so which programme?
Me- Master in Integrated Marketing Communication
VO- why do you want to do this
Me- crapped something' did it in my undergad etc'
Vo- looking at my i-20...'omg the fees is sooo high' ( tution itself is $60k) then he went around showing my i-20 to other officers...i was wondering wt the hell was happening...then some1 explained to him that the univ is an expensive one
Me- Sir this is for the whole program nd not only for one year
Vo- Achha...( ya in hindi)
Vo- couldnt you find a more reasonable univ?
Me- sir, I want to go here as they r the pioneers in this nd they invented the program
Vo- who is sponsoring your education?
Me- My father is my main sponsor and my uncle if need be
VO- what does your father do?
Me- father is Vice President Marketing in XYZ company
Vo- ok your money your wish...nd gave me the i-20 back..
Me- thank you!!!!

@University of Texas at Dallas

VO : Pass the folder
ME : Good after noon mam
VO : Good afternoon..any backlogs
ME : yes mam
VO : (i was about to say the reason she interrupted and asked why this univ)can i have ur individual marksheets..
ME :here it is..and started saying the reason...my uni has an individual track for networks and telecomm...and said the research works..
VO : (she never saw my marksheets and returned it in a sec)...who is sponsoring
ME : my parents
VO:what do they do...
ME : my mother s a teacher at govt.hr sec school...
VO : what does she teach
ME : physics( i myself said she has been working for 27 yrs and has XX savings , XX fixed deposits, and moreover bank has sanctioned a loan of XX lakhs..
VO : ( she was typin something) ok ur visa is issued..will receive ur passport within 2 days
ME : Thank you mam

@Santa Clara University

vo: hi hw r u ?
me: i am fine.good morning.
vo: good morning
vo: why u.s?
me: to pursue masters on microelectronics
vo: whats have you done here?
me: said
vo: whts ur gre score?
me: said
vo: who is ur sponsor
vo: whts his annual income
vo: how much funds do you have?
me: told all answers for above 3
vo: have a nice tripmy
advise:guysss plzz dont believe anyone saying tht visa are being rejected these dayss!! believe me they are available for sale there!!!!1 juss go grab it !! positive attitude and right and strong use of your voice is important.they dont have time to see anything else to see in you.

@Cleveland State University

ME : goodmornin mam

VO : goodmornin

VO : how are u goin 2 pay for ur colleg ...?

ME : My parents annual income was xxx.... and had bank loan of 10laks.

VO : combinin ur parents income and bank loan did not meet the 2 yrs colg fee

ME : I had savings of about xxx

VO : can i see ur savings documents...?me passed all da documents. She checked each and every document carefully .I xplained every document.

VO : ok ur visa is approved .collect ur passport aftr 2 days..

ME : thank U very much mam..

@Savannah College of Art & Design(SCAD)

VO:good morning sir
ME:hello good morning mam
VO:why r u going to SCAD?
Me:To pursue Masters in Architecture.
VO:whr hav u done ur undergraduation?
Me:Said #####
VO:Wht is this ###### office?
ME:I was passed out in the year 2006 and been working in dat office from then
VO:Who is funding for ur studies?
ME:My parents and said Got a scholarship of ### from College, Bank balance of ### and Educational loan of ###
VO:What is ur father?
Me:Said abt my father, Mother and Agricultural income also (told abt individual annual incomes and total)
VO:(Checked all my documents and said )i m approving ur visa nd u will get ur visa within a week. Have a happy journey!!!
Me:Thank you so much sir

@Cornell University, NY

ME: Good morning
VO: Good morning, pass on the folder please
VO: After scanning thru all the papers, he asked me how many times i had written GRE (he got confused for some reason)
ME: Twice sir. In June 06 n Dec 06.
VO: Ok got it. So what research are you going to do at Cornell?
ME: No sir, I'm not going to do any research, I'm going there for a professional degree. Its a 9-month course.
VO: Oh so these are very expensive 9 months, so how are you going to manage?
ME: My brother is sponsoring me, sir.
VO: And what does your brother do?
ME: He is a corporate development manager with microsoft business division in seattle.
VO: Is he a green card holder?
ME: No, he is on H1 visa.
VO: So how may siblings do you have?
ME: Just one elder brother.
VO: What do you plan to do after graduating from Cornell?
ME: I'll probably come back to India and work in a firm as a manager.
VO: Ok mam, have a great stay in New York and please take your documents.
ME: Thank you.

@Univ of Texas Arlington

Me :gud mrng sir hw r uu?
Vo: gud mrng im gr8 how abt u
Me; gud sir
Vo: so Univ of texas Arlington??
Me: yes sir
Vo: what is the representation/(like lion tiger) there?
Me: Maverick sir
Vo: Oh i dint knew that.. so u have reviewed about the university?
Me: Yes sir
He signed the docs that i ve given him and kept them in the same folder which i have given and by that time i came to know that i was given visa
so i was anxiously waiting
VO: Ok Ur done...................

@San Jose St University

I was having digital watch so was sent back...

After coming back, taken my finger prints in the first building and was sent to other building where the original interview was started at 11.10am...

ME: Good Morning madam,
VO: Good morning, how many backlogs?
ME: no mam, completed with distinction.
VO: hmmm....yesterday i got a candidate with 87%...you should work hard more,
ME: okay mam.
VO: So, which university are u going for?
ME: San Jose state university
VO: what all others you got admit?
ME: California state university, CHICO and Texas A&M Kingsville’s.
Vo: oh...in Texas the whether is good and its almost like India y didn’t u go for that univ?
ME: mam, i gave importance to my area of interest and my academic carrier, and moreover i have a good Prof .namely Dan Harkey who has written many reputed books in distributing computing in San José mam.
VO: Y San Jose?
ME: (again i said the above point) and added..In San Jose 87% faculty members are doctorates mam.

VO: (laughed and seriously) i didn’t ask u to give lecture...just talk man, well in America without doctorate degree they will not take into universities.
ME: I just kept calm ...and listening to her what she is saying...

VO: Well, What’s ur father?
ME: My father is a business man and agriculturist.

VO: what kind of business and what’s his income?
ME: he own a rice mill namely XXX..and his total income is 4.81lac along with him i am an Sc with an annual income of 1.1lac.and moreover my younger sister who is doing her b.com second year( lied .actually my sister is doing M.B.B.S) has an annual income of 1.3 lac and came forward to aid me ..which sums up our annual income as 7.21lac mam.
VO: how u and ur sister are getting income?
ME: we have fixed deposits in a firm, on which we are getting yearly interest mam.
Later she kept me waited for a minute or so....
and later came the words" I AM ISSUING UR VISA"
ME: thanks mam.

@Pennsylvania St University

MS aerospace wid graduate assistantship

me: hello sir
vo: hi..how r u doing?
me: i am fine sir, how r U?(passed da folder)
vo: wat do ur parents do??(looking seriously at i20)
me: told
vo: u will receive ur passport soon
me: thank you sir

@Suny-Binghamton University

Me: Good morning
VC: Good morning how u doing?
me: Fine thanx
VC: How did u apply to univs??
me: using USNEWS.COM
VC: What is percentage?
me:61% first class
VC: backlogs??
me: Doubta??? 7
VC:(looked at GRE: 1180) Why 7??
me: No interest in undergrad
VC: Whats ur dad?
me: Govt. Employee since 25yrs
VC: How many univs applied?
me:5, 3 accept
VC: o.k. go,, passport will come

@N Carolina St University

vo: hello sir hw r u?
me:am fine, hw r u sir?
vo: good, pass the folder.

goin thru my forms kept in blue folder in the pre-screenin section.

vo: so u got first class wit distinction, hw many backlogs??
me: none sir. shall i show my memos??
vo: its k. i believe u.
me: thank u sir.
vo: oh u got assistanship from ur university...
me: yes sir (wit a big smile)
vo: u r goin to study computer science?
me: no sir, manufacturing engineering.
vo: wats ur father?
me: he works wit a nationalised bank.
vo: k. keep ur left thumb in the scanner.
have a nice trip. study hard...
me: thank u sir...

@U OF Texas El Paso

Me : hello sir how r u ?
Vo : fine sir how abt u?
Me : fine thank u …….. here zz my folder……..!

He typed something on computer n started to evaluate my ds froms ……….!

Vo : y UNIV OF TEXAS EL PASO
Me : I feel this is one of the better univs frm which I have gt the admit…(he tried to stop me but I continued saying ) and also reaserch is being carried out by MR. MALCOLM in my field of intrest sir.
Vo : how do u know this name sir?
Me : I have surfed the web site utep.edu sir,,, he was typin in comp n saw my gre toefl scores so I started sayin again tat sir my field has 23 faculty sir out of which 14 have phdz so I feel it’s a good opportunity fr me to do my masters under their guidance sir…..! he said some thing which started with good………… I cldnt understand

Vo : wat r ur parents ?
Me : said
Vo :
He threw all the things in the folder at me n said u will get ur passport within a week sir…………!
My provisional slipped of in the tray again so he said please don frget it sir ull need it….!

@Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake

ME:Goodmorning sir
VO:Very goodmorning man
I passed the documents and he seperated them,saw my PC and said "Hmm First Class ha".
I gave a smile
The VO looked at my gre score card (1100) and was typing in the computer.
VO: So,do u have any backlogs?
ME:Yes sir 1
VO:ow
VO:which subject was that?
ME:Sir ACA,that was in my 3rd year 2nd sem
VO:So did ur father took u behind the bushes and gave u a thrashing for tht?(and he smiled)
ME:No sir(smiling,thought of doing some humor,but decided against it)
VO:Aah he should have(again smiling)
VO:Alright keep ur left hand index finger.
VO:Ok,study well in the US man,and this time if u keep a backlog,I will personally ask ur father to give u a thrashing (again smiling)
ME:Sure sir,thank u,thanks a lot...

@Polytechnic Inst of NYU

VO:hi how r u
Me:i m fine mam, how r u
VO:fine..folder please
ME:yeah
VO:any backlogs
ME:No mam
VO:Undergradute agg
ME:69 %mam
VO:what's ur father
ME:said
VO:annual income
ME: said
VO:what all universitied u applied to
ME: NJIT,Drexel,UTSA,poly
VO:whats ur major in this university
ME:Wireless
VO:since when were u interested in this subject
me :since the time i completed my schooling
VO:what made u interested in this subject
ME:said ...
vo:ur visa is approved..have a nice trip
me: ty mam......thank u very much

@ITU, Sunnyvale,California

me :good aftr noon mam.
vo: very good aftr noon
me: how ru mam
vo:iam fine sir
me : i passed the folder
vo:she saw my ds forms and sevis fee and score cards...and said why this university(international technological university)
me: mam in this university i found a couple of proff's who r doing there research work on so and so ......which will help me to complete my masters under there guidence.
vo:can u tell me how many subjects do u have in ur first sem(i think it is very rare question )
me : me spontaneously replied (we r having 4to 5 mam)in that one is elective ...
vo:cvan u tell me those subjects
me:told 4 electronic subjects related to my course...
vo: can u show me the mark sheets
me oh yes mam...(gave sheets from the folder)
vo: she just counted and gave back
vo: typing some thing ....and asked any bank loan?
me: yes mam iam having 10L of loan and it is just for safe side ..bcoz the savings of my parents r sufficient for my course
vo: how can u repay ur loan
me:we get nearly one lakh from the building which i have kept for security to the bank
vo: whts ur father
me :he is doing his own business
vo: wht kind of business
me:we r having buisciuts agencies....from past 25yrs he is running mam...
vo: give me the right hand fore fingure prints
me: gave
vo:then the golden words came ....ur visa has been approved ..and turned a side
me : thnk u mam ...have a nice day...
vo:gave the score cards and other papers to me along with pass port...
me :( i was shocked and said ) excuse me mam ...passport..
vo: oh sorry yaar give the pass port......
me :left away from thjt place with a smile