Profile Details:
University: Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Course: MS in Information Technology
First Attempt
Mumbai Consulate
Date: July 2017
Status: Approved
Visa interview Experience:
VO: Where are you from?
ME: Gujarat
VO: Which universities?
ME: Rutgers and UCinn.
VO: How about UCinn?
ME: Have not heard back from them.
VO: Why only these two universities.
ME: I researched on the courses that they offer. It caters to my requirements.
VO: Which course ? Which subjects? Why those subjects? Which one is going to be difficult and why? GRE score and toefl score.
ME: Answered specific details.
VO: Who is funding you?
ME: Parents and self fund.
VO: What do the they do?
ME: Both are government employees. Dad is retired mom is still working.
VO: Is your dad having a pension plan?
ME: Yes ma’am.
VO: Do you have other financial support?
ME: Not yet. But I am in process of getting an education loan.
VO: When did you graduate and what have you been doing since then?
ME: 2014 is the graduation year and I have got 20 months of total work experience. In this tenure I worked in a total of two different companies.
VO: Job title and company name?
ME: Answered.
VO: Hey, I am approving your visa. Congrats.
ME: Thanks you so much ma’am.
Overall, it was a grilling though chilling experience. I reached at 11.27 while my OFC appointment was at 11.30. Hats off to mumbai traffic but I was lucky enough that day to reach just on time.
Tips to aspirants: They will observe your preparedness..be positive and stay calm. Things are over hyped about the interview but the process is quite stream lined.
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