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Spring 2018 - F1 Student Visa Experience: (Arizona State University | Software Engineering - Rejected)

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Tumul Buch
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Profile Details:

University: Arizona State University
Course: MS in Software Engineering

First Attempt
Date: December 2017
Status: Rejected
Counter No: 28

Visa Interview Experience:

VO: What are you going to study in ASU?
ME:
Software Engineering, Masters.

VO: Which universities did you apply to?
ME:
I applied to a total of 8 universities.

VO: That is a big number. Which universities did you get admits from?
ME:
Syracuse, Rochester Institute of Technology and 2 other universities.

VO: What is your GRE score?
ME:
309, 4.5 in Analytical writing.

VO: Analytical Writing?
ME:
Yes.

VO: Oh ok. So what was your major in bachelor’s degree?
ME:
Computer Science.

VO: How are you funding your education?
ME:
I have an education loan of 25L rupees and my cousin who is working in PayPal is sponsoring rest of my education.

VO: So is your cousin here or in USA?
ME:
USA, San Jose California.

VO: What are you planning to do after returning to India?
ME:
I’m going to look for an adequate job related to the software engineering program.
ME: (Told I want to be a Software Developer, but wasn’t audible enough to get her attention).

VO: What would be your dream company?
ME:
I have not thought about it yet, but the job would be related to the software engineering program that I am about to pursue.

VO: I am unable to approve your visa. Received a 214b slip with the first box checked.

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