Profile Details:
University: Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Course: MS in Computer Science
First Attempt
Kolkata Consulate
Date: December 2017
Status: Rejected
Visa Interview Experience:
I was interviewed by an African American Young lady around 25-30.
VO: Why are you coming to USA?
ME: To pursue my masters in computer science at Texas A&M - kingsville
VO: How many universities have you applied?
ME: I have applied to 5 universities.
VO: How many admits?
ME: 2 admits, Monmouth university and Texas A&M-Kingsville (she asked me again to tell names of university).
VO: What's your degree?
ME: B.Tech in EEE.
VO: When did you completed it?
ME: 2016
VO: What's your percentage?
ME: 57%
VO: How many backlogs?
ME: 5 (at this point I told her that I am working as a Network engineer form last 13 months)
VO: Which company are you working for?
ME: Secure Network solutions.
That's it and then gave me 214b. Got rejected because of low academics.
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Second Attempt
Delhi Consulate
Date: January 2018
Status: Approved
I was interviewed by lady in her late 20's.
ME: I wished her and said Happy new year.
VO: Thank you.
VO: Pass me your passport and I 20
ME: Yeah sure
VO: How many universities have you applied?
ME: I've applied to 4univs which are offering specialisation in computer Networks.
VO: What were those universities?
ME: UNCC,uno-omaha, Villanova University and Texas A & M - Kingsville.
VO: How many admits?
ME: One.
VO: Why this university?
ME: It is offering specialisation in Computer Networks. The course work is flexible and tailored. It allows me to choose 6 courses in my specialisation and it is offering courses like software defined networks, neural networks which would help my career. Plus I've been awarded 4000$ scholarship.
VO: What does your parents do?
ME: My father has been working as a professor of economics from last 30 years.
VO: What's his salary?
ME: 16lakhs per annum which is equivalent to 26000$.
VO: What courses are you going to take?
ME: Software defined networks, Neural Networks, Operating systems, Database systems. The work I'm doing involves over 90% of manual operations by taking these courses it will help me to automate the work I'm doing.
VO: What is your GRE?
ME: 297 with 155 in Quant.
VO: She said something like I am approving your visa (I didn't hear it properly)
ME: Thank you ma’am, You made my day.
This time she didn't ask me about single negative in my profile like changing consulate, backlogs and %.I would say it mostly depends on your presence of mind and little luck.
