1st attempt Consulate: Chennai Time:9:45 am VO: pass me your passport and i20 Me: passed VO: so wha

1st attempt Consulate: Chennai Time:9:45 am VO: pass me your passport and i20 Me: passed VO: so what school have you chosen? Me: State University of New York at buffalo VO: what other admits did you get? Me: Missouri University of science and technology, IUPUI VO: how many did you apply in total? Me: 9 VO: Why SUNY buffalo? Me: Because of the coursework and research work going on at the University which matches my interest. Vo: so what's your source of funding? Me: I've liquid funds, sir(interrupted) VO: liquid funds? Who are your sponsors? Your parents right? Me: yes, sir. Vo: what does your dad do? Me: He works at the national remote sensing centre at ISRO, sir. Vo: what's his annual income? Me: around 26 lakhs. VO: what are your plans after graduation? Me: Automobile industry is booming in India, sir. I want to use the knowledge gained during my Ms degree here and get a job. VO: typed for sometime, said, I'm sorry but I've to reject your visa at the moment, thank you. Handed me 214(b) form. 2nd attempt Consulate:Chennai Time: 10:30 am Me: good morning, ma'am. VO: good morning! Hand me your passport. Me: gave. VO: can you pass me your i20 as well? Me: gave. VO: so which school are you going to? Me: SUNY at buffalo VO: Which course? Me: MS in mechanical engineering VO: how many universities did you apply in total? Me: 8 other ma'am. Vo: can you name them? Me: named VO: You passed out at 2017, what did you do during the year break? Me: I had to attend my sister's marriage ma'am and also I prepared for my gre and TOEFL again and retook the exams and applied to universities again. Vo: typed for a long time, sorry I've to reject your visa application now. Gave me a 214(b) form again. Me: This is the second time I'm getting rejected. Can you please give me a reason as to why? Vo: Sorry, sir. I can't. Can anyone point out to me what mistake I did during the second attempt? and also suggest if you'd recommend trying a third time.