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Destination : Carnegie MEllon
Major :MS in mechanical engg..
Visa Interview Location :US embassy delhi
Me: good afternoon ma'am
Vo: so carnegie mellon...nice
Me:thank you ma'am
VO which course
Me: MS in mechanical engineering..
VO: how much was ur gre..
Me:1310
VO: and how much was ur scor ein quant?
Me: 800
VO: Is it funded or unfunded?
Me: Unfunded..
VO: what does ur father do?
Me: he is chief manager in IOCL
VO:Ok...which all admits you have got..
Me: besides ths 7 more admits...(she started counting in her fingers. as i was saying the names of univs)USC, Duke, vanderbilt, UFL (with aid), SUNY-STONY brook, NJIT,
IIT, chicago...
VO: why are u not goin to USC..?
Me: CMU has not resorted to mass recruitment of students...so the selectivity is still intact...and then the brand image of Carnegie Mellon will help me fortify my MS degree and get a job when i will come back to India( iread this reason in some post only..of our seniors batch/..)
VO: good..ur visa is issued..u will get it by courier in less then 5 days...
me: thank you ma'am

Destination : USC
Major : MS in Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology
Dialogues :
Me: gud morning maam...gud mrng sir
Vo: don remember if they replied ;)
VO: (looks at the i20 +ds forms closely) why USC?
Me:research blah blah...(m sure she dint understand a word)
VO:wats ur SAT score
Me:maam ive given GRE
VO:sorry i dint c u goin 4 a masters
Me:1310/1600
VO: who is going to pay for your expenses?
Me:family i.e.parents
VO:wat do ur parents do?
me:father does business in zambia & mother housewife
VO:do yu have any relatives in the US?
me:no
VO:wats his business like?
me: gave a single line description...blah..
VO:!@#$%^&*()....returned the i20.dint really bother to hear wat they said..since thy kept the passport..
snatched the i20 and thanked both of them
Destination : Pennstate
Major : MS (Energy and Mineral Engineering)
Visa Interview Location : Kolkata Consulate
Waiting time : 10 min
Time of Interview : 9 a.m.

Dialogues :
Me: Hello Sir, How u doing?
Vo: Ohh fine...how abt u?
Me: Rocking, today is my b'day too
VO: Ohh is it...awesome choice of date man, many many happy returns
Me: Thanks a lot
VO: ok...Lemme come to the point...wow....u going to land of nittany?
Me: Thats right, i am off to the land of nittany lions
VO: gr88...any reason why you chose this?
Me: sir, i applied to 7 univs of which i got admit in 5 of them and pennstate was by far the best option for me added to the fact the global reputation of penn will help me get an exciting job back in india.
VO : Which univ u got admit?
Me : Pennstate, UFL, UHouston, Oklahoma state and Virginia tech(Mengg)
VO: Oh i guess u left out VT due to MENGG
me: U are absolutely right, sir
VO: so any area of focus
me : not yet decided. i will go there talk to larry grayson and will reach a concensus
VO: Ok..sir....ur visa is approved...Football is a passion out there...go enjoy it....best of luck..
me : thanks a lot sir...it was a gr8 b'day gift 4 me. Have a good day

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