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me:(smiling and passing the pink token) Good Morning Ma'm
VO:(smiling) Hey could you speak a little louder as my head phones are not working
me: Good Morning Ma'm
VO: Good Morning, So what are you going to do at (looking at i-20) Cornell University?
me: I am going to pursue my Masters of Engineering in Computer Science
VO: Where are you going to stay?
me: On-campus
VO: Who is going to sponsor you?
me: My parents
VO: What do they do?
me: Told
VO: OK! You are all set!:)


VO: Good morning sir..
ME: Very good morning Mam.. how r u doin?
VO: fine.. gimme your docs..
ME: sure
VO: y CS?
ME: Right from childhood, i had fascination for computers and hence i chose CS as my undergraduate major.. in UG, ive learnt subjects in a broad manner, so i am doin MS to gain in-depth knowledge in them..
VO: good :).. but y UH?
ME: Its the 3rd largest univ in Texas.. the course-wrk offered here is quite comprehensive.. i know many seniors there and acc. to them, the profs are very good and the labs are excellent..
VO: ok.. good.. how vl u pay for ur studies?
ME: my father is my sponsor, and i have a bank loan sanctioned for XX Rs..
VO: good.. vl u come back to India? :O
ME: (loudly)Ofcourse YES Mam.. i am d only son of my parents.. i need to take care of them..
VO: can u gimme ur memos?
ME: (gave them and said)I have passed in distinction with a agg. of 75%
VO: oh! thats great! (chked for the no. of F's in the memo), then gave me my memos.. typing something in computer.. thank you sir.. your visa is approved and u vl get it in 5 days..
ME: Thank you soo much Mam.. Have a great day! (kept my memos in folder), then while leaving.. Advance Happy Independence Day Mam!
VO: with a smile.. thanks a lot!
ME: you are welcome Mam...

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Dialogues :
Me: Hi( i soo prepared my self to say GOOD MORNING...but pata nahin kya hua mujhe)
Vo: (gives a smile.) Jus a sec.
Vo: what is your specialization?
me: I am going to do my masters in Power Systems.
Vo: Come to that again
me: Power Systems...Basically it deals with the generation, transmission n distribution....(Interrupts me)
Vo: OH OKAY! which school u r going to?
me: University of Houston.
Vo: who is going to fund you?
me: My father n my mother.
Vo: tell me their total annual income
me: told( sorry guys its a secret )

o: OH OKAY!..what r ur plans after MS?
me:( each n every indians says we will come back to India..how stupid...vo's r not dumb...so i thought i will go around it in a diff way...sayin the same thing wid a diff flavor)... I would like to work in a leading company of india like Reliance power, tata power.
vo: (now the dreaded question...) will they ABSORB you after your BE?
me: ( waat lag gayi thi meri yeh sun kar)... i said" YES they will"
vo: (dreader PART-2)... SO WHY DO MASTER's?
me: (you guys dont know what i felt inside wen i heard this... i uttered a marathi gali inside my mind.... i am saying this beacuse i m not a marathi...so u can see how my brain was processing..lol.. all this happened within a micro sec... n i immediately said..) it would give me a good carrear growth prospect, i would get a better start and because of masters from USA i might lead that company one day.
Vo: hmm... NICE...
me: (smiles )
vo: so do u have have any plans to stay in USA?
me: NO. because my family n friends who mean a lot to me are in india.
vo: any frnds in US?
me: NO
vo: and frnds in INDIA?
me: lots of friends
vo: (smiles and points his finger at me saying thats what i wanted..quickly that smile vanishes n he gets back to business)... U know u were rejected a visa for USA 10 years ago? DID all 4 of you applied together? do u know y u were rejected?
me: YES.. n blahhhhh( i didt feel like boring u people by typin it)
vo: have u been to canada or europe?
me: NO. but i have been to thailand, malaysia, n singapore..( i tried to be a smarty pant here by saying that i have been abroad..but this back fired... u will see y...keep reading)

vo: so for the past 10 years u have never gone somewhere near the USA...@##%%$#%^#$^( suddenly there was a loud announcement )
me: sorry i cudnt hear that... the announcement was too loud..
VO: (visibly very very n i mean very irratated...he leaned towards the glass n said LISTEN TO ME PROPERLY....( i know u must be thinking that meri toh @##$% fat gayi hogi...n btw u guys r very rite) u have never been anywhere near usa..y?
me: actually dad plans my vacations...so i got no say in it.
vo: OH kay.. but i guess u r going for a students visa... so it shudnt be a problem..
me: hmm..
vo: i hope to see u back in INDIA after 2 years... YOUR VISA HAS BEEN ISSUED..PASSPORT WILL BE COURIERED to u in 2 days...
me: 100%...you will pakka see me after 2 year( i did say 'pakka'..lol...cause my brain stoped working n i thought i was going to be rejected)...you made my day...have a gr8 day ahead.
vo: buh bye
me: bye.

Me: Good Morning Sir...
Vo: Morning.
VO: Which University?
Me: Auburn University.
VO: Where is it?
Me: Alabama.
VO: Why did you want to become an engineer?
Me: I like technology and I would like to create some new technology in the future myself..(Silly answer, but could not think of anything else.)
VO: Do you beleive Indians make any new technolgies? (Was a bit pissed by the way he asked this question)
Me:Of course sir. Indians are doing a great job in Indian as well as foreign companies in their R and D departments.
VO:GRE score?
me:1350.
VO:Who is funding your education?
me:My father.
VO:Wats his annual income?
me:told
VO:but your i-20 amount is large. can he afford it?
me:Sir he was working abroad for the last 20 years so he has enough asstes to fund my education.
VO:Tell me about your finances.
me:told.
VO:alright, your visa is approved.
me:thank you sir. have a good day.
VO:Same to you.

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ME: Hello Mam
VO :No response(She showed no interest)
VO: So what is textile science?
ME: Blah Blah
VO: Ok.So y u got interested in this field?
ME: I did my B.Tech in Fibre and Textile Processing and hence wanna continue in the same field.
VO: OK.So which topics were of your interest?
ME: Blah Blah
VO: Any other universities?
ME: UC davis,Auburn, washinton state univ,univ of cinncinnati
VO: Did u get in any of them?
ME: (Actually i had mentioned the names of univ frm which i had calls)Yes mam.I got
frm UCdavis, Auburn n WSU.
VO: Ok.So who is funding you?
ME :My father
VO :What does he do?
ME :Blah blah
VO :What is his annual income?
ME :Said
VO :How much savings do you have?
ME :Said
VO :(handing over d I-20)So your visa is approved.will receive it in 3 working days.
ME :Thank you mam.You made my day

ME: Good morning Maam,How are u??
VO: Am good and How are u?
ME: Am doing good too
Gave her my folder with the i20,GRE and TOEFL score,Provisional certificate and DS forms.
VO: So u seem to be a good student
ME: (Gave a cordial smile) Thank you maam
VO: how abt ur funding in OSU?
ME: Maam both my Dad and Mom will be funding , we have got liquid assets of about XX lakhs where in XXlakhs falls in FD and XX…. (the VO interrupted and said not a prob )
VO: what is your Dad doing?
ME: told
VO: your visa is issued…have a good time(returned my i20)
ME: thank you maam and have a good day :)
VO: you too :)
Advice: Be sure of what u say and as mentioned in all the post- be confident, and it wil be over in a jiffy..

Me:hi .good morning ,,hw r u doing?
Vo: ya am gud..hw r u?
Me:am doing gud.......
VO : y masters?
Me: as i want to make my career in power systems i need a specilized degree ..so i preferd masters
VO:ok y masters in us?
Me: us education provieds global exposure and practical approach..US univ have world class faculty and sofisticated labs.
VO: hw did u came 2 knw about STATE UNIV OF NEWYORK
Me:i refered IEEE magzines and US news .com
VO: watz ur program?
me: electrical engineering with power systems as my specialization.
VO: watz power systems?
me:power systems deals with generation transmission and distribution of electrical power.
VO:applications
me: comericial,industrial and domestic purpose we use power systems
VO:can i c ur btech marksheets
me:(while handing it to her )" i have a distiction with 70% and no backlogs"
VO:hw r u going to pay ur fee?
me: i have a savings of xxx lakhs and my fathers anuual income is xxx lakhs
"THEN THE GOLDEN WORDS FRM HER MOTH CAME OUT"
VO: ur visa is approved mam
me: thank u mam u made my day.


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Me: Good Morning Sir, how are u?
VO: Nods.
VO: What have u graduated in?
Me: EE, i have a BTECH degree frm IIT Roorkee.
VO: U have been 2 d US b4 on J1
Me: Yes sir.
VO: Why had u gone there
Me: Was pursuing a funded internship during my undergraduate studies.
VO: What does your father do?
Me: Both my parents are professors.
VO: What after graduation?
Me: First of all I will celebrate and subsequently look 4 a job here in India so that I can be closer to my family and folks.
VO: DO u have an opportunity booked here already?
Me: I have an experience of ~2 years at NVIDIA so it shouldnt be a big problem.
VO: Ok gentleman, your visa is approved, itll be couriered 2 ur residence
Me: Thank you very much sir. You have made my day.
VO: No issues son. LA is a great city njoi urself.
Me: Thanks sir. U Have a nice day

Dialogues :

VO: G'mornin
ME: G'mornin Sir.
VO: So which city are your going to?
ME: Ft. Collins Sir
VO: And what course
ME: Masters in Food Science
VO: Tell me about Food Science
ME: Bla bla bla....went on rabbling but not too long.
VO: Why US and CSU?
ME: Again went on about excellent infrastructure. Dept in among the top 10 in the country and all...
VO: But you can make french fries form potatoes in India too right?
ME: Yes sir but the technology comes from the US na!!
(got visibly happy with that answer)
VO: CSU is an expensive university. How do you plan to fund your studies?
ME: Sir, I've received an assistantship and a fellowship from the university which will entirely cover my tuition and living expenses.
VO: But your I-20 doesn't reflect that
ME: My funding got sanctioned after I received my I-20. My university said that they would be upgrading this info to the consulate; its strange that they haven't. I have the original offer letter with me. Would you like to see that?
(VO takes the offer letter and scrutinizes it very carefully and looks upset.)
VO: Was this offer letter DEFINITELY received from the university?
(I got really scared after this question and thought that my visa would mostly be rejected)
ME: Ofcourse Sir. I received a soft copy from the Prof. I took the printout, signed it and got it formally notarized from a lawyer. Then I sent a scanned copy of the letter to the university. I also have a copy of the fellowship letter.

VO: No, thank you. I just asked that coz the letter was notarized in India.
ME: I signed it in India, Sir, in front of a lawyer so it HAD to be notarized in India.
VO: Ok, what are your plans after MS?
ME: I plan to come back to India. (He grins and kinda laughs which suggested "Ya right!!" So I continue..) My field is currently booming in India and there are plentiful opportunities. Armed with an MS from a strong univ. I stand a better chance of getting a good opening in India. (Really spoke the truth here!!)
VO: Have you ever been to the US?
ME: No Sir.
VO: What are you currently doing?
ME: I just took my final year undergraduate exams and I am awaiting results.
VO: So a student, eh? Which school?
ME: UDCT Sir. In Mumbai. Now known as ICT.
VO: Are you married?
ME: NOOO....and I start laughing
VO: Well, I am issuing you a visa (smiles). It will be sent to you in 2-3 days. Congrats! Bbye.
ME: Thank you sir. Have a good day!!

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Me: Good Afternoon Madam
VO: afternoon
VO: So tell me what was your major in undergrad?
Me: Electronics Engineering
VO: When did you finish your undergrad?
ME: I have given my Sem 8 exams and I am expecting my results by July.
VO: (Screening my I-20) (My major is written as Engineering,other on the I-20)Which course
ME: MS in Telecommunications and Networking
VO:But on the I-20 it is written as Engineering,others
ME:No Madam the course is Telecommunications and Networking. Even on the acceptance letter from the university it is Telecommunications and Networking.
VO:we dont care about the acceptance letter. We just care about what is written on the i-20.
I was really tensed after she said that. then again she continued
VO: Why FIU
ME: Good course content,research blah blah. It is also one of the few US universities to offer a a course in Telecommunications which combines both the engineering track and the management track.
VO: No I can tell u many univs in the US wich Offer Telecommunications
ME:True Madam but this is a multi-disciplinary course that combines Engineering,Computer science and Business Management studies.

Me:good morning .
Vo:good morning. thats the only time she smiled.
(she cut to the chase.)
VO: which course are you going to
Me:Electrical Engineering in Power Systems.
VO:Master's?
Me: yes. i was smiling. she was'nt.
VO:how much is your GRE score?
Me:1470. (with a dashingly confident grin, but she was looking at the comp. felt so stupid)
VO: & TOEFL? there was a lot noise outside coz other officers were announcing the numbers n stuff, so had to ask her again.
Me:114. again smiling. but that damn woman was'nt even looking at me. but she seemed impressed. by this time, she started scribbling something on the visa ds forms & had taken out my I-20. I sorta knew, i'm almost there.
VO:Was this you first choice univ? Which other univ did u apply to? how many admits..
Me: said that same old thing we all know by nw & can say it in our sleep.
VO: what are ur future plans?
Me: told. the same old same old. come bak to india after Masters etc etc.
VO:you completed ur UG just last mnth rite? wats ur % age. by this time, i had stopped smiling outta embarassment & i was jus bored.
Me: told
VO:who's sponsoring you? wat do they do? wats their joint annual income?
Me: parents.
VO: Thank you, I'm issuing your VISA.
Me: (finally) thank you madam. You made my day. & she just shot bak a blank look. that cold cold woman.

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Miscellaneous info /Advice :
The story of the guy in front of me>>
VO: what would you like to do after your Masters.
HIM: Would like to do MBA.
VO:Then why do you wanna do MS??
HIM:OOPS!! realises the mistake and tries to cover it up.. says i'm interested in data mining... then will do mba.. i'll be good in both..
VO: Who's sponsoring you.
HIM:Family
VO: What does your father do?
HIM: gets visibly nervous. hands behind his back shaking! says stuff..
recounts all crops grown in fields. and successfully establishes that the land is his and all that
VO: What is you undergraduate percentage?
HIM: 59
VO: Please show me your mark sheets
HIM: Gives it
VO: goes through the sheets for a while.
HIM: shivering with tension now
VO: Finally says ok sir ur visa is approved.... u will get it in 5 days.
HIM: (Oh thank god!. hands not shivering anymore) thank you mam, thank you v much.


VO : Hi
Me : Hello
VO : (Saw on his computer screen that my uncle has filed for permanent immigration for my dad and got a bit upset. He thought for a moment what to ask and then said) So, why NYU Poly?
Me : I want to pursue MS in CS with specialization in Information Security and NYU Poly is doing quite a commendable research work in the subject. (I wanted to say further but then he was not at all paying attention so I stopped!.)
VO : Whats ur GRE score.
Me : said
VO : college score
Me : said
VO : Were u the topper in ur class?
Me : Not exactly topper but yeah I got some 7th or 8th rank.
VO : (with a smile) What is more important is the strength of the class(his smile expanded)
Me : (with a bigger smile) yeah..., there wer some 70 students in my class. (He seemed to be satisfied with that)
VO : Do u hav relatives in USA?(Referring to my uncle)
Me : Yes. But not immediate family relatives.
VO : Who is sponsoring?
Me : Dad
VO : What's he doing?
Me : said
Vo : Your uncle has applied for permanent immigration for ur dad. Right?
Me : Yes.
VO : (With a smile) But he must not be planning to immigrate there. Atleast right now. Right?
Me : (Feeling so happy) Yes!!!
VO : U r also not planning to immigrate at any moment of time. Right?
Me : Yes.............!!!!
VO : Okay then. I am issuing you visa!

VO: Hi..
Me: Good morning ma'am.
Asked for the folder containing my DS forms, SEVIS fee, etc.
VO: So what's your CGPA?
Me: Told her.
VO: So you completed your B.Tech this year?
Me: Yes ma'am.
VO: What does your father do?
Me: Told her.
VO: Okay... Your VISA is issued. Have a nice day. (! )
Me: Thank you.

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Me: Good Afternoon sir
VO: afternoon (smile)
VO: So tell me what was your major in undergrad?
Me: Biotech (saying this my heart started thumping, I was kinda sure that he is going to give the dreaded pink slip after listening to the words “biotech”)
VO: When did you finish your undergrad?
ME: June last year. Since then I’ve been working at Dr. Reddy’s Labs on protein purification. (just said this to divert him from biotech!)
VO: Working on what?
ME: Purification
VO: (Screening my I-20) This university funding of $37k will take care of all the expenses?
ME: Yeah, this is onlythe fee waiver,apart from this I have also got a teaching assistantship paying me $24K/annum
VO: (appears too impressed) You must be feeling on a high and you must have worked really hard for this
ME: yeah, that’s true…I did
VO: I see no reason why you won’t continue to work hard while enjoying your stay in chicago! Your visa is approved (Smile)
ME: Yeah I’ll…thanks a lot
VO: enjoy your time there.
ME: Thanks.

Me: Hey Morning
VO: Hey how are you??
VO looks at my passport, and says oh so you have been to VT before??
Me: Yeah as a summer intern.
Vo: So internships leads to masters, good.
Me: Thanks.
VO: Who is taking care of the costs and what does he do??
Me: Told.
VO glances at my I20 and tells me that I cant be inUS 30 days prior to the date mentioned. Your visa is approved.


Me: Good afternoon
Vo: Good afternoon

VO: Please put ur thumb on the instrument.
ME: did so

VO: So what would you like to do after your masters
ME: I'd like to come back to India. I'm working with IBM right now and I'm pretty sure I'll get a job back there.

VO: types somethings....

VO: Looks up and says>> How long have you been working with IBM
Me: Two years..

VO: Who's sponsoring you?
Me: My family


VO: What does your Father do?
me: told

VO: What does your mother do, Is she also working?
ME: No she's a housewife.

VO: Types something again...

VO: OK sir ur VISA is approved, you'll get it by courier in 5 days.
Me: Smile and say thanks you..


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