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Spring 2018 - F1 Student Visa Experience: (Chennai Consulate | Texas A&M University, College Station | Electrical & Computer Engineering - Rejected)

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Sumeet Jain
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Profile Details:

University: Texas A&M University, College Station
Course: MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering

First Attempt
Chennai Consulate
Date: December 2017
Status: Rejected

Visa Interview Experience:

Interview went on like this.
ME: Good morning sir. How are you?
VO: No reply, he was with serious look and asked to pass my passport and i20
ME:
Sure(passed).

VO: So why only US?
ME:
Academic experience from US university is highly valued around the globe. and mostly US university emphasized on practical knowledge so this admire me to choose us.

VO: How many schools did you apply for?
ME:
3.

VO: How many admits?
ME:
2.

VO: Why this university?
ME:
The important factor for selecting this university is the course is unique which is not provided by another university it is a combination of two major departments computers and information sciences. and it offers me a well structured course of 36 credits in that 21 credits covers all aspects of my course and remaining I can choose from other specializationso I can gain basic knowledge on other specialization also.

VO: Pass out year?
ME:
June 2017.

VO: UG stream?
ME:
ECE.

VO: Then why you selected this course?
ME:
I am a ECE student, it is a combination of software and hardware, I learned lot hardware subjects in UG so now I want to increase my knowledge in software which makes me 100% engineer.

VO: UG%?
ME:
66%

VO: Any backlogs?
ME:
1.

VO: Do you have education loan?
ME:
Yes, I had a loan amount of 20L.

VO: Sorry, I cannot approve your visa now. given 214(b),
ME:
Thank you sir.

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