It is rather interesting that I am sharing my experience after my graduation :)
Firstly
lets begin by talking about the start. Even before the security guy
announces 9 am slot people are already rushing for it. Reminded me of
just how a new counter opens up for tickets at our local train stations.
Then there's the mandatory security check
after which you are seated in chairs along several lines.After every
few minutes the entire line is called inside. There again you have a
line for Biometrics check.A very sweet looking greeted me and told me to
have a nice day ( It felt good) Also in the neighboring counter there
was this female who looked like Jackie Sharp from House of Cards.
After
we are done here , we move onto the line for visa interviews. Everyone
constantly looked at the counters to gain some experience while waiting
for their turn. As I waited for mine it felt real good when you saw the
happy faces as the visa approval happened.
Finally
the time came and she said 'Counter 32'. I moved on to it and an old
uncle was at the counter applying for the visa to visit his friend for
the 60th birthday. The VO asked him a lot of questions about funds , his
work experience, wanting to come back etc. ( His friend paid for his
entire trip & all I thought was such an amazing friendship) His
interview lasted for a full 5 minutes and all I could feel at that time
was my heartbeats Loud & Clear.His visa was approved and I stepped forward.
Following are the Q&A with the VO
VO * smiling *
Me : Good morning sir.
VO : Greetings to you as well. May I have your passport, i20 and sevis please.
Me : Sure sir.
VO : Why University of Texas Dallas ?!
Me
: Firstly the ability to choose courses like Business data warehousing
& Operations mgmt alongside Accounting managment , Social media
business which lie across various domains.
The university furthur motivated me by offering me a scholarship.
Also
the university has a center of information technology and management
which deals with live information issues and working in it would be an
excellent learning experience.
VO : In what field did you do Bachelors ?
Me : I did Computer Engineering from MU
VO : When did you graduate ?!
Me : 2015
VO : What did you do since then ?!
Me
: Sir , I did an internship with Krishi Star ( he gave a nod of
approval ) which is a startup . Then I started preparing to make a
strong US application. I also taught Science and Maths to school
students ( At this point he smiled widely , seemed very happy ) and did
some content writing as well.
VO : Who's paying for your tuition ?!
Me : My parents are sponsoring me and I have also acquired a loan of Rs. xx lacs.
VO : What do your parents do ?!
Me
: My father works as a Accounts Manager in Interex arch designs pvt ltd
and also works part time as an accounts consultant. My mom works as a
payment incharge officer wherein she looks after overdues.
VO : Is it intrex , can you spell out?
Me : Interex
( After this he did a lot of typing , probably google searched the firm , went to the website and then again back to typing )
VO : Which other admits did you recieve?
Me : Northeastern , IITC , UIC , IUB ( As I went to say the names , by the time he reached the last name , he looked impressed )
VO : Okay , I am approving your visa.
Me : Thank you so much , thanks soo much.
As he went onto say something study something properly ,all that was reverberating in my head was Thank you soo much.
It felt amazingly good to then give a thumbs up to my dad who was standing out waiting for almost two hours. :)
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