Your Guide To Studying In The USA

A Midwestern State University Representative will be meeting all accepted and prospective students in Ghana.

Date: SUNDAY MARCH 15
Time: NOON SHARP
Where: The University of Ghana, Legon, SARBAH HALL READING ROOM.
What to Bring: Please bring your transcripts to deliver in person.

There is no application fee if application is turned in at the seminar.

For Directions: Call 0243 979 748 or 0240 819 701
For all further Information: Call 0244 541 043

Forward this information to all your friends interested in studying in the US. And please bring your friends along.

Read How to Improve your chances of getting admitted, securing a visa, and completing your studies at a US University.

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Sorry Registration is Now CLOSED for this SEMINAR. We will notify you when we hear of another seminar.

What: Visa Seminar

When: APRIL 22 AT 1:00 PM

Where:The Embassy In YAOUNDE

Who Must Attend: Everyone in Cameroon seeking admission to Midwestern State University or other US University.

How to Register: Send an email to ——– with your name and telephone number.  Or contact the Education Advising Center in the US Embassy in Yaounde

DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY to get all your specific questions asked and answered.

At My American Degree we try to answer with cursory and general information about the assumptions made when one applies for any non-immigrant visa.  However, it is best for you to hear it from the counselor’s at the embassy.

Please register as soon as possible to ensure that you will be accommodated.

Good luck with the application process.  We are doing everything we can to assist you to get to Midwestern State University.  However, the final decision on your visa rests entirely with the US Embassy.

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The following is an announcement from the Office of International Student Services, Midwestern State University

All applicants with three year degrees are advised that they are now welcome to apply for our graduate programs WITHOUT having to do the GRE or GMAT prior to entrance.

Note:

Such students will be admitted CONDITIONALLY and have to do one year of undergraduate leveling at MSU, then do the GRE or GMAT during that year, and be admitted to the graduate program after ONE YEAR.

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Whether you are seeking an F visa or J visa, you face the seemingly arduous task of traveling to a US consulate for a face to face visa interview. Since both visas fall in the “non-immigrant” category, there is a legal assumption that governs its issuance. In effect, you, the applicant, face a legal burden of proof the minute you walk up to that window.

Let us explain. According to US immigration law, every person who enters a US consulate to apply for a non immigration visa is presumed to be an intended immigrant unless that person can show evidence to the contrary. This is serious! It is an assumption under Section 214 B of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( INA).

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Many students who visit US Embassies report varying outcomes from their Visa Interview. On a given day, in the same embassy, two persons, one with a solid financial structure, the other with some contrived documents, approach the same counselor seeking a student visa. The well grounded person is denied, but the imposter gets a five-year student visa.

It happens all the time and everywhere. Why? It is an inexact science. The counselor is making a subjective decision based on some cues that he is trained to observe. It is those subjective nuances that can affect your outcome, and we will attempt to address them here.

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broad category of student visa is the J visa. It is a multi-purpose visa for exchange visitors and not necessarily designated for students only. The J-visa, in some ways offer greater opportunities than the F, but can also have some serious restrictions.

The most notable restriction associated with “exchange visitors” regardless of the purpose for which the J visa is used, is the attachment of a two-year, home country return requirement.

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The F visa, in many ways, is the best “non immigrant” visa to have. It allows a long continuous stay; it permits employment, with restrictions; and it carves a direct path to an immigrant visa that is laid out in the immigration laws.

The F visa is also the most common visa used by students studying at US universities. At any given time, there are over 2 million F-students in the USA. However,  the F student visa has become the subject of controversy since most of the 911 hijackers were on F visas at the time of the incident.

Nonetheless, there is a great push to be more flexible and accommodating to prospective student visa seekers, so that is good news you. Also the US government, universities, and employers  want more international students here in the US rather than less.

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Hedge your bets and stretch your Venture Capital.

In this section, we examine the two pronged approach of strategic applying and hedging your bets. The purpose is to allow you to insure that you are accepted into the institution that will best serve your needs and circumstances, and that you will not over extend your finances in the process of gaining admission. In effect, you will spend your resources wisely and judiciously as you seek entry into the perfect location.

The process of strategic applying has two dimensions. The first was largely covered in our section on school selection, and the second is procedural application following an intelligent selection. Assuming you have followed our advice and selected a school consistent with your needs and goals, you are now ready to apply to that school.

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Another financial consideration that you should undertake ahead of time is an analysis of your payoff. What can I expect to earn after I have gained a US university degree and I have either returned home, or settled in another country?

Will my chosen discipline pay me enough to justify my loans, family obligations, sacrifice, opportunity cost? What are the employment prospects?

Not all degrees offer the same payoff. Strategically, it might be important to gravitate to one that does. Ultimately, a cost-benefit analysis is something that you should seriously consider before committing funds to study.  Remember, this is a financial decision more than anything else, so be prudent, be thrift, be cautious, and be proactive in seeking all the help you can get so that you make your decision to study in the US, a business decision.

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