F1 Visa Interview experience of Sushanth Bathini at Chennai Consulate on 5-11-2014



Name
Sushanth Bathini
Visa Type
F1
Consulate
Chennai
Interview Date
5-11-2014 9:30 PM
 Approved 
Conversation

Token : B78

Sat on chair.. Heart beat raising with full of tension.. Suddenly I saw a baby aged around 8 months, she is very pretty.. As I like small babies ( even I have a page named Cute babies ), a tension free smile appeared on my face.. I smiled at that baby.. She is staring at me only. Suddenly my token number displayed on the screen.. Again tension started..

Counter : 20

By looking at VO, smile appeared on my face again.. 3 Visa's approved before me..

Its my turn now..


VO: Signed me to come forward with a smile ( African man aged 25+ )

Me: With smile wished him - Good Morning Sir, How are you?? ( By looking at him started giggling inside but smiling outside. )

VO: (No response) Give me your passport with smile

Me: Passed with smile

VO: Pass me ur i20 and other documents

Me: Passed with smile

VO: Why US ?

Me: To pursue Master's in Mechanical Engineering at University of Bridgeport, Sir.

VO: #%$&*^%& UG ? (with smile)

Me: I heard only UG.. said my college and University name with smile..

VO: Ok, #%^$#$ Which course ? ( with smiling face )

Me: (not understood whether he questioned about UG or MS course but both the courses are same, so I'm confident bit I don't know why he is smiling ) Mechanical Engineering Sir (with confusn smile).

VO: Your GRE Score?

Me: Told

VO: Give me your Score card

Me: Gave

VO: How many Universities have you applied?

Me: 5 sir ( with confidence )

VO: What are they? ( with smile )

Me: Arkansas State University, California State University East Bay, University of Bridgeport, University of New Haven, Gannon University ( with smile )

VO: How many admits you got?

Me: ( I got full confidence that Visa will be approved with my answer ) I got all the 5 Admits Sir ( with smile )

VO: ( With surprising ) Oh great but why this University only?

Me: Explained with confidence..

VO: Congratulations, Your VISA is APPROVED..!!

Me: ( I can't even express my happiness, Thank GOD ) Thank you Sir, Thank you very much..



Profile

GRE - 290

IELTS - 6

B.Tech - 78% in Mechanical

Backlogs - None

10+2 94%

10th - 87%

Plus Points:

Academics, Scholarship - $5000

Mech(B.Tech) to Mech(MS) no shifting of course

University (TIER-2 univ)

Admits:

Applied - 5, accepted - all of them

University Of Bridgeport ( Conditional )

California State University, East Bay ( Safe )

Gannon ( Safe )

Arkansas State University ( Safe )

University of New Haven ( Safe )

Going Visa with Conditional ( mentioned in I-20 that not satisfied English Proficiency means Conditional )

Taking risk..