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ragavpayne · 04-14-2008, 01:07 AM

Hi,

I'm a secondary school graduate (I graduated from a CBSE school in 2007). I got my admission into University of Alabama in Huntsville[Welcome to UAH!] for the Undergraduate Physics program with a scholarship of 60% of the tuition fee. But, I'm expecting to receive more scholarship (perhaps 80% of the cost of attendance) after re-writing the SAT.

I'm really excited to attend UAH!

The only hurdle that I have to face next is the VISA interview.

The main reason why I want to go to US is that I'm really passionate about styding physics and you all know what undergraduate physics programs in India are like.

I also have the genuine financial resources to cover the cost of attendence for the entire four years.

I'm pretty certain that I'll get the VISA but there's always that doubt in my mind that there's a teeny weeny chance that I may get rejected. If at all I get rejected, it may be because I've graduated last year (may 2007) and have not been attending a college since then. So, I've not attended a formal educational institution for the past 12 months.

But, I have a genuine reason for the gap year (at least I think so). I actually applied for the spring 2008 semester but was notified by the university that I would not get any scholarship for the spring semester. And besides my SAT was pretty low. So, I deferred my application to the Fall 2008 semester and wrote the SAT meanwhile and got better score. In fact, I'm gonna write it once more to aim for 100% scholarship.

Do you think there might be any hindrance for a VISA for me?
Are getting VISAs for the undergraduate studies easy?
Is there any general advice that you have for me?

I would greatly appreciate any suggestion that can help me in being better prepared for the interview.

Regards.

04-14-2008, 01:07 AM	#1
ragavpayne Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 30	Please give me a VISA! Hi, I'm a secondary school graduate (I graduated from a CBSE school in 2007). I got my admission into University of Alabama in Huntsville[Welcome to UAH!] for the Undergraduate Physics program with a scholarship of 60% of the tuition fee. But, I'm expecting to receive more scholarship (perhaps 80% of the cost of attendance) after re-writing the SAT. I'm really excited to attend UAH! The only hurdle that I have to face next is the VISA interview. The main reason why I want to go to US is that I'm really passionate about styding physics and you all know what undergraduate physics programs in India are like. I also have the genuine financial resources to cover the cost of attendence for the entire four years. I'm pretty certain that I'll get the VISA but there's always that doubt in my mind that there's a teeny weeny chance that I may get rejected. If at all I get rejected, it may be because I've graduated last year (may 2007) and have not been attending a college since then. So, I've not attended a formal educational institution for the past 12 months. But, I have a genuine reason for the gap year (at least I think so). I actually applied for the spring 2008 semester but was notified by the university that I would not get any scholarship for the spring semester. And besides my SAT was pretty low. So, I deferred my application to the Fall 2008 semester and wrote the SAT meanwhile and got better score. In fact, I'm gonna write it once more to aim for 100% scholarship. Do you think there might be any hindrance for a VISA for me? Are getting VISAs for the undergraduate studies easy? Is there any general advice that you have for me? I would greatly appreciate any suggestion that can help me in being better prepared for the interview. Regards. Last edited by ragavpayne; 04-14-2008 at 01:14 AM.