University Name: Florida Institute of Technology

Major: CS

Term: Fall-2009

VISA Interview: 

VO: Why Computer Science?

ME: Though I am from ECE I am very much interested in Computer science related subjects like C, Java, Computer networks etc... And I even scored well in these subjects which gradually led to my interest in this field. 

VO: Tell me about your Fathers Portfolio?

ME: My Father works for Wipro GE healthcare and is a working employee of the company since 30yrs and he has a bank balance of XXXXX and he being my sponsor has got a loan of XXXX for my educational purpose.

VO: How many backlogs do u have? can i see your marks memos?

ME: I had one backlog.... yes mam, here they are (Marks memos)... 

VO: Why that backlog?

ME: I got that backlog in my second yr 1st sem, because on the very previous day I had a technical Paper to present at the National level technical fest, and so i could not concentrate for the exam, but i cleared the exam in the very next supplementary with good scores.

Advices for students who are planning for VISA:

According to my experience and a few people i met at the visa center that day i felt that the visa officers these days are looking for students with good financial background and less backlogs. 

What’s Most important to get VISA:

Quick and ready mind to reply to the questions asked.

I thank I20Fever for their help and support and guys don’t forget to attend the second mock interview conducted by Naveen Sir, because that was what that actually helped me.