Possible Visa Q and A --------------------- 1 > Why do u want to go to US ? To do Masters in Business Administration 2 > Why do you want a degree from US ? US is way ahead in managerial development as compared to other countries of the world. US B-Schools offers new and advanced courses like Information Technology Management, Entrepreneurship, etc and there is a lot of flexibility in these courses, which is absent in Indian Universities. Moreover US B- Schools stress on practical knowledge & not just book learning. (Don’t keep your answer very long. Just remember the points. The points are in bold italics in my case.) 3 > Why Don’t you study in India ? (This is the same question as the second but you can answer it in a different way. Any 1 q will be asked. If 2nd q is asked, stress on + points of US schools and if why not India is asked, show the negative side of Indian Universities. In both the cases you have to show the plus points of US Universities with compared to Indian Universities) Masters Education in India lays more emphasis on the theory part rather than the practical, Hence a Masters degree from India does not really help in fulfilling the career goals of a person. Indian Universities don't have enough research facilities to support students in their studies, whereas US Universities have sound infrastructure to support students to gain both the theoretical as well as practical knowledge. Moreover, the courses in India are not flexible as in US. 4 > What is your GMAT/TOEFL score ? My GMAT score is 560 and TOEFL score is 250. 5 > Why your verbal score is so low in GMAT ? .I answered the first few questions incorrectly and I couldn’t improve my score later even after performing well later. But you can see that the TOEFL score is decent which shows my proficiency in the English language. 6 > How many Applications ? Acceptance ? Rejects ? I have applied in 4 universities. Got admit in 1, reject in 1 and the rest are awaiting. 7 > Do you intend to come back ? or What if you are offered a job in US ? Yes! I have family and economic ties to India. I have an established family business, which is more than 60 years old. (pheeko) I am going to US to upgrade my skills and knowledge in Business which will give confidence when I come back to India and join my fathers business. 8 > What if I reject you ? I have tried my best to fulfill all the requirements to get a visa. With the kind of academic and financial background that I have, I never thought that such a question would ever arise. 9 > Why should I allow you a visa ? (here if q8 is asked, don’t expect q9 to be asked as it is one and the same q) I have tried my best to fulfill all the requirements to get a visa. I have a strong educational and financial background and a genuine reason to go to US. So, I expect a visa from you. 10 > Why do you want to do MBA ? There will be greater need for the managerial expert in our expanding business firm. The MBA program will provide me with an advanced preparation in management, enabling me to participate as educated professional in society and the business environment and compete in a dynamic global economy. 11 > Why this University ? (Do some research over the University and the courses offered there. Here you can also mention about the research work of your interest undertaken by some Professor. Name the professor. ) The first and foremost factor for selecting this university were the courses being offered, I also contacted the seniors there to know more about the university and got a very positive reply from them. The course is designed in such a way that it develops knowledge of the functions and techniques of management and blends an understanding of social, technological, economic and political environment into the core of the program. 12 > What are the courses offered ? or What type of courses are there ? The different type of courses are economic concept in management, accounting, operation analysis, financial strategy, marketing strategy, entrepreneurship. 13 > How did you come to know about your University ? I came to know about the University from Graduate School Magazine of USEFI, internet and email exchanges with the seniors. 14 > What do you know about the University ? The University is located in south-east of Massachusetts, one hour driving distance from Boston and 35 minutes from Providence. The University is surrounded by small towns like New Bedford and Fall River. The University offers around 60 courses to graduates and undergraduates and there are more than 320 full time faculties. There are more than 7000 students in the University. 15 > Supposing you meet someone in the US whom you like, would you consider marrying her ? I am from a traditional family. I am very much concerned about my career and definite on my goals. I have more important responsibilities to shoulder and am confident not to get carried away or get attracted to people. I have decided to do an MBA and am very professional and business minded. 16 > Do you plan to work in the US…supposing on-campus ? I have no plans to work while studying. I want to complete the course as early as possible and come back and join my dads business. 17 > Who is sponsoring you ? My parents. 18 > How many members in a family ? Six. 19 > What does your parents do ? My father is a Wholesaler in textile business. My mother works part-time in this business. (be specific) 20 > Any siblings ? What are they doing ? I have two elder brothers. My eldest brother is a Chartered Accountant and has his own practice whereas my second brother is studying. ( I have mentioned in 156 form that my elder brother is in US on F-1 visa, but do not mention to the interviewer unless specifically asked. Else expect some more questions.) 21 > How will your parents bear the expenses of you and your brother ? My brother has got the tuition waiver and scholarship from the University. I have a photocopy of his I-20 issued last year stating the same. And after reaching US, he got teaching and research assistantship because of which he is able to meet all his expenses and my parents need not send him money any more. The fund in the bank is entirely for my educational expenses. 22 > Why the entries in the passbook are recent ? My father is doing business since last 30 years and has been saving since last several years for my higher studies. He lent these savings to close friends and relatives to earn interest. Now that the time has come for my studies, we have taken this money back from them. (Different ppl have different answers here. Lie confidently in this answer) 23 > What is your parents annual income ? My family’s annual income is _________ 24 > Even in this condition of economic recession, you want to go US. Why ? I am going there for studies and I want to return back after my studies. So, economic recession in US doesn’t affect me. 25 > What was your first choice ? My first choice was University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. (try to show that the University you got admit from was your first choice, but it doesn’t matter even if it is not.) 26 > Why not UIC. It is ranked higher than this ? Unlike other Universities, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth offers new and advanced courses like Information technology management, entrepreneurship etc. Besides this, the University has a Business Development center where the students and faculties together do the research work and provides the counseling services to prospective and existing businesses. 27 > Name some professors of your University ? (add prefix ‘Dr’ to the professor even if he is not of doctorate level) Dr. Omar Khalil, Dr.Avijit Gangopadhyay ……….. 28 > Why have you not applied to ______ university even though you have sent your GMAT score ? I had done an extensive research over the Universities before applying to any university. I tried to match my requirements with the University’s requirement. Some how some things were not matching. So I did not apply to that University. (Visa ppl may ask you abt the things not matching and u may tell abt the research or courses not offered in this university.)