Visa Interview Question and Answers
1) Why are you going to USA?
Ans - I am planning to pursue my graduate program in Computer Science from Arizona state
University.
2) Tell me something about yourself.?
Ans- My self Darshil Shah and I am from Ahmedabad. My father is retired govt officer and my
mother is home maker. I have completed my bachelor in IT from Nirma University and then I
worked in Tata consultancy Service for almost 18 months and currently I am working as a Software
Consultant in Annexture Solution.
3) Why do you particularly want to study at this university?
Ans-:- ASU is considered as one of the top research universities of US especially in the field of
Computer Science. . I like the verities of courses offered in each area like Data Mining, Data
Visualization, Distributed Database System, Foundation of Algorithms etc. Moreover, they have
categorized all courses into three categories. Application, System and Foundation and every
student has to complete at least one course from each category. Also, if students want to take
undergrad courses, then ASU also offers 400 level classes. This kind of flexibility is more or less
absent in many other universities. So, I think, I would get really good exposure from this university.
4) Why Masters in this major?
Ans- I have done my bachelor in the same field which has built foundation in technology
development and research. Moreover, I have good experience to work with two different firms in
same field. So, Master’s program would definitely help me out to boost my career opportunities
and it will enhance my expertise in this area.
5) Why don’t you study in India?
Ans- US grad schools are way ahead in terms of research in fields like computer science and soft
engineering compared to other universities in India. They also have advanced structure of
courses which are more or less absent in Indian Universities. Moreover, they stress on
practical knowledge and not just book learning. If I would get a degree from US then that would be
globally recognized as the academic standards are very good.
6) What do you know about university?
Ans: - ASU Tempe is situated in downtown Tempe, which is about eight miles east of Phoenix. The
campus is surrounded by approx. 660 acres in size. According to US news, ASU has positioned No.1
in terms of Innovation since last decade. Moreover, all the professors are well qualified and
possess Ph.D. degree from well-known university. In addition to that, ASU provides abundant
resources for students like, ASU counselling service, ASU health Service, ASU Police, ASU wellness
and many more.
7) How did you come to know about your university?
Ans: - Sir, I have done research to identify good universities for which my research interest
matches. Many of my friends have also attended the same grad school, so they also suggested me
to have a look for this university.
8) Mention faculty names of the university you are going to study.
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11) Mention faculty names of the university you are going to study.Ans:- 1) Stephanie gil
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13) taking intro to AI2) Mohmad Sarwat -- Distributed Database System.3) Ayan Banergy
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15) Data mining.9)
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17) Tell me something about the city, where you are going now?Ans:- baki10)
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19) How many universities you have appliedAns
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21) I have applied to five universities.1) ASU 2) SJSU 3) PSU 4) IOWA 5) UFL11)
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23) Did anybody help you in the research of theses Universities?
