1.Why did you choose only the USA, not Other Countries?

In comparison to other countries, American universities offer the best practical exposure,
which is why I chose to do my master's degree there. Moreover, a US degree is an excellent
recognition all over the world. as well as the country's quality education, unique curriculum,
and the multicultural environment are some of the reasons why I chose the USA for my masters.
2.Why CMU?
I chose this university because of 3 reasons those are
1. Central Michigan University is a public research University which offers a dual
specialization for information systems program. Where my area of Interest is in
Cybersecurity and Project Management so that I can enhance both technical and
managerial skills.
2. This university courses curculum includes capstone project for information systems
program so that I can get hands on experience.
3. Professors who has lot of experience in quality of teaching. That makes me more
enthusiastic to get into this university.

In CMU the MSIS program is accredited by AACSB ( the association to advanced collegiate
school of business) certification.
* As of now only 620 schools in 38 countries hold the AACSB accreditation.
Apart from courses when I researched about University I also got to know about
professors(Email Boasson for Cyber security) who has lot of experience in quality of teaching.
That makes me more enthusiastic to get into this university.

10. Tell me about your university?

Central Michigan University is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established
in 1892, it offers 200 academic programs at the undergraduate, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels
and the campus size is 900 acres.this university ranking is 239 As per national university ranking

22 . Why not other universities?

Central Michigan is my first priority among these universities and it provides dual specialization
for information system programs and . This university course curriculum is exactly matching with
my area of interest so that is the reason i chose central michigan university

Additional:
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.Professor Emil Boasson who is the director of IS dependent,
has done a lot of research in Cybersecurity. I would like to study under his guidance to gain in
depth knowledge And the student teacher ratio is around 18:1 where I will get more space to
interact with the professors
3.Why Masters?( Need to revisit)
I'm interested in specializing in cyber security because it will help me find employment in India
as a cyber security analyst.
Cyberattacks are increasing day by day. I feel this is the future demand technology. That
increases my desire to pursue a career in cyber security. As I have three years of programming
experience. I believe that now is the ideal time to pursue a master's degree in order to gain
in-depth knowledge of cyber security.

4.Why Information Systems? Or why this course?

I chose information systems because I want to succeed as a cyber security analyst. To do that, I
need to know about methods to prevent cyber attacks and system design, and this university is
giving me these IS specialties. When I complete this programme, I will have the necessary
credentials and in-depth knowledge to improve my career possibilities.Once I return to India I
can find employment in big MNCs as cyber security analyst.

23.What is cyber security?

Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.
These cyberattacks are usually aimed at accessing, changing, or destroying sensitive
information;

Is this course is relate to your work experience?

With the help of my experience I learned how modern applications are created and deployed in
production but with help of this course I can learn how those applications can be secured from
the cyber attacks.

5.What are the skills you will get from this course?
Or How this course help's you future?
Through this course
I will learn skills which required to develop the modern applications.
And also how network infrastructure works so that I can understand the ways in which it can be
abused.
and methods for preventing the cyberattacks, as well as a practical knowledge of how
operating systems are created and maintained and
a solid foundation of computer networking and cloud computing.
And Knowing the procedures for identifying and avoiding firewall breaches

6. what is your background

I completed my bachelor's in electronics and communication engineering from Narayana
engineering college which is affiliated with JNTU A with an aggregate of 6.6 out of 10.
Besides studying, I have three years of software development experience.

7. Btech project?
My project name is Agriculture field Motor control using Mobiles
The main use of this project is Formar will be able to send signals via mobile to
 start and stop the field motor from any location. This project was created using a
microcontroller and GSM modem. The GSM modem handles the process of receiving messages
from the mobile device and sending messages to the microcontroller.
The controller's task at this point is to switch the motor on or off in accordance with the message
it has received.

8. Do you have experience?

Yes officer. I have 3 years of experience working as a software developer.

9. What are the roles and responsibilities?

As a developer, I used to be involved in all stages of the software development life cycle,
including Designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining the Application.
In addition to that, I used to train my juniors.

8. If you get Chance to work in the USA will you work?

No Officer i don’t have any intentions to work in USA as i am going with subastical leave once i
complete my masters i will come back to india and joined in the same organization in a higher
position. But if i get chance to work as intern i would like to utilze my CPT period.

What is your role and responsibilities?

My role is Java developer
My responsibilities are
Work with devepers to design the application based on client requirements
Implement the clean and efficient code based on the specification
Test the implemented code using testing libraries
Verify and deploy the application in different environments like testing pre production and
production and development
Upgrade the existing softwares

10.Experiance projects?
Project name - Fraud alert system
This project is related to credit card customers.
If the Customer identifies any transaction that was not done by the Customer.
The user can sign in to our app, select those transactions as fraud transactions, and then
submit the request for more inquiry. While submitting the request The user can request new
cards, block the current card, and between users can select a mailing method for either regular
or overnight shipping. The cardholder may also include those data if there have been any police
complaints filed against his card.

Additional :
While submitting the request we have many checks like this request eligible to submit or not if
not we will display the message like please contact customer care
11. How many universities did you applied?
Apart from the Central michigan university i have applied 4 universities those are bradley
university,Pace University,Seint leo university, University of south florida

Apart from The South Florida i got remaining admits

12. Who is sponsoring you?

My parents are sponsoring with their savings of 15 lakhs and have secured a loan of 40l from
HDFC Credila bank.
Apart from this we have immeuble asserts worth of 2cr

13.what does your father do?

He is an agriculturist where he grows lemon and paddy. And also he into real estate of land
business.
14. Are you rejected previousley?
Yes officer, I was rejected under 214b

13. What was the reason?

Since That was my first interview I was nervous and not able to explain my intentions properly.
But this time I came back strongly and confidently to prove myself.

14. What changes did you make in your application?(Need to revisit)

Officer i haven’t made any changes in my application as i am interested to study my masters in
Central michigan only
15. If you didn’t make any changes why did you apply this soon?
I know the reason why I was rejected, because I couldn't present myself properly last time.
That’s why I applied again to prove myself.

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1. Why don’t you stay back and study in India?
ME: American universities provide top notch education with ample of research facilities. Moreover Central
Michigan University is well known for Information Systems. I feel this is a great opportunity for me to learn from
this University, also this helps me in getting global exposure.
2. .How did you know about this university?

Few of my seniors, my friends have suggested this to me and I have done research about
university and attended webinars to learn about the course in depth.

3. Do you know anyone from this university?

Yes officer, I do know the advisor who is taking care of my application. Apart from this I knew
few people who interacted through telegram and linkedin to know more details about the course.
4. EXPLAIN YOUR COURSE CURRICULUM?

It is a 36 CREDIT program where 21 credits are core subjects and remaining 15 credits are track
based subjects. The track based subjects provided by the university are BDA, SAP ,CS ,PM.

So i am interested in specializing cyber security and project management fields.

5. what are the subjects your planning to take in 1st sem?

ME: I would like to take 3 subjects they are intro to IS, Database Management for Business
Systems, application development.

Electives:

BIS 523 (3) Cybercrime Forensics

BIS 525 (3) Managing Privacy & Security in the Cloud

6.What is the roles and responsibilities of cyber security analyst?

A cyber security analyst is primarily responsible for protecting a company's
network and systems from cyber attacks.and creating contingency plans, reviewing
suspicious activities, reporting security breaches, and educating the rest of the company
on security measures

7. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER MASTERS?

ME: I would like to start my career as a cyber security analyst, where it has a huge demand in
india

Sir, after completion of my masters, I will come back to India and wanted to get placed in the
well-reputed companies like Wipro, TCS, IBM etc.

8. Will you come back home during summers?

if i had any assignments to submit or work to complete, I will try to complete my work and use
the remaining time to visit nearby places, else if I have nothing to do and got permission i will
definitely go to home.

9.How do you plan to clear your loan?

Me: After getting a masters degree I will get my dream job in India with a high salary package. So, I can
easily clear my loan

10.Why do you think you should be given visa?

I have been fair and honest in my response and have sufficient funds and a strong profile. And i
got admission from reputed university so i will be glad if you approve my visa this time.

11.About Michigan State?

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a
population of nearly 10.12 million and it is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by
area, Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. And michigan has lot of island and lakes
around it

12.Why are you so knee to come back to India?

I am quite attached to my family and friends in India, so as soon as I finish my master's degree,
I'll return to India and look for work at major MNCs.

13.Do you work while studying?

No, I have enough funds so I don't have to do any work. But if i got an opportunity to work as
student assistant or graduate assistant i would take up the opportunity.

14. Future goal?

Initially I would like to work in an intense work environment which matches my field. Later I
wanted to see myself as an entrepreneur

15. Did you receive any scholarship?

No
16. How much money can you earn after Masters?
As per current industry standards i can earn 25 to 30lpa after completion of my masters
17. What if I reject your visa?
I will certainly feel bad, but I will overcome all my shortcomings and as I am a genuine student I
will certainly reapply.
18 . Need to prepare about late arrival?
I contacted my college graduate advisor. Also i got the extension letter till 5 th september.
So still i have 12 days time i think this is enough to manage my travel
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 1. explain them?

BIS 601-Information Systems (3 hours) Introduction to the development and use of Information
Systems (IS) in organizations, contemporary IS issues, and the use of software to solve business
problems.

BIS 638-Database Management for Business Systems (3 hours) : it will give A broad overview
of the development and use of database systems in business. The management of databases and
their strategic implications will also be covered.

BIS 628-Application Development (3 hours) : This course involves designing and developing
computer applications using a modern programming language.

3.Is it worth this much money for masters?( Need to revisit)

Looking on future aspects and income levels, its definitely worth. My parents do appreciate
the importance of quality education
P.

4.Why Indian parents spending so much money on education?

our parents value education as the best procession

5.How well are you prepared for your masters program?(need to revisit)
i am quite aware of the course curriculum offered at the university subjects which i am
intending to pursue, i already have covered some subjects at preliminary level at my undergrad
also have been training in some applications useful for my masters education

6. One year gap?

I took a couple programming courses on udemy that's how I ended up getting a job at
Virtusa.

7. Ug backlogs?
I used to have 7 backlogs
As i am the part of university volleyball team and attended many tournaments in my 2 and 3
year So, I couldn’t balance my studies. But later I studied hard and cleared all my backlogs.
Now I am very much determined.

8. If you get Chance to work in the USA will you work?

9. This fund sufficient for masters?

11. How many students are there in university?

Around 14,000 students there in my university
12. Need to know about core modules?
13. Why changing from ECE to cyber security?
In my undergraduate we have electives like Java and c languages that's how I got intrest
in programming later I started my career as developer, now I have 3 experience so i feel
this is right time to enhance my skills indepth to get into Higher position like application
architect and project manager.

14.How does this course help you in future?

This course help me in getting job in top MNC’s as a cyber security analyst

15. what is most worried thing now?

14. What is F1 VISA?

It is student visa

21 . .anyone assested you while filling the DS160?

No one assisted me while filling the ds160. I gone through the official website and it clearly
explains the step by step process.

23. What is your least favorite subject in ug and why?

24. What is your most favorite subject in ug and why?

25. Where is your university located?

Ronan hall Street, Mount Pleasant City in Michigan state, US.
26. Who told you the US provides the best practical education?
As per U.S.E.F.I. United States Education Foundation in India, US
Education is 6 years ahead of the rest of the world which is evident by the salaries secured
by USA educated students.

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About USA

3. Why don’t you stay back and study in India?

ME: American universities provide top notch education with ample of research facilities. Moreover Central
Michigan University is well known for Information Systems. I feel this is a great opportunity for me to learn from
this University, also this helps me in getting global exposure.

4. Why are you going to the US?

 I am going to Central Michigan university to get my masters in information systems.

3.Why did you choose only the USA, not Other Countries?
In comparison to other countries, American universities offer the best practical exposure,
which is why I chose to do my master's degree there. Moreover, a US degree is an excellent
recognition all over the world. as well as the country's quality education, unique curriculum,
and the multicultural environment are some of the reasons why I chose the USA for my masters.

About University
1. How did you know about this university?

One of my professor suggested this to me and I have done research about university and
attended webinars to learn about the course in depth.

Or

I have heard about it through my friends and while researching about the university i
found it interesting.

2.Why CMU?
This University offers a dual specialization for information systems program. Where my area of
Interest is in Cybersecurity and Project Management so that I can enhance both technical and
managerial skills. Apart from courses when I researched about University I also got to know
about professors(Email Boasson for Cyber security) who has lot of experience in the quality of
teaching. That makes me more enthusiastic to get into this university.

3. How many universities did you apply to?

Apart from CMU I have applied to 4 universities. They are Pace University, Bradley University,
and UNiversity of South Florida,Saint Leo university.

4. Do you know anyone from this university?

Yes officer, I do know the advisor who is taking care of my application. Apart from this I knew
few people who interacted through telegram and linkedin to know more details about the course.
 1. What is Project Management?
2. What is Cyber security
3. About Emil boasson (research papers about him)

About MSIS Course

1. What’s your major?

Information systems

2.Here it was information technology?

The official STEM code of my course was information technology but the university refers to it
as master of science in information systems(MSIS)

Vo: what is the information System?

information system, an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, and

processing data and for providing information, knowledge, and digital products.

4.Why Information Systems? Or why this course?

I chose information systems because I want to succeed as a cyber security analyst. To do that, I
need to know about methods to prevent cyber attacks and system design, and this university is
giving me these IS specialties. When I complete this programme, I will have the necessary
credentials and in-depth knowledge to improve my career possibilities.Once I return to India I
can find employment in big MNCs as cyber security analyst.

5.What are the skills you will get from this course?
Or How will this course help you in the future?
Through this course I will learn how network infrastructure works so that I can understand the
ways in which it can be abused.
and methods for preventing the cyberattacks, as well as a practical knowledge of how
operating systems are created and maintained and
a solid foundation of computer networking and cloud computing.
And Knowing the procedures for identifying and avoiding firewall breaches.

VO: EXPLAIN YOUR COURSE CURRICULUM?

ME: It is a 36 CREDIT program where 21 credits are core subjects and remaining 15 credits are
track based subjects. The track based subjects provided by the university are BDA, SAP ,CS
,PM.
So i am interested in specializing cyber security and project management fields.

Through this course I will learn how network infrastructure works so that I can understand the
ways in which it can be abused.
and methods for preventing the cyberattacks, as well as a practical knowledge of how
operating systems are created and maintained and
a solid foundation of computer networking and cloud computing.
And Knowing the procedures for identifying and avoiding firewall breaches.

VO: what are the subjects your planning to take in 1st sem?

ME: I would like to take 3 subjects they are intro to IS, Database Management for Business
Systems, application development.

If

VO: explain them?

BIS 601-Information Systems (3 hours) Introduction to the development and use of Information
Systems (IS) in organizations, contemporary IS issues, and the use of software to solve business
problems.

BIS 638-Database Management for Business Systems (3 hours) : it will give A broad overview
of the development and use of database systems in business. The management of databases and
their strategic implications will also be covered.

BIS 628-Application Development (3 hours) : This course involves designing and developing
computer applications using a modern programming language.

MSIS Subjects :-
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BIS 601 (3) Introduction to Information Systems
BIS 605 (3) Communication in Professional Contexts
BIS 628 (3) Application Development
BIS 636 (3) Systems Analysis and Design
BIS 638 (3) Database Management for Business System
BIS 698 (3) Information Systems Project
BUS 501 (3) Project Management Fundamentals
Cyber security:-
BIS 512 (3) Cybersecurity Analysis Required Courses
BIS 523 (3) Cybercrime Forensics
BIS 525 (3) Managing Privacy & Security in the Cloud
Project Management :-
BUS 503 (3) Business Process Improvement
BUS 505 (3) Application of Project Management Principles
BUS 507 (3) Advanced Project Management Methodologies

Q : What is the roles and responsibilities of cyber security analyst?

A cyber security analyst is primarily responsible for protecting a company's
network and systems from cyber attacks.and creating contingency plans, reviewing
suspicious activities, reporting security breaches, and educating the rest of the company
on security measures

About Near places to central Michigan :

1. Tell me about Michigan state?

Michigan is the only state in the US which consists of two peninsulas the lower and the
upper one.
The name of the state is derived from the word michi-game meaning it’s a large lake.

About BTech:-

About IT Experience

After MS Plans :-

VO: WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER MASTERS?

ME: I would like to start my career as a cyber security analyst, where it has a huge demand in
india

Sir, after completion of my masters, I will come back to India and wanted to get placed in the
well-reputed companies like Wipro, TCS, IBM etc.
• Will you come back home during summers?
if i had any assignments to submit or work to complete, I will try to complete my work and use
the remaining time to visit nearby places, else if I have nothing to do and got permission i will
definitely go to home.

Funding :we have 8 acres of land.

1. How is your sponsor?

My parents are sponsoring with their savings of 15 lakhs and have secured a loan of 40l from
HDFC Credila bank.

Apart from this we have immeuble asserts worth of 2cr.

2.what does your father do?

He is an agriculturist where he grows lemon and paddy. And also he has a lemon transport
business.

3. What is your father's annual income?

My father's annual income is approximately 13LPA

4. About business?
We have 2 vehicles(trucks) where we will transport the lemon's local market to Delhi or
chennai.

4.How many brothers and sisters do you have?

I have one elder brother.

5. What does your brother do?

He is working as assistant engineer in state government

6.Do you have any relatives in the US?

NO

Reason for Rejection :

1.have you applied for a visa recently?
Yes officer

2. Why did your visa get rejected?

Since That was my first interview I was a little tensed and nervous and I didn’t present
enough information about my course work. This time I am confident enough to explain my
course work.

Yes officer, I was rejected under 214b previously. Since That was my first interview I was
nervous and not able to explain my intentions properly. But this time I came back strongly and
confidently to prove myself.

3. What changes did you make in your application?

Officer i haven’t made any changes in my application as i know i was rejected because i
couldn’t explain my course work properly last time.

4. If you didn’t make any changes why did you apply this soon?
I know the reason why I was rejected, because I couldn't present myself properly last time.
That’s why i applied again

Others:-
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What will be the total cost per year?

It was 23,996$ total cost per year

What is the course commencement data?

Class start date - 29 august 2022

Course – 22 aug 2022- 11 may 2024

Orientation – 22 aug

Per anum fees 13500$

Poc – Mitchell wekwert – coordinator of graduate recruitment

Did you give your GRE?

YES, my gre score is 313
verbal-145 quantitative-168 awa-3.0
TOFEL - 93 OUT OF 120
L-27, R-28, W-23, S-15

Vo: How do you plan to clear your loan?

Me: After getting a masters degree I will get my dream job in India with a high salary package. So, I can
easily clear my loan

CPT is curricular practical training, which is a benefit of the F1 student visa that
students are eligible for after one year of studies and most cases it is the opportunity to
work off campus or do an internship off campus into some type of curricular experience
that is required,

OPT stands for Optional Practical Training. OPT allows international students to work
in the USA for an initial period of 12 months, with the possibility for STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students to extend this by a further 24
months.

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1.Why do you think you should be given visa?

I have been fair and honest in my response and have sufficient funds and a strong profile. And i
got admission from reputed university so i will be glad if you approve my visa this time.

2.About Michigan State?

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a
population of nearly 10.12 million and it is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by
area, Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. And michigan has lot of island and lakes
around it

3.Need to know nearby visiting places?

Detroit and Grand Rapids(near by big cities)

4.Is it worth this much money for masters?( Need to revisit)

Looking on future aspects and income levels, its definitely worth. My parents do appreciate
the importance of quality education

5.Why Indian parents spending so much money on education?

our parents value education as the best procession

6.Why are you so knee to come back to India?

I am quite attached to my family and friends in India, so as soon as I finish my master's degree,
I'll return to India and look for work at major MNCs.

7.Do you work while studying?

No, I have enough funds so I don't have to do any work. But if i got an opportunity to work as
student assistant or graduate assistant i would take up the opportunity.

8.How well are you prepared for your masters program?(need to revisit)
i am quite aware of the course curriculum offered at the university subjects i am intending to
pursue, i already have covered some subjects at preliminary level at my undergrad also have
been training in some applications useful for my masters education

10. Future goal?

Initially I would like to work in an intense work environment which matches my field. Later I
wanted to see myself as an entrepreneur

11. Did you receive any scholarship?

No
13. How much money can you earn after Masters?
15. What if I reject your visa?
I will certainly feel bad, but I will overcome all my shortcomings and as I am a genuine student i
will certainly reapply.

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Need to prepare about late arrival
I contacted my college graduate advisor. Also i got the extension letter till 5 th september.
So still i have 12 days time i think this is enough to manage my travel

One year gap

I took a couple programming courses on udemy that's how I ended up getting a job at
Virtusa.

Ug backlogs
I used to have 7 backlogs
As i am the part of university volleyball team and attended many tournaments in my 2 and 3
year So, I couldn’t balance my studies. But later I studied hard and cleared all my backlogs.
Now I am very much determined.

If you get Chance to work in the USA will you work?

This fund sufficient for masters?

 Tell me about your university
Central Michigan University is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established
in 1892, it offers 200 academic programs at the undergraduate, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels
and the campus size is 480 acres
Central Michigan University's ranking in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #239

How many students there in university?

It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 13,048 (fall 2020), its setting
is rural, and the campus size is 480 acres
CGPA and GPA

Need to know about core modules

Why changing from ECE to cyber security

Because i worked as software developer and now i wanted gain indepth knowledge in
cyber security.

How does this course help you in future?

This course help me in getting job in top MNC’s as a cyber security analyst

13 what is most worried thing now

14. What is F1 VISA

15. How will you manage your assignments

16 who told you us is the best for masters

17. Why only TOFEL

18. How can your parents effort that much money on your studies

19.
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