So today was a really good day. From the whole month of sleepless nights and FINALLY a silver lining! Let me break down what has happened since December (month of emotional roller coaster)
On the 13th of December - I got my acceptance letter from CUNY but was still on probation until I too my CAT which is a math and English proficiency test. But yea means that they accepted me basically. And I also filled up a Provisional respond which meant that I will be entering for Spring 2015 semester.
17th of December - We gathered and sent in all supporting documents such as financial documents, passport photocopy, etc. For them to verify that I indeed had enough funds to go over to the states for the first year.
18th of December - Booked my flight because I HAD TO. It was not advisable by my agent but I went ahead and booked it anyway for the 16th of Jan. Because I was going to get a redemption flight and I mean, these things go quick!
30th of December - They finally acknowledged my documents and said they were being verified. AFTER 15 days of waiting!!!!!! Which is crazy given that my orientation and test was supposed to be on the 12 and 13th. We asked if we could get a later date for my test because I had already bought a later date ticket, but no reply was given.
2nd of January - My agent got word that I will not be able to take a later date for my exam. I am required and MUST be in New York for both my orientation and test. So I then shifted my flight up to the 9th of January which was really lucky of me to have a spot. Which after, I had to shift again to the 11th which caused me about 125USD because my dad was busy on that day and he was really upset that he wont be able to send me off. Like OMG my life
6th of January - Panic was kicking in as I still had no I-20, no visa appointment date, and my flight is due in 3 days. Basically we know that we won't make it anymore. That night itself, they sent me an email asking for documents that someone had already acknowledged!!!!!! We called the whole night up to a few days later. We finally got through and realized they had messed up on their part. Miscommunication between departments. By this time everything was screwed up already.
9th of January - We thought everything was fine by now after clarifying, when suddenly, CUNY emailed me saying they reject my whole application because I didn't show enough financial for 3 years of education. WTF?! They only required 1st year proof! That's what all Uni's do!!! AND I WAS SUPER UPSET AT THIS POINT. My agent was calm and quickly banged out an email showing more financial documents that proven I had enough for 3 years. Replied and continued to call them whole night. Every night was a sleepless nights as their working hours are 10:15am to 7am. Thanks to my agent she did the calling and I got to sleep with one eye open.
11th of January - We changed my flight again to the 20th of Jan which cost me another 120USD. sigh... This was a really hard time for me like seriously. I had booked tours and stuff in the US which some had already gone to waste. About rm3k had been wasted on this chaos. We were still calling every night whey they finally said that OK I can go in. But WAIT, the problem would be that I had already missed my test. So they had to do a "next possible date" for me. And if the testing department rejects, then there is nothing that I can do. So everyday we called the them asking what the testing department says. All we got was WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT.
17th of January - They evaluated me and I didn't even have to take the test!!! and also they sent me my I-20 soft copy!!!! WTF!!! Why didn't they evaluate me earlier?! Load of crap let me tell you. Was super happy that finally, with my I-20 soft copy I could schedule my visa appointment. BUT WAIT another catch... the actual document could only be sent to me on the 20th of jan, which meant that I would only get it fastest by the 23rd of jan and that was a Friday. If I schedule my interview on friday, I must get my passport on Monday in order to make it in time for my "check-in" date at the uni. Which was the 27th of jan! SO COMPLICATED!!! PHEW...
19th of January - My agent took the risk and booked my appointment on Friday(which is today as I am writing this) when I checked online on Fedex that even with their Priority service, we would only get it earliest on friday evening. My agent told me that all we could do now was hope, and if you are fated to go or not...
20th of January - They sent out my I-20. Sent me my tracking number.
22nd of January - that night, the status of the parcel was departed Anchorage, USA. Which had left me hopeless. How was I going to get my parcel by my interview friday morning?! I know that the documents were gonna be arriving on Friday(today). So my agent had a plan. She would go and get the documents once they open in Shah Alam at 8am. While I just had to wait nearby the embassy. It was a total risk because 1st - I would be missing my interview slot and 2nd - the last interview slot is at 10:30am 3rd - there's no guarantee that they would let me do it even at 10:30am.
23rd of January(TODAY!) - Time for the execution of the plan. Everything went as planned just that... I waited for my agent until 1130am. Like no joke. I sat by Menara See Hoy Chan literally since 8am till 11:30am and I just did not even know what I was doing there at one point. All my agent said was Wait and Hope. Which was basically what I did the whole of this time. She arrived at 11:30am passed me my I-20 all the way from shah alam and told me to beg them. beg and beg. I went to the embassy counter and that's what I did. I explained to them the whole situation and the girl insisted that I was too late. Which I knew that I was. 1 hour late! I couldn't do anything but continue begging her... finally she called the embassy inside and THEY ALLOWED ME IN!!!!!!!!! Like omg I was so speechless and thankful beyond words! There were even tears in my eyes!!! Save the details of what happened inside but I got my visa approved.
This whole experience had really caused me so much suffering and stress, but the happiness I feel right now is indescribable. I feel that in the end it all worked out. Seriously, whatever happens, happens for a reason. Don't look at the messed up bits, but remember that what happened to me lead to this result. Which is all I've ever wanted. Tears in my eyes as I am writing this. Though it is not the end. I must get my passport on Monday in order to fly. hahaha. But still, I'll take it.
Thanks for everyone's prayers.
xx
On the 13th of December - I got my acceptance letter from CUNY but was still on probation until I too my CAT which is a math and English proficiency test. But yea means that they accepted me basically. And I also filled up a Provisional respond which meant that I will be entering for Spring 2015 semester.
17th of December - We gathered and sent in all supporting documents such as financial documents, passport photocopy, etc. For them to verify that I indeed had enough funds to go over to the states for the first year.
18th of December - Booked my flight because I HAD TO. It was not advisable by my agent but I went ahead and booked it anyway for the 16th of Jan. Because I was going to get a redemption flight and I mean, these things go quick!
30th of December - They finally acknowledged my documents and said they were being verified. AFTER 15 days of waiting!!!!!! Which is crazy given that my orientation and test was supposed to be on the 12 and 13th. We asked if we could get a later date for my test because I had already bought a later date ticket, but no reply was given.
2nd of January - My agent got word that I will not be able to take a later date for my exam. I am required and MUST be in New York for both my orientation and test. So I then shifted my flight up to the 9th of January which was really lucky of me to have a spot. Which after, I had to shift again to the 11th which caused me about 125USD because my dad was busy on that day and he was really upset that he wont be able to send me off. Like OMG my life
6th of January - Panic was kicking in as I still had no I-20, no visa appointment date, and my flight is due in 3 days. Basically we know that we won't make it anymore. That night itself, they sent me an email asking for documents that someone had already acknowledged!!!!!! We called the whole night up to a few days later. We finally got through and realized they had messed up on their part. Miscommunication between departments. By this time everything was screwed up already.
9th of January - We thought everything was fine by now after clarifying, when suddenly, CUNY emailed me saying they reject my whole application because I didn't show enough financial for 3 years of education. WTF?! They only required 1st year proof! That's what all Uni's do!!! AND I WAS SUPER UPSET AT THIS POINT. My agent was calm and quickly banged out an email showing more financial documents that proven I had enough for 3 years. Replied and continued to call them whole night. Every night was a sleepless nights as their working hours are 10:15am to 7am. Thanks to my agent she did the calling and I got to sleep with one eye open.
11th of January - We changed my flight again to the 20th of Jan which cost me another 120USD. sigh... This was a really hard time for me like seriously. I had booked tours and stuff in the US which some had already gone to waste. About rm3k had been wasted on this chaos. We were still calling every night whey they finally said that OK I can go in. But WAIT, the problem would be that I had already missed my test. So they had to do a "next possible date" for me. And if the testing department rejects, then there is nothing that I can do. So everyday we called the them asking what the testing department says. All we got was WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT.
17th of January - They evaluated me and I didn't even have to take the test!!! and also they sent me my I-20 soft copy!!!! WTF!!! Why didn't they evaluate me earlier?! Load of crap let me tell you. Was super happy that finally, with my I-20 soft copy I could schedule my visa appointment. BUT WAIT another catch... the actual document could only be sent to me on the 20th of jan, which meant that I would only get it fastest by the 23rd of jan and that was a Friday. If I schedule my interview on friday, I must get my passport on Monday in order to make it in time for my "check-in" date at the uni. Which was the 27th of jan! SO COMPLICATED!!! PHEW...
19th of January - My agent took the risk and booked my appointment on Friday(which is today as I am writing this) when I checked online on Fedex that even with their Priority service, we would only get it earliest on friday evening. My agent told me that all we could do now was hope, and if you are fated to go or not...
20th of January - They sent out my I-20. Sent me my tracking number.
22nd of January - that night, the status of the parcel was departed Anchorage, USA. Which had left me hopeless. How was I going to get my parcel by my interview friday morning?! I know that the documents were gonna be arriving on Friday(today). So my agent had a plan. She would go and get the documents once they open in Shah Alam at 8am. While I just had to wait nearby the embassy. It was a total risk because 1st - I would be missing my interview slot and 2nd - the last interview slot is at 10:30am 3rd - there's no guarantee that they would let me do it even at 10:30am.
23rd of January(TODAY!) - Time for the execution of the plan. Everything went as planned just that... I waited for my agent until 1130am. Like no joke. I sat by Menara See Hoy Chan literally since 8am till 11:30am and I just did not even know what I was doing there at one point. All my agent said was Wait and Hope. Which was basically what I did the whole of this time. She arrived at 11:30am passed me my I-20 all the way from shah alam and told me to beg them. beg and beg. I went to the embassy counter and that's what I did. I explained to them the whole situation and the girl insisted that I was too late. Which I knew that I was. 1 hour late! I couldn't do anything but continue begging her... finally she called the embassy inside and THEY ALLOWED ME IN!!!!!!!!! Like omg I was so speechless and thankful beyond words! There were even tears in my eyes!!! Save the details of what happened inside but I got my visa approved.
This whole experience had really caused me so much suffering and stress, but the happiness I feel right now is indescribable. I feel that in the end it all worked out. Seriously, whatever happens, happens for a reason. Don't look at the messed up bits, but remember that what happened to me lead to this result. Which is all I've ever wanted. Tears in my eyes as I am writing this. Though it is not the end. I must get my passport on Monday in order to fly. hahaha. But still, I'll take it.
Thanks for everyone's prayers.
xx
