Hey guys, it's great to find here.
I'm an international student and received a Ph.D. offer from a top-tier U.S. university (full-funded). Right now, I'm very worried about whether my past B1/B2 refusals will hurt the application of my F1 visa. I tried to apply the B1/B2 visa in a third country when I was an exchange student in 2017. I was rejected twice, however. The visa officer suggested me that I should have applied the visa in my home country.
I finally got a B1/B2 visa from the embassy in my home country in mid-2017, and I traveled to the U.S. several times, none of which exceeded a week.
I am wondering, however, that the visa officer may care much about my past B1/B2 refusal records when I am about to be interviewed for my F1 visa.
Has anyone have similar experiences? I quite appreciate your help. Thank you so much.