damilola15: Hello good people, here's one that giving me headache: Officially certified copy of WAEC certificate. I need to send it to the school. Please how have you been going by this.

I somehow found myself at Ibadan, so used that opportunity to go to the waec office there. I was asked to go to the state I where I sat for the exams. I couldn't, it's far from Ibadan and I was on my way to Lagos anyway. Meanwhile I had been to a local court where I was told they stopped doing that about 3 years ago, even said I should go to my school.

This is the closest to it I've read on waec's website. That's not even what I want to do.

Eke40seve:

aoj01:


I also got an offer frm OVGU magdeburg, are you heading there?

mayya: Hello house, I did my blocked account opening in abuja. And no slip was given. I sent the documents myself. Now do I have to wait till the bank sends my account details b4 I can book a visa appointment ? Please what should I do

mayya: Hello house, I did my blocked account opening in abuja. And no slip was given. I sent the documents myself. Now do I have to wait till the bank sends my account details b4 I can book a visa appointment ? Please what should I do

expresschamber: Please house, I want info about btu cottbus. I wanna know how good the school and city is and of course opportunity to hustle and its economic viability. Is cost of living expensive? Rent etc. Thanks.

Teflon1:

Pls, what course did u apply 4 & when did u get d offer?

Eke40seven:
The school is a good school within the top forty in the country and within top 500 in the world. They have a good number of international students; While Cottbus (pronounced ‘Kotboos’) is a major transportation town in the former East Germany with some number of industries. The city is very close to the polish borders but relatively isolated from any German city. The other major cities in the area, Dresden, Potsdam, Leipzig and Berlin are all 1 hour ride (less using ICE trains) away. They have a population of about 100-105k. If you think that German is the only language you will hear or read, then bros think twice, Sorbs (an indigenous ethnic minority) language is also officially recognized and spoken.
Before I will go into details about survival, you should note that Cottbus is in the former East and the economic situation is inferior to what is obtainable in the west. The east and west just became one country after the unification of 1990 after being under a different system of government for over four and half decades (capitalism in the west and socialism in the east). At unification, the situation in the east was a sharp contrast to situations in the west and things became worse even immediately after unification due to reasons too numerous to mention here. However, 24 years after, the east is still playing catch up (although the situation has improved markedly). Currently the wages in the east is about 70-75% lower than in the west and unemployment in many places stands at about 10-11% as against 6% nationally.
On the good side, things like food, rent and many other commodities are relatively cheap compared to the west. I heard that if you can tie down a job, as a Naija guy, you shouldn’t bother about survival. You could even save more than someone in the exorbitant Munich. However, language is a very big advantage here in the east because English speakers are much less.
On racism, I heard that apart from people looking sheepishly and wondering how you painted your skin black and what planet you are from (there are relatively less foreigners in the east), racism is not too common in Cottbus as against what is generally perceived about the Ossis (Easterners), however, don’t go around looking for one because you shall surely find.
Others can help throw more light into the issue as I too will be glad to learn more.
I hope you find this useful.
Good luck!

Eke40seven:
Wow! that's nice! what are your preparations like? Have you gotten useful info about the place? When are you leaving? We could hook up! Although i would implore you to share any info here because of others! Good luck! Hope to hear more from you.

aoj01:

enroute>>>>saxony anhalt

Eke40seven:
Eh! that's nice! which course? Köthen or Dessau?
I just found a partner in crime!!!

Teflon1:

I applied to a couple of schools...only one (my least loved) has responded positively, so i am using it to process my visa for now. Cologne univ. of Applied Science (M.Eng Automation & IT) is 1 of the others...i hv heard notin from them.

expresschamber: .
Thanks a lot bro, you have helped a great deal. One love!

aoj01:

patner in crime? thank goodness it's neither Köthen nor Dessau?

>>>OVGU Magdeburg; MSc Electrical Engr & IT.

Eke40seven:
Sorry, I will like to rephrase slightly on my comments about your school earlier. BTU Cottbus doesn't doesn't maintain the position which I earlier purported as I had another in mind. BTU Cottbus is a relatively new school (1991), and relatively small too but their reputation for having a high percentage of international student is very true.
Am sorry for the earlier mistake. Are u going for MSC or Bsc. cos I heard finding an internship in Cottbus because of its size and location could be challenging except you go to Berlin. Every other statement is very true.
Sorry once again.
Good luck!

jaydeemourg:
@eke40seven, u are a value adder.I've really gained frm ur. Post. I got admitted into LUBECK uni of applied science.pls I nid sum1 to give me info abt the school,the city (lubeck), possibility of securing job quickly and economy of the Lubeck. Ur detailed responsewill b appreciated.

yapyap: if you are sponsoring yourself will it be good to tell the consulate so?

rauly: Hello house, please my brother applied for a student visa and he has been interviewed but he was told that he would be contacted. It's getting to a month and he has not gotten a response. What can he do?

jaydeemourg:
@eke40seven, u are a value adder.I've really gained frm ur. Post. I got admitted into LUBECK uni of applied science.pls I nid sum1 to give me info abt the school,the city (lubeck), possibility of securing job quickly and economy of the Lubeck. Ur detailed responsewill b appreciated.

mayya: Hello house, I did my blocked account opening in abuja. And no slip was given. I sent the documents myself. Now do I have to wait till the bank sends my account details b4 I can book a visa appointment ? Please what should I do

Realk1: Umm guys Abeg... On the application form, is "issued by" who? Is it Nigerian Immigration service?

jahjehova:

For MUTUAL, I was quoted 16,800