jman77:

Try and read atleast 50 pages backward, you should get all the answers there.

@toecyne; what is your dad into?

toecyne:
Hello house, my sponsor(father) has jst 2 million in his account. He intends depositing 7 million naira more into the account before asking for statement of account, my question is how long must the money be in the account before he can ask for a statement of acct for study visa?

Make sure d amount deposited doesnt raise dust o, y nt do it installmentally?

Shyee:


I read somewhere that Naija cgpa tend to weigh more than Canadian's

I earlier said :

pchax:

Baba it is not as direct as that ooo... Of course, that is a simple way to convert but grading systems are different. They have the A+, A, A-, B+ and what have you and each of those grades carry different weights. While in Nigeria it is just the plain A, B,C,D etc. A professor there once told me that a Nigerian 3.50/5.00 is roughly equivalent to their own 3.2/4.0. But if we do the maths normally a Nigerian 3.50/5.00 is equivalent to 2.80/4.00.
So my advise to the OP is to check the departmental site of all his interested Uni's. Some have different countries and their grade point conversion scales. Some just look at your last 2 years course and check out the number of As and Bs.
In summary, grade point conversion is not as easy as it seems. Cheers!

Just for the records, Naija cgpa doesn't weigh more than Canada's own. I guess it was the bolded part above that confused my brother shyee. To put it more in context, during my search for admission I met a Nigerian Professor that teaches in a North American school. I told him I graduated with a 3.56/5.00 and I think my chances are slim. He said I shouldn't worry, that it is still a second class upper and a second class upper is equivalent to a 3.10 - 3.40 on their own scale.
My the main intention of my earlier post was just to say that grade conversion is not simple arithmetic. Infact there is no global formula for grade conversions. Having said that, I wouldn't advice someone with a 3rd class to apply for MSc straight.

Cheers!

I dint apply thru an agency, I gave her my CIC account details...she logged in and uploaded it herself...gave her list of what she needs to upload.

My advice, DO NOT USE AN AGENCY!!!!!!

Snappyfingaz:


Sorry to intrude... How did you manage not to see the statement of account you applied with? You applied through an agency?

gotten it now... Thanks Bro

realone01:
4days

pchax:

I earlier said :
Just for the records, Naija cgpa doesn't weigh more than Canada's own. I guess it was the bolded part above that confused my brother shyee. To put it more in context, during my search for admission I met a Nigerian Professor that teaches in a North American school. I told him I graduated with a 3.56/5.00 and I think my chances are slim. He said I shouldn't worry, that it is still a second class upper and a second class upper is equivalent to a 3.10 - 3.40 on their own scale.
My the main intention of my earlier post was just to say that grade conversion is not simple arithmetic. Infact there is no global formula for grade conversions. Having said that, I wouldn't advice someone with a 3rd class to apply for MSc straight.

Cheers!

I knew you will come back to clarify things...You're the most misquoted fellow on this thread 3rd time and counting

DebohBaron:

Did u submit your employment details and soa?

Tuquote author=pchax post=28366417]
if person come get 5.8/7.0 nko cos my dey use 7.0 cgpa scale though I used Wes to calculate my cgpa and I got 3.58/4.0. Is dat a 1st class ?

redribs:

Any news?

This must be the fastest moving part of this forum's series. It's normal tho; that's how records get broken.
Sorry, if I'm digging out a buried issue. I think a school with relatively low competition in the intended course will admit a 3rd class degree. But such schools are very hard to find, especially in a developed country like Canada. It could be true that there's no ratio or formula for CGPA conversion because really, there's no valid basis for comparison between our education system and Canada's. So what they look at are the prerequisite courses for the programs. Even if you didn't pass them as required by the program, and there is room to still consider you, then you may be offered a provisional admission into a program (sorta like a pre-masters), which is not the real program and is NOT FREE. Every school has its own strategy so don't bank on these concepts I'm suggesting. When it comes to issues of low CGPA, it's better to mail the department directly. If you're lucky, they'd tell you your chances straight up without requiring you put in an actual application, which is usually NOT FREE.

This is not for debate purposes, they are just my thoughts and I hope it answers the question someone came here asking about his chance with his 3rd class.

That being said, I know of some people that got admission into dip and adv dip courses in Canada.

Meanwhile, CIC is still hanging our list o. No medical call yet. *fingers crossed*

redribs:
This must be the fastest moving part of this forum's series. It's normal tho; that's how records get broken.
Sorry, if I'm digging out a buried issue. I think a school with relatively low competition in the intended course will admit a 3rd class degree. But such schools are very hard to find, especially in a developed country like Canada. It could be true that there's no ratio or formula for CGPA conversion because really, there's no valid basis for comparison between our education system and Canada's. So what they look at are the prerequisite courses for the programs. Even if you didn't pass them as required by the program, and there is room to still consider you, then you may be offered a provisional admission into a program (sorta like a pre-masters), which is not the real program and is NOT FREE. Every school has its own strategy so don't bank on these concepts I'm suggesting. When it comes to issues of low CGPA, it's better to mail the department directly. If you're lucky, they'd tell you your chances straight up without requiring you put in an actual application, which is usually NOT FREE.

This is not for debate purposes, they are just my thoughts and I hope it answers the question someone came here asking about his chance with his 3rd class.

That being said, I know of some people that got admission into dip and adv dip courses in Canada.

Meanwhile, CIC is still hanging our list o. No medical call yet. *fingers crossed*

Thank you sir. But do I need to attach my transcript for them to review when contacting them?

Snappyfingaz:


Sorry to intrude... How did you manage not to see the statement of account you applied with? You applied through an agency?

lol, u dey mind am? only God know who hin dey deceive for here. Pesin wey no wan involve for here again, how u go trust hin talk?

gbemisolaw:


Thank you sir. But do I need to attach my transcript for them to review when contacting them?

lol, that's like saying you want them to assess your credentials for free. You can try it tho, I really can't tell you not to.

gbemisolaw:


Thank you sir. But do I need to attach my transcript for them to review when contacting them?

Attach your transcript, cover letter & mayb CV

mrnilobrawn:

Attach your transcript, cover letter & mayb CV

Okay sir.

Anyone coming to centennial college and needs to rent a room or looking for a house to rent should contact me... I can help...... Just PM me I will gv u my number....both male and female

MrArams:



I knew you will come back to clarify things...You're the most misquoted fellow on this thread 3rd time and counting

I guess I need to improve on my communication skills niyen. Na to dey talk for pidgin be the way forward...

pchax:


I guess I need to improve on my communication skills niyen. Na to dey talk for pidgin be the way forward...

Abeg oo
Naija ppl don go speak pigin for MUN and now dey are demanding for IELTS/TOEFL from nigerians saying we hv complicated languages...

Nabylet:


Yes, mun asked me for toefl last week Friday, after series of emails and arguments to waive it for me, I called the assistant registrar and he said Nigeria is a complicated country with plenty languages. That even though our language of instruction in schools is English, we don't speak it outside the classroom and in personal/social interaction - that's exactly what he said... I just fashied the school.

pchax:



I earlier said :



Just for the records, Naija cgpa doesn't weigh more than Canada's own. I guess it was the bolded part above that confused my brother shyee. To put it more in context, during my search for admission I met a Nigerian Professor that teaches in a North American school. I told him I graduated with a 3.56/5.00 and I think my chances are slim. He said I shouldn't worry, that it is still a second class upper and a second class upper is equivalent to a 3.10 - 3.40 on their own scale.
My the main intention of my earlier post was just to say that grade conversion is not simple arithmetic. Infact there is no global formula for grade conversions. Having said that, I wouldn't advice someone with a 3rd class to apply for MSc straight.

Cheers!

smiles. Thanks for clarification, that is why i tagged your comment so that you'll know you already caused 'gobe' on the thread.
Any which way, my grade conversion formula is specifically written on one of the Canadian's university website. Maybe MUN, MANITOBA... Well, it could be googled.
End Point is, the lady that asked the question still got hope.

lassky:
Tuquote author=pchax post=28366417]
if person come get 5.8/7.0 nko cos my dey use 7.0 cgpa scale though I used Wes to calculate my cgpa and I got 3.58/4.0. Is dat a 1st class ?

Is that a first class or 2"1 in your uni? When it comes to CGPA for admission, different schools look for different things. Let me take my course as an example (Computer Science). When I was communicating with my potential supervisor, she asked for some specific courses like Principles of Compilers, Data Structures and Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming and 2 or 3 other courses. Luckily for me I got Bs and As in those course regardless of my 3.56/5.0.

Also, some people look at last 2 years of study and see how your grades were. The thinking behind this is that your last two years is more of a specialized version of your course. For example, using my course again, in Level 100, I did Physics, Chemistry and some other basic courses that don't look like computer. As I got to Level 400 and 500 all my courses were basically focused on my degree. So some universities just focus on your last two years cos the foundation years do not speak much about your particular degree.

Some Universities just look at all the countries in the world and their degree classes and look for broad equivalent. For example, a degree classified by Sehr Gut in the German educational system is equivalent to a 2"1 in the UK (or Nigeria)

Below is a kind of degree equivalences that different schools use:

❖ University of Alberta
❖ University of Calgary (You would notice for Nigeria they said a 2"1 or 4.0/5.0. That should answer your question if you want to apply to calgary).
❖University of Dalhousie
❖UBC (my favourite school in Canada. Only if Vancouver is not crazily expensive to live in)

Best bet, kindly mail their graduate secretaries. THEY WOULD RESPOND.

redribs:
This must be the fastest moving part of this forum's series. It's normal tho; that's how records get broken.
Sorry, if I'm digging out a buried issue. I think a school with relatively low competition in the intended course will admit a 3rd class degree. But such schools are very hard to find, especially in a developed country like Canada. It could be true that there's no ratio or formula for CGPA conversion because really, there's no valid basis for comparison between our education system and Canada's. So what they look at are the prerequisite courses for the programs. Even if you didn't pass them as required by the program, and there is room to still consider you, then you may be offered a provisional admission into a program (sorta like a pre-masters), which is not the real program and is NOT FREE. Every school has its own strategy so don't bank on these concepts I'm suggesting. When it comes to issues of low CGPA, it's better to mail the department directly. If you're lucky, they'd tell you your chances straight up without requiring you put in an actual application, which is usually NOT FREE.

This is not for debate purposes, they are just my thoughts and I hope it answers the question someone came here asking about his chance with his 3rd class.

That being said, I know of some people that got admission into dip and adv dip courses in Canada.

Meanwhile, CIC is still hanging our list o. No medical call yet. *fingers crossed*

well, I'm moved to decree EPHPHATHA to hanging medical lists in JESUS NAME. Amen.

mrnilobrawn:

Abeg oo
Naija ppl don go speak pigin for MUN and now dey are demanding for IELTS/TOEFL from nigerians saying we hv complicated languages...

the OP for refer the registrar to Nairaland nah. The basic concept of Communication is understanding, if you understand what I say correctly, why ask for IELTS/TOEFL.
at Fashied the school. I wanna check dico, maybe its correct.

Biko CIC release our medical request...
The progress is very slow this dayz.

mrnilobrawn:
Biko CIC release our medical request...
The progress is very slow this dayz.

Baba once notification enter my phone na so I dey rush.
This people no go kill person.

Good day house, I have a gp of 3.65/5.00, studied computer science, have like 5months IT support experience, I want to apply either to mcmaster or UOIT for September 2015. Will I get the admission?

zizytd:
Good day house, I have a gp of 3.65/5.00, studied computer science, have like 5months IT support experience, I want to apply either to mcmaster or UOIT for September 2015. Will I get the admission?

Have you checked their requirements for admission?

Fortissimo:


Have you checked their requirements for admission?

Yea, but d problem am having is that I want to start the application without gre and toefl score, I know u can gain admission without dem but having a good score can secure u some part scholarship,I want to start with other applications while I write gre and toefl in January. Is it possible, or must I submit all d requirements @ once

standupguy:

Baba once notification enter my phone na so I dey rush.
This people no go kill person.

Lol.....just take it easy u will surely smile at the end. God will do it for us ALL.

Gd evening house, I took my IELTS exam September 2013. I don't knw if it is still valid for a new application or I have to write another one. Someone pls help me with an ans thanks.

Can anyone help me with a cheap flight from Lag-Tor, do i need to book a round trip or just one way ticket since my course is a 3 yrs course

Hi good peeps in the house. just a quick question, a friend has an admission for Sept 2015. can he apply for TRV now?