Congratulations DreManuel and Scholastica!
Amazing opportunity, I hope we're going to "wash it" somehow.

Scholastica16:
DreManuel,

Yes bro I saw it. I am ecstatic. Number 1 in my state!!

Wowww...so excited ...I'm really happy for you.Indeed you are a scholar

Yes bro I saw it. I am ecstatic. Number 1 in my state!![/quote]

Boss Scholastica, You've been an epitome of everything Good, I've been on this thread for over a year albeit mostly as a guest, I'm overjoyed, elated, ebullient and indeed happy. , God bless you immensely and that Uk ehn Scholastica is there to shine. Dre Manuel pick UC Berkeley now, well. I trust your insight though. #Fall2018 , the wait is almost over.

gokuu:
Congratulations DreManuel and Scholastica!
Amazing opportunity, I hope we're going to "wash it" somehow.

Thanks bro. We will shake hands at the top. You too went to Unilag? I heard somewhere that you were a Jaja boy.

Epithet:

Yes bro I saw it. I am ecstatic. Number 1 in my state!!

Boss Scholastica, You've been an epitome of everything Good, I've been on this thread for over a year albeit mostly as a guest, I'm overjoyed, elated, ebullient and indeed happy. , God bless you immensely and that Uk ehn Scholastica is there to shine. Dre Manuel pick UC Berkeley now, well. I trust your insight though. #Fall2018 , the wait is almost over.

LOL. We will go where the best offer leads.
Yours is almost here. Congrats is advance.

Scholastica16:
DreManuel,

Yes bro I saw it. I am ecstatic. Number 1 in my state!!

Congrats bro, wish you greater success in your future endeavors. Hope you can still meet up with this fall's PhD admission.

DreManuel:


I'm US bound bro. Congrats. My confusion now is whether to choose UIUC or UMich. I'm even thinking of checking out UC Berkeley or Caltech. Money don show.

Congrats.

DreManuel:


Thanks bro. We will shake hands at the top. You too went to Unilag? I heard somewhere that you were a Jaja boy.

Hehe...yeah, I did. Now aiming for bigger!

gokuu:


Hehe...yeah, I did. Now aiming for bigger!

Confirm. I was there too in year 2 and 5. Sure, you are going higher.

Glocal1:
Congrats.

Thanks very kindly

Congratulations @DreManuel, scholastica16 and Xyzoke

DreManuel:


Thanks very kindly

Please how can one apply for the PTDF scholarship, hope a 2.1 class of degree is eligible to participate. Thanks.

Scholastica16:
DreManuel,

Yes bro I saw it. I am ecstatic. Number 1 in my state!!

Congratulations, I am so happy for you!!!!!!

DreManuel:


I'm US bound bro. Congrats. My confusion now is whether to choose UIUC or UMich. I'm even thinking of checking out UC Berkeley or Caltech. Money don show.

Congratulations, I wish you all the best !!!

Please were in enugu or Edo states can I register for GRE exam and how can I register gre exam without using agent people

Congrats DreManuel and scholarstica16.

Glocal1:
Please how can one apply for the PTDF scholarship, hope a 2.1 class of degree is eligible to participate. Thanks.

Yes 2.1 can, even 2.2 with solid Oil and Gas/ Energy experience or with Master's.

temmitats:
Congratulations, I wish you all the best !!!

Thanks very kindly

Joyflexxy:
Congrats DreManuel and scholarstica16.

Thank you!

DreManuel:


My thoughts are not organized now cos of JOY. I will be back tomorrow to give you my two cents.

Congrats bro !!

I tap into your blessings.

Still awaiting your suggestions

Hello everybody. I have been following this thread for a while and I have read majority of the pages. I just need your candid advice.
Here is my profile

Mechanical Engineering B.Eng 3.8/5
Masters degree UK Mechanical Engineering Merit 3.6/4 (Unofficial Wes evaluation)
GRE scores of 303. Maths 153 Verbal 150
No publications

I wrote my GRE before my masters degree program.
I am interested in a PhD in the USA. What can I do please? My GRE score is low and funds to take another one isn't readily available.

Candid advice please.

xyzoke:
To God be the glory Uk here I come

DreManuel:


I'm US bound bro. Congrats. My confusion now is whether to choose UIUC or UMich. I'm even thinking of checking out UC Berkeley or Caltech. Money don show.

Scholastica16:
DreManuel,

Yes bro I saw it. I am ecstatic. Number 1 in my state!!

Congrats!

Scholastica16, I celebrate you sir! Congrats

Congrats to Scholatica16 and DreManuel.

I just saw my TOEFL results
Speaking 24
Listening 27
Reading 29
Writing 25
Total 105.
Alhamdullilah am happy. Atleast I have 24 in the speaking section.

Good morning everyone. I must commend everyone here. I mean everyone that have asked questions, people that gave answers,those that have shared their experiences in one way or the other. Thank you all.

Please,help me with advice.

I'm through with my MSc and I don't know if getting funds will be easier for PhD or MSc? I don't have money but wants to further my studies.

Also,which is better? Australia, Canada or USA? So sorry to ask this question please.

Just starting preparation for GRE, will I be able to meet up with admission if I write the exam by December?

My academic profile:
B.Tech Pure and Applied Physics- 3.56/5
M.Sc Medical Physics- 4.47/5

I still want to further my studies in Medical Physics.

Thank you in anticipation of a kind response.

Scholastica16:
DreManuel,

Yes bro I saw it. I am ecstatic. Number 1 in my state!!

Whoop !! Whoop!!! Congratulations Scholastica on your PTDF scholarship award. I am really happy for you.

ponlear:

Congrats bro !!

I tap into your blessings.

Still awaiting your suggestions

For you to hit Q 162 in Manhattan, it means you could get up to 166 in real GRE, ceteris paribus. Manhattan's quant is a bit tougher than actual GRE and I recommend it for practice. But, Manhattan's Verbal doesn't mimic the actual GRE too well. Yes, they use a lot of fancy words but their RC are not as complex as that of the GRE. That doesn't mean you should abandon Manhattan, you should just know its limitations.

So I recommend using ETS official guide to GRE Verbal and ETS Revised GRE guide. You will see questions of different difficulty levels and are actual past GRE questions. You will learn a lot of strategies from Magoosh guide and Videos too.

You would have to be patient with yourself. GRE is testing skills they expect you to have learned from primary school up till now and not just from last two months. Sadly, we don't learn much of those skills from our schooling especially those of us from Science background. So, identify your weakness in Verbal first - for most people it's the RC, so focus more on practicing that part. Learn how to read very fast without losing meaning. Learn reading by "chunking". Learn to read actively. When you read, take notes - yes! there will be time for it and it helps you read actively. With practice you will get better. These are just General tips I can give now. If you have specific concerns you can ask.

I think @gokuu can also come to your aid; he scored 162 in Verbal.

To all folks coming here and dishing out intelligent and timely responses, May God bless you and your family.
May all your aspirations come with ease!
Congratulations DreManuel and Scholastica16 always knew something great and positive would come out and befall you guys! Thanks for your timely response and contribution to this thread.May God bless your new journey. Have my warmest regards!
Hello gokuu. your responses and contributions are top notch! God bless you.
Want to be like you guys when I grow up!

Congratulations DreManuel and Scholastica16!

Scholastica16:


The girl I told you about in NYU Stern used some experts. 2.1 Accounting degree, 319 GRE 104 TOEFL. She paid N300k late 2015 or so.

Yea, she got fully-funded into Stern for her MBA. Her $71k tuition waived with a $5000/month stipend.

The point is, the credible ones work yet sometimes they don't but if you have the money (which you do). Give it a try. UT Austin, Duke, MIT Sloan etc. if they end up giving you a good/full tuition waiver, you won't remember how much you paid the consultants.

Please which experts did she use? I will like to use same people

DreManuel:


For you to hit Q 162 in Manhattan, it means you could get up to 166 in real GRE, ceteris paribus. Manhattan's quant is a bit tougher than actual GRE and I recommend it for practice. But, Manhattan's Verbal doesn't mimic the actual GRE too well. Yes, they use a lot of fancy words but their RC are not as complex as that of the GRE. That doesn't mean you should abandon Manhattan, you should just know its limitations.

So I recommend using ETS official guide to GRE Verbal and ETS Revised GRE guide. You will see questions of different difficulty levels and are actual past GRE questions. You will learn a lot of strategies from Magoosh guide and Videos too.

You would have to be patient with yourself. GRE is testing skills they expect you to have learned from primary school up till now and not just from last two months. Sadly, we don't learn much of those skills from our schooling especially those of us from Science background. So, identify your weakness in Verbal first - for most people it's the RC, so focus more on practicing that part. Learn how to read very fast without losing meaning. Learn reading by "chunking". Learn to read actively. When you read, take notes - yes! there will be time for it and it helps you read actively. With practice you will get better. These are just General tips I can give now. If you have specific concerns you can ask.

I think @gokuu can also come to your aid; he scored 162 in Verbal.

I am blushing right now.
When a Scholar DreManuel serenades you online, you're probably be doing something right.

As per the verbal, SC is all about using words in context. Simply knowing the meaning of words is only a necessary condition; not a sufficient one. Honestly, I did not really prepare for the verbal - I only watched Magoosh videos and did practice tests.

BUT, I read a lot of New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Business Insider, Bloomberg and others, and I have been doing this even before I got into undergrad so I think that helped a lot.

Like DreManuel said, these things are built over the years; I guess that's why schools look closely at them. What you can do is read lots of foreign articles in the time you have to prepare - this will give you a lot of context and nuances on the use of words.

For RC: Practice your pacing! RC is the time killer for the exam; you must make sure you can read and internalise a 500-600 word passage in 3-4 mins. By internalize, I mean that you should know where to find specific information in a passage. This will save you a lot of time.

Please I need manhattan1-6 material. niyi4med@yahoo.com
Thanks.