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Travel / Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by seeker88(m): 4:25am On Aug 05, 2023 |
Sisib15:This is actually a good way to make some extra money as a student here in the US. It’s not official but no one will monitor you to know if you make hair for people or not lol. Haircare is super expensive here in the US, so if you have such skill, you can make hair for fellow Nigerians in your school or close classmates at a lower rate than regular salon and make some cash from that. Make sure your customers pay in cash ONLY. You can even defend that by saying you help your friends with their hair and they tip you, so that is not officially a salary and you can do that after classes or during the weekend in your house. I bet if you are doing good job, you’d have a bunch of customers coming to you via referral. Those skills are actually good to have for international students coming to the US. Other skills that might be useful include tailoring, phone repairs, barber, etc. Just don’t go and open a hair salon as a student under F1 visa. LOL. In my school then, I had this low key barber who knew how to cut hair and would cut my haircut for a much lower price than regular barber shop. And he was making a lot of money from students like me. So don’t let anyone tell you it’s part of your 20hrs per week max on campus job. Cheers and congrats on your visa approval. Wishing other prospective visa applicants all the best! 😊 1 Like 1 Share |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 8:04pm On Jul 22, 2018 |
Congrats to all the Fall 2018 aspirants who recently got their visas approved, please don’t forget to share your transcripts. Also, to those who couldn’t get their visas at first trial, never give up. 8 Likes |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 5:40pm On May 18, 2018 |
hilaryxoxo:Madam, why don’t you just remain in Nigeria and apply to University of Ibadan.....**just thinking out loud** 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 2:26pm On May 15, 2018 |
HigherEd:SMH 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 5:23pm On May 14, 2018 |
Ezedan1:I have seen this post repeatedly here. The information you seek is one you can easily get on this thread if you take your time to read through. This explains why nobody is responding to your post.... With your cgpa, you can still get admission in US schools, but I really don’t understand why you want schools that don’t ask for GRE and TOEFL. Depending on the area you are considering your masters program on, taking these tests will boost your chances of getting the admission and visa too. So I’d suggest you search online to check schools that can accept your range of cgpa, then take those test to increase your chances. Meanwhile, if you can take your time to read through this thread, you would get a plethora of info that will help you throughout your application process. You can do everything yourself! All the best |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 11:29pm On May 13, 2018 |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 11:29pm On May 13, 2018 |
hilaryxoxo:Hey, keep wallowing in your ignorant.... And for your information, there’s no school as “Texas A&M the Kingston one” .....if you can’t do research about schools in the US, then just shut the Bleep up, and refrain from discouraging people here. Not everyone can afford to go to MIT and the likes. And as someone has rightly pointed out, school ranking doesn’t automatically secure your dream job, you have to work towards getting such job irrespective of your school ranking. For example, I came across a student from UPenn who’s looking for Summer Internship, meanwhile, many students from TAMUK which you perceived as a dead school got offers from Intels/IBM during the last NSBE convention/career fair in Pittsburgh..... The bottom line is; u don’t choose school based on how it sounds to you. If MIT, Vanderbilt, etc are the schools that pleases you, you don’t have publicly condemn other schools that you don’t even know about. I repeat, If you are not informed, just keep shut.... If you aren’t ignorant, you would never try to compare any accredited university here in the US with Unilag and your Covenant University....you are only exposing your ignorance further. Finally, my advice to prospective applicants. Just ensure that your school/program is accredited, get the right skill sets in your desired field, build a very good resume and you will be good for job/internships opportunities here. Those so called lowly ranked school will help you unleash your potential that you might never discover if you keep waiting in Nigeria to get into the top/Ivy League schools. 29 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 8:46pm On May 13, 2018 |
freudianslip:Please do you have the source of this information? 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 5:20pm On May 12, 2018 |
Anyone coming to TAMUK for fall 2018 and looking for an accommodation off campus, send me a pm. I have a nice and affordable space in my apartment, contact me for more details if interested. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 7:57am On Apr 16, 2018 |
Quoran:This is amazing!!!! You deserve it all, weldone bro. I wish you all the best in the remaining processes to enter Amelika 1 Like |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 6:05pm On Apr 13, 2018 |
nelem:Considering the timelines in applying, getting admission decision, getting I-20, going to the embassy for visa, etc.....you may not be able to meet up with the whole processes considering the school’s resumption time in August. However, if you feel you can meet up, you may give a try. |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seeker88(m): 5:58pm On Apr 13, 2018 |
Coxtie:Why those claims? Do you know someone who lost his/her I-20 via this means That you got you I-20 via eshipglobla doesn’t mean it’s the only safe and reliable means of getting an I-20 from your school here to Nigeria.....eshipglobal is actually the most expensive way to do this. During my time, I had my I-20 sent to someone in my school and then paid DHL to pick it up from the guy. It arrived within 3-5days and I paid only about 22k for this process... Some schools may not allow DHL to pick up I-20 directly from them, like my school.....so I had to authorize my school to first send it to someone in the school, and then arranged for DHL pick up. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 2:26am On Apr 13, 2018 |
nelem:I’m doing great and thanks for asking. Yes. You can still apply to Tamuk for fall 2018. However, your chances of getting the graduate scholarship and out-of-state tuition waiver would be slim. Again, it depends on the program you are applying to....what program do you intend applying to? |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 3:23am On Apr 12, 2018 |
Glocal1:Thanks bro. I wish you same too |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 3:22am On Apr 12, 2018 |
BiggyB242:Texas A&M University-Kingsville |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 2:11am On Apr 10, 2018 |
Glocal1:Boss! Study is going smoothly, and I’m doing very well. Thanks for asking.... Trust you’re doing great too? I landed a GRA position few months after my arrival, 20hrs per week and it came with out-of-state tuition waiver, health insurance and monthly stipends. God has been faithful bro! What’s good, how ur own side? 12 Likes |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 7:34pm On Apr 08, 2018 |
Pampaya009:First, from those schools listed above, check their admission requirements to see which of them accept unofficial GRE scores for application review & admissions. I know RPI doesn’t require official GRE score from ETS in order to review your application...so for such school, don’t waste your money sending your GRE scores to them on exam day since you can always upload the unofficial score report to your application when the result becomes available on your profile. On the exam day, report your scores to schools that wouldn’t review your application without the official GRE straight from ETS.....by doing this, you’d save more on sending scores from ETS even after your test. Now, since your focus is direct PhD from bachelors with full funding, I would suggest you consider some average schools considering your profile. Schools like UT Austin and Gatech are top notch, and for direct admission to PhD with funding, your profile also has to be top notch. I think Gatech even has a min GPA that u must have in order to be considered for funding and your GPA is a bit less than that.....you can check the details from their site. I’d suggest you give Gatech or UT Austin a try, perhaps not both. However, you can apply to both if you have too much money for graduate school applications. RPI is private and they are quite selective. If I were you, I would have Montana State University on top of my list considering your focus. Also, West Virginia University, Mississippi State, and NJIT, then the very good universities too: UofFand UTK. You might also wanna throw one or two applications to the top notch schools.... Your list might look like this: Montana state university at bozeman West Virginia university Montgomery New Jersey institute of technology University of Mississippi University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Florida University of Texas as Austin Georgia institute of Technology Check those schools and identify the ones that accept unofficial GRE score for application review and act accordingly. Disclaimer: This is only a suggestion. Your final choice depends wholly on you. I wish you all the best in your GRE. Don’t forget to update us after your GRE with your scores. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 6:41pm On Apr 08, 2018 |
tescoman90:Boss! It’s been ages really! I have been busy, but I will try to be a bit more active now, at least once in a while Graduate school for US no be beans ....how your side na? Hope things are going well with you over there? |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 10:22pm On Apr 06, 2018 |
It’s been a while fam. I’ve missed everyone here... To the fall 2018 applicants, I wish you all the best with admissions/funding. |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 1:53am On Nov 03, 2017 |
frostsc: Great Scores!!! Weldone!!!!.... |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by seeker88(m): 2:15am On Oct 18, 2017 |
Mayorboi:Great Futoites! Watching you all in 3-D 1 Like |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 10:51pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
RexCheeng:Hey RexCheeng. how's the application going? Concerning the error you encountered while trying to upload your GRE/TOEFL score to your application page. Open the pdf copy of the score report from ETS with Adobe Reader. Try using the "Take a snapshot" option under the edit menu in the Adobe Reader to crop the relevant section of your score report, paste this cropped immage on MS word and adjust accordingly. Then convert back to pdf format from the word format and upload your stuff. Make sure you capture the relevant sections while cropping. I used this method to send just my GRE scores to schools without showing the schools where I had earlier sent my scores... Lemme know if this works. 7 Likes |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 10:29pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
tescoman90:Baba, I hail oo. How that side? |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 10:26pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
Scholastica16: Always at your service boss! 1 Like |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 4:44pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Phew!!!.....It's been a while. My journey to the US was very smooth....no hitch at all! Sorry I didn't get the opportunity to share in details my travel experience. It's really nothing different from what folks have shared here. Nothing spectacular to share.... And then, it's been very tasking here!!! I have missed so many pages here and would definitely not have time to catch up. Homework here and there . And for my other fellow Fall 2017 hopefuls, trust your dreams came through eventually.....are you guys also getting the kind of workloads I get here It's quite overwhelming ..... Also, to those Fall 2017 hopefuls who didn't make it eventually, don't give up on your dreams, keep trying because it's worth the trials..... BTW, I give kudos to those who still make out time to keep this thread running despite their busy schedule here....especially those currently studying here, e no easy! , una do well! I just had time to sneak in here today, though I will keep checking in as often as I can. Finally, I'm so glad to read from scholastica16 again after such a long break from this thread. Welcome back boss!..... And to the prospective test takers, I wish you all the best in your tests. God bless you all! 12 Likes |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by seeker88(m): 4:32pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Phew!!!.....It's been a while. My journey to the US was very smooth....no hitch at all! Sorry I didn't get the opportunity to share in details my travel experience. It's really nothing different from what folks have shared here. Nothing spectacular to share.... And then, it's been very tasking here!!! I have missed so many pages here and would definitely not have time to catch up. Homework here and there . And for my other fellow Fall 2017 hopefuls, trust your dreams came through eventually.....are you guys also getting the kind of workloads I get here It's overwhelming ..... Also, to those Fall 2017 hopefuls who didn't make it eventually, don't give up on your dreams, keep trying because it's worth the trials..... BTW, I give kudos to those who still make out time to keep this thread running despite their busy schedule here....especially those currently studying here, e no easy! , una do well! I just had time to sneak in here today, though I will keep checking in as often as I can. God bless you all! 15 Likes |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by seeker88(m): 2:53pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Congrats to all those who recently got their visas approved. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by seeker88(m): 2:52pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
@ brightify, Please I sent you a pm. 1 Like 1 Share |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by seeker88(m): 9:41pm On Jul 06, 2017 |
ark4sunshine:I was in AccessBank today to make inquiries on the PTA thing. I was told they used to give PTA to students with one way flight, but not anymore.. . 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by seeker88(m): 12:23am On Jul 02, 2017 |
Okesima24:Sorry my response is coming late. If u have not sorted this out, I'd suggest you first visit the US travel site to track your passport : http://ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-passportretrieve.asp You will need to enter ur passport number in d right place within the web page to track your passport. If the passport is really with them, then you will see the comment "Your passport is still with the US Consulate/Embassy", if not, some other comments will be displayed. You could also check this from your visa scheduling page when you log in. In addition, you may also want to check your visa status online. I can't get the exact link for visa status checking, u can type something like this on google to get d link "how do I check my US visa status Nigeria "......so with this, you will be sure is visa status is issued, denied, administrative processing, pending, etc. If the visa status is actually "denied", then you may want to contact the consulate/embassy to directly inquire about the whereabouts of your passport if it was certainly not given to u by the VO. Please let us know the outcome. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by seeker88(m): 9:09pm On Jun 29, 2017 |
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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by seeker88(m): 9:02pm On Jun 29, 2017 |
ruxxz: Congrats baba! Glad you were able to meet up eventually, .....and here u are with your visa . See you at d Javelina Nation. ..... 1 Like |
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