webstradamus:

Which MSU? Mankato or Moorhead?

Yvete:

Mr. Olarwarlay, please don't take my comment on being cheap seriously. I was kidding. Sawwwry!
You know, some of us stay down south so it won't make sense to ship your I-20 over here and down to Nigeria. Its gonna cost you more.

migeo art: Hi,I just finishd my NYSC and I wat to study masters in USA pls wat is d 1st step to take!!ur urgent reply is neccessary!thx

bigfrancis21:
I think your universities are ok so far as they can qualify on these 4 areas - credible academic curriculum, high chances of obtaining financial aids, affordable cost of school fees just in case you don't get any financial aid, and lastly the weather of the containing environment.

Yvete:

Do not pay out of pocket for a masters in Pol. Sci or Intl Relations. I got an invitation to Penn State after my bachelors, but I'm not interested in another degree that people will keep asking "what are you going to do with this"? Its frustrating unless you wanna teach.
Cancel out MSU anyways. Good school, but for Pol. Sci, look for schools in the Washington/New York area.

Tech industry groups are cautiously optimistic and tech workers are wary of the immigration reform bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week, which was released by its sponsoring “Gang of Eight” early Wednesday in all its 844-page glory.

On Tuesday, Neil Ruiz, associate fellow and senior policy analyst at the Brookings Institution, told us prospects for the bill’s passage looked promising, though at that point he had seen only a 19-page summary of the legislation.

Among the wide-ranging bill’s provisions:

Raising the cap on the number of H-1B visas from 65,000 to 110,000 annually, with as many as 180,000 to be granted each year in the future.
Raising the number of additional visas specifically for STEM advanced-degree holders from U.S. schools to 25,000 from the current 20,000.
Requiring employers to pay higher wages for H-1B workers than under current law. (As now, they could not pay visa-holders more than the prevailing wage paid to native-born workers.)
Requiring “H-1B dependent employers” — those who employ a disproportionate number of guest workers — to pay significantly higher wages and fees than normal users of the program. At present, the dependent-employer threshold stands at 15 percent of total headcount. This was one of the requirements that Facebook took aim against in its lobbying.
Employers with 30 and 50 percent of their workforce made up of H-1B or L visa holders who do not have green-card petitions pending would pay an additional $5,000 fee per head.That fee would grow to $10,000 for employers with H-1Bs comprising 50 percent or more of its workforce.
Companies would be required to advertise H-1B positions on a Labor Department website for 30 days before filling the position with an H-1B applicant.
Increasing the allotment of green cards.
Creating a “startup visa” for foreign entrepreneurs.
Moving toward a points-based merit system in the visa process to favor education and skills over family status.
“Of course the devil’s in the details,” observed Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy at the Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology and a longtime critic of the H-1B program. “It says they’re going to raise wages substantially, but we don’t know how much. That’s a real key issue, that the wage floor is too low for H-1Bs, in my point of view.”

“I think it’s going to impact a subset of outsourcing firms, like Cognizant and Tata, while leaving others like IBM, Accenture and Deloitte unscathed,” he continued. “IBM, even though they’re importing lots and lots of H-1Bs and have more workers in India than they do in the U.S., still has less than 50 percent (of total employees being visa holders).”

“I think it’s a move in the right direction, but I think it’s not going to fix … the pretty obvious problems with the H-1B undercutting American workers.” Hira called the proposed increase in green cards “generous,” but considers other provisions to be a view into IT-company lobbying.

“The increase in advanced-degree holders is from 20K to 25K, but they push for the base cap to go from 65K to 110K,” he said. “You would think from the rhetoric from the industry that [advanced degrees] are what they want, but I think what you’re seeing is what they’re really lobbying for.” He calls the industry’s suggestion that foreign STEM graduates are often forced to leave the country after graduating “is more of a bait-and-switch than anything.”

The Industry’s View
On the other side of the debate, Robert Hoffman, senior vice president of government relations for the Information Technology Industry Council says his organization likes the proposed shift from a family-based immigration system to one more focused on skills. The revamped approach, he says, “will focus it more on innovation and remaining competitive.”

Still, there’s a lot to digest in the measure’s H-1B provisions. Hoffman calls some of them “very strict,” so his group is working with members to determine their impact.

“Basically, we like some of the fundamentals. We like what we’ve seen on green cards. We certainly like trying to increase the numbers on H-1Bs and putting in some kind of market escalator. But there are a lot of requirements that require close examination before we say anything positive or negative.“

The Brooking Institution’s Ruiz thinks businesses might be concerned about the labor-market test that the bill would require before hiring H-1B holders, though he referred to the proposal as “market light.” The bill, he pointed out, would allow students to get into the queue for green cards, and focuses more on skills than country of origin.

“It’s a comprehensive approach. It seems very thoughtful,” he said of the bill, which was hashed out to combine a couple of previous efforts. “On H-1Bs, it considers both business and labor interests – to protect American workers and protect American businesses. For the Senate, this bill looks pretty workable ”

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans two days of hearings – Friday and Monday – before the bill goes to the Senate floor. Still one issue remains murky: How far apart the Senate’s approach will be from the House of Representatives’. As Hira points out, the House has a different perspective, and a range of different interest groups will be weighing in with its members.

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olarwarlay:

Oga Imperiouxx - Mai ya faru?, ba damua ko?...

kofsy: Hi guys, pls I want to know if this school is standard enough- Minot state university, I read that it's located in North dakota. Pls how is the location, weather, and what's the probability of getting a visa? Though the school does have my desired course, I decided to settle for a second choice course- masters in Criminal justice. Part of the reason I chose the school is cos their tuition is relatively cheap. I'm about to pay the application fee. But I wouldn't mind a scholarship in a better school... Pls If you have any in mind pls share + I finished with a very very strong 2.1(4.48)

imperiouxx:

Ba bu damua mutumina.

olarwarlay:

Tor,mungode Allah...

kofsy:
I plan getting GRE and Toefl. But then, don't I need to fill the schools I want to attend in the GRE/Toefl form? I saw some good schools that are 'topping their leagues' when it comes to Msc. in Clinical Psychology, but their tuitions scared me off. I don't want to put my hope on a scholarship that I may or may not get that's why I settled for MSU. Is there another way I can go about it? I mean, apply to a better school with a high chance of getting scholarship; a full-scholarship for that matter. Pls I need your assistance. Thanks

queen47: Hi House, like i stated in one of the threads that I was to go for tourist visa interview on 2nd, I did go and was denied. Now I'm thinking of applying as a student so I can go with student visa. I wanna apply for nursing but the thing is I already have my Registered Nurse and Registered midwife certificates, I wanna apply for RN-BSN which is a 3semester program. I have a list of few schools and I have contacted one of the schools. They said I should complete the application form, send my credentials and certificates to be evaluated by Spantran, write a test of english exam (TOEFL to be precise). But I have some challenges, I really don't understand some of the requirements nor how to go about meeting them, I need advice from the house on how to go about them. Here's part of the admission requirement that I dont understand:

1-R.N.'s applying to the program must provide evidence of current Texas RN licensure. (School I contacted is in Texas)
2-All transient, non-degree, and baccalaureate applicants must provide proof of satisfactory completion of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI). Acceptable performance as set by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on either the ACT, SAT or TAKS exams.
3-To be considered, you must complete at least 40 hours of the required 60 hours of prerequisite work by the program application deadline. 8 hours, of those 40 hours, must be from the science prerequisites of: Human Anatomy and Physiology , Microbiology, Chemistry. If you are admitted into the program ALL 60 hours of prerequisites must be completed by the start of the program.

Pls I need suggestions on how to meet the above listed requirements. I am thinking that my transcripts which I will send for evaluation by an evaluation board should cover no 3 of the requirements......dont know really.

Pls, would appreciated a list of some good affordable schools so I can look them up. Will prefer schools in Texas cos I have a sis there.

Thanks all for ur kind contributions

winbyforce:
Did u tell them u're an international applicant?
1.U have to be a registered nurse in TEXAS.there are some international exams for nurses that ease their quest for licensure in the US. U need to find out if Texas accepts such exams and do it. I think u can do d exam in abuja.pls google it
2.U need to do the SATs and score well. Also TOEFL. U shd know that these criteria SEEMS to be for students applying from texas.requirements for international applicants mayb slightly different.
3.Send ur transcripts and let them determine if u did enough course work.
Hope that helps.Good luck

smithjanetstore: Prof Ojap u no trust mi ni, i dey work on it everyday make baba GOD bless on my interview day make i no go meet those yeye VO wey yilori gan

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smithjanetstore: Prof Ojap u no trust mi ni, i dey work on it everyday make baba GOD bless on my interview day make i no go meet those yeye VO wey yilori gan

OjaP:

So which school you and your cousin dey go?

Ms Nas:
Why are you asking SJS jamb question? VIU of course!

smithjanetstore: @ virgin ice congrats , OBO YINYIN