davidylan:

No one has argued with you with regard to your bill. This whole discussion started with you questioning manny4life's electric bill by comparing to what you pay. Apples and oranges. Just because you choose to pay that amount doesnt mean others do.

babyosisi:

Una don hear am?

Good to see you,longest time
How time flies
I remember when I first met you here in 2006, you were relatively new and doing a masters,I am happy to see how well things have worked out for you.

My dear could you answer these questions

1. Did you get your admission from Nigeria?
How?
What exams did you do before applying and how did u apply?i

2. Did you have a scholarship?
How did you obtain it?

3. How did you get a job?


I hope my questions are not intrusive
It will be good for the readers to hear from someone who has done it recently

Wow
I am so happy for you
You don marry ?

davidylan
No shaking my sister.

1. Got my admission sitting in my small room in naija. Infact i had my interview lying in my bed.
I already knew what i wanted to do by my 3rd year in college so it was relatively easy to pick out 3-4 key schools, figure out the application requirements and contact the key folks a good 2 yrs in advance. The only exam i had to take was the standard GRE.

2. Yep, i had a full fellowship and it was part of the application process. One school i eventually turned down had me apply for a teaching assistantship right from naija (which i ended up getting). The NIH gives out huge grants to schools running Phd programs in the biomedical sciences that are available to international students... take advantage of it.

3. I searched for jobs in my field (most biomed fields have national organisations that run job banks - use them!) and landed an interview a few months before my thesis defense. Got a call after 3 months, company flew me out for an interview and i got an offer the next day. I have since changed jobs for almost double the pay. Easy.

babyosisi:
Please you all should read davidylan's answers to my questions
That is what separates those who will make it from the others
They seek those answers out and make the moves
We left Nigeria when my Husband got a scholarship to study for a masters in Europe
This was way before Internet and emails when one had to go physically to libraries ( British council library) and dig out information
He got admissions to two schools with scholarships

Thanks for sharing

axion: Gayigaskia and mannylife e don do nau

axion:
Thanks so much for all your useful info, I've learnt loads on this thread

babyosisi: David u don find nwa baby?
Come to your mother's people and find wife,you know we make good wives
I have relatives you can pick from
We want a solid inlaw kajara a kaja and I want to wear asho ebi for you

ozo_emeka: "Tribalism is a million times worse" Where are your sources? Citations? References? Or are you just assuming in your "thick skull" that it should be so SINCE you THINK SO? I gave you facts, please support your BROAD claims with FACTS


Colossal lawsuits, you mean like the Trayvon Martin law suit that ended up with...Zimmerman acquitted? Oh yes, of course the justice system in the US is VERY VERY fair.once you get racially profiled you will get GAZILLIONS of dollars in compensation - OH YES! Lie to them.

Boko haram is slaughtering for religion, and you don't have psychos who do so in America in the name of the Lord? The CT shooting? Oh, of course you are FALSELY encouraging immigrants, so why mention that to them. Afterall, AMERICA IS PERFECT!

85% of people live in worse places? LMAO WOW the way you COME UP with your MAGIC numbers. Citation? References? I am waiting for TANGIBLE thoroughly researched EVIDENCE

You and the guy who claims magnet research is science, I don't know who is worse. I guess it's a nigerian thing huh, not having concrete facts

CFCfan: Azu tilapia is also available in the US.

davidylan:

my sister, as i dey look am e be like say that road don close oh. Na only oyinbo full this side. anyway, God talk say all of us na the same.

Where are your relatives? I cant see them oh. No naija for this side.

babyosisi:

So you are bent on marrying a white woman
Chai David
No be today your eye begin look that side
My relatives are here in America,American born naijas
Beautiful girls

Where are you sef

CFCfan:
When you arrive in the US, a tuberculosis immunization card is necessary before you can even apply for the green card. You'll have to go to a primary health centre to take the shot.

To become a naturalized US citizen, one has to be a permanent resident (green card holder) for a minimum of 4 years. The application fee to the US Dept of Homeland Security is $450.

Nemesis83:

Gotcha.....i didn't know they had to do all that, im aware the application fees are ridiculous, my cousin had to pay over a grand for his parents some years ago.

CFCfan:

Yeah, the US government basically see immigrants as cash cows

babyosisi:

So you are bent on marrying a white woman
Chai David
No be today your eye begin look that side
My relatives are here in America,American born naijas
Beautiful girls

Where are you sef

davidylan:

My sister, i keep asking folks. Where are these nigerian chics you all talk about? Point them out and i am there pronto. I like in NJ/PA.

manny4life:

Before nko

Imagine where the govt denies say 1million application annually x $680, that's free money to the govt. The govt denies millions of application, go figure.

Oh btw, the fee isn't $450, it's $585 plus $85 biometric fee ($680 total).

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

The thing don increase massively!! That's like N105,000

Click the link to see price table

manny4life:

You sef like better thin...

@babyosisi... Their waist, their waist, all he wants is their waist..

manny4life:

Before nko

Imagine where the govt denies say 1million application annually x $680, that's free money to the govt. The govt denies millions of application, go figure.

Oh btw, the fee isn't $450, it's $585 plus $85 biometric fee ($680 total).

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Click the link to see price table

davidylan:

My brother, if those chics are 50% as smart as babyosisi then my life is made for good. May God bless my hustle. Oya babyosisi i am not joking oh. Infact let me carry this convo offline.

davidylan:

My brother, if those chics are 50% as smart as babyosisi then my life is made for good. May God bless my hustle. Oya babyosisi i am not joking oh. Infact let me carry this convo offline.

Nemesis83:

Holy Cow!!!!!!!!!!! ................. well with the benefits that comes with it, especially opportunities open to you if you're focused, then that's not bad

bootlegaz:
I have been to a wedding in New Jersey, I think east coast got more beautiful naija babes than west coast. When not try Houston?

CFCfan:
Hmmm. I'm not sure about that.

bootlegaz:
I have been to a wedding in New Jersey, I think east coast got more beautiful naija babes than west coast. Why not try Houston, umu'asa are a whole lot out there

davidylan:

So i hear. But if they exist here, they must live in cities i never visit.

bootlegaz:
Where are the beautiful naija babes in west coast? I aint talking those artificial ones or big stomach girls.

Nemesis83:

Yo, i got some connects for you in jersey city if you live in NJ........ sweet chic, doing her residency

CFCfan:
Ogugua88 is certainly a pretty babe, I've seen others in Los Angeles too.