masquellett:
Hello everyone.
Been practising like no tomorow! But the verbal aspect has always been my problem. I always score low. No matter ow hard I practice. Am getting scared already sef and am writing my exam Nxt week. Please. Who can suggest a better approach. Perhaps myabe my methods of studyin for verbal is not it. Plssss I. Need hellpppppp!!!
Cc: Stolid. Sirdiddy. Femi. Et all gurus.
Pls. Biko

My brother, your case is not too different from most test takers. If you ask me, most test takers had similar challenge...You just have to try and to keep improving...Dont get too discourage when you don't do well in your practice, spend quality time to do the correction and discover the tricks. This will help you alot...If you ask me, I think most people have the propensity to perform better in the comprehension section...try not to attempt it late into the test cos you are likely to be disorganized when you see a long passage and you have few minutes to read, comprehend and answer some sets of questions. It is best you start with the passage sections and you are likely to perform better there if you study the tricks in there. I'm speaking from experience. Some peeps might have better approach but then it works for me. Not like I get a super high score in my practice but it worked better for me.

masquellett:
Hello everyone.
Been practising like no tomorow! But the verbal aspect has always been my problem. I always score low. No matter ow hard I practice. Am getting scared already sef and am writing my exam Nxt week. Please. Who can suggest a better approach. Perhaps myabe my methods of studyin for verbal is not it. Plssss I. Need hellpppppp!!!
Cc: Stolid. Sirdiddy. Femi. Et all gurus.
Pls. Biko

I think it depends on the individual. For me, for the TC & SC, I read the questions first and try to fill in the answers in my own words. Then I scroll through the options & choose an answer nearest in meaning to my premeditated word/answer. I literally anticipate the answers while reading the questions.

For the comprehension, depending on the type of question, I could either search for lead words and try to discern my answer from the comprehension passage, or try to read the whole text if the question requires my understanding of the nuances in the passage.

It takes practice honestly. Fortissmo and Essayhelp should be able to give some tips.

masquellett:
Hello everyone.
Been practising like no tomorow! But the verbal aspect has always been my problem. I always score low. No matter ow hard I practice. Am getting scared already sef and am writing my exam Nxt week. Please. Who can suggest a better approach. Perhaps myabe my methods of studyin for verbal is not it. Plssss I. Need hellpppppp!!!
Cc: Stolid. Sirdiddy. Femi. Et all gurus.
Pls. Biko

Get magoosh instructional videos, i tjink gruber is good for verbal too... Have you learnt at least one quartee of GRE word list, if you have this will be a major plus for you...
Your exam is next week and you are scared..
Well... I've said what i can sha...
I will try to upload those verbal videos to my dropbox tomorrow.. Will post a like to it here
I've really learnt quite a handful from them and i got the vids just yesterday..

Their flashcard app on playstore is excellent for vocabulary building too... Has about 1000 of GRe most frequent words I've already mastered about 150 and i saw quite a number of them in some practice questions i did...

Its all bout knowing the right strategy...

And knowing yourself also...

They advise between 5-25 new words a day... I do 50 but with a more strict regimen for recollection and it hasnt failed me so far

cutemorgan:

After selecting your test centre and date, as shown in picture 2 (same with what you have, right??), click on the test time displayed (10:00am, the blue font), it should redirect you to picture 3, where you can select yes, complete the necessary info and proceed with your payment.

Thanks soooo much! It worked. But is the billing info the school am sending the result to? I want to know before paying

Latty88:


Thanks soooo much! It worked. But is the billing info the school am sending the result to? I want to know before paying

The billing info should be that of the card you're paying with i.e. the contact/address details of the account number as registered in the bank.

yorex2011:


Get magoosh instructional videos, i tjink gruber is good for verbal too... Have you learnt at least one quartee of GRE word list, if you have this will be a major plus for you...
Your exam is next week and you are scared..
Well... I've said what i can sha...
I will try to upload those verbal videos to my dropbox tomorrow.. Will post a like to it here
I've really learnt quite a handful from them and i got the vids just yesterday..

Their flashcard app on playstore is excellent for vocabulary building too... Has about 1000 of GRe most frequent words I've already mastered about 150 and i saw quite a number of them in some practice questions i did...

Its all bout knowing the right strategy...

And knowing yourself also...

They advise between 5-25 new words a day... I do 50 but with a more strict regimen for recollection and it hasnt failed me so far

Thanx bro. Yea I learn new words everyday. I won't miind the videos to brush myself up. I won't stop practising. Oshee bro

stolid:


I think it depends on the individual. For me, for the TC & SC, I read the questions first and try to fill in the answers in my own words. Then I scroll through the options & choose an answer nearest in meaning to my premeditated word/answer. I literally anticipate the answers while reading the questions.

For the comprehension, depending on the type of question, I could either search for lead words and try to discern my answer from the comprehension passage, or try to read the whole text if the question requires my understanding of the nuances in the passage.

It takes practice honestly. Fortissmo and Essayhelp should be able to give some tips.

Thanx brova. I wil just hv to keep practising and learning new vocabs.

adelawry:



My brother, your case is not too different from most test takers. If you ask me, most test takers had similar challenge...You just have to try and to keep improving...Dont get too discourage when you don't do well in your practice, spend quality time to do the correction and discover the tricks. This will help you alot...If you ask me, I think most people have the propensity to perform better in the comprehension section...try not to attempt it late into the test cos you are likely to be disorganized when you see a long passage and you have few minutes to read, comprehend and answer some sets of questions. It is best you start with the passage sections and you are likely to perform better there if you study the tricks in there. I'm speaking from experience. Some peeps might have better approach but then it works for me. Not like I get a super high score in my practice but it worked better for me.

Thanx bro. I will try my best and keep practising.

masquellett:

Thanx bro. Yea I learn new words everyday. I won't miind the videos to brush myself up. I won't stop practising. Oshee bro

Videos shud be up in the next 30mins

femi321:
yes I noticed that on grad cafe, I do go to Ms in US FB at times though...expecting from OSU, West virginia Uni in Morgantown, LSU, Uni of Maryland, Uni of Utah and UNCC. You?

finally someone that also applied to west Virginia uni, I just submitted my application on the 29th. when did you apply, we will definitely receive good news

motifoluwasolami:

finally someone that also applied to west Virginia uni, I just submitted my application on the 29th. when did you apply, we will definitely receive good news

Since Nov 15, 2015. what course are planning to go for?

femi321:
Since Nov 15, 2015. what course are planning to go for?

mechanical engineering, I think they roll out admit in February, what is your status on the portal

motifoluwasolami:
mechanical engineering, I think they roll out admit in February, what is your status on the portal

Yes I heard lastest mid March..status says 'Application in Department'

[quote author=femi321 post=42735704]Yes I heard lastest mid March..status says 'Application in Department'[/
what course did you apply for and where can I check my status. all I see is dashboard, messages, technical support, logout

[quote author=motifoluwasolami post=42736515][/quote]I applied for Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering concentration)..on your dash board you should see the status of your app as indicated in the image below. If you don't see it, it means your app is not complete or because it has not been attended to due to the fact that you just submitted. Contact them to make sure they have received your TOEFL, GRE and Transcript. It took a while for them to receive my transcript due to NIPOST stories that touch the heart. I had to send another using DHL.

yorex2011:


Videos shud be up in the next 30mins

Link to folder
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hunqawi9ytf1jxz/AADz5uAOrN9wF0Lb3DZx-w9Ma?dl=0

Thanx brova mi. Awaiting the videos. I think am getting better already

masquellett:

Thanx brova mi. Awaiting the videos. I think am getting better already

Check the link

masquellett:
Hello everyone.
Been practising like no tomorow! But the verbal aspect has always been my problem. I always score low. No matter ow hard I practice. Am getting scared already sef and am writing my exam Nxt week. Please. Who can suggest a better approach. Perhaps myabe my methods of studyin for verbal is not it. Plssss I. Need hellpppppp!!!
Cc: Stolid. Sirdiddy. Femi. Et all gurus.
Pls. Biko

Learn strategies... There are compulsory strategies to know if yu want to answer most verbal qs. My favorite is "filling in the Gap(s) with my own word before looking at the options... Another is pairing the options and eliminating non matching pairs to ur choice word...

Go through magoosh strategies. Google YouTube for" gre verbal strategies". No fear, continue ur prep in confidence.

@SirRiddy, can i speak with you in private?

Kapitain:


Learn strategies... There are compulsory strategies to know if yu want to answer most verbal qs. My favorite is "filling in the Gap(s) with my own word before looking at the options... Another is pairing the options and eliminating non matching pairs to ur choice word...

Go through magoosh strategies. Google YouTube for" gre verbal strategies". No fear, continue ur prep in confidence.

OK brro. Thanx for the encouragement. God bless you

Quick one house, please who can suggest a uni that I can still apply to for fall 2016 admission that requires only GRE and not toefl + gre as admission criteria. It might not even be one of the top schools. Thanks

cutemorgan:

The billing info should be that of the card you're paying with i.e. the contact/address details of the account number as registered in the bank.

Hello! Am having difficulty paying. I dont have a visa card and the paypal option is confusing as I dont have a paypal account. How did you pay for yours?

oluphy:
your GPA is good, some schools use your last two sessions only.
You can use this link to have an idea
http://www.wes.org/students/igpacalc.asp

Pls, is the result from the free evaluation equivalent to the paid? A friend said he got 3.02/4 from 3.2/5. I'm really surprised!

Latty88:



Hello! Am having difficulty paying. I dont have a visa card and the paypal option is confusing as I dont have a paypal account. How did you pay for yours?

you may contact myexamplanetdotcom. Check their site, they're reliable.

Latty88:



Hello! Am having difficulty paying. I dont have a visa card and the paypal option is confusing as I dont have a paypal account. How did you pay for yours?

I registered for my GRE in 2014, (did that via a gre agent though) that was before i became a frequent user of this platform. I presently perform transactions on mygre acct via paypal. Opening a paypal acct is quite easy. Visit www.paypal.com, supply the information required which include your account details, a dollar or 2 dollars equivalent is deducted from your acct(this will be reverted after verification of your acct). Wait for a day or two for your acct to be verified and you are good to go.

pennstate:

Depends on what is stated in the department/grad Sch admission requirement. If they say prospective student could be admitted to phd with with BS then you could give it a try. But remember you have to have a very strong credentials ( SOP, LOR, GPA, GRE). You can dust up your BS thesis and maybe write a paper out of it and publish in one of the local journals. Or you may want to write something new just to bolster your application. Writing paper is fun.

Thank you bro. May I get to chat with you privately?

Just got my decision from Auburn. BIG FAT REJECT
70 dollars just waste.
Funny enough, University of Kansas is ranked higher and they accepted me.
Chronicles of Admission...

The Committee on Graduate Study in Computer Science and Software Engineering, MS (Thesis) has contacted the Graduate School concerning your application for admission. I regret to inform you that the Committee did not recommend your admission. Applications for admission are evaluated on a number of bases, including departmental resources, standardized test scores, grade point averages, letters of recommendation, statements of purpose, and other means. Admission is therefore competitive and the program did not feel it had adequate resources to support you in your pursuit of a graduate education.

The Committee requested that I convey to you its appreciation for your interest in the Computer Science and Software Engineering, MS (Thesis) program at Auburn University. Although you were not admitted to this graduate program at Auburn at this time, I wish you much success in your academic endeavors.

sirRiddy:
Just got my decision from Auburn. BIG FAT REJECT
70 dollars just waste.
Funny enough, University of Kansas is ranked higher and they accepted me.
Chronicles of Admission...

The Committee on Graduate Study in Computer Science and Software Engineering, MS (Thesis) has contacted the Graduate School concerning your application for admission. I regret to inform you that the Committee did not recommend your admission. Applications for admission are evaluated on a number of bases, including departmental resources, standardized test scores, grade point averages, letters of recommendation, statements of purpose, and other means. Admission is therefore competitive and the program did not feel it had adequate resources to support you in your pursuit of a graduate education.

The Committee requested that I convey to you its appreciation for your interest in the Computer Science and Software Engineering, MS (Thesis) program at Auburn University. Although you were not admitted to this graduate program at Auburn at this time, I wish you much success in your academic endeavors.

Oga wetin even carry u go dat kind school? Even deir name dey like fire. Burn burn!!. They don chop dat money come dey speak plenty english. Abeg mk dem go. Others go rush you.

Lol. Auburn is a very good school and they have quite a decent Computer Science program.
I don already decide on my destination. Just that the decision was really surprising.
3/4 GPA? Check (3.28)
300 GRE? Check (316)
79 TOEFL? Check (107)
Good LORs
Good SOP
Good internships.
In all, it is still a very good school. Admission process can be enigmatic and this should be a lesson to us all.
Try to apply to as many as you can and spread your risks especially if your profile get K-leg like my own.
I am just happy I listened to the great guys I met here when I started the whole process. Good luck people.

fizzile:
Oga wetin even carry u go dat kind school? Even deir name dey like fire. Burn burn!!. They don chop dat money come dey speak plenty english. Abeg mk dem go. Others go rush you.

sirRiddy:
Just got my decision from Auburn. BIG FAT REJECT .
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Na wa o..All these schools sef..Thank God you have gotten a far better offer.

Abi...But reject dey pain o.
I know people with lesser profile that got into the program just this past spring.
Thanks bro. Wish you the best with your decisions.

femi321:
Na wa o..All these schools sef..Thank God you have gotten a far better offer.

sirRiddy:
Lol. Auburn is a very good school and they have quite a decent Computer Science program.
I don already decide on my destination. Just that the decision was really surprising.
3/4 GPA? Check (3.28)
300 GRE Check (316)
Good LORs
Good SOP
Good internships.
In all, it is still a very good school. Admission process can be enigmatic and this should be a lesson to us all.
Try to apply to as many as you can and spread your risks especially if your profile get K-leg like my own.
I am just happy I listened to the great guys I met here when I started the whole process. Good luck people.

But what could be their issue? Is it that they have a stipulated number they accept every year or what? Cos ur scores are on point. Omor this things need better prayer incase na from one village ooooo. Holy Ghost!!!!! Fire!!!!!