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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 7:09am On Feb 15, 2017

iCool:
Baba, can you compare $15k of Texas to $27k of others?

I can hustle out Texas fees o, it's not an Otedola something.

Elder bros, congrats. Abeg shey you fit teach me this your hustle? My own no dey pay reach this level. Na beg I dey beg ooooooo.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 7:47pm On Feb 04, 2017

Hello FAM,
Once again I'm here with my requests oooooooo. I've been scheduled for an admission interview, but I don't even know how to prepare. All help would be appreciated. Interview is by 10:00Gmt on Monday. Àbeg, make una save me ooooooooooooooo.

Politics › Re: Photos Of The Female Soldier Who Died In Army Uniform by amofum(m): 1:28am On Jan 24, 2017

Agile young chap back then in CDSS OJO. Rest on soldier. You'll be missed.

Travel › Re: Nigerians In Oslo, Norway by amofum(m): 8:02am On Jan 23, 2017

gunther6:
Hi, how did it turn out? I would be applying this week for the PhD program. Is there anything I should know about the acceptance rate for Nigeria/Africa? My GRE wasn't too good 321(Q161, V160 AWA3.5).
NHH requires GRE and TOEFL I applied there

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 1:16pm On Jan 02, 2017

tescoman90:
am srry i neva knw it was phd.

Nna, which one be sorry again, that your info could be useful to very many others. I also want to add, that deadlines in Oklahoma schools is February.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 1:10pm On Jan 02, 2017

tescoman90:
are u going 4 phd?

Yes sir, any info or advice that could help this young man is highly appreciated.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 1:04pm On Jan 02, 2017

tescoman90:
pace university newyork stonybrook university university of illinois springfield kent state university california state university

Take this with a pinch of salt. Deadlines at Kent state university and almost every other is course specific. Like the deadline for PhD bus admin was early December. I tried to apply there but, I couldn't meet up.

Travel › Re: Thread For France Prospective Students by amofum(m): 6:42pm On Jan 01, 2017

Wow!!!!!! I never knew this thread existed. I've been on the GRE thread for quite some time but, I really wanted to study in a place close to paris. right now I'm at advanced stagea in my PhD application to hec Paris and Essec. However, I need sample of letter of motivation, does anybody have one here? especially those who have already been admitted.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 6:32pm On Jan 01, 2017

manwonder:
Hi sedulousQueen,

I'm considering a PhD in areas like Business and Public Policy, Public Affairs, Strategy and Management, Policy Studies, and Policy Analysis etc.

I'm also considering countries like the US, Canada, France, Germany, Austria, and Belgium.

I was also considering going for a PhD in Finance, but it seems I'll need much more than an MBA to undertake it, especially when my first degree is in the sciences. However, you can try HEC Paris, France. They don't just offer a tuition-waiver for all their PhDs, they also provide monthly stipends, and you get to enjoy these benefits the moment you're admitted. However, I'm not sure they offer something in Energy Finance and Risk though. You can check German schools as well.

But why Energy Finance and Risk? Do you have degrees in areas like Petroleum Engineering, Energy Economics, Environment Sciences, or you have experience working in any of those fields?

Abeg, show me the way oooooo

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 8:12am On Dec 29, 2016

vikings809:
I'm thinking of asking for it to be waived for me, since I studied in college in English.

Are there schools that would do that? I tried that route with Kent state and they dragged decision till 2days to the deadline. At the end na still story.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 8:06am On Dec 29, 2016

pennstate:
GRE! GMAT is for Business Schools.

GRE is also acceptable in most biz school save for courses like accounting and risk management.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 8:00am On Dec 29, 2016

cuspy:
Lol at Daniel....
Tbh with you, I'm still very much indecisive. I'm looking at University of Missouri, State University of New York, Binghamton and two other higher ranked schools (I'm yet to decide). What about you?

I remain the undisputed chairman of the indecisive applicants association, abeg let's chat on whatsapp 08083371189

Education › Re: Thread For PHD Students by amofum(m): 8:49am On Dec 20, 2016

babajeje123:
Please, I need someone to enlighten me on the disparity between professional and academic masters. What are the reasons why professional masters are terminal in nature?

I want to start my masters at Unilag in MIT (Masters of Information Technology) but learnt I can use it to apply for phD. Please, why? Do we have private Universities that accept professional masters for phD?

Please, help me.

Outside Nigeria, schools accept it. However, in the Nigerian context admission criteria are always less stringent that M.Sc, and a little less rigorous. Most admission committee know this as such they would insist on MSc. In essence, if your goal is to do a PhD in Nigeria, please just elect for a Master of Science degree.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 8:34am On Dec 20, 2016

cuspy:
Welcome to the house! I'm going for a PhD in Social sci. You've got several partners! Don't be scared of those Asians, just concentrate on aceing the GRE and TOEFL first.

Alas!!!! a Daniel comes to judgement. Abeg which schools are you applying to?

Education › Re: IELTS: Share Your Experience, Ask Your Questions, Tell Us Your Score If You Can. by amofum(m): 8:48pm On Dec 10, 2016

Pls what is the current price of the ielts exam.

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 10 by amofum(m): 4:18am On Dec 09, 2016

Sorbitalll:
Does anyone know anybody that attends any of the following schools...

University of Utah
University of Notre Dame
University of Tennessee @ knockville
Vanderbilt university

Have an enquiry to make about their PhD programme.

I also need info on uni of Utah PhD program, can somebody please help.

Career › Re: How To Achieve A Work-life Balance by amofum(m): 8:55am On Dec 01, 2016

Isn't work-life balance often over rated? In my years of research, the quest to achieve a balance in itself creates an imbalance. Some people are workerholics and the idea of focusing a little more on other spheres of life is scary. similarly, working more may just be a psychological response to some events, e.g breakups. Although, most people say WLB is relative, the instruments for measuring it is always the same, with questions like "I spend more time at work than at home" My submission thus, WLB should be less gargantuan an issue to us.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 3:41am On Nov 12, 2016

happyday:
Hello people,

Has anyone just written the GRE, and completely lost on what next to do, as per selecting school, applications, payment, contacting profs etc.?, then drop a message here, so I can help a bro/sis. For Fall 2017 apps. Especially if you scored > 315.

See the angel I've been waiting for. Nna I scored around that range and I seem to be changing schools everyday oooooo. Please come to my rescue. Desired field Organizational Behaviour, Organizational Science, Human Resource Management, Labour and Employment Relations etc. Desired level of Study: PhD

Education › Re: Mastercard Foundation Scholarship, Enter Here by amofum(m): 6:36pm On Nov 09, 2016

dossylvanus:
Environment and development. I read geography at undergraduate level. So it's logical to pick this course.

Pls when filling d pre-application assessment form as a PG student, do u need to state all ur undergraduate courses and d grades, or just d class of degree? I would like to complete the application today.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 7:04pm On Oct 22, 2016

Yesterday my last project student turned in her work finally and, I'm glad I'll be a little free from next week. I haven't been able to gather momentum in my application since the beginning of this month.

Now I'll like this honourable house to advise of schools for my current profile. I want to turn in my applications by first week of December.

UnderG CGPA: Economics and Statistics: 3.14/5.0; 3.1/4.0(WES)
Post_G CGPA: MSc Human Resource an Industrial Relations: 4.67/5.0; 3.8/4.0(WES)
GRE: Q161 V160 A3.5
TOEFL: No money for that sh*t
Experience: 1 year TA & RA
Research Experience: Still working on 2 papers one pure research and one meta-analysis (target- top 20 journals in HRM)
Programs of Choice: PhD Biz Admin(HRM); PhD HRM; PhD Industrial and Labour Relations; PhD I/O Psychology; PhD Work & Organisations (Generally anything relating to HRM)

Advise urgently need pleasssssssssssse.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 7:24pm On Oct 20, 2016

drhopeful:
So I rewrote the GRE today and I believe I was in the same centre as @seeker88. Long story short, I found it as tough as my first experience - especially those God-forsaken Verbal sections. This time I made sure to read my issue essay prompt over and over again so I don't make the same mistake twice. At least now, if I don't score at least 4, it will be confirmed that I am a confirmed mumu writer .

Anyway, I found the test so tough and confusing that I developed a bad headache after my first verbal section - so much so that I felt like getting up and just walking away. But when I remembered how I have been sleeping at 2am everyday for the last few months just to study after getting back from work and sorting out family needs, and the state of Nigeria's (or rather Buhari's) economy plus my precious $410 in registering for the exam twice, I picked myself up and forged on.

This time I got QVQVQ. When I got my second verbal and saw shorter (but still incomprehensible) passages, I said to myself ... 'It's over. DrHopeful you are a confirmed GRE mumu. You just wasted all your time, effort and money for nothing.' From that point, I just got on with it and the remaining Q. What finally killed me was when I noticed this final Q section was way easier than the first 2.

Anyway, I casually reported my scores and I was utterly stunned at what I saw. For like 3 mins I was just staring at the frigging screen.... 157V, 164Q. I just could not believe it. Apparently the final Q section was the experimental section cos it was too easy to earn me my score. For the benefit of newcomers, I scored 150V, 162Q in my first test 2 months ago.

I shall report on the outcome of AW when it's out. For now, I am UTTERLY RELIEVED!!!!!! I will sleep at 9pm today for the first time in months! Good luck to those yet to write. Time for me to start prep for TOEFL.

@seeker88, come and share your good news jare!

Welcome home finally. Another motivation for me to retake also. Good luck in your applications

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 10:50am On Oct 08, 2016

TJ0987:
Thanks dear friend, would go through page by page.

You should get it via this link. Link to the Mahattan 4th edition (About 230mb) -
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B6FBl1JdVum6Um4yRTdNN1gxa2c&export=download

Or call on drhopeful

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 10:28am On Oct 08, 2016

iCool:
2nd edition - 2011
4th edition - 2014

Will upload it before noon. Engaged in some downloading for now.

UPDATE: Link to the Mahattan 4th edition (About 230mb) -
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B6FBl1JdVum6Um4yRTdNN1gxa2c&export=download

@TJ0987 here's the link.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 7:05am On Oct 08, 2016

TJ0987:
Kindly forward to oadeniji1@gmail.com, thanks for your swift response. I appreciate.

Read back through this thread you should find a google drive link for this. Its roughly 228mb, that's very large for my current data plan. I'm sorry i didn't envisage this issue.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Fortis Mfb Online Aptitude Test Invite For Management Trainee by amofum(m): 6:54am On Oct 08, 2016

Iamabraham:
i was able tolog in but couldnt take the test.

this is the reply i got..."Cannot take exams, The number of exam attempts is not available at this moment. Please contact your administrator to verify your available attempts. (Error code: 101)"

Same issue here. If you find a way through, please let us know.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 6:34am On Oct 08, 2016

sirRiddy:
Thanks bro. Please the admin should add the number. Thanks.

cc:
donxab, stalwart

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Fortis Mfb Online Aptitude Test Invite For Management Trainee by amofum(m): 7:00pm On Oct 07, 2016

I got mine by mail yesterday evening. There website says it would be 25 questions and would last for 20mins. It would test numeracy, literacy and general knowledge. Success guys. However, how long does their staffing process take? Any ideas?

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 6:57pm On Oct 06, 2016

TJ0987:
Dear Amofum,

Please help with manhattan strategies soft copy if you have, especially the ones for quantitative. Please, I want to master the strategies; kindly help a friend.

I can forward it to your email address or if you stay around igando or iyana-iba, we can meet up somewhere and I'll transfer it. Let me know whichever you prefer.

Cheers to your impending success.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 6:18pm On Oct 06, 2016

TJ0987:
Dear Amofum, kindly tell me the name of the material you used in studying for quantitative.

Regards,

For Quant, I wouldn't lie, I used every material at some point, from Nova, to Ets Review, to Ets practice, to 5lb, to manhattan strategies, to 1014 and all were useful. However, I'll recommend you use others except for 1014. For concepts, Nova, Ets review and manhattan strategies. For practice Ets practice and 5lb.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 8:12am On Oct 04, 2016

So after almost one full year of following this thread, I get to post my own experience.

Some 2 months ago, the trend of the naira- precipitous decline- forced me to finally schedule a date for the GRE test at #350. On that day, I made sure I chose the farthest date available-october 3rd, 2016- because although I had covered every material my practice scores were abysmal as it could get V155-158 Q150-158 for schools I had in mind. I was ready for a retest even before the test. My you I didn't have one naira on me again. I just dey sing small doctor song (aja n'sare, owo jona). Everyone on the whatsapp group kept encouraging me, I don't know each of them's monikers on nl however, ponpon was like a virtual GRE father to me.

Finally, two months deprecated into one month into 3 weeks till we got to two weeks. My practise score still didn't improve, I felt like postponing my test date. I couldn't tell anyone, I was constantly pusillanimous. Alas, I took ill on Tuesday of that week. I Just told myself THIS IS IT. However, ponpon once again encourage me, he was over empathetic; he told me he also took ill before his test. I couldn't read again, so I tried powerprep test 2 for confidence and wow. It took away the last shard of confidence left in me. I stared at the system as it showed me V156 Q152. I continued into reviewing the quant questions I failed. When I saw them I just sighed, I was destined to fail.

That week ran as fast as it could, I was just reviewing my mistakes. Lo! We were in my final one week, I still hadn't score x=320 on any practice test (even kaplan). I decided to just write sha sha. Thus on sunday 2nd of October, I migrated to Ojota, got a cheap guest house to pass the night no more reading. So I won't be late for my test, I stay around Iyana-Iba, I didn't want to add any risk to my state of 'unpreparedness'.

That night was very long but, soon it was 5am anxiety add woken me up. I stayed in my room till 7am. I proceeded to have breakfast and by 8:45am, I was en-route JKK house. At something around 9:15am I was in the compound and it felt awkward. I seemed to be the youngest there, and. The only one who didn't come with books. Yepa!!! I don die, should I have continued with 5lb till yesterday or this morning? Would it have helped? The questions flew in like they were in an 100m sprint contest with Mr. Bolt. Within 5mins I was already feeling headaches.

So much getting there early, I tried to keep my mind relax by chat with my GRE fam on whatsapp, ponpon was helpful again. 10am the capturing/accreditation had started and by 11ami was at workstation 20b at ETC. The journey was bout to start. I got an issue on leader made by demands; I interpreted it as leaders being made or born. I just did it somehow. Next came the argument it was on game sales and a tweak in strategy, I just lacerated the thing.

After the appetizers came the main course, as I had prayed for, I got verbal first thus my experimental would be verbal. This first section, I did my best, can't say it was easy. Then came the quant and when I got to number 20, I knew i needed around 13 more right questions to be guaranteed of 160 it was blessed. I then took my 10mins break. The next verbal felt like it was written in japanese, I just couldn't understand why it was showing on my screen. In my mind I just pondered, if ETS doesn't want me to pass they should just tell me why must they go through this route? Next came the quant and I felt ok this is the time to show them I can get the 165 like topii. Gbam! Gboom! Gbish! Na so the questions attack me. Jesu mi ooooo!!! My money is going. I tried my best, got to number 15 and time went off. I just sank back into my chair. I turn left and right people were already reporting scores. Someone got 316 and she was smiling. One section to go and I was praying for 310. The last section was verbal again, I just did it with less conviction, and got to the end b4 the 26mins mark. I smiled to myself, I had set a new personal best in stupidity.

It was time to report scores, I wanted to but, my spirit was weak. Finally, the body and the spirit reach a compromise, I reported the scores. Then came that long 3 seconds, alas my score was here. What I saw made me stare at the screen for another 60seconds then out of shock I signalled to the proctor, as he approached I realised I really didn't have anything to tell him. The screen showed Verbal:160 Quant:161. I was happy, I decided to send it to 3 safe schools and one good school. Kent State, Oklahoma State, Florida Inst of Tech and Uni of Illinois-urbana.

I walked out of the centre and still couldn't understand if those were really my scores. Shout out to you all on nl who regularly posted tips and material God bless. Special rugged shout out to ponpon and the family on whatsapp, if I were to choose people to go on the journey with all over. I probably choose you guys x! Times where 20<x.

Next phase serious application.

My current profile:
BSc: 3.01/4.00
MSc: 3.8/4.00
GRE: 321
Intended programs: Phd I/O psychology or PhD Management (HRM) or PhD Business (HRM) or PhD Labor and Employment Relations.

I pray we all make it to our dream institutions, Fall 2017 application has started in earnest.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by amofum(m): 7:32am On Aug 08, 2016

Cc: DanjaNinja
Welcome back hero. Please add me to all facebook groups (luisboyi@yahoo.com)

Education › Re: Examination Questions For Law Students In UNIBEN(pic by amofum(m): 12:26am On Jul 21, 2016*

canymix:
Trash! here in futo we talk same, schl of engineering, schl of health etc ~~there all burst brain~~..this is the education ~~we talks about~~..we shld yearn for more even with ~~questions like this~~ if actually we are the students/trainees we claim.

this is law youngman(proffesionals in interpretations) 'learned entities' so to say, what's the iish abt that question for 500l students o..almost at the finishing edge of qualifying to ~~knuckle atire~~ and ready to defend senator saraki from his numerous STAGED saga.

juxtified, sorry ur comments are so gullibe..UNIBEN my foot

Bros you can as well write your comments in a language you're more familiar with. Leave english for UNIBEN, we understand you're bitter. We know its allowed.

Stay blessed in your pursuit.

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