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OluDare01:
Thanks ma'am.
I learnt alot from your experience last year.
God bless you abundantly

signature2012:
Hope you are not in Dallas,e dey hot like fire now!

aadeyi:
na area mama b that oooo.... dont mind her, she's just enjoying life dey go for that oil rich city.

slimmy2005:
Angela34real,

I knew this was a mix-up. IT CAN NEVER BE YOU..

How is Texas? Hope you're doing good.

biikeys:
@angel34real looks like you need to change your moniker..

signature2012:
So sorry for that!!!

Modified.

OluDare01:
Angel34real is an old and well respected member.
It's pinkytoes.
You need some rest before you shoot yourself

malory84:
Yes o . But my POE will be Houston. Will be connecting to dallas. Lufhtansa flight. Thinking of going around mid August. What about you?

nellyalph:
*sad*
Going to Houston around August too. It would have been nice to have a travel partner

aadeyi:
Your PM will be highly welcomed.

Walspring:
I am looking for dollars, how much do you want to exchange in for me? Since I am
Running for parallel market charges

awe2015:
Try Toof African Market. Got some for 311

temi4fash:
Do you mind.. I wanna send you a pm

purplesummer:
Did it come with only stipends or you had a portion of your tuition waived?

purplesummer:
Hello all,

I would like to know if all research assistantships come with tuition remission (whether partial or full). In other words, can I possibly be employed as an RA while I receive only stipends without any form of tuition remission?

Those who got their GA positions only when they arrived the school, what were the terms of the GA?

Thank you.

dickoflife:
D issue on ground is this. I was thinking, can't I get a GA or RA position by going from one office to the other? And also how early should I arrive in school to do this?

akin3102:
Madam, don't be discouraged.Am a mining engineering graduate student and couple of guys are getting employed despite how bad the economy is..Ojap is a geologist and he got a job too..just hope for the best.Good luck

bbdd:
OK clearly a lot of people need information about this funding thing.

Funding for grad school usually comes in form doing something for the program teaching, research, misc. In exchange for a tuition waiver or tuition waiver and stipend which varies depending on availability.

The first thing anyone looking for these has to keep in mind is that, NOTHING IS GUARANTEED . It is not your right to be funded. I've seen so many uptight posts talking about how wonderful their profile

was and they were not funded. Full Funding is not a right and it's not as common as you think. A few of us have been fortunate to get good deals but it's still what it is, a very lucky few.

Also, funding DEPENDS ON AVAILABILITY . I know someone who got funding, came here and his department got broke and he's back in naija now looking for jobs. He was funded for a year and then his department told him they can't afford him anymore. It's not a guarantee even if you get it in year one. We're international students. The only reason we're getting assistantships in the first place is because a lot of Americans don't apply to grad school and these programs have to run and do research. That costs money and it is not guaranteed that you'll get funding throughout your stay in grad school..

Also, you need to be smart to even get talking about funding. You can't present sub par gre, toefl, GPA and talk about funding. Would you invest in a sub par candidate if you wanted to recruit for your company?

Geography matters! If you want to follow people that want to live in California. You can, but be wise. You are from Nigeria, our economy is bad. Go to a cheap state with a low profile, go to school, get your degree and figure out the next step. Looking for schools in expensive places makes the search for funding all the more difficult.

Choose your field wisely, IT, health and pharma are the big areas in the US. You need to be in stem field to get a better chance of even jobs. It's not just about school. The arts and social sciences are not hot. You may have to change fields. Even pure sciences like physics, chemistry have dour career prospects when compared to computer science, engineering, pharmaceuticals, nursing, medicine.
Choosing your field wisely will help a lot.

Once again, I have to reiterate that nothing is guaranteed. Pray to God for favor and do your best in your standardized test. Consult others for help with SOPs, rec letters etc. CHOOSE YOUR SCHOOLS WISELY
Hopefully this post helps someone.

prayerrain:
Please does anyone know any other school that I can apply to with wes evaluated transcript and IELTS only.

monsieur2016:
Hey, is anybody here @ Stephen F Austin State University? Or applied there? Or gotten admission there?

Please reply asap. It is very important.

bigfrancis21:
I don't even know what i'm doing for this Christmas. Maybe i'll hang out at my aunt's and later with my friends before they go to Brazil. I'm graduating this Saturday. Got an exam today and another on Wednesday. Not feeling the graduation vibe, maybe because of my exams. Got exam chills.