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Thank you duchess. But lend wise also stated they can lend to international students if they can provide their credit report, that's why am asking what it means and how I can get it.

duchess90:
Hello,

Are you resident in the UK?

That's when you can get a credit report, also lendwise will apply to UK residents only

Cheers

Pls am trying to take a loan from this lending body. Pls what does it mean to upload my Credit report. Am confused here. See screenshot below

Student without Scholarship

Hanzzyyy:
Anyone to help??

Pls � I need answer to this.
I am filling the IOM form, I have filled mine and selected a date, am about to fill for my three dependents, but their passports are not yet ready. What do I do?.

Can I fill for mine alone and go on that appointment date with my dependents or what do I do Pls.

Thank you sir

DuBooVay:
Put current address for residence and sch for uk address

Good morning my people and gurus in the house. Pls am trying to fill this IOM form to book for TB test. Pls which address should I write as UK address. Also I was told to put the address on my passport, but that's not where am currently living now. What do I do

Thank you so much for this response. Pls I want to also ask, am coming with my hubby and two kids, in the section where they said' no of family members' shld I put 4 (which includes me ) or shld I put 3, (my three dependents) .

Pls also, my passport is the only one that is ready, can I fill just mine and then on the appointment date go with my dependents , because if their passports are ready, it will be a different test date from my own.

Pls I need response. Thank you �

Naomimary:
Student without scholarship

Pls I need urgent assistance. Am trying to book appointment online for TB, I was asked ' visa type'. Pls which shld I select. See the screenshot below

Pls ooo, my people, I need answers to this questions, Biko.

angel4sure:
Good morning everyone. Pls I have a question. What's the total amount for visa application and Health charge for a family of 4( One main applicant and husband and two kids).

Pls also are there additional money to pay at TLS office after submitting for visa?.

Good morning everyone. Pls I have a question. What's the total amount for visa application and Health charge for a family of 4( One main applicant and husband and two kids).

Pls also are there additional money to pay at TLS office after submitting for visa?.

Pls am equally interested in this question. Pls let's know the amount for POF

Mablove:
Congratulations to you and yours
Pls how much did you show for POF for your family of 4.

Visa fee and NHS.

I have a family of 4 too and still on the process. This will help me to plan well.

Pls am equally interested in this question.

Mablove:
Congratulations to you and yours
Pls how much did you show for POF for your family of 4.

Visa fee and NHS.

I have a family of 4 too and still on the process. This will help me to plan well.

Thank you for your response, but by God's grace,we can afford to get through the visa processes and other things involved, secondly, I applied for several scholarships and I am 80% close to getting two of them.

My main challenge is Proof of Fund, as we need to present it during our visa application, so I need an organization in Uk that gives student loan for Graduate studies to international students. I will appreciate it if I can get answers to that.

DuBooVay:
How do I put this nicely? Kindly abort mission till you can raise the funds or consult family members. You will need tuition money, IHS money for all of you, visa money all of you, tb test all of you, fligbt tickets, accommodation (very expensive for families), POF, several millions

Good day everyone. Pls I need assistance here.
I got two admissions with UK , but the challenge here is funding and I intend to go with my family. Pls which loan organization can I apply to for student loan as an international student and also I need the loan to act as Proof of Fund for my family. Pls this is very important to me.

Also pls what are the steps in applying for Visa. I intend going with my family.

duchess90:
Hello,

Cranfield is a very intense Uni with lots of industry connection.
Accept the offer, ensure no outstanding documents,pay the deposit , get your CAS and apply for your visa.

My advice,do not stay on campus,target Bedford or Milton Keynes area (although Bedford is cheaper) so you can work if you intend to.

Let me know if you need help

Cheers

Helo friends, I just got an offer of admission in Cranfield university Uk for my masters and I am to accept the offer before 31st of may 2022. Pls join me thank God.

Pls what's the next step now

Pls any organization that gives loan for Study to Conestoga college?

Hello everyone. Good evening. Nice being here. Pls are there people who applied to university of Aberdeen, I did and am still waiting for their email. I look forward to a positive email.

Pls who has gotten admission to university of Aberdeen?

Pls friends, I need an answer to this

angel4sure:
Good afternoon family. Pls I want to ask oh, which organization gives loan to Conestoga college. I found out that Mpower doesn't have the school among it's list. Thank you

Good day everyone. Pls am new here. Pls am interested in studying masters in renewable energy in the US. Pls are there schools offering full funding for Masters program there. If there are, can I get a list or link to the schools. Thank you for your prompt response.

Good afternoon family. Pls I want to ask oh, which organization gives loan to Conestoga college. I found out that Mpower doesn't have the school among it's list. Thank you

Thank you dear for your prompt response.

Josh3322:
You can apply for your study visa through the new portal

Pls dnt be angry ooo, pls what's this new Portal used for ?

Josh3322:
https://portal-portail.apps.cic.gc.ca/signin?lang=en

Ok thank you sir. Good morning �

Osemigho:
If the school says you don't need it, you don't need it. They usually don't need supervisor for programs that do not offer funding. Please check the tuition page and make sure you can afford the fees and your upkeep before applying. Applying does not guarantee admission. So you may still loose your application fee. The easiest and sure way not to fail is not to try at all.

Good morning to all the Gurus in the house and to all expectant applicants. It's a new week, I pray good news and favour shall follow us this week.

I believe God is able to make the impossible, become possible, he makes way where there seems to be no way. He will make a way for me and every one expecting in Jesus name amen.

Have a blessed day friends.
It will all end in praise.

Good evening everyone, happy Sunday. Pls I have a question.

University of Calgary says I dnt need a supervisor for the masters program (renewable energy) am going for. Can I go on and submit my application without contacting a supervisor or do I get a supervisor first before submitting. I dnt want to loose my application fee. Thank you for the responses

Thank you sir for your response. I will make use of this sample u have posted

Osemigho:
The better way to get thier attention is to talk about them first and not you. Talk about their paper or profile you read and what you find interesting about it.

Dear Professor Kunta,

I read your paper on the destabilization of Nigerian economy. My previous research on the devaluation of naira have similar conclusion to your paper that both issues are a function of ... and .... I would like to explore this or similar topics further. Are accepting graduate students?

I have attached my resume and transcript for your review. I am available to discuss my interest and future potential contribution to your lab. You can reach me on +234807685424 or through other contacts provided on my resume. Thank you.

Regards,
Chinese African.


Point 1: Always start with what the person is doing or need and not you. The truth is that they care more about themselves and their needs and job than you. Even your email subject should focus on them more (e.g. Research inquiry, not prospective international student) if you want better chances that they will read it.

Point 2: Make it short and readable. They receive a lot of emails from potential students. if they spend a lot of time to read everything everyone sent, they won't have time to do their Job. Reading or replying potential student email is not part of their job requirements. They can do without it and recruit directly from their current undergraduate class.

Point 3: You came slightly late. Most professors accept students between July and December for the following September session. Only few accept student for other admission window.

All of these are just my personal opinion. Every individual is different. Just don't give up, but try to do things better. See if you can learn and use one or two things from my points. All the best.

Ok , that's awesome.

BoluwajiPieters:
Hello!

If you'd be applying for fall 23, we can connect and try to work things together. The whole admission and visa thing takes time and God's grace. I'll leave you a message via Nairaland. We can share ideas if you don't mind. I plan to start sending mails as early as May. We'll be fine.

Just sum up your last two years and find the average. In your case, your last two years should be around 85+%.

Wow thank you for this. I really hope to get a supervisor soon and get full funding. I hope that my tears of leaving this country will be dried soon.

Toceen2022:
For your 300 and 400 level CGPA, just add it up and divide by 2, then convert it to percentage. So your cgpa for the last 2 years will be 86.8%. Seriously you have a great chance of receiving full funding.

I've not received any funding yet, but by April the school will send it out to applicants. I don't know how much it'll be for now.

Thank you Toceen for this insight on my CGPA. never knew I was down grading myself.
Pls my CGPA for my 300 and 400 level are
4.33 and 4.36 respectively. Pls how do I calculate it so I get the total for the last two years.

Secondly, a big congratulations on your admission. Am Soo happy for you. I just pray my own testimony will come soonest. Am really tired of this country. Pls I want to ask , were you given full funding for your program? I really need full funding because I dnt have money to pay for the fees.

Toceen2022:
Hello,
* First of all, it's late to start looking for a supervisor for a Master's program. I can categorically tell you that all applications for masters program for international students starting in September 2022 are closed, not to talk of getting a supervisor and applying. In fact, many have already received a response based on the application they've submitted since last year. So you can only start looking for a supervisor for September 2023 admission.

# No 2. I think your cold mail is too lengthy, you don't need to talk about everything you've done, just focus on areas you share in common with the professor, and few outstanding things you've achieved that can quickly catch interest (A write up says cold mail should not exceed 100 - 150 words) but with details that are catchy.

# No 3. Your CGPA percentage is not 65%. If you had 3.84/5 CGPA, then it is 76.8%. You can use CGPA conversion sites to see. Just Google "CGPA percentage conversion, select any of the search results, pick your grading scale which is 5.0 and input your CGPA (3.84) and click submit... You should calculate your last 2 years as well, if your last 2 years (e.g 300 and 400L) at the university is over 3.84, I'll suggest you mention it in your mail as well.

#No 4. Getting a supervisor can really be challenging. But in your own case, I believe they didn't respond because it is too late, all professors and doctors would have already known students they want to work with by Fall and admissions would have already be given out.

In my own case, I started mailing potential supervisors last year May/June 2021 for September 2022. It was just 3 that responded. The first person said she'll be retiring the year I planned to start, the second one said I should just apply and use his name, while the third one set a date with me and interview me through zoom. After that she agreed to supervise me and send my details to the department.
I applied to the school around October last year, and I just received admission for Sept 2022 intake few days ago. Mind you my overall CGPA is 3.8/5, but last 2 years is 4.1

So, focus on next intake, September 2022 is not possible again. All the best.

Good day my people. Hope your day is going well.

Pls why is it hard to get a supervisor in Canada schools for Masters. I have being writing to them yet no response. I earlier sent an email I sent to a supervisor on this thread and I was corrected in some areas of my email. I later revamped my mail and sent again, yet no response. I even used grammerly and depli checker to make sure my email was ok. Yet no response. Am just tired. I really need to leave this shit hole of a country, pls what can I do. I need to begin classes with the September batch, and Time is running out, but am yet to get a supervisor who has agreed to supervise me. Below is an email I sent to a supervisor 3days ago, pls is there anything wrong with this mail ���



Dear Dr. Andrea Kraj,

I am writing to express my interest in a master's degree position in your group. I hold a BS.c degree in Physics and Industrial Physics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria with a Second Class CGPA of 65% (3.84 on a scale of 5.0). My undergraduate research was conducted on the Construction of a Solar box cooker, to convert Solar energy to heat energy in a confined space that was used to boil water. The study was commended as one of the best in the department.

To acquire more knowledge in the field of Solar energy, I got an industrial attachment as a Research Assistant at an Electronics development Institute (ELDI) and was posted to the Solar department. I worked alongside a Solar engineer and was involved in the construction of a solar phone charger, solar rechargeable lantern, solar information display, and solar inverters. Also, we carried out projects of mounting Solar panels (PV) for some homes, offices, and universities that were connected to batteries and inverters used to power their homes and offices due to power failure. I was later posted to the R&D department and I researched other renewable energy sources.

I went through some of your research articles, and the area of research being pursued in your group is very interesting. Going through your website, what my eyes saw gladden my heart. Your project work on the installation of a 900 kW PV System in Nicaragua is what I desire to do for my community and different communities in my country as a woman.

During my industrial attachment, I was made to understand that being involved in the Renewable energy sector is a man's world, and I seek to change that mindset. I come from a developing country where electricity seems to be a luxury that can't get to everyone, most especially, remote communities and these communities have abundant renewable sources( Sun) wasting away. This lack of electricity has brought adverse effects to the community in terms of employment and education. I seek to be that solution my community needs. Your publication on "Smart Cities Begin With You", caught my attention and I will appreciate an opportunity to discuss potential research ideas that align with your area of interest.

I am confident that my investigative qualities, independence, creativity, critical thinking, analytics, team player, presentation, effective communication, self-motivated, flexibility and adaptability, organization, time management, and target-oriented would be an asset to your laboratory. Just to also let you know, I just subscribed to your podcast- FEMPOWER. I believe that one day, I will post my story and it's going to inspire a lady or ladies out there, that no matter their gender, they can go into the engineering field and do what the men are doing, even greater than them. Am also a member of STEM. I am enclosing my CV and TRANSCRIPT. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing positively from you, as I believe working under your supervision will bring my dream of "Being the Solution the world needs" to a reality.

Sincerely,

Okafor Onyinye Augusta.



I sent my CV and TRANSCRIPT in PDF