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DMainMan:
[img][/img]LATEST UPDATE ON PTDF APPLICATION
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1. Those who chose any Germany school should only just register on DAAD website preferably on or before February 5th. Do not do anything else on the DAAD website as PTDF will secure admission if successful.

2. There will be either interview or aptitude test for MSc and interview for PhD candidates. So prepare very well. You are also required to have your transcripts ready if successful to the next stage

3. You can choose one country if you desire however it will make sense to choose three different universities and courses so your won't be restricted.

4. You can edit your application after submitting. But make sure that you click submit again to update your details

5. The deadline of application is February 5th, 2018 and might not be extended. Please take note.

From DMainMan
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athorello:
Please, can someone give an example of how he/she entered publication details and it was saved?

athorello:
Hey guys, what's the correct format to enter your publication details for unpublished thesis? Mine isn't saving. Thanks.

pronto543:
I feel your pain bro. This is one of the reason I'm not applying for Fall 2018 but Spring 2019. I know getting a well written recommendation within the next 3 weeks from any Nigerian lecturer talk less of Prof is a daunting task.

If you are living in the university town you graduated from then go to those lecturers with your laptop and modem. You could even prepare a sample of the recommendation letter yourself and politely show it to them to make the whole thing quick and less-frustrating.

sureinfo:
Have you tried taking it to Carl care?

tafat:
Take it to Carl care

Olarewajub:
How much were charged for the screen?

Michaelamo:
Hello all, I'm having issues with taking the logical test, the "take assessment" link on the logical test is not highlighted. How can I click to take it is my headache now. Any fix?

Scholastica16:
If the department recommended is related to yours, they would accept you. If not, they could still reject you. ETS only sold your profile to those schools for money so the search service is not binding on them if you catch my drift.

Anyways, you can, because of this, check for your course in the school. It might indicate that they have sufficient funding and will accept you. Earlier the better.

DreManuel:
Brotherman,

Congratulations on your scores.

I just wish to make few suggestions, and I'm assuming you are applying for fall 2018.

My first take is that your "Why" has to be very strong, and that will take care of the "Who", "Where" and "When". That means you would know the exact thing you want to research on or focus on in your field, and the potential professors or departments/schools that can deliver that. Then you can create a shortlist. Any school, however prestigious it may be, that won't address your "Why" can always be struck off. But you will have to sit put and do a lot of personal research.

Once you've identified potential supervisors or schools, then your next step is to introduce yourself to them. You would have to tell a great story here based on your "Why" and your work/academic history. If you make a good impression, they will respond to you and will usually tell you if they have funding or not and other avenues you can explore. If a professor doesn't respond even after you follow up with your mail, that's a sign that you are not likely needed by the professor. You either move to the next professor of interest in the school or next school on your list. Note: However stellar your grades are, if there are no professors willing to take you on in a school, you are most likely wasting your money and time applying. And a corollary to this is that the question of whether a school is ambitious or not would be answered. Personally, almost all the schools that gave me admissions with financial aids had their professors respond favourably to me. On one occasion, one opened up that I was one of his picks. One another occasion - though I didn't apply eventually - the professor encouraged me to apply and while he said he won't make promises, he felt I would be competitive for funding based on the info I supplied to him in my introductory mail. I could go on...

Based on the responses you've gotten from above, you can narrow your list further to the schools you should apply to. Those are the ones you should really focus on. Others can follow.

In a nutshell, put in the hard work to research many schools based on your program, and reach out to potential supervisors, other things can follow.