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Stewee:
Don't give up on your dream... I strongly believe in having passion for a profession.
That's prolly the only reason left why I'm still hanging on to aviation.
But sometimes it's not always a straight path.

Have a plan and ultimately ask God for directions them watch and see how He provides the parts.

#Bless

thanks. God bless you too.

amanze15:
benjaminiyke, even with 2.6 on a 5 scale u can get into the LSU PSU ASU OKC, when u have a great application(good gre and toefl scores, and a fantastic LORs and sound letter of intent) oyinbo man nice pass our rigid system here, u can still get the opportunity to do a phd at those top 20 schools with strong referrals from the lower schools dont despair I didnt , a first class graduate of great IFE is my faculty program head in my school, so dont whine on a poor CGPA but get a well packaged application

thanks again brother. I will work on my application.

amanze15:
all the top midwest schools I used USNEws.com, they simplify search for grad schools based on cost, acceptance, funding, location( big or small city), job opportunity scale per course, if u are a stem major look at the university with large acceptance for stem majors, illionios institute of technology, texas tech, university of Illinois urbana champagne, are good schools with high acceptance rate research more brother...

thank yóu so much brother. I appreciate

pennstate:
Thank You.

someone told me if I had a GPA of 3.00 on a 5.0 scale then I can apply to any school and I will be admitted..my question is what is the difference between 2.98 and 3.00? I think stellar GPA should be from 3.5 upwards.

stevecrun:
guess,you new here..so I welcome you.Let us know where we can help and we'll gladly do.GREAT DELSUITES

thank you so much Bro....am in receipt of your message.*smiles* I will need yóur contacts too.

meritdee:
Bro if you are going to start preparing for GRE, I advice you to start now. The verbal section is more 'saddister' (I won't be surprised if u find that word in the GRE) than all the lecturers you've come across o.

hmmm. I will start up immediately. Thanks.

meritdee:
Bro if you are going to start preparing for GRE, I advice you to start now. The verbal section is more 'saddister' (I won't be surprised if u find that word in the GRE) than all the lecturers you've come across o.

lol...hmmm. I heed your advice Bro. I will visit the GRE thread for start up.Thanks.

stevecrun:
did you graduate from delta state uni.I schooled there too. Political science department.

yes o. GREAT delsuites. You are welcome. Good to have you here.

profojah:
Pm me for some materials (hard and soft copies)..I'll give them to you

wow!! Thanks so much...how do I send personal message on nairaland,am new here. No offense please.

DeeTus:
Leave Nigerian lecturers aside, they are very corrupt.

I wasn't laughing at your sentence atal...I knew it was a mistake.

profojah:
Saddist plenty for abraka na ...Even two depts in my school, na saddists full there..Innovativeame and paulbets dept..Ask them

hahaha.... I tell you bro. I will prepare for my GRE with real focus and intent. Thanks

DeeTus:
Leave Nigerian lecturers aside, they are very corruption.

lool.

Mystiqme:
Hello Ben bro,

Admissions in the US does not depend on only one document. They believe in using several pieces of evidence to gauge the success of a potential student. So, if you have an average CGPA, you have other opportunities to make it up. Great GRE and TOEFL scores, top-notch letters of recommendations, relevant research/work experience and a sparkling SOP are some of these ways. They understand that some students are smart, but don't 'test' well, that is, they do not do well in exams. So, follow the GRE thread and ace the GRE, circulate your SOP to willing members here who can read and edit it for you, and make sure you pick lecturers who will write good letters, that accentuate your skills, not generic 'he's a good boy' letters.
I can help in anyway you want.

Best.

wow!!! Am so grateful bro for your heart warming advice. Please I will need your guide in every step of the way as soon as I start my application. Thanks so so much. How can I get in contact with you?

profojah:
Bro that was d orientation my friend got whe he got admission into Unilorin Mathematic dept, that no one has ever graduated from that dept with a first class, but he broke that record cos he was determined..while others were living and circulating around that orientation of saddist lecturer this, saddist lecturer that, he got himself packed that the jinx must be broken and he broke the record...Only first class from that dept...

wow!!! Determination... Exactly what they call them in my school .SADDIST. Lol

DeeTus:
Who helped them? Lol.

our lecturers will tell you for any student to have a first class in chemistry, that student must be outstanding in practical chemistry along side the theoretical area but in situation where the school has poor laboratory equipments,how do you gauge their practical know how, which is very important in chemistry.

profojah:
He was just trying to tell that you shouldnt say it wasn't easy to get a first class from your school and use that as an excuse.. Like one of my lecturer do say "No excuse in failure"...

I'm pretty sure with your cgpa, you can get admission for your Msc programme ...like amanze15 said, Selection by admission committee are been base and determined by Test score, strong sop, good recommendation letters, transcript, probably course-prequisite..And youre good to go to get admitted provided you have all these support your low cgpa...

thanks a lot.

profojah:
Oga I have so so so many friends with first class in Industrial and pure chemistry... My mates, my juniors and my seniors from Unilag... There shouldn't be an excuse in failure...be it lecturer's faults or bulkiness of courses. So many people in the same shoes as you but they manage to come out with first class or a very close-to-first class grade.

schools differ tho. I can categorically tell you that in the History of DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY no student has achieved first class in chemistry. The lecturers will come to class and even tell you themselves that no matter what you do 2"1 is the maximum. They will shrink your GPA. Lol

Mystiqme:
Don't worry. Your lecturers from school cannot control your GRE score, so if you believe you are 1st class or high 2:1 material, you should ace that with nothing less than 320. If you do that, you'll be able to convince the admission committee in US schools that you are better than your CGPA.

I can do much more. I know what I can do if I prepare for an exam. Thanks

kennyrony:
What makes you think I school in Nigeria. I have no idea of what happens in d universities. Anyway u tried.

lol...I assume most people on this thread had their bachelors degree in Nigeria. Did you study chemistry?

amanze15:
I think admission approvals are not mainly based on CGPA (SOP, ReSEarch interest, test scores, alumni influence) u can have 2.5/5 on nigeria scale without passing through the WEs scale and get a full funding based on wonderful test scores or a good references..........i no get reach 3.0/5 for cgPa I no pass Gre or toefl buh I got a full masters admission, america is a bit flexible with CGPA compared to canada..

please which schools did you apply to and how did you go about the applications. Thank you

kennyrony:
That's no an excuse, don't we have people who graduate with 1st class in chemistry?

please take it easy....there is no doubt we do have 1st class students in chemistry but lecturers in my dept made it very difficult for us,you schooled in Nigeria and you know what happens in our universities, am not using it as an excuse but most times these lecturers makes life difficult for us. The highest CGPA in my set was 3.76 which was 2"1. I have no regrets..I did the best I could.

benjaminiyke:
yeah. You are correct tho.

so which schools can I apply to in Texas? How do I go about searching for schools for masters in MS chemistry within my GPA range?

slimmy05:
Its not easy I know, but people do.

yeah. You are correct tho.

Mystiqme:
Yes, you can. Masters with funding will be more difficult. You'll have to ace the GRE and be relatively humble about your school choice.

okay. Thanks a lot. So if I can pass GRE very well and apply to schools within my GPA range.I can get my masters?

slimmy05:
do you have a stellar GPA?

nope..just average of 2. 98. Can I get masters with that? Very high GPA in Chemistry is not easy o. Lool.

TJ18:
www.nairaland.com/1832477/how-achieve-high-scores-gre

na waoh. This nairaland na die o. Na everything una get answer to. God will bless you guys o. We need people like this guys in Nigerian Govt positions. I swear to God. It's unbelievable how everyone is willing to help

zeezahbee:
I gave you a candid advice the other day, you still went ahead to post again. It is well with you

lol..I understand. it's just that I was a bit too ambitious to study pharmacy,but I think I do not have the funding to do so and consular officers knows I can't fund my program . I will go for my masters in chemistry now. I heed your advice now.

slimmy05:
there is a gre preparation thread that gives tips on how to ace the GRE with links to download test preps and materials. It's in Education section I think.

ooh! Okay,I understand. Thanks

slimmy05:
look up the GRE thread and make sure you aim for great score. Funding in Texas is highly competitive.

alright..pls what do you mean by GRE thread? No offense.

profojah:
Bro You can start pillin your application up for Spring16..Most schools deadline for spring is around Sept-Oct..

thanks..I will apply for fall next year. Thanks

slimmy05:
not at all, pharmacy school here is expensive and really not a joke. The VO wouldn't frown at you going for Msc, in fact you have a better case now. But I will advice you either go for if you don't have GRE so you can sit down and prepare for it or spring if you have GRE.

thank you so much slimmy, you have been of great help to me. I have not taken GRE... Since I have to start afresh and start preparing my applications then I believe fall next year will be Good. Right now am confused tho..I don't have any school in mind for msc in chemistry,but I want to study in texas. I will start preparing for my GRE from today. Thanks a lot.