₦airaland Forum

DisGuy:
Hi Rdfactor, what sort of support do you reckon? Would you like the thread stuck to the top of the travel section?

You might want to invite other known US residents in other threads to come in here

Thanks!!

Very good! We really need this thread.

repping, TX.

Banga soup, ofe nsala, ofe uziza etc

tellbiodun:
Hello house, please I need some kind of assistance with my application process. To start with I am applying for a PhD in Mass Communication or Communication Arts/Studies. Can someone share a list of schools that I can apply to for fall 2023 with full funding.

Also, can I use a statement of result in place of transcript. Unilag is unable to give me a student copy of my Masters transcript because of my matric year (2008). They asked that I present a school that it will be sent to and I do not have one for now. The next option is the statement which contains basically same thing. I have a copy of my undergraduate transcript though.

Lastly, is it possible to get a kind of hand holding service through the application and visa process? My target is still fall 2023. Thank you.

Check Texas Tech university

vicdom:
Michigan Technological University are just stingy with fundings. Tueh!!
I got two offers of admission in Chemical and environmental engineering for fall 2023, and none of them came with fundings!

When I emailed one of the directors of the programs, I got the reply below �

No vex, some schools don't fund masters students..
Apply to other schools

oyi1:
You only have to do endorsement. Just use Google to know the compact state Texas BON covers.

Okay thanks. I checked and it covers Utah

vickyehi:
Not sure I know what JW stands for.

Every state issues a license immediately you pass your Nclex. States like California may take longer than others, but in 2018, my Texas was pretty fast. Not sure what’s obtainable now.

If I have Texas license and I decided to move to another state like Utah, do I need to write another NCLEX or use Texas license to work in Utah.

Thanks

Ertugrul:
People in Mauritius, i have two offers, middlesex and Curtin, i am torn between the two options, which would u recommend and why

Middlesex is better because they have more international students especially from Nigeria and the school is well regulated than Curtin.
Curtin is owned by An Australian university while Middlesex is owned by a UK University.

That's what I know about them.

MufasaLion:
If you're not financially buoyant, you will regret it.

Very true and this is not for man alone.
As a woman it you don't have money in marriage you go suffer.

GboyegaD:
Happy Thanksgiving!
Was invited to lunch so we only grilled our Turkey. Not sure what to do with it but las las, like every other year, na inside stew pot e go end.

Lol


Same here, we ended up not eating our food because we were out all day...

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's Thanksgiving day!

Vegetable soup: goat meat stock fish, shrimps, kale, collard, spinach ...

Okra soup: goat meat, stock fish, and okra

Ewedu soup


Fried rice and jollof rice coming later

FrankNetter:
School


I would just go right ahead and itemize the differences between my education so far here in the USA vs my education in Nigeria. I would do this under two headings: Similarities and differences.

SIMILARITIES

1) Matric Number: Where you have the matriculation number for nigerian students, you have the student id number over here for US schools which is basically the same thing.

DIFFFERENCES

1) Admission process: Whereas the admission process in Nigeria is lengthy and stressful, getting admission into school here is quite easy. Where
there are multiple exams like JAMB and post utme exams in Nigeria, Over here, you just have to take a placement test which consists of English and Mathematics, your scores would determine which 100 level courses you would be required to take for your program.

2) Student - Lecturer ratio: This is one of the things that have shocked me the most. Back then in my 100 level, during our lectures, we were more than 2,000 students to 1 lecturer in one large never-ending hall, over here, its way different. When I got into class for the first time, I was surprised at how small the class is. I was seated in the class with like 14 other persons, I almost had to ask where the rest of the students are.

3) Flexibility: The school system here is really flexible to fit your schedule. You pick the classes you want, you choose the time you want your classes and you have the option of opting for physical or online classes. I chose to take two physical classes and two online classes. I also chose to take my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. In nigerian schools, you must physically attend your lectures in the morning (kindly point out any schools where it happens otherwise).


4) Attitude: This was another shocker for me. The lecturers over here actually WANT you to PASS! like I still can't wrap my head around it. Everybody is so helpful and polite, from the janitors to the lab instructors, everybody! My younger sister is in her penultimate semester studying pre-pharmacy and her CGPA is 4.0/4.0. My point is: if you want to study hard and pass, the lecturers are willing to help. Unlike in most Nigerian universities where the lecturer would tell you getting "A" in their course is a sin.

5) Open-mindedness: My philosophy class is super interesting. The instructor made it in such a way that no question is seen as a taboo, we have heated conversations on different topics, slavery, trump etc etc. one time someone asked if God normally has _sex, heaven did not fall. On the other hand, my philosophy and logic class in my 100L in Nigeria was taught by a reverend father who made sure to throw in his biblical teachings intermittently, looking back at it now, I think that was a tactic to get us to think a certain way.

I'll post more as time goes on.

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you guys should bear with me about the lack of posts, I'm trying to adapt to the coursework and my job. I will post more frequently.

Going through this thread again and I say I second this 100%, as I am doing nursing too in a community college.

Nitta08:
Hi everyone,
My brother was denied a visa twice in Poland. He was studying medicine and surgery in Ukraine before the war. And got admitted for Public Health at Sam Houston State University Texas.
He wasn’t asked any questions today just if has been refused before and if he was working which he explained that he did a remote job when the war started while applying to further his studies.
The first time was the same issue about job.
Now I’m wondering if I shouldn’t have put it in his DS160. I also just got to find out that working while on a student visa in Ukraine is illegal just as it is in the US. Could that be the reason?
Is there a way I can rectify this? I didn’t take it out this second time because I was told to be consistent since they have records.
Should I take it out and he can say it was an error? Please I need advice on what to do and how to move forward.
Thank you

That remote job is the issue because what you are telling them is that when you get to US you will continue to work remotely to support yourself. Students are allowed to work only on campus except in rare cases which the school must be aware of but now you have told them straight away that you will not abide by this rule.
If you change it now nah another wahala o.

Just rest for now or go to another country...

Fries

Goat meat groundnut soup with white rice

chime11:
Depends, but English is the medium of instruction in most schools

Yes, but I hate the way Nigerians over there are scamming us all in the name of processing admission for us. One guy on nairaland here scammed me.
By the time you all start reaping what you are doing you will think it's more than that. I am sorry for all of you on that Phillipines scamming thread that you call a thread.

talkless78:
is phillipines ok for Nursing

Phillipines is okay but you will come back to Nigeria for your license. You can also check Mauritius.

Please, if you will prefer phillipines, be careful with agents. Many Nigerians that are agents over there are scammers. I was scammed, so be careful.