Rdfactor:


I can talk about the specifics of one out of these three schools. But what course?

femillz:


I received admission offer from university of missouri

UnaDoWell:
My visa interview transcript

Visa: Approved
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Name of School: Missouri University of Science and Technology
Funding: Fully funded
Interview date: December 12, 2022

Visa appointment was by 8:15 am. I arrived at 7:50.
After the biometrics, I was directed to join the queue for interview by a male VO.

VO: When did you finish your masters?
Me: February 2021

VO: What major will you study for your PhD?
Me: (I told him)

VO: Your PhD program is funded , right?
Me: Yes, I got a fully-funded PhD offer

VO: What will you do after your PhD?
Me: In the short term, I'd like to apply for post-doctoral position to reinforce my research experience. In the long term, I will return to my home country to work as.... (VO cuts in).

VO: That's okay, I will be approving your visa sir.  You will receive your passport in few days.

Interview finished in approximately 1 minute. I picked up my visa after 2 business days.

Glory be to God!

Rdfactor:



LoL. Paying for app fee for program is a lot. Except you don't have app fee waiver, then you can pay.
There are ways to get waiver;
- contact the graduate coordinator of your department. You don't have to tell him you Don't earn enough in your country to pay. Something as simple as "I write to know if the department often provide app fee waiver for prospective graduate applications" will do. They'll tell you if they can help you pay because it's the graduate schools that request for these fees. And some department often set budgets apart to pay these fees on behalf of people who can't pay.

If the department say they don't have such budget, contact the graduate school. They'll direct you to register for their graduate open house or some virtual meeting like that. Once you attend on the said date, they'll waive it. And if they can't waive, then you can pay if you're sure you have necessary credentials to give yourself a chance

Also, if you're a first class graduate. You can apply to the OFP program in Nigeria. I don't know if anyone knows this. OFP helps you till you get to the US. They pay your GRE, TOEFL, PASSPORT, app fee, flight ticket and all that...

Rdfactor:


PhD isn't as competitive as masters, in term of getting funded and scholarship, Msc is the most difficult.

Also, avoid schools that make it compulsory to select a"would -be " PI before they can review your app. It's an okay thing to do contact a professor but that's a long route as most of them won't even respond their email. PhD programs do lab rotation and you're expected to attend a seminar class in your First year where faculty members will present their research and lab every week. This will guide you to choose a PI. Having a PI take you in with his funding is cool, but I will mostly advise people to apply to schools first for the majority of their applications. Although, talking to a professor will help you, if he replies anyways

Rdfactor:



If you're looking for an ivy league kind of school, Cornell has a robust and beautiful biomed program (PhD). However, if you want to have like a 90% chance of being admitted quickly, R1 universities are your bet. R1 universities are second to ivy league and there are only just eight ivy league in the US.

Texas tech university is good and they offer admit to lot of Nigerians. I remembered they once admit me for spring but didn't go. Fall admit for their PhD biomed is still much available.


Check them out here



https://www.ttuhsc.edu/biomedical-sciences/academics/admissions.aspx

Nozino:



I understand how you feel but if I was a VO, I would definitely reject your visa application. How old are you? When did you graduate secondary school? Do you have any study gaps? Can you explain them? Why are you just going to school now? Why a community college and not a university? Why would you spend so much to attend a lowly ranked community college that no one wants to go to when you can attend the best universities in Nigeria at a fraction of the cost?


Your entire application screams “ desperate “ and “intending immigrant that doesn’t want to attend school but needs a loop hole to enter the US”. I would argue, that you’re aren’t a genuine student.

Rdfactor:


If you're thinking about Fall 23,you should be deciding on how to package your application by now. Most schools decide on Fall admission by February, some in January and some have even decided. If you're considering Fall 23,try and send your application before January so you can have chance to get scholarships or funding. But if your transcript isn't ready at this time, consider spring application. Most schools that admit for spring open application around May/June/July.

If by statement of results, you mean the equivalent of a certificate? No you can't use that. You need transcript that detailed your course by courses modules and their ascribed grades. US schools doesn't even need certificate. Transcript is very very important.

In case you want schools that admit for spring, I might be able to offer help on that for people in STEM but just not for your kind of degree

chibertha:
Not in all I only did it for schools that required it after talking with graduate coordinators of the schools.
But make sure there are lecturers whose research interest aligns with yours.

chibertha:
No, because the application is still open. All decisions will be given between Feb and April 2023 since I applied for Fall semester entry.

chibertha:
Schools with GRE waiver for PhD plenty just search.

this link can help you

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_American_universities_and_colleges

I applied to 10 universities for summer and fall 2023 only 2 require it.

Dreamsss:


One of my applications is for a PhD program and I emailed the profs before applying, because it was advised on the school's website. However, up until now, no response from those people and the school will not let me rest from constantly bombarding me with emails about deadline and how all their profs have plenty extramural fundings. Of course, they want my application fee, I know. I asked an alumni and she told me to email profs like I'd done, but if they don't answer me, I should still go ahead to apply because some of her friends succeeded that way. So I have done so...Whether it will bring out anything meaningful, me and her can't tell for sure, but I have sha applied to three other schools for masters, jejely.

pongwa:
I found this useful but the part where the op didn't state why he felt he lost out this time madr me more curious

drjustice17:
It depends on School. Many Schools will ask you to apply directly to the department or Graduate School, then after one year of rotation, you will choose PI. Why others will ask you to e-mail a PI. Just check the department's website

You are very right on this. The schools I applied to didn't ask for admission to be made directly to the department. I applied through the grad school departments as required. However, during the application process, questions like "Have you been in touch with any Faculty member" did come up and others like"Do you have the approval of any faculty member to apply to this program" also came up. One major consistent thing here is that they have first year academic calender where students would rotate and finally be assigned to one PI.
Honestly, I feel I didn't do the needful and I may loose out this time but, there are better days ahead. Let's see what the feedback will be like and if I don't change my mind on the PhD thingy, I might reapply for Fall 2024.
Thanks for your input, I appreciate it.

CreativeWeb:


Yes, you should first contact the supervisor you will like to work with.

PhD is not Masters. It's usually competitive and they are very selective. So, to increase your chances, you will go to the faculty page and choose the professor that their research interests align with yours and send them cold email. In your cold email, you will introduce yourself, talk about your GPA, your research interests, your proposed research topic, and your interest to be mentored and supervised by them.

***Please, contact one professor per department per school.

In your cold email, you can even request for a Zoom meeting at their earliest convenience. A professor that replies you and agrees for a Zoom meeting, is probably interested in working with you.

After meeting with them on Zoom meeting, send in your application. In your Statement of Purpose, state the fact that you will like to be mentored by that professor and that you have had a conversation with them via Zoom.

Also, admission decisions for Fall 2023 will be coming in by February and March. Admission portals for Fall usually opens around September or October. So, you will have to exercise patience to get a decision.

Nooziinoo:



I believe there’s a pathway for PhDs to get GC in the US. But if I had to choose, Australia is the better option for me. I would even pick a PhD in Germany over one in the US

chatinent:
I guess, Ngige has collected the baton. You are now free, Desmond Elliot.


Such a failed government.

Well, fam, contact me write your assignment, thesis, and dissertation.

airsaylongcom:


Your branch won't have info as everything is going down at HQ. I'd say wait for a day and if no progress engage your contact. There instances were wrong email addresses were keyed in and might need resolution. That's assuming you are on one of the new plans. If you are on the old 6months plan you won't be migrated sha

toyclicks:
Just got off the phone with Wakanow agent. BA flight available to Manchester on the 2nd Oct for #236k

She acknowledged that BA doesn't require C-19 test but that airport officials are funny. Their advice to do the C-19 test is to keep their clients safe from avoidable heartache

Arhmiee:


Congrats, I am really happy for you.
Just like yesterday, you were searching for dates and today, it has ended in praise.

Plus21:



Pls did you get the non straight forward mail at any time?

Benediktejike:
@Capitalbase, any news? Update us

Youngee34:
Praise the Lord ooo....status finally changed to vac

Youngee34:
How far nau bro?

Youngee34:

Congrats brother...good news on its way

Benediktejike:


Congrats bro