trilacos:
Bro,after sending of results to WES, please what is the next stage?

CptCharlesVane:
Hey Guys!

I applied to 6 unis in total for PhDs. All apps sent in and completed before Christmas '18.
Chemistry (Accepted; Science scholar $30k (stipend + GA) no tuition )
UMinnesota - Medicinal Chemistry (Rejected)
UIowa - Medicinal and Natural Product Chemistry (awaiting)
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center - Pharmaceutical Science (Accepted)
Virginia Commonwealth Uni - Pharmaceutical Science/Med Chem (awaiting)
Washington State Uni - Chemistry (Rejected)

Acceptance mail came on Friday but somehow I missed it. Stumbled on it yesterday, and Voila! a pleasant surprise, especially after seeing the demoralizing result updates of the elections and realisation of the trajectory of the future of Nigeria, on the way to electing a senile, insensitive, barely literate cattle herder with a dubious WAEC qualification that has no regard for the law or court orders. I want a better Nigeria, and that's not being selfish, and this election was an opportunity for the people to have made a statement but what do we have?

Anyway, I'm almost certain I'll be in the US this fall, haven't really decided yet, as I hope to get at least another offer, but doing Chemistry in the heart of the big apple is a fascinating prospect that I fancy, pretty much why I applied.

I didn't contact any faculty member by the way, I however corresponded with the program officer/coordinator especially since my GRE quants was below the required 50th percentile and he advised I should still apply. My GRE Chemistry was also abysmal percentile-wise, although I got a little over 50% of the questions correct.

I would say praise god or whatever if I believed in any of that. But it can't be only god and prayers that produce desirable results, however, I would still say I was quite fortunate this time. Being my third application cycle, first two were focused mainly at European universities. Serendipity, providence or whatever the nomenclature caused me to stumble upon this thread and blessed be the day that I read experiences of people here with funded offers, thus rekindling my aspiration for a PhD scholarship and directing my energy where the money is, the US.

Good fortunes to the fall '17 and '18 set who left their experiences here that are still of tremendous benefit to all and sundry, High Star for una!

Thanks to everyone who responded to my posts and inquiries and also those who aspire for an education by taking the GRE. You never know who you may inspire to dream again and go for opportunities for a better life.

Keep contributing!

Blessed be the ones that have contributed and still do here. Y'all should be President of Nigeria.


TL;DR Got a funded admission offer, the first after 2 rejections.

Kween2014:
My appointment was for 8am this morning. Got here 7:35 and I’m done . It was easy peasy. You get into that first check point area where there are lots of chairs and they check your old visa, receipt, appointment confirmation and Ds 160 confirmation page. They collect your passport or passports and your passport photo only and tell you have a nice day. That’s all.

Somandla:
I don't know if this might help someone out there.

I am South African, our IW started in Nov after travel ban was lifted.

I called call the embassy call center, told them I qualify for IW but can't schedule app as it showed no appointments, they then asked for my Ds160, and asked me to log in , upon logging in there was a page with 3 qualifying questions
E.g
1. has your visa expired in Less than 48months? ( bear in mind our visa validity is 10yrs)

2. Did you capture biometrics at the embassy?

3. Are you applying under the same vis a category?

That's how I was able to get IW letter and scheduled DHL drop off & pick up.

So contact your embassy�

babajide107:
Hello guys.this might sounds funny but I’m just new to this platform.I need help because I don’t even know where to start and I have not started anything at all..what are the steps I should take and can I still go next year because I’m hearing it’s late already.i seek a graduate program in chemistry.is gre still relevant??i have a second class upper in chemistry and I want a fully funded school

Acmepreneur:

But I love him very much, and I'm not sure I can date someone else again or have feelings for someone else. His love is already spread in my brain

haryorbarmie83:
money must be made before one can be relevant in the family bro.

haryorbarmie83:
Jesus Christ, why would someone willingly coming back to Nigeria from Yankee, I will rather die there.

Nnamz:

I saved 19,000 Canadian Dollars in 8 months working minimum wage jobs, before gladfully I got out of minimum wage jobs. But that's not the point. The point here is that even if you work 80 hours weekly, 7 days a week for one year, which is kinda impossible cause body no be wood, at the rate of $16, you WILL NOT make 100,000 that year. Let's do the maths. 80 hours (1 week) times16 dollars is1,280 dollars. Times that by 52 week. That is 66,560, mind you that is before taxes. To the OP of this thread, I get that you want to motivate people and honestly I've devoted my spare time to reading your thread believing in you until I saw the crap about making 100,000 in a year. Please don't come here exaggerating big figures; I hope you were exaggerating, other wise you just think the people on Nairaland are stupid cause we are Nigerians.

tonididdy:
Marriage is just a deceit between two people.
It gets boring after a few years.
Forget all that shit about marrying best friend or sex compatible partner.

One woman commented that in her Marriage of 25yrs she just lay on the bed like a log of wood or a corpse while her husband pounces on her.

Biko why are you still married, obviously you are bored!

innobarca:
If it's women from Asian or some other west African countries, they will give it to you non stop for 4 days and you will feel dizzy for at least 2 days.
Nobody will tell you to take it easy after that.

I remembered my days in Thailand, Na ur body go tell you.


Secondly I do not think you people has started having kids, bc when he stays awake sometimes bc of the cries of his child in the night, he won't always have stamina for sex unless he is jobless.

djon78:



Me and you who is discouraging faithful men? With the way you talk on this issue can you even maintain a faithful man.
A woman that doesn't even know how to talk. You maintain a faithful man with a befitting character. Character is the beauty of a woman, not one that talks anyhow.

LilMissFavvy:
The men sleeping around do so cuz your society permits them, their wives do not have a say......(some wives). I spoke my mind and you got absolutely no business to call me out. As for your stupiddd advice, keep it for your sisters, thank you. Your kinds are the type that preach and encourage cheating, it does not occur to you that everyone, male and female can actually develop self Descipline.

Nwodosis:
Is Wike not right on this? They are just after the oil and care not about the people that Wike governs!

Ijaycool:
Bill and Melinda Gate should leave Africans alone.

We are a bunch of illiterate ingrates.
We have said you are the anti-Christ.
We have said your vaccine contains chips.

Leave this black ignorant populace alone please!

Hanks0000:



You know what they say, when you keep wallowing about your past and don't make amendments, you gonna bleed over your future and ruin it cause you refuse to heal..

I see all sort of wack s*itty comments people are dropping on here... About the black being sent back at the hospitala where they are supposed to be tested.. And it cracks me.. I mean what about the black doctors and nurses, they just gonna sit back and watch some white folks send their kind away without being tested and they gonna keep shut about it..

The thing is, Nigerians like to think they know more than they actually do..


What exactly has that Black American community contributed to the society apart from music that preaches hate and promotes crime...

Necksonnel:
If many of you are saying America system is not fair , then I tell you no system is fair in the world.

safarigirl:


Why will they be educated? Do you know how much college is? You think it Is the cheap education you get in Nigeria that they get there? Do you know how debt profiles are set up? Do you know some people are still paying off generational debt?

Did you ask how centuries of abuse may have affected them and their outlook in life? Did you wonder that maybe they were set up to fail from the start, by virtue of their race?

Who told you all the white people are rich? Their wealth is their race. Bring a poor white man and a poor black man, and the poor white man will get preferential treatment. Do you know why? Or you think it is because black Americans are lazy?

It is very clear that most Africans are ignorant and refuse to be educated.