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You're quoting the wrong person. This should be directed to whoever is talking about top schools and success. Think that discussion had passed.
All I'm saying is it's a privilege to be here among legends, self-acclaimed and otherwise.

Cheers to you too

dabaniru:
So much hate in one post. SMH.

How you guys manage to twist people's opinions because they differ from your reality amazes me.

Are there facts in what he says? Most certainly. Has he said top schools are the 'only' way to succeed? Well, I am yet to read that. Saying top schools are not important is akin to saying getting good grades are not important - cos we all know "no be everybody wey go school go make am". I'd advise you all to be a little less touchy/offended about the "top school" matter and instead just pass your important message that it's not all about the school you attend (all without crucifying the man for stating obvious facts).

Cheers!

One doesn't have to be clairvoyant to spot a poser. And Yes, I know as he's written here severally. He's the top b school MBA who got an emergency F1 visa, recruited on campus to become MD of JP Morgan Chase, that also operates in the IT sector with Sergey Brin. Did you not know that he wrote the reference letter for the Akosua somebody. I forgot to mention he also wrote the source codes for nairaland and has alternate accounts to like and support his comments.

Time2win:
Can we stop all this shading. Do you know his background? We can always have positive criticism without attacking often.

Mister top school b school MBA is also in the IT sector and even knows the person who posted on linkedin Wawu! Surely, this has to be the same guy that personally managed Jeff Bezos divorce. Yes, the one that organized the historic Kim Jon Un - Trump meeting. We truly have legends on our little nairaland, no joke. What a privilege!

So because you recieved scam phone calls from Indians translates to Indians generally support fraud? If you have problems with comprehension, not my problem.

Optionalx:
Oga stop displaying your ignorance on public for forum. In Canada you get scam call from Indians almost on daily basis ... read
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4883796
I did not support fraud but I hate when people a unnecessarily profiled like you did...
Get your facts right...
Educate yourself

Go to their office, mails (email) rarely elicits response in Nigerian government agencies.

Soul47:
Thanks for the response.

Will do that ASAP.

I have sent them mail but am considering going to their office in Nigeria.

Nonsense So your Jesus releases fraudsters? Who then is the god of the victims?

Erastuslove:
Since you said he is ur ONLY brother.... I throw mercy on his path now and let him be shown MERCY AND RELEASED IN JESUS NAME...AMEN

'Searching for greener pastures' means going to violate Visas and do fraud in Nigerian parlance. I would've said don't bother yourself because China is just another kettle when it comes to human rights for criminals and we should be happy justice is served for his victim(s).
Tough luck, but if he did the crime, he should do the time (that's if it's only time he'll do in China).

Anyway, see if you can contact the Chinese embassy in Nigeria, and the Nigerian Embassy in China and be upfront with what exactly he was up to there in the far east. You can take it up from there.

People like your brother continue to make things difficult for legitimate Nigerians trying to earn a honest living and bring value to Nigeria in these countries

Did you even read the OP?

idris1364:
please i have completed all the process for my masters in the US except the embassy interview. I studied economics in my undergraduate but i have been given admission in masters in industrial management in texas A&M university kingsville.

Search for walspring on the nairaland search bar, click his name and click send message. He'll respond to your email

jossywayne:
Send me his contact....


Thanks!

He did mine...got confirmation within the same day.

jossywayne:
How legit is walspring?

How somebody who was supposedly recruited from his village and given an emergency visa by a 'top 10 b school' would be having conversations with himself with different monikers, patting himself on the back for giving 'top quality advice' is really something for tv
Didn't know genius senior management MBAs of JP Morgan or is it Morgan Chase had so much time on their hands or perhaps they have to be borderline crazy and miserable to get recruited 'on campus' for the position.

"Empty barrels ... "

I'd bet a £1000 he won't answer know know

MasterforceII:
Hi bracelum,

Are you a protective MBA candidate? Are you already in the system? Are you an MBA alumnus?

I paid my SEVIS fee hassle free with Walspring and got a confirmation within the same day. Contact Walspring for info.

Astynomicide everyday

F*cking useless woman Didn't you have the chance to grill that senile failed goat of a president about rampant killings in Nigeria? Instead you chose to ask Atiku about Shia killings as if he was the one who ordered the shootings

Why should the governor resign as CSO? or has the FG now ceded control of the security apparatchik to the state governors?

Una never start o. Next level is yet to begin. So because it's now her state, she's prostesting. Her uncle/brother ala mr bodybag, another useless one pays genocidal monsters, appeasing them not to kill anymore.

When una see truth, una go say na politics of interest. Interest in selecting a monumental failure, the epitome of cluelessness and feeling proud about it.

Protest from now till tomorrow, let's see whether the president is even aware about the killings.

Sai Baba! 4+4
in the words of Osunbade "The president is not aware." Come tomorrow.

Bracelum ala mr bschools ala mr know-know please tell us first which 'bschool' gave you that 7-figure job that no one in the US was qualified for, so much that they called the embassy in Nigeria to fast-track your visa just for you to come get that JP Morgan slush job

I suspect this bracelum works for one of those loan providing companies. to the extent of downgrading someone moving from Google to Tesla that they work as cleaners.

People, hear this! There's something much worse than going flat broke and bankrupt; and it's getting ridden in debt and without a means of income.

Life is what you make it !!!
It's a fact that one's chances of success largely depends on where you're born. For the rest of us, we strive regardless. Keep your Stanford sending amebo messages to alumni to block another person to your beer parlor comrades. No be small children dey here.

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Rubbish! as if curses can change anything.

When the same people consciously voted this insensitive illiterate of a president who has never for once said anything about incessant killings in the country. That's assuming he is even aware.

Wow! Congrats!! reads like they can't wait for you to join them. Allons-y!

pronto543:
Good morning esteemed colleagues,

I received an official GRA offer which includes full tuition waiver and fees from my potential advisor yesterday for fall 2019 at University of Kansas (KU). She notified me by mail on Thursday that she had secured 2 years GRA offer for me regardless of the outcome the fellowship offer I was nominated and applied for 8 weeks ago. The offer is in addition to School of Engineering scholarship I was awarded 5 weeks back.

I greatly appreciate the effort of everyone on this thread. Full funding mail will continue to flow in for all.
#fall2019 #yeswecan

@user4321 wow! great scores. All the best!

Yes, or even a school essay. I think he's asking to see a technical work from you to see how you write and reason from your experience probably stated on your SOP or something.

First, make your project report neat. Run it on the net for plagiarism, if you haven't and edit until <20%. Make sure your citations are clean too. Then, review your arguments/explanations from your experiments and also your conclusion.

Or you could produce a 1-2 page summary of your project, cited and referenced properly. I would suggest you do this instead because dissertations are voluminous a lot of times, and you should want to save him the stress going through chapters of methods etc and literature review. Some of my applications asked for such.

Your email should also inform him about what you are sending.

4gunners:
Thanks for taking your time to reply. Do you think my final year project thesis will suffice as a technical paper? I've not written nor published any journal.

Very positive development, I think you're being evaluated for critical thinking and ability to pose research questions. Perhaps, someone else with more research exp in also being considered. Anyway, whatever you decide to send, make sure the plagiarized content is at the barest minimum.

For the paper you will read, you might want to identify gaps and talk about possible options to test and explore those ideas you found. You should thoroughly understand the paper.

You're in already so good luck and congratulations in advance.

4gunners:
Hello scholars!!! After waiting endlessly for the update on my PHd application to UA- Fayetteville. I sent an enquiry mail to the grad co-ord Civil dept. He replied that I've been granted admission and will be officially notified very soon. However, they're still searching for funding for me. No one has decided to fund me yet.

This morning, I received a mail from a prof in the dep. who I I sent mail to several months ago on the possibility of securing RA with him. The mail reads: "

Are you still looking for a place for graduate school? Have you published any papers, conference or journal articles? If so, I would be interested in reading them. If not, do you have any technical writing you could share with me? Perhaps something on the brachiopod shell research.

I have attached a paper of mine. Would you mind reading it and giving me your thoughts? I would be interested to know what questions you have after reading it. Either about our methods or future work you think it promotes.

Thank you,

I need your advice on the best way to go, as I do not want to take a wrong step. Pls, I know the mail is not vague but still, I need input from "elders"

AspiringPHD:
Hello,

Please, I need your advice. I have taken GRE twice;

First Attempt (V: 147, Q: 145, A: 3.5)

Second Attempt (V: 151, Q: 146, A: 4.0)

What's the interval between the two exams? On the bright side you improved, indicating that you can keep improving for a much better competitive score. If you're willing to give it another try, send a message and I can help with some of the current editions of GRE prep material ebooks.

For techniques towards improvement, endeavour to keep a log of question types you struggle with and practice more on improving on those areas. Also, don't register for the test before preparing so you don't add more pressure on yourself.

I am greatly discouraged because these scores are not competitive enough. My CGPA is not that amazing either, 3.69/5. I am interested in Msc programs in Cell biology, Anatomy, basically programs in the biomedical sciences field. But from all indication, my profile does not look competitive enough.

I'm also a borderline 2:1 so I understand how i
uphill it might seem holding up against competition. Since you cannot change your GPA, focus on what you can do to improve your profile like acing the GRE, and getting strong recommendations and SOP. You might want to consider taking the subject GRE if possible

I have tried reaching out to Professors to at least get some level of assurance before spending money on applications, but the response has not bee encouraging in any way.

There's an art to contacting them, especially when nothing really stands out about your profile so if it's going to be generic, don't bother; well you could always try, but you would most likely be ignored. Quoran has a number of posts about this.

The biomedical science field seems really competitive, at least for my profile, and I am considering looking at programs in Biomechanics and Kinesiology as well.

I doubt there's any program with funding that isn't very competitive and increasing in the no. of applicants. Let it serve as your motivation and take solace in the fact the STEM fields are less competitive than non-STEM ones. There's always that chance for you to get in.

It is worthy of note that, I can't afford a graduate degree without some sort of funding, so the funding part is important.
What would you advice? That I spend the money I have with me now on taking the GRE again (it's heartbreaking) or submit applications for Spring and see how it goes?

Prepare to take the GRE again and see how it goes, aim for fall '20 as well, in-between take up roles like teaching, research, conference etc anything that would improve your profile and application

The only thing I consider as an advantage is the publication of my undergraduate research in an unpopular India journal.

Don't we all feel inadequate? You'd be surprised how many elite scientists feel the same. Even our brother here with 8 publications and top 1% GPA was quite unsure about his prospects. So don't worry, it's normal. Let this your achievement be emphasised in your SOP as this actually indicates you are capable of doing research, essentially what admissions look for in a candidate.

Also If you have any suggestion on schools that wouldn't mind a profile like mine, I am greatly open to suggestions.
It is my first post, and I hope it will get some insightful response.

Please help a confused mind

Don't know about schools but you might want to start looking at Gradcafe for funding info with your GPA range in addition to suggestions you would get here.

You'll be fine, you are in a good place for insights. Best of luck in your endeavour and welcome.

Rejecting because of another offer?

ToluwalekeA:
Hello Everyone

If you have been admitted to Georgia State University for MS Geoscience with no funding, i will be rejecting my funded offer from the department. pls kindly email the graduate coordinator for any funding availability. It may be possible for them to grant the person my funds. Cheers

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Oh sorry about that. Any other applications you're expecting?

solihp:
Nop, the cost of a few credit hours waived and the stipend sums up to the 19k

Didn't you get tuition waived in addition to the stipend?

solihp:
Some funding means 19k , when they would be issuing i20 of around 63k(Tuition, estimated cost of living and other fees)

How much is some funding?

solihp:
I got admitted into American University for both their MS Biostatistics and Statistics. If I was to attend I would have chosen the Biostatistics as it was the best match for me in all the schools, I am actually drawn to it. However, I was given a teaching assistantship position with some funding that is inadequate. Pretty sad about this particular offer

Congrats Monsieur Pierre

pierre92:
Washington State just called. Full funding(PhD). Fall 2019,yes we can!

Deputy speaker of the state house of assembly beaten like a common criminal

Even newspapers? Oh I forgot Buhari can't read no need. But GEJ wasn't restricted from TV and news but was pilloried for dancing a day after a mass killing.

#NextLevel 4+4

By the way, don't come here to tell us that the Nigerian president isn't powerful enough to do whatever they like, like watching TV and reading newspapers

tallerSSS:
for your information.. death news doesn't reach Buhari. he is restricted from TV and newspapers they will divert his attention at this point in time.. more so, he is a retired army general. such people don't have sympathy for human lives..