ponpon:
Good morning house, this message is directed to all the 'egbons' 'bros' on this platform.

This page has been really helpful and has kept a lot of us on track, from preparation to application, and other stuff, but we need some things clearly defined, explained or highlighted If it's with a 4 or 5 paragraph post.

1. How to search for schools, danjaninja said he would post this, I have been waiting on it and I'm still waiting.
2. How to know how affordable enrolling in a school is and how to estimate their assistance or scholarship
3. Difference between in-state tuition and out-state tuition and how they apply.
4. A chronological guide from the Gre and TOEFL e.g (gre-application-mailing-transcript) and a guide on statement of purpose / intent.
5. The estimated amount one should sought for after getting admitted to a school and general finance bants.

You guys should leave men hanging after taking the gre.

Thanks cc danjaninja, sirRiddy ati be be lo

Yes, i did say i was going to make a post but i had a life threatening situation. Thank God I am okay now. I am working on the post as we speak. I sincerely apologize for the delays.

neahyo:
Good afternoon house,

I am very grateful to you all for your advice and assistance from page 1 to this very page 85. It is an honor sharing this platform with SirRiddy, DanjaNinja, pennstate, and every other person contributing to the advancement of this group. I'll admit i'm a secret disciple of this group since last year and the reasons are not far-fetched: One, because i was an undergraduate but by the grace of God my convocation ceremony is on June 4, 2016. Two, i am not financially buoyant to register for GRE though i have downloaded the necessary materials and i've been practicing but not as intense compared to that of someone who has fully paid.

Now, i am at crossroads as i don't know which schools to apply to but I wish to study in either USA or Canada.

My profile:

CGPA: 3.81/4.00
Course of study: Statistics

I intend to pursue a PhD program in Statistics (exempting MSc)
(Hope I'm not asking for too much)

I'm hoping for valuable responses.. Thanks

What do you need to know?

hemjayb:

Please add me to the Facebook page....... Bellomoyinjah@yahoo.com

Done.

doziej84:


@sirRiddy et al, pls add me to the gre facebook page

doziej84@yahoo.com

Thanks

Done.

MaReke:
Hey guys!

Can someone kindly give me a breakdown of the cost for GRE?

I'd like to take it in September.

Does taking classes make sense and where are the good tutorial centers?

Please help.

cost of GRE: http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/fees
About $205.

It depends on how you learn. Generally though, you dont need physical classes. Grab the test prep books, study them, do practise tests and you should be good to go.

codexgigax:


izzemperador@gmail.com
Thanks

Done.

donsab4me@yahoo.com Please add me

Done.

nneuba26:


Please add me to the fb group blink124me@yahoo.com

Done.

rogerdavid:
Hello House
Been a while. I thought it would be good to say a big shout out to everyone here who helped me with my GRE prep last year: DanjaNinja, SirRiddy, Paulbets, and everyone in the house.

For the new comers, please grab all you can grab here. Read previous posts, ask questions and for those who have personal questions in their GRE prep, you can send me a PM. I will be glad to respond.

God bless you bro. How are you doing?

ponpon:
I hope sey una read my epistle and digest am...

Start the nairaland hustle from jamb 2008, 2010 boys sha make am...

Graduate school hustle Don start...

Abeg sirRiddy and danjaninja can I have your email or what's app number would like to communicate with you guys on the next steps to take ..

For those who can also help, I no belittle una oooh...

My profile for now still Under graduate 3.56/4.0 marine sciences, fisheries major, Gre 310, I'm working on publishing my project into 3 papers bless.... Other things needed should be indicated

send me a pm. I would respond asap.

OJCITY22:
@Sir riddy,
Please add me up on that facebook page. Fb name : Segun Adewale (ojcity)

put up your facebook email not your name.

ipledge01:


bros please add me too ipledge01@yahoo.com

Done.

charliejose:
charliejose93@yahoo.com
pls add me to the fb group..thanks

Done.

thankyouJesus:
Good evening all, I love preparing ahead of time to achieve my dream, this always works for me.
I am David, a first class mathematics graduate of the University of Ibadan (this will not materalize until 2019 because I am in 100L presently) with aim of applying to either Havard or MIT for my doctorate degree in Mathematics. I am here to learn, know more about the processes, best time to sit for exam et al. I am happy to be here.

Your ambition is impressive. That said, seat tight while i compose a befitting response to your inquiry. is that okay?

nneuba26:


Please add me too to the toefl group. I intend to write toefl this year. Thank you

Your facebook email?

ponpon:


Danjaninja special thanks sir... You are a blessing and bless up to everyone who helped me and the Facebook group was the place I got confidence after the 149,150 score in power prep 1 test...
The difference from the 149 and my 156 score now was the material I used to study.....

You welcome sir. Sharing is caring.

Jumybecks:
Oga Danganinja abeg add me too to the Toefl group
Skyescrapper@rocketmail.com
Thank you as always

Done.

nneuba26:
Thank you @DanjaNinja for all you posted. Really helpful. U r a sure person. But pls I have sent blank mails to the two email addresses u said. But I hv not gotten any reply. Please can you epp?. Pls

Damn!!!!!! Its been almost three months since you wrote this, do you still need my help?

Its been a year since i commented and someone just liked my post. So glad my comment is still helpful.

@flyca how body na?

Jealouzzy:
Do you know that?
1. The River Niger Bridge at Onitsha was constructed between 1964 and 1965 by Dumez- a French construction company and cost £5 million.

Can you imagine? Over 60years ago, It took just one year to construct the iconic Onitsha - Asaba bridge!!!! East-West road, how far?

2. Patience Jonathan is one of Nigeria’s most-educated First Ladies, with an NCE, a B.Ed, and a PhD from University of Port-Harcourt.

Daris God o!!!!

9. In 1983, Senator Arthur Nzeribe spent $16.5 million to win a Senatorial seat in Orlu (in Imo State).

Na wa o!!

15. Jollof rice, chicken breast, serve of ice cream, tea, coffee or Bournvita, with full cream milk and sugar: Meal Cost = 50Kobo- Unilag in the late 1970s

How much is three tomatoes?

17. When British Bank of West Africa (now First Bank) opened a branch in Kano in 1929, Alhassan Dantata (Dangote’s Grandfather) opened an account depositing 20 camel-loads of silver coins.

Can you imagine?

22. At least 55 women were killed in South-East Nigeria, in 1929 when the women forced the Umuahia warrant chiefs to submit to their rule.

How come we never heard of this?

31. George Goldie, who played a major role in founding Nigeria, placed a curse on anyone who attempts to write his biography.

Oga why?

34. The surgeon who ‘killed’ Stella Obasanjo was sentenced to 1 year in prison, disqualified for 3 years and fined €120,000.

37. Bishop Ajayi Crowther, a Yoruba, in 1857 produced a reading book for the Igbo Language and a full grammar and vocabulary of NUPE in 1864.

Dear Yoruba and Igbo Nairalanders, stop fighting.

40. Albert E. Kitson discovered coal in Enugu in 1909. This discovery led to the building of Port-Harcourt town in 1912.

Oil city was built by coal money. Ironic.

43. In 1967, old traditional ruler, Oba Akran and A. Ademiluyi were jailed for 14 years (7 each) for stealing £504,750 (#2.5b).

And he has a major road named after him in Ikeja. Which way naija?

44. Since 1960, Nigeria has been either ruled by an ex-lecturer/ex-teacher or military man. The only exceptions are Azikiwe and Shonekan.

Na true o!

45. If you visited Lagos in 1975, you could spend a day at the Presidential Suite of Federal Palace Hotel for #100, single room for #19.

How much for Olosho?

47. In 1895, Koko of Nembe (now in Bayelsa) took 60 white men hostage. When the British refused his demands, more than 40 of those men were eaten.

Damn!!!

49. Koma Hill (settlement in Adamawa where people lived and practised the killing of twins) was discovered in 1986 by a NYSC corps member.

Waoh!

Congrats SirRiddy, you deserve it.

Today is indeed a blessed day. I give thanks to God for granting SirRiddy, my brother, a friend and a truly selfless person his visa today. SirRiddy, this is the beginning of many good things to come in your life. I pray the arms of laughter, happiness and unlimited success continue to hold you as you embark on this new phase of your life. God bless you abundantly my brother.

BOLAUWA:
Thanks everyone in the room. Please would like to know if using an admission consultancy firm will be helpful. Been in contact with examplanet agency, anyone heard of them? Pls I need ur advice and suggestions. Also for those taking the GRE, please download the following apps from appstore,they really helped me a lot ;
1)Magoosh vocabulary builder
2)Magoosh gre flashcards
3)Magoosh gmat flashcards.
Also strenghten your passage reading skills by reading articles from nytimes and aldaily.com. Lastly, manhattan gre practice questions - finish that material at least once bfor u attempt to attempt the exam. It will sharpen ur cognition. Dts my little contribution. NB ;PLS I NEED TOEFL MATERIALS.

Did you already take the GRE? If yes, please share your experience so others can learn from you. As for the Toefl matterials, send me your facebook email address and i would add you to a Toefl group on facebook. You would find all the materials you need there.

Admission Consultancy
Personally, i am not fond of admission consultants because i had a terrible experience with one. Most consultants, i say "most", dont actually care about you. They care about one thing - Profits. You might not know this but most consultants have profit sharing deals with certain universities. They get a cut for every student they send to a particular university. Meaning when you approach a consultant, they would most likely recommend a school that is not in your best interest. In my situation, the agent made it seem like i could only get admitted to 3 universities. This would have not been a bad idea if those schools offered my major and area of concentration. She tried to influence me to change my intended major cos according to her, those were my only options. This is simply "NOT TRUE" as there are thousands of schools in the US and if you search diligently, you would find a school that fits your requirements. You can do this. I did it. SirRiddy did it. And many more persons too numerous to mention did it as well.

In essence, if you must use a consultant and can afford it, be clear about your requirements and accept nothing less. But if you are like me - curious, money conscious and just loves doing things on your own, roll up your sleeves and find a school on your own. Its not that difficult and as an added advantage, you would learn and understand how the american education system works. To help you, I would post a school search guide before the end of the week.

sarzy:


Pls for undergrad students who have been accepted to an American Uni but no money:

1. Do you know where they can get external scholarships?

2. What happens if such a student moves to the US without funds? Will he be deported?

Shoot me a mail lets talk privately. This is a sensitive matter.

adetola007:
Good day to you all and thanks for the good work you've all been doing. Just want to add my one cent, for those currently preparing for TOEFL and/or GRE verbal, there's an android app that will help you increase your vocabulary, it's better than making a flash card, the name of the app is 'memrise'. It's quite useful, I'll post some of the screen shots here.
Wish me success as I'm writing toefl on Saturday 21st May.

God bless you for this.

ponpon:
Danjaninja, blessed are thy posts... Our lifting up is sure....still watching from the sidelines tho... ...

Lol. Dont just watch, participate.

pepe4reps:

Thanks boss,can i have your whatsapp number? wish to hat with you.

sure, send me your email.

abid4akin:
Please house, do I need TOEFL to apply for funding?

It depends. Some schools require a proof of English proficiency while others dont. If you can afford it, i would advise you to take it, you have nothing to lose.

benELOHIM7:
I've been an ardent follower of this thread. I must give it up for danjaninja, sirriddy et al for their altruistic demeanor at solving gre related problems in the thread. Goodwork y'all.

I have strong intentions of registering for gre but I have two discouragements that has made me complacent In making preparations. Firstly, relative to cgpa requirements of most universities, mine is not strong enough (3.05/5.00). Secondly, I have little working experience that is related to what I want to study in my masters.

Is there something I can do about the situation? Please I am anticipating helpful inputs from you all. Thanks

These are not issues. My GPA was lower. I had a 2.89 and i still got admitted. Major, i switched as well. My undergrad was in Electrical Engineering and now? Am doing a Masters in Computer Science. I wont lie to you, changing majors is challenging - You have to start from scratch, even worse alot of classes assume you have some prerequisite knowledge which you don't have. I kid you not, you would seem like the dumbest person in a lot of classes but if you persevere, study smart and do academic work, you will be fine.

In summary, your GPA and major should not deter you. Do a good job on the GRE, make at least a 310 combine that with good statement of purpose and you should be good. One last thing though: be smart about the schools you apply to. Apply to a mix of average schools and schools that would beg you to attend. The beauty of America is that for every academic percentile, there is a school for you.

This by SirRiddy comes in handy as well:

Hi guys.
If you planning for fall 2017, please start searching now.
No amount of searching is too much. Use usnews to check for program ranking.
Go to gradcafe and see what past applicants went through while applying and learn from their mistakes.
Go through all the school websites, mail professors, mail grad students, mail grad coordiantors.
Be reasonable with your choices. Spread your risks. Top schools, moderate schools, even 'unranked' schools.
Study hard for the GRE. For engineering guys, anything below 160 in quant is unacceptable.
Do not rush your applications. Make your SOP as good as possible. Send to people to help read
through and edit them. Your resume must convey your skills well. Your linkedin account is very
important. I was shocked when a grad coordinator viewed my linkedin account.
No matter your financial stand, aim for funding. Do not underestimate yourself.
Wish everyone good luck.

pepe4reps:

pepe4reps2023@yahoo.com

Done.

tolutweety:


Sincerely waiting for your response to the last mail.
Thanks.

Here you go bro. The link to successful statement of purpose for computer science: https://admissionsource./2007/07/26/successful-essays/

Hi MsNas, thank you for making this insightful post - https://www.nairaland.com/2557843/general-u.s.a-student-visa-enquiries-part/303#44232315

Please dont mind my ignorance but I must admit this section caught my attention:

I never knew one could have a full time job(not internship), be a full time F-1 student, hold a full time graduate assistantship and not even be in the same state your school is located. I am doing that right now and I wouldn't be able to do that if I had not sought advice from people who knew better than me and could offer concrete advises on the way to go.

Can you please provide more information on how to -
1. Do an internship as a full time F-1 student - is this CPT?
2. Hold a full time GA and not even be in the same state your school is - how is this possible? Does it involve taking online classes instead of on campus classes?

Sincerely awating your response.
Thanks.