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ProfOjah1234:
PhD Opportunity in GIS at North Carolina state University.

Hi all, I am recruiting a PhD student for our College's new PhD in Geospatial Analytics.

This is a unique, new PhD program with a required internship. I am looking for a student interested in gaining geospatial analytic tools and applying them to health and built environment challenges.

Three years funding at $25k.



The student would be required to at least wrap-up a National Park webGIS project for us (first 6-9 months), but after that I am hopeful the student will take on webcam, image, machine learning, accelerometry, GPS, and/or citizen science work of their interest.



There is a little further information here.

Aaron



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J. Aaron Hipp, PhD

Associate Professor of Community Health and Sustainability

Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics

Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management

College of Natural Resources

North Carolina State University

aaron_hipp@ncsu.edu

https://faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu/aaronhipp/

imperiouxx:
Is there anyone here in MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University)?

Someone asked me for info about accommodation around the school.

Thanks

ProfOjah1234:
VO: (types like 2mins, Naso she put hand for where her blue papers dey.. My mind Don cut!.. She just carry one white paper from the upper box and drop my passport with her). You will get your visa in 3days at this location bla bla bla.. Naso I collect my i20, sevis printout and the white paper

ME: Thank you ma'am.

Special thanks to my bosses here.. @Slimmy2005, this guy perused my ds160 over and over again, he also paid the app fee of TAMUK without collecting a dime from me.. Thanks boss.., @Bobority, thank you bimbo, always helping me anytime anyday, God bless you dear,. @Mystiqme, Oga mi, thank you boss (This guy paid for my i20 to be sent through eshipglobal), i owe you big. @Walspring, thanks for the sevis payment, your head is valid,. @Baodium,@Djmakson, @bayocanny @Happney65, @Fredoricko, @Ponpon, @hublot, @mimi17 @Libber my baby, @amofum.. And @Arcayo, my egbon from Canada thread, I appreciate you bosses!!!.. God bless!!

~ Ojah

Old Monikers (profojah, profojah2)

MsNas:
Ehen. Good evening sir. Invite us when you graduate ooo. So that we can come and eat. Tenk You.

electronic:
Visa got approved at Lagos embassy!!!

lekinxyn12:
Visa Approved today at Lagos Embassy

I got to the embassy about 5.57am with my wife to support me with prayers while am in, both of us are pressed and we want to wee. Goodluck and let’s keep the traveling transcript Loading.

mecigr8s:
Firstly, I want to appreciate the Almighty GOD for giving an individual, Seun Osewa, a thought to create an informative forum like this,Nairaland. My big thank you also goes to GUNTHER6 for opening my eyes to the schooling opportunities in the U.S. I never knew until I met him ,through Nairaland. We later met at Iyana-Ipaja in July last year when he was to help me with a GRE voucher. Actually, I wanted to write the GRE in order to meet up with the requirement of FH Aachen, a university in Germany. I had the intention of schooling in Germany before GUNTHER6 made me to understand I could spend less , in U.S, if offered a Graduate Assistantship with a monthly stipend. Immediately I heard this, I started conducting a research about schools in the US, their admission requirements and how to go about funding.
Fast forward to today, I got to the embassy at about 6:10am, kept my bag with a lady towards the entrance of the gate for a fee of #1000( I was actually prepared for it). She helped me with the correct arrangement of documents and told me to join the queue. Security checks took place and documents were inspected; with a barcode glued to the back of my passport. Inside the interview room , biometric documentation was done and I later joined the queue for the interview. I must confess that the processes and procedures before the interview were very thorough.
Here goes the conversation between the Visa Officer ( a lady in window 7) and I:
VO: Good morning (with smiles)
ME: Good morning ( I smiled back at her)
VO: Please, pass me your I-20 and passport
ME: Here they are.
VO: So, you are going to Middle Tennessee State University?
ME: Yes, madam.
VO: What other schools did you apply to?
ME: I applied to three other schools and got admitted in all the schools.
VO: Really? So, why this particular one( referring to Middle Tennessee State University)?
ME: One of my career mentors, Engr. Ad…. , who is also the Factory Engineer of “Blank” Nigeria PLC, where I work as an Industrial Technician, strongly recommended the school for me because he is an alumnus of the school and he told me how attending the school has given his career a lift. Besides, MTSU provides experiential learning opportu…..(cuts in..it’s ok)
VO: What is your highest qualification?
ME: Bachelor of Science in Electrical- Electronics Engineering
VO: When did you graduate?
ME: 2015
VO: What have you been doing since then?
ME: I have been working as an Industrial Technician with “Blanck” Nigeria PLC
VO: Tell me, how are you going to fund your studies?
ME: I have got a full tuition waiver and a monthly stipend through a Graduate Assistantship awarded to me by my department( VO Checks my I-20 and cuts in….. )
VO: It does not cover all your fees.
ME: Yes, the outstanding fee will be taken care of by my dad
VO what does he do.
ME: I told her.
VO: Where are you going to stay when you arrive in US?
ME: I have not made any arrangement for now.
VO: Okay, I will be approving your visa……….
The truth is I promised myself to listen to those words people here do claim not to hear again upon the approval of their visa, but alas, I fell for this “temporary deafness” as well! I couldn’t hear anything again immediately I sighted her circling a portion of the white paper. All that was in my mind was to grab the white paper together with my I-20 and bounce out(LOL). No document was requested . My observation about this interview thing is that the VOs want to see that you are a genuine student. Again, there should not be any discrepancy in the information filled in DS-160 and your response. Confidence, eye contact ,being able to express oneself well are all very important .The very few seconds of interaction ,at times, could be key in determining what the outcome will be.
My appreciation goes to all the contributors in this thread.I may not be able to mention all the monikers here but thanks to Lagosimyhome,Walspring,Femi32,Texrem ,Djmakins, the GRE thread contributors… et all.
My special regards goes to @ Kenkool, who is now an alumnus of MTSU. He has been there for me during the time of application process and he did play a brotherly role through the relevant information he gave .I will not forget in a hurry his contributions in ensuring that the departmental Graduate Assistantship position did not elude me.
For those who may need this information, I will be doing my Master’s in Engineering Technology and here goes my profile( not in any way stellar):
ND, HND and B.Sc ( all in Electrical-Electronics Engineering with an overall GPA of 3.50/4.0 after an official WES evaluation). GRE score is 301( Q 152, Verb 149, AWA 3.5) after I wrote it again; while I had a score of 87 in my TOEFL .
Please, pardon me; an epistle it is!

justwise:
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Will it be fair to set the visa fees at $210 and use N385 official rate or $160 and use N400 rate?

LagosismyHome:
Visa fee is $160 ..... so at 54000k they were using 337.50 which is still high compared to official rate

Now US embassy is using 400 naira times $160 making it 64,000 naira .

Does anyone know how they make formal complain in Nigeria......i definitely want to join the complain.... This is not right and i think bloggers and others should complain so that they can review and use official rate

Okusi:
Hello house. I sent my transcript to WES last week and my school has mailed them to confirm their doubt but on my WES profile, its still showing "waiting for verification from institution". What could be the ish?

Okusi:
Hello house. I sent my transcript to WES last week and my school has mailed them to confirm their doubt but on my WES profile, its still showing "waiting for verification from institution". What could be the ish?

Awesu122:
How do I contact you privately ? I sent you a PM

LagosismyHome:
Usually i would say Check your i20 and whatever it is that what you should fill in your DS 160 ........ But if your DS160 is saying one year , i am not so sure . I would have said 3 Years but the standard is that the DS160 should match the i20

however you need to check if this is really the best program for you ... you have a good GRE score , although for MBA i am more familiar with GMAT . However with a good score why would they subject you to foundation courses .... Maybe you need to look for another school .

DanjaNinja:
Yes, Nigerians were there in large numbers and so were indians. These indians dont cease to amaze me. Nna, are you people black ni? Biko leave NSBE for us o.

Additionally, recruiters were quite aggressive about not hiring international students. The first question they ask you is "Would you at anytime need sponsorship?". As in, the thing just tire me. I guess this was the effect of the recent change in immigration policies by Trump.

jbadmus:
Anyone in any of these schools: Georgia Southern University, Middle Tennessee State University and Florida Institute of Technology? I got admitted into these schools ( M.S Mechatronics, M.S Engineering Technology and M.S Electrical Engineering respectively) for Fall 2017 Term with out any information on funding. Only the Graduate Scholarship committee of FIT gave me a scholarship of $6000, which still doesn't cover the tuition fee.

cseejhay:
Thank you for that.Verification is complete though,whats left is for my school to reply WES by sending back the verified copy of transcript.i am looking at paying the guy in charge to use courier instead of the normal NIPOST.but want to verify if this can be a problem.i sent you a PM by the way.

cseejhay:
WES VERIFICATION=URGENT HELP
Pls is there anybody in the house who has tried this before?
i am in a situation, WES sent my transcript to my school for verification, my school has verified and would be sending same by regular post today and this might take only God knows how long to get to WES. Bearing this in mind and also considering the fact that i have almost violated all application deadlines for the schools i am applying to, i discussed with the man in charge of final verification and posting at my school if he could use courier instead(a personal arrangement, school uses nipost normally).He agreed after charging me high.
My question is this.Can this cause me any form of problems with WES? cos if WES` has any doubt, they would mail the registrar and this mail will not get to this man and the registrar i return may reply WES that the school uses only NIPOST.pls has anyone done this before?
Also, who knows how long it takes to get a document from nigeria to the USA via NIPOST.nobody is obliged to provide a help but a timely response will be appreciated.Thanks alot.

imperiouxx:
I think their email is for enquiries not a way of obtaining evaluation materials.

drthiery:
I need help please....I have read from page 1 of this topic my eyes are paining me...You guys are realy doing a good work I must say...Your rewards are in heaven...I want to apply to any school in the US to study MSc Mechatronics....What should i do first...I need guidance and steps to take...from securing admission to acquiring Visa...What exams i need to write....Please your response will be appreciated....Thank You

SAMUELS3:
Live in New York. I'm in PA imperiouxx house, he's treating me well, such a nice man, with his beautiful wife with a beautiful heart. May God bless you both abundantly.

hardeorlah:
Hi everyone. please those that have done or planning to do an internship. What strategy or job site can I use to land a position for summer.

dramaka:
Chai! It is saddening to know that having 1USD offered for sale at N385 is good news now. At the beginning of this year, it was unimaginable; even in June/July. Now, even with complete legit documentation, it is sold at N385. Who are the select few then obtaining USD at N315? Nigeria....smh

akins2016:
you don't have to doubt the story.. if someone can get admission with no GRE then one can get it with That kind of score. However, the score is just kinda doubtful but nothing is impossible sha

slimmy2005:
I usually get off social media sometimes for sanity.