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I did respond to that too, almost immediately.

intrinsicniyi:


You wouldn't know how happy I am to see you replying to this. Thank you so much drhopeful, I'm indeed grateful.

I saw your response yesternight and I've replied back, please do check your email when you're chanced. May mercy keep following you all your life, Amen!

Once again, thank you!

I am not a ghost. I am on all of those platforms except Instagram

Btw, I did respond to your DM the same day I responded to emeritusseun

intrinsicniyi:
Hello Bro,

#I have searched the whole of Linkedin, Facebook & even Instagram, there's no sign of her at all.

Also, I'm yet to receive a feedback from the DM I sent to her. On the other hand, you can help drop a message on my behalf (if you don't mind). I'm heading to UVA & I figured out she's in the same program that I'll be enrolling for. I really need her help in order to hit the ground running.

Thanks.

A lot has changed around here. Make una no vex oh. School too hard! Lol. Takes all my time, but yes, I always respond to DMs. Thanks Emeritusseun! Good luck with your applications.

Emeritusseun:
Kindly DM her. She is generous with responses and info.

Congratulations.


NB: I also applied to UVA, Fall2020, PhD

Congrats Quoran! Texas A&M, College Station is a great school. No mind UVA, I wish you were admitted by now. I need company here

BTW, your second GRE attempt.....wow!!!!

XX01:
How about the double taxes he will have to pay. Even if he never lives in US or Canada, he would have to pay taxes to both of them even if earning in Naira. Tax will be at their rate.

Thank you my sister. This is a fact most Nigerians are ignorant of. Why put your child through that knowingly? I can understand if one had US kids before achieving Canadian PR. Otherwise, it makes absolutely no sense to me! In the end, the child would have to renounce one citizenship if they cannot keep up with both taxes.

Affordablerent:
@Geebaby10, may you birth safely. In my opinion you should give birth in US. You can't compare the worth of an American passport to that of a Canadian one(think of the future not only money to be spent). If your child has an American citizenship, Canadian permanent stay and Nigerian passport, he or she is covered all round.

Please what worth is an American passport over the Canadian passport? I totally disagree with you. There is ABSOLUTELY nothing an American can achieve that a Canadian cannot achieve. Please stop spreading false news!

elbanks1:
Good day house.

Please who has travelled from Nigeria and landed with their passport having less than 6 months validity, or with a renewed passport. Please how did you do it?
Kindly share.

I landed Canada with a renewed passport. My PR visa was on my previous passport. No issues at all.

Congrats Scholastica! I am really happy for you!

oohunt:
Hey guys.

The day has finally come. Decided to make a soft landing on the 1st of Jan and then plan for the migration next year.
I have not been to the thread for a long time so I have a lot to read up. So forgive me if I am repeating this.

So weather.com says Calgary is currently -25. Hmm. I am bracing myself mentally. But men, it is not funny o. I am currently in Houston (it IS cold at 8 degrees) and will like to at least get some warm clothing for my girls (7 & 2). I know some people have suggested getting warm clothing in Canada but with this kind of extreme weather, we cannot enter Canada anyhow.

Your suggestions on what and how many layers to buy and where to buy them will be much appreciated!

Since you are in the US, try Burlington coat factory. You can even buy online. I bought coats for my family from there and online. In addition, buy thermal underwear from amazon. We came to Calgary a few days ago from the US and all our coats work excellently. Oh! And we have experienced up to -31C in the few days we have been here.

Talkingboy:
Hello Bro .

Please how did u achieve high scores in ur General Training Ielts .

Please give me specific tips and website for L R S W .


God bless u as u help.

Hi, first of all I am not a bro! Second, this is GRE thread! Third, I will answer your question
I took all the Cambridge practice tests on ieltsonlinetests.com. I also read through ieltsliz.com and Roadtoielts on the britishcouncil website. That was it!

frostsc:
First off, I wish to thank everyone who has posted and commented in one capacity or the other on this forum. Without you, this would not have been a reality. I stumbled on this forum by chance and at which time, I knew nothing about the GRE or study abroad. Of course I knew that people do study abroad, but I was not too cognitive of the process and all until I got here and was inspired by the various success stories.

Like my fore fathers here, I registered with B.Y Mafit and that was the singular wise choice I made cos everything revolves around them. I attended the free TOEFL and Free GRE classes. Got the Magoosh account, Kaplan Text, Official Guide and other materials given during lectures and group studies. Took the TOEFL classes for a month and the GRE classes for 6 weeks. Though free, they were very very vigorous. Wrote the TOEFL first. I'll share that experience another time since this is a GRE forum. I scored 110 though (There was a guy at Mafit who scored 115. Couldn't beat that target ). I did not read lots of textbooks. I just used the classes as my main study and did the additional practice recommended by our instructor (Enitan). Since that worked, I decided to use that principle for the GRE and it worked as well.

Wrote my GRE amidst lots of tension. The night before, I could not sleep. God punish tension . Had running stomach on the day of the exam and I started reciting all the psalms I could munster. . Was great though. The group discussions at Mafit helped, as we were fond of dealing with very difficult analytical questions. My advice is that while preparing, do not scratch the surface. Go really really deep. The more complex questions you tackle, the faster it would be to tackle the easier ones. Also, be true and sincere with yourself. For me, after I registered with BY Mafit, I didnt pick a date till I was well into the lectures and knew exactly what time I needed to be fully ready.

At the end, I scored 164 on the verbal and 162 on the quant. I know of a guy at Mafit (Dada) who scored 166 and 158 respectively. I already mailed my school and I was told I have the chances of getting full funding. I have sent other documents to them prior to this.

Once again, thank you all for helping nudge me in the right path. Now lets wait for the final decision on funding and start fasting so the VO will be nice . I sent this to Mafit to post but I guess they didn't so I had to sign up to post it myself. My advice for everyone would be to be focused and have a clear target and pursue it vigorously. Also, set aside everything to focus on this. It means a lot and it could change your life story.

Wow! See scores! Congrats!!!

akatovic1:
Ok, let me give back to the community who has given me so much info.After barely a month of preparation with interruptions by job interviews ( plus films wey I watch till early this morning),I wrote my GRE today in Abuja after I had to postpone it once(see how money miss ).I had to leave my house early as I did not know the venue and it was worth it because I miss road but later arrived at the venue few minutes to 10. I was still unsettled and I was a little worn out, but man must survive. Inspired by God and threatened by paying another 50k I took the test.The analytical tried to show me pepper but I said even if na to form story I must write something.God really answered my prayer as Quantitative was the next section that means , my test took this pattern QVQVQ.By the break I needed water because I was really thirsty and I also took that opportunity to discuss small. But the break taught me that 10 minutes is really a short period of time.After the break, I started with rigour but later noticed I was flagging, I was getting slower, started to use the onscreen calculator and didn't have time to revise. At the end of the test I just wanted the whole exercise to stop (maybe because I didn't practice a full length test with the power prep software).
However my result came out thus
AWA- waiting
Verbal- 157
Quantitative-166
I was unhappy and disappointed and I feel I messed up because I expected more(when MIT is drawing you wetin you go do na), however in all things I give thanks. But one thing I learnt is to prepare better
I had to change schools like MIT and introduce plan B schools like;
University of Texas Austin
Texas A and M university
University of Notre Dame
Colorado School of Mines ( na confusion make me add this one)
My profile goes thus;
School: One big school like that for eastern Nigeria
Discipline: Mechanical Engineering
Target: msc/PhD
CGPA: 4.53
Now let the writing of Statement of Purpose begin , I can not come and be going at the same time
Please your advice will be appreciated by me and I trust God to take us there in Jesus Name

Nice scores. Congrats! Abeg forget that MIT story oh. Spread your risks well.

femi312:
Congratulations, but if I were you I wont be applying to both top schools in Texas, spread your risk well.Northwestern, Virginia tech are some really good top schools you could look at.Fully funded Phd admission is not easy to come by nowadays not to talk of Msc, don't be too carried away by your scores. A friend of mine who graduated from OAU some 3-4 years ago had 337 in GRE and with his first class, he didn't get funded in Berkeley for Msc, this is just to tell you its not all about the scores. Professors want to entrust funded projects in the hands of students that can show research skills and ability to do the job. Most times these faculties get students through recommendations from colleagues in other schools. This is not to say that you don't stand a chance, just spread your risk well. Again I know of someone who had less that 300 in GRE and got a fully funded Phd offer in University of Virginia because he met and networked with his present Advisor at a conference while doing his masters in the US. There are 1001 cases like that and these are some of the cases that make it seems like admission + funding is getting harder each year. There is a limit to the number of Phd students a faculty can take in. I have no doubt that you will get admitted but think for a second about some crazy Indians/Chinese bringing close to perfect CGPA and Test scores, some international students who had their masters in the US and planning to proceed to PHD programs. Cheers and All the best.

Abeg who be the person for UVA? I don find Nigerians tire for the school. Can you connect me? Thanks.

Question pls for anyone that has gone to renew passport in DC.... Is there parking space? I plan on driving because I don’t have $350 for return trip with Uber.

drhopeful:
Hello dear people..... Please who has recently renewed passport in Washington DC? I need guidance. It seems New York and Atlanta are a bit more organized but those locations are too far and I am really swamped with school / house work. Thanks in anticipation!

Anyone with helpful information?

Hello dear people..... Please who has recently renewed passport in Washington DC? I need guidance. It seems New York and Atlanta are a bit more organized but those locations are too far and I am really swamped with school / house work. Thanks in anticipation!

adetola007:
Thank you Drhopeful, now a real Dr not an aspiring Dr anymore

You are welcome. Ah! I am still aspiring oh for the next 4/5 years. And that's a longgggg time.

Congrats Scholastica16, DreManuel and Adetola! So happy for you guys!

temmitats:
Hi guys, so yesterday I had a conversation with a current grad student in UW Madison and honestly it was so funny I cannot help sharing it.One of the reasons I chose UW Madison as my ambitious school was that while carrying out my research i discovered it was a predominantly white school and they were working towards diversifying their campus. I felt that would work in my favor being a black woman , they also made mention of the criteria for admitting international students by their countries' GPA equivalent and Nigeria's was a 3.6/5 and they consider the last two years of study too, It was looking perfect. This grad student is currently a beneficiary of the diversity scholarship, He's Hispanic,He practically advised me to not apply to UW Madison, He told me that over 75% of the student body is white and in Engineering specifically i could be the only person of color in a class of 20-25 students. I tried to let him know things like that don't really phase( I mean what is my business if i am the only black person in the whole school sef), He insisted I was going to be in for a very big surprise and he told me that if i eventually go to school there I'll have to assume that every white person is racist to protect myself ( is it really that deep?). I never really considered racism when choosing schools I believe I'll be able to endure anything thrown at me but what do you guys think? Do you think I should actually consider potential racism when considering schools?

Who frigging cares Heck! I am the only black person in my department!! And oh! Also the only Nigerian in the faculty as far as I know. And I don't feel anyhow or think anyone is looking down on me. Please don't let anyone pull you down.

Congrats to all those that wrote the GRE! Great scores I must say! Good luck to prospective takers. Those with GPAs 3.7+/4 with GRE 320+ can look at UVA. Downside is, they only admit about 10% of international students per year but there is good funding if admitted.

Good luck Fall 2018 applicants!

Time2Smile:
I am sorry for my silence on the thread. I have arrived in the US and have been busy with orientation. Class starts on Monday. I would try to be more active as the situation permits. Thanks

Me too! I have particularly found it tough to settle in. So many things to get done quickly and I have started classes already. Advisor gave me a long checklist of everything to get done within 2 weeks.

How is everyone doing? Wish 2018 fall applicants all the best!

Scholastica16:


I am always encouraged by your posts and I actively seek them out whenever I am on this platform. Thank you very very much.

I really don't know why Michigan left me stuck in limbo as I always assumed funding came automatically with getting accepted. I know better now.

Me quit? Those are 2 words you'd never hear. I only wish I made just 1 MSc application so I would use the PTDF scholarship for it. But any which way, things would get clearer when the list drops officially.

I just know one way or the other, I would find myself in the US partaking in a solid PhD program.

You are very much welcome. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you need any help . I wish you all the best! Hopefully, you will get into a top program with the PTDF Scholarship.

Yay!!!!! Scholastica16 is back!!!! I am so sorry for all the rejects. Congrats on the admission. I am just wondering how they expect you to fund a PhD from your pocket. Anyway, like others have said, please do not quit. I totally understand how you feel having been in your shoes in 2015. Two years later, things turned around after I changed country of focus. If you can get an MSc, that would be great. The PhD admission with funding would then be easier to get. All the best dear. We are all rooting for you!

Guys, seems there was another rain of PPRs yesterday. I just woke up to mine!!!! AOR April 26. I will be back with some questions later because I can't submit my passport immediately. For now, thank you all for the support since I started this journey.

Congrats to Moatte and Ehrnie!

Question for you - how many days were you given to submit your passport?

Mayflowa:
Lol. I am more concerned on how u wud protect the dried fish smell on your clothing. There is plenty garrison here. What about ground pepper?

I am dedicating a whole box to food items only. I know it shall be condemned after that. Thanks for caring. I don't use dried pepper, only fresh.

merrymum:
You just gingered me to check mine now. And BG IP2 for me too! Nice!

AOR 12 April
MP 14 June
BG IP1 14 June
BG NA 21 June
BG IP2 12 July

(Im)patiently waiting for 'that mail'!

Congrats too!

IP2!!!! July 12

AOR Apr 26
MP Jun 21
BG IP1 Jun 21
BG NA Jun 28

Congratulations Time2Smile! Please do you know where @scholastica16 is?

adey2014:
all of una wey just dey go Bleep and xxxx and xyz universities. abeg give us their websites so we can apply there oo. lolz

My brother, me sef I tire oh. Na wetin? Fall 2017 applicants please stop all the bleeps and xxxx and xyz. It's either you post a full transcript or you don't post at all!

Abeg my knowledgeable people, help me scrutinize my list of food items that I plan to take to obodo oyibo. Please forgive my ignorance. I have not travelled with food items before.

Brown beans
Dried Fish
Ground crayfish
Garri
Dried Ukazi
Dried Uziza
Knorr Cubes (not the chicken flavored)

Any contrabands?

LagosismyHome:
Transcript still loading almost 2 months ...ok na.

She don conveniently forget.