intrinsicniyi:
Good day all,

Trust everyone is doing great.

I wish to ask great minds around here about the following:

My Profile:

BSc Materials Science & Engineering
[Second Class Upper: 4.16/5.0]

MSc Materials Engineering [Research Based]
[Distinction: with four (4) conference papers]

2 years work experience at Worleyparsons, Nigeria: A certified Project Management Profesional, PMP, considerable leadership & volunteering experience, Python & R user for data analytics.

GRE

[V 148, Q 154 l Total 302, AWA 4.0]

I'm open to PhD programmes in Materials Science & Engineering or Msc Data Science.

Anyone wish to give insights on schools I can apply to for PhD programme [preferably, spring 2020].

Thank you.

You don reach here again lol.
Check Michigan State Uni, Uni of Texas, Dallas and Uni of Maryland, CP.

A40:
I think they need to change their style somewhat. And it starts with D'Antoni and James Harden. This roster is not that far away. They approached the Warriors series wrong and were defeatist with their excuses after Game 1. It would be a miracle if they found any takers for CP3's deal.

I actually think Capela's contract is one of the better contracts pound for pound. I wouldn't go out of my way to move him. The CP3 contract is the real issue

Agreed. D’Antoni’s system can’t win the league since he only cares about one side of the ball. Recent report of problems between Harden and CP will not help them. CP3 is tradeable and they can find the right pieces (not necessarily max players) to contend with the Lakers for the NBA final. One thing I know for sure is that the current roster with D’Antoni in charge will not win the chip.

SmooshCHN:
Birdman has left his tent. He's celebrating with the Raptors since the Rockets have nothing to celebrate. The CP3's contract is a problem. I don't know of any lasting solution that'll help them.

Rockets roster as is, is not capable of winning the championship and their owner knows this. I think they can find a suitable trade for a player like Capela or even CP3 and try to reconstruct the roster to challenge the Lakers for the NBA finals.

davide470:
Lol. Your first comment in '19 and this is what you have to say?

You are a veteran, bro.

davide470:
In about a week or max. 2weeks time, interviews invite will be sent out.

2 nights of adventure at Total Village in PHC or they might just decide to do it at Eko Towers.

Veteran

OluDare01:
I don't know why people are complaining about Toyota cars here. Maybe you bought a very old car or it had a major defect. Mind you, Nigerians or dealers change the mileage of cars in Nigeria. Your best bet is if you have someone abroad that can help you get good cars.

The problem with this though is the hassles that come with shipping it to Nigeria.

sebod:



Where this man dey self?

Lol...bros I dey your side ooo

theamerican:


At first, you said it was impossible and 100% a flat out lie, but you contradicted yourself by suggesting a possible scenario in the end (saying probably the hospital is family owned) which could be one of many other possible scenarios. Keep your mind open.

I'm not in support of whatever that poster said or against the criticism she's getting from you guys but I frown when people say things like "nobody should/would spend x amount of money to do y". Ahan, is it your money?

Lol

reDazey:
My Second Experience
I will start by congratulating everyone who has an admission. It is truly an arduous journey. More congratulations to those with funding and all the best to those still awaiting funding. I must add that it is not over till you hear from all your schools. Last year, I can recall a close friend who got an admit with full funding in May. Hope still dey!

I want to encourage someone here today with my story. Never give up on yourself and your dreams. When you plan to retry, find out the actions that failed you and learn to change your strategy for success. Finally, keep trying if you believe so much in a vision till you achieve it.

This is the period where most of us sit and wait with bated breath, hoping and praying that our admission with some sort of financial funding drops into our mailbox. I pray everyone gets their heart desires.

Last year, I was in a similar position. I felt dejected, some of us can relate to this emotion. Lots of admissions with no funding. I applied to combinations of (MSc and Ph.D.) in Statistics/Maths. Got some rejections and some acceptances( without funding). It was a terrible blow because I felt I had a good profile. (GPA 3.6/4(WES), GRE 318, TOEFL 109). However, I learned some important lessons. It is not always about one aspect of your profile. LORs and SOPs are very important.

Having been out of school for a while and working in an IT-intensive organization; I overlooked my IT skills which were going to be advantageous. I got some advice from several persons, I selected the ones I felt will work for me and dropped the rest. So for Fall 2018, I restrategized, applied to CS programs. Also, I realized I did not take some risk on my former school list (Sirriddy and Scholastica16 encouraged me to aim higher).

So this year, I reapplied to 5 Ph.D. programs
1. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst (pending)
2. The University of Utah (rejected)
3. Kansas State University(accepted with full funding)
4. The University of Alabama (accepted, no funding. I did not bother to ask for any.)
5. College of William and Mary(accepted with full funding, being considered for fellowship)

Also, to "avoid stories that touch", I applied to Georgia Southern (MSc Mathematics and I was accepted with a funded GTA position)

I thank God for the courage to try one more time and I pray that everyone finds a reason to believe in themselves and keep pushing.

Special thanks to the extraordinary persons that supported me throughout this journey; Sirrid.dy(you are just too much), divab.iola, jaybiz.007, Scholast.ica16, MsN.as, dram.aka). Thank you guys for being more than friends.

Impressive! I'm happy you got the desired outcomes this year. Just go to WM; Virginia is a cool state.

tizentos:
UPDATE:

After waiting endlessly for weeks, my US dream almost withered. At last, admit decisions finally roll in. This is my update.

Confirmed List:

Stevens Institute of Technology(Ms)( accepted plus $15k fellowship award)

Auburn University(Ms)(accepted, scheduled a Skype interview with a prof later in the week)

Cleveland State University(Ms) (accepted)

Stanford University(Ms) (accepted, I actually applied cuz of the Knight Hennessey scholarship but I wasn't awarded).

Pending list,

UT Austin(Ms)
UC boulder (Ms
TAMU,College station (PhD).

Please guys, I need you advice on the Skype interview and how I can go about securing full funding. Your advise will be highly appreciated. #teamfall2018

Congrats! Pretty good schools

Scholastica16:

Nice one bro. Have a smooth Spring and stay warm in Ames.

OluDare01:

For this winter

Well, that seems to be the cheapest option for him.

scripted:
Please everyone I'm currently checking ticket prices and the way I'm seeing them, 920k please can someone point me in the right direction. From Lagos to Montgomery AL ( MGM )

Your best bet is to fly to JFK, New York. Then use a bus (Greyhound or Gotobus) to Alabama.

Pearl93:
Hello everyone. I got some Money in my account which I added to my boyfriend's statement.

Visa approved today 5th.

7.30am.

V.O in window 3. Very cute guy��. I wanted the V.O in window 4. Another cute one ���. Don't mind me. I can't resist cute white guys �.

Here is my transcript.

V.O good morning

Me: morning.

V.O: pass your passport and I20 please.



V.O: I see you are going for a masters in business analytics.

Me: yes I am.

V.O: what would this course do for You?

Me: it would give me an opportunity to identify solutions hidden in big data and use these findings in dealing with real life challenges in organisations.

V.O: why Texas?

Me: the school offered me an elective in cyber security which other schools didn t offer.

V.O: have you ever travelled before?

Me: Yes. I had my first degree in the U.K. I have also been to Germany, Madrid and the U.S when I was younger.

V.O: who is your sponsor?

Me: I am sponsoring myself with 13k dollars and my uncle is taking care of the rest.

V.O: can I see your statement of accounts.

I pass it across to him.

V.O where does your uncle works?

Me: blablablabalbal.

V.O: I would be approving your visa........

Me:yaaay thank you ��

He laughs and gives me the white paper and my 120.

V.O: Have a nice trip.

Me: have a nice day. Then I winked at him and he laughs again �

Nice! Try hustle for some form of funding when you get in. Have a good one in Texas.

Kevoki:
Hello house anyone in Tennessee. A friend is resuming school in Jan and needs a place to put up for sometime.
Anyone in the state should help link up pls. Thanks all

You make it sound like Tennessee is a small village. Where in TN is your "friend's" school

Coldplay - Yellow


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY

ProfOjah1234:

Yes I am in Baltimore . You wan transfer go Baltimore??

Lol, no be transfer jare. Just looking for some tags for Thanksgiving...

Anyone in Baltimore, MD?

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

I've got a friend in UVA and he's also been looking for Nigerians

Scholastica16:


In Nigeria or over there?

One could get lucky with the nature of their questions (if the first 2 Qs in my first GRE counted as my graded tests I am sure I would have clocked that score above). However, some are just incredibly skilled at Mathematics such that no matter the level of difficulty, they would get the answers in record time. I sometimes watch the Cowbellpedia and I see these Junior Secondary School students pulverize word problems in seconds. With that type of background, many of them will get near perfect GRE quant scores - I have no doubts.

The senior secondary category is even slightly above the nature of GRE questions (devoid of the traps ofcourse). I get tempted to write down their names to Google it few years forward in a bid to see what they would have done with such skillery in mathematics. I might still do it.

There is one silent viewer on this thread who got a cool 170 in his Quants in August. The guy is such a genius that he is going to retake the tests just so he could up his verbal reasoning scores. This particular guy will easily replicate > 165 again in his Quants. He is that good.

@ the bolded, 169Q in Naija and another chic with 170Q here. I'm thinking of writing the test again sef just for the purpose of getting a gangster score lol.

Congrats @emike92 and @ZandraFuller. It's good to see that you guys got into the "very competitive" Advisory service line. Cheers

ugonna1054:
Y'all just blasting this exams like it's nothing...makes me wonder if the exam got easier or you guys just got smarter

I think people generally got smarter on the art of acing the test. Saw someone with 169 Quant score last week

imperiouxx:


It's not cheap but full attention and good preparations, you can ace your classes easily. DHS that stated no job for internationals while studying knows the reasons for saying so.

Very true, bro.

Iniesta in FIFPro again after another forgettable season with Barcelona. Something is not right somewhere.

align360:


Come back home then, much easier over here....

Where's 'home'

ProfOjah1234:
I have some dollars in exchange for naira.. If you need to pay for WES or application fee, Kindly
send an email. The rate is friendly..

Oshey!!! Owo GA. Baba epp me na

davide470:
Lool..
Is that your Welcome to my Office?? Give us gist and forget dammy.

lool...I no get any office. Find job for us nah. Preferably, in your Research department.

davide470:
..
So..I work in one of the Investment banks in Nigeria, and most of my work hours is spent trying to convince Mr. A on an investment or pitch a new deal from Mr. B to Mr. C, trying to maximize returns on Mr. D investments, execute transactions (Stocks, Bonds, OTC), speaking with PFAs/Institutions (Local & Foreign) to see if they wanna deal and watching the numbers in the market go up and down.

Work Yesterday

Negotiated a deal with another investment firm, one of my clients was selling a sizeable quantity of a stock and the market was not enough, so we agreed on a price and it went flawlessly. Also, discussed with the MD of a bank in Ghana, he asked that his portfolio be reconstructed as he wanna go short on some positions (First thing Monday morning).

Visited the CEO of a Logistics firm, we discussed, reviewed and i await further instructions.

Spoke with a few clients on how they can take up their Union Bank rights issue (I wonder why people would do this though but they have their reasons for taking it up)

Watched the market, made a few calls, and saw the last minute trades (Price-Changing Trades, we call them)

Did weekly reports for my subsidiary, disturbed those pretty ladies in Research and viola, TGIF!...

Good stuff!

Btw, na Research Dammy dey

amicable09:
I don't like FinTrak software.

It makes me sad.

FinTrak isn't that bad na. Access Bank epped them though.
Which of the FinTrak modules do you use

tescoman90:
Hello house, pls how do u guys send ur Ielts results s

Go to the closest British Council office with your passport. It requires bank draft ish...

Congrats OtorHope! In addition to the schools stated earlier, you can also check Michigan State University. They have good funding package for PhD candidates.