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zizytd:
Must I send my transcript to wes, b4 sending to d skul am applying to, what is the advantage.

except it is requested don't send...

dicapino:
Good day guys whats the limit on the amount of words that can be on a SOP. A grad school i am applying to said < make it short and no verbiage>.

Thanks.

like 2 pages would be okay

zeezahbee:
send me a PM

PM request sent

Guys!! Am having credit card issues with paying for Application fees; Billing address issues
I've tried everything!!
I also tried to use my friends GTB still no hope..
please who can help me execute Electronic check payment OR who has a work around strategy...
@ imperiouxx @zeezahbee
i would pay locally thanks!!

amanze15:
Thanks.am happier now

All this schools can give you admssion with GRE score of about 290!!!
please confirm!!


Alabama A&M University
Arkansas State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Murray State University
Northwestern Polytechnic University
South Dakota State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Texas A&M Commerce
Texas A&M University Kingsville
University of Bridgeport
University of Central Missouri
University of Colorado - Denver
University of Dayton
University of Illinois Springfield
University of South Alabama
Valparaiso University
Western Michigan University
New York Institute of Technology

Source 1
Oscar Pistorius being jailed for five years for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Judge Thokozile Masipa, issuing the ruling in court in Pretoria, also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge. Pistorius has been taken to the cells.

The prosecution had called for a minimum 10-year sentence; the defence for community service and house arrest.

Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide but cleared of murder.
'Feeling of unease'

Judge Masipa began reading the sentence by saying that, although she had been aided by assessors, the decision was hers and hers alone.

She said: "Sentencing is about achieving the right balance. Sentencing is not a perfect exercise."

She said there must be a balance between retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation.

The judge then summarised the evidence brought before the trial.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29700457

SOURCE 2
Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years
Pistorius was surrounded by police officers as he walked into a South African courthouse earlier today ahead of his sentencing.

The maximum sentence he faced was 15 years in prison.

Pistorius’ lawyers argued for a three-year period of correctional supervision, where the runner would spend periods under house arrest and also perform community service.

Prosecutors asked the judge to send him to prison for at least 10 years.

Pistorius was escorted through crowds of onlookers and into the Pretoria courthouse by police officers wearing blue berets.



The parents of Steenkamp, the woman he shot multiple times through a toilet cubicle door in his home on February 14, 2013, were also in court to hear the sentence.

The courtroom was packed, reflecting heightened media and public interest ahead of the sentencing. Police officers stood guard in the aisles.

Before proceedings started, Dr. Lore Hartzenberg, a psychologist, held Pistorius’ hand and spoke softly to him. Hartzenberg had testified for the defense that Pistorius was a ‘broken man’ after killing his girlfriend and had suffered emotionally and financially.

A Pistorius supporter laid three white roses near Pistorius.

‘I just wanted to bestow a little bit of inner happiness on Oscar,’ said the supporter, who added that she thought he had lost a lot of self-respect.

Outside the courthouse, a man in orange garb carried chains and a large sign that read: ‘Are certain offenders more equal than other offenders before the law?’

source: http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/21/oscar-pistorius-sentencing-athlete-jailed-for-five-years-for-killing-reeva-steenkamp-4914318/

cutelekush01: @edib i got 3.317

my predictions were close!! @edib... not voodoo but just simple interpolation

cutelekush01: Do you have an idea of how it goes...i want to convert 3.92 0n 5.0 scale to 4.0

Dude expect 3.48... - 3.49...
4.0 /5 = 3.5/4
sometning like that.

ebdib: I just hope you're not sad about writing Toefl!!!!!!
Of all exams!!!
A practical piece of cake??.

guy na the money oooo, $180 is not in my wallet right now !! i guess u can give me a toefl Scholarship........

MsNas: Depends on the department. I'm not in that department.

thanks!

biikeys: Most schools I know require TOEFL, especially if you're applying for TA

Ms Nas is TOEFL compulsory in your school? considering the fact that i am aplying for GA/TA in Computer Engineering
though i am from EE background sha

sirRiddy: UG of 3.64 out of 5.0, no research experience, computer science UG, GRE scheduled for december. I sent you a mail on the research thing and called you too. I have not received a reply yet. Your thoughts please

https://www.nairaland.com/1229483/general-u.s.a-student-visa-enquiries-part4/396

and get an idea of your gp scale
compare with WES calculator to be sure!!

sirRiddy: Anyone has any info on the computer science programs for the following schools:

1. Arizona State University
2. Oregon State University
3. Kansas State University

I intend applying for a masters program next year. Anyone has someone that knows someone...whose friend is in any one of them or has tried them before. After doing my research, I just want to know if I could get first hand knowledge from my gurus here. Please attend.

ASU (lots of indians) and OSU are ambitious
So it depends on ur profile!!
GRE,UG gpa, SOP and Discipline etc.
Kansas seems okay

Note Computer Science is HOT CAKE! And the asians are not smiling
So ur profile must meet up

Curmudgeon: Its a gauchy, surly person, one who is always sulking as they grumble as they grumble about something or another.

Martinet: Is a strict disciplinarian.

Misanthrope: A hater of Mankind.

Reprobate: it comes from the GRE word reprove which means to express disapproval.

Virago: It describes an ill-tempered and sometimes violent woman.

Syncretic: Its an amalgam of different schools of thought.

Parochial: To be parochial is to be narrow minded.

Anathema: It's a formal curse by the Pope used against a person.

Desecrate: To violate or destroy any sacred place.

POLITICAL RELATED WORDS

Lascivious: similar to lecherous,prurinet, and libidinous they all refer to perversion

Malfeasance: Is wrongdoing, usually by a public official.

Prevaricate: To try to wiggle your way out of a pointed question.

Turpitude: It refers to acts deemed to be downright wicked and immoral.

MONEY WORDS

Sybarite: A person who indulges in luxury.

Parsimonious: To be extrememly frugal,stingy or miserly!

Impecunious: It means not having any money.

Insolvent: To be bankrupt and unable to pay your bills.

Profilgate: The word means spending recklessly almost to the point of immorality.

Avarice: It means to be greedy!.

Cupidity: It means greed for money.

Defray: Is to help pay the cost.

Pittance: A small amount of money.

Mulct: To swindle or defraud someone.

lequatee: Hello house, i once called for a solution pool for the GRE analytical writing and the response wasnt very encouraging. for the benefit of those who want it, it exists already and i implore you to search for it online and open your mind to the solutions discussed there. once again, thanks everyone.

Noted!!!
too much to read!!!

Sinister: Evil

Quixotic: Someone who is widly idealistic.

Maudlin: A person that cries in public for no good reason.

Panglossian: It implies blind optimism.

Malapropism: Mixing up similar sounding words. Quisling: A Traitor.

Byzantine: Anything that is extremely inticate and complex.

Supercilious: is to be haughty and disrespectful. That is, when we look down at someone in a demeaning way.

Protean: it's used to represent one with versatility. So an actor,musician, or writer who is very versatile is protean.

Sartorial: relates to clothing, or tailored fashion.

Saturine: To be saturine is to be morose.

Mercurial: it refers to a personality of anybody that is unpredictable.

Jaundice: (GRE meaning) Is defined as one who is biased as a result of envy or prejudice.

Jejune: To be dull,Insipid and lacking flavour.

Bilious: (from the word bile) It means to be constantly irritable.

Choleric/Bilious

Sanguine: To be cheerful and optimistic....

Credits: MAGOOSH

Juggernaut: It refers to any large force that cannot be stopped.

Amuck(amok): to be frenzied (exitment)..

Pariah It means an outcast

nabob: It means a wealthy, influential person. Mnemonics: Na-bob be that? the guy don hammer

FRENCH WORDS!! Sangfroid: Itliterally means cold-blooded, it is defined as calmness and poise,especially in trying situations.

Parvenu / Arriviste: This is a derogatory connotation that refers to someone who has recently acquired wealth, and has therefore risen in class.

Melee: It means a wild, confusing fight or struggle. Mnemonics: It has Me-Lee should represent bruce - Lee(the guy shouts in a fight).

Lagniappe: A lagniappe is any unexpected gift.

...credits (Magoosh)

Eponym: its a word that is derived from the proper name of a real or mythical person or place.

EPONYMS!!

Gerrymander: manipulating of boundaries to favour a certatin group.

Hector: To bully Someone.

Pollyannaish: Means extremely optimistic.

Chauvinist: Any one who thinks that their group is better than anybody else's group.

Pyrrhic: A victory that comes at a cost.

imperiouxx: Is he planning to marry in the US? Nigerian or American? Well, it's very possible at anytime.

He will have to depend solely on his grant/fellowship and I guess the grant won't be enough for two people.

Mind you, he can't work outside his department.

What state is he heading?

NOTED

I guess its Texas
He most likely wants to marry over there.....

juntod: Use PM for rackets

yess Bosss!!
its actually an open question no strings attached...

@Dr Imperioux (DrPhil)...lol
A friend of mine is entering that US very soon and the guy is bent on getting married in his PHD!

pls how is that frisible ? can his stipend run the racket The guy PHD fit reach 5yrs!!!!
he is a lecturer sha....any tip wld help!!!

House i hail OoHhh....

Expansive: One who is communicative and prone to talk in a sociable manner.

Retiring: To be shy and to be inclined to retract company.

Base: lower Class

Imbibe: literally it means to drink!. Figuratively, it can also refer to an intake of knowledge.

Inundate: it means to flood, figuratively, to be inundated means to be overwhelmed by too many people or things.

Scintillating: Figuratively, it describes someone who is brilliant and lively.

Benighted: To be in a state of ignorance Mnemonic: Be-Night, night represents a cloud of darkness over people; indicating ignorance.

Galvanize: Means to excite to action or spur on.

Hedge: mean playing safely, to avoid making a direct statement. taking caution etc.

Flush: It has three other meanings stated below.
To turn red, to be in Abundance,to drive out of hiding.

Fell: it also means evil
Mnemonics: it sound like Hell (#endtimethings)

Arch: It also means to be delibrately teasing..

Wanting: Means lacking...

Becoming: When something is becoming, it is appropirate and matches nicely.

Fleece: it means to decieve.. many have been fleeced by yahoo yahoo boys!...

Start: To suddenly move or dart in a particular direction.

Qualify: (Very tricky GRE word!) is to limit!

Kowtow: It has a negative connotation and implies that a person is acting in a subservient or sycophantic manner.

Powwow it means an informal discussion or colloquy.

Imbroglio: It describes a confusing, and potentially embarrassing situation.

ridimic1: eletriconic u got pm

Aight
i just Followed! i guess u shld send again!!...the prev mail had Admin ish on it!!!

WORD COUNT 100
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Tricky Words!! BE CAREFULL Even though they sound easy!!

Stem: It means to hold back or limit the flow of growth of something Mnemonic: You can STEM bleeding on your leg before the emergency Ambulance arrives.. (create ur own mnemonic)..

Blinkered: Means to have a limited outlook or understanding. mnemonic: sounds like blink, when you blink alot, you are likely to miss something..

Check: To check something is to stop its growth My wife told me to check my biggy belle before she vex enter one chance (Am Single!)

Checkered: It describes a past marked with disreputable happenings. Mnemonic: Checke-Red when you Check turns RED, it means you bad spending habits don cast..

Raft: Its an inflatable boat, it also means a large number of something(take note). Mnemonics: Raft sounds like RAT! there are plenty rats in the dustbin..

Involved: As far as GRE is concerned, it means COMPLICATED! (honestly).. The Neurologist got so INVOLVED that his students were almost in COMA!!..lol

INSIDIOUS: Meaning: Beguiling but harmful..(insidious pleasures) Stealthy,sly Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way Mnemonics: : see the part (insid)everybody can speak like they are unselfish but.INSIDE their heart everyone in sly(cunning)

Vilify slander,insult Mnemonics: -vilify(sound like villain)--- villans always insults others

Juxtapose :: place side by side Mnemonics: (Tag: ) juxta..just next+pose..(place)..so place something just next to something.

Ameliorate get better, amend, better, improve, meliorate. Mnemonics: Take the suffix 'rate'. With the increase in product rate its quality will also improve.

calumny malicious misrepresentation Mnemonics: - rhymes with ALUMNI--imagine urself slandering n defaming some of ur college ALUMNI.

venerate revere Mnemonics: -ven(..when)U RATE someone higher.. you TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT .

Contrite: Meaning: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses; penitent; remorseful , rueful , ruthful Mnemonics: : split as cont (count) -rite (right). count the cash right, else you will regret it.

Veracious truthful Mnemonics: -the root word 'VER' refers to true.. hence we can frame words like: veracious - truthful and verisimilitude - an appearence of truth.

Veracity truthfulness. Mnemonics: -ver=truth so truthfulness or honesty

Paucity: scarcity take it as somebody saying about a city as pau;in hindi PAU(pao-a small weght)i.e "ek pau ki to city hai" or in a "city", there is a "scarcity" of many things or pa+city works has been PAused in CITY bcoz of SCARICITY

Patrician: noble, aristocratic patrician~britan; They are very critical about their behaviour in public as they think they are noble and aristocratic!

Peccadillo: slight offense "pecc" (actually, pecado) refers to "mistake" as in impeccable. pecking others etc., So, peccadillo means small mistake

Prosaic: (adj.) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement Mnemonic: mosaic--->beautiful artistic work with full of vibrant colours.....prosaic ...opposite of that ...dull; divide it like pros(prose)+aic- prose consist of facts and facts do not produce any interest in you, do not require any imagination.

Pugnacitynoun) a natural disposition to be hostile Mnemonic: PUGNACIOUS - a PUG(a breed of dog) who is Vicious.So Pugnacity can be related; (Tag: hindi) Reverse 'gn' to 'ng' to make- 'punga'-'city' ( quarrelsome place).

Disparate :: basically different; unrelated Mnemonic: Dis(this) + parate(parrot) is different from the rest. But how?? It can talk!!!

Sedulous: which means diligent, hardworking (people easily forget this word) Mnemonic: It sounds like study-lous!!

Egregious: To stand out in a bad way Mnemonics: it sounds like Erroious!! The dictator's abuse of human rights was so egregious.

Profuse: If something literally pours out in abundance! GoodLuck was sweating profusly after the Chibok Girls Fiasco!.. #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS

EXTANT::still in existence Mnemonic:remember it as a short of EXISTANT

Assiduous Diligent, persevering, industrious, attentive, tireless, hardworking Mnemonics: � A$$ is donkey and donkey is hardworking. � acid+do, to get acid sharp results you need to do it diligently\� As+Siduo+us: If you know the meaning of Sedulous, which means diligent, hardworking. One can find the same word in Assiduous too. AS+SEDUOL+OUS.

Delineate- portray; depict; sketch; describe

a) FOCUS ON line IN DElineATE & RELATE WITH OUTLINE N PORTRAY c) delineate sounds like alienate, and if you are attacked by aliens, you would describe the event in vivid detail in order to make people believe you! d) focus on deli+NEAT+e..neat part of word....well during your interview you were asked to draw a NEAT sketch of yours. e) deLINEATE-if u can concentrate on the highlightened one,ie lineateit tells the meaning that it is single,in a straight line,linear.so delineate is the opposite,ie to describe,dipict,potray ,sketch..

Ascetic Austere, simple, avoiding physical pleasures and comforts, self denial, abstainer, Spartan Mnemonics: :Ascetic ~ acidic; he is living ascetic life by drinking and eating only acidic things (not good in taste) and avoid anything have good taste. � someone who leaves all AESTHETICs is an ascetic

Precocious advanced in development Mnemonics: - it can be pre+conscious(conscious). i.e. thing or person who/which is very conscious in advance.

Unequivocal(adj) :plain; clear; obvious Ex: "unequivocal evidence", "took an unequivocal position", "an unequivocal success", "an unequivocal promise", "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" synonyms : unambiguous , univocal

Equivocal: ambiguous, intentionally misleading If everyone spoke in an "equal-voice" you wouldn't be able to decipher who was calling.

Guileless Mnemonic: TRANSPARENT or EXPLICIT -something that is crystal clear.

Immutable Meaning : unchangeable Mnemonic :Immutable is something immune to changes. Word.

Belligerent: Meaning: quarrelsome Mnemonics: : Just relate it wid another GRE word�BELLICOSE

we are to make here a VOCABULARY DATABASE 4 GRE WORDS!!! more coming!!!

sorry guys!! more words coming!!!

Amefrica: Shidoshi/Jchi9876..

Don't be surprised how I got to know you were the one that
sent me that threatening-email. I'm glad to let you know, the
SSS are on your case and you'll be smoked out soon. I have a
lot of evidences that I've provided to them and they are
trailing you!

You just used your mouth to write a check, your gayey a'ss
can't cash.

Next time, you don't mess with an intellectual..

OnPoint!!!

ridimic1: pls.. masters in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & MASTERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ..which is more lucrative in d US ...thanks

Computer Science Bro!!!