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kettle84:
El Rufai, the ground is warming to open and swallow you up for banning the spread of the gospel.

So in your most knowledgeable opinion, when the earthquake happens finally, it will only swallow El-rufai, it won't affect churches, christains and muslims alike.
Chai! I weep for the future of this nation

kunlelikeme:
@all..i am so sorry i have not been here,i feel guilty cos this thread helped me a whole lot but i have not been able to contribute my own quota here.
I will like to advice you all prospective applicants to RHINE-WAAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES to make sure they have all the requirments and also I repeat to try and get admission into some other universities in berlin,breme,frankfurt or liezpeq cos this Kleve na village o........nothing here,and so boring..I am planning to transfer to some other universities uptown in the next session....you cannot get a good job here.
But if you are someone that likes a very quite environment and live a triangle life i swill recommend this place for you...
But i will also advice you to apply here and transfer later,if you find it hard to get admission into some uptown universities...
LEARN GERMAN LANGUAGE O,SOME GERMANS DONT EVEN WANT TO TALK TO YOU ONCE YOU SPEAK ENGLISH,THEIR ENGLISH IS BAD SO THEY WONT WANT TO FALL THEMSELVES HAND...SO THEY IGNORE YOU....
i will be posting here every sundays of my experience here.....i am so occupied wwith class work,tests,and assignments.....i misseed alot of classses cos i came in late....one love people

Eke40seven was not posting utter balderdash many months ago when he made infuriating comments about Kleve and the school without mincing words. I visibly recollect his quoted opinion below and other strings of comments which sparked heated arguments and a temporary breakdown of peace and order on this thread.
Whatever happened to the days of his impartial bluntness and ire raising undiplomatic comments .
However, whichever way, survival is man's inherent instinct. Carve out a niche for yourself to eke out a living.

Eke40seven:
I will (although reluctantly) address this issue as regards the question you asked. I just hope other readers won't further misinterpret my response.
I commented on my cousin's educational background. He studied and still lives in Duisburg and has a kid with a native from that region. I thought I was armed with enough information but his arsenal of information and intellectual fire power on that region was just undeniably superior to mine.
First note that Duisburg is about 33 miles away from kleve (think Lagos-oshodi to Ijebu Ode) and about 25 miles from kamp-linfort (Lagos Oshodi to Shagamu or more). I believe you know that those are the two campuses of the school. He described Kleve as a small, good but sleepy town with a population of less than 50,000 or thereabout. The only highlight being the university of kleve and an arm of Rhine Waal located there and his description of the other campus in Kamp-Linfort was even less inspiring. So he said, "It beats me to moans how you intend to sustain yourself financially in such a place without external help" Although he consoled me by saying I could cross over to Nijmegen in the Netherland a shipping town with at least 3 times the population of kleve, just 10-12 miles away for a wrap of weed if I get too frustrated and work on the docks to earn my transport fare back (He was brutal) Forgetting that he too worked on the docks in Duisburg (they also have a good inland port) and imported any scrap he could find on the streets. From VW buses to 1993 Duisburg, Shalcke 04 and Dortmund jerseys. Although he finally recommended that I could easily find holiday jobs in nearby Duisburg, Dusseldorf, and Gelsenkirchen (all within 45 miles) if am willing to work even though the area is no longer the leading economic driver of yore.
So that is that for the location (important to me since I was considering the economic side too as an Igbo boy na)
Now for the school, I commented on the age of the school in defence of their poor rankings, he countered by pointing out King Abdullah University of Science and Technology which was created in the same year, 2009 but had made the first 500 list of all 3 universally accepted rankings. (He had answers for everything). If I start elaborating on the details of his comments, it will raise unnecessary arguments. However he said if I intend to use the degree in Nigeria its fine cos no one knows about the school, the name Germany may be my saving grace and sometimes its advantageous to go to an average school because you stand a better chance of graduating within the first 20% of your class which is one of the major things employers in Germany look out for if they don't consider your school.
However, for me I feel he may be a bit prejudiced against the school since he didn't consider the prospects of the school and other positive antecedents and obsessively wants the 'best' for his cousin. Well, do I care what he thinks? I will just be obedient enough to earn his sponsorship letter.
P.S: Note that these are just the opinions of my cousin and should not be used as a basis to nail me to the cross.

sulubabs: Team Lagos. Just got my text this nite.... #Legggo sorry pls how do I get to ikosi jnr high skool frm ojota. Anybody with direction pls #teamlagos

Walk down to tollgate den tak a pepe napep to ur destinatn. pls wat time & date is stated on ur text?

bissiejoe: Are you telling me that all Unilag graduates speak or write good english?

Why the focus and emphasis on Unilag? Please I implore that 'we' ignore comments that derail the thread and focus more on the parts that add value (am guilty though)..LOL
On a serious note, the answer to your question is far from affirmative. However I believe having met the criteria for writing post-UME abi UTME with a strong emphasis on English language, and passing them (which I believe, is the strictest and competitive) and considering the vertigo inducing high cut off marks, I would expect a level of fluency from someone who had gotten admission there. And if his claims were true, then he has proved it with his subsequent post.

My bro that I replied above, the first part of the reply was just a hearty banter written in a miff of slight irritation. Sorry. Hope you dig?

ferdimako: Good points but the thing is if you consider unilag better...why going to Germany? And he even has a UoAS admission which means he could not get into any top school. So his Unilag credentials couldn't deliver the goods.

Well there is more to that than meets the eye, he had actually secured admission into the University of Glasgow for masrers and Salford in Manchester (for direct PhD)! but did not apply early enough for scholarships for the academic year (hope you get the full picture) so he deferred his admission (I think he has). His CGPA was well above 4 point something (not sure exactly) so I would doubt he would have problems securing admission. Germany was suggested as an interim place for him quite a bit late, and the available courses in English he could pick from was rather limited as almost all the schools offer it in German.
Howbeit, the UoAS he was accepted in is VERY VERY modest and also modern. Oops! I hope I've not divulged too much personal information.

kayusboss:
There's no point raising the issue again since others are complaining. And Its very unfortunate you can make such a disgraceful comment about your family. Mind you, you won't get what you asked for as my contribution is still very useful for prospective applicants here.
Who said I'm not proud of Unilag
But let's face the facts. Maybe Eke and his cousin didn't didn't study a science oriented program in unilag. I'm sure if they've shared a microscope with a whole class etc. they won't have been comparing unilag with rhine waal. A well respected unilag lecturer confirmed to my class that the ranking is based on webometrics.
I will stop here....
I'm very sorry for derailing the thread. You guys have been wonderful..
Even T-med and Godson came all the way from Germo to clear the air
Very impressive

I see you can't even comprehend simple sentences to save your life. My earlier post was not in reference to your denial of or pride in being a Unilag graduate but a bare faced submission that you are a UNILAG IMPOSTOR! That was deduced however from your poor use of grammar though I must admit that the marked improvement in your subsequent post is highly commendable.
I won't say that Unilag is better than Rhine Waal or vice versa, as comparing both in general terms may give room for bias. It will be rather fair for comparisons to be made along individual departments or indicators, Say, Mechanical Engineering Rhine Waal vs Mechanical Engineering Unilag or Economics RW vs Economics Unilag or comparing quality or brilliance of students. If you think along that line, you will see that your perception and judgement of who is better may change. For instance, many of the very best candidates in the country do choose Unilag (fact) but can we say the same for Rhine Waal? I doubt! On the other hand, the facilities provided by SOME department in Rhine Waal is cutting edge (I feel) but can you vouch for Unilag in that area? Bigger doubt! In judging the two, note that their focus differs, one is theoretical, the other is practical oriented
Further, the standard of the tertiary institutions (apart from may be the top 4) in the nation is rather abysmally low so anyone coming from Nigeria will be awed by what Rhine Waal has to offer but I doubt if that will be the case for someone from a country exposed to top notch education. For instance, a RWTH Aachen, Manheim or Duisburg student may look down snobbishly and derogatorily at someone from Rhine Waal, but to an OOU student (no insult meant), Rhine Waal is 3rd heaven! FACT! So 'quality' sometimes may be subjective and relative.
I feel this should put to rest the the Rhine Waal vs Unilag debate. My advice is this, If you have options, don't hesitate to go for the best by doing EXTENSIVE research and if you don't have the luxury of that, make best use of what you have. Do your best and graduate within the first 20% of your class and take your German language courses VERY VERY VERY seriously, if you intend to stay back for work and it gives you an opportunity to even switch to a 'better' school if you are not too satisfied with what your current institution has to offer . That checked, be rest assured that the sky will be your starting point.
P.S: If you're wondering if this is Eke's cousin then you're right. oh! but not the one in Duisburg. LOL

kayusboss: Maybe be the guy is talking about another unilag...not the one I finished from

I won't boast that I have a superior language skill or that i don't make mistakes frequently but seriously.... 'talking' on a forum like this? Nairaland radio or TV? and .."i finished from"? ... considering the length of your post
You claimed that you are a product of Unilag?
Well, you could be though but for your information, working for long years at a 'business centre' in the school doesn't make you an alumnus.