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 Travel / Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 16 by Epithet: 2:21am On Jun 14, 2021 |
I think the perspectives that have ensued in the discussion about posting school names on transcripts might have been one-sided(i.e how other people benefit from an OP declaring their school on a transcript). How about the benefit(s) an OP gets from posting their schools like alumni reaching out to them to give directives, or just other students presently in the program reaching out to create rapport that would ease the OP settling into the program. I would give the simple illustration, a closed hand cannot give or receive. So I figured I would highlight the other perspective of how hiding your schools can also be detrimental to the OP in one way or the other. At the end to each their own. Ps: If you're curious folks are being reached out to because they posted their schools and literally the correspondence is sometimes to their benefits nothing more, think of folks that offer airport pickups and recommendations on how to navigate programs. 16 Likes |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 3:48am On Apr 26, 2021 |
bayocanny: I don't think he was. TOEFL doesn't require excessive preparation, 2 weeks is more than enough. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel / Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Epithet: 1:14am On Jun 29, 2020 |
For the GRE Hopefuls, GRE Study Materials https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1rjn3qCDudnaS1xmpQ49lEtOF8k9P-aRA 1. Magoosh Premium Videos 2. Magoosh Videos 3. Manhattan 8 Series, 5lb and Flash Cards 4. ETS powerprep II 5. The official TOEFL Guide 6. Word Power made easy Norman Lewis 7. Baron GRE simulator 8. The ETS official Guide 9. All materials DanjaNaija recommended initially. 10. Kaplan New GRE Premier 11. Baron's New GRE 19th edition 12. Cracking the GRE 13. GRE premier 2017 with 6 practice test 14. 1014 practice questions 15. Princeton Review - Word Smart etc... Also there is a GRE thread on Nairaland with copious amount of materials and recommendations on how to navigate the exam. Go through the thread diligently, you would be better off for it. 9 Likes 4 Shares |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 9:19pm On Jun 21, 2020 |
quitereal6: You have it defined appropriately, if you have a result database and you put together all of your results, then that's an unofficial collation of your result(Unofficial Transcript). The official transcript is signed by the registrar, and a statement that indicates any alterations falsifies the transcript. It should also have the stamp of the exam and records. The official transcript is reliable as you can misremember your result or the database might switch credit unit allocation. So schools would want a reliable official documentation of your result (The official transcript) |
| Travel / Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Epithet: 11:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Recent post(s) asking for school suggestion, just to summarize. You could start the simple search online. But to make reference to a few links. 1.Google "Msinus" and read the section of schools according to GRE scores. 2. Google "Gradcafe results" and then search in the Tab specifics to your course. Click on profiles to estimate what school is a fair selection. Gpa's are on the 4 point scale. Go onto "wes igpa free converter" to convert the GPA on a 4 point scale. 3. Check Twitter, advertised positions for graduate schools are on there. 4. Check USnews for school lists and then go to the school website(s) to see research interest and requirements.(A lot of questions about requirements, they are school specific so detail that individually for each school). 1 Like 1 Share |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 11:01pm On Jun 14, 2020 |
1b8m: Go to the directory of your powerprep and look for the icon Launch.bat that should give direct access to the powerprep platform |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 4:54pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
ofspain: Recent post(s) asking for school suggestion, just to summarize. You could start the simple search online. But to make reference to a few links. 1.Google "Msinus" and read the section of schools according to GRE scores. 2. Google "Gradcafe results" and then search in the Tab specifics to your course. Click on profiles to estimate what school is a fair selection. Gpa's are on the 4 point scale. Go onto "wes igpa free converter" to convert the GPA on a 4 point scale. 3. Check Twitter, advertised positions for graduate schools are on there. 4. Check USnews for school lists and then go to the school website(s) to see research interest and requirements.(A lot of questions about requirements, they are school specific so detail that individually for each school). 9 Likes 1 Share |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 3:17am On May 01, 2020 |
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| Education / Re: Thread For PHD Students by Epithet: 8:45pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
linked: This isn't exactly any concern of mine. But, I go through a lot of Education threads, this being one of the best, and I see this repeatedly and just can't help but call it out. DO YOUR RESEARCH. If you plan to apply for a doctorate program, looking for a suitable institution is the easiest endeavor you would embark on. From then on, the slope gets steeper, assuming you get admitted into the program. Just to give you an example. I was the first African in my graduate program for God knows how long. Don't take this any way, just take responsibility for yourself. If I had your documents, I'm not bragging, In a week I would provide at least 3 fully funded programs you can apply to. Start with the simple Google search. Streamline according to research, funding opportunities, send mails to graduate coordinators, they probably know better than anyone about specific program requirements, meet those requirements (GRE/GMAT and/or TOEFL), then apply. Please and please and please again, prospective students, put due diligence to researching options they are a deluge of them. Gracias 5 Likes 2 Shares |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 12:39am On Apr 04, 2020 |
It's good, that the thread survived the onslaught by the scammers, looking to bilk folks of funds budgeted for exams. Recent post(s) asking for school suggestion, just to summarize. You could start the simple search online. But to make reference to a few links. 1.Google "Msinus" and read the section of schools according to GRE scores. 2. Google "Gradcafe results" and then search in the Tab specifics to your course. Click on profiles to estimate what school is a fair selection. Gpa's are on the 4 point scale. Go onto "wes igpa free converter" to convert the GPA on a 4 point scale. 3. Check Twitter, advertised positions for graduate schools are on there. 4. Check USnews for school lists and then go to the school website(s) to see research interest and requirements.(A lot of questions about requirements, they are school specific so detail that individually for each school). Plan your approach, the GRE, the TOEFL if required, WES if your schools require it. Overall, not to call anyone out, and I understand how strenuous the process might seem, most questions I see on here and the USA visa thread have been answered over and again, even searching the Nairaland Education or Travel section could give relevant answers. Be delicate, in the process, take responsibility and be intentional, also having other people interested helps. That way you inform each other. Godspeed in your grad school pursuit folks. 8 Likes 1 Share |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 2:31am On Nov 10, 2019 |
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| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 8:53pm On Oct 07, 2018 |
chimaraiyke: The simple answer would be Yes to the first question and some weird percentage I can't enumerate to the other. I would use this answer to make a salient point, new members aren't trying enough take spotlighte for example when she read through the thread, she claimed all her questions were answered, because the answers are scattered all over the thread. If it seems like a daunting task search Scholastica16 on the search bar and read all his post related to this thread. Please and please read the thread or skim the thread or just read the thread I would say it again read the thread. To your question, if you take the GRE by say January and perform quite well, you would have a coterie of nice programs to apply to. Another strategy is to initiate communication with your intended program and supervisors(how to do that is on the thread) so the GRE would be the last thing in your application profile, moreso you don't need the GRE to start the application (now don't misconstrue this statement if the GRE is required and not submitted before the deadline your application would most likely not be considered) as I was saying you can start everything before the GRE is written(everything being, shortlisting of schools, starting those applications, contacting professors with funded lab positions, graduate coordinator inquiry etc.). However most people like the route of GRE/TOEFL, SOP, LOR and then applications in that order. You could/should be able to make the best of your situation. Caveat: The GRE kind of determines what schools you can apply to, not always but it does. The fall admit semester is the actual semester for start of sessional academic activities so it has more funding , this is not to say you can't be funded for a Spring 2020 admit, just put in your best. Do not rush to take the GRE prepare well ace the exams and apply to schools. Gracias. 7 Likes 3 Shares |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 3:41pm On Oct 06, 2018 |
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| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 10:00am On Sep 29, 2018 |
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| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 9:58pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
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| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 10:59pm On Sep 19, 2018 |
lexychuks: Yeah sure. WES isn't ratio and proportion more about the last 60 hours of your degree. So it's quite possible. 2 Likes |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 2:07pm On Sep 07, 2018 |
DONPablosugar: The GRE approach would be to look critically at the second premise because it's easier to correlate with the initial premise. Positive integer N divided by 5 with remainder of 1 ends with a 1 or a 6. So 1,6,11,16,21,26... For the least possible value just test with the first premise N divided by 3 with generated values from the second premise. Looking through the values 1/3 has R =1 and 6/3 has R=0, 11/3 has R = 2. So 11 is the answer. I think the simple trick is recognizing the importance and simplicity of the second premise as opposed to the first and using the generated values to test a priori the first premise. Did they really ask for greatest value of N. That's easily infinity because there would always be a value greater than the greatest value you find out some of the few values I could look through are 56,116. I'm assuming the question had options in finding the greatest value amongst the option just test the initial generated values with the second premise. If the options were say a)1 b)6 c)11 d)21 e)26 To test for least possible value start from the smallest option in ascending order. Likewise for the greatest value start from the greatest value in descending order. So in that case 11 and 26 would be your answers. Just recognize the pattern that positive integers N divided by 5 with remainder 1 always end with a 1 or a 6, I think that's what you get to take away from the question. 7 Likes 1 Share |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 1:39am On Sep 04, 2018 |
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| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 1:35pm On Aug 30, 2018 |
mfarad: Well, lately it's been okay. I had to just understand the importance of 1$ bills and quarters the hard way  . This is International Students orientation week, with the Asians everywhere  . But overall it's been a welcoming experience, UMass Amherst has a really small African Student population around 0.6 %. So I had to settle in on my own.The campus is all about Building a community of dignity and respect, at least that's what the chancellor said last night. By the way the campus is massive or maybe it's just me, and there's always construction going on at every corner. #Go Umass 7 Likes |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 3:39am On Aug 30, 2018 |
GRE Study Materials https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1rjn3qCDudnaS1xmpQ49lEtOF8k9P-aRA 1. Magoosh Premium Videos 2. Magoosh Videos 3. Manhattan 8 Series, 5lb and Flash Cards 4. ETS powerprep II 5. The official TOEFL Guide 6. Word Power made easy Norman Lewis 7. Baron GRE simulator  8. The ETS official Guide 9. All materials DanjaNaija recommended initially. 10. Kaplan New GRE Premier 11. Baron's New GRE 19th edition 12. Cracking the GRE 13. GRE premier 2017 with 6 practice test 14. 1014 practice questions 15. Princeton Review - Word Smart etc... Goodluck with your prep guys. It's worth every bit of the time it consumes. You should sort for other materials also if you can. I keep reiterating the Full Practice Test importance before the d-day. Don't try to ride the tour de france without even trying out the girod'italia. The idea is practice just well, refine your GRE skills, you would do just fine. Graduate school seems like an investment worthwhile and the GRE is just one of the smaller hurdles one might encounter. Gracias #Fall 2019. See you, well... Just do your thing and get those admission decisions rolling in come Spring. 22 Likes 4 Shares |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 8:42pm On Jul 28, 2018 |
pronto543: It's been almost a year since I took my test, I might not recall perfectly the nature of the exams. However, in my honest opinion the quant on the exam day was a little bit Harder than the powerprep content. But I also used the Manhattan 8 Series with harder questions than the actual exam, so it helps to raise your practice beyond the difficulty level. The Verbal seems like a replica in difficulty and my test scores and exam scores reflected that. All I said here should have been mentioned in a few of my posts . Goodluck with your prep. |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 2:14pm On Jul 25, 2018 |
pronto543: You've got an excellent preparation timeline. For the Powerprep II, Internet Explorer is actually compatible with the Power Prep platform, so you might have to stick to that. I don't think it works with any other browser though I didn't try that. There's another option though, go to the directory of your Powerprep and look for the icon Launch.bat that should give direct access to the Powerprep platform. Power Prep plus isn't free, unless you plan to buy it, you're better off asking for a PDF format of the question and answers. I think someone posted it the other time cc ponpon. Good luck with your prep. |
| Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Epithet: 3:54pm On Jul 07, 2018 |
NefT: Not at all, but my I20 delineated my financial standing that's tuition and expenses, and the assistantship offer. 2 Likes |
| Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Epithet: 3:52pm On Jul 07, 2018 |
tactmayor: Purdue University UMass Amherst (The school I'm attending) Penn State University Louisiana State University. GRE 326, TOEFL 105 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Epithet: 9:04pm On Jul 06, 2018 |
Hello everyone. I didn't upload passport for my DS 160 application form, i hope I'm safe if i just go to the embassy with two passport photos? I don't think you are, it is stated explicitly on the Ds160 page that uploading a passport is a requirement. Try to find a way and upload your passport to avoid complications on that day. More so you're better off when you adhere to all the instructions so you're not left to the mercy of those hustlers at the embassy. |
| Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Epithet: 7:52pm On Jul 06, 2018 |
I had my interview at the USA Embassy at Abuja. A few(or a lot) of check in procedures were the most tasking activities that day. The Conversation; VO: Why did you pick this school? Me: Aligned Faculty interest in Biofuel and sustainable energy Research, I worked on a design project that entailed pyrolysis of agricultural waste to produce Biogas, and also it allows...(VO cuts in) VO: You have a degree from what university? Me: Federal University of Technology Minna. My Bachelor's degree is in Chemical Engineering and my Doctorate program is also in Chemical Engineering VO: You are going for a doctorate program do you have a Masters degree? Me: Just my Bachelors Degree. The PhD affords me the opportunity to carry out research at the highest academic level. Moreso, I get to apply for a senior lecturing position.... VO: What would you be doing with this degree? Me: Thats what i just said. I would have the opportunity to apply for a senior lecturing position in my alma matter.. With the recent expansion of the engineering faculty... VO: What are the major problems facing Biofuel? Me: Lower Energy Content as compared to fossil fuel, high proportion of glycerol, high water consumption, poor cold properties... And also there's the food vs fuel debate VO: So I would be approving your Visa, I'm keeping your passport, here's your I20 Me : Thank You She gave me a Red Paper, with a smaller white slip specifically for F1 Visa Applicants, just reiterating the program start date rule and the 30days mandate, also stated was the fact that I would need my I20 and passport at the point of entry. The only distinct thing was that she was also standing at her window (Window 9). 28 Likes 5 Shares |
| Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Epithet: 9:41pm On Mar 19, 2018 |
haywhizzy21: I think gokuu is the best person to attend to your enquiry. |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 8:44pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
MasterforceII: Schools and their policies  I applied to imperial college too and I understand those statements clearly, though I wasn't invited for an interview. Now to your inquiry, some schools would allow an incomplete checklist to not count that much not Imperial though  . I know a few Us Schools might admit one without the application checklist fulfilled completely. Like someone advised get a new referee if you can, but your best option is to get your prior recommender to do justice to the referee prompt.On the other hand don't lose hope just yet that USA Admit would come just in time. #Fall 2018 Yes we can. 1 Like |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 12:35am On Jan 30, 2018 |
ProEnergy: I hope you understood delvan's explanation. Well let me just add a bit to it. For the product of the numbers to be greater than 0 then no number is 0 there basic right  Secondly, all non zero numbers that's positive or negative raised to an even power becomes positive. I mean -2^2 is 4 positive and 4^2 is 16 positive also. So b could be either positive or negative. Thirdly all numbers raised to an odd power retains the power meaning -2^3 is -8 retaining the negative power while 3^5 is 243 retaining the positive power. From those premise we realise that a and c must have the same sign, b on the other hand can be negative or positive. So only ac must be positive. Good luck with your prep. #Fall 2018 folks I hope we get more positive information like mfarad's own. 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Epithet: 5:03pm On Jan 25, 2018 |
I just want to say something that seems needed here though it has been reiterated over and over again. Let's put in at least a bit of an effort, I understand how the USA dream might seem overwhelming but like some of the gurus have said USA isn't running away, and some questions are better answered by your graduate coordinator, people here would do their sincere best for you but there's no general rule. If you ask a question here, you should ask the graduate coordinator the same question just today I mailed my graduate coordinator at LSU and we interchanged four to five mails, and I can tell you I was clarified. Secondly while you ask other questions here have it within you to start the simple search from Google at least you would always be surprised by what you would learn there. All I'm saying is we should be proactive to an extent. The forum also has salient answers to the diverse nature of enquiries you could sit back read the forum and take notes. You would be surprised by how much you would learn you might even become an instant Guru through this assiduous prep. For graduate students looking for school suggestions start with the "msinus" link then gradschools, gradcafe and a plethora of them. And please and please if you're just arriving to the scene read Femi321's post click on his username, there's a stepwise directive on what's hot and what's not  .I wish prospective students the best in their studies, life's battles doesn't always go to the stronger and wiser man the man who wins is the man who thinks he can. You think you can start with your own designated dig up for information and come the forum for clarification I am sure it would be a seamless process for both the enquirer and enquiree. Garcias 7 Likes |
| Education / Re: Mastercard Foundation Scholarship, Enter Here by Epithet: 3:15pm On Jan 20, 2018 |
kindaguy: This definitely depends on the particular school, as each application process differs slightly. Most likely you would have to create an account then depending on whether you're applying to undergraduate or postgraduate programs you would have a checklist. GRE, TOEFL, SAT as it applies to individual cases might be requirements or necessary addenda to increase your chances of admission. You should peruse whatever school's site you've decided to apply to though, get valuable information there. Mail your admission coordinator (graduate or undergraduate) for any discrepancies let's say you didn't meet up a particular cut-off as stated in the site. You would need to write a Statement of Purpose (SOP) you're better off taking important notes and writing a framework of what your SOP would look like from now. Also check the Canadian Student Visa Thread on this forum for salient information. Good luck with your application process, the Canadian Visa has gotten tricky so you might want to distinct your application from the pool of applicants they see every time, check up courses with prospective employments and see which one suits your profile. 3 Likes |
| Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Epithet: 3:03pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
stainless91:The practice questions has a good collection of standard verbal GRE questions, the quant is okay too but I would recommend the Manhattan 8 series for salient quant strategies. Try and get the Magoosh videos too, the explanations in both verbal and quant would go a long way to improve your pace, accuracy and elimination strategies, important GRE traits. Good luck with your prep. |
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