twinskenny:
think is location dependent

essayHelp:
What is the current cost of a building plan? How much did you get yours?
Thanks

Tojued:
Finally bought my first t-bills! 241 days at 13.5%. Used afrinvest so everything was transacted via email, did not need to leave my office. But that took custody fee of 0.35% sha.

sheeda995:

Good day sir, please sir, what do you mean by making ones research outstanding? am about to start my MSC project, I want to be sure of how to make it outstanding in order to get funding for my PHD, please is it the topic that matters or content, or type of research?

Tecnalia, the first private research center in Spain (

http://www.tecnalia.com/en/
), is looking for one Ph.D. candidate to join the Smart Grids and Energy Storage Area, within the Energy and Environment Department.

Overall issues associated with this PhD thesis proposal where the PhD work can be carried out include:
• new smart grids topologies and control architectures
• control strategies for distributed generation (diagrams, conflicts between controllers, etc.)
• algorithms to optimise smart grids operation;
• identification of new control and monitoring variables which shall contribute to guarantee the grid stability and security with high penetration of non-manageable energy and distributed resources
• analysis of new ancillary services that could be provided by the distributed generation through these new control strategies.

The application deadline for the Ph.D. grant is June 11th and the eligible candidates must fulfill the following criteria:

• Degree and Specialisation: Master's or equivalent degree in Engineering required to enter the PhD programme: Electrics, electronics and automation or similar specialisation.
• English Advanced level (speaking and writing skills)
• IT skills: knowledge of power and control electric systems simulation programmes such as (Power Factory/PSS®E, Simulink/SimPowerSystems) and of programming languages (Matlab, Python).

The detailed information about the position and the link to submit the application can be found here

http://www.tecnalia.com/images/stories/Becas-Doctorado/2017/Beca%20Doctorado%20DEMA%20Operacion%20y%20Control%20redes%202017_EN.pdf


If any questions or further details needed, do not hesitate to contact us in the following email address: julia.merino@tecnalia.com

Dear Colleagues,

Two Ph.D. positions are available in the ECE department at Louisiana State University, starting from Spring 2018 (or fall 2017).

1) The first position is focused on cyber-security, IOT, cyber-physical security and big data applied to electric power systems. Applicants need to have a solid background in mathematical modeling, linear algebra, LMI in system and control theory, and optimization programming.

2) The second position is in the field of power system protection and relaying, real-time digital power system simulator, design, testing and implementation of protective relays.

Candidates with a master degree in the related fields are preferred. The selected students will receive full financial supports, i.e., stipend and tuition waiver.

Interested candidates should send a copy of their CV to Dr. Barati at mbarati@uh.edu.

Sincerely,

Masoud Barati, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering Department
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA, 70808

EmanA1928:


This is not necessarily correct. Some schools will exempt one from english language tests if you possess a masters degree from the UK. always check the departmental website or university website if in doubt. Eg, university of mississippi and university of wisconsin will exempt one from IELTS/TOEFL if you have a masters degree from the UK.

dossylvanus:
Hi guys. I have a really stupid question to ask.

I want to study in the uk for my master's degree, after which I will proceed for a PhD in the USA. Do I need to write any English tests assuming my plan works out?

Because I saw on some University Web pages that some teaching assistanships would still require English proficiency test scores from international students regardless of where they study.

Help me out guys.


By the way I've been a silent follower of this thread since God knows when. My original plan was to apply to several us schools. The University of Georgia was top of my list. But I changed my mind and am applying for the Chevening and aCommonwealth Shared Scholarships. Amurika coming up soon.

Time2Smile:
I just finished my GRE, all I can say is Whao, Full report loading.

EmanA1928:
Good morning and a happy Sunday to everyone. Want to ask especially for those that have submitted applications in the past for masters or PhD(whether successful or not).
How long does it usually take to hear back from schools one applied to especially as an international student?
Thanks

TJ0987:
Hello Guys,

Took the powerprep test again this weekend, and got a score of 154 for quantitative (I skipped the verbal section as advised by my good friend Amofum, so i can focus more on quant).

I am not there yet, and i still feel bad that i can't make 161 like some people on this platform, but at least, i realize that even though i still have a long way to go, I am not where i was yesterday. Slow and steady...

Regards, and thanks to all those who reached out...your words strengthen me.

seeker88:
Hello mates,

Please is there anyone who's currently preparing with the GRE Kaplan online test (the MST tests) or who has prepared with it b4?? The scores i get in my practice test are not encouraging at all (max of 156 in Quant, and 150 in Verbal). It appears the MST tests are more difficult than the real test...?

Biko who has used this to prepare for the GRE test, and how does your real test score compares to your Kaplan MST scores?

Also, there's this app (prep4GRE) i stumbled on in Playstore which I think is cool, but dunno how relevant it is for my preparation....please, who knows how relevant that app is for GRE preparation

Thanks my people...

sirRiddy:
goodluck drhopeful with rewriting
We 'supporters club' stand gidigba for your back

CSSPATRICK:
Hello @ everyone on this forum. I want to first of all thank you guys for the kind of informative posts and comments u make here. Kudos for the good job.

I have few questions please.

I want to know if anyone here have had his tier 4 visa application processed recently within 10 working days without paying for the so called priority service.

Secondly, from experience gathered so far, what can you say that the rate of UK visa rejection is like and the predominant reasons.

Thirdly, I will like to I identify with anyone heading to or already in Newcastle. Need some info about travelling arrangements and stuffs like that.

Kindly PM me,

Thank you.

worrisome:
Finally the worry is over... just collected my visa... thank God and success to those that are still expecting.

drhopeful:
So I also wrote the GRE and would love to share my experience. First of all, I am very disappointed with my scores. Infact, I have been very depressed since I got my official scores. Granted I am not very good in Verbal/Writing but I believe I can still get decent scores.

I wrote GRE on August 4 in Port Harcourt. I had to travel from Akwa Ibom to Rivers that morning. Left my house at about 5.30am so I could beat all the PH traffic. Got to the venue about 1.5hrs early. Check in started at about 9am and took almost 2 hours.

I finally got to my seat and immediately exam nerves kicked in. Staggered and managed to get on with the issue essay. Wrote for about 20+ mins before I realized I had misread the topic. No time to remedy. I believe I would have scored a 3 here. For the argument, I barely had time to collect my thoughts. I basically ended up asking questions without answers that would weaken or strengthen the argument. Big poo.... I believe I would have scored a 4 here. Finally AW result....3.5 vs 4.5 I was targeting.

I got 3 wicked verbal sections. So tough that I could not tell which was experimental section. Even the TCs and SEs were so convoluted talkless of those long recondite RCs....bloody hell. The RCs were all about american revolution history and arts nonsense, I just could not understand them at all. Anyway, I ended up with an abysmal 150. My target was 155.

I consider myself a fair maths guru but those quant questions, while not so tough, needed more time to solve. I found myself running out of time. Had to guess on some complex questions and move on. I ended up with 162. I was targeting 165.

I was studying on and off for a few months, never really had enough time to be honest. I work full time and still have to care for a husband and child. It should not be an excuse, but its really tough managing a family, working and still having to study.

Special thanks to sirriddy. That guy is so selfless, was never tired of listening to my whinings. Kept encouraging me to push on. May God continue to bless him.

I really salute the likes of nastydamus and babisho! Kudos to you guys for your scores. I envy you both.

I am considering rewriting but very nervous. I am a PhD hopeful; I know my scores are not good enough and will taint the other excellent parts of my application.

I have a question to ask..... I had reported those scores to my schools. Won't it affect my chances even if i rewrite and achieve better scores?

P.S. Pardon my typo/grammatical errors. I am typing from a phone.

justwise:


You follow the school time table for everything, pass all your modules, start your final project on time and submit on time.

There you go.

justwise:

June.

spacyzuma:
T

Late July is early.
So estimate late July to early September.

nastydamus:
Hi everyone,

Been following this thread, although from the shadows. Wanted to write the GRE this month but couldn't get a slot anywhere in PH so I had to travel to Lagos to write on the 13th.

Got to the JKK building quite early and then the wait and anxiety started; can't say why but I was feeling uneasy about the test, not like it was going to be my first or last exam in this life sef.

Anyway, as we joined the queue to be screened before commencing the test, the people that were screened first had already started typing away. I got to my computer and started typing too (#50k no be play o, plus transport fare and hotel bills). After the AWA section (which looked rather fair to me), I got down to the first verbal; it must have been the experimental part because boy, was that section harrrrrd (ets should try to leave that type for last na).

It sort of destabilized me but I soldiered on o (again, #50k + siblings), 'attacking' the quantitative section that followed and the others after that. Altogether, it was quite an experience sha. After everything: V 157, Q 164, AWA: 4.5 (I expected more in the AWA but well...).

Very helpful were the Official ETS guide (for AWA, V & Q), Memrize App (for vocab building), the Magoosh Videos (regular and premium) and also Powerprep and Manhattan Six online Tests (to simulate the actual test in terms of timing and, to an extent, difficulty).

There you have it friends...my hustle only just started as I'm looking at UIUC, CMU and PU (God dey o). Thanks to all contributors on this thread, every single one of you.

PS. Just got my TOEFL score: 111. I used the ETS official guide and watched some noteful videos on YouTube. Couldn't even practise with the ETS software because I didn't have enough time, wrote the TOEFL test on the 15th.

Good luck to all future test takers, you can do better.

Y2244:
I have really benefited from this thread and I thought I should post the transcript of my interview that took place today, Friday 22nd.


VO: Let me have your passport and I-20

VO: Why did you choose to go to University of Texas at Austin.

Me: UT Austin is the best University for graduate studies in Petroleum Engineering. Additionally, they have an unmatched reservoir simulation research group and I have been in correspondence with the director of the research group, Prof. Kamy Sepehrnoori and he has agreed to take me as an RA,on my request, with an initial agreement I won't be receiving any form of financial assistance since I have an external scholarship from the Nigerian Government, through PTDF and I have the award letter here for your sighting if need be.

VO: Your Visa has been approved bla bla bla.

Abimmbolar:
@square66,ojap and everyone.. .. Thanks guys, I appreciate. Am beginning to check for less competitive schools to have a proper chance for the assistantship . although, I decide to still keep University of Illinois to be the strongest list, then Florida state University . Can someone teach me how to search /find out other means to be very sure about the GA of schools. Using Google, am getting some positive vibes about University of Illinois GA... And I don't want to decive myself by what posted on their website. Pls help me on the best ways to search and verify.... Thanks guys.

femi321:
Visa Approved in Lagos today 1pm.interview was less than 1min. It still like a dream, I need to sleep and wake up first..Transcript loading...

ponpon:
SirRiddy asides from the view scores link on the gre website, how can you view your awa performance, and know how you arrived at your average score, because score I see no be for here oooooooh

MacMaster01:


Hi bro, they give soft copies of the admission letters conditional or unconditional, you can mail the admissions inquiry team they'll be of good help.

MacMaster01:

lol, imperial college; control systems or university of manchester; Advanced control and systems engineering, these are the best schools for I&C, but if u are looking for schools with the exact name "instrumentation and control" try university of derby or huddersfield.

cc: Emaimo