jamoyakz:
crazy and they will say Nigerians ain't intelligent... See Indians and their weak scores getting funding but our own na to dey do show man (rubbish )

Yes, Nigerians are so smart, we have won 50 Nobel prizes in the sciences . Taaah

Obyknow:
Hello,

Please which schools in the states gives a full scholarship to a master degree in petroleum or chemical engineering and how do I go about getting it.
Thanks.

Ekiti State University

LagosismyHome:


Thankfully the US process does not discriminate against pregnancy or family life ............ There are many working mothers or schooling mothers out there who cope with a newborn and same with New or existing fathers so this is a normal scenario . Millions have coped before him and millions will cope after . F2 Visa was also put to cover family life and dependant
Biggy911 you be fine

Good for them

Biggy911:
Hello to those in the USA, (Walspring, imperiux, Lagosismyhome
My wife (F2 Visa Holder) is coming to the USA next month to join me (Am F1 Visa Holder). She is pregnant (5 months).
Apart from my I-20 that stipulates I have Graduate Assistantship funding from my University, I hope she does not have to hold any additional document at the POE?

Any advice

wow!.. A poorly paid (compared to the national average) grad student has a pregnant wife coming over as a dependant; you do know how much Natural birthing is in the states abi . Who is footing the bill, How would you cater for a post pregnant woman, a new born, and still focus on school. There are lots of things that may, and will come up at the POE, plenty things!!!! Twoods, what sayest thou

abbeYhart:


Well said Femi. I work for the school here in US and in a very sensitive department. I have signed an undertaken not to disclose some sensitive information. It is not a good idea to disclose that here on a public forum so that is the reason why i said anyone should PM m

how further unsmart can you get . You signed "undertaken" (Yahoo boy's English) not to tell people the name of an accredited school?.. really??.. How stupid, do you think we all are here? , .. Take your one building visa mill school and shove it where the sun don't shine

bigfamo:

Okay... Let's leave it if that's how you see it.. I don't see it that way cus I called on him specifically to tutor me but he ran me down.. Anyway am sorry if it looked that way

, with a maybach or a Lamborghini's Aventador

bchi:
I'm not the one applying for it

Ah!... OK

bchi:


Thanks very much.
Is it necessary for the person to write SAT or GRE exams for going to embassy.
What are the requirements for before going to Embassy.

nné , if you don't know the difference between SAT and GRE, then you need baby steps .
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If you're in Lagos, make out time on one of your Wednesdays and take a stroll to the US embassy and attend the general orientation by Education USA. if you have nice stats (GPA, LOR etc), then you can get into their paid service; its fantastic .

Exciton:


Hehe. Most people don't know how far behind and hopeless our situation is. Hence the optimism.

I don't know much about economics to say anything useful. I know you're right about how globalization impedes industrial growth in underdeveloped countries and that globalization was in its infancy when Asian countries were growing. HOWEVER, comparative advantage or not, we need to start somewhere because I don't think we can ever become a developed nation without going through an enlightenment and industrialization age.

Only two ways of skipping an industrialization age that comes to mind (in my limited imagination) is: some mind blowing tech to create finished goods out of thin air which is unlikely, and the use of highly developed AI to do our manufacturing for us. The AI might as well rule/discard us as we would be utterly useless!

Anyways, I don't think any of these would happen. I also don't think we'll ever get to an enlightenment & fully industrialized age within the life time of Nigeria as a sovereign nation. I think we are already on an inevitable path to, yet again, become a colony and, this time around, be fully absorbed into a more developed nation or federation. I'm not an optimist!

most definitely true . when our folks are all bout "who book EPP".. 'life is all about the money ooh" etc etc, its hard to get optimistic...
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on another note, Transistors are getting smaller (now in the 30nm range), how much longer before we hit quantum city. are there any possibilities currently being researched by "your people"

safarigirl:
I don't even support the banning of rice.

I guess your own idea is that these Nigerians take their skills to countries that are already doing it? No need to waste time doing anything in Nigeria.

If the Chinese people had followed your argument, they would not be where they are today. They are not even being innovative by doing something new, but see where they are....but the black man always feels he has lost the race before he even puts on his shoes.

The Chinese did not innovate the product, they innovated the economics; Hinging on Large scale production techniques to beat down price to the barest minimum possible. The reason I use comparative advantage more instead of Innovation. I prefer to always be realistic, as see things as they are. We have exactly no comparative advantage yet in this country, and probably won't in a long time. I think the problem here is that you're not a science person, hence the positivism. Now , what does students have done is
1) Get the Hardware parts from China or USA
2)Piece the Hardware together functionally
3)Get open source flight control and aerodynamic firmware online.
4) Copy and paste this code on whatever flight controller, that they have bought and installed on their assembled hardware.
5) Get open source monitoring and tracking system to use for realtime testing and usage.
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What they have simple done is CTRL C + CTRL V with exactly zero input; they did not see it fit to add customized periphery e.g Image processing DSP for maybe agricultural systems, Security etc. There's no comparative advantage whatsoever in what they have done. and honestly the only way people improve is when they DO NOT celebrate mediocrity . Fine, they probably deserve an A in their project score, but to come and expect adulation and highest of praises, na lie
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cc Exciton omohayek , come and see your people

safarigirl:
we are not doing it to pass anybody, it is not a competition. We are doing it to help ourselves.

If more of this was encouraged, eventually funding will come. This defeatist behaviour is why we never go far in life.

No funds are coming, so, leave it. We should encourage it, make noise so that the right people will hear.

Everybody will eventually leave Nigeria to countries where the right noise was made and where will that get us? Nowhere.

You prefer to see it from an empathic point of view, and that is just fine, because we all need that positivism. But in this era of casino capitalism and big business, the world is really one cruel place, and that is why African countries would probably never have their own industrial revolution with Globalism and free trade being championed. Your argument reminds me of our rice policies in Nigeria, we don't have the comparative advantage to plant rice to sufficient international standards, yet we ban rice importation, and in the end, what we have is endless smuggling, re-bagging, and state governors doing photo ops with foreign rice, claiming it is homegrown. The simple fact that a man in Rwanda can bring German machines to his village with the tap of his phone buttons, means that if you can't keep quiet and out-innovate the Germans, then all your noise will end up in debilitating hunger

safarigirl:
is Unilag a University of Technology?

It's not a big deal for them, but it should be. This is a country that hardly produces anything, they have the chance to, but some people think it's not a big deal, so why bother?

Mentality that has stagnated us

it's not a big deal, because we don't have cost advantage. I remember trying to build a High voltage DC power supply in school, and the whole thing was costing me upwards of $100.. I went to Alibaba(Chinese retailer), and saw an even better and safety standards approved unit for $4.. yes $4... Now why wouldn't anybody in his right sense go for a factory assembled god damn cheap alternative. There's really nothing that we'll do, that is new under the sun, or that will give us a competitive edge over well established giants ... .. this is casino capitalism and honestly no one gives even the slightest f*cks ...go to http://hackaday.io, and see mad ass projects by Nigerians and people all over the world, and even they don't see it to make noise

safarigirl:
FUTO is apparently the only University of Technology that its students can actually construct these items

I hardly see other Universities of Technology students who have designed drones, tricycles or anything technological

you don't see other universities, because it is not considered so much of deal, as it is already existing technology. Some Unilag students had their own version of an Unmanned aerial vehicle sometime around last year; some OAU guys did some image processing Task assisting drone... etc etc.. It's not a big deal for them, so they don't come one for d*ck measuring contests with some village boys who see a drone as the peak of their student lives

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Pearl93:
Lmfaooo �����������. Don't sound so hurt nigger. I do understand the pain you are going through. Life would turn out well for you ok.

Of course I am a vain, very beautiful, very brilliant young lady. I do have every reason to be proud.

I'm sorry your life is miserable and you didn t have a privileged upbringing. It's no fault of mine.

Blame your parents for whatever chaos your life emanated from.

Now take this to the V.O you fucking retard�.

I'm done of course with this thread. So any reply you post after this shall not be seen. Anyone who wants to ask me anything can send me a direct message.

very brilliant indeed. With the UK churning out 40% first class on a yearly basis, it won't be long before universities in the US, begin to scrutinize and reject British degrees on the basis of Grade inflation .
EDIT: I wish you good luck in your future endeavours, as I don't believe in karma; but the damage done to future applicants is done already

LagosismyHome:


This statement here is on Nairaland i see this .... I know so many born and breed Nigerians that only speak one language which is English . Most of the schooling in Nigeria are in English . Is there any primary or secondary school that teaches all the subject is a language other than English

So not sure why I see this comment that English is not the native language in Nigeria. ..... sorry to divert off topic but I always wondered about that comment

, the caveat phrases to my comment included
.(1) "Most Nigerians" (2) "Third World Country situation ".
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1)A whole Lot of Nigerians including me, had their language foundations built in the " not so great" public schools of Nigeria. It is not new knowledge that Nigeria's public school teachers have quite the horrible track record, and most wouldn't even pass a basic competency test (case in point, Kaduna state ). In this situation, I really wouldn't expect anyone of my comrades from public schools to have this internationally accepted command of the English language; there would be no doubt to their intelligence, but the English fit come out "one kain" .
2) Bar the corporate sector and urban life in big cities like Lagos and abuja, A whole lot of Nigerians have no use of the English language; from the bright eyed eager soul in ariara market, to the busy streets of idi-oro, in mushin, to the open markets of dutse in Jigawa, most Nigerians are conversing in pidgin and their native tounge, and no chaos is coming out of it.

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Above all, the "who e EPP" culture in Nigeria is putting the final nails in the coffin of English language In Nigeria; The harsh economic realities have put us all in survival mode, if it doesn't bring money of hedonistic gratification, then "e no make sense". " if your grammar no bring money who e EPP", , "shey olamide know English no" etc. and this isn't just English language, there really isn't any incentive for intellectual development in Nigeria, we all just want to make money anyhow as e be, get married and pump out babies to continue the cycle.
Finally, when a young Nigerian, who has had to survive all his life, has some difficulty with the English language, it really isn't his/her/xe/their fault; the jungle has no use for Language .

Princefame1:


You are taking this thing personal. Free the girl jor!

.. I didn't Tie her down before sir

Pearl93:
One thing i have to say is your looks matter a looot. These people have to interview a lot of people every day. They dont have time for story. One look at You, And they already know if you are real or fake.

I have had to drum this over the years and more especially to rich kids like you, The consular officers at Walter carrington are not looking at your dressing, a whole lot of them get passed around from countries to countries, they have seen the good bad and ugly when it comes to human apparel, so they are not you and other condescending Nigerians who are going to look down on a man just because he has decided no to "dress well" according to your standards.

Then your spoken English as well.

One guy was shouting at a V.O today. Saying something about coming back home to make Maggie... lol. It was so funny.

At this point, you remind me of Milo Yiannopoulous, who thinks because he has a British accent and says stupid things, then he is smarter than "Liberals" . The Visa officers have pretty much made most of their decision, by the time they run through your DS-160, and insofar you can communicate in basic English, they have no problem with you. English is not the native language of Nigerians, and for most Nigerians it has had to become a second Language due to circumstances in a third world country situation that we live in. The sensible, and not condescending folks like you, at Walter carrington know this, and hence it is always reiterated that your only reason for coming is to ascertain the validity of your claims and not to "size you up"

Another guy was asked what he would do after his degree and he said he wants to come home. Come home and do what? He couldn't answer.

In the 1 hour I stood there, it was easy for me to predict those who would be approved and those who would be denied.

And all my guesses turned out right. It's not about prayers. The people I was with prayed. I am an atheist. I dont believe in prayers, god or luck. Just hard work and dedication.

I'm irreligious myself (and consider some atheists asshøles anyway), and if a person gains psychological confidence by praying, then how is it anybody's business, the very idea by some atheist that they need to be killjoys ,and like the Grinch who stole Christmas, and shoot down religious folks is just plain st*pid. If a kid believing in Santa makes him happy, then leave him alone, he poses no harm to the state. So also, if your a VI's applicant wants to pray, let him find emotional comfort in doing so, Çest Fini.

You don't need to wear a suit. You can look very good in a shirt and trousers.

Your look is the first good thing. Your spoken English is next. I heard some people speak and I told myself if I were the V.O, I won't approve these ones.

and that is why your spoilt and condescending bratty self isn't a Visa officer. Honestly, are clothes the only things that give your life meaning . The great folks at Walter carrington are not looking for well dressed folks to approve, and quite frankly it's because well dressed folks have constantly tried to con the US embassy, that's why we have to go and stand for interviews there. I'll stress this again, The consular officers do not give s damn about your dressing; if you have filled your DS-160 and have proven yourself to be a genuine Student, that you don't have to wear givenchy shirt for nothing biko

Speak clearly, distinctly and like a graduate

I wonder what you'll have to say about my wonderful Indian friends who decide to have their interviews in English , na Im be say you for deport all of them join

Don't dress up in bend down select clothes and think one V.O won't notice how cheap you look.

Wear a nice shirt or gown, put on very light make up and put a glasses on your face to give you a more serious appearance .

At this point, you have proven yourself to be a Vain condescending woman, your life revolves around clothes and class, Poor brilliant folks looking to make a difference and move up the socio economic class, do not deserve any chance by the like of you . SHAME !!!! SHAME!!!. FOR SHAME!!!. Fortunately, the embassy isn't filled with punks like you, they understand and see a life a whole lot differently, and only want to determine the validity of your claims to a US Visa. Once again SHAME ON YOU!!!

Luck or prayer don't do shit. Everyone I went in with prayed except me. None of them got it

And some people who prayed after you certainly got, as I know for a fact that you were definitely not the only person granted a visa.
THE ONLY LESSON FROM YOUR POST IS THAT YOU'RE A VAIN, CONDESCENDING AND EUGENIC INDIVIDUAL, WHO PURPOSELY LIED TO OBTAIN VISA AND IS CLAIMING HIGH MORAL GROUNDING AGAINST OTHER RELIGIOUS FOLKS. YOUR MILITANT ATHEISM IS CONDESCENDING AND SILLY , YOU SHOULD FILL YOUR LIFE WITH MORE PURPOSE OTHER THAN YOUR NAUSEATING BRITISH ACCENT AND CLOTHING
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CC - abujaniv lagosNIV visaofficer justwise- PEOPLE HAVE BEGUN CLAIMING BOYFRIENDS AS UNCLES TO OBTAIN VISAS BY FRAUDENT MEANS ; AUTOMATIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING SHOULD BE APPLIED FOR ALL WHO PRESENT ACCOUNTS WITH DIFFERENT SURNAME THAN THEIRS.

your essay has too much unnecessary "grammar". the simple truth is that there simply aren't enough jobs in Canada (even Canadian citizens are looking to cross over to obodo america) . Ask yourself, how come Nigerians who have moved to america don't encounter all these fairy tales you have written; SIMPLE!, there are just about enough jobs to go round and get to the "Butt scratching" African migrant.

femi312:
Its just so sad. Imagine you paying for Phd and your lab mates are enjoying 'free' money. That thought alone can cause depression.

when other smaller schools will guarantee funding for 4 years + very nice fellowships and travel allowances. There are many stories of how Professor XYZ will promise heaven and earth for funding, then along the line, either the grant doesn't go through, or the little he gets goes towards his Post Docs and senior doctoral students and you're just left hanging and begging for any lab to accept you ..

Time2Smile:

He posted the information before he went for the interview, and We advised him not to pay for PhD and to defer his admission to Fall for better funding opportunity.

I remember him saying some current students assured him that he would be funded once he arrives, but if all that fails, He is prepared to pay for the spring semester until funding becomes available in Fall.

I just think We are sometimes a little too eager to leave Nigeria for the USA. However, that's easy for me to say, isn't it?

I don't even want to imagine the stress of quals, thesis selection, long lab hours and frustration now coupled with running around for money ... lot's of public schools won't even admit if they know that those federal and state $$$ won't be enough for funding doctoral candidates.

thefacelessguy:
VO: Who is paying your bills?
Me: ( I wasn't expecting this but I just answered naturally...God just helped me at this point)
I've been working for 2 years after graduation, so I've been saving up for school( I submitted my personal statement to school so it reflected on my I-20 as personal funds of less than $7k) but I would be supported by Uncle who works as a Drilling Engineer at Total E&P( at this point, she was obviously not listening)
As soon as I mentioned personal funds, her attention just went off to the I-20 which reflected the funds.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO don't tell me that you're going to pay for a PhD in Electrical engineering!!!!!!!!.... NO NO NO .. if so then this is very very very sad ..... Never pay for a STEM PhD; never ever ever ever ever ever pay; no funding, no school

shogz89:
am not saying who you quoted was right about apples/otedola's worth. But are you saying a subsidiary cannot be independently quoted??

you're dragging the argument somewhere else.. iPhone isn't quoted in any exchange in the world.. that was my simple point.. if apple wants to float iPhone as a financial instrument, that's their business... but as of now that we speak, nothing of the sort exists... don't try to be clever by half.

doctorpromise:
Apple have other products besides iPhone. The guy specifically said iPhone stock. Can you provide the figure for that?

and does iPhone have its own exclusively traded shares.. it's under a parent company called apple... honestly 2018 is coming.. please have some sense before tommorow

Ayodejioak:
Femi Oyedola is rich enough to buy 25% of iPhone's stock. Fact that he doesn't flaunt one at social gatherings might be due to cyber security and social privacy reason!
Poster - oya, receive sense!

Apples Market Cap is over $500Billion and 25% == $125 Billion... Who dashed otedola that kind of money... it is you who should receive mega amount of sense

Chidinho10:



I disagree with you on this. People have gotten visas through loans on this thread. Someone had for Carnegie Mellon and another for MBA (I don't know the name of the school). Also, Indians take loans and still get visas.

... didn't you hear Carnegie Mellon.. That's an example of super ranked ranked i mentioned in my first point, and any right thinking person would know that taking a loan for a high ranked major at a high ranked college globally is sensible.... If you take this loan story with a school like Morgan state university, Blue paper certification, straight away

Fwesh101:

I'm having same issue with you
My problem now is how do I tell them at the embassy that I'm getting a loan from USA to sponsor my school �

RED FLAG!!!
1. You're not going to a super top ranked college or an ivy league, so the VO no go even look your face two times.
2. Unless you're trying to pull a fast one on your co-signer and dump the loan responsibility on them, then you're going to have to get a job in America and pay back over a considerably long period of time (IMMIGRANT INTENT ALERT!!!!!!!).
... This whole loan story would not sell even to the Consulate Interns that are still "gingered" by their new job.
PS: I'm not a VO, so my opinions are just opinions, they don't count towards anything

Larox:
Imperioux, others have done it before.
I have seen PhD holders going for first degree again.

Pls see other point you can correct here, others are learning from this trend.

if you want receive advice that you want and sounds good to you like an echo chamber, please go and meet an agent.....On this thread, you will be told the truth , no matter how bitter or unpleasing it sounds to you

Albertone:
Thanks alot,I appreciate

No problem sire... also, one last thing.. when you finally join the paid EducationUSA circle, Ask them about the USAP program, push for it and apply.

Albertone:
Thank you very much,sir!What if I managed to secure a scholarship?Is the cost of preparation in Nigeria not pocket-friendly?Is the cost of living in the US also extemely expensive too?

There aren't lots of scholarships exactly for Undergrad applicants as universities tend to be "Needs Blind". Most scholarships I know of are awarded by external agencies, e.g MasterCard, USAP etc, But these scholarships are very fierce and they take only the best of the very bests on the continent. If you're young (<=18) you can apply for community college, the fees are very very cheap, and later on you can transfer to a university.
Cost of preparation may include all or some of the following
1) A Nigerian Passport - 35,000NGN
2) SAT 1 Exam - 50,000NGN
3) SAT 2 Exam (optional )- 50,000NGN
4) application Fees (average of $100 per school)- if you're applying to let's say 5 schools - 180,000NGN(You can apply for tuition waver sha )
5) Miscellaneous- 30,000 NGN
Total - approx 300,000-350,000NGN
Solution - Drag yourself down to Walter carrington on Wednesday for the EducationUSA counselling. After the general session, You can join them for one on one sessions for about 35,000 NGN, its way better than meeting an agent, or constantly coming online. EducationUSA is the excellent solution for you sir

bushlance:
Visa delayed today.
Vo : Why are you gong to the US
Me: I am going for a master in Project Management at Morgan state university.
Vo: What do you do?
Me : I am a GIS Technician with XYZ
vo: GIS?
Me : Geographical information systems technician
Vo : what do you do?
Me: (stammered here) I interpret maps and GIS data for clients, I also make diagrammatic representation of field data on paper.
Vo: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: 3 and I named them.
Vo : Did all these schools give you admission
Me : yes
Vo: so why Morgan
Me: Morgan offers an interdisciplinary course for professionals who wish to grow in their career, In addition to this masters I will bag 2 professional certifications ( I named them) after my program.
Vo: So the others schools don't offer those certifications ?
Me: Yes they don't.

1: You applied to all three schools knowing fully well that one only offered what you really wanted didn't sell to well to our dear VO,other tangible things like research groups and Possibility for Assistantship, and Industry Exposure would probably have sold

Vo : What will this degree do for you?
Me : It will equip me to launch in the managerial level of my career, ( I went blank here)
He was typing.

Nothing too bad here, every wants career advancement, but you could have done a lil bit better sir

Vo: So did you write any standardised exams
Me : No ( I was explaining but he was typing)
Vo: No?
Me: Yes no. For my course a standardised exam is not required. Rather I am to take a comprehensive project management exam in my last semester.

At this point, your fate was pretty sealed and doubt was cleared from our dear VO's mind, He just wasn't ready to buy your explanation , more especially if he did a quick glance at your schools website

Vo : who is paying
Me: my uncle.
Vo : I am sorry blablabla.

Your fate was already sealed, this was just for future reference sake, if you reapply, and give another story other than "uncle", you'll raise even more deadly red flags.

Guys kind criticise this transcript and advice cos I am reapplying. School resumed 22nd of January.

Maybe you'll meet a nicer VO, and articulate your points better when you reapply