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Sgttanner:
thanks for your reply.. But come to think of it... Even if those are the best results... What's my gain hiding the rest... It doesn't make any sense(maybe you didn't take your time to read and understand what i wrote up there very well) ... During my time in school, we were given some results during some semesters while during some semesters, they paste the results... I only have the ones of the semesters that we were given... For example... During my set, our 400l first and second semester result was pasted.. We were not given... So that's the point I was trying to make and if not for the *ONE YEAR PLUS AASU STRIKE* I won't be here asking this kinda question... Would have walked directly into the school and collect all the docs I need... Thanks for your reply anyways... I am not trying to outsmart the school.. I am only trying to explain the situation I find my self

The bolded is still not clear to me, which school did you attend please? Never heard of universities that give results, results are always pasted and if you need your transcript you can always request for it and this transcript will contain all your results from part one. Most federal schools like OAU, unilag ETC paste all results and you can also check your result online whenever you need it. I am sorry I cant relate with your story. Try to request for a transcript from your school, you cant apply for graduate school abroad with incomplete transcript or results.

Sgttanner:
Gurus please come to my aid na... Glad i learnt that some schools accepts unofficial transcripts... But I am having a problem... My results from 100l to 500l that I have with me isn't complete but I have my certificate... Please can I attach my 100l rain semester and 500l harmattan result since they are the first and last result I got respectively while in school and attach it with my certificate all together and present it as my unofficial transcript... Please gurus, can this work??...

Isnt complete? Or maybe those are your best semesters and you feel you can outsmart the system? Just sit down and think for yourself, does this make sense to you? Why is the result not complete? Schools give results by semester now? Rat ate part of it? Go get your full result

imperiouxx:
That why they say not everyone deserves help.

Its just sad that some nuisance will deny credible students the opportunity to get help..We cany only ignore though

oluwagarri:
there are even so many bigger fools than i thought in this forum, some people dont knw the difference between a forum and a privately held website for various topics like stackoverflow.

You need information but you have insulted like 2 or more people already,Just continue this kind of behavior, its the best

Bobo419:
Good afternoon everyone,

I've been following this thread for few weeks now. I need help at this point. Please, if you can, I'd appreciate it.

So I'm trying to apply to some schools in the states and I'm stuck at the point of statement of purpose. Did some research and it looks quite a bit uneasy like I'd thought it would be.

Please, I'm open to suggestions and advise from everyone. Or if I can get a sample SOP to leverage on, I certainly won't mind either.

Apologies for disturbing you'll. I look forward to someone helping me.

Thanks.

Sometimes, you need to learn how to fish and not depend on asking people for fish. Google is a great engine most people like you ignore and its very sad. You need to be proactive and not depend on people to get some basic info. A quick google search would have given you numerous sample SOPs.If you are planing for graduate school and you cant make good use of google, then you are not ready.In graduate school, there are days you will have to use google just to find a grain out of a bag of grains yourself, so the earlier you start getting use to that the better. Anyway see link below for a good sop you can use as guideline, for your own good, don't copy it. Once you are done writing yours, you can send it to people to help you proof read it and see if its good enough.You can also put ''sop for masters in bla bla bla'' in google. https://crunchprep.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/Sample-Statement-of-Purpose-CrunchPrepGRE.pdf

adeniyitijani:
Pls I have done my master in unilag, and I want to further my PhD in USA. Which sets of universities can I choose from to study Chemistry and does not require TOEFL and GRE.

You dont sound like a serious student right now..you want to go do Phd in a one building school? You have your own tuition? Because that is the kind of school that will not require any exam from you. You are not ready, when you are ready, @oludare should be your guy, he is in that field

Trice2:
Good evening all.Am actually new here(a total novice)

I have a degree already in Education accounts and I want to apply to Morgan state university for a Masters of Social Work (MSW). The school didn't require GRE and TOEFL only asked for my transcript to be evaluated by Wes, 3 recommendation letters and a statement of purpose.

My question: is it necessary I still write GRE and can I also use my dads pension statement which is really high for sponsors account statement?

Please I will appreciate additional information from the gurus in the house concerning the steps to take, school,course and other processes involved.Thanks.

You dont need to write any test if the school didnt require it but then you might want to consider how you will explain that to a VO. Mind you, some people have gotten their visas without writing any test why others had to write one to show to the VO they are serious students. That decision is yours to make. And No you cant use your dads pension statement as SOA since pension statement is not readily available cash. I doubt your school will accept that as proof of finance.

Akuta28:
Please house, I want to ask a quick question... my uncle is my sponsor, could that be an issue for visa denial?

No its not

ProfOjah1234:
Thanks dear.. I was able to get one from the school library which I'd return on the 8th of January and I got another downloadable one from one of the sites femi gave here. I'm vigorously searching for the third one and how to get it at a cheaper rate.

Thanks all,

You welcome

happyroyalty:
Thanks for the information but it will be of great help if you state the full name of school you are referring to than abbreviating it, thanks.

This is funny, just by typing KAUST in google would have shown you KAUST means King Abdullah University of Science & Technology. You need to be proactive.

Femmyfes:
Good PM to the entire house... I'm currently following this site daily to know more about traveling experience, I have chosen to study Economics in the California state University east bay and my I 20 and admission Packages were available but my question goes does... Since my school is resuming on the 20th September and yet the agent doing the documents for me his yet to fill Ds-160 not to talk of booking appointment with the embassy. Please highlight and enlighten me more cause I'm confused as he keeps saying make I chill.

Your case is like putting the cart before the horse, if only you had read this thread initially, you will never use an agent. Sad part is, the said agent is even filling DS form for you.Are you not a graduate? You cant read? sigh.. So how do you intend to answer visa interview questions accurately? Secondly, your school resuming September 20 doesn't sound like a good school to me. Most good schools resume in August.Take charge of your own destiny

ProfOjah1234:
Guys.. Where can someone get a used textbook at a cheaper rate. Seems amazon prices are killing...

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check http://www.valorebooks.com/, they always have cheaper books. Also you don't really need to buy if the textbook wont be that useful after your program, you can always borrow textbooks in your school Library for the whole semester. Alternatively, ask colleagues who have gone through the class to lend you theirs for the semester or download online at http://gen.lib.rus.ec if you don't find it there, you cant find it anywhere except there is a miracle.

TWoods:
Doing great my man! Keeping busy as well. How are you doing? In the states now? I should try to catch up with some of you here in person to be honest.

I pity the person you end up catching up with..Lool...Just kidding

Iwillcross:
Hi everyone typing from a broken heart.. I applied for f1 visa us n was denied this August using a community college pls I need advice it's my first time the school will resume 5th of September should I apply for a new school a university or m just confused pls help
cos as much as I will love to study m also desperate to leave this country cos I don't ve a job yet studying n returning will definitely get me a good job in Nigeria since m going for IT

Its good that you know where your problem lies. Ditch that community college and apply to a proper university. I still don't understand why people go to community college from Nigeria in the first place. I understand that the situation of Nigeria is bad, don't let desperation push you to stagnancy.Let me ask you, after community college, what next? Put in the work required to gain admission to a good school and don't refire anything. The grass is not always green on the other side

ProfOjah1234:
Thanks femi.. People here also said the same thing about BOA checking account for students with GA, and I confirmed it aswell from a lady i booked an appointment with in the bank.. But the phone carrier stuff mheen I jonzed, I chose Metro PCs cos it was the cheapest I could see around me and it $36 monthly with free MB maybe 100MB or so..

Thanks for this info brother..

You welcome but if you can port that Metro PCs to another cheaper carrier, its better. $36 withhout data is rip off. Lyca is even $19 with that same 100mb, thats like $17 dollars different. That 17dollars will buy you Turkey and chicken that you will eat for a month. If you dont have Lyca or ultra in the state you are, You should try Tmobile $27 per month will will still save you some bucks. You dont need to change your number, just port

ponpon:
exactly sir

See the post I made sometimes ago below

Depending on which state you are going, your best bet is Lycamobile's $19 plan,its cheap and its going to serve you till when you settle and you decide to choose other carrier or plan. The $19 plan comes with 100mb data,unlimited calls and text within the US. You can also call about 60 countries too, but Nigeria is not included. You can only call Nigeria's landline on the $23 plan and higher plans. You can try Tmobile's $27 plan too which comes with unlimited call and text within US but no data, the $45 tmobile plan comes with 3gig data. But if you ask me, Lycamobile's $19 is the way for a new student till you settle and decide to choose any other plan or carrier. You can always port from carrier to carrier within 1day. If you are not driving soon, you don't need to worry about data since most apartment (all utilities included) and schools have wifi you can always connect automatically too.You should order the lycamobile plan on there website and it comes with a free sim, with that one guy in the mall wont scam you to pay activation fee/sim etc. I am always an advocate of do it yourself except the issue requires an expertise you don't have.

imperioux made mention of ultramobile or so, you can check them out too. If you have a GA or you will be receiving monthly deposit of not less than $200 I think, Bank of America checking account is the best for me, no charge, nothing. But if you wont be receiving monthly deposit in the account you plan to open, each month you dont receive a deposit you will be charged $25. In that case you can check wells fargo too but I have no ideal about there service. And mind you account in the US do enter negative and you will be charged $35 for each overdraft.

For the new guys, you dont need to wait till when you can afford a car to get a driving license. Its advisable to get your license as soon as possible so that, when you eventually get a car, your insurance bill is not neck cutting. In most cases, the older your license the lesser you pay for insurance. Mind you, some states wont give you a license unless you show prove of car insurance, in that case you can always get the restricted license which allows you to only drive rented cars, I believe that counts too when you eventually get a car and decide to change the reatricted license.Ultimately, Always ask questions from people around you who have gone through this stage you are , ignorance is not an excuse. Goodluck in the Semester

ponpon:
Anyone who can help just some kind words about: phone + sim, sim and a bank account..gracias...need some naija based experience info

Your question is not clear, do you want info about best mobile carrier and bank to use as a student in the US?

Yildiz:
Please I have some questions.

I wish to apply for Fall 2018 and as you know deadline of most schools is in december but we are adviced to send ours applications as early as possible. My question is; I intend to re-write GRE by November, sans that can I apply as early as october, are GRE scores asked during application? or they just wait for the official results from ETS?

You are good to start your application in October, some schools require you to input your result in the application portal while some dont. Either case you should be fine since they will still wait to receive your official GRE score until they review your application. You can start your application by october and chase your LOR providers during that time since LOR is one of the materials that delay completion of application.

imperiouxx:
Common sense should have told you that my initial post only addressed the possibility within the context of the question asked. It's sad that people with ulterior motive always associate bad intentions to everything others do.

@your question,



Yes, I'm willing to hand my daughter to a non immigrant - graduate for a true marriage because someone I never knew before handed over his beautiful and highly educated daughter to me with no doubt.

Grace for questions is over.

I am surpriced that you are wasting your time on that individual, does he sound like a serious person to you?..Not everybody here deserves a reply sometimes.

TemmieDeal:
Hello everyone,

My name is Temmie, I used to be a Nairaland loyalist years back. This platform helped me greatly regarding my masters application and visa application. My consular visits and prepping were done right on this platform, I promised to give a testimony last year when i got my student visa

Guys i must tell you, God is great and this platform is powerful. Okay, lets cut the long story short.

Pls feel free to ask me any question regarding coming into America for masters.

I got my admission into the university of Bridgeport connecticut, I am currently in my second year and will be rounding up soon.


God bless you guys.

OKAY but you didnt deem it fit to share your Visa transcript, Life isnt like that. If people didnt share all the info you got here, will this platform be helpful to anyone? The least you could have done was to have shared your transcript.

thekvng:
are you for real send your number or how do we go about it

Its funny that you cant discern. Does that person sound like a serious person to you? No? ....Thought as much

Mediarush:
Good Afternoon house,
I am a graduate of Linguistics and Communication studies currently doing my Masters in Information Science though i will be finishing June/July 2018. So, some weeks back i got an offer from my uncle who wants me to study in Us and i have been looking for schools which i can apply to preferably Masters in linguistics( Forensic or Computational Linguistics). please house i will be needing your assistance.
Thank you, God bless.

Stop being lazy, in this age of technology you shouldnt come here first asking for schools that offer so so so and so. Take your life serious and put in some work. A first step is to type msc in forensic in google with USA in quote. You will be surprised and marvelled at the number of links to schools and educational blog/website you will get. You can then come back here asking for first hand information about some of the schools you found. Www.msinus.com, www.gradcafe.com might also be helpful. Aditionally, just like someone advised that you should tell your uncle that the school you found require an initial deposit, I will advice you do so because Uncles/Aunties et al are not reliable, I know someone that his Uncle/Brother told him to come over that he is going to sponsor him, he got here, registered for school and the story change. The said uncle started with 'my business is not moving well bla bla bla' so in summary, dont fall victim of such scenerio, the depression and high blood pressure that comes with it is not cool. However, your dream to study abroad doesnt solely rest on your uncle, you can take charge of that dream by writting standazided tests, getting a good masters gpa and proceed to apply for Phd which in most cases comes with full funding. You can also apply for another masters and with the hope of funding. The decision is yours to make

Miaanita:
pls I [b]wanna study MS Computer Information Systems at GRAND VALLEY STATE UNI

The requirements is to to have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and if less I should add GRE result to it.. But I have 4.0/5.0 as my undergraduate GPA....

Can I go ahead to apply without GRE cos I don't wanna write GRE pls

Pls don't say "Write GRE" pls...I have money to fund my studies pls[/b]

so since you have seen the requirement and you meet them, what validation are you looking for again? Simply go ahead if your GPa doesnt require you to write GRE and you have the funds. Its as simple as ABC. And by the way, what is all these 'wanna' , picking /forming the black american getho slang is not the way and wont do you any good. Have you seen academic papers with slangs like 'aint, 'wanna' etc? What you keep doing will eventually become part of you and it wont be of any good. Educated americans dont speak nor communicate like this.

Chibaby98:
Good day peeps in the house please i would like to know the best courier service to purchase in the US as a student ....... that is to say what network is cheaper to use in the US as a student.



Thanks.
Chinwe

Purchase courier service? I am not underestimating you but I dont think you can afford FEdex nor DHL. .....Anyway if you meant mobile network carrier , Lycamobile is your best bet if they have network in your area.

sayilousnwa:
Please to this noble house, I really want you guys to vert my transcript which I intend pouring out to the VO soon, I have asked God for just these questions. I believe that my prayers would be answered. Here I go

Sai: Good Morning Ma
VO: Good morning.
Sai: How was you night?
VO: Very well thank you and yours?
Sai: Good.
VO: Pass me your documents.
Sai: Here they are.
VO: Where are you going to?
Sai: I am going to California Miramar University, San Diego. for my MBA program with a concentration on Technology Management upon a s
successful completion, it's required of me to return back to my country Nigeria to use my knowledge to create a grate value for the
company.
VO: Why CMU?
Sai: CMU is ranked one of the best business schools in the states, 10# to be precised and they have a well structured curriculum which cuts across my

Just to re-emphasize what lagosismyhome bolded, you need to delete that statement with immediate alacrity. That school is not one of the best for MBA, saying that to the VO means you didnt do your homework. Secondly, MBA is a very competitive course, you need to attend a very good school to get a job with the way things are turning out, however people are different and destiny differs too. You might need to reevaluate and plan well.

raptorakhigbe:
hello house I have been following the page, although I was denied Canadian visa once so I applied to a community college in USA, Oregon.. got my admission letter, my documents, paid SEVIS fee (awaiting receipt) what's the next step pls and is there something am missing out?

Awaiting receipt? What do you mean by that? Idealy you get your payment confirmation about 15mins after making payment through western Union. Your next step is to fill ds 160 online, pay visa fee at gtb then schedule your interview. Just to chip in, you will need to be ready to convince the VO why you applied to a community college and not a proper university. The rate of visa approval for community college is about 1/5. Who knows you might be the 1 out of every 5.

Scholastica16:
GRE like every other aspect of an applicant's profile contributes some weightage but the lionization of that weightage is what I am fully against.

If you have been here long enough you'd have known I am a second-time writer myself. Heck, I even advised others to re-write and aim for toppest scores so I believe I am giving a well-rounded, rather than a hastily genaralized purview on the issue.

It was not long ago that someone with a great first and 2nd degree asked for prospective schools for her PhD and when I sighted her <300 GRE I asked her to retake it.

Some other guy saw it and gave contrary advise but to cut a long story short she got 2 fully-funded offers from both schools he recommended. And both were top 150 US schools FYI. In fact, one of the schools that accepted and funded her bounced me yet I more than outdid their GRE, AWA, TOEFL and GPA requirements.

If I was to take the argument that increased competition was my undoing, you may want to delve deeper into the accepted profiles in that school and juxtapose it with mine to make sense of that argument.

You referred to UMich's website but even that is neither here nor there. With your reasoning, GRE scores of 324 and AWA scores of 4.5 or greater are the only stats that would be entertained by the school but a random search on Google can easily disprove this. Take this for e.g someone got accepted into UMich for EE Masters 2017 without GRE and with a 3.68/4 GPA

http://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=University+of+Michigan+engineering&t=a&o=p&pp=25

And I singled this example out because I have reported on this thread in the past how my own cousin in Canada contacted a Prof in UT Austin that was willing to help him waive the GRE requirement just so he could take him on as his PhD Advisor.

My synopsis is as it were; while the GRE plays a role in strengthening the profile of an applicant it will not tip the scale in a close call thus it is overrated. If 2 people being considered have 324 and 332 GRE. But Candidate A either spoke to an advisor, or had better research experiences or significantly better GPA, he would be considered over and above the guy with the better GRE.

That is why I implore people to talk to POIs and Prog coords to make informed decisions based on the feedback they get rather than rewrite GRE to score really well, when doing so may only get you through the front door and not a step further.

I am not disproving or against what you wrote up there, Infact I agree with some of your sentiments but that 'someone' you referred to in that link got admitted to University of Michigan at 'Dearborn' not 'Ann Arbor' which I believe are different schools.

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Akin26:
Good evening house. Please to dose who have travelled with Air Marc i want to if my Nigeria phone charger can work in Casablanca. I mean if we use the same pug mouth. Thanks

NO. Casablanca uses 2 round mouth plug.

joeluv:
It's about 4-5hrs from New York to Northern Virginia

driving your own car is different from boarding a bus, read context before you disprove next time.

LagosismyHome:
12 hours ..... . More like 6 hours

But i agree with you. If the difference is a lot then bus all the way

The hours depend on the date and type of bus whether greyound or megabus or gotobus. Some will have a layover to exchange passengers. Its 12hours with greyhound.