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smithsydny:
Hope no one is going to Florida? Hearing plenty news about them..

What news other than the natural disaster?

Engrczar:
Greetings to great scholars in the house.

I am a graduate of Chemical Engineering with above 4.7CGPA on 5.0 scale. It's nice seeing a platform where I can get insight directly from those who have done things I sincerely aim to do.

Please, I have few questions to ask and earnestly await your responses.

1. Which trusted agent(s) can I use for my GRE registration and if possible, the amount they charge?

2. I have some materials at the moment (Kaplan, Grubbers and Manhattan), but I believe the Magoosh videos will definitely be useful if I can find them. Please, how do I get Magoosh videos and other necessary materials you think I should have?

3. I am currently attached with a company for now, and I intend writing the exam early November. The truth is that I have been struggling with combining my study and work, please I need your sincere advice on how to effectively combine both activities.

Thanks so much and remain blessed.

NLders folks are helping one another as long as you are here, you dont need any agents to register. You can do it yourself. If you can't do it yourself, pm me for help.

Gbemisolarh:
Madam @Lagosismyhome pls check your mailbox.....


Any other God sent people at home to help me pay the other three remaining application fee of $50 each should pls PM me.....I will credit your naira account immediately .....

Madam Lagosismyhome has agreed to help me with $50

if you still need help, let me know.

Austinpee4:
Yes, completing a medical examination is mandatory for prospective student whose program will be more than 6 months in duration. There is such a thing as an upfront medical which you can do before you submit your study permit application. A confirmation sheet will be given to you to add to your supporting documents.

Alternatively, you can also wait to be instructed by the embassy to proceed for one after they have reviewed your application.

Thanks for your reply. Could you, if you know, provide me with the tests to be done for the medical? Thank you.

Oya, my people, I need some clarifications from folks here. I am not privy to Canadian Student Visa but ask me anything about the US' I will tell you. Here are my questions:1. Is medical compulsory for all prospective students? What sort of medical is done if yes? I will appreciate your forthright answers. Pls pardoned me as the questions might have been answered in previous posts. Thanks.

Walspring:
All pm replied and posting update for the forth coming discounted promo offer edition soon

Baba walex, waiting for my reply o.

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.

Why are you stuck? Talk about your academic background, your career prospects and how this degree will help you, what your plan is after graduation. Hope you 'unstuck' yourself now.

skido04:
bro, I just graduated 2015, my basics are in order. I have also worked in different companies, some of them as a product implementation and support officer, if you read my initial post, you see I already have BSc in computer science, Ms in cyber security is an addition and somewhat of a specialization. or do you think my computer science certificate won't be considered while looking for a job? I need more clarification on the things you stated

Oya Bro, different monikers for you, it was Lagos mummy, now bro

Moriiiiiiii:
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Please fomlus I need your help too...my documents is in SDR Texas just don't know how to pay them to transfer the document to praire view A&M university.

Were you told you can pay to transfer document?

Emexnairaland:
Greetings, God bless you guys for being source of knowledge to others....
Please does anyone know better about Point Park University? I have really made some research about them but I need your personal views about the school as I intend applying for my post graduate study there.

Please the view is open to the gurus in the house...

Respect

The name funny o. Like Point Kill pepper soup in Lagos. Why not schools with better names.

jordan122:
Good day my good people ...I gave money to one agent to help me to scur admission for fall 2017 for like 4 month now he said I should wait when I know all admission for fall2017 is already done ..
Pls I just want to apply for spring 2018 I need someone who will tell me how I will secure the admission

Everything you need is on this thread.Spring 2018 might be late depending on the schools deadline and sending supporting documents. Plan for Fall 2018. Oya take this:

@femi312 gave us this:
There is this saying that says ''If we don't fight we have failed, but if we fight we can either fail or succeed''. So forget the tuition part for now and put in some work. First, you need to decide on the course you want to study, To save you some stress start from this website http://graddecision.org/ to know the application process, So step 1) Decide on the course you want to study 2) Search for schools using a)www.msinus.com (open this website with a laptop, you should see a list of school and ranking for some of the most common courses, you can start from there b)www.gradschools.com c)www.google.com (you can just type 'msc in bla bla in the us in google' d) www.usnews.com e) www.4icu.org . 3) check up the website of the schools you find, to see the requirements. most schools will require GRE and some will require both gre and toefl . 4) Register for standardize exam and take it. You can register for gre as soon as you are ready and prepared to take the exam. Its done online at www.ets.org. You can also get all the information you need about the exam on the website. You will get adequate materials to prepare for the exam in this dropbox I created https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t9ot6d07hp1lkm7/AADL_dTihjEvNBRCBsmAcoXja?dl=0

TOEFL is an English test required by some US universities. though, some schools waive due to the fact that Nigeria is an Anglophone country.
For toefl, all you need are the speaking noteful videos in the link below, the ets toefl guide is enough to ace the exam for other sections. Just download the toefl ETS Guide from there website and the simulation test.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/45tvc3ifi8wh8sh/AACXR5j6l3nsWK8vZx5P28TVa?dl=0

As for the Tuition, if you have good results (GRE, GPA, Toefl), SOP and LOR; US schools do offer assistanship to graduate students. This can either be Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant or Administrative Assistant. Depending on the school, if you get an assistantship, your Tuition will be waived and you will also be paid a monthly stipend that can take care of your living expenses. One advice, once you shortlist schools, send emails to the grad cord of the schools and ask specific questions relating to that course and funding opportunities, be very explicit.

Lastly, there are basically 2 admission session in the US, Spring (Jan) and Fall (August). Schools admit more students in Fall, so Its advisable you plan towards Fall 2018. If you plan to resume in fall 2018, make sure you submit all your application documents before ending of Dec 2017. If you don't give it a trial, you will never know.My philosophy in life is to always do my part, with that I don't get to regret later. Above all, if you believe in God,pray to him..if not, good for you.

If you have any question, drop it here and you should get more than one good answer.

NefT:
I intend applying to a school for the Spring term PhD, but my GTB card is not working, can someone kindly help me make this payment and I will reimburse the person. The deadline is september 1 and the fee is $60

If you have exhausted all options, send a pm to me.

oduzbaba89:
folmus, I don't see any mail o, have check my email too, nothing. where do I check it

check your spam folder or drop your email if you are comfortable with it and delete it later.

Gospelozy:
Good morning friends, please am sorry for my previous request. Please Dearies put me through on how to get a school where I can do MSC in chemistry. Thanks all

Everything you need is on this thread. Oya take this:

@femi312 gave us this:
There is this saying that says ''If we don't fight we have failed, but if we fight we can either fail or succeed''. So forget the tuition part for now and put in some work. First, you need to decide on the course you want to study, To save you some stress start from this website http://graddecision.org/ to know the application process, So step 1) Decide on the course you want to study 2) Search for schools using a)www.msinus.com (open this website with a laptop, you should see a list of school and ranking for some of the most common courses, you can start from there b)www.gradschools.com c)www.google.com (you can just type 'msc in bla bla in the us in google' d) www.usnews.com e) www.4icu.org . 3) check up the website of the schools you find, to see the requirements. most schools will require GRE and some will require both gre and toefl . 4) Register for standardize exam and take it. You can register for gre as soon as you are ready and prepared to take the exam. Its done online at www.ets.org. You can also get all the information you need about the exam on the website. You will get adequate materials to prepare for the exam in this dropbox I created https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t9ot6d07hp1lkm7/AADL_dTihjEvNBRCBsmAcoXja?dl=0

TOEFL is an English test required by some US universities. though, some schools waive due to the fact that Nigeria is an Anglophone country.
For toefl, all you need are the speaking noteful videos in the link below, the ets toefl guide is enough to ace the exam for other sections. Just download the toefl ETS Guide from there website and the simulation test.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/45tvc3ifi8wh8sh/AACXR5j6l3nsWK8vZx5P28TVa?dl=0

As for the Tuition, if you have good results (GRE, GPA, Toefl), SOP and LOR; US schools do offer assistanship to graduate students. This can either be Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant or Administrative Assistant. Depending on the school, if you get an assistantship, your Tuition will be waived and you will also be paid a monthly stipend that can take care of your living expenses. One advice, once you shortlist schools, send emails to the grad cord of the schools and ask specific questions relating to that course and funding opportunities, be very explicit.

Lastly, there are basically 2 admission session in the US, Spring (Jan) and Fall (August). Schools admit more students in Fall, so Its advisable you plan towards Fall 2018. If you plan to resume in fall 2018, make sure you submit all your application documents before ending of Dec 2017. If you don't give it a trial, you will never know.My philosophy in life is to always do my part, with that I don't get to regret later. Above all, if you believe in God,pray to him..if not, good for you.

If you have any question, drop it here and you should get more than one good answer.

oduzbaba89:
help plsssssss, I need to pay an application fees, my gt card they decline, I need to pay this tomorrow,pls, 50 dollars , how do I go about it, the school says I can use fly wire, please where do I get that, pls, help a brother

You sent a pm I replied you. If you know you still need to pay you better check your mail.

Gospelozy:
Thanks,OK please put me through

Put you through on what? How to use google search schools with no GRE ? o

oduzbaba89:
hello, come to my resque about the application fees of 50dollars, my gtb card which I activated for online banking is declining, what do I do, is flywire available in Nigeria? I need help please, what can I do

Are you sure you really need help?

Gracee101:
hi everyone


is it advisable to talk about first visa refusal from a country ie Canada when on the date of interview please your candid advice is needed as the visa date draws closer.

How is that relevant to your intended visa? Why talking about visa refusal when you are not asked?

oduzbaba89:
morning, my gtb card is declining for app fees, please what can I do. on the other Method of payment, they said using US cheque, where can I do that, please I need reply.

If you still unable to pay till now, pm I can help you.


Cheers!

Gospelozy:
Good day everyone. I am a big time novice in this,please I need the help of senior men here, I want to do MSC in chemistry in a university that offers scholarship and no GRE & co exams required. Please I need guidance. Thanks

If you are looking for scholarship with no GRE ask Google; But if you are ready to do the right thing, then you will see help from folks here.

jelmusboy:
My question is not only about GRE, do you have answer(s) to the rest?

Considering the fact that these universities are highly competitive, does anyone know universities offering this course or have an idea of how I can dig deep to get more less competitive universities offering this course.

Also, I'm yet to take the GRE. Do you know of any university that does not require GRE?

The answer to the rest lies in the response to the GRE. What makes you think you are not competitive? Looking for schools that do not require GRE shows you are looking for a 'shortcut' to less competitive schools which might jeopardize your visa chance. If are admitted by any of the top schools you saw, your chance of visa is high. There are Nigerians in those schools. Go and write GRE and apply. But If you are still looking for schools without GRE, Google has them in hundreds. I wish you good luck!!

kripen:
I am surprised to some people outrageous estimate. I am in Edo state. I started a building of 3 bedroom which have gulp me 1.6m to lintel level without money used in buying land. I know all tins being equal 5m-9m depending on ur taest as some reasonable guys said here you will park into your house. Start your building my brother, don't reason these contractors who will overestimate for u to estort u. For me I know my pocket will not demand me to use high class material with 5m I will soon be in my krep.

tell him the materials you used. How much is the cement? Sand, blocks, workmanship?

Settingz321:
As an estate management student I put to you that a rough estimate for 4 bed room all ensuite might cost you around 5-8M

Now this depends on ur taste.
Taste begins from roofing to floor and wall finishings

And you sure you want to graduate if you are still a student with this quotation?

jelmusboy:
Hello house, I recently stumbled on this page while looking for info about studying for PhD in USA.

I need advice on what I can go for.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science - LAUTECH (2:2)

MSc in Environmental and Public Health in the UK (Distinction and best graduating student)

Publications: Five and two in indexed journal (PubMed)

Three years work experience in Nigeria and just started working in the UK as a Biomedical Scientist.

I'm interested in PhD in Infectious Diseases. Yale, Pittsburgh, Harvard, John Hopkins, Minnesota are the universities have seen so far offering this course.

Considering the fact that these universities are highly competitive, does anyone know universities offering this course or have an idea of how I can dig deep to get more less competitive universities offering this course.

Also, I'm yet to take the GRE. Do you know of any university that does not require GRE?

Lastly, any positive advice will be highly appreciated.

This is becoming a serious habit here: you got a distinction in your MSC but afraid of writing GRE. While there may be schools that don't require it but most serious schools will require it even if it's not required by your prospective dept. Abeg go write am jo

Josh4wod:
Hello
Does anyone have idea of how much SAT us registered?

50k in Naira

Josh4wod:
Hello
Does the type of Languages test presented matters when applying for US SCHOLARSHIP?

IELTS or TOEFL?



check my signature

Both are not scholarship tests rather a language proficiency test. Cheers!

Amakyzuu:
what we have here is a white paper with administrative processing asterisked. Same as what was given to a relative who had his approved by another vo just before my sisters interview. the pick up place was circled in his own. while my sister had the aforementioned.
the ** says before we can continue adjudicating your non-imm visa app, your case must undergo additional admin processing. we will notify u by email or text as soon as itss completed. pls do not return until we have contacted u. if u hae not heard from us within 60 days of ur original interview date, send us an email to ... and request an update.

In that case, you have to wait for further details. from them.

LagosismyHome:
Didnt see that ...not sure . If she was given a white paper then the passport should have been taken. You have to call the embassy and find out

She will be the 2nd person that alluded to white paper. Let them read the part ** The other guy said the content of blue paper was printed on white, hence he was given his passport back.

ChelleDee:
Hello All,

HELP NEEDED FOR SEVIS FEE PAYMENT. PLEASE.

THANK YOU

If you have done the necessary things and have your payment coupon, send a pm.

sakalisis:
Thanks bro ... which is a good mean to send out the required document, email or post office?

send all supporting documents requested: degree, transcripts( if you have a copy attested by your sch), etc by courier or Nipost. Nipost is cheaper and delivers timely

biikeys:
...until you see life from another side, and all you have to do is depend on Him
It's not all roses..

This should be directed to those fighting. I only expressed my view. The existence of God is not disputable.