₦airaland Forum

lifegate007:
Hello people, i am having interview this week, and a bit nervous because my Big cousin is the one sponsoring me. And that is what is stated in my i-20 i hope there is no problem with that.

Also i was given admission in to majors geographic information science and computer/IT security. Which means i have a chance of studying both. Guys i need your advice before i appear before the VO

scoreall:
Alhamdilila. Visa stamped ds morning 7:15. Transcript ND appreciations loading.

Bibiakonure:
Hello everyone. I would be going for my interview this week. Please I would love for a mock interview.Anyone who is free and can be of help do slide into my dm. i would really appreciate that. Thank you

tolyem:
But can she add her uncle as Co sponsor or go for corporate sponsorship directly

DeeTus:
I did not talk about the number of candidates. I only talked about "self-sponsor" because she thinks it's not good enough when heading to the embassy for visa.

Try to comprehend well next time.

DeeTus:
Not the hardest but simplest. If you have a flamboyant bank statement, no embassy would stop you. About 23% of F1 visas are being turned down for insufficient funds.

femi312:
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.

Shakitibob0:
Hello all

The school I have in mind accepts official scores from TOEFL or ielts...but I do see people here posting about TOEFL alone....I hope IELTS is a good deal too?

mathewakin123:
pls who know more about Northeastern university and cleverland state university have just paid for my application fees , the schools send me a mail , that i should send my document required

towbaynah:
For those who want to follow Royal Air Maroc.



Oh my.

drhopeful:
Abeg my knowledgeable people, help me scrutinize my list of food items that I plan to take to obodo oyibo. Please forgive my ignorance. I have not travelled with food items before.

Brown beans
Dried Fish
Ground crayfish
Garri
Dried Ukazi
Dried Uziza
Knorr Cubes (not the chicken flavored)

Any contrabands?

Fatezee:
I will give my Usa Student Visa testimony on the part insha Allah..

More testimonies shall come from you guys too... May God help us all..Amin!

TheGreat342:
Congratulations, you just went with passport, sevis fee receipt and I-20 and other documents right?. What document(s) was asked during biometrics and when you guys were on the queue?

Daboomb:
This topic has always been of interest to me and l will use this opportunity to express my opinion.

There are so many costs associated with building on a Swamp land, and l am talking from vast personal experience!

Let us start with "access" to your and itself: Due to the nature of the soil, articulated vehicles (20-30Ton Trucks, e.t.c) will definitely sink and get stuck in the murky ground when they come to deliver Iron, Granite, Sand and Cement. this will not only increase your cost, it will waste your time and other suppliers will simply refuse to deliver to your site or do it a few hundred metres off and you have to pay Mallam to re-locate the stuff to your compound.

Foundation: Depending on "how swampy" the swampy land really is (swamp pass swamp! My Piles were about 70ft deep, before it could sit on stable ground! ), and how elaborate your foundation foot-print is and how top-heavy your building will be, you could be talking not just using a raft foundation but using a Pile foundation.

Anything beyond a Bungalow on a 'serious swampy land', needs a Pile foundation.
That could mean a price range of between #8M - #12M (Pile) and #4M - #6M (Raft), +- 10%.
That amount itself is enough to finish the whole Carcass on a very dry land.

Wear and Tear: Houses built on Swampy land need a lot more maintenance over the years, if they are to maintain their good looks.
For example, cost of your Soakaway will be far higher compared to one located on a dry land.
The rate at which you will need to evacuate such will also be higher
Paint will peel-off quicker because of the high humidity around it and this itself is attributable to the high water table in that location.

Having said all the above, like @Egunmogaji has mentioned, if you get a swampy land in a posh location, overlooking a river or lake/ocean, the "scenery" will more than compensate for the cost.
You will breath fresher air, you will watch the Ducks criss-cross the Waterfront, you will hear the birds wake you up in the morning with their sonorous "jazz" songs, you will likely eat fresh fish right out of the river (and buy it cheaper too!), e.t.c

Thing is, not everyone can build in a riverine area due to the cost, you need very deep pockets.
If funds are limited, please take your time to look for upper ground areas outside mainland (you can still get cheap, red soil (upper ground) land at about #15M -#20M in some areas of Mainland, old houses you can demolish and rebuild); Places like Agege, Oke-Ira, Between Festac and Badagry areas, e.t.c can still offer cheap, red soil grounds.

There is even a salutatory catch-phrase in my area, for those who build solid houses on a swamp land - Olowo'nuura
Translated to mean something like 'Wealthy enough to build on Swamp'


My final suggestion: Let him not hurry but take his time to look for a dry land outside Mainland, even if he has to buy half a plot.
Building on Swamp land is a life long expense, it takes boldness and deep pockets to do so.

BTW: Land in places like Lekki/Ajah are not swamp. They are Sandy soil with just a little layer of brackish, wet soil on top.
Those areas are even cheaper to build on, compared to 'real Mangrove Swamp"' that you will encounter on the Mainland, in places like Unilag, Makoka, Iwaya, Bariga, up to Ketu, e.t.c.

neurosci:
Sent you a PM. Do check pls

missjolacrown:
available

voktron:
Pls does anyone have any idea about any cost effective ticket to New York? Like how much and which airline? Thanks in advance

mufutau55:
I was deferring my tiles purchase (955 sqm) but I was tired of waiting that I just went out and bite the bullet last week.
Shout out to @Aventures for going with my brother and using all his professional knowledge and tactics in procuring all these tiles.
I am everly grateful... some Builders are around to help people save money rather than duping or scamming them.

So just increase your budget and do it. God will surely provide.

Hajji M.

saydfact:
No8: Plastering of walls (Internal & External)

For plastering - we'll generate a rate for 1m2 of space and multiple by our total surface area (Perimeter of internal spaces + Perimeter of external walls; the total multiplied by 3m (height of building). A second method would be to get an approximate cost using the rate charged by bricklayers for daily work and remove discount. Lets do the maths.

IN FIGURES:
Workmanship:
Total Square Area of Surfaces = [3 x (External wall + Internal wall)] - (Area of doors + Area of windows) = 370m2 approx
Rate per m2 = Company rate is 350 / m2

Workmanship = 129.5K since i'm giving the job out in bulk (at once) I'll claim discount and pay about 100k

LETS RECALCULATE USING DAILY RATE:
In this method; the bricklayer charges about N4500 for 2 walls (minus dressing of openings) which is about 20m2 i.e we have 370/20 daily works = N84K BUT thats for the surfaces only - they usually charge a days work for 2 windows (doors would sort themselves out once you install architrave) hence; 20 windows = 4500*20/2 = 4500*10 = 45k lets add up.

Workmanship = N84k + 45k = 129k (If you're plastering in bits ie you ask them to plaster a room this week and return the following week for another room, as you get fund; then this method applies to you can you cant get discount - you might even pay more)

Materials Needed:
Plaster Sand = Buy 40 tonnes of sand i.e 2 tippers = (25k x 2) in Ikorodu find out how much it cost in your area.
Cement = Lets generate an estimate based on our second method above; You need about 3 bags for 2 walls ie 3 bag for 20m2 of surface.

Hence: 370/20 x 3 bags = 18.5 x 3 = 55 bags (add 10% for waste and dressing) = 60 bags approx @ 2350 = 141k

Water = At this stage you should have alternative sources of water other than buying in bits eg borehole, rain water stored in your septic tank but if not then budget for buying)

Always budget for miscellaneous; lets allow 50k in this section.

Grand Total: N370,000:00K (Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira Only)


DEPENDING ON ADDITIONAL DETAILS, YOU MIGHT NEED TO INCREASE YOUR BUDGET i.e Details like Window Hoods, POP designs to windows, arc-ways etc

Good Luck.


To Be Continued:
Stay Tuned.... THANKS.

abike12:
I was waiting unending for building material prices to fall like the dollar fell, I guess that won't be happening. Back at it. This thing is a moving target

Jonmayer:
Good morning, people. I want to pay for my flight through Ethiopian Airlines but my Access card isn't working. Somebody help me : (

Rheenah:
Please people i need help on how my brother can send me money from Nigeria. I havent had any need for it till now because my uncle usually gives me money. How can i get the money through a nigerian bank? I have a gtb account. And my brother said something about remitting the money to me but idk how its done. So advice please. Thank you

goldenfresh:
Please House can Someone help me with application fee payment of 50$, My access bank master card is bouncing It back. I have the equivalent In naira. Very urgent

Thanks

enemyofprogress:
Is it because she was beated that made her body looks like that of a man?

Folatush:
GRE is not a function of your GPA, its your preparation and God entirely. She can get funding and TA, with that score I got TA and tution waiver with that score, lets not be too harsh. If she can write again it is very good. i couldn't do that because of my job and all.