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asadiaboymma:
Hello everyone!

Please those that travelled recently I have a question.

Please is it still required to carry some amount of dollars from Nigeria to US?

I ask because my friend is confused since GTB told him that he could use his ATM card there to do normal transactions.

Besides banks no longer sell dollars.
He also wants to know if it won't be an issue at the airport
Please suggest what he can do.

Please we need help on this regards urgently

TIA.

If you are referring to money for upkeep for some weeks before you settle down, I think the maximum you can have on you is $10,000 (not sure).

sureb0y:
Engineering, IT, Healthcare? My first degree isn't related to any of these and I don't think switching from humanities to any of them is possible. Is it?

No problem with switching if you are convincing with your reason(s) for doing so. America can make you do quite a few things we consider strange. However, please, don't be pressured into rerouting the course of your life.

If you are someone like me - a Nigerian spirit in an American bottle - with 'scores to settle' in Nigeria, go for whatever you want. You won't be stranded for long whenever you get back home.

However, if your plan is to stay back, don't "go for whatever you want"! If you do, you will be in for a long(er) walk to fulfilment. #OYO

Just ask yourself what you want, then shoot.

abhosts:
Signed for Netflix 3 days ago. Myself and Wifey watched 7 HD Movies, 1 Documentary, and 3 Episodes of a Series. Just within 3 days it has exhausted 60GB of Data from Swift that costs 25k. So I have decided to get rid of Netflix for now.

Nigeria is not Ripe for Netflix until our ISPs begin to Offer Fast and Unlimited Internet Subscription. DSTV appears to be the only Reasonably Priced option for now.

We are being cheated in Nigeria. Internet access should be the least of things one should worry about. Honestly, when I consider how 'useless' Internet access is here, I don't feel like returning home.

Hi everyone,

I have got a question: Please, what is the best (and probably cheapest) way for someone who graduated from a school of nursing to further her studies in the US? I don't know jack about medical/nursing sciences.

cc Imperiouxx, MsNas, Zeezah, slimmy05, bbdd, bigFrancis21...

imperiouxx:
I don't think yellow cabs runs from east brooklyn to port authority in Manhattan. He should look for cabs around the airport. If not that he has bags, train is the easiest and cheapest to Manhattan from Queens.

Poor me! I don forget say baba imperiouxx dey NY! I was in NY for some days. Just got back to Madison today.

SirRiddy, please send me a message with all the info I need. My phone charger is messing up.

Merry Christmas, friends. May the season remind us of a promise kept and hope given. Enjoy!

warriboy21:
dos of u already in the states that are already earning cash in one way or the other..u can send money to your love ones in nigeria tru 'worldremit' ..its very easy..all u need is d persons acc name n number.. de only charge 3dollars/transaction n sometimes de give promo code for free transaction fee..woala .and d pesin receives d alert of d money sent in not more dan 5 mins ..

one tin i like about it is dat u can send even 1dollars sef n d pesin go receive am sharply.(i dream 2days ago say 1dollar na 500naira )

a disadvantage is dat nigeria cnt send money to you ..((ja don turn woman wen de only collect de collect )

True. I have had some transactions with them.

Graviton2:
Visa approved
CC: Thesoj

Congrats, man! You did it! Go and shine!

sirRiddy:
Sorry if this sounds trivial.
Please how much do people spend averagely on food as students in the US? Putting into consideration both cooking one's food and eating out.
Thanks guys
Bigfrancis21 slimmy05 Msnas godG OjaP mystiqme ebdib bbdd

Indeed, some days will just require you to eat out.
First, the cost of 'eating out' will depend largely on your taste and location. Let me answer using Madison as a standard. Consider the following estimates based on my experience:

1.Cook but often eat out: $90 - 200+ (I'm not in this category!)
2.Cook but occasionally eat out: $90 - 120 (I belong here.)
3.Cook and rarely eat out: $90 - 105
4.Cook and never eat out: $90 (or less than)

If your expenditure on feeding (yourself) is more than $150 in a month, you are not in category 1, and you live in a relatively 'cheap' city/town, yawa don gas niyen o.

Happy Birthday to one of the last of the dying breed of smart and beautiful ladies - MsNas. For the year, answered prayers and a grateful heart are my wishes for you, sis. Stay young!

Biko, whenever it's, I no wan carry the wedding o.

amanze15:
bros na university of wisconsin-madison?

Yesa.

amanze15:
godG Bros well some sir na you dey Wisconsin abi?

Yesa.

slimmy05:
Boss, how is it going? Men, this school is killing me That annoying feeling when you're stuck in the middle of a paper.....

Hahaha. I'm good, baba. Sorry... Well, I think the Thanksgiving break is just for me.

slimmy05:
What does he need a big bank for? I will urge you to look for a bank with no charges or access fees.

^^This cannot be overemphasised.

MadCow1:
I need to give my Life to Christ.. But sinning is just too sweet.







Is there a way to be born-again and still enjoy life?

Bro, being 'born again' doesn't necessarily mean you have to live a spartan life. It only means you are living for what matters, by stopping to be base.

OjaP:
I always respect your mode and style of writing. Since a mirror won't see himself; permit me to highlight some of your qualities:

- No run-on sentences.

- No redundancy (You hit the nail on the head and move on).

- You match your verb tenses always.

- Logical flow

Your strongest point is your ability to use very few words in driving home your point. You are able to summarize a-100 page book in two pages without leaving out or missing the most essential details.

I want to be like you when I grow up.

Prof! E ma jo ke. I be your boy o. When you write, some of us wey be learner go dey read ni o.

Richmond996:
True, run on sentences is always plenty every time I get back my paper from my instructor. E go just highlight them dey go. The good thing is that he let's u re-write

To avoid that, always write in simple sentences. Quite a good number of people tend to get prosaic with complex structures.

Canberra55:
Hello every1. Please , i'd like to how to pay undergraduate application fees. Online or mail or some other way? Do i need to open up some type of bank account to enable me do it? Please beautiful people. Thanks in advance.

Hi,

The school you are applying to should specify. However, if you have someone who can pay for you in the US, that would be easier.

slimmy05:
I will call you tomorrow. I've been extremely busy. What time do you want me to call you?

At your convenience, bro. Afternoon or evening. Thank you.

slimmy05:
Why would you dish out such a crude idea. Abeg save all this your rubbish advice for PM's, this is totally annoying

Slimmy05, biko, reply my email. Thanks, bro.

DARKLIGHT:
@godG, hahaahahahaha! You are right. My phone automatically adjusted to the daylight savings.

Bro, the sleep na serious something o.

Beautiful People,

So, in Madison, I read that we should turn back the clock by one hour - end of Daylight Saving Time, they say. Does this mean I'm gonna to get one additional hour of sleep?!

busola78:
Good day everyone. Pls I need anyone's assistance on this.

I halve been trying to access my GRE account for some days now,I keep getting a SYSTEM ERROR message and that I should change my password which I did but to no avail.

Sorry about that. Why not call, mail, or fax (whichever suits you) ETS with your details telling them about your inability to access your scores. They should be able to help.

Cephas0009:
Boss, I have asked friends in UK n US to help me but na stilll same thing, e don tire me sef

Help you pay with their cards or yours? That should not be. Anyways, here is the thing, try to make sure that the address you used to open your bank account tallies with what you filled on the school's online application. I think this should solve it. Let's know what happened after this.

But I honestly believe your friends should be able to use their US-issued cards to help you out.

Best.

Cephas0009:
Friends, I am having serious issues submitting UH application and as u might have rightly guessed, it's coz of billing address...Pls if any1 has gone through their application process. Kindly profer a way around this, thanks

Let someone in the US help you pay.

slimmy05:
All those people wey dey claim University of Houston I no see una for Korede picture.

Slimmy05 is a clown. Them dey class ni.

DanjaNinja:
Am interested boss.

Hahaha. See wash o. Well, sirRiddy will get it across to the necessary quarters when I am done. How have you been?

sirRiddy:
This is serious. You are in the group. The name is 'NEW GRE', check well please.

Seen! Thanks, bro. But QR dey fear me.

sirRiddy:
godG how far with prep? Hope you are making good progress, bro?

Make I no lie, QR dey worry me o. Big time. I no see the FB group again.

Walspring:
godG if I am not wrong

Yup. In UW-Madison.