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texrem:
dude its not a bad attitude.. but u talking as if I don't know what I'm saying is embarrassing... only if u understand how painful it is...besides I'm not giving up...but don't justify what is wrong to be right... keep ur good work going...I appreciate ur responses.. thanks

Hey, I have lost count of how many times you have used the word in bold. As a linguist, let me tell you, your use of dude is demeaning. I'm so sure you wouldn't use that if you are one-to-one with the VO here. Don't be rude and hypocritical!

Remember, "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius. Man up!

slimmy05:
You don't need cash here. Your card is fine for swiping. if you can get $100 cash won't be a bad idea too, but if you have someone picking you up, then you don't need it.

Thanks, bro. Someone is picking me up.

GboyegaD:
I will go with the latter and also hold a few bucks at most $100.

Thank you!

O Beautiful People,

Which is better: 1. Travel with a few dollars, or 2. Travel with my Zenith Master Card that is enabled for foreign channels already?

I think I prefer the second, as I won't mind the charges. But then, I would like to know if there are demerits to that. Are there ATM points in airports?

The thing is that I don't think I have the time for going to banks for any PTA, or going to the money changers.

cc:
Slimmy05
GboyegaD

slimmy05:
Where is my brother ebdib? The Princeton man

Ebdib is in Princeton? I knew it, from the first time we had an issue long ago! Dude is intelligent.

vibrant99:
I THINK TRANSCRIPTS SHOULD NOW INCLUDE WHAT YOU WORE TO THE EMBASSY FOR INTERVIEW!!!

No be by that o. Na native on sandal I wear go do mine. I no even use cap. For your interview at the U.S. consulate, what to wear should be your least worry. Of course, one shouldn't dress like a rogue. But believe me, you can get your visa even while on a t-shirt and trousers.

Guys, I found this Stanford application essay to be irresistible. Damn, if I were the admission officer, I wouldn't offer her the admission alone, I'm so gonna add scholarship to it! The imagination and articulation is just beautiful. Enjoy:

godG:
Adolf Hitler applied twice to The Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, before doing what he did.

Hitler’s application did not just turn into a rejection, both
times. It changed world history.

1st September 2008: MP Israrullah Zehri comments on
the killing of five women for choosing their own spouses.
About forced marriages he said, “These are centuries
old traditions and I will continue to defend them”.

Abhorred by this statement, I lulled myself to sleep and
had a dream:

I dreamt of an acceptance from Stanford where I came in contact with an extremely gifted population of individuals, nourishing my public service experience. Going back to Pakistan I found the state of women no better than what I had left it. Struggling with the patriarchal tyrannical traditions that men conveniently and wrongly term as Islamic, all I could see in the eyes of women was destitute. And so, I dreamt of a change- a revolution. Educating and inspiring women, I aroused in them the feminism that crawled its way through fields as diverse as literature, religion and politics, penetrating every household, echoing in the cry of every woman rallying for her rights. Materializing this approach of upholding ideals in the female population, I dreamt of a land where every woman is free, equal and where I have fulfilled my responsibility.

Then I had another dream. A rather disturbing one. A
nightmare actually.

I dreamt of a rejection letter from Stanford. Disappointed, I joined the Pakistani Army. Won Pakistani military honour “Nishan-e-Imtiaz”. I formed my own party “National Feminist Pakistani Workers' Party”, became the first woman president of Pakistan and formed what they called “The Fourth Reich.” The rest…

Too violent for words.

Dreams are bizarre. Aren’t they? But they say dreams can serve as Divine inspiration or a prophecy…

Whatever it is, when you are making the decision of my admission, just remember that you just might be changing the course of history.

The only question remains, which dream do you want to
see come true?

Source? https://www.apstudynotes.org/stanford/hitler-essay/

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GboyegaD:
That's the funny thing. I hope the culprit is nabbed.

Unfortunately, it seems he is not doing anything about it. cc: DeeTus

hayaorbah:
hi everyone, pls I want to know how many years it takes a TOEFL to expire, because I wrote in 2007. is it still relevant dis year. thanks awaiting your swift response

2 years. Just 2 years.

GboyegaD:
Did it ever cross your mind that someone other than DeeTus can do this because the person is aware that his moniker is been questioned?

I don kuku tell the guy to look into it. It COULD be impersonation.

slimmy05:
godG when you dey show? Abi you dey fear aeloplane?

Hahaha. Next week Sat. Taking my time to enjoy Nigeria to the fullest.

VickyRotex:
If daddy isn't a Billionaire, you can be a Billionaire!!!

The glory of the latter, shall be greater than the former!

I don't want to be a billionaire in my life. All I want is a position that will let me determine the fate of billionaires.

Mystiqme:
The bolded is your opening.

If you are not in the mood, read only the words in bold.

What do you do when a babe you like tells you she doesn't have a bf?

1. You ping her regularly abi? Open a stream of communication with this guy, but don't overdo it
2. Soon she'll stylishly ask about your gf. You will know there is progress when he asks for GPA, GRE and SOP.
3. You will constantly profess your love for her, and talk about spending a future with her. Talk to this guy about his research, his publications, and what future directions he wants his research to go.
4. You will not talk to her about x in the early days, right? Do not ask about money until you guys are in good communication, or until he raises it.

Finally, while I will not advise you to tell several girls you love them, I will suggest you keep lines of communication open with other profs until you have an offer letter in your hand. Anything can happen.




Just to add a bit to what godG said.

Best.

Gbam! Oga Msytiqme don nail am!

sirRiddy:
My people,
I need your help here. I sent a professor a mail about working with him on a research project. He replied me this morning. How do guys suggest I do not screw up this chance? What should I wirte and what should I not write?

My mail:
[b]Dear Prof. X,
I completed my BS degree in Computer Science at ??, ?? last year and currently applying to ?? MS program. Looking through the department website, I have become interested in your research and think I would be a good fit in your research group.
I have read your paper, "Simulation of Mobile Treatment Monitoring System" I found on the ACM digital library (www.??.com) and I find it interesting. I was particularly fascinated by the medication adherence tracker simulation as I have been using simulation techniques to test and validate requirements for a Primary Health Care Information System being developed in the Health Informatics lab where I currently intern in Nigeria.
Due to the importance of adherence in healthcare, I think this tool should be validated, verified or evaluated to determine it's effectiveness. I believe this is pertinent as the cost and repercussion of non adherence in terms of money and lives is immense especially for cardiovascular diseases. Could this work be extended towards this regard? Do you think it would be worthwhile to pursue this line of research?
I would like to know if you would be accepting new graduate students for fall 2016. Thanks very much for your time. I hope we have the chance to speak about research in the future.[/b]
Sincerely....

His reply:
Dear ??,
Thanks for your interest. The aforementioned research sure can be extended. Several of my students are graduating and there will be several openings in my lab. Best wishes,

This is how you know someone who means business!

Start by thanking him for the response and the possible space for research in his lab. Simply tell him how delighted you would be to work with him. Importantly, you should let him know you are turning in your application shortly.

EDITED:

Riddy, honestly, you are doing well. This is huge.

amanze15:
i asked my bro in law today, so when is the american dream achievable? he laughed and said its always a Dream, you can drive the best cars the best homes the best jobs best electronic gadgets......... abeg for the veterans on here should advise people who are willing to risk everything to move to US its tough here , you have become a lil stingy to yourself, Bigfrancis21 please use smaller oyinbo to explain the credit card issue to alot of folks moving here soon, its really crystal clear .....life is super easy and convenient here but comes with a cost i never resume i don dey reason things

When will you guys stop talking about this? It's annoying. Nowhere in the world is easy. Anyone willing to go to America should go, whatever they meet there is their problem. Please let us stop this "it's tough." thing. Tah.

Sorbital:
17th is actually on a Monday

Oh, pardon me. Then I think you stand a chance. 22 go be Saturday right?

Sorbital:
Entering the states with $1000....GA and full tuition waiver...how well can I cope b4 I start receiving the stipend...If $1k wouldn't be enough, how much more do I have to hustle for b4 coming

My family, make una answer me a beg...

With $1k after sorting accommodation and some other things? If yes, you should be fine.

Sorbital:
Somebody should answer me please
Planning to book flight now that I can afford it...Visa would be approved on 17th....planning to travel on 22nd to meet up with 24th Resumption date...how feasible are my plans

Typically, within 3-5 working days. Most likely, for an interview on Friday (17th), getting your visa before 22nd could be somewhat unlikely. But who knows, you could get yours.

meritdee:
"Beer is made by men, wine by God." - Martin Luther

Gbabe!

stevecrun:
Thanks my man..unfortunately I don't drink beer,weak men drink beer.

Yup. Yup. Yup. I'm a witness to this! If it ain't red, it ain't worth it. If it ain't water, it ain't it!

zeezahbee:
I don free am. I have given him enough attention and spoilt his market

Okay, me sef lof you o. Madam, you know I lof you so te I no dey gree bathe without getting naked.

zeezahbee:
You will be saying A , he will be saying B. he has borderline personality disorder. He needs help.

zee! Abeg, leave the guy.

DeeTus:
@Justwise, are you online? I really don't know what is wrong here. Someone else is impersonating me and I really cannot fold my hands.

Better.

DeeTus:
In life, not everyone is happy with you.

I've never done wrong to anyone here yet I am being tagged as a bad person.

Sometimes, I feel if it's the same people fighting me here are fighting my own brother on Twitter.

Just let me be. I am a bad person and they're good people

If I am no more tomorrow, I want you guys to always remember me.

Brother, stop this. First, you will live to fulfill purpose. Okay, you want people to remember you? As what? A coward who isn't bold enough to clear all the negatives surrounding his name? Come on, do the needful and save us this stress. Trust me, if you feel some folks here are slandering you or impersonating you, why not contact Justwise? No one is out here to make anyone feel bad.

@bold: then something is wrong somewhere.

@All, leave the young man! The best we can do on here is to tell people not to fall prey of scammers.

DeeTus, I don't know you, brother, but whatever it's that has soiled your character even on a faceless forum like this should be checked. This won't be the first time folks here will question your integrity. I wouldn't know if someone is impersonating, just check whatever it's.

Remember, a man of questionable character will never be right even when there is every reason to believe he is. There will always be that issue of trust. Why not check it or do something about those 'impersonating' you.

Be good.

OjaP:
godG godG godG

Mo n je, Oluwa mi.

igbonerd, you did it! Congrats, man. See what we discussed? Everything boils down to the applicant. Greater things ahead in Jesus' name.

ajoskele:
Diz cold noh go allow person sleep!!

Ajos, you never gree marry?

ferdimako:
..on the safe side bro...

...on the safe side, bro...
Really, I respect ferdimako! He knows his onions.

Seems the kid ain't free! Start with love. Learn not to always raise your voice. Consult the rod only if the offense is big. God's best.

BTW, isn't it normal for every kids to be afraid at some point in their lives? In my own days of Kola Olawuyi's Irikerido, it was terrible! With time and prayers, he shall overcome.

Graviton2:
godG, I see you!!

Na so I dey play come here come see how you have been faring o. Trust me, I'm monitoring your progress. No worry, you go chop your TRV (you kuma don do upfront meds) before the month ends. From my calculation, you don dey d second week now ba? My prayers are with you and every hopefuls. Ko ni sewu! Now, go translate that to Igbo.