horlahsunbo225:


The conference is NeurIPS and it's Canada, unless you're talking about another conference

I know of the one you're talking about, but there are others. The petition was trending on reddit at the time.

https://medium.com/syncedreview/abandon-us-petition-protests-ai-conference-visa-denials-b90dd5a808c4

Northeastern:


Aunty, how far have they gone with diversity within the US that international diversity would now be their focus? I stand by what I said o, most of the H1B jobs are only available because they don't have substitutes that are locals.

Before una continue dey argue, go and check the companies that get the highest H1B visas and see the sectors they service. Out 85k, the top 3 companies applied for 50k in 2020. I hope you guys know the guys and sectors those 3 companies service and who they hire.

I think I agree with you, because practically, it makes sense for them to hire an American if they could. Yes, maybe there are Americans who could take those jobs, but not perform at the level of the immigrant they hired instead. But in a lot of cases they're highly specialized jobs that they couldn't find an American for. I don't see why a company would go through the trouble of sponsoring visas, and hoping that their candidate would win the H1-B visa lottery (because entering the lottery doesn't even guarantee selection), paying all sorts of fees and dealing with uncertainty when they could've just avoided the headache by hiring an American. It means the immigrant is bringing something special to the table... So this new executive order is just weird. America has always been known for being able to attract the best and brightest from all over the world and now Trump wants to end that. There was a petition not too long ago that garnered so many signatures to move some top Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence conference locations away from the US because many of the top researchers around the world couldn't even get visas.

Skillset11:

Why would I lie.
My sister @Bossoflife25 told me that these schools were suggested here on this platform for full funding.
Please I am open to more suggestions.

You can apply to places like UT Austin, UCLA, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, Stanford, and even shoot for a few ivy league schools like Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Duke. With those scores and a compelling statement of purpose (the SOP is honestly very very important) I feel somewhat certain that you'd have a good shot. Also, you can still apply to those safeties as a backup plan. If you have the money, apply to as many as you can. It's not uncommon to apply to up to 10 schools for undergraduate studies, especially since they're less specialized than graduate school (if you can afford it), let the headache you'll have to worry about be which school's offer to accept or decline.

Chibzee2:
have i just shot myself in the foot by requesting for my form i-20 and just discovering that the nearest visa interview date is November for an august resumption date?

On which website did you see November as the "nearest interview date"? Please share. On the ustraveldocs website I'm still getting "no dates available". I also emailed them today and they said they're not yet processing student visas.

I don't know how a story about racism against blacks as a whole turned to a battle of supremacy between different ethnicities, I honestly hate nairaland for this

Aderin0la:
Relax bro... RELAX.

Honestly, he's being harsh but he's saying the truth. A Bachelor's degree in Mathematics is no small feat. I have a first class engineering degree but I had the opportunity to work as a graduate assistant in a Mathematics department and I really learned so much, it is honestly not for the faint of heart. The GRE general test doesn't even utilize math beyond the secondary school level, it's just that the logic is pretty tough. Yet the person in question scored 138. Which is akin to scoring 8/40 or even less, since it's scored on a weighted scale. When I saw the GPA, I thought the person was probably facing one life challenge or the other and therefore could not make it in class, but the GRE score makes it certain that they probably don't really know much about math. So if they really think they're passionate about math, here's some steps they can take:

-Enroll in NOUN or some other school as a non-degree seeking student. Take courses relevant to their supposed interest in Mathematics and pass them WELL. After all there have been geniuses in math that were poor in some other sections, like [s]I really can't remember this guy's name but he was horrible at Number Theory but he's a legend for something else.[/s] Ernst Eduard Kummer (1810–1893), who was an expert at Number Theory but struggled to remember basic multiplications. There's a story of him teaching his students and being unable to multiply 9*7.

-Retake the GRE and score high in the quantitative section. Honestly, if they can't, they shouldn't be looking at a masters in math because that should be really basic for them.

-Take the Math GRE. Some disciplines such as math, chemistry, physics, etc have specialized GREs. They should take this after completing step 1 and then do well enough on it.

If the person in question can successfully do all these (just my advice) then they're prepared to apply and possibly even get full funding (especially with a good Math GRE score). Yes, even in spite of their poor undergraduate GPA. Otherwise, it's really just a somewhat wasted endeavor because even if you get admission it could be from a useless for-profit school that just wants to take your tuition money and give you a worthless degree. Or, if it's from a reputable school, they could end up failing out of the program in their first semester. Just my advice sha. I really like the "never say never" attitude, I don't want to say anything negative because people here (and also on a spin-off WhatsApp group chat) were laughing at me when I mentioned the school I wanted to go because of how "big" it is, but I've been accepted there with full funding. But in addition to being determined, you have to be realistic. This is the most practical advice I could think of and if anyone has anything else to share they should too... But in that person's current state a math degree is a no go.

Professorcplus:
Precisely at 21 years. I was opportuned to do my Siwes IT with one top oil management company. I was discouraged when I realized IT student were paid #19,800. So most of my friend turned it off. Sooner than later, I was properly introduced to the system. Which are weekend job Saturday and Sunday which pays 23k. So in a month, if you did 3week weekend job, you claim your money for 3wks 23k * 3. You don't even need to come just call someone to help you sign attendance. Also food allowance and transport only given to those who know about it. They rest money is into ogas pocket.

All of these only happens if you do well to ogas. There are lot of corruption in that system and if you are God fearing, you won't be liked by them. All I can say is Nigerians are very corrupt not only politicians but average worker.

NAPIMS abi?

Stevenssen:
It seems what consulates are waiting for is Trump's new Executive Order which will further restrict some visas for few months. It might be announced this weekend and if what I've read is true, then F1 won't be restricted.
Hopefully the consulates can resume F1 processing after that or at least announce their plans.

Yup. Trump gave an interview to Fox News:

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6166043513001#sp=show-clips

(Watch from 4:32 onwards) saying the executive order would be coming tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. So everyone should buckle up.

Adwoa816:
Please my sister did Bsc. Mathematics with Business and had a GPA of 2.0 out of 4.0..i would like to know some of USA universities where she can get an admission to study Msc. Mathematics. She had 138 in the quantitative part of the GRE.
Please help me out.

Most schools need a minimum of 3.0 for admission, in special cases, 2.5. She might need to retake some relevant courses at a community college or a university as a non-degree seeking student, and then score better on the GRE. It'll be very hard to find a university with those stats, and if you eventually do, make sure that it's not a diploma mill with an unaccredited program and/or low quality content.

omomayelakesi:
The situation in India with respect to COVID-19 is a lot worse than Nigeria in terms of cases. However, two students from India who were admitted into the same doctoral program with me said they have gotten an earlier date through the expedited appointment option for second week of July.
The told me on the WhatsApp platform we created that the embassies in India are not open yet and the regular date available is October 3rd but when they used the expedited appointment option they got second week of July.
I'm confused. Can we also use this expedient option in Naija? There is no available date in Lagos and the earliest date in Abuja is November 3rd.

Bubu is not ready to allow international travel anytime soon.

@fairheart, Walspring, Just wise, Lagosismyhome please your suggestions will be of great help.

Interesting that they were even able to get dates, because on the ustraveldocs website what I'm seeing is "no dates available". What about you?

If EFCC had announced their Intel on Hushpuppi or even been successful at arresting him, a lot of miscreants/fraud sympathizers would pushed back against it. We all saw how you guys reacted when Mompha was arrested back then. I'm just grateful that this criminal has finally been caught, and I hope he goes away for a long, long time.

After the criminals in this country abuse it, then we'll be banned from WhatsApp pay ("This feature is not available in your country") just like they banned us from PayPal and co. I'm really not excited.

no semi final second leg?

Squillaci:

Who says UTME performance is correlated with intelligence?

Lol. I said I didn't trust the validity of the exam because people like my friend barely passed math, and nobody has ever gotten a perfect score in the history of the exam. Then you tried to downplay his intelligence by suggesting that the Nigerian Olympiad is meaningless. So I gave you another indicator of how smart he is and you've now shifted the goalposts. Clearly you're just here to argue.

Squillaci:

Scoring 3rd in Nigerian Olympiad means nothing.
Nigerians barely answer a single question in the world Olympiads.

The person I'm talking about went to Stanford and is still there for his PhD. But yeah, he wasn't smart enough to score beyond a measly 227 on the UTME. Lol.

I still doubt the credibility of this exam, because of the fact that no student has ever scored a perfect score (i.e 400/400) since it was established. I find that near impossible. I wish I could carry out an experiment where a professor of some engineering field takes it. Also, back then in secondary school, the best student in math in my set (came 3rd in the Nigerian Olympiad for Mathematics, I mean across the whole country, and he also had perfect A1s in every subject in WAEC) scored a measly 227 or so in the UTME, barely passing math. Its especially ridiculous because these same Nigerians take the ACT and/or SAT (which are harder in content) to get into American universities and get top scores like it's nothing.

DrayZee:
You can't tell me this is ALL of Nile. Where are the different college buildings?

I think they have just two buildings, lol (apart from the places to get food). Two huge buildings though. I went there in 2017 and that was all I saw.

Subduer:
1. Evelyn's narrative sounds as if she's a Mrs John. She also looks like Middle Belt.
2. She didn't say whether she's on a Chinese Government Scholarship, or sabbatical. If she's a beneficiary of Chinese Government money, Nigerians can understand.
3. What she didn't say tells volumes. So she didn't hear that a Nigerian BIT a Chinese nurse. That omission, for a PhD candidate, maybe International.
4. And having to return to China to defend her Dissertation, no reasonable person will expect her not write as she has. Just leave matter for Mattias.
5. Welcome Mummy. Oga must be glad to see his babe back.

Exactly, at first I was enjoying the write-up but as it went on it started to seem like she was paid to write it, or is under some kind of duress.

Adejoncy01:
I saw a news earlier which the director of NIMC was saying less than 100 million Nigerians have any means of identity.

Now, my issue is, have they issued ID cards to the ones who have registered for it?

I've registered for the National ID card for not less than 3 good years without my ID card.
This is an era where banks give ATM cards instantly. What stop NIMC from emulating them.

Someone should tell NIMC that we need our National ID card!

A few months ago they made a press release saying that slip you're given upon registration serves as your ID card

Close to 50% recovery rate and approx 3% death rate. I think we're doing decently okay, but the death rate could be lower.

AmIaYahooGirl:
Hello Nls,
I'm not really someone who listens to what people say but I just want to share this so that y'all can air your views.

I'm a young girl, 23 and an orphan, dropped out of school and came to Lagos to make ends meet. When I first came to Lagos, I stayed with a married female cousin of mine, along the line, the husband started making advances to me which I politely declined. He got angry and told his wife to throw me out of the house, and yes she did.

I was thrown out of the house without anywhere to go and as someone who has survived losing both parents at such a young age, I literally lived and survived in the streets. Did all sorts of menial jobs, hawked purewater, soft drinks, worked in a bar and all that before I finally got an apartment.

The story isn't quite necessary but when I get talking with people and I tell them that I stay alone, next thing I'll hear is "you're too young to stay alone... it's not a good idea...blah blah blah. Some older woman even told me to go back to my cousin's house and beg them so I can continue staying with them, another told me that it's better I stay with my boyfriend than staying alone.

I really don't understand all these talks, like despite all I've been through, isn't staying alone the best option? Or is there something wrong with staying alone as a single young lady?

Your humble opinion is needed, thanks

Absolutely nothing wrong with staying alone. It's just the patriarchal mentality in these people that makes them say things like that to you. In modern society, where men and women should be treated as equals, there's nothing wrong with staying alone if you can afford it and take care of yourself. And you clearly can, having survived all the hardships you went through. Nobody would ask a man the same question. Pay them no attention, please.

Fraud. One of the crimes I absolutely CANNOT stand. Been scammed here on nairaland before, even. After all the initial promises EFCC did nothing. It brings a special warmth in my heart when scammers are caught, because that's one less good for nothing waste of space soiling the name of millions of hardworking, determined Nigerians.

joey150:
How the hell is it a dark day in Nigeria?

Because two fraudsters were arrested? You must be nuts.

From where I stand, it's a perfectly fine day.

A wonderful day, even.

oluwadabira111:
Bontel that phone is from the pit of hell!!

You gan, why would you buy a phone called "bontel" The name sef

GeneralPula:


Eyah. That’s it bro. 85% of people that will tell
you they’re into forex and you should come invest are scammers.

Forex trading has been an online legal investment ever since. I know some guys that were into it then. They made a lot money but it’s very risky and stressful. A real forex trader would hardly teach anyone. You gotta be very sharp and attentive. Infact, they’re very few!

They purposely promoted forex trading to scam the gullible masses. A lot of people that will tell you they’re into forex these days don’t know shii about it.

EDIT: I initially didn't intend to type this much. Haha
Cc tellsblinks


Change that number to 97%!! Here's the different classes of "Forex traders" you mostly see.

1. 419/Scammers. They don't know shit about Forex, and they get screenshots of a few good trades, then lure you to "invest" with them. Then they disappear with your money.

2. Forex "teachers". These guys are amateurs themselves. They also know next to nothing about Forex. Well that's a bit harsh. They know the basics but not enough to make profitable earnings. So they recruit "students" and teach them the basics. This information could've been gotten free online, but since humans like having a mentor to look up to, they prey on that ignorance and teach them less than their "school fees" worth. Occasionally, the teacher makes a good trade, and screenshots it to "motivate" their students. But if you actually look behind the scenes, this teacher is running an overall loss or is just managing to break even.

3. Forex + MLM. MLM stands for Multi Level Marketing, i.e pyramid schemes. The only difference here is that unlike popular pyramid schemes like MMM, they're selling a "product"- forex lessons. This "product" is nearly useless as well, and has as much value as the lessons from number 2 above. However, entry into these "schools" is much more expensive than the schools described in number 2, because they claim to have a "premium service". And their evidence is more convincing, because students of these schools actually make money. However, the money these people are making is mostly from the pyramid schemes. They make almost nothing from forex trading.

4. Forex robot sellers: These are programmers with decent knowledge of statistics and programming. They write algorithms with R or Python, develop automated trading software, and sell. These software are not really reliable, because most times they don't put much effort into their development. For those who are mathematics inclined, it's like using lagrangian interpolation to make predictions for a set of values that clearly follows a logarithmic pattern. Sure, it'll converge under certain conditions (and turn a profit), but most times it'll fail. The sellers of these cheap robots never use them themselves. However, big shots, bigwigs in the financial industry also make their own forex robots to trade. Dudes like Warren Buffet for example probably have tens or even hundreds of mathematics PhD holders creating reliable models that help him trade and make money for him in his sleep.

5. Forex investors, these guys have (usually large) sun's of money but can't be bothered to trade themselves, so they place the money in investment accounts and hire someone else to trade for them. In exchange, the person doing the trading gets a commission. There are a lot of scammers on this route too, but there are reliable traders as well, hard to find though.

6. Lastly, the legit forex traders. These guys have done an immense amount of personal study, have lost money learning (to become a good trader, there's no way you won't lose money). And have perfected their strategy and now are making good money, enough to earn a living. This is like 1-2% of all traders. Then maybe about 0.1% actually become millionaires from it making incredible sums. Nobody can really teach you this. All the resources are available on the internet. There are books, videos, and everything, but it's something you have to learn from experience. A good starting point is babypips school of pipsology. I'm a beginner myself. I used to be really interested in financial markets but I'll be starting my Masters soon so won't have time to study as much as I like. If you have the mental strength, and patience, and really want to be a forex trader, the truth is nobody can really teach you.

Forex trading without education and experience is no different from sports betting.

Weedsmoker:
I'm a forex trader.
All i can say is, it depends on how she invested it.
They're many forex investment platforms that ppl that don't wanna trade themselves use. Eg MBA forex etc.
Ur gal isn't stupid or foolish, just try and make sure d ppl she invested with are legit and good traders and i promise u she won't regret it.
Ask her their name and quote me lemme run a lil check on them
Forex is no scam. Alot of Nigerians are earning honest living through it.

You guys won't tell people the truth.
Show us your mansions and cars you bought from forex trading.

Logged in to post the same thing with two accounts. Lol.

michlins:
People go into marriage with all the wrong footing. Like how did you go into marriage making something as important as your salary a secret. You lost that right the day you decided to marry.
Both of you need to know what your earnings are and then make plans based on such.
How did you both make plans about the marriage in the first place. Like plan kids, your house and other essentials like cars and investments.

Having said that, your husband is all shades of wrong by seizing your � card. Like why should he seize your card?

The foundation of the marriage was built on zero trust so the effects are what we're looking at

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SeverusSnape:

Who's whitewashing it?
I said what i said. Doesn't mean I'm whitewashing anything. Besides, it was purely a confraternity then, not now.
You wouldn't hear of rival cult wars then, unlike now.
... And yes, Cultism is not a good idea.

Exactly, I doubt it was intended to be a "cult" like it is now. I feel like they wanted to create their own version of the Greek fraternity system found on almost all university campuses in the United States. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternities_and_sororities

But unfortunately it was hijacked by riffraff and they're more or less just gangs now.

Light78:
Please who can teach me python. I already gat a laptop. I had installed python and Pycharm.


Just to get started.

I really need to learn. I don't care if I debugging a single error takes 10 hours.

If you have N3000 go to udemy and pay for a course from Tim Buchalka's programming academy or from Jose Portilla. They are very very good, seasoned instructors. Most professional developers won't have the time or patience to sit you down and teach you. There are also free resources all over YouTube if you prefer that, but if you want to learn in a structured environment then Udemy courses are amazing.

SymonLFC:
Quick question: What is the relevance of mathematics in programming and does a great programmer equal an astute mathematician.

A good understanding of Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus can help in ray tracing, 3D graphics/image design and processing. For example understanding linear transformations helps if you want to know what a 3D image would look like if you rotate it about an angle. Or understanding grad, div, and curl helps in ray tracing and ray casting.

360degreess:
.. I said it severally, most of these pastors are ritualists. Most of their followers don't know, they can do anything to get power for them to be famous and make money from their followers. Fake miracles, fake prophesies, sleeping with virgins/married women etc...

Love that picture