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Ourtruth247:
Okay so a lot of people have posted responses to some of my arguments and although there are some who want a healthy debate, it is patently clear that the others just want to ridicule me.

So I will leave the decision to you guys that are following the thread intently.

If you want me to ignore the "ridiculers" above and keep posting, please like this comment. if this comment gets enough likes then I will know I still have an audience that wants me to continue posting.

HanjeeLamar:
My Transcript

Date: 23-06-2021
Venue: Lagos Consulate
Funding: Deficit of $21,000
GRE: 304
TOEFL/IELTS: Nill
Number of attempts: 1st
Status: APPROVED
School: East Carolina University

Me: Good morning Sir
VO: Good morning
VO: So you're going to study Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, that's a very specific course
Me: Yes Sir
VO: Tell me, What will this degree do for you
Me: This course fits nicely into my 5-7year plan of breaking into senior management at a leading Nigerian bank. I took statistics of the senior managers and above in my bank and found that atleast 2 of every 3 had an undergraduate or graduate degree in Economics or Finance related course-
VO Cuts-in : please where your mask properly, you are not supposed to pull your mask down
Me: Sorry Sir
Me: So I intend to combine the knowledge of
VO cuts in: you don't have all the time, there are other applicants I have to get to.
Me: I understand Sir, I expect that the knowledge from ECU will equip me with relevant analysis skill in areas of banking like Customer profiling, Customer service, Target marketing and and and.. (stamerring) other areas.
How long have you been working at your current job
Me: almost two years, since October 2019
VO: So you worked as a teacher of Economics and Commerce at
VO & I: ...at Bleep
VI: Global Markets Analyst at...
VO & I: at bleep
Tell me about your family
Me: my Dad is a retiree, he now works with my aunty in one of her offices in bleep state.
VO: looks at me with curiousity*
Me: My aunty supplies frozen fishes in bulk to 13 states in Nigeria
VO: Ooh she is the one stated on your form as sponsor.
Me: Yes Sir
My mother is a teacher, and one of my brothers is in film school to be a Nollyhood Director, while the other owns a delivery company. *Not sure he heard the others but was particular about my Dad/Aunt*
VO: do you have her statement here?, let me have it
Me: here Sir
VO: looks through it for about 20 seconds*
Please have it back.
Everything looks good from here. You can have your 1-20. Your visa will be approved, please pick up your passport at bla bla in the next 2-3 bussiness bla bla
Me: thank you Sir, thank you

NB: when people say God did it, know that God actually did it. I didn’t get a chance to say half the things I planned, and it was shaky at different points, but God did it.

MuttleyLaff:
What an achievement, not. The Vatican hasn't got a private jet

sholws:
Dororo
SAO alicizatiion
Seven deadly sins s03 was a bust but so1 and so2 badass
Demon slayer
Fate stay (everything)
For movies
Berserker 1,2 and 3 the series is also good
Let me generate more chakra at this point when you need more just signal

famep:
fate series parasyt bungo stray dogs gurren lagann no game no life assassination classroom one piece code geass

jiggaz:
Great

jiggaz:
Thank you my brother...... You even have time to reply all these Pharisees that want the law yet can't keep all of them fully ... One leg on mount Sinai and another leg on mount Zion.... I have put all of them on ignore mode, i don't even see their comments and their opinion are all irrelevant. It doesn't matter at all.... I thank God that this Gospel of Grace has reached the four corners of the world and still reaching more people... I am soo happy how far the real Gospel have gone. All glory to Our Lord Jesus.

ridsan4real:
Hello everyone,
I got an admission (fall 2020) Msc Agricultural and Environmental Systems at North Carolina A&T University with NO Funding.
I wrote mails to faculty and grad co-ord, and I got this reply from one of the faculty:

Hello Bleep,


First, congrats on your admission. If you are able to secure a visa, I can offer you a Teaching Assistantship in one of my classes. As a TA, you will be paid $8,000/semester but it will be contingent on you getting a visa. I hope this helps.

All the best!

Please, what should I do?

pierre92:
This doesn’t make sense

bracelum:
You are attending a professional program and still talking about research interest. Na you shoot yourself for leg.

bracelum:
I don't want to go down the route of making an unnecessary argument here because of this issue. The fact that you tried and didn't make it does not mean another person cannot try and make it too. And while I acknowledge most of the comments you stated, it is very wrong to claim that every international athlete that comes to the US achieved their goal through connections. While this may be true in some cases, it is very wrong to make generalizations. There are some people that worked extremely hard + smart and did things you either did not do or things you probably would not like to mention.

Again, I said in my last comment that I'm involved more than just a fan, and through this capacity, I have met lots of international college athletes who did not get in through referrals. Even if a referral is the only way to get to the US, there is nothing stopping the poster to seek those referrals by networking with those people that might give him the referral. The fact you didn't do it doesn't mean another person cannot do it. Success is more about the effort and hustle you put into what you do. I have seen athletes that have traveled far distances on their expenses to attend trials with no guarantee of getting recruited. Your success depends on the hustle you put into it. There are numerous examples I can mention... It all depends on how badly you want the success, how much you want to hustle and how much risk you want to take.

Trying and failing for one or two years, before quitting, doesn't suggest that you really wanted it badly or you were ready to make big calls (take huge risks) to achieve your goal. A lot of people try to become athletes and when they fail after a few trials, they revert back to school or take other safer options. From my experience, most successful athletes never really had a plan B. It was sports or nothing else and while a lot of them fail and become unproductive in the society, some of them end up becoming successful. So, the fact you took the safe route shouldn't make you discourage someone that wants to take a riskier route cos you never can tell if the person can be successful.

Stop putting fear into the mind of the guy. If he really wants to achieve his goal, he can do it! The fact Mr. A or Mr. B failed in achieving the goal doesn't mean he will fail. It all depends on the hustle you put into it.

No be human being dey write the referral? Mtchew

AgreatMan:
It is because of our failure to manage expectations, that's why there r lots of frustrated youths in Nigeria.

Let's examine d words in your reply

Luck,
this is what our traditional institution n religion sell to our people everyday. Nobody wants to work again. Everyone is expecting to get lucky n pick a bag of money on d road like Success.

if you get rejected
If u were so sure about his profile, u wouldn't even mention rejection. I was sure of what he is walking into.

plan B [/b]or [b]retry again.
Plan B is not always a fall back plan. Sometimes, it runs simultaneously with plan A. I have told him to ace his SAT n apply to multiple colleges, but u r indirectly telling him to be prepared to waste some years of his life on "try again later."

If u r 7feet, n u can't even bounce a ball, I guarantee you, u hv a very very good shot at an athletic scholarship. If u r just at the same height with most other kids in America, hmmmm.

U can teach a poor 7feet basketballer how to play, u cannot teach a 6feet 2inch basketballer how to be tall. There r always high demand for heights.

Dude's moniker is "PointGuard", I can guess how tall he is.

To d OP, if your guts tell u to apply, then apply. but u deserve to know what u r up against. Duke's Point-Guards r NBA players "masking" as college students. U will need to train hard cos d kids u trying to beat hv been training hard since age 5 or 6. U will also need a coach, because if all u play is just 3v3, u haven't learned d game. Besides, I personally know a guy who got into a Tennessee University from 200level in a Nigerian University based on basketball ALONE, dude was a freak. That's another possibility. Loads of other guys r also drafted to go play highschool basketball, n then switch to college basketball. U can also try the basketball camps like Ejike's camp, u can get exposure to foreign coaches. Between me n bracelum, u can deduce d person who knows what he is saying. This is not some phantom motivational quote.

You can always play professional basketball, but don't hang so tight onto this Duke's ticket.

menshowng:
No body knows whos gonna make heaven cos u might think ud make d list and baaaaam jus a little sin u didnt count changes ur ticket pass to hell.so finally na grace we all de ask for

gypsey:
Heaven doesn't exist, If it does, why Are so called pastors and church goers building mansions in Nigeria?, Driving Expensive Cars and living Flambouyantly on earth? Shouldn't they have waited for their rewards in Heaven?


Perhaps they don't believe that Heaven exists either.

hansmond93:
Good day everybody here, please am asking this on behalf of a friend. I am new on this thread.
His undergraduate degree is in Mathematics/statistics.
He just submitted an application to university of new England in Armidale for a master's in Information Technology(business).
While reading the forum here, I came across some things which I don't really understand. I noticed that some schools are AL1, please what does this really mean? Does it mean that visa is easier to get for them or they are highly ranked.

I would also like to know about how long the admission takes if anybody has applied to that same school before. We submitted the application yesterday and the deadline is March 5 for the June intake he applied for.

Also, what are the chances of PR after studies with that course?

Thank you so much for your time.

cass881:
why not try other course like Actuarial science, data analytics and business analytics. Information technology for someone that studied mathematics and statistics will take a strong SOP.

Merico96:
Please someone should help me attend to this

PortableGlo:
Please house I need answers to my questions on this thread.

How much does one need to have in the statement of account, is it cash that covers the first year or the whole 4yrs or just on a average of the 4yrs total fees?

ubigurl:
Goodmorning beautiful people ,i love the work you guys are doing here thanks and God bless. Please i am confused and need the best suggessions ,please dont read my post and pass without helping. I am a mum of two toddlers 4 and 3 years old and we have a running b1/b2 vis a and plan to further my studies in the usa ,i have a bachelors degree in chemistry from a nigerian university with a gpa of 2.6/5.0 .My initially plan was to go for my masters in chemistry but i feel it will be very tasking and almost impossible running a masters with 2 kids all by myself and the possibility of getting a good paying job is not that high and someone suggested my going for my PHD after my masters,im not sure i want to spend that long schooling,my second option is to go apply to a community college for a chemistry programme (just to get a an f1 visa at the embassy),or do i just get to the us and then get a school and apply for a f1 visa instead of passing through all the hurdles in nigeria embassy then when i get to the usa i change it to nursing (run a 2 year programme in nursing ) and upgrade my RN to BSN with time. I still dont know if this is a better option for me and please what are the best ways to get assistantship for this programmes. please help me out.

heeedreeez:
Hi guyz, I have 3 admissions(2PhD and 1Msc) and one pending decision(Msc) for fall 2019. I am still waiting for graduate assistantship decisions from the three schools. However, I have been asked to send in SOA for the three schools in order to process I20. My question is, can i send one SOA to the three schools to generate three I20s because i don't know the exact school that might give me assistantship before fall 2019 resumption. thanks.

Olalekank:
...just in case of next time, try to inquire first before paying the application fee...

Oasishavenng:
Good evening everyone,
Profile.
Gre : 320
TOEFL: 100
Experience: 2+
GPA: 2.2 (3.47)
Intended course of study : Industrial engineering
Two admits: Tamuk and wvu ( no funding)
Awaiting University of New haven.

I feel i am doing something wrong in relation to funding

Obyknow:
For those interested

Georgia Southern University is waiving application fee for most of their grad program,offer on till 17th February