₦airaland Forum

kaybobo200:
Go to FRSC Office

Predstan:
The international Driver's license can be used for further 6 months abroad.

Mudicua:

Yeah I do get you.
First things first, she has to show face in the school printed on her Visa. (That I know 100%)

For transfers i do not know 100%.
But I do know for any transfer to take place, you must first get admission from the school you are going to. (Now in her own case, she already has the admission, however she will be unable to attend in the semester she is admitted for because she will be in the school whose i20 gave her visa).
So here is what i think she should do:
1. Contact the community college and find out if she can defer to the following semester... Now she has to give good reasons why she is doing this, and telling them she used another school to get into US might not fly ...(but again i do not know)
2. She should have a talk with the international advisor of both schools to see how this would work.

I honestly do not have any more ideas...
But I know you can transfer.
I know you can change from grad studies to undergrad studies.

I am just not cognisant of the process of transfer.

Mudicua:
Your friend has to attend at least one semester in the school whose i20 got her the visa. Remember on the visa the name of the school is stated there and thus her information is tied to the school. now if she gets into the US and does to report at the international office and have the international advisor check her in, she might be putting herself in trouble.
She has to show up at the school, register for that semester, and then transfer to the school she really wants to go.

dreambound:
The lad is pursuing an undergraduate degree..assistantship, GA, RA, and TA would sound like Spanish as it does to me...our language is Scholarship &/ financial aid.

Ability247:
1. According to studyusa.com, "Community college, sometimes called a junior college, is a two-year school that offers reasonably priced higher education as a pathway to a four-year degree". So it's like getting admission to study for a Bachelor's degree in a foreign country, then switching to OND on getting there with the intention of switching back to Bachelor's afterwards. Don't you feel dizzy already? This is where you might argue the savings in cost is worth the trouble.

2. What you would pay as an international student in a community college is equivalent to, or even more than what you would pay in a regular, more prestigious school with assistantship.

3. When you enter the job market, you will discover that employers are not in a big hurry to hire an international student with an associate's degree (in case you decide to stop at that level) with the extra baggage that comes with hiring internationals. The education and skill set the student is bringing has to be commensurate to whatever extra legal stress they are going to take on for hiring an international student. Also, some employers do care about the school you graduated from.

Bottomline: It's better to hustle for an assistantship in whatever good school that gives you admission, GA, RA, TA, or some job on campus that remits some of your fees, than to start switching about. I don't know if switching to a community college is legal or not since the visa was based on the school that gave the admission (I am against anything illegal). I think schools have a way of working that out between themselves in such cases, but it certainly won't look good on your profile.

Ability247:
1. Most US schools will accept a letter from a foreign undergraduate college stating that you were taught in English. It is usually either that or TOEFL. However, I am not certain what the rule is for Secondary Schools/High Schools. So when you decide on a school, check. However, if you have the money, just take the test. You can never go wrong with one.

2. Is the budget to cover just tuition or are you including living expenses? If it's just tuition for a year, then you will definitely need an assistantship or a hefty scholarship. If you mean tuition and living expenses to be within $10k, then that figure is hilarious. California is pretty expensive and even for the cheaper states, $10k 'everything' won't fly.

3. Have you taken the SAT? You should take it and ace it first. That could open some 'funding' doors.

4. You mentioned your uncle lives in California so accomodation and feeding are a done deal. You sound like you intend to live in his house and commute to school everyday. In that case, you are either grossly misinformed or uninformed. California is half the size of Nigeria. How do you know whether your uncle will live close enough to the school you will eventually pick? Maybe that's the solution for you. Maybe ask his address, then look for schools within a feasible mile radius. Maybe that should be your priority, then you find out which of them is the "cheapest".

5. By the way, "Cheap" is subjective. Can you quantify cheap? Please don't repeat $10k. As an international student, your fees per year are usually over $40k without assistantship. Go ahead, google the annual cost of an engineering program in California. Whoever sold you that $10k dream should be brought in for questioning. What you can do is, check your uncle's area (remember, a mile radius that is feasible) for California State Universities. They are usually less pricey but I am not certain by how much. Start from there. And please, stay away from Community Colleges. Some people successfully obtain visas with them but the chances of you donating several +N60k to the US embassy are much higher with community colleges, and none of them would be cheerful giving I daresay.

6. I am yet to see a US school that does not accept international students, so long as you meet their requirements, academic and pecuniary.

Davidkking:
Just look for a community college......that's the only thing that'll fit into that budget

sharwama:
Awww, you sound so innocent. As long as they are ready to accept your application, I don't think it's too early. It shows that you are sure about your choice and your interest in the school, you know what you want and you are passionate about getting it. Just make sure your overall application is powerful and irresistible, I mean sell ya market wella
May the force be with you!

sharwama:
I am not sure, I think it depends on the schools you have your eyes on. Why not find out their application deadlines(specifically your program) and other necessary information on their websites.I don't know if you intend going for a B.Sc/MSc/PhD but you can find out the requirements, if there are standardized tests required, if evaluation of transcripts is necessary. You can also start creating rough drafts of SOP's and building a credible bank statement.
I don't even know if I made sense at all