UofH decision coming in by April will be toooo far. I will simple move ahead with my current options.

I should be talking about having an i-20 by that time.

@Cephas0009. Any date in March will be okay, I fit wait for that one.

ponpon:
At this point, I faint...

seeker88:
Rejection from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...

I knew their acceptance rate is so small........Application fee waiver was the only reason I gave it a trial. Life goes on........we await more acceptance and funding....

#TeamFall2017#

Those people bug me tire!

Application fee waiver this, application fee waiver that ... All in a bid to say many Africans apply to their programs only to finally reject them.

Don't even count this one as part of your applications.


@SirRiddy and drhopeful. Abeg give us the full jist.

hirschfelder:


Lol. Not so shocking though, considering that some programs use GRE mainly to screen applications.

This held me back from applying to some schools, aside my GRE score which isn't 170/170-Q. I believe other parts of my application were competitive enough for most Msc programs.

But how them wan know say you deh try for other aspects, if your app cannot get in through the door because of GRE requirement?

I guess they would give a couple Chincos with 169-Q 145-V 2.5-AWA the admit. Nothing spoil.

145-v and 2.5AWA

Finally na just 1 admit pesin need sef. Getting all admits is just for self-aggrandizement.

I sweaaaar, just 1. Plenty admits no good ooo, e dey cause confusion! mostly when the packages from the schools are similar.

...especially as the dollar is expected to rise to 650N before the year runs out.

This your play na rough play, Stop am!

@OGreene. Thanks.

shayhune:


Lol. The guy na hustler

As for me, I unequivocally told my grad cord that it's either funding or no deal(but na after I don accept their offer )

@icool. Abeg show me the way make pepper rest for my side too before August

1. Did they initially give you any funding?
2. What magnitude of funding are you requesting for now?

Master, I deh work o so small bread deh enter. August still far, maybe I sell one kidney take complete the money.

Next stage is getting more funding, How do I go about getting tuition fully waived?

Lamar has about $5k as instate, TAMUK has about 3k5 as instate tuition. I am also aware of the associated costs.

When will be the best time to submit my financial statement?

Is a further tuition waiver more feasible than an assistantship?

Answers are very welcome.

sirRiddy:
LOL you are talking like a real OBO in this Buhari economy and Trump disaster era.
Be sure of all your financial obligations before booking a plane ticket to avoid stories
that touch. The exchange rate is not smiling and the in-state tuition itself is not the best
deal these times to be honest. Forget all this 'hustling' o. When tuition is waived, your mind fit rest and face classes.
GA or no deal o. Wish you the best and hope you get something good

Bossman, I never believed those schools could drop their 1cent for free.

I am very optimistic I can get more from them since the dollars have started dropping already, because I will not be battling for funding from scratch.

Lemme give them a little breathing space while waiting for the final 3 decisions also.

[s]About hustling, while still in Nigeria between now and July pepper suppose rest.[/s]

Thanks man.

SirRiddy, MAY GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY!

I want to break the silence here today....


I was encouraged to ask about funding by SirRiddy and not form OmoBabaOlowo, I did ask and TAMUK just replied me in roughly 24hrs with an offer of $1k annual scholarship and I'll pay in-state tuition! The remaining fees required are what can be "hustled-out".

If and When I get a GA, talk don finish! I will be attending school on a financial stress-free level.

Make una join me thank God ooo. #TexasIsCalling


I dey come reply una congratulatory messages, make I go drink 1 bottle of wine first...

andradaeze:

I believe there is no cause for alarm yet, sis. Decisions sometimes, do come in April.

So true....


I am still stretching my patience till April for the remaining decisions.

drhopeful:
With all the decisions on here, I guess I can now intensify ripping off my hair....

Abeg o!

@Topiipii. Congratulations! We will all get funded, the wait is on.

@Towbaynah. Relax bro, better news will come your way. I am also waiting for decisions from the 'heavy weights' I applied to.

@Seeker88. Congratulations!!!
Admission is in.... Funding is next!

Hushee:

I'm telling you. I just dey happy since, especially concerning baba himself.

Abeg who be baba??

towbaynah:


This. This 1000x. I refresh my mail 40 times a day, give or take. Got a mail from Oxford. Turned out to be just a survey. Never had a panic attack that came and disappeared so quickly. Hope all this ends well.

O mennn, it isn't easy. Your panic attack makes me laugh!

I am chasing the grad schools for more money, I smile each time a mail enters my box.. It always turns out to be linkedin or some career website.

Which kind problem be this one.

sirRiddy:
My advice is to be very straight with asking for clarifications.
Oyinbo na body language dem dey read o. If you present yourself as
OBO, them go just dey look you ni o. Ask them every single thing about
finances so that you can be prepared. What covers what. Good luck.

Thank you. I go reason them wella.

@Tescoman90. Thanks.

sirRiddy:

At K-State CS, all tuition is waived. Even better, RAs do not pay the semester fees that the
TAs have to pay since their tuition waiver come from their RA professor's grants.

TAMUKingsville must pay me!!!

I feel I stand a very good chance with them. Lamar has tried, will still work on them.

@SirRiddy. Does a Research Assistantship come with a scholarship or tuition waiver? I know it has a monthly stipend.

@Toakins, Adetola007. Thank you.
@Divabiola. Congratulations!
More good news coming in.

@Layez, Shayhune. Thanks again.

amofum:


Elder bros, congrats. Abeg shey you fit teach me this your hustle? My own no dey pay reach this level. Na beg I dey beg ooooooo.

Amofum, I did a breakdown of how possible it is to survive in Yankee, it is within my reach. I have a sponsor though but if my sponsor begins to speak grammar, I should still be able to pull through.

seeker88:
@ iCool, Congrats boss! Funding is definitely coming your way bro...

Can you remember when you submitted your application to TAMUK cos I also applied for MSc Mech Eng and yet to hear from them. Did u send your official transcript from your school or was the admission decision made with your unofficial transcript? Please I sent you a pm....

I submitted January 9th, I attached my transcript to my application. Sent it also with other supporting documents by email to them.

fredoricko:


Bros I no like the way you dey use this word- "hustle".
shey the meaning don change ni? How person go say him dey hustle 18k dollars? when me still dey hustle $30 app fee

hahahahaha! No mind me jare.

I meant 5k per semester for tuition is within reach na.

@Ponpon. No wahala.

shayhune:

When I grow up, I hope to be like you oo

No deh shout like this na.
They need a financial statement of 18k, 9k5 is living cost. How much remain?
9k which is annual.... Split into 2 and it is 'hustle-able'.

ponpon:
now I'm scared because most of the schools I applied to are close to the Pacific Ocean and they are coastal... Is this a red flag too?

Mine has 3 in same state, I care less.

I'll handle it, I have always known it might flag.

Yours in same region isn't much of a problem.

Scholastica16:
Congrats iCool. I hope all your schools were not Texas-centric sha. People say it raises red flags to the VOs.

Boss man, it is ooo. Texas is calling me.... and I am going there.

shayhune:


@bolded. This got me wondering. Are you one of the Otedolas

Baba, can you compare $15k of Texas to $27k of others?


I can hustle out Texas fees o, it's not an Otedola something.

@hirschfelder, Andradaeze, Time2smile. Thank you very much.

Time2Smile:

Congrats iCool. The VO has no way of knowing the schools He applied to. Whatever school mentioned at the interview are the ones He applied to. The important school is the one that he plans to attend and issues his i20

NB:Not advocating lieing oooo, just saying

Your head is valid! I know how to handle that issue.

@Jaybiz007, Ponpon, ipledge01, cephas0009. Thanks all.



@Oludare01. Texas loves me! See as the admissions deh enter.
Their fees are affordable, admissions 'easy' and it is a good state for my intended major.

As The.Zed said, I got my second admission decision yesterday...

An Acceptance! TAMUkingsville, Industrial Eng. Fall 2017.

No word on funding yet. Was asked to contact the departmental coordinator for further news.

Decision 2/5.

omoluabiguy:

congrats bro. did you applied for masters or phd?

Masters only.

mrsmith11:


I pm you.
Please I like to know what qualifies you for the in-state tuition fee

I put up my profile a few days ago.

They have a priority deadline of mid April, I applied mid January so they took me as seriously as I took them.

I was offered a 1k scholarship bundled with a tuition waiver.

I just saw your pm on NL, no mail in my box yet. Network is terrible where I am.

You can mail me on icoolnaija at g mail dot com

imperiouxx:


I know how this feels just like when I applied to 12 programs and got called for an interview within 1 month by the most recent program I applied to among them.

Congrats!

12 programs was a whole lot.

Thanks boss.