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drizlad:
new here
currently serving my country.graduated from university of Ibadan with a degree in chemistry and would love to have my master abroad(USA).any advice please and how do I get started.

Hi.
Welcome. This is the visa thread, there are a few things you need to do/know before you get here. Also, there are questions you need to ask and answer for yourself: What do you intend studying? Do you have preferences as regards schools; are there schools you've heard about or have been eyeing? US education is quite expensive, so do you have the means? If you don't, or you feel you might be needing scholarships, it's perfectly cool, but there are tests you'll have to write. And sorry o, a personal question from me, why the US?

Answer these questions, and the house will help you progress.

Cheers.

jelmusboy:
With a good GPA and GRE, well written SOP and LOR, you will land a funded program in Biology/Biological Science and you can specialize in Cell and Molecular Biology.

Interesting. Would you be kind to mention a few schools that are known to fully fund these programs for international students? I'd do well to check them out. Thing is, I've been considering a lot of options lately and searching these schools has been a task on its own.

Thank you.

jelmusboy:
Why not MSc in Cell Biology?

Is there a reason you asked? Are CB programs well funded? It's a field I could consider.

Thank you.

Happy Sunday, good people.

sunshineluv5:
Hello house I apologize i took long in posting my transcript, I really learnt a lot from this thread and it’s only fair that I give back...

INDEED THE STORM IS OVER!

Indeed. Congratulations!
Btw, your transcript was fun to read ...lolz. Thank you for all the details.

DARKLASER:
Good day guys, been a long time follower of the thread. Please I need a clarification on something.
How much must you have to consider going to the US for grad studies. For instance, in a case where you don't have a sponsor with an account balance of several millions. Cos I've read from various visa transcripts that it is a vital factor in getting ur visa. It even affects admission too.
Also, does getting a scholarship cover up for this handicap.
I look forward to your answers.

Hi.
You know, I used to ask this same question, too, and you know what? It made me procrastinate, it made me believe abroad studies wasn't meant for someone like me. So if you keep asking and wanting to know just how much, you might never get involved or know. I followed closely this thread and the other VISA thread last year, and I never dared to take any steps. But right now, I am on a mission.

Though a rookie, my advice is this: take a step, start the process. Of course you'll need to spend lots of money even when you don't see any lying around, but I tell you, miracles do happen, and there are ones that happen in the form of everyday people, and I know I read some inspiring stories on here. So just take those steps, one after another, and you will be surprised how far you will go. Sheybi there are no sponsors with several millions now, in your walk you'll get to a stage where sponsors will have no choice but to show up; those people you think don't have millions will, all of a sudden, have mini-millions, and several mini-millions sum up to millions

Hehe... For someone like me, it's funding or nothing at all ...lol. Even as an MS student, ayam looking to get the fullest of scholarships. With God and fierce determination, I know it's possible.

Whew! Too much talk w/o answering any of your questions, right? Well, lemme try to answer the simplest one that I can... There are scholarships and there are scholarships, but no, they don't cover the handicap as you would still have to provide a statement of account (of your sponsor) regardless of the kind of scholarship you've gotten. This usually proves that you can sustain yourself over there and won't just go over and become a literate nuisance and liability to their government, cos truly, na mama sabi d number of pikin weyn she born.

It's my first post on the thread, I just wanted to register my presence. I salute and give props to the elders and gurus, I greet my fellow tyros and prospective Trumplanders, and I say hello to the followers and guests of the thread, one of which I had been for quite some time. Here to learn, follow, apply, succeed, testify and give back.

#Fall19...