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Somatohadidas:
Please, read this carefully.

To apply to graduate schools in the US, you need to decide on the course you want to study. To save you some stress start from this website http://graddecision.org/ to know the application process, So step
1) Decide on the course you want to study
2) Search for schools using a)www.msinus.com (open this website with a laptop, you should see a list of school and ranking for some of the most common courses, you can start from there b)www.gradschools.com c)www.google.com(you can just type 'msc in bla bla in the us in google' d) www.usnews.com e) www.4icu.org .
3) check up the website of the schools you find, to see the requirements. You want to check the grad school website and the department website. Note that there are department specific requirements which may differ from grad school requirements. Most schools will require GRE and some will require both GRE and TOEFL .
4) Register for standardize exam and take it. You can register for GRE as soon as you are ready and prepared to take the exam. It is done online at www.ets.org. You can also get all the information you need about the exam on the website. There are GRE materials on online or under ‘files’ on this group. As for the Tuition, if you have good results (GRE, GPA, Toefl), SOP and LOR (letter of recommendation); US schools do offer assistanship to graduate students. This can either be Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant or Administrative Assistant. Depending on the school, if you get an assistantship, your Tuition will be waived and you will also be paid a monthly stipend that can take care of your living expenses. One advice, once you shortlist schools, send emails to the graduate coordinator of the schools and ask specific questions relating to that course and funding opportunities, be very explicit.

Lastly, there are basically 2 admission session in the US, Spring (Jan) and Fall (August). Schools admit more students in Fall, so Its advisable you plan towards Fall 202*. If you plan to resume in fall 202*, make sure you submit all your application documents before ending of Dec 202*. You can still shoot for spring admission but you stand a better chance if you apply for fall.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.

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This is great. Thank you very much. I will definitely follow the guide.

MrSoftlife:
You are in the right place.
I think you should try and apply to Georgia State University. You need a good SOP and reference letters in addition to your first class.

Remember funding is limited and it is first come, first served.

Shalom!

Thanks for your suggestion. I will check the school to see if they offer what I want.

Good day everyone. I’m a pharmacy graduate planning to do my Masters in the US, UK, or Canada. I’m planning to apply for full international scholarship this year to further my study. I’m hoping my first-class degree will land me a scholarship or some sort of free tuitions and other benefits.

Presently, I have gotten my transcript and certificates (university, secondary school). I also have my international passport though I will need to renew it as I just noticed it will expire this month.

My area of interest for the Masters program can be summarized as “Drug discovery for diseases caused by pathogenic organisms.”

Right now, I’m very confused about the whole process. Parts of my confusions are as follow:

- Which schools do you think I should focus on applying to base on my area of research interest? I have been checking different schools online. This website (https://www.findamasters.com/masters-degrees/?Keywords=drug+discovery) provided some list but most of the schools are in the UK. I would prefer US because I saw that there are more pharmaceutical industries in the US that are into drug discovery.

- What are the preparations I need to make? Someone told me I need to write GRE/TOEFL, Statement of Purpose, etc.

- How does the scholarship works? Must I gain admission before scholarship or apply to scholarship before school? Is there any other way to get tuition-free admission as well as other benefits such as accommodation, stipends, health insurance, etc.?

If there is a specific nairaland thread that can help, I will appreciate if you can link me to it.
Thanks.