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Mzjen1:
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Please when is your enrollment date as stated in your admission letter.

Highbeeyajibola:
Did you just mail them or since last week

queenvicka:
Kindly share d link to this site, let's confirm by ourselves

Opinionator:
I think they meant to write "2017/2018" because the article is dated 2017.

Pervic:
Check the status of the docs U uploaded. Has it changed to verified?

dailydolar:
wait they will reply you but u can use expatrio its faster than fintiba .
Also I have heard of people getting there's after one week

dailydolar:
mine was less than 24hrs so it depends

shasha25:
which course

dailydolar:
don't understand what u mean but just follow the steps in the admission letter and make sure you send your acceptance letter before two weeks

waledora:
When did FSU Jena receive your application?

dailydolar:
I don't think this will affedt your visa interview in anyway .
Your BSc is in what ? Cos I was rejected for same course even with my chemistry background

Quoran:
GRE QUANT TIPS
1.In Quantitative Comparison questions, try numbers in this order: 0,1,2,-2,1/2. I learned this from NOVA GRE book. It works just fine.
2.Quantitative Comparison questions are half of a GRE Quant section (10 in number).
3.In Quantitative Comparison questions, before you select an answer, try at least two numbers.
4.Know the rules of divisibility. It will help.
5.Pay special attention to words like ‘the greatest possible’ in quantitative comparison questions. For instance, the greatest possible number of points common to a triangle and a circle is ____? It is more likely than many of us will pick three. Six points is also possible. Just remember that the triangle must not be inscribed in the circle. Six points will pass through the circumference.
6.Do not assume more than what is given especially in Quantitative Comparison questions.
7.Special triangles: 30-60-90 :1:√3:2;45-45-90:1:1:√2 ; The longer the side, the larger the angle opposite it and vice versa.
8.Supplementary angles 180, Complementary angles 90. Parallel lines have the same slope. Perpendicular lines – Negative reciprocal of the original line. (This appeared on my GRE). Know the equation of a line in different forms.
9.Learn all those Mensuration stuff.
10.Once a calculation is going on for too long, check your method again. There might be something wrong.
11.Be careful when multiplying or dividing by a negative number in inequality problems. Never do this in a Quantitative Comparison question.
12. PEMDAS – Parentheses-Exponents-Division-Mulitplication-Addition-Subtraction.
13.Integer 0 is neither positive nor negative.
14. 0 to 9 inclusive is 10 integers.
15. If a is even, b is odd, then a+2b is even, 2a+b is odd, ab is even etc. These kinds of questions are common.
16.P(A or B) =P(A) + P(B) Mutually exclusive ; P(A or B) =P(A) + P(B) –P(A and B) Independent
17.Know Mean, mode and median and how numbers can affect them.
18.In word problems, use 100 for percentages. Do not use a number if the word problem has a fraction. I think Princeton Review covers this.
19.How many multiples of 7 are there between 100 and 150? 7 not 6. 147-105=42. 42/7 =6. 6+1 =7.
20.10 evenly spaced tick marks on a number line is 9 intervals not 10.
21.Any three consecutive integers will always contain a multiple of 3.
22. Rate x Time = Distance. Draw a table and solve all rate questions like this. Manhattan covers this well.
23. Pay attention to units, scales and values along the X and Y axes in graphs.
24. Average degree per side = (180(n-2))/n.
25.0 is a number.
26.How many square pieces can you get from a board of 18 by 30 inches without wasting any of the board? Answer: 15. Greatest divisor of 18 and 30 is 6. 18/6=3; 30/6=5; 3X5 =15. (Simple questions like this can waste your time).
27.Increase something by 250% is 3.5 times the number not 2.5 times the number.
28.Standard deviation questions are not usually difficult. Just know how it affects the mean.
29.Study the Official GRE test guide. You will not go wrong if you follow it strictly. Use other books (Magoosh, Manhattan, Princeton) for more tips , tricks and sample questions.
30.The key to scoring well on the GRE is to do well in the first section. The first section is usually easy (Assuming you prepared really well). This section is easy but tricky. If you practice well enough, you will observe that this is the section were you will finish with time to spare. On your sketch paper, I will advise that you solve your questions sequentially. Peradventure you need to go back to a question or review it, you can easily track your mistakes.
31. Pace well. Do not spend too much time on a particular question. I finished with some minutes to spare. I was able to review up to 10 questions and I can remember changing my mind on two answers I had previously selected. I did score 20/20 in that section.
32.Do not waste time on any question. This is very easy to say really. I made the same mistake in my second section. I wasted time on the first few questions as they were difficult. This affected my score. I noticed the easier questions were at the bottom.
33. The GRE is section adaptive. If you do well in the first section, you get a more difficult second section and vice-versa. This is aimed at making test takers get at least 150 marks. It follows a normal distribution. Those doing well are ‘dragged’ to 150. Those not scoring well are ‘helped’ to 150. (Additional probably unnecessary information lol).
34.From proven research, for you to get a more difficult second section, you need to score at least 14 in the Quant and 12 in the Verbal. The more difficult section carries more weight than a normal section. The more difficult questions you get correctly in the second section, you more points you have.
35.The scoring is not linear. I had 20 in the first section and 15 in the second section yet I had 166. In my Verbal, I had 14/20 in both sections yet I scored 161. Same thing I noticed with my friends and in my first attempt.
36.If you score 10/20 in the first Quant section and 16/20 in the next section, you will score 153. If you score 16/20 in the first section and 10/20 in the section, you will score 156. DO YOUR BEST IN THE FIRST SECTION. Verbal is more difficult than the Quant.
37.Peradventure you do not do well in the first section (You will know because the questions will be easy; It happened to me during my first attempt), you can still blast the second section. Just take it easy and do you best.
38.The on screen calculator can slow you down. Use it only if you really need it.
39.You can learn to back-solve questions. It helps when you are clueless on how to solve certain questions. I think Princeton covers this a lot.
40.I make mistakes more when I rush and do not take time to read the question well. Do not also try to solve questions mentally. Write it down to avoid errors.
41. Do a lot of practice tests. Under normal conditions, we will all score well. A timed practice test is the real deal. PowerPrep, Manhattan, Kaplan are good in this regard.
42. The GRE has a structure: For the Quant, you get 4 easy questions, 12 medium questions and 4 hard questions on your first section. Look at the Official GRE guide for more on question difficulty.
43.Some people are that good that some tips did not work for them. If you are like me that needed to retake the test, you have to pay attention to many things to avoid getting the same poor score.
44.By the way, there is nothing like a bad score. It all depends on what you want to use it for.
All the best folks. Pardon my errors.

Quoran:
The GRE requires mental strength to tackle it. Trust me, the exam will drain you and automatically, you feel exhausted especially in sections you don't like.That's why you have to take full length practice tests. Don't be discouraged. Just make sure you're progressing by learning new tricks and tips. That way, your score will improve. Later, I will post tips on how to score well in the Quant score.

MaroCruz:
Admission decision in August is a death sentence. That's why we advocate for people to read past posts in the thread.

Last year, scarcity of appointment dates was a major issue, hence most of us avoided schools with late decision. You can still hope for the best and see how things go.

Kenthumphz:
I hope am wrong but the truth is that you might not (90%) get a date.

Lemme help you understand why, I was denied a date last year by mid July. A lot of us were. Now, those of us denied last year geared up early, in addition to those who began theirs this year to apply altogether this year, you can then understand the rush. In spite of the respite the Abuja embassy brings (which wasn't available last year), embassy would be clog by July ending latest. Just like last year, they gonna only consider those whose deadline veered into November. So my prayer for you is that your school is considerate enough to elongate your deadline into November.

All the best to you and others in your shoes. Never give up. If the system beats you this year, do well to defeat it next year like most of us did.

Shalom

Highbeeyajibola:
The reality is that restricted admission, wait until application deadline, and then start to decide on the mark to use in awarding study place, which mostly fall around August, and we know the situation of things in Nigeria where we have huge number of applicant and state for visa appointment is limited. My own idea is always apply to one that is not restricted early and still apply to restricted, so u can use the unrestricted to book while waiting for restricted.

As it stands now it will be very difficult to get appointment date by August, not impossible though
If as at June 14 people are getting September 5, Imagine August

fluxyn:
By his grace we are getting out admission letter soon. Am with you on Jena day and bonn. Goeth wanted german b1 for my course. God wud do it

fluxyn:
Mailed them. They say Na till July ooo. Omo I just weak. But other go drop. Abeg any other bonn applicant here

Pecky2222:
When did u send through Nipost and from which state.
Wat calculations are u talking about??

Dammy112:
Thank you. Do you have any idea of where the WAEC office is in Ogba.

happystep:
Please stop patronizing hustlers and tauts, try to meet with the registrar, the official price is #10 naira per page. Why risk working with tauts. This is why some German schools now insists on German embassy certification because most Nigeria documents can not be verified if they write back to the institutions that certified it. FAU is strict on certification at embassy with few other schools

Spiffydarl:
Most times, Jena look at what u studied in your undergraduate and what u are advancing to study in your masters. They give more priority to same subjects . for example, BSc Biochemistry and MSc. Biochemistry. Got admitted 1week after my document was sent to admission committee. Although I applied for two Masters in same Jena. Uptil date I am yet to hear from the other department of Microbiology.

Dammy112:
Where can I get to certify my documents in Lagos apart from the German consulate? The lady refused to certify my transcripts claiming its a student copy that it would be better if my school send transcripts directly to the schools in Germany which will cost me alot since they are more than a school that I am applying to. So does anyone know where I can have my documents certified in Lagos(Ikeja preferably or Ikosi CMD area?

Secondly, How can I get a new WAEC certificate from Waec, the one I have is a photocopy, I could not find the original copy and the lady refused to certify it.

Awaiting your responses.