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Admitwithschola:
If you give more details about yourself, you could get sharp answers that will address your questions. Are you a man (>35 and especially >40) or you're a guy (<35)? What's your educational record and work experience like? Are you an academic in Naija? Which field are you into? And which field do you hope to do this PhD? Do you have research experience? Papers in decent places? Finally, do you have profs who are willing to write you the type of letter that I just finished writing for a student? . A letter that will make oyinbo beg you to come their country?

To your question, green card is doable. But one thing though - provided the government does not change status quo that much and if you;re self-petitioning, you would need a decent job with decent pay and a good research record. This is just one way. There are several ways/categories, and it's a good idea to do some google searches. it's all on the internet.

To summarize, it's relatively easier (not easy though) to get the green card via one of the categories if one i) has an advanced degree ii) has a nice job iii) has research papers (sometimes with citations) and iv) has the grace of God. In fact, people get US green card from outside the US. There is a colleague in South Africa who will be applying and getting the US green card there in SA. This person seeks the green card so they can enter and leave for life. Academic jobs in SA are very lucrative, at least at the professor cadre level, so this person does not plan to "ja komot" from SA, but they are open to opportunities nonetheless.

I hope this helps you. Meanwhile, if an academic institution hires you as assistant professor after your PhD, then you will get a green card. This is because many of them initiate the process of your green card application immediately you join them. In most cases, you join them with an H1b, which they obtained for you (no cap for academic people for H1B), and then they file green card for you once you are hired. The sad thing is just that academic jobs are hard to get in the US, but it becomes easier either if you i) attended a strong program or ii) do a path-breaking research which your advisor does a good job "shouting" about.

All the bestest, Sir.

Sir from the Bolded, I'll classify you as one of the last good men. God bless you Sir. It's people like you that help people achieve their Dreams not the other ones who are Dream killers. Please keep being good, God will surely reward you Sir.

fortifiedng:
Phone should be in landscape mode

Ya'll should check up my Guess game Program

You did a great job Sir. Below is a similar code.
The limitations I had here is that I can't declare my secret number to be within the range of 1 to 21. Also I couldn't write the part of the code that will tell the user the number of times they tried.

I learnt a lot from your code but I'll love to know how to overcome my own limitations without declaring a function like you did in yours. Or better still, how can I include that code my already written code. Thank you.


#A code for a user to guess a number

Secret_number = 5
guess_count = 0
guess_limit = 6

try:
While guess_count < guess_limit:
guess_count += 1
guess = int(input(' Guess a Number: ')
if guess == secret_number:
print('Your Guess is Correct!')
break
else:
print('Sorry you Failed')
except ValueError:
print('Please input a number')

spyglaxx:
I need a percentage increase calculator.

Please Expantiate Sir. I really have the time to get it done!

Akhigbeblog:
Where in Lagos?

Close to Trade Fair. For reasons best known to me, I can't disclose more than that Sir.

Akhigbeblog:
Where do you reside Let me know if I can't link you up with someone that can help me get the videos

Lagos

Admitwithschola:
2:1 BSc in the right courses + strong GRE = US scholarship for PhD...It happens well

UK, Europe and elsewhere, that's hard. This is because, as you may know, PhD in the US is >=5 years. First 2 years is where you take some deadly courses, which can pass for MSc, even Mphil, then next 3+ years is for the research. People who don't do well in the first two years but did not too bad, they dropout of the PhD after 2 years with an MSc in hand. Someone just sadly told me last week that this is their situation..

Wow, this is one reason I like asking questions. I never knew that it's possible to get a PhD Scholarship directly from BSC in the USA. Thanks a lot for the infos, I really appreciate your time and swift response, remain Blessed Sir.

Admitwithschola:
As I wrote before, in a class with no first class, you can see that any student better than 95% of the class is indeed a top 5% student.

In a scenario where grades are curved, there will almost always be someone with summa cum laude (top first class). But in naija, it's possible to have zero first class because grades are generally not curved and nobody got the mark.

I don't know if MSc admission and scholarship is as thorough sha, but for PhD, we look very deeply!

Many people I know, with 2:1 and around the best in their classes, got PhD scholarships.
So, it's possible, very possibly. A way to play the trick is to have a professor who will explain everything in letters. This is usually time consuming and only lecturers or profs who want to help a student will do this.

Again, first class is good...But there are many instances where it may not be the 'be all and end all'. Sometimes we carefully go over where the A's are gotten

Sir from the Bolded, do you mean they got a direct Scholarship to PhD with just their 2:1 BSC ??

Admitwithschola:
If your professors can argue this, yes and yes. Many profs don't know how to play this game, but for those who know how to play the game with letters, they can greatly help their students.

I like your question!

So, to answer your question, a first class (with A's in the right courses oo) is always good. If I were to choose, for sure a first class (with A's in the right courses) will be chosen. However, a 2:1 that is the best in class is not a disadvantage. It all depends on how this is sold.

In fact, a 4.4 with A's in all the right courses and a 4.6 with B's in the right courses and A's in the "second" right courses, the 2:1 will not! be a disadvantage in this case, and I'm talking about PhD admissions. We look at where you got the A's, not just "Bola get first class". No oo.

Take PhD econ admission for example. If Bola and Eze studied econ and Bola scores wonderful A's in all those accounting, sociology, business courses and a mixture of B, A, and C in hard math, econ, and stats courses, while Eze focuses on the hard stuff and scores A's in all the hard math, econ and stats courses while getting C and D and B and maybe A in the other courses. Assume Bola gets 4.62, first class, and Eze made 4.41, 2:1, it will be hard for a US program to ignore Eze for Bola in PhD econs admissions, all else constant.

I think I have gone into too much detail, but I am sure you get the point. First class is always good and you should get it, but 2:1 is not always a disadvantage even in the presence of first class. We look at the courses!

If you have more questions, ask. i have time today.

Again, good question you have asked.

Sir I really appreciate your response. I'm grateful.

I can see that it will make no much sense to compare tho. But tell me sir, what are the advantages of being a best graduating student but not a first class in terms of MSC Scholarship because I have seen scholarship eligibility asking the applicants to make sure they are top 5% of their class. Imagine a class where there are no first class?

So to reiterate Sir, what are the advantages of being the best but not a first class in terms of MSC Scholarship Application?

If possible Sir, tell me about someone who was in that same shoe but still managed to get a scholarship.
Thank you.

Admitwithschola:
Even, I think WES made a little rounding error, lol. 4.18/5 should be around 3.55-3.6.

But grades are mostly curve in the US, not same in Naija - at least when I went to school. This could make the grades of some otherwise okayish students in the US to look good, even very good. An example of curving is giving A to the person with the highest score in the class....That highest score does not have to be the highest possible score that is needed to get A...In fact, it can change from year to year, that's what gives a student an A.

Whereas in naija, we once did a course and nobody got A because all scores <70. In a curved system, the highest score would get A and even some scores slightly lower.

That's why a letter of recommendation describing your rank in class is very important

This really got me wondering.
Does being the best graduating in your class but not a first class really boost ones chance of getting a scholarship abroad or is getting a first class but not the best in class better?

Sir please relax yourself and give me a detailed answer lols. I will really a be grateful Sir. Thanks you

horlahsunbo225:
I had A in both courses...and wes will not evaluate 6unit for during the normal Wes evaluation

Alright. Thanks for the Clarification.

mayDtolu:
Lol...You can google and make more research on it..There is a thread on nairaland that discuss more about wes evaluation and you will see many people CGPA on 5pt scale and the equivalent on a 4pt scale....

Alright there is Absolutely no problem Sir.

horlahsunbo225:
Check wes before you argue....I have 4.19/5 and wes unofficial equals it to 3.54(I remove my 6units project and 6unit IT)

So 4.15 will surely hit 3.5/4

Obviously your 6Unit Project and 6Units IT grades were not too high to have a greater part of your CGPA. If you didn't have A's in the both of them, then not including them and their respective Units to your WES Evaluation will surely have favoured your WES Evaluation.

Prove me wrong Sir.

mayDtolu:
Wes evaluation is not calculated that way...Not a mathematical expression you just did....The person should use free wes calculator evaluation online....His CGPA should fall inbetween 3.5-3.6

Sir with or without WES Evaluation, there is no way a 4.15/5.0 Cgpa will equal 3.5 to 3.6 / 4.0 cgpa. It is less than that.

Hannania:
Hello folks, for legends in the house, does 4.15 CGPA stand in between 3.5 and 3.6 on a 4 point scale? If no, what's the range.

4.15 is 3.15 on a 4 point Scale

peppo4live:
Nice one bro.... I Started learning python too of recent.... Keep the fire burning

Thanks a lot. Keep it burning too.

Adewale1603:
your anti-virus definition must be up-to-date. Your windows must be activated and Your windows defender must be updated with the latest spyware definition. use the windows defender to scan your system and remove the viruses.

I don't know how to use the Window defender but I'll Google it if it's too much to ask from you.

Adewale1603:
sure, you can

Sir I have done but the problem still persists although the AVG is asking I update it. I don't Know wether if I update it or not it will then help me detect all the viruses and clear them??
I'm really confused.

name = input('What is your Name? ')
matric_no = input('What is your Matriculation number? ')
course_code = input('What is your course code? ')
score = input('What is your score?')
for score in range(100):
if score <= 100:
score = 'Grade A'
elif score <= 70:
score = 'Grade B'
elif score <= 60:
score = 'Grade C'
elif score <= 50:
score = 'Grade D'
elif score <= 40:
score = 'Grade D'
else:
score = 'Grade F'

print(f'Hi {name} with {matric_no} at the end of the semester, had {score} in {course_code}')

Alternatively;

Name = input('What is your Full Name? ')
Matric_number = input('What is your Matric Number? ')
Course_Code = input('What is your Course Code? ')
Score = int(input('What is your Score? (Score must not exceed 100) '))

if Score > 100:
print('invalid score')
elif Score <= 100 and Score >= 70:
Score = 'A'
elif Score <= 69 and Score >= 60:
Score = 'B'
elif Score <= 59 and Score >= 50:
Score = 'C'
elif Score <= 49 and Score >= 40:
Score = 'E'
else:
Score = 'F'

print(f'{Name} with a Matric No of {Matric_number} At the end of the semester, had Grade {Score} in {Course_Code}')

So I thought about Writing a code that accepts input from a user(a student). It collects the details of the student such as Fullname, Course Code, Matric Number etc and finally prints all the details as well the grade the student had in the Course.

I'll post it right after this very post.

Adewale1603:
backup your important files, projects to an external hard drive and format the system.

I really appreciate your response Sir, may God bless you.

Sir can't I use the AVG Software in my system to remove the viruses??

Adewale1603:
your system is being attacked by viruses. It's makes it to do strange stuffs, which might come in different ways, styles

Please what do I do??

Adewale1603:
your problem also seems as a software issue, something is wrong with your windows Os, that's why your system is freezing and having that Blue screen of death message, ''windows is trying to fix some errors for you, this might take some time'' upon restarting it. You need to reset your pc, restore your windows or reinstall it.

Sir I just Turned on my system this afternoon it showed multiple and random Dollars symbols ($) across the Screen. This is my first time experiencing such. I had to switch off the system before turning it on again then it returned to normal.


Please this very experience in conjunction with others, what can u say is the problem?

Adewale1603:
your problem also seems as a software issue, something is wrong with your windows Os, that's why your system is freezing and having that Blue screen of death message, ''windows is trying to fix some errors for you, this might take some time'' upon restarting it. You need to reset your pc, restore your windows or reinstall it.

Exactly! There it is. Because at some point my system was telling me about my Windows operating System using the BSOD message. Maybe it is as you said here, it may be a software issue .

Adewale1603:
For how long have you been using it ? It seems the health of the hard disk is gradually going to the end of it's lifespan. If not, then it's a case of malwares, extensions, a almost full disk space, and other junks. Solution is to format the hard disk and a reload of operating system

Sir it's been a year and 6momths now. But if it's hard disk problem, Why do I still have access to every of my files?? I mean can open any app or any file at all without being denied access.

The only thing is that while running any app or not running anything, after sometime it will just freeze. Until I switch it off and on it again I can't continue any operation.

Sir My mind is telling me it's the processor I don't even know. Please consider everything I said and give a strong conviction as to the problem. I don't want these people here to eat my money or even damage my system. Thank you.

Adewale1603:
it's the hard disk

Sir How do I rectify it??

Good evening House,
I don't know what is wrong with my system o. It will just freeze after some time of activity or inactivity (while it is on) and I won't be able to move my cursor or do anything except I turn the system off and then on it again.
Please what could this be??
Even after I on it, it will pop up "Please we are just collecting some error info"
Please what is doing my system o
Hard Disk?
Viruse(I suspect this tho)
Processor??
Please someone help me. Thanks

BlaqTesla:
it's well. keep up the good work.

Thank you Sir

Good morning everyone. Please Sorry I'm not really living up to the purpose of this thread for the past few days.
But let me tell you guys what I've been up to;
I have been working on a Django project(Web development). Try check out Mosh Hamedani (Python for Beginners) Video on YouTube. It's about 6hrs and 14mins. Around 5th hour or so, he already was doing web development using python and Django. So please check it out, you will learn a lot. I have been on it patiently and carefully, and believe me it's really interesting.

Don't forget "Mosh Hamedani*. He is a great guy and has other great tutorials too.