₦airaland Forum

lanrypaddy: House,

Please how can I convince the school to allocate a room for me because it seems as if the rooms have being booked for now. Will I still be able †̥ get accommodation when I get to school and Monday is our International Orientation. Please anybody who can help out.
Also, by God's grace I will be in New York JFK tomorrow around 17:15, how can I get a pick up because the school Ȋ̝̊̅§ telling M̶̲̥̅ƺ that they can not pick me up...I will highly appreciate you guys help pls this will be M̶̲̥̅Ɣ first time ooº°˚˚˚˚°ºo .

DEJAY1: . Thanks fittty..mThe name of the school is international christain instituite and linguistics school.its located in houston. Can I get ur email add fittty? And pls wat re ur advises for me before re-applying? And wats ur advise too about my sponsor cos I dnt ve anyother person to claim as sponsor aside my brother.

imperiouxx: You bad oo



Done.

Enlightened1: @justwise and Vicjustice!! I've got a quick question. What is my chances of getting US visit visa. I applied for a conferences which is coming up on Nov. My passport is a virgin PP. My. Interview is in OCT24. I've got all the required documentation. Like letter of Employment, sponsor letter and bank statement, my bank statement and payslip, tax clearance. Between sponsor for the trip is my pops, he owns the coy!., between I've been refused UK visa 2 times. Please what are my chances? I know I have to prove to the CO beyond every reasonable doubt strong ties to my country, and also demonstrate the benefit of the trip to me and sponsor. I am littled worried because of what I heard about the US visa interview, you get denied without the co looking at your documents. Please shed more light on this, between I will let the forum know how my interview panned out!!

Sijo01: I don't know what went wrong; i don't enjoy my job anymore. Waking up every morning with the thought of going to the office gives me migraine, i am always reluctant in discharging my duties (though i do it but not as fast as before), not willing to help my colleagues anymore, cant even stand/tolerate their attitudes.

The only option on my mind now is to resign my appointment, but the fear of going back to the labour market is the beginning of wisdom.

Please, has anybody been on my shoe before? How did you overcome the situation?

Fellow employee, your advise/counsel will be highly appreciated.

Please, be free to put any question across.
Thanks.

imperiouxx: That's why she said like mother tongue, you just grow up start saying it.

biofem2000: Ovap, here`s what I think about standardized test requirements/preference. Your school sets the rules. If your school says its a requirement, then it is a must that you have it. If its a preference, it is a matter of choice. If it is neither a requirement nor preference, you have no business with it. Like someone said, these are Americans. Yes, so am I and a whole lot of us. Being an American does not make you a small god. You need to be able to defend yourself when someone question your choice. If someone askes you " Why didn`t you take GRE?", if it is not a requirement, the answer should simple be my course of study does not require that I take GRE. Simple. That is the simple truth. If you`re asked "Why didn`t you take TOEFL? The answer should be "Since the language of instruction for my undergrad studies is English, I am not requred to take a test of English". Again, simple. For the sake of all that is holy, aren`t we speaking English? ( Oh well I know we`re not writing English).
I think it is high time we let "people" know what we are made of and wht we can do. Why take TOEFL if it is not required? Why let someone question your ability to speak a language you were not taught? To many of us, English is like a second mother tongue. We didn`t learn it, we simply started speaking it. We need to actively stop giving the impression that we can only speak in monkey. If you need a TOEFL waiver, write an impressive statement of purpose. Simple. If you`re asked why you got a waiver, tell the VO your statement of purpose was from out of this world. Oh, shhhhh don`t tell the VO I said this but I bet he/she will not pass the TOEFL.

My suggestion is go for your interview with confidence knowing you have done all that is required of you. The VO does not expect you to go above and beyond what the school expect of you. You have satisfied the school requirement, there is nothing like the VO requirement. These are people who have been trained to do what they do; they do not expect you to be a genius. For all you know the person interviewing you may be a 26 year old with nothing more than a high school diploma (Ha ha ha... here goes the American) and guess what? Because he sees the fear in you, he capitalises on your vulnerability and squeezez life out of you for the 3 mins you are in front of him/her. Take charge. Be confident. The VO is American, You are Nigerian.

I wish you luck!