Hello everyone, do we have anyone going to new Mexico highland University for fall semester?

jolowizzy11:
I think I saw you yesterday ....congrats

Thank you. Success in your endeavors

Visa approved 7am Lagos July 18

Stayed at Bayland hotel Obalende overnight.
Left for US embassy around 5:30, took me less than 15mins to arrive there via keke Napep. I was advised by the keke napep man to keep my document at the back of the napep so that the police doing stop and search won't extort money off me.
After the routine check at the embassy; the business of the day.

VO: Good morning
Me: Morning
VO: Where are you going?
Me: I will be heading to Texas for my masters degree at Texas A&M university, Kingsville.
VO: how many school did you apply to?
Me: 4 schools
VO: Mention them and How many of them reject your application.
Me: SIUE,Tamuk,Utep,USf. Got a reject from USF
VO: why did you choose Tamuk over the other two?
ME: the department of mechanical engineering offer concentration in renewable energy which aligns with my career goal, I want to be an expatriate in renewable energy as we are short of expatriate in this field in Nigeria. They also offer me a scholarship to offset the cost of attendance.
VO: did you write any test?
Me: Yes
VO: which of the tests?
Me: GRE, TOefl
VO: what's your qualification and what year?
Me: bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering from University of ilorin 2016.
VO: you went for your NYSC right, what have you been doing?
Me: I was retain as an energy and exergy analyst
VO: what's exergy?
Me: exergy analysis is use in determining the quality of energy use. It's also the amount of energy directed towards useful work.
VO: what's the name of the company and what do they do?
Me: mentioned the name, we produce fertilizers for the IDP.
VO: what's your plan after MSC
Me: I will be taking a job as research engineer at my alma mater where I will also double as a junior lecturer.
VO: You want to go into research?
Me: Yes
VO: are you married?
Me: Nope
VO: kids? He smiled
Me: smiled back No
VO: Have you travelled out of Nigeria ?
Me: No
VO: who is paying for the rest of the fee.
Me: My uncle
VO: are you with the statement of account ?
Me: Yes, should I bring it out? He nods in response while typing. Brought it out from the official enveloped it came in while I flash the envelope to his face.
VO: looked through it and returned the statement of account, my i20 and the white paper with the pick up details. Keep the i20 and other document as you will be need them at the POE.........
Me: with huge smile. Enjoy your day.
VO: you too with smile

I have been following this thread since February 2017: it has been an amazing experience on here. I hope someone have one or two things to learn from this.
Note:
I am not one of the best English speaker but I was able to articulate my point and made them brief since I know my weak point(still working on that).
Dress: brown pant and shirt while I wore a gray lonsdale jacket coz of the rain.
After my non stellar Gre score as a result of stress from work during NYSC I had to settle for the 4schools.
Summon the confidence and make your point brief but ensure it answers the question been ask.

To the gurus on here. Thanks for taking your time to scrutinize transcript on here despite your busy schedules. I fed on this page every day for the last couple of months(after work)

maxwell530:
this is the only sensible comment I have read here so far,must everything be based on "English"?

China,North Korea teaches mathematics with their local dialect and they always produce best student in mathematics in the whole world.

The teachers were not only judged by their level of incompetence in proficiency in English but in the subject they assumed to be teaching.
Also, we need to recognize that English is our official language compare to the countries you mentioned if I'm not wrong.

aribisala0:
Fact is the so called bad teachers did not employ themselves. This same lack of qualification is everywhere from NNPC to police.
They have families to feed.
Can they not be retrained. If not as teachers in all cases is there no other role for them in schools e.g as teaching assistants.
Yes some may be dead wood but some can be rehabilitated surely.
it is unfair to stigmatize them as if they are criminals
The other thing is I do not agree all education must be in English. is there anything in that?

The fact that these people do not know English does not mean they cannot teach some subjects in Hausa.

The Government is putting plans in place to accommodate the unqualified teacher in other areas of the economy: be it agricultural sector which means they won't end up unemployed. The kaduna state Government welcomes idea from the public on how to absorb the unqualified teacher. We really need Governors like him to make tough decision to improve the dilapidated educational system of the northern state. Hoping for a better Nigeria

Drocks:
that's the general application deadline which is November 1. Application deadline for programs differs. For instance the application deadline for Masters in Electrical engineering at CSU is September 15 which is today. So, check the application deadline for your program to be sure.

You generalize by saying September 15. However, deadline for most program for international student is November 1. He/she didnt specify the program he was going for . Whether it's undergraduate or graduate

Drocks:
Admisson deadline is today. You had better be quick so they can start reviewing your application or you will be spilled to fall 2018.

Spring deadline for international student is November 1