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Is there any body that received their invite today? Please respond rtsp://r3---sn-cg07lued.googlevideo.com/ClULENy73wIaTAk_EznPcPWTbxMYJCAkFC024uRUMOCoAUIJbXYtZ29vZ2xlSARSBXdhdGNoYMSyrdWGscG3UIIBBWh0bWw1igELc25jdWFpM0pualUM/5924ACA5ABDB3D4463C034E47C43143D725EE71B.98127F050EE1B92DFA1C929B2A4CE02328264690/yt5/1/video.3gp

Pls where did u get this info?

sauceEEP:
Successful candidates will be contacted in batches between February 18-21, 2015 by SMS. An email containing the details of the oral interviews will be sent by 24/02/15.

Received my proof of funding/letter of sponsorship from ptdf just now.
Guys, please check your mails!

catchdwind4rmkd: Are you sure?
That's really good news!
Well, I'll give call tomorrow coz the mail didn't also confirm that we should arrive at the venue of the 10th as earlier advised.
Gotto be clear on this.

Yeah! That was what they told me but u need to also call them to confirm it.

catchdwind4rmkd: Yeah, I received the mail too.
It also contained the link for us to input our admission info.
But they didn't state if they granted our courses that are different from the awarded courses, yet they rendered strict warning about sticking to the listed courses and schools.
I'm confused.

Their major concern is the schools, not the courses. Once u have ur offer from one of the schools listed, u're in business!

any news from ptdf?

This is the copy of d message from ptdf:
PRE INDUCTION NOTICE ON SUBMISSION OF ADMISION LETTERS

To ensure that we timely process and send proof of funding letters to each scholar’s university, we invite all the successful candidates for the PTDF 2014 MSc scholarship to kindly fill out the online form at the following URL:
Before completing the form, please be sure that your name is on our list of successful candidates and that you have obtained an offer of admission in accordance with the PTDF recommended list of courses and universities.

 

Kindly complete the form timely while carefully following all the instructions provided therein.

 

Thank you.

 

Mr Arugu

For PTDF OSS TEAM

CC: GM Education & Training, HOD Education Division

Yeah! Saw d message just now!

Napolitano14: Can I call it luck or my inisistency and being rude to the admission officer a bit. I used my GCE of 1998 that I wrote while in SS2 and it was accepted by Manchester. I am just wondering why they are giving u guys problem of IELTS. When she told me that I would have to write English exam, I told her all my education has been in English and I wonder why I must write Englis exam. She later told me to send waec pin to confirm my result which I did. Hence my conditional offer was changed to unconditional.

Bros,
Thanks for your words of encouragement.

catchdwind4rmkd: Then why are you worried?
Allow PTDF consider your Derby offer pls!
That course is a VERY NICE COURSE if I must say.
Have you sent the Derby offer to PTDF?
Pls keep us updated with their response coz many of us can be calmed with that. Your chosen course and university are not listed, so if they accept it, then we'll be sure we're all on the right path to selecting the best courses for our career development.
In all, I hope they approve that course for you coz Petroleum Geosciences is a very hot field at present, and should you acquire the degree and be gainfully employed, the gains are unlimited. What's your first degree in?

Guys what's the way forward for those of us that sent our offer letters to PTDF without any reply or response from them?
Should we resend or follow up with a call? At least let's be sure that our admission offers are being considered, so that we can be notified in time if we need to make any changes.

Okay Bro! I will keep u posted. My first degree course is Applied Geology.

catchdwind4rmkd: Bro,
your case is really serious o! There's no way those schools will change your offer without IELTS or TOEFL pass score. Some schools accept A, B or C in WAEC. So, if u have that, u can try presenting ur case with ur SSCE English grades.
However, your best bet would have been to get IELTS or TOEFL which my brother is already very late coz it takes 2weeks to release scores after exam, and I doubt if there's any upcoming TOEFL or IELTS test in Nigeria.
Rather than fold your hands begging and hoping for Newcastle and Manchester to change your offer condition, you may want to check out TOEFL and IELTS sites for available test dates before September start, and apply for the earliest date even if it means paying the late registration fee, that's if you have the money and you actually wanna go for your MSc this year.
Again, you must not just go for any MSc because any school gave you admission; you must be sure that you're going for the right course.
What was your PTDF offered course and school? What's your desired course and school? What's the offer given by Derby?
You really need to start working out something!
Try applying to other PTDF listed universities and follow up with them as to urgency, ensuring that you print and send the Successful List to them and direct them to where your name is on the list as rightly advised by a member here.
You lose nothing in applying, but be sure to go for a course that's worth it. Let's not just go and waste our Country's resources in developing another country's economy without gaining something to bring back home and benefit our country. I'm sure y'all know that expectations are high on you from friend, families, loved ones, ex-colleagues and employers, etc after your program, so don't let yourself down from the start by going for the wrong course. We must pray for our future...

Can't wait to see the day when Naija will be fulfilled in all sectors including education, and we'll stop all this big spending abroad. Lol
Just get's me worried each time I do the maths of NGN10m x 175 per yr. That will go a long way. But can't advise that yet coz it'll all sink in corrupt pockets without any account of what it was used for.
Maybe we're the solution to the long lasted problem of the nation!

Thanks bro! The problem is that if the WAEC is more than 7years old, they would not accept it. That was what they told me.
The course I want to study at derby is Applied Petroleum Geoscience.
When I informed PTDF about my case yestarday, they said I should send the derby's offer for consideration.

I'm currently holding 3 offer of admissions out of which 2 are conditional offers from newcastle and manchester. The remaining 1 is an uncondtional offer from university of derby. I have contacted manchester and newcastle to see if they can change my offer to uncondtional but they both said I must provide an IELTS results which I do not have right now.
Guys, what do u suggest I should do. Thanks!

lazinc: You guys have to be proactive, you don't have to wait till you get to Abuja before you can get proof of sponsorship. Get the page where the list of successful candidates was published on PTDF site, save it in pdf and send to the school you applied to as a proof. Indicate the number your name is and explain to them that the official letter isn't out yet. Most schools here in the UK know PTDF very well and they don't joke with them, because PTDF are heavily loaded with cash . Don't be surprise when you discover that in some courses in different schools, PTDF sponsored students are more than half in a class.

The induction will be in Abuja, and if you get there without CAS, you'll do everything everyone else does but you'll not be going to the embassy for visa processing. The visa application usually takes place during the last two days of the induction.

Although, during the induction, proof of sponsorship will be giving out for scholars to send to their various schools if they're in need of either admission letter, CAS or accommodation. You then follow them up with emails and phone calls. Phone calls are usually quicker and they'll respond immediately.

FYI, after the induction, while waiting for the visa to be ready make sure you all get your accommodation with proof ready otherwise PTDF would't book your flight and send you to the UK even if your course has started, reason being that they don't want their scholars to come over here and be stranded. Once you arrived here you're strictly on your own. I'm sure you all will be fine but make sure you play your part, be smart and brace up for the endless opportunities before you.

I wish you all best of luck.

Please how long does it take to process UK visa?

Napolitano14: Here are the ptdf number and pin +234 8189745530 n +234 98 700 060 n 0703 033 2272 and 2A9BD423. Try to call after 12 pm. Meanwhile u can change ur course of study. Just get admission and present ur letter. I called them and I was told. Good luck

thanks so much! I'm very grateful.

Please can somebody give me ptdf's phone numbers and bb pin? Thank you. I really need to contact them. I do not know if it's possible to change my course of study.