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Hello house, I intend applying for undergraduate for fall 2013 session. The schools I intend applying to said I shouldn't send photocopy of any documents. They said they accept notarized documets. I intend notarizing my documents and transcript at the ikeja high court and sending it to the school in Us. But I'm a bit confused here which one is WES evaluation of transcripts as I'm seeing on here. Is WES for masters or transfer students. Is it the same as notarization of documents as well too. Because WES seems to be a long process for me compared to Notarization. Pls help guys before I make a silly mistake.

Hello house, pls guys I would like to know if anyone has schools in U.s that give up to 70% finanacial aid and scholarship to students. I intend studying Business management at undergraduate level for fall 2013 resumption. And I want to start putting in my application soon. I intend taking my SAT by November. I did my research and most cheap universities in texas and other cities don't give scholarship and financial aid. I would like to know if anyine has any useful info on this should please share more light. Thanks guys and waiting for your response.

Hello Nairalanders, Pls house I would like to suggest that age is becoming an issue for some people regarding their current academic level. Some people feel so discouraged to apply for undergraduate study because they feel they are too old. Pls anyone who has gotten his student visa at undergraduate level should please indicate their age as well while posting their success story as this would motivate others as well. Thanks guys.

Hello House, big ups to u guys here. @imperiouxx, Bigfrancis and others u r doing a good job here. May God grant u guys ur heart desires for helping nigerians in need. @imperriouxx and Bigfrancis pls send me your email I have a personal question to ask u guys.
Thanks guys. One luv.

@Free F1, Thank you so much for the info.. I will do as u hv said.. I will go to the ikeja high court on Monday to get my documents notarized.. God bless u bro... Cheers...

@Free R1, Thank you for the info.. Ofcourse, I'm using Genuine documents.. I don't indulge myself in fraudulent activities. It will pay you no good... @Free R1, does dis mean the VO will be very strict at interview.. What do u mean by Orientation. The School said they accept certified copies.. So I think I will go to ikeja high court to notarize my documents... @Free R1, does Education USA notarize documents? U said verification, will I hv to pay for it? And also Is verification of documents the same as Notarization of documents? Thanks hope to hear from you soon..

Hello House, Pls I need ur candid info on this, I need to Notarize my WAEC certificate nd transcripts of result from my high school for Us admission. The university just sent me an email nw and said I can have all my documents notarized at EducationUSA centre in lagos or Abuja... I tried contacting the centre but they didn't give me the info I need. Pls who has notarized his/her documents through EducationUSA centre.. Pls wht r d procedures nd how much does it cost?

@Kay Dee, Thank you so much for the info. I will do as u hv said.. I will go to the airport to make an enquiry..

[quote author=Kay-Dee]The Airport post-office is good, i think they clear out like everyday. I once posted stuff from there with about N200 (unregistered mail) and it took 5 days to get to the recipient in Texas (that was some years ago though).




I said this here before, schools and departments always have something (sometimes, not very relevant things) to boast about themselves on their websites. They talk about having the best this or that or their ranking. That is what is supposed to attract you to them in the first place, you can build your story around this and tell the VO how you plan to benefit from that.[/quote]@Kay Dee.. Thanks for the info.. Pls how does the airpot post office work.. Because I'm considering using nipost or a government post office.. Because I was told here dt one can send documents to Us with #600 within 10 days it wud get to Us.. But it seems your method seems faster nd cheper...@Kay Dee what airport is dt? And wht r d procedures?.. Because I intend sending my application to 5 universities in Us soon.. Thanks. Hope to hear from you Asap..

@Kay Dee.. Thanks for the info.. Pls how does the airpot post office work.. Because I'm considering using nipost or a government post office.. Because I was told here dt one can send documents to Us with #600 within 10 days it wud get to Us.. But it seems your method seems faster nd cheper...@Kay Dee wht airport is dt? And wht r d procedures?.. Because I intend sending my application to 5 universities in Us soon.. Thanks. Hope to hear from you Asap..

@leadzeal, Thank you for the info.. Pls what post office did you use? And how many days did it take your documents to get to texas USA. Thanks. Hope to hear from you Asap..

@Deevrick 246, Thank you once again for your kind response.. What is a remote post office? Because the Government post office close to my home here at Ikotun make use of postage stamps.. When I made an enquiry last month at the ikotun post office, they told me it wud take just 2 weeks for my documents to get to USA and they said I could buy postal stamp.. And postal stamps Ranges from #20 to #100... It might not be expensive for me if I use this means, but I don't really know if they allow tracking of documents...

@deevick 246, Thank you so much for your kind assistance... Are you talking about the Nipost owned by the government.. Pls How much did it cost you to send your documents to Us? I have a post office close to my home at Ikotun... But I never knew the public post office allow tracking of documents I actually thought it's only private post office that allow tracking of documents.. Thanks. Hope to hear from you Asap...

Hello house, pls I need ur candid help. I intend applying for admission to study in USA. I would like to know if any one knows of a cheap way I can post my document.. I heard about cheap airport post-office. Pls I would like to know if this service is cheap and fast, reliable. Or if possible, if u hv any other medium I can post my document to USA at a cheap rate pls share ur info nd ideas wth me. Pls I need ur candid info Asap. One luv...

@Adolite thanks for the info.. Am not talking about interview, I'm talking about Us admission. I said can I notarize my transcripts of result from my high school for us admission?. Schools don't accept photocopies of trancripts.. Can I notarize my transcripts from my high school as well?
I wish to apply for admission soon.. Thanks. Hope to hear from you soon.

@Adolite, thank you for the info... @adolite, apart from my WAEC certificate, can I also Notarize my transcripts of result from my high §chool.
Thanks. Hope to hear from u guys soon.

@Deevrick 246, Thank you so much for the info.. @deevrick 246, my school didn't request for my original WAEC certificate. They said they don't accept photocopies unless it is Officially attested as exact copies of the original.. So this is where notarization of documents will come in.. So I need to notarize my documents... Where can I notarize my documents? And who has an idea hw much it will cost me? Going through WAEC is a long process nd might be very expensive and nt really necessary for my school..
Thanks. Hope to hear from u guys soon..

Hello house, Pls can someone help me on how I can Notarize my original documents, I actually want to notarize my WAEC certificate for Us admission. I wish to apply for admission soon and the universities don't accept photocopies of documents.
I can't send my original WAEC certificate to schools in Us because it's the only certificate I have I can't risk that. Pls how can I notarize my documents? How much does dis go for?
Thanks. Hope to hear from u guys soon.

@Jimtosam, Once again, Thank you so much for the your kind assistance.. This means I can send my transcripts to Us university myself. I'm so happy to hear that. @Jimtosam, regarding the cheap post office stamp at airport, I hv never heard of it b4.. How does it work? How much will it cost me to post my documents to Us? Since I wud be sending it to 5 different schools in Us... Do u hv any idea? Hw long will it take for my documents to get to Us? How can I locate the post office inside murtala muhammed international airport? And between EMS and airport post office which is cheaper nd better? Thanks a lot bro.. Waiting for your kind response.....

@Ollydon, Pls can u give me the name of the school, so I can check it out... Thnx.

@Jimtosam, Thank you so much for your kind response.. I'm very delighted.. I intend to study Business Management. One more thing, I would like to ask you since I would be applying to 5 schools, this would also mean that my secondary high school counsel
will have to send all transcripts and supporting documents directly to Us university. @jimtosam, Is there any alternative way for me to send my transcripts directly to them without using my secondary school? Can I send it myself? Because my High school counselor might not have my time to go through all this stress. U knw 9ja schools na.. He might even hv a Busy schedule. And also I intend taking SAT by October 2012.. Can I apply for admission before I get my SAT result? Can I apply for admission by August 2012 and later send my SAT scores to the school when it is out by ending october 2012.. Is this possible? I intend to apply for Fall 2013 resumption.. Pls kindly advice me further, and also @Jimtosam, pls can I have your email, I have some personal issues to discuss with you. Thanks. Waiting for your kind response.

@Jimtosam, Thank you very much for the info. May God continue to bless you.. I would like to ask you if you know any university in Us that give lots of scholarship to international students. And also I would also like to know since I would be applying to 5 schools, can applying for a fee waiver for application fee be a disadvantage for admission decisions?.. Most schools in us require an application fee to apply for admission, they also said you can request for a fee waiver.. Should I request for this? What do u advice? Will it limit my chances of getting admission and scholarship?.. Thanks a lot.. Hope to hear from you soon..

Hello house, Pls I need your help and candid advise on this. I'm 22 years old I intend to apply as an undergraduate student to study in Us.. Pls I would like to know if I my chances of getting visa will be high due to my age.. Can the embassy grant me Visa? Thanks. Hope to hear from you soon..

@Yakinson, Pls what is the name of the school that gave you scholarship?..

Thanks @Justwise, Collinsfbi, J20, and others. I appreciate your advice and comment. I will do as you have said.. Cheers. One luv..

Thank you @Justwise, Collinsfbi, J20 and others. I appreciate your advice and comment. I will do as you have said. Cheers.. One luv...

Gooday justwise nd Everyone. I would like your candid advice on this one. I'm a little bit confused at the moment because the pressure is on me. I have been writing jamb since 2007 to no avail, so I decided to pursue my dreams abroad. I chose Uk as my first choice of study.

But I have been granted so many offers. I was given admission to study at University of Bradford in Uk with a £2,000pounds scholarship and ielts not required. But the tuition fee is £11,000pounds. With scholarship it was brought down to £9,000 pounds. Justwise the school requested I pay a deposit as low as £2,000pounds before I get my CAS letters. But to me uk universities deceive international students alot. I have a feeling they use this as a medium to attract students. Even with scholarship dis tuition fee is too high. but finance is the problem. My mom is a widow and I don't want to put pressure on her.

Justwise & Co I would like you guys to advice me which country is better for me to study with low tuition fee. My mom said she can be able to pay a tuition fee as low as #400,000 per annum. At the moment I'm considering studying at Russia, Moscow. Because some of my high school class mate are there and also I received an email yesterday from the international study centre in russia who informed me that I can get a university with Business management in english which varies between $3,000 - $5,000 which is okay by me and by my Mom's finance. She can afford to pay $3,000 per annum. But I'm aware there is high rate of racism there. That's why I'm little bit confused. This russia universities are very cheap compared to uk. Even accomodation is so cheap.

Justwise what do u guys think, do u think I shud proceed with my Russia admission or I shud go with uk admission. I don't want a situation whereby I will pay £2,000 pounds deposit to uk university and after I get my visa the school will require you to balance up 50% of £9,000pounds. Before you can enroll. And if you are unable to balance up to 50% they won't refund your initial deposit and therefore they wud cancel your admission. 50% of the tuition fee is very high on my side. I'm trying to be realistic. And I don't really think even when I go to uk I can get a job that would enable me balance up my tuition fee. Justwise & Everyone I know what I'm writing might be too long but there is vital points in what I'm saying. .

Justwise I'm a little bit scared because my mom struggled so hard for this money and I can't let it waste in vain. This uk universities don't have mercy on international students.

Many Nigerians get stucked in uk because they are unable to balance their tuition fee. And uk universities are too strict and stingy with scholarships. And also with balancing up of tuition fee.

Justwise & vicjustice and everyone your advice would be greatly appreciated. You might not only save a life here while posting your vital advice, you might as well save so many lives.. Lots of people in my situation might be reading dis and they wud learn from dis post...

Thanks.. Hope to hear from u guys soon.

@Poster, zambelambe, u talk as if everything in naija is free. In Nigeria 1. We pay for electricity that we don't use. 2. We pay for Dstv fee. Or @poster do u want to tell me that Dstv satelite in naija is free. Ofcourse not. We pay for water, monthly. So pls don't compare Uk and nigeria. Uk is way better dan naija. Nothing gud comes for free,

Thank you justwise for your urgent reply. I will do as you have said. I will get in contact wth them asap, Cheers!!! Thanks a lot!!!

Justwise & femmi. Thanks for yóur reply. I'm sorry you don't understand the post well. But I would like to ask you some certain questions so that you can understand;
1. Can waec issue me another may/june certificate after I have once collected it once from my school. The certificate got burnt, so can I get another one from waec office?
2. If waec is unable to issue me another certificate, can my statement of results which was signed by my principal replace the missing waec certificate? Becos I took the may/june waec in my school.
3. When applying for a uk student visa, Can the uk embassy accept statement of result from my secondary school, which was signed by my principal?.
4. Can the uk enbassy accept document which don't really match with the one I sent to the university in uk. But they all carry the same principal's signature and the same information provided to both documents. Because I replaced the original documents but they don't look exactly like the one I sent to the university in uk for admission. All becos of difference in paper type. My secondary school gave me a letter headed paper instead of normal certificate. But it was signed by my principal.
Justwise, I hope I have been able to explain and illustrate this better for your understanding. Thanks justwise and everyone, hope to hear from you soon.

Gooday justwise and everyone, I have three offers from three universities in uk. I wish to study foundation programme in Business management for january 2012 resumption. My university gave me a conditional acceptance letter upon me achieving ielts or pearson test of english to be changed to Unconditional acceptance letter. But I intend taking Pearson before next month runs out. But justwise I have a problem, all the original document I used in getting admission to the universities all got burnt. There was a fire incident in my uncle's office where I kept all the original documents which was scanned and sent to the school for admission.
But justwise, I made a lot of effort in recovering all my lost original documents because I will need them for my visa application. The document which I submitted for admission are; Transcripts of result, School leaving certificate/Testimonial, Certificate of Meirt (laboratory Prefect), waec result 2008, waec result 2007.
Justwise, I'm very lucky that I still have one waec certificate with me. Which is 2008 waec, I had my result in one sitting. I have a grade c5 in english and a grade B3 in mathematics. But the other waec result is burnt. Which is the one I took in my school the year 2007. I had a grade c4 in mathematics, a grade D7 in English language. I combined the two results for admission.
Justwise I have been able to recover all document which got missing from my secondary school. But my school said they don't issue may/june waec certificate twice. They said they can only give me statement of reults which would be signed by my Principal.
justwise can I get another waec certificate from waec?
Secondly, if I'm unable to get another waec certificate, can my statement of result which I took from my school replace the waec certificate. Can the uk embassy accept statement of result, which was signed by my principal. Because I took the may/june waec 2007 in my secondary school.
Lastly, I would like to tell you that I have recovered all missing original documents which were used for admission. I have gotten them back from my school, but justwise my school refused to give me another school leaving certificate which match with the one I submitted for uk admission. They said they don't issue it twice. Instead they gave another school leaving cetificate with a letter headed paper, which I took to my principal and it was signed.
Justwise I would like to ask you if the uk embassy can accept this documents even if they don't match with the one I submitted for uk admission. But all the document all have the same principal's signature and they all carry the same information provided and are all signed.
But all the documents I used in getting admission were scanned and I still have them on my laptop and my email.
Thanks justwise and everyone, I'm kind of confused at the moment, so I would like to hear ur opinion on this. All suggestions are kindly welcomed and appreciated. Hope to hear from you soon,

Gooday justwise and everyone, I would like to tell you that I have three offers from three universities in uk. I wish to study foundation programme in Business management for january 2012 resumption. My university gave me a conditional acceptance letter upon me achieving ielts or pearson test of english, which I intend taking before next month runs out. But justwise I have a problem, all the original document I used in getting admission to the universities all got burnt. There was a fire incident in my uncle's office where I kept all the original documents which was scanned and sent to the school for admission.
But justwise, I made a lot of effort in recovering all my lost original documents because I will need them for my visa application. The document which I submitted for admission are; Transcripts of result, School leaving certificate/Testimonial, Certificate of Meirt(laboratory Prefect), waec result 2008, waec result 2007.
Justwise, I'm very lucky that I still have one waec certificate with me. Which is 2008 waec, I had my result in one sitting. I have a grade c5 in english and a grade B3 in mathematics. But the other waec result is burnt. Which is the one I took in my school the year 2007. I had a grade c4 in mathematics, a grade D7 in English language. I combined the two results for admission.
Justwise I have been able to recover all document which got missing from my secondary school. But my school said they don't issue may/june waec certificate twice. They said they can only give me statement of reults which would be signed by my Principal.
justwise can I get another waec certificate from waec?
Secondly, if I'm unable to get another waec certificate, can my statement of result which I took from my school replace the waec certificate. Can the uk embassy accept statement of result, which was signed by my principal. Because I took the may/june waec 2007 in my secondary school.
Lastly, I would like to tell you that I have recovered all missing original documents which were used for admission. I have gotten them back from my school, but justwise my school refused to give me another school leaving certificate which match with the one I submitted for uk admission. They said they don't issue it twice. Instead they gave another school leaving cetificate with a letter headed paper, which I took to my principal and it was signed.
Justwise I would like to ask you if the uk embassy can accept this documents even if they don't match with the one I submitted for uk admission. But all the document all have the same principal's signature and they all carry the same information provided and are all signed.
But all the documents I used in getting admission were scanned and I still have them on my laptop and my email.
Thanks justwise and everyone, I'm kind of confused at the moment, so I would like to hear ur opinion on this. All suggestions are kindly welcomed and appreciated. Hope to hear from you soon,