Muleriders:


My thoughts anyways. Since F1 is temporary and by default, all F1 visa holder are expected to return to their home country in the first place, the h1b is a way to adjusting to residency (work based) and the visa is just like every regular residency/immigrant visa (K1, IR1, etc).

But according to rumors that I heard. Citizens of Countries who were part of the first ban in 2018 couldn't get work based visa as most of them went back home after graduation. I don't know how true is it sha.

I will research more about this and modify/update my post when I get a detailed information

Updated. The ban doesn't affect AOS and H1b,
It doesn't affect F1 applicant as well. So, everyone is fine.

LagosismyHome:


Hummmmmm deep. Is this true?

Tried to read some of it yesterday and it was vague so I left the news alone . If this is true. I wonder if it's only applicable to incoming student and not affecting students who are already there. It will be very unfair to those already there.



If this is true then Nigerians shine your eyes. There no point schooling in USA especially if you are paying your hard earned money (hard truth)

My thoughts anyways. Since F1 is temporary and by default, all F1 visa holder are expected to return to their home country in the first place, the h1b is a way to adjusting to residency (work based) and the visa is just like every regular residency/immigrant visa (K1, IR1, etc).

But according to rumors that I heard. Citizens of Countries who were part of the first ban in 2018 couldn't get work based visa as most of them went back home after graduation. I don't know how true is it sha.

I will research more about this and modify/update my post when I get a detailed information

mvem:
It doesn't affect student visa

This is where you are wrong. It affect students who intend to stay back in USA after studies on H1b visa.

H1b visa is a work sponsored visa which leads to residency (work based Green card).

What this mean is that no company in the USA will sponsor a H1b visa for any Nigerian again from Feb 21.

Every Nigerian student will now be required to go back to Thier country after completing OPT.

bmarketing:


Great. I just sent you a PM. Thanks, I really appreciate.

PM seen and replied

Sammiel:
Miss endowed. Nice boobs.

That's boobs harassment. Stop it,

Sammiel:
Please house I need your advice. I have a degree in business management but I am about to apply for a related course but under an agricultural department of a university. Please can this affect my chances of being issued a visa? I should have outrightly applied for an MBA program but my GRE test score isn't competitive enough and I'm not disposed to taking the test anytime soon. I have a decent GPA with a good aggregate toefl score. Kindly quote me with your advice please as time is not on my side here.

No, it cannot affect your visa chances as long as you are able to defend the career switch when asked by the VO.

I studied chemistry undergraduate and Switched to MBA. When asked why the switch, I told the V.O about my interest in business administration after managing my mum's business after nysc. He smiled and moved to the next question before approving visa.
goodluck

bmarketing:
Hey, my people. Any hope for masters in IT with 2:2. GPA is 2.9/5. I'm thinking if coupled with GRE... What do you think? Thanks a lot!

There is hope. I had 2.8/5.0 and I was able to scale through.

Evaluate your transcript with WES for better output. Then ACE your GRE exams.

But the bitter truth, you chances of getting funding is low (not impossible though).

Goodluck

In your recent post, you said you already paid for WES. why are you still having UNOFFICIAL transcript?

Wish you success and best of luck in your pursuit

Godchangemylife:


Thank you.
When my work or idea has a significance, I will be able to appeal to my parents and therefore

I have paid for my WES all these I have been doing on my own...

When i have a full ride all these above comes with ease

Godchangemylife:
I tried applying to few PWI schools.most black schools doesn't waive application fee. And doesn't accept unofficial transcript
Got some admissions tho but the scholarships ain't encouraging and doesn't worth it... I'm thinking of trying to take the test again bang an higher score and apply through Common Application since it's free... Thanks a lot for checking bro...

Stevenssen:
Muleriders , did SAU give you funding?

No, I had a very low cgpa from my naija undergraduate (2.8 / 5.0 ) so I didn't meet up with funding requirements.

But anyways, SAU graduate program offers buy1 get 1 free course where you get 1 course tuition free every sememster if you were able to meet up with minimum of 3.0/4.0 in previous sememster. They made this as an alternative for all students who couldn't get funding at entry level.

NwanyiOkpa:


Ranked 293-381

Why not apply to top 200 schools instead?

There is nothing wrong with the school ranking.
293 ranked out of 5300+ schools. Its a very good rank sir

Chibzee2:
maybe the best way to put it would be to ask those who have gone through to share the schools that accept unofficial transcripts for admission and are probably in the range of $15k per anum, just incase I don't get funding.
I wish i had time to go through 5300 schools but brain don block as I'm scheduled to write GRE in less than a month, got to prepare small, plus man is hustling most of the day.
This shit ain't easy, wish I started last year.

Does anyone know such schools please?

Southern arkansas University accepts WES evaluated transcript, it's a public school and its fees is estimated to be average of $13,500 per year and that is what will reflect on your I-20. This includes tuition plus living expense. My tuition and fees this semester (excluding living expenses) is $3,150 for 3 courses (9 credit hours) at masters level.
you can check out the lovely school

Screenshot 1. Estimated tuition and fees per year and for complete 2years maters. (living expense not included, funding not factored too)

Chibzee2:
Guys, I'm in a bit of a dilemma now, I initially thought I would be considered for admission with a student copy of my transcript, but SD mines said they need an official copy sent to them which will cost me about 40k.
Now pvamu would need a copy to but after being evaluated which will cost me about $170 plus whatever the cost uniport will charge to send to spantran the evaluating company.
I'm yet to hear from csu long beach, but I fear they might need an official copy sent to them as well.. Another 40k!

Am I doing this right? Or is there a way I can send my transcript once to three institutions or bodies?

I need advices guys please

Evaluate your transcript with WES. which will act as your central point. Then from your wes dashboard, you can send official transcript to any school in the US for as low as $25

Godchangemylife:


I do not see any aforementioned as a problem...

I already knew i will pay for those... I can only convince my prospective sponsor with a full ride.

How far with your applications?
Its been long you update your thread. Just checking on you

Chibzee2:

should be about 2.568 /4.0

That's not true, my undergraduate cgpa was 2.85/5.0 and my wes evaluated transcript came out as 2.98/4

Let him use the free wes evaluator, fill each courses and scores to get the correct estimated gpa

Femiadeuyi:
Good day,

I’m planing towards going for my masters degree this year. Pls how can I get a fully funded scholarship in the US and which exams do I’ve to write?

Also what would be the equivalent of a 3.21/5.0 in a scale of 4.0?

Thank you.

First of all, what is your proposed course of study at masters level?

Secondly, use wes free evaluator on the wes website to calculate your GPA to 4.0. It's free to use

Ajaxa:
Happy new year house. I pray this year will be our year of Grace and favour. Please I need suggestions on schools that give full funding for MBA. Thanks

Full funding for MBA?,
for top 10 B-schools?, Yes. Very possible
For tier2 B-schools?, almost impossible, the highest you can get is tuition free while you sort out living expense on your own.

In the US, STEM courses rank higher in scholarships and funding than business degrees.

Besides, what's your cgpa and gmat/GRE scores?

ndubuisi1213:

Yes bro, I mean PGD.

Bro, please can you explain what you mean by tier2 or rather the names of the school so I can make a research on it. Just checked tier2 schools online and I did not get clear info.
Thanks

Firstly, I have never heard of post graduate diploma (PGD) before in the USA, you may need the help of Google search to do your findings.


Secondly. Tier2 Universities are mostly called "safe schools". They are public universities whose minimum admission requirements falls between 2.5/4 and 3/4.0

E.g Southern Arkansas university, alcorn, indiana state University, the list is endless.

ndubuisi1213:
Greetings fam

Is there any postgraduate school or rather schools that does postgraduate in US with out IELTS that you can recommend for me?

My Gp is 2.99

Postgraduate?, do you mean PGD?
If yes, why not go for masters since your GP of 2.99/4 will get you admission for masters in tier2 schools.

Besides, I hardly hear of PGD in the USA

Activist001:
I think timesupreloaded has been banned. Good news for followers of this thread

Ooops, too bad. Eeyah, my very good friend

SBL28:
Muleriders, please check your mail, I want to ask a few questions. Thanks

PM seen and replied

timesupreloaded:
Good to hear you expose yourself that you live in a shanty town paying $400 as rent. When I was in Texas I paid $1100 for a one bedroom apartment. I am really happy to know you share a room with four other guys. Young man you are a learner, most immigrants work over 60hrs. Go New York and Chicago go see people average 12hrs a day. Na back of America you dey stay. You want to school me on somewhere I stayed for over five years. What happened to federal withholding, state tax, social security, medicare, auto insurance, car notes, health insurance premiums, etc? Na all the listed them commot $500 as tax? Very laughable. How many Americans make $3840 monthly? Guy abeg make we behave and respect ourselves. You saved $2,000 monthly? You are a clown! Most people struggle to save $5,000 annually. I know say u dey wait for tax season so u can get a refund of $2500. Thats the only time immigrants manage to smile in that hellhole called America

Funny.

1. Social security tax is just 6.2% and medicare tax is just 1.4%,. If you have any figure higher than that, post it here with proof. The sum of these two isn't even up to the 10% of earnings Christians worldwide pay to Thier Church in the name of tithe. I won't regard federal withheld tax as big deal since the payers enjoy some extent of it inform of tax refunds. Does your government even make use of the taxes effectively let alone refunding?


2. Check the picture attached below, that's the average rate of a one bedroom here in magnolia arkansas where I am living and studying, not a shanty or shared room like you claimed. However, you cannot expect the rates and standard of living in arkansas to be same as that of texas or Chicago. Same way you can't expect living rate of oshogbo in osun to be same as that of ajah in Lagos island. As the standard of living is higher, the wages are also higher. Do I need to remind you that 98% of all American apartment comes with AC, heater, washing machine?, some even come with living room furnitures, Internet and electronics?.

3. I pay health insurance here of 800usd per semester. Do I need to remind you that there are four months in a semester which sum up to 200usd per month. You also talked of car insurance. I drive a car and my insurance is less than 100usd monthly. Anything else?.

4. Do I need to remind you that children and families of US tax payers are entitled to financial aids in school?, there are many of my US citizen coursemates who financial aid pays more than 80% of Thier tuition.

5. I laughed when you said US resident don't save $5000 in a year. Even me as a student with limited work time per week, I know what I saved and how much I sent home regularly to my folks in Nigeria




Next time when you want to give your myopic reasoning, always quote it that people who migrated illegally with no work authorization who end up working and getting paid under the counter are the ones suffering. Even as at that, the smart and hardworking ones among them who are able to keep more than one job are raking money and sending it home regularly to Thier folks in Nigeria

Go to instablog9ja and read the daily news of Nigeria police and security forces harrasing people, read the number of people committing suicide daily from nairaland news, check the financial sector news and see number of businesses folding up daily and number of people loosing Thier jobs daily.


You were saying average Nigerians are earning 150k monthly?, remind me again how much is the new proposed minimum wage in 9ja?, remind me how many states have started paying the 30k minimum?, the few ones that have started, remind me how long it took them to fight and manipulate the public before they started paying?. See, if average Nigerians earn half of your 150k per month illusion, everyone will not want to emigrate the country. Or is it not the same lagos where university graduate earns 20k teaching in private schools?.


If the country is as good as you paint it, Buhari and all politicians won't be sending all Thier kids outside the country to study.

We are the undisputed world poverty capital, deal with that.


PS to everyone, Migration isn't for everybody. If you don't have the opportunity, just work hard and pray for blessings where you are.
But if you have the chance to move out legally to a saner climate, please don't hesitate.

timesupreloaded:
Nigeria is hell for you not for countless people with multi-million naira businesses, six bedroom duplex, two other houses they collecy rent from, a gateman, two drivers and children attending 300k a term schools. Blame nobody but yourself, America you are running to got the highest number of homeless people. You will need to work 70 hours a week to be able to afford a one bed room apartment. That's what sound like hell to me

Dumbhead, let me school your ignorance and stupidity again.

Standard working hours per week in America is 40 hours weekly across the country as against the 70hour you falsely claimed. Except you want to do over time which is mostly additional 16 hours weekly and it comes at 1.5% increase of regular rates..


Now let me give you an estimate of a regular person working normal 40hours weekly and 16hours over time at the rate of $15 per hour which is the average here for unskilled and high school graduate.


40hours * 15 = $600 weekly.
16 hours *15* 1.5 = $360 weekly

Total = 960 weekly or 3,840 monthly. Working for 56 hours a week. Convert to naira equals approx of 1.4mil naira before tax.


Now let's calculate average working condition in Nigeria which is 7am to 7pm for people living in lagos which amount to 12hours daily.

Multiply by 5 working days = 60hours weekly assuming he decides to rest on weekend.


Average salary in lagos for young graduate is 80,000 naira and that amount to $219 monthly before tax. Its not even up to the overtime weekly wages in America.


Now let's go back to America. Average medicare, fed income tax and SS tax from the 3,840 should be approx 500bucks so, you are still left with about 3,300usd monthly.

My analysis is 100% accurate cos this is where I am.


Average one bedroom apartment cost $400 monthly where I stay. Light, Internet, waste, phone subscription and other bills don't cost up to $900 monthly. So on the average, such person would still save about $2,000 monthly.

Do I need to remind you that he will enjoy 24hours light, 24hours water, medical access, within that range which only upper class citizens in Nigeria can enjoy such. Tell an average 80k earner in Nigeria to power his generator for 24hours daily in a month and see if he won't stone you to death.

Unlike Nigeria that employs a master degree holder and pays 50k per month, there is a wage scale here in the state where I live, I'm sure it's the same for every other states in America. If you are a high school graduate, no firm pays you less than $10/hour irrespective of your job description. For a com college graduate, minimum is $15 per hour. For a degree holder, minimum is $18- 20 per hour. For professionals like MBA and other masters, minimum is about $25- 30 per hour.


Lets see another angle of your stupidity. In a country of approx 200million, how many percentage of the masses are the multi millionaire with 6 bedroom duplex, 2 other houses, hiring drivers and paying 300k per term for school fees?. Abi no be same lagos where its people live for years and still rent house. Even the cost of rent alone is a war, let alone building 6 bedroom.

Common 30,000naira minimum wage has been war. If its that easy for the country, the government will pay it at ease.

Lets see it from another angle. Majority of the houses springing up lately in Nigeria are more from people abroad sending money home to Thier family to build up for them than the home based locals. If life is that difficult in the west like you paint it, where do those people get the money been sent to Nigeria on daily basis from.?

This is 2019 my brother, stop all this stupidity you display everywhere on the Internet, its not funny anymore.


You might be having fun with this nonsense BS, but everyone is beginning to see you as a mad man, me inclusive.

Just grow up and shut the Bleep up.

GODofFire:
Hello house, I would like to know if 600 dollars is enough for living expenses for a month in a state like Texas, not in the major cities like Dallas, Houston etc. I got a graduate assistantship, and after all deduction, I am left with that amount as stipend per month. Also Medical insurance has been taken care of. Thanks. Cc Lagosismyhome walspring

You should be fine. If you live modest, 600bucks should sustain you

Walspring:
Let’s give all the thanks to God first and also to those benevolent guys behind the stuff and not me joor.

Am sure they are reading the post.

For those who knew within them they can’t afford all the tuition cost but wants to write GRE or TOELF to get GA or TA or RA or scholarship. Discount offer for both GRE and TOEFL test is available

Kindly notify me via PM and I will try my best to reply back even with my busy schedules.

#Onelove
#OneDream

God bless you and the benevolent guys. I was a beneficiary of 50% discounted GRE and TOEFL program from you in 2017.

If there is a way i can contribute a quota to the program even if its just little as a way of giving back, I won't mind.

Mcslize:


See as you just gave yourself out. You quoted nlPoster saying who let loose these dogs and I replied you it's me. You must be nlPoster. Who is paying you for all these multiples accounts you are creating? Can't you stick to one account?

Ooops, apologies. I wanted to quote him in the ignored text, not you.

Once again. Apologies.
Ps, I'm not anyone else, I'm not anti-migration, I'm in the same US with the OP. As you can see, We are both on same side.

Mcslize:


Me of course. I need to give him food. He is hungry. Alsatian dog for that matter.

.

nlPoster:


Just shut it and stop disturbing people with your whining.

Who let the dogs out?

molybdenum0012:


Average Nigerian building 3 houses in the course of their lifetime? Please where do you reside in Nigeria?


'Cos I see millions of Nigerian struggling every day just to have a meal twice a day and put their head in a place. The poverty is real in Nigeria.


Similarly I see some few thousands of Nigerian living in Afluence like money is nothing and spend it lavishly.

You see the truth is: the gap between the rich and the poor in Nigeira is a parallel line that can never meet. We are not saying people are not making money in Nigeria, but it will be easy for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a common person in Nigeria to grow rich without a good support.

You all saying gibberish about identifying opportunity around you and tap into it. How do you tap into opportunity when you don't have the where withal to do that, when you only stuggle to keep yourself alive everyday.


I repeat, if you are a nobody in Nigeria and you still struggle to live a decent life, please use any legal means, get out immediately as far as you can. You don't want to live in regret 30 years from now. Nobody has a plan for you, not even your country.

Go out there and do something meaningful with you life and if you like, come back and invest. That way it is a win-win situation for you. You have nothing to lose. But staying put in Nigeria is dangerous to your generation to come.

Ignore that lowlife bro.
Read through all his posts, he seem to be mentally unstable. Replying him will only amount to a waste.

I simply love the way the OP ignored those lowlife derailers who are so sad and unfortunate to vent their frustration on anyone who isn't ready to suffer same way with them



Evablaze , sweet thread by the way

Juwon21:
House Good afternoon to everyone, please I want to know how I can pay for USA graduate application fee of a university I applied to . Anyone with how I can go about paying the application fee will be appreciated

Your regular mastercard should be fine.

I remembered using by Gtbank mastercard for most of my payments

Tunslam19496:
Good day NL, I'm a graduate of civil engineering from a polytechnic in Nigeria with lower credit(3.45,) i will like to go and further my education in the USA but I really don't know how to go about it . pls help me

Further for degree or masters?.