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ted2marv:
@pennstate, i rcvd a msg 4rm d above Org likewise. Do you hv any info abt them or get a call. . .where is ur current location

Don't have any information yet!

Jumybecks:
Hi folks,
I cannot but say this thread is really edifying.
I have a very strong CGPA and I'm trusting God in securing a full scholarship for my masters outside Nigeria. I have been searching for schools in the US for quite a while now, but i haven't seen one that offers full scholarship in my major - Biotechnology. I recently came across a university in Saudi Arabia that offers full scholarship, but I'm kinda naive.
Please what's your take on that, and I'd really appreciate your advice.
Thanks.

Start by looking at the Department/Graduate School requirements. And then see if you meets these requirements.

MacJC:
1. current affairs:

Ds 1 is self explanatory. For instance who is d president of nairaland?
(a) Buhari (b) Jonathan (c) saraki (d) none of the above.

2. Education/teaching method:

Ds is ur presentation/micro teaching. ie, ur teaching style - how u deliver d "goods" to ur audience (which could be students or teachers or both). ds is where ur skillz of knowledge impartation is determined.

3. Field of specialization;

Ds is the written test part, where u'll most likely be given waec past questions (in d subject of interest) to solve.

Thank you very much!

stolid:
Is there any particular online resource you use for this? Anyways, thanks a whole lot. I'll be expecting.

Here is the link I was talking about but it appears most of the opportunities are due. www.aeesp.org/../graduate%3Fpage%3D1

stolid:
Is there any particular online resource you use for this? Anyways, thanks a whole lot. I'll be expecting.

No online resources other than google.
Try this on google 'Graduate Assistantships in Environmental Engineering'. You can also use RA OR TA.

Dear Candidate,

We refer to your application for employment with Higher Ground Leadership Academy in response to our recent publication and hereby invite you for aptitude/skill tests as indicated below:

DATE:      Saturday, February 20, 2016
VENUE:    Western Boys High School, Opposite Guinness Nigeria Plc, Benin/Agbor Expressway, Ikpoba Hill, Benin City.
TIME:  9.00a.m prompt

You will be tested in four steps on
Current Affairs
Use of English
General Knowledge on education/teaching methods
Field of specialization


NB:
Is there anyone here who is familiar with the school and their likely pay range.
Secondly can someone give me a pointer on the General Knowledge on education/teaching methods.
I m not an Educationist but I love teaching, I have not taught since NYSC been eons.

stolid:
Please Pennstate, if you've got any for Civil and Environmental Engineers, do share. Thanks.

I saw a particular link on Environmental Engineering sometime ago, been trying to search for it again, but I couldnt find it. Will keep searching though!

Graduate Assistantships in Soil Microbial Ecology & BiogeochemistryTwo PhD and one MS graduate student assistantships are available in the EcologyCenter and the Department of Biology at Utah State University, Logan, UT, beginning summer or fall 2016, as part of a USDA-AFRI project examining how soil microbial growth efficiencies (MGE) are influenced by drought in rangeland and agro-ecosystems. Soil microbial growth efficiency (aka carbon-use efficiency) is a key variable regulating greenhouse gas emissions from soil, as well as rates of carbon and nutrient sequestration and release. Biogeochemical models are extremely sensitive to variation in MGE, yet we have a poor understanding of how environmental variables influence MGE. This project will utilize stable isotope techniques to examine how variation in soil moisture regulates MGE in sagebrush steppe, irrigated pasture, and conventional and organic cropland ecosystems.The ideal applicant will have: background in soil science, microbial or plant ecology, biogeochemistry, or a related area; good chemistry and quantitative skills; excellent written and oral communication skills; and the ability to work closely with others and independently at field sites. Interested individuals should send a CV to John Stark (john.stark@usu.edu), Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT.

MS/PhD positions available at IUPUIThe Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry lab of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) seeks multiple motivated students interested in pursuing a MS or PhD (Applied Earth Sciences) degree in the Department of Earth Sciences. Two federal funded projects are available to support the students' endeavors. One NSF funded project is on the effects of non-rainfall water input on plant-soil water interactions in drylands with fieldwork in Namibia. Another project investigates the buffering effect of no-till agriculture on crop yield, nutrient use efficiency, and leaching potential under drought conditions (USDA-funded). The positions are available from August 2016, and will be supported through research and teaching assistantships that provide a competitive stipend, tuition remission andhealth insurance. The student(s) will be advised by Dr. Lixin Wang (http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang). The USDA project supported student will be co-advised by Dr. Pierre-André Jacintheand will work in close collaboration with the Remote Sensing group led by Dr. Lin Li. Applicants must hold a BS degree in earth sciences, hydrology, soil science, environmental sciences or related disciplines, and have strong oral and written communication skills.IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban public research university, currently enrolling more than 30,000 students. In 2011, IUPUIwas ranked 3rd by U.S. News and World Report in "Up-and-Coming National Universities." Indianapolis is a very livablecity with a wealth of outdoor, cultural, andsporting activities. The department of Earth Sciences has a wide variety of analytical facilities including LGR and Picarro water isotope analyzers, IRMS facility for13C,15N and34S measurements, CN analyzer, and wet chemistry laboratories equipped for soil, water and plant analysis.To apply, please send a copy of your application materials (statement of interest, resume, unofficial transcripts, GRE score, TOEFL score if applicable, and contact information of three referees) to Dr. Lixin Wang (lxwang@iupui.edu). Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the positions are filled.Lixin WangAssistant ProfessorEditor: Hydrology and Earth System SciencesAssociate Editor: Journal of Arid EnvironmentsDepartment of Earth SciencesIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)723 W Michigan St, SL 118MIndianapolis IN 46202Office Tel: 317-274-7764Fax: 317-274-7966http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang

PhD position in tourism analytics (climate change impacts; Big Data analytics) at theUniversity of FloridaLooking for a motivated, quantitatively proficient student to work on analysis of (1) climate change impacts and (2) user-generated content (blogs, photographs, mass media) in relation to tourism. Strong preference will be given tostudents with quantitative skills such as computer programming, web analytics, Big Data analytics, statistics, and/or GIS. Finding includes a nine-month Research Assistantship with tuition waver. Interested students please send Dr. Andrei Kirilenko the following: (1) statement of research interests (2) CV, and (3) contact information for three potential references. Suitable candidates then will be asked to submit an online application for graduate studies. For details seehttp://trsm.hhp.ufl.edu/index.php/about/who-we-are/department-directory/andrei-kirilenko-ph-d/

Ph.D. Position (U. Maryland): Food and the EnvironmentThe Zhang Lab at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is seeking a motived Ph.D. student interested in investigating the interactions between food production and global environmental change with data-driven approaches. The student would have the opportunity to design his/her own topic of investigation related to food security, agricultural production, climate change, and/or global nitrogen and carbon cycles. In addition, the studentwill be able to work closely with modeling development groups at Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton and Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) in France.The Zhang lab has been using interdisciplinary and data-driven approaches to examine strategies for addressing the triple challenges of food security, environment degradation, and climate change. Ongoing research projects include modeling the impact of agricultural production on global nitrogen cycle and assessing the environmental and economic trade-offs between expansion and intensification of agriculture production.The successful candidate will have working knowledge of the biogeochemical and biophysical processes of the earth system, strong quantitative skills, and proficiency in at least one basic programming language (e.g., Matlab, R, FORTRAN). Prior research experience in environmental science and policy is desirable.The position is based at the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, Maryland and comes with a highly competitive stipend and benefits package.Three years of support are available through research assistantships, with additional support possible through competitive teaching assistantships. Finalists for the position will also be encouraged to apply for fellowships through UMCES:www.umces.edu/education/graduate/fellowships.The student will matriculate through the Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences Program (MEES) at the Universityof Maryland, College Park and will reside atthe Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg for the duration of the project. Frostburg is a small college town in the mountains of western Maryland, providing abundant outdoor recreational opportunities.To apply, please email Xin Zhang (xin.zhang@umces.edu) a single PDF containing (1) a statement of interest, (2) a CV, and (3) contact information for threereferences. Please indicate “Food and the Environment PhD position” in your subjectline. Review of applications will beginMarch 1, 2016and will continue until a suitable candidate isfound, with starting dates available as soon as September 2016 and no later than September 2017.UMCES is an affirmative action, EOE. Individuals with disabilities, veterans, women and minorities are encouraged to apply. This ad is also posted athttp://www.umces.edu/al/employment.

rogerdavid:
Good people of Nigeria
I am sorry that I have been away for sometime. I have been working on my applications.

Just a quick one:
Please how can I prepare a beautiful Statement of purpose (SOP) for a degree in Data Science/Computer science

Does anyone have a link that I might find helpful?

Thank you.

Your SOP should include the following:
- Why you want to study the MSc, your motivations.
- Education background.
- Research/Work Experience
- Extracurricular Activity (If any)
- What attracted you to the program.
- Why you think you fit into the program
- Specific area(s) you will like to advance.
- What the degree will do for you.

When you put all these together you should have a good SOP.

This is Nigeria for you!

Nay

Admin: Can I post MS and PhD funding opportunities-They are mainly Biology/Ecology. Someone might find it useful.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend! when I read some of una comment here, I m always amaze. Man is not God, make una take am easy.

Runge:
I made some queries about my scores and many people told me that my score could still be accepted. I was joyous to know that. More than 15 days after my GRE result was still not available online. Later, I sent queries to ETS and I was told to contact the office of Testing integrity via phone. I called them at Testing integrity office and the ETS agent told me that my result was withheld because my essay response was similar to someone's else. He told me to send a defence to TSReturns@ets.org stating why my score should be released. I was disturbed, frustrated and perplexed for many days. I did not meet up with the deadline. I was still fighting for my withheld score till I forgot about it around June. I was serving at ASCON then. I was thinking that a Corper just wasted $195. It was a serious emotional torture being my only sponsor. Later, I let it go and I started developing my French skills until October 2015. I couldn't think of a retest for I had no money to do that.
THE SWEET EXPERIENCE
On the 16th October 2015, I saw a mail in my inbox. It had been there for six days. An agent from testing security office asked if I was still interested in having a retest because he could provide me with voucher for a free GRE test. I accepted his offer and he sent me an encrypted PDF file which I used my registration number to open. Immediately, I got that free GRE test, my first test was cancelled. The letter said I must use the voucher within one year. So, I went to JKK for an official DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I thought. I book another appointment for 28/12/15. I studied from different sources for quant. My prep. was quant. focussed. I used all the manhattan strategies for quant. and I studied statistics, combinatorics and probability from there. It was a nice experience to watch some magoosh videos too. Practised from Korea hack by Dr Raj. I was not serious with both verbal and AWA but I did some works on them too
On the test day, I left my Badagry residence around 6:15 am and arrived at JKK exactly 8:54 am.
Around 9:30, the test administrator attended to us. I was assign a seat 8B. I did my AWA. Though, my issue topic was difficult for me I was able to put 2 nice points down. Argument was moderate. I started with Quant. it was very simple I am sure of missing just 2 or 3. The verbal is tough. Though, I understand most vocabularies there but the RC us too dense. I went for the break and I was getting tired. The next was quant. The difficulty level was hard and I made careless errors because of pacing. Then, followed by VR. The comprehension passage were just short passages. I just did my best. Experimental section was Quant. It has the same difficulty level as the first but very thickish. Thank God for different strategies I was armed with. At the end, I saw my scores. Quantitative - 158, Verbal - 147. I was happy. I crossed the barrier (156 cut off) this period. I left JKK with joy in my heart. After 10 days, AWA - 3.0. I thank God for the happy ending.

'Bitter-sweet memories. That is all what I am taking with me'- Dolly Patron

Dolly Parton-my favorite! Go prosper.

meritdee:
So I saw this somewhere online but I don't know how true the quote is. Sadly, the content is true and it doesn't speak well about my beloved country.
I feel ashamed tbh

https://i65.tinypic.com/1w5k6.png

Read this stuff, I dont know where he specifically mention Nigeria (Not my concern though). Below is what actually said.
Trump spoke bitterly as he said: “African Americans are very lazy.The best they can do is gallivanting around ghettoes, lamenting how they are discriminated. These are the people America doesn’t need. They are the enemies of progress. Look at African countries like Kenya for instance, those people are stealing from their own government and go to invest the money in foreign countries. From the government to opposition, they only qualify to be used as a case study whenever bad examples are required. How do you trust even those who have ran away to hide here at the United States hiding behind education? I hear they abuse me in their blogs but I don’t care becauseeven the internet they are using is ours and wecan decide to switch it off from this side. These are people who import everything including matchsticks. In my opinion, most of these African countries ought to be recolonizedagain for another 100 years because they know nothing about leadership and self governance.”“I promise to make America great again by restoring our dignity that we have since lost through Obama. The more reason why I still believe that he, and his Kenyan brothers and sisters should be deported back to Kenya to make America safe.”

emmyluvly:
God bless you sir. The blessings of this new year will abide with you and all membersof your family. I can come. Let me send you a mail so I get the details.

Mail replied!

emmyluvly:
Abeg who get this GRE folder (E books) for EDo state and its environs? I want to come and copy if u don't mind pls.

Can you come to Delta State?.

masquellett:
thanks bro. But how to one get research papers of professors from schools, i tried using google, but it didnt work. I want to contact them directly so as to know my chances. I believe quoting some lines in their research work gives them the ginger to quickly reply one. please reply asap. Thanx

If you want to quote thats fine. But for me I will rather go to the Department "Faculty" member page and look at the faculty member(s) research interest one after the other to see which fits into your own interest, from there you can now send mail to them that you are majoring in thier area of interest. In some cases some faculty member will even say (under their research interest) that if you are interest in AB and C please contact me. I have seen that alot.

Runge:
Took the GRE on 28/12/2015. Venue JKK

Scored. Verbal - 147, Quant. - 158.

Congrat go prosper.

fizzile:
Just sent u a PM

Replied!

fizzile:
I think that's what I will do. Thanks for that suggestion.

Have you made your choice between E management or E science.
There is an opportunity you might be interested to try.
PM me let me send you the details you might just be lucky.

fizzile:
Hey guys,I need ur response. Am about applying into 4 Universities. One of them require an evaluation by WES,while the rest asked for trancript. Please can u share more light on this. Do I have to evaluate just for one school? Just imagining applying for my transcript to be sent to three schools and the financial aspects involved. Please advice.

Why not send a mail to the three other schools and ask if they will accept an evaluated copy of your transcript. So it will be easy to send to all four through WES.

TheZed:
Alright sir. Am still in a dilemma of school choices, please how can you be of help?

Google: schools offering MSc (ur course) in US. you ll see varieties of schools you can choose from.

Why dont you guys keep this fake stuff to yourselves. Una wan block road for people na abi? Typical.

Holudarey01:
#GRE #EXPERIENCE
Wrote the GRE today @ Global Learning Institute, Abuja.

I actually started prep February using Baron but wasn't serious.
I dropped the book after a week but resumed prep in August(not consistent tho).
Read baron up to 3 times.
Used magoosh videos too very helpful.
Official ETS was also useful to some extent but I couldn't do any practice test and I think it affected me a lot.
Was really banking on QA but the story was different.
I checked out power prep a day to exam and I had 153 in QA 145 in VA.
I knew I had a long way to go.
EXAM EXPERIENCE
I didn't eat breakfast o.
we were checked in by 9:50am.
The issue task was great but I got lost in the argument.
First verbal and QA were medium. I think I got almost all the QA. Second verbal and QA were so hard that I felt like crying. Experimental section was Verbal.
Final score V 146 Q 154
Not great but I thank God.
I had a cgpa of 3.24/4 and I have a journal to my name.
Gunning for MSC in chemistry @ MSU, ETSU and UNH
To those that helped me, I'm grateful. This thread really helped.

Congrat, go prosper.

happyday:
Good morning, wonderful people. My scores just came in.
Paper-based test. I took it a month ago, November 7th in Benin.

Verbal Reasoning : 157/170 - - 74th percentile
Quantitative Reasoning : 157/170 - - 68th percentile
Analytical Writing Assessment : 5.5/6.0 - - 98th percentile.

Lessons learnt. I'm happy to share them with you, as soon as I can settle down to write.

Thanks to God. I appreciate how helpful this thread has been, Danjaninja, SirRiddy et al, you make sense!

To you, yet to write, go for your dreams. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

By the way, I added a year to my age yesterday.

Congrat, wish you well.