Cindino20:


Hustling =Baden Württemberg. ...

Many thanks. Guess your response can be likened to the QED we write at the end of a mathematics question.

If a may ask, do employers place value on the class of school attended post Msc?

Even though hustle is key, the future is very very important! I can endure just a little hustle if the school I am attending is enough to open doors with little effort (get me into the HR's interviewing table at least) in the future.

Kindly help a brother with experienced views as I am now having a rethink about my choice of place of study.

I have already started Visa processing so the decision is hinging on a few factors.

I have the option of CAU,Kiel and Offenburg University of Applied Sciences (Baden-Württemberg). I have politely rejected other offers I got (following our ogas' due process )

I am all for hustling from the word go so please put that at the top of the list to be followed by the quality of education at both schools (make una no even think reach P.hD level o, no be book I come life come read), the city, the economy, distance to urban hubs etc. to be used in the analysis please.

Please do not ignore.... we all will know a little bit more about the two cities at least and possibly encourage others to look in their direction too... that is asides helping me make make a well informed decision.


@EKE.... you are really appreciated! You exemplify the mindset we want to project Nigerians as possessing. God bless your hustle.

Infact, to say that we africans are ourselves the bane of our progress will be over-under-emphasizing ( ) the point.

To everyone I would simply say "to your tents o ye isrealites".

@Obiwannn

hit me up offline lets relate.

Hamburg to Kiel na like 1:30mins by bus....

adeoye201:
Germany has lots of language problem

Ka jini Hausa ne?

to, sai de sa fe

You see that language is a universal problem that starts from home. Deal with it!

Obiwannn:


so where do u wish to go?
I am also in a dilemma of choosing between Germany (TuHH and others) and France(scholarship) right now.
So u see my friend, sometimes all these too many admission can just give somebody unnecessary headache.

CAU Kiel is still top of the list.

dammymayor:
The old one was 4 i think. New one is 5

Interesting...

The one I have has 7 pages (Deutsche Bank via this page: https://www.deutsche-bank.de/pfb/content/privatkunden/konto_international-students-en.html#myaccordion_10766 ). Under Forms (Opening a bank account/blocked account for foreign students ≥ 18 years (PDF, 311 KB) ).

Can anyone kindly clarify which is the right form to use so 3weeks don't just go by.

dammymayor:
So after 3weeks of submitting my blocked account application i got a mail dat d forms are outdated and i have to send another one. Quite maddening. First of all i wonder why it took dem 3weeks to tell me dat. Inefficient. Very unlile germans. Secondly i got the forms from their site. And after comparing the new form and d old one the only difference is a new page for internal remarks. Na wa o
P.S apparently they wont accept hand filled forms again. Only computer filled

Apologies for the stress....

Does this means the previous form had just 2 pages and the new form has 3 pages? just to confirm....

Can someone please enlighten me on how the admission interview of FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg works?

Just got the scope of the interview as follows:

Fundamentals of:

- Mathematics
- Electronics
- Stochastic Processes
- Linear Systems Theory
- Systems and Signals
- Communications

Are we talking general overview here or problem solving instances is to be expected.
Some of these subjects (Stochastic Processes ) are quite wide and to be frank, it has been a while (Old papa youngie )


Just to encourage our folks, keep at it! seek advice from the more knowledgeable members and don't despair in the face of rejection. I got rejected by Stuttgart and TUM (E pain me o make i no lie ) but as of today, CAU Kiel, TuHH (full admission) and FAU (dependent on interview) have come calling. Offenburg is still outstanding.

This is just another step but it is one step closer to the goal than I was last month.

God bless us all....

Hello family, just to chip in something for all prospective and intending people.

Do well to go through the course content of the courses being opted for in the different schools because it is possible to be presented with a program name while the course details will not be in alignment with one's expectation. Kindly do the required research.

Respect to all the bosses in the house that are providing online and offline support to us (Me ) all.

God bless

dammymayor:
Nt all schools will allow you defer your admission. And for good reasons. Next year application might be more competitive. And they would want to access u based on the people dat apply then. There is only one sure way to find out. Email them as soon as possible. Kiel is a port city if im nt mistaken. Port cities always make sense. You shouldn't have a problem with that. Congrats.

I do understand your point but I will do as advised and email them asap. You are correct..Kiel is a port city.

In a big twist of events, Kiel University just sent me my temporary admission document. I am actually a bit surprised considering the fact that the school was the last one I applied to. Digital Communications. I have until June 12 to accept and get my original admission document sent to me.

Now to the bosses in house, what are your opinions about Kiel University, the city and options for a family (immediate or later).

I still await Offenburg, Hamburg and FAU.....

Is there a possibility of differing of admission by 1year? Reason is I just changed jobs and may like to gain a few experience in this new role before exiting........but leaving is not a problem if there is no other option.

Thanks for the congratulations in advance....

obioraval:

wow... i am still awaiting TUM for same course. i didn't apply with TOEFL but i have RF experience and some MDGs experience. make we dey wait. did u apply to TUHH? i just heard from them. they have decided my fate.Good Professional Profile by admission Selection committee BUT they need Toefl by may 31. hehehe.... TUHH is Microsystems and Microelectronic engineering

Guess TUM is still considering your case . I have plenty RF and data comms experience (5+ years).

Applied to TUHH too... Information and Communication Engr / Environmental Engr.
Yet to hear from them.....

How will you now do the TOEFL with the date so close? All the best

Obiwannn:

LOL, true sha. i used nipost at benin- took 32 days. But EKE nd others who used it in lag can verify d 10 working days claim. i recently posted docs via nipost keffi, but i knw it might take longer than d 32 days i got in benin., fuel don scarce o.

I did send the docs from Lagos and followed EKE's advice through and through. The issues therein are that unlike regular couriers that begin to transit the docs by the next day, Nipost may take an extra 3days before it leaves naija. You can track regular couriers to see the journey made so far but with Nipost you can only hope and pray as you can't track your package. EKE and co may have chosen very responsive schools who send feedback upon receiving the document unlike most who take forever to notify you or update the application portal to show they have received the docs in good time.

All in all, my opinion is that if you have got the cash kindly send via courier. You end up sleeping better at night!

Obiwannn:

If only u could read dis thread small, u wuld c wher dey said u can use dhl and pay 8k5 i think. Moreova, nipost frm intl airport lagos hs been confirmd testd n trustd by ogas in lag and it Takes 10 workin days at a cost of btw 5h to 1k5.
Choose wisely.

Please and please, do not use Nipost unless u have a minimum of one month to your deadline because they will end up giving you high Bp. If you have the money for proper couriers then by all means go for them. Safe and expedient option.

Rayhut:

Which course did you applied for in TUM

I applied for Communications Engineering (M.Sc).

CGPA: 3.71
TOEFL: 107
Studied electronics/computer engr and have a few years working experience.

In line with my resolve to keep the house updated, TUM just mailed me my notification of application rejection.

Stuttgart and TUM down.

Other expected.... Staying positive.

Ciao

@Acadollar: what is the latest update on the potentials for proper sustainability after MSc in Gwangju area? This information will go a long way in helping one decide oo.

acadollar:

Pls submit your birth cert

Maybe I did or didn't. cant remember but I got a confirmation of complete documentation from them so I must have done something right.

Arnoldo:


please didn't you have to notarize copies of your birth certificate and do you know if i can do it at any high court.

submission of copies of birth certificate wasn't on the list so i didn't send that. What i did include in all my applications is my CV.

@Acadollar: still waiting on your analysis of life after MSc in Gwangju area and environs ooo. Many thanks

Arnoldo:

OMG thanks a lot...pls can I send you a private message.. I'd like to known of your progress...

Yes you can by all means

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Arnoldo:

pls thanks a lot for this response it was very helpful. I feel like I have had a blessed day by stumbling upon this response. thanks
I still have a few questions though.
please about how much did notarizaton cost you??
secondly what other documents did you notarize
thirdly some schools require that the transcrips be in a sealed envelope. do I overlook that
lastly please how much did postage by NIPOST cost per package
Thanks.

You are most welcome. We are all here to help eachother.
Notarization at the Ikeja High Court, Lagos cost me between 200naira and 250naira per page depending on the negotiations.
Documents to be notarized depends on the school's requirements but in my case i notarized just my BSc Certificate and Transcripts
If the school explicitly states that they only accept transcripts directly from your school then you have no choice but to have your school send it directly. In my experience, most schools will accept notarized copies.
Using Registered Nipost Mail cost me less than 500naira to South korea

P.S: Had to confirm the matriculation fee because of the instability of our currency and discovered that it is about 120-130k now. it is a one time fee and still a lot better than paying $12k. Besides, GIST will refund your one way flight bill upon landing and registration so it kind of covers for the matriculation fee.

ogompaul:
I sent about 3 applications on 8/4/15 using nipost registered mail and up till now, no show yet nd about 2 applications among the three have 30/4/15 as deadline. any hope at all? The most annoying z dat I can't even track it. any info on how I could track it will be highly appreciated.

Using the same timeline as I experienced, your documents should get to its destination by the 29th of this month. I hope the timeline works for you but this is cutting it close.

iscbaba:

I can't locate dea admission portal...whatz dea sch fees like??

Check the complete information about the course I chose here

https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programs/en/?p=d&s=kr&id=3353#q=&degree

Arnoldo:
hello acadollar.pls the transcripts you used was it your students copy or did your school mail it instead. I am planning on applying to 7 schools for their scholarships so I am considering the costs of sending my transcript separate from my application package.
someone mentioned using EMS post office for my postages, I didn't get the cost estimate of sending my application package to a school in south Korea. I also want to know what specific documents you had to notarize. You also stated that most scholarships are offered after the first semester.. does it mean I can't get a full scholarship before going like Gwangju institute of science and technology ( GIST) or KAIST.
Did you have to take TOFEL before getting admitted
thanks.

I hail all the bosses in the house most especially acadollar.

@Arnold: The first question is what program are you looking at? BSc,MSc or P.Hd? As far as i know, in GIST if admitted as an MSc student you automatically qualify for free tuition, monthly stipend amongst other things. If your CGPA is over 3.0 or 3.5 after the first semester, you can get additional scholarship. I have just completed my application process with GIST and gotten the final receipt number so awaiting application decision so I can give a few insights to the process for GIST as i have been following the school since 2008 while in school. I simply got my school to send my transcript to my office saying it is for employment purposes and paid for courier to make it faster. I then made copies, notarized the copies at the ikeja high court and sent to all the schools i applied to. Please do not use EMS for anything ooo. Instead use the regular Nipost mail or worse case scenario, the nipost registered mail (better to use the nipost office at international airports like MMIA in lagos arrival lounge). My Nipost registered mail to GIST took about 3 weeks to get there and the school informed me when they got it. It is actually required to write TOEFL so you really cant hide from that. Some schools actually request for a letter from your school's HOD as cover for your ability in english but better to confirm the exact requirements before you send your documents. GIST also has a matriculation fee of an equivalent of 70k -80k naira which can be waived if you get a letter from your HOD supporting the waiver and you also write an essay explaining why you should be considered for the waiver (I accepted to pay the waiver (even after they mailed me to confirm) because i hope that will allow them evaluate my credentials objectively without the bias of someone coming to depend completely on their opportunities. at least that is how i look at it for now and the money isn't that much compared to paying $12k ) I hope I have thrown some light on some of your questions. All the best in your endeavors.

@Acadollar: As you already know (from my comments above), I am looking at attending GIST for my M.Sc only (I no get time for P.Hd o) and would like to know what the economy is like in Cheomdan, Oryong-Dong Buk-Gu,Gwangju Area for an ICT person like me. it would indeed be helpful if you can enlighten me on what is obtainable in this area for computer networks and IT professionals in general after M.Sc programs

lobito007:

Someone please respond.

There are a couple of schools that do not require sending of documents. one of such is Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg.

The entire process is online........at least for the engineering department.

Eke40seven:


see actually, there is a lag between when the document was actually delivered and when its updated online. It could have delivered earlier than that, but there may not be evidence of that except the recipient does that.
The tracking system sucks!

Which school is that? TUM?

Yeah TUM. Only UniKiel has acknowledged receipt of my documents while the others have kept mute save my Asian schools who immediately informed me and updated my application portal.

I can only hope the delivery was done before the deadline and await TUM's response.

Eke40seven:

I remembered you PMed me and I replied you that I still have one or two people whom I communicate with on a daily basis in that Düsseldorf-Duisburg-Kleve area and they are all students but you didn't reply.
Good luck still.... Have a nice trip!
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My people I been busy small these days, I wanted to update you on what someone opened my eye to on this Nipost tracking issue.
You know the trackitonline website they give at the NIPOST office with ".ru "...you won't find your documents there, you will find it at ".org" try it out and see.
I will catch up later!!

Eke40SEVEN: you are the bomb mehn. I actually stumbled on this website while trying to track all my packages but it didn't provide what I needed back then but i gave it a try now and viola, it showed that my document (sent through EMS oooo, may i never have cause to use them again) was delivered exactly 3weeks from the day I sent it! This was a document due for March 15th only for them to get it on March 27th! How do I sue EMS for this nonsense? No wonder my portal for the school keeps saying my documents have not been completely checked.
And to think I paid about 10k for this crappy service when i could have done Fedex or DHL easily.

It also only shows tracking details for packages sent via EMS because it gave no results for all my Nipost registered mails.

[quote author=ogompaul post=32673551]Greetings, please how do i track the status of my NIPOST registered mail. urgent help needed pls. Thanks nd one Love [/quote

Greetings to you too, well to answer your question........ You simply don't!

You just send your package through Nipost and pray to God the recipients inform you once they get it......when they get it.

Naija we hail thee.....

Be at peace, your documents will get to their destinations in due time.

Williamso:

Ok. Hope you won't miss your deadline.
If you won't mind the cost, I'd suggest dhl. Sent an app on Friday, received by the school on Monday...

There is very little I can do about it as all documents have been sent. I can only hope that they deliver pronto and I do not end up missing any deadline.

I refresh my application status pages of all schools i applied to with the hope that they update my profile as having submitted my documents.

Technical University of Munich has an update on my profile that is not exactly clear

" The application documents have been sent by post but they have not been completely checked yet."

I am not sure how I should interpret this though but I think time will clear things up

nellyb24:
@pompido am having same problem.....i used nipost to send 3 documents since 17 of february up until now dey havnt still delivered it......i have a deadline of 15 of april for one of does document am really confuse.......seem nipost is having problems delivering mails to germany of late......anyway i would just let dat one go cos am applying to 9 oda universities.....how much did ems charge u?

EMS charged me about 10k oo. If not that they had started entering my details, i would have opted for fedex or any other courier service because I am sure the price difference can't be much.

Williamso:

Well I did mine at Federal High Court, PH as well: 2 stamps and signatures per page, no seal. And no school has complained so far. And no, I haven't applied through uni-assist; all my applications have been direct so far.
Cc: Crowns2

Those outside Lagos wishing to use NIPOST, my candid advice would be to use the state NIPOST HQ (station road for Rivers).
We aren't all in Lagos here *cough* *eke* *cough*

Pompido, which state do you reside? And which NIPOST office did you go?

I stay in Lagos. ****cough cough******

I used the Muritala Muhammed International Airport Arrival outlet of Nipost

crowns2:
Please house who has certified and posted any document recently? I am having an issue with the law courts here. They don't stamp with seal just ordinary stamping. I read here earlier that the document must posses a seal. Please did any one send documents only stamped and signed? Was it accepted? Including Uni assist will they accept it that way?

I had my documents certified and sealed at the ikeja high court. They stamped and sealed all the pages I asked them to since i paid per page stamped and sealed. If you are in lagos, you can go to ikeja high court or lagos island high court in igbosere.

My applications were to institutions directly so I am not exactly sure how Uniassist handles such. Hopefully, our ogas in the house will give a concise response to your questions

P.S: @Eke40Seven, this Nipost people can give person hypertension ooo. None of the schools in germany have updated my online profile as having received my posted documents and all i get from the tracking page of Nipost and even EMS is that package is in the bag.....since March 6th ooo while i had a deadline for TUM for 15th March (hence the EMS as a courier option). Not one of them has confirmed receipt and they are saying we should refrain from queries. ok ooo.

Got good news about the registered post though as one of the institutions i applied to in Asia acknowledged receipt of my package 2days ago. I will expect that posts going to europe will be much faster than asia so I guess I shoud keep playing the waiting game.

How long does it take ETS to deliver TOEFL results to institutions? According to my ETS order page, they claim the score reports were processed for delivery on 3rd February and the Asian institution is saying they are yet to get it! This is the second time they are checking for me. I had to send them the order page so they see the date and the institution code as indicated by ETS. I did ensure i added the student copy of the result to all my applications as I did sense something like this might happen and just hope if push comes to shove and it is the official score report that might stand in the way, the included score report might allow some kind of grace in the matter.

So the waiting begins.