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iCool:
Hello Fam, Decision number 5 is in!!!


Louisiana State University - My Department has 'recommended my admission' to Grad school but WITHOUT funding.

Application was submitted late Dec 2016 but my 3rd recommendation was sent in Late April 2017.

The wait is over! 5 Acceptances out of 5! Wishing everyone of us the best of luck!!! Never give up hope!

USA Loves me but I Love them more!

Congrats boss....

Nigerians making us proud....I see a bright Nigeria ahead......This was posted on USM's page

BJOO:
pls how much doe watching the vedio cost

the link to the VEDIO was posted above

electronic:
GOD don Answer your PRAYER OHHH!

Yes he does.....He go answer our own soon....Congrats again my oga electronic

donkafor:
Thank you.

I intend to start preparing this month. Hope 4 months is enough as a Virgin test taker.

It's apt just use the materials that really helps, ETS OG and workbooks, Manhattan 8 books and 5lb, Magoosh online resource and questions. Need a link to the original premium videos https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzGaCExEzSbYZzBuQ2llRkltRlU?usp=sharing and practices the magoosh question sets at gre.kmf.com. Stay sharp and blessed. After the 3rd month you should know your score range.

donkafor:
Any reason for October?

mastering the test is what matters and that's a function of time.

Tosyno4tt:
i would love to take it this year, just finished my masters programe. i hope to go for my Phd

I'll advice to take it october as a Virgin test taker

Tosyno4tt:
Great work you guys are doing here, i just stumbled on this thread and i have been reading from the very first page to the last.am a novice and i wouldn't know if anyone can put me through say from the basics. for instance; the kind of unis to pursue, their reqts, how to surf the net for the courses of ones interest. thank you

when do you intend taking the test?

Pre marital sex is a sin

aamstih:
Thanks bro... I could explore the printing option.

I was also suprised when mack IV told me kaplan is 10k because I got one from B. Y Mafit for free.

Are you serious about OG being about 5k? That means mack IV actually got their stuffs on the high side. On the other hand, are you sure that the OG sold at that price range in Yaba or Ojuelegba would afford one access to practice tests?

there are practice tests on the official guide book, and the official ets practice test is the Powerprep. I don't know the test you're talking about sir

shakaz:
What's wrong with Kaplan?

The book no shaka reach for the real gre test. Although their online resource try. But the book is not it at all!

aamstih:
Kaplan is 10k while the official guide is 15k (Prices at Mack IV Consults) , considering its volume and the good reviews I doubt the book would be less than 15k. I do have the soft copy but I need something different (void of screen light).

If you finally get one pls let me know. Btw, when is your exams date?

This mack IV people dey craze!!!. Kaplan that by mafit gives free with the test fee but Kaplan is a No No for gre prep. And you can get the OG at ojuelegba for 4-5k

aamstih:
Hello guys, pls who knows how much a manhattan 5lb (hardcopy) goes for and where can I get it in Lagos. Thank you

Go to a University campus where printing is very cheap and print it out sir or you could order from Amazon.

oluwadamilare26:
You hardly find a school that accept TOEFL and reject IELTS

Okay Boss, meaning you have all the info. Godspeed

princeGee23:
Sorry ma, but schools that was taken only TOEFL then now accept IELTS with equivalent band score for admission, funding and any other consideration in the school. IELTS are now well accepted in the US too... I don't mean to be disrespectful my ladyBoss

Do your research well and list the schools let me help you look it up, but toefl is more accepted in USA

What is the meaning of oba of Lagos? To me he's just the oba of Lagos Island, two streets on the island sef.... Later he would start ranting that we must vote APC bla bla blah, lagoon, ambode would rule forever and he doesn't care.

I would forever respect the ooni for the way he carried himself, if na me I for para!

emmy994:
Pls can I be admitted into any school in US wit a GRE score of 286: verbal 141 and quantitative 145. I have applied to utep and Stevens Institute of Technology. Is there hope with this score?

Yes you can and even 320 and above doesn't determine funding. It's dependent on its availability, what you are bringing to the department and many other stuff. Departmental funding is competitive and you sometimes need a competitive profile to get it or luckily a prof is interested in having you. Outside the department you can hustle to get other admin GA.

keduduka1234:
Hello guys,
Please I understand that Kaplan is quite good for the verbal aspect of GRE (which I'm really really really struggling with).
I wanted to ask if anyone had access to their online materials, and if they could kindly share it with me?
God bless you plenty plenty !

register and use text or test as the answer for 2016 premier, i'm not sure but it's one of them

fysapop:
Visa Approved this morning....
Hi everyone, I want to thank those that continue to support the movement and purpose of this thread. My Visa interview was for 6:30am this morning, I was feeling uneasy all through the night, I woke up around 4am, left my house by 4:55am, I was driving like a snail I didnt even want any stories. I finally got to the embassy like 5:35am, I paid for parking, about 5 guys just rushed me and started telling to arrange my document staple this and that make copy of my passport page that the rules have changed, but as a product of this thread I didn't even answer them, I was the 4th person to be interviewed, it was barely up to 5 mins sef, see my transcript below;

VO; Good morning, how are you
Me; Good morning Sir, I am fine
VO; Pass me your passport and 1-20
Why are you going to the US
Me; I am going to the University of Connecticut for Masters in Business Analytics as Big data is the new wave in Africa and I want to be one of the forerunners of understanding data mining and how Business can (I cant even remember what I said..lol)
VO; oh Uconn, that’s great. Where do you work?
Me; Senior Consultant atXXXX (International Company)
VO; Oh that’s a great Company, hope you enjoyed your time working there?
Me; Yes I have..its being a great time, we have won a couple of employers satisfaction awards in the last few years.
VO; oh really, they would never win that in the US, they are really tough u know ( I just knew my visa was approved from this point)
ME; yes when some of them come to Nigeria, they always want to stay back.
VO; how are you going to pay for your studies?
Me; I got a loan from Prodigy finance and my brother is also sponsoring me
VO; ok… I see you are a genuine student and I would be approving your visa. He returned my 1-20 and the collection ish
Me; Thank you Sir.

The three guys that went before me were still talking to the VO. I just started singing praises all the way to my car, people were just congratulating because it was soo obvious I just got my visa approved.

congratulations sir, and you have also done a big advert for Prodigy finance

Glowrie22:
Hi Everyone,
It's been long since I've been here, I just want to quickly share my testimony.

I came to know about this thread through my mom last year when I was getting ready for the GRE, I didn't really talk much here but this thread was very helpful. I got a lot of materials from here and even more, I got people who really helped me from here, especially @happyday. I didn't do so well on my GRE (308) though I did very well on the TOEFL, so I was very discouraged but people encouraged me that it was still possible to get funding so I decided to work hard on my application (I applied to only one school) .
I contacted happyday to help me on my applications and he did every single step of the way, tirelessly reading through and correcting my essays, and giving me advice about how to email professors and other things.
After finally submitting the application, I was granted admission but no funding. However, they informed me that there is a professor who is interested in funding me but he is waiting on some grants.
At this point, I started thinking of applying to other schools but I couldn't really afford to.
Finally, after much waiting, they contacted me that I have been granted full funding plus a monthly salary.
I just want to appreciate those that created this thread and kept it running, especially Sirridy and happyday. I also want to apologize for not being regular here.

Thank you very much.

PS: The school is University of Arkansas and my course is Agricultural Economics (MS).

Congrats , I can just imagine how elated you would be, this is a very good news.

Just here to read posts

Accident from Yaba to Gbagada would have been reported.... You can't fool everyone.. Well RIP to her....

brightify:
your gpa is too low ,though some schools can give you admission with your gpa but youre not gonna get any scholarship or financial aid and you really need any form of scholarship to survive and make your tuition fee more affordable here in USA

Havard Admission Committee head has spoken...... Why do we always generalize and judge?

[quote author=happyday post=55418860]No, there's no blanket deadline for grad school admissions. You could enter when the dept feels you're ready to come in. It depends on each school, (and most times, each department's deadline). You can only contact the grad admissions coord and wait it out, till you get a decision.[/quote

Thanks a lot, this was needed.

babyfaceafrica:
bros....you better go send axorws to other schools, those top schools you picked are very competitive...I pray you enter though,because apart from GRE...a lot of things also counts....don't waste this good score ,send to other schools..wish you the best!!!!

very true spread risks, but I know a 316 that entered Stanford Fall 17.. The overall admission package is germane

adroitish:
I did my GRE today, and I thought i should share. It wasn't a very pleasant experience at the Surulere centre... We started a little late, and while typing my argument essay, the network disconnected causing me to lose part of what I had typed and disrupting my thought process.
The first set of verbal and quantitative were fine but I was unusually slow in my quantitative. I couldn't answer the last question. I took a break after that and my network disconnected again. This was also unsettling. I was already developing a headache by this time.
I pushed on till my second quantitative where I was so much slower not answering at least four questions properly. I was devastated by this. It was destabilized for my final verbal section and I managed to stay focused. The verbal and quantitative sessions I did after the initial two were so much harder.
Final scores VR - 158, QR - 158, awaiting AWA. I want to appreciate everyone on this group cos tho I've never commented, I gained a lot. Now unto the applications

congrats Spring 18, I guess and I hope you didn't waste your four slots free score report...

Sbrainy:
@dr hopeful congrats

@scholastica16, I pray everything works for your good

Pls I will like to ask, this April 15, is it that all U.S schools must complete their admission decision by then? What about those waiting for decision on TA or GA or research assistantship? do dey all get responses by the April 15

co ask

Scholastica16:
Google BY Mafit. Look for their telephone numbers and call them up to know their subsisting prices for TOEFL and GRE. They used to be 45k and 50k respectively. I would recommend you created a GRE account by yourself before doing that.

There's someone that runs TOEFL for 40k if you're interested pm me

Gunnerson:
Gurus in the house, please help.
Please i just got admitted to a University for my Masters program in Chemistry and I hope to apply for my ds160 soon. However I'm at a crossroad on filling the form. This is because it is necessary to know that VO questions usually come from the DS160 applicants filled. I finished my NYSC in 2015 and I have been working in a media company that is not related to science at all.
Now the question is, would you advise that i fill my employment history as working, when filling the DS160. Considering that they may ask what have i been doing since i finished NYSC.
Should you advise that I should fill the employment history in the DS160, if a question then comes on what have I been doing, what answer would you advise that i give? and if no, what would you advise I should say i have been doing since 2015?

Thank you.

Alariwo me I know sey na you be this. No be so life be ooh... Well God go do my own... Na Ejanla be this.... Nice one bro.. I sha tap from your anointing....

The wait is not easy, but I like the positive vibes I get from here... Strong believers!!!

fredoricko:


It's that time of the year again. Last year it was pinkytoes

angelapinkytoes might be there somewhere or here on this same thread... No calling names sir.. He/she is still innocent to me. The Senate neither summoned her nor did she face any court....

Blood on the dance floor...