pchax:


High cost of living in Vancouver. That dissuaded me. I have a soft spot for SFU and UBC and the rivalry breeding between those two but Vancouver is one of the most expensive places in North America. Would have loved to quote a source for that last bit of info. But tiredness...

Ya it is expensive and I am not too sure of the job prospects there..... Every province pretty much has its advantages and disadvantages.

Lambton College sir

eddy20:
which school be that so?

@cufs, @tinuola, @redribs sir and medical hopefuls in da house how is the wait? We shall all smile in the end don't worry. Where is @kaynine59? I dey hail oooooo. God ain't sleeping brother. .

Pls house, who has an idea which college is better between seneca and humber college for logistics and supply chain management PGcert in term job prospects after graduation and quality of teaching. Those residing in ontario please shed light on this. Thank you.

Databases & Computational Geometry. Thanks for your help. Please can you pm me to guild me on how to write a good motivational letter?

pchax:


Hello, what area(s) in Computer Science.

Just go to the departmental website. Read about the Professors there and their specializations and do a mail to them. The mail shouldn't be long. Introduce yourself, show that you know about the research area, tell them you like to be their student.

lilspiceyy:
@cufs, @tinuola, @redribs sir and medical hopefuls in da house how is the wait? We shall all smile in the end don't worry. Where is @kaynine59? I dey hail oooooo. God ain't sleeping brother. .

Thanks Sis!!!*hugs* we de gidigba no shaking! We shall possess our possession!!!.. TRV is our portion!... We didn't come to naira land to speak grammar, we came to learn how to grab that TRV by fire by force..lol.. And we must get it, wether its 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 100th trial...all we know is that we must smile at the end

pchax:


High cost of living in Vancouver. That dissuaded me. I have a soft spot for SFU and UBC and the rivalry breeding between those two but Vancouver is one of the most expensive places in North America. Would have loved to quote a source for that last bit of info. But tiredness...

Dunno sha, chcked 4 houses n seems to b abt d same price with most places in canada, dnt knw ow dey get deir lists tho.... 400- 450 -500 n u wud get a very comfy house, n dats like d same 4 most major cities i think... n ubc is also quite cheap, atleast compared to many others with evn lower ratings...

lilspiceyy:

Any travel history @pchax?

No travel history ooo.... Virgin passport.

luvly3:


Ya it is expensive and I am not too sure of the job prospects there..... Every province pretty much has its advantages and disadvantages.

I don't know much about Canada. Never left Nigeria but from the small research I have done, there are lots of Chinese in Vancouver. So I guess ICT jobs are on the rise in that province. Wouldn't mind relocating after a while

badtyres:
Databases & Computational Geometry. Thanks for your help. Please can you pm me to guild me on how to write a good motivational letter?

My mails used to take this format generally. 3 paragraphs. 1st one is introduction. Second is about research. Third is toasting the professor. A sample is below. Btw, your area of research is gangstar. I would really love to see some of your work in 5 years time

Dear Professor PotentialSupervisor,

My name is pchax and I am a recent graduate of Computer Science with Mathematics from XYZ University, Nigeria.

I intend starting my Masters in 2015 with the ultimate goal of getting a Ph.D in Canada and I came across your Natural Language Processing research group. The projects done in the research group are fascinating and I find them interesting. I have some background on NLP from my undergraduate days using NLTK and currently, I work with some Machine Learning algorithms (Linear and Logistic Regression, Classifiers - K- Nearest Neighbours) using python.

I see the NLP goup in PotentialSupervisors University has the ideal place for me to hone my skills and learn while collaborating with other people under an experienced guide. Does your lab have any open position for Masters students? Would avail myself to any form of interview or screening you dim fit to give me.

Thanks.
Pchax.

pchax:


I don't know much about Canada. Never left Nigeria but from the small research I have done, there are lots of Chinese in Vancouver. So I guess ICT jobs are on the rise in that province. Wouldn't mind relocating after a while

Plenty of chinese n indians...+ tz metropolitan deres gotta b jobs.. n deres evn Chevron somewhr in BC, not sure if tz vancouver, surrey or burnaby

Thank a lot, i really appreciate. Nice mail.

pchax:


My mails used to take this format generally. 3 paragraphs. 1st one is introduction. Second is about research. Third is toasting the professor. A sample is below. Btw, your area of research is gangstar. I would really love to see some of your work in 5 years time

Dear Professor PotentialSupervisor,

My name is pchax and I am a recent graduate of Computer Science with Mathematics from XYZ University, Nigeria.

I intend starting my Masters in 2015 with the ultimate goal of getting a Ph.D in Canada and I came across your Natural Language Processing research group. The projects done in the research group are fascinating and I find them interesting. I have some background on NLP from my undergraduate days using NLTK and currently, I work with some Machine Learning algorithms (Linear and Logistic Regression, Classifiers - K- Nearest Neighbours) using python.

I see the NLP goup in PotentialSupervisors University has the ideal place for me to hone my skills and learn while collaborating with other people under an experienced guide. Does your lab have any open position for Masters students? Would avail myself to any form of interview or screening you dim fit to give me.

Thanks.
Pchax.

Tsola6:

Dunno sha, chcked 4 houses n seems to b abt d same price with most places in canada, dnt knw ow dey get deir lists tho.... 400- 450 -500 n u wud get a very comfy house, n dats like d same 4 most major cities i think... n ubc is also quite cheap, atleast compared to many others with evn lower ratings...

I looked at UBC. Great funding, low fees. Same with SFU too. The first thing that scared me was that my GPA (3.56/5.00) was kinda pretty low for this "geeky schools". I know that my work and research experience MIGHT compensate for it but I did not want to take a chance. Moreover, the professors there did not definitely offer me a position on their team. I still love those schools though! <3

As for cost of living, check out the price of foodstuff there, transportation and the likes. Also, you say houses range between 400-500 but in Ontario (Windsor to be specific) I am seeing 300 and I know I can even beat it down with my igbo man negotiations. Those couple of hundreds saved every month would add up to something tangible at the end of the year.

Once again, I did not say the schools are terrible ooo... Infact I respect/envy you for going to that school. But mehn, beer aren't that cheap there.

badtyres:
Thank a lot, i really appreciate. Nice mail.

You welcome bro. Please do not be discouraged because most the times, these professors do not reply. It is not that your mail is bad or out of place it is just that some of them get dozens of these things EVERYDAY. I sent about 50 mails to different Profs all over Canada. Less than 7 replied (5 to be specific if i remember correctly). A tip is to make the subject of your mail very descriptive. E.g. "PROSPECTIVE MASTERS STUDENT IN DATABASE WAREHOUSING".

For general enquiries about the programs, mail the graduate secretaries. Those ones have your time.

Wishing you the best bro.

pchax:


I looked at UBC. Great funding, low fees. Same with SFU too. The first thing that scared me was that my GPA (3.56/5.00) was kinda pretty low for this "geeky schools". I know that my work and research experience MIGHT compensate for it but I did not want to take a chance. Moreover, the professors there did not definitely offer me a position on their team. I still love those schools though! <3

As for cost of living, check out the price of foodstuff there, transportation and the likes. Also, you say houses range between 400-500 but in Ontario (Windsor to be specific) I am seeing 300 and I know I can even beat it down with my igbo man negotiations. Those couple of hundreds saved every month would add up to something tangible at the end of the year.

Once again, I did not say the schools are terrible ooo... Infact I respect/envy you for going to that school. But mehn, beer aren't that cheap there.

Lol @ beer aint cheap there"
Cool,deir shakara nor b here, with my 4.02/5.00 gpa dint get msc, waz offered pbd at sfu, ubc rejected me,lol!
My main issue with dat place is dat the blck population dere is abt 2% so u cud go deys without seein ny blck person, dat scares me.

lilspiceyy:
@cufs, @tinuola, @redribs sir and medical hopefuls in da house how is the wait? We shall all smile in the end don't worry. Where is @kaynine59? I dey hail oooooo. God ain't sleeping brother. .

My sister, KO easy o, but God ain't sleeping.

Tsola6:

Lol @ beer aint cheap there"
Cool,deir shakara nor b here, with my 4.02/5.00 gpa dint get msc, waz offered pbd at sfu, ubc rejected me,lol!
My main issue with dat place is dat the blck population dere is abt 2% so u cud go deys without seein ny blck person, dat scares me.

Loool... even black indians? Cos I learnt that apart from the Chinese, the indians have a heavy presence there. I guess that makes you unique and I trust your enjoying the place. Vancouver was once an Olympic city so I guess there would be lots of recreational parks and great out door activity areas. Enjoy the uniqueness while it lasts cos now that you have mentioned on NL that UBC and SFU school fees no reach 1M, naija peeps go dey run go there.

On a more serious note, which course did you apply for? What is the PBD like and for how many months is it run? That your GPA is pretty healthy ooo....

pchax:


Loool... even black indians? Cos I learnt that apart from the Chinese, the indians have a heavy presence there. I guess that makes you unique and I trust your enjoying the place. Vancouver was once an Olympic city so I guess there would be lots of recreational parks and great out door activity areas. Enjoy the uniqueness while it lasts cos now that you have mentioned on NL that UBC and SFU school fees no reach 1M, naija peeps go dey run go there.


On a more serious note, which course did you apply for? What is the PBD like and for how many months is it run? That your GPA is pretty healthy ooo....

I tot it was healthy up until i got refused msc in both sfu n ubc.
I applied for msc in computer sci, dats wat i did in my undergrad, wanted to go into Networks and systems but i was offered d diploma. Tz a graduate diploma for 2 terms (8months) and after dat i wud go for d msc, my chances of gettin in den wud b way higher.
I think those people feel our education is sub standard tho. My frnd with a first class in Economics, applied for Msc and got offerd d same PBD in uni of ottawa, after bin rejected by Mcgill n Uni of Illinois in America she had to settle, shes dere now. So my dear, Odikwa very difficult!

badtyres:
Hello House anybody currently applying or already studying Master's in Computer science at the University of Lethbridge?

Please i need your help to explain something to me about contacting the supervisor's and the format and the write up, Other's gurus in the house can help me as well with the format to use for contacting the supervisor for Master program admission.

Anybody applying or currently doing his/her master program in Computer Science, Please i need your advice. I don't know how to go about the admission process, and the format to use for contacting the supervisor. Please help a brother

Thanks

Am having the same ish abeg U of M, someome hhheeeellllppp

Sodikworld:
Lambton College sir

oh ok,correct,I dey go humber....

Tsola6:

I tot it was healthy up until i got refused msc in both sfu n ubc.
I applied for msc in computer sci, dats wat i did in my undergrad, wanted to go into Networks and systems but i was offered d diploma. Tz a graduate diploma for 2 terms (8months) and after dat i wud go for d msc, my chances of gettin in den wud b way higher.
I think those people feel our education is sub standard tho. My frnd with a first class in Economics, applied for Msc and got offerd d same PBD in uni of ottawa, after bin rejected by Mcgill n Uni of Illinois in America she had to settle, shes dere now. So my dear, Odikwa very difficult!

Oh.. interesting. I guess that piece of advice would help someone here who is considering MSc in Computer Science.
Comp. Sci is also my first degree and I was tragetting "top 10 schools" except Toronto. The likes of UBC, Waterloo, McGill, SFU, Alberta, York, Calgary etc. But when I was not able to grab the attention of any of the professors there, I decided to expand my scope to "top 30" as I did not want to "blindly" apply to schools and keep fingers crossed whether I would be accepted or not. Luckily for me, I saw a Prof interested in working with me and the rest is history. From my convos with them, it seems that they do not really reckon with our grades here. Can you imagine a grad secretary in USacks telling me to "consider other options" because I did not make a first class from my Nigerian University. They think first class is beans.

Of a truth, Odikwa pretty difficult because we have to compete with them crazy Indians and Chinese whose parents have been grooming since when they were toddlers years old to get admission into UBC or Toronto (especially in computer science). I see the GRE scores of some of those dudes and their undergrad projects and I wonder if it is the same MSc we are applying for. Nevertheless, I know naija doesn't carry last and I trust you would show them fire in that PBD that they would even given you PhD admission straight ahead.

pchax:


Oh.. interesting. I guess that piece of advice would help someone here who is considering MSc in Computer Science.
Comp. Sci is also my first degree and I was tragetting "top 10 schools" except Toronto. The likes of UBC, Waterloo, McGill, SFU, Alberta, York, Calgary etc. But when I was not able to grab the attention of any of the professors there, I decided to expand my scope to "top 30" as I did not want to "blindly" apply to schools and keep fingers crossed whether I would be accepted or not. Luckily for me, I saw a Prof interested in working with me and the rest is history. From my convos with them, it seems that they do not really reckon with our grades here. Can you imagine a grad secretary in USacks telling me to "consider other options" because I did not make a first class from my Nigerian University. They think first class is beans.

Of a truth, Odikwa pretty difficult because we have to compete with them crazy Indians and Chinese whose parents have been grooming since when they were toddlers years old to get admission into UBC or Toronto (especially in computer science). I see the GRE scores of some of those dudes and their undergrad projects and I wonder if it is the same MSc we are applying for. Nevertheless, I know naija doesn't carry last and I trust you would show them fire in that PBD that they would even given you PhD admission straight ahead.

Thank u o. Dnt evn want to tlk abt those Chinese n indians story, but i knw i wud not carry last, never ever! Lol! Those canada people can tke person do yeye. Wen u scale tru d admission, CIC is dere waitin for u! God help us all!

@pchax.......you have got a pm

@lovesavvi I was going for International business management* Am yet to pick up. My document from VAC so I don't knw the reason (s) yet*

lovesavvi:
@ akin what course r u goin for in fleming college also what was d reason for denial ? Am also Goin to fleming wireless information networking bt I was delayed d. A visa. Bt my program dnt av May ontake only jan nd sept.

@lovesavvi I was going for International business management* Am yet to pick up. My document from VAC so I don't knw the reason (s) yet*

@pchax @Tsola6, I had 3.87/5.00 n also studied computer science, I got an msc. Computer sci admission at UofR without going through the stress of getting a supervisor. I also kno of a friend(we finished frm d same dept) with 3.65 cgpa, he got an msc. Computer sci admission(not thesis based tho) at concordia uni, montreal. I think it depends on individual school and the applicants that are applying during the period in which u applied cause their admission competitive.

Pchax I dey always lik ur post bro Keep up the good work

meritdee:


Follow this link. Its straight forward.
http://international.humber.ca/study-in-canada/apply.html


Long time everyone... Hope all is well and good.

Success to all.

How far with your application??
make i join you shine teeth small

akinmoj:


Akinmoj: OCTOBER 20, Brandon Uni, Paper, UG.

Please you've got mail

Akin26:


@lovesavvi I was going for International business management* Am yet to pick up. My document from VAC so I don't knw the reason (s) yet*

OK, U can deffer ur admission to may, Ur programme av may intake.

realone01:
@pchax @Tsola6, I had 3.87/5.00 n also studied computer science, I got an msc. Computer sci admission at UofR without going through the stress of getting a supervisor. I also kno of a friend(we finished frm d same dept) with 3.65 cgpa, he got an msc. Computer sci admission(not thesis based tho) at concordia uni, montreal. I think it depends on individual school and the applicants that are applying during the period in which u applied cause their admission competitive.

Pchax I dey always lik ur post bro Keep up the good work

It depends on the School my dear, those top 10, 15 schools ve a Very high standard and the kind of applicants dey get yearly, i say my frnd with 1st class n she evn wrote gre! Dint get in McGill, lol! Evn ottawa dint gv her msc, she was offered the pbd. So i rili think its d school.

Hi all . Please I have a few questions. To collect the TRV following receipt of letter from CIC to collect TRV does one go to the embassy in Lagos or the visa application centre. If it is the embassy are there set days to collect TRV . AS per online application and TRV approved

Tsola6:

It depends on the School my dear, those top 10, 15 schools ve a Very high standard and the kind of applicants dey get yearly, i say my frnd with 1st class n she evn wrote gre! Dint get in McGill, lol! Evn ottawa dint gv her msc, she was offered the pbd. So i rili think its d school.

please can someone apply for the PBD directly from here to FSU, UBC with a 2:2 nd move on to masters afterwards....nd what are the likely documents to submit for the admission