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http://www.kutztown.edu/admissions/international-admissions/funding-your-education/international-student-tuition-waiver.htm

Thank me later x (and this is not a paid ad or nothing). Just felt like helping some people out there in Naij or any intending transfer student already here. Off to bed now lol.

chigozieduru:
Update/Follow-up:
I came here in Part 9 (screenshot attached) about my issue. I just want to say thank you to everyone who contributed from walspring, slimmy2005, landuseact, aadeyi, mevisbleek and others who gave their advice. It's been a while, I think it was earlier in June and I apologize for taking time to update y'all who might be concerned.

Fast forward, no I did not go into escorting. I got a last minute acceptance to a paid summer internship in California doing research and I was advised by another friend on F-1 from Jamaica to reach out to the director of the Honors Program in my school (note: I am in the Honors already). I explained my situation to her and few weeks later I got an email that the Honors Program will cover some of the back bill majority of it!

From the stipend I was paid from my biomedical research internship this summer I got to pay off the remaining back bill for Spring 2016 and registered for Fall. I am sorry for my long epistle and my advice to any nairalanders/Nigerians here schooling in the U.S is that never cover your mouth when in situations. Nobody is an island, reach out to people, don't suffer in silence, and build relationship with different students you meet in class/professors or whoever.

Also, don't be friends with Nigerians alone. Seek advice and although you'll get bad advice like the one who told me to escort... You'll eventually come across someone who will lead you to your solution :-) x

This is heartwarming news and i am glad you decided to heed positive advice. your experience will sure guide other ladies who come on this thread with similar issues. be sure to come around when your schedule permits to help others who may need advice from time to time. God bless you and see you at the top!!!

OluDare01:
By the Time you see New Jersey Delaware Maryland and Virginia before you come enter NC, you go curse them tire.

What amazes me is that our Leaders travel a lot abroad.... they come here see all these , enjoy the facilities but are not inspired to changed Nigeria. Instead they are inspired to keep looting and looting and destroying Nigeria...

Their curses when dey come for them full basket

Mekurexx:
My travel transcript! First of all i just want to say Thank you Jesus for seeing me through the journey. My head don clear now and my body dey alright now so I can type.
My flight was an evening flight, holly molly I was excited when I realized it wasnt a full flight. I had the luxury of not having a seat partner, so I utilized the extra space to make a good couch. I used Turkish Air and I'd give them an 8/10 & Ataturk intl airport a 10/10. The food was great (served once on LOS-IST, and thrice on IST-JFk (10hrs journey), the chicken is tasttyyy (boneless), the thing resemble fried egg, the entertainment system was awesome (though they had a playlist of unknown songs and artists). We got to Istanbul at about 6.05am, a shuttle bus came to pick and drop at the terminal. We passed through a custom search that lasted 2-3 mins and then had to sit and enjoy the the 8hrs layover.I am a flight and airline enthusiast, I spend a chunk of my free time reading through airport reviews and travellers experiences. Ataturk is a global hub. Actually the best airport in the world for me. There are tons of people flying to virtually everywhere in the world. I met Nigerian guys going to Bangladesh, Paris, Houston etc. Flight information is simple but airport is BIG. Stores and malls there are very eye catching. I chilled on Starbucks sipping coffee. I spent some 5mins searching for free-wifi before I broke the jinx. I finally connected to one and I had to share the trick to other travellers and instantly we hit off. I met an Indonesian guy (I helped him connect to the wifi) and we chatted for 4hrs talking soccer. he was telling me how beautiful Indonesia beaches are esp Bali, complimented Nigerian soccer team and talked about his academic plans. we exchanged snapchat IDs and I wished him well on his study trip to Amsterdam. On the 2nd leg to JFk, I was in the middle of a 3 seating position, A Saudi guy and a Turkish mom. the Saudi guy kept smelling of garlic and in my mind I was literally going nuts. then again, wifi got us talking, the aircraft was wifi enabled but crazy pricing (24hrs for $19.9, 1 hr for $7.9 ) well the Saudi guy didnt mind and was ready to pay, he couldn't because his card didnt work. we talked and it happened he was going to an engineering college in new york. Nice guy but that garlic smell put me off. We landed at JFk around 6pm, the queue was longggggg!. my uncle even called thinking they held me up because of the food items I was carrying. on the customs form I declared everything including grounded bitterleaf, egusi, akam (pap), etc

Here was my interaction with the CBP officer:
CBP: did you leave from Nigeria or from turkey?
me: the flight was from Lagos, then we had a stopver at Istanbul then we got here.
CBP: Are you coming with this visa for study (I had an expired B1 on my passport)
Me: 0h yeah its for study actually. I was here in New York to visit some years ago and I had a great time.
CBP: sounds good
CBP: place your hands on the scanner. I did
CBP: what food items did you carry
Me: ogbono,egusi, bitterleaf
CBP: you declared all? Me: yes I did, even all the cash with me
CBP: OK then you can go! goodluck with your studies welcome!

so I headed to customs and I was singled out apparently because of the bitterleaf, they only collected the form and asked me again what I carried, I told them. I was getting ready to open my bags, the lady then said I could go, that they were not searching my bags. so all my food items passed through, I made sure I declared the bitterleaf cuz if I had lied, then I would have been in trouble.

I got out nd took a yellow cab to brooklyn. New york nice city! really missed there! I got up around 4am to rush for my connecting flight to MN. Smooth check-in , paid the baggage fee and off we went to MN. Local flights here is urggghh!. If you are not worried about time pls do bus. I picked a window seat (online checkin) and the views from up on Minnesota is litt. green state! enough vegetation. real nice. We landed around 9.05am, Minneapolis.

I just did a mini tour of my sch and got some Mexican food for $7.60. really really nice. I definitely wont be doing Mcdees or wendys during my time here and I'll advise folks too. Pepsi,fanta etc is literally free and damn, fries is bou $1.5, burgers are $3. I mean in a week you gonna fatten up. Nahh not for me.

one thing I'll advise prospective applicants is DONT GIVE UP. when I started this journey, I had alot of doubters saying i wont get admission not to talk of funding. Believe in your dreams! The shortcut route is not the best. One thing I have noticed is enjoyment full America, dont get swallowed up in all of it. remember where you are coming from and the expectations of the family you are leaving behind in Nigeria and also your future, all this is my focus and my watchword! Have a nice week!

Great one mate. You nailed it. Welcome to Obamaland. Wishing you the very best. Na that garlic aspect wan scatter my head.

Good morning all....am hoping to do my msc in the usa, am an HND, PGD holder in information communication technology. What steps do i need in going forward..pls reply thanks

hello house,i have been a silent follower for quite some time now...my interview was xday6:30 but it was delayed...i need ur help as i intend to go back and reshoot nextweek. will post my transcript shortly.

chibyno4eva:
Good morning all....am hoping to do my msc in the usa, am an HND, PGD holder in information communication technology. What steps do i need in going forward..pls reply thanks

1) convert ur cgpa to US standard. Use the WES free calculator to knw what ur CGPA is.
2) Take TOEFL and GRE, score high in both.
3)open stanbic ibtc bank acct.
4) search for schools in the US.
5) prepare Letter of recommendation and personal statement.
6) apply to schools (search on google). atleast ur desired school and a safe school. also check for TA, and GA positions for funding.
7) get supporting docs like financial acct, depending on the school.
do ur immunization and medical tests here in Nigeria.
9)get the admission, pay ur SEVIS fee,
10)get the 1-20.
11)pay ur visa fee.
12)apply and pray u get the visa.
NB: read previous posts on this thread for better understanding, avoid agents..

please oo. who can please help me with TOEFL and SAT study materials? make una help me oo. I go appreciate hard copy or soft copy. email na imasuenprecious1@gmail.com.
is it compulsory one must attend tutorials for these tests for success? I'm trying to save money.

tobexxy:
hello house,i have been a silent follower for quite some time now...my interview was xday6:30 but it was delayed...i need ur help as i intend to go back and reshoot nextweek. will post my transcript shortly.

Sorry I couldn't reply your email last night but can you also post the delayed transcript here as well ?

abeg I grit the house, those that have done TOEFL and SAT, pls if your study materials are still available(hard copies or soft copies) and you r willing to lend out or share with someone, abeg I dey available.. Thanks.

Walspring:
Sorry I couldn't reply your email last night but can you also post the delayed transcript here as well ?

chair, pls reply your email. I knw say I don ask u questions tire. but reply that last one thanks.

KPhantom:
please oo. who can please help me with TOEFL and SAT study materials? make una help me oo. I go appreciate hard copy or soft copy. email na imasuenprecious1@gmail.com.
is it compulsory one must attend tutorials for these tests for success? I'm trying to save money.

It is not bad if you attend tutorial and if you have enough cash to pay for it..

If you can study alone with the text book then there is no need to attend tutorial.

I have sent the material link to you

Mekurexx:
My travel transcript! First of all i just want to say Thank you Jesus for seeing me through the journey. My head don clear now and my body dey alright now so I can type.
My flight was an evening flight, holly molly I was excited when I realized it wasnt a full flight. I had the luxury of not having a seat partner, so I utilized the extra space to make a good couch. I used Turkish Air and I'd give them an 8/10 & Ataturk intl airport a 10/10. The food was great (served once on LOS-IST, and thrice on IST-JFk (10hrs journey), the chicken is tasttyyy (boneless), the thing resemble fried egg, the entertainment system was awesome (though they had a playlist of unknown songs and artists). We got to Istanbul at about 6.05am, a shuttle bus came to pick and drop at the terminal. We passed through a custom search that lasted 2-3 mins and then had to sit and enjoy the the 8hrs layover.I am a flight and airline enthusiast, I spend a chunk of my free time reading through airport reviews and travellers experiences. Ataturk is a global hub. Actually the best airport in the world for me. There are tons of people flying to virtually everywhere in the world. I met Nigerian guys going to Bangladesh, Paris, Houston etc. Flight information is simple but airport is BIG. Stores and malls there are very eye catching. I chilled on Starbucks sipping coffee. I spent some 5mins searching for free-wifi before I broke the jinx. I finally connected to one and I had to share the trick to other travellers and instantly we hit off. I met an Indonesian guy (I helped him connect to the wifi) and we chatted for 4hrs talking soccer. he was telling me how beautiful Indonesia beaches are esp Bali, complimented Nigerian soccer team and talked about his academic plans. we exchanged snapchat IDs and I wished him well on his study trip to Amsterdam. On the 2nd leg to JFk, I was in the middle of a 3 seating position, A Saudi guy and a Turkish mom. the Saudi guy kept smelling of garlic and in my mind I was literally going nuts. then again, wifi got us talking, the aircraft was wifi enabled but crazy pricing (24hrs for $19.9, 1 hr for $7.9 ) well the Saudi guy didnt mind and was ready to pay, he couldn't because his card didnt work. we talked and it happened he was going to an engineering college in new york. Nice guy but that garlic smell put me off. We landed at JFk around 6pm, the queue was longggggg!. my uncle even called thinking they held me up because of the food items I was carrying. on the customs form I declared everything including grounded bitterleaf, egusi, akam (pap), etc

Here was my interaction with the CBP officer:
CBP: did you leave from Nigeria or from turkey?
me: the flight was from Lagos, then we had a stopver at Istanbul then we got here.
CBP: Are you coming with this visa for study (I had an expired B1 on my passport)
Me: 0h yeah its for study actually. I was here in New York to visit some years ago and I had a great time.
CBP: sounds good
CBP: place your hands on the scanner. I did
CBP: what food items did you carry
Me: ogbono,egusi, bitterleaf
CBP: you declared all? Me: yes I did, even all the cash with me
CBP: OK then you can go! goodluck with your studies welcome!

so I headed to customs and I was singled out apparently because of the bitterleaf, they only collected the form and asked me again what I carried, I told them. I was getting ready to open my bags, the lady then said I could go, that they were not searching my bags. so all my food items passed through, I made sure I declared the bitterleaf cuz if I had lied, then I would have been in trouble.

I got out nd took a yellow cab to brooklyn. New york nice city! really missed there! I got up around 4am to rush for my connecting flight to MN. Smooth check-in , paid the baggage fee and off we went to MN. Local flights here is urggghh!. If you are not worried about time pls do bus. I picked a window seat (online checkin) and the views from up on Minnesota is litt. green state! enough vegetation. real nice. We landed around 9.05am, Minneapolis.

I just did a mini tour of my sch and got some Mexican food for $7.60. really really nice. I definitely wont be doing Mcdees or wendys during my time here and I'll advise folks too. Pepsi,fanta etc is literally free and damn, fries is bou $1.5, burgers are $3. I mean in a week you gonna fatten up. Nahh not for me.

one thing I'll advise prospective applicants is DONT GIVE UP. when I started this journey, I had alot of doubters saying i wont get admission not to talk of funding. Believe in your dreams! The shortcut route is not the best. One thing I have noticed is enjoyment full America, dont get swallowed up in all of it. remember where you are coming from and the expectations of the family you are leaving behind in Nigeria and also your future, all this is my focus and my watchword! Have a nice week!

i done laugh die ooo.. akamu u carry this guy u no get joy ooo...

Walspring:
It is not bad if you attend tutorial and if you have enough cash to pay for it..

If you can study alone with the text book then there is no need to attend tutorial.

I have sent the material link to you

OK, I would study on my own... Ah, thank you sir. make I quickly switch back to silent follower.

i applied for a visiting visa in may and was also denied
delayed again yesterday......

6:30 Appointment.. Did all the necessary things.was interviewed by a lady @window 3.she no dey smile at all.
Me: gm how was ur wknd?
Vo..passMe ur doc
M:I did
Vo: tell me about ur study plan
Me:going to Liu to pursue my MSC in biomedical science with conc in applied lab med.Its a 36credit course And will be taking 9credits for 4 semester and 1 yr of opt..cuts in
Vo:y do I choose to go to a night sch(all my classes was scheduled for evening 3;30pm is the earliest)
Me:bcus they offer a conc of biomedical science and a course curriculum that aligns properly with my career interest.cuts in
Vo:what will you do with this degree..
Me:its going to help me secure a job with a govt research firm when I return...cuts in again
Vo:what do biomedical scientists do
Me:they carry out series of lab and scientific test to enable clinicians diagonise patients correctly and effectively.
Vo: what do I do
Me:I don't work presently.
Vo: what's ur job description
Me:I market diapers to nursing mothers and sick ppl in the hospital and I also supervise the entire.Trading of the company. (I applied for visiting in may and I said I was marketer/supervisor).
Vo:who is sponsoring u and what does he do
Me:mY uncle, he his a medical doc and he also export Nigerian foods to the us and sells cars.
Thats all..I'm thinking of retrying next week..cus my sch resumes on sept7.I'm so depressed.
PLS HELP A BROTHER

tobexxy:
i applied for a visiting visa in may and was also denied
delayed again yesterday......

6:30 Appointment.. Did all the necessary things.was interviewed by a lady @window 3.she no dey smile at all.
Me: gm how was ur wknd?
Vo..passMe ur doc
M:I did
Vo: tell me about ur study plan
Me:going to Liu to pursue my MSC in biomedical science with conc in applied lab med.Its a 36credit course And will be taking 9credits for 4 semester and 1 yr of opt..cuts in
Vo:y do I choose to go to a night sch(all my classes was scheduled for evening 3;30pm is the earliest)
Me:bcus they offer a conc of biomedical science and a course curriculum that aligns properly with my career interest.cuts in
Vo:what will you do with this degree..
Me:its going to help me secure a job with a govt research firm when I return...cuts in again
Vo:what do biomedical scientists do
Me:they carry out series of lab and scientific test to enable clinicians diagonise patients correctly and effectively.
Vo: what do I do
Me:I don't work presently.
Vo: what's ur job description
Me:I market diapers to nursing mothers and sick ppl in the hospital and I also supervise the entire.Trading of the company. (I applied for visiting in may and I said I was marketer/supervisor).
Vo:who is sponsoring u and what does he do
Me:mY uncle, he his a medical doc and he also export Nigerian foods to the us and sells cars.
Thats all..I'm thinking of retrying next week..cus my sch resumes on sept7.I'm so depressed.
PLS HELP A BROTHER

Your problems are in red.
To the visa officer there is no connection between your job and your area of study.
You have night school and your sponsor does business in USA.
It looks like you are trying to go to work with school as second thought!

worry359:
Your problems are in red.
To the visa officer there is no connection between your job and your area of study.
You have night school and your sponsor does business in USA.
It looks like you are trying to go to work with school as second thought!

yeah i get ,but how do you think i can convince the vo

femi321:
thank you. when is your flight? I beg you with the name of God, buy bread, Gala, chips, chin chin etc..you need to see how nigerians were forcing themselves to eat nonsense in Morocco

next week bro, oh, lol, no wahala then, will carry enough chops with me. Thanx bro

KPhantom:
1) convert ur cgpa to US standard. Use the WES free calculator to knw what ur CGPA is.
2) Take TOEFL and GRE, score high in both.
3)open stanbic ibtc bank acct.
4) search for schools in the US.
5) prepare Letter of recommendation and personal statement.
6) apply to schools (search on google). atleast ur desired school and a safe school. also check for TA, and GA positions for funding.
7) get supporting docs like financial acct, depending on the school.
do ur immunization and medical tests here in Nigeria.
9)get the admission, pay ur SEVIS fee,
10)get the 1-20.
11)pay ur visa fee.
12)apply and pray u get the visa.
NB: read previous posts on this thread for better understanding, avoid agents..

Well written summary by KPhantom, not much can be added but it saves you some money to search for and settle for schools you will apply to before writing the GRE.

There is an option to send your scores to 4 schools you want to apply to on the day you write the GRE, any request to send results later on costs about $20 per school if I am correct.

MODIFIED:
Also, using a Stanbic account for payments online is the cheapest these days. You can pay for the GRE and TOEFL with it, so this should come earlier assuming this list was written in order of importance.

Try to get a copy of your university transcript, some schools accept the unofficial copy to process the admission (costs less instead of applying for and using several to every school you will apply to), when admission is given you then process one from your Naija university to send to them.


There is still a lot of areas where money will be spent later, cutting costs naim sure pass.

OluDare01:
Those coming down here please do your immunization and vaccination in Nigeria.
I did all my medical for about #30k, filled the health form and scanned it to them.
Instead of paying about $400 for one mumu test here

Baba, Shey your no still dai available for whatsapp??

Hello house, just joining this discussion for the first time.
I'm hoping to do graduate studies in the US, M.sc Economics actually, and I have since registered for GRE and TOEFL. Right now I'm worried about my GPA which is 2.2/4.0 (2.5/5.0) and what schools would consider me for admission if I perform well on my GRE.

If you know any school(s) that might consider me, please point me in the direction. I know having the right information is key to this thing. Looking forward. Thank you

icool, you are right. we keep learning every time.. This thread is worth more than what any agent demands. Una too much for this thread, especially those that greatly contributed in part 9.

AusterHeights:
Hello house, just joining this discussion for the first time.
I'm hoping to do graduate studies in the US, M.sc Economics actually, and I have since registered for GRE and TOEFL. Right now I'm worried about my GPA which is 2.2/4.0 (2.5/5.0) and what schools would consider me for admission if I perform well on my GRE.

If you know any school(s) that might consider me, please point me in the direction. I know having the right information is key to this thing. Looking forward. Thank you

Is it after evaluating your GP to a US standard on a scale of 4.0 that you got 2.2?

Good day everyone. Gurus on nairaland made me understand the applying to a community college is a red flag. So i applied to a community college and a university and i'll take the university I-20 to the embassy and i'll transfer when i get to the US if i get the Visa by the grace of God

I've recieved both the uni and the CC admission letter, but in the Uni's admission letter. they said i'll have to pay a part paymnt of the tuition fees $3000 before leaving for USA.

Im confused right now cause i dont plan on attending the university. Now what i dont understand is that will the transferring be done right at the POE or the University will do it for me Or should i just apply to another Uni that wont collect part paymnt from Nigeria ?
Please help me

Walspring:
It is not bad if you attend tutorial and if you have enough cash to pay for it..

If you can study alone with the text book then there is no need to attend tutorial.

I have sent the material link to you

Bro, hope the materials are for the new SAT.
So they don't use old materials to practice.
And also they should use Khan Academy.
They've collaborated to with college board to offer test preparation.

lekan96:
Good day everyone. Gurus on nairaland made me understand the applying to a community college is a red flag. So i applied to a community college and a university and i'll take the university I-20 to the embassy and i'll transfer when i get to the US if i get the Visa by the grace of God

I've recieved both the uni and the CC admission letter, but in the Uni's admission letter. they said i'll have to pay a part paymnt of the tuition fees $3000 before leaving for USA.

Im confused right now cause i dont plan on attending the university. Now what i dont understand is that will the transferring be done right at the POE or the University will do it for me Or should i just apply to another Uni that wont collect part paymnt from Nigeria ?
Please help me

Yes in bold ...

LagosismyHome:
Yes in bold ...

Alright. thanks for your reply. i'll do that asap

lekan96:
Alright. thanks for your reply. i'll do that asap

Make sure d next one u read the requirements and the program well to ensure it doesn't need a deposit ..... because for the ones you pay a deposit it would have come up during your research about the school

lekan96:
Good day everyone. Gurus on nairaland made me understand the applying to a community college is a red flag. So i applied to a community college and a university and i'll take the university I-20 to the embassy and i'll transfer when i get to the US if i get the Visa by the grace of God

I've recieved both the uni and the CC admission letter, but in the Uni's admission letter. they said i'll have to pay a part paymnt of the tuition fees $3000 before leaving for USA.

Im confused right now cause i dont plan on attending the university. Now what i dont understand is that will the transferring be done right at the POE or the University will do it for me Or should i just apply to another Uni that wont collect part paymnt from Nigeria ?
Please help me

It is simple
The school are sick of people using them to gain a visa then not turning up.
Probably leaving them with empty spaces in a class and loosing money.
So you must pay first.

The more that people like you do this the worse it will get for future students!

worry359:
It is simple
The school are sick of people using them to gain a visa then not turning up.
Probably leaving them with empty spaces in a class and loosing money.
So you must pay first.

The more that people like you do this the worse it will get for future students!

Yeah right....

Americans get multiple admissions, scholarships and then pick the one they want later on and people change decision last minute. Their admission system is designed to accomodate that.... Same thing with job offers during recruitment seasons .

It has nothing to do with Nairaland or Nigerians .... its a common practise

LagosismyHome:
Make sure d next one u read the requirements and the program well to ensure it doesn't need a deposit ..... because for the ones you pay a deposit it would have come up during your research about the school

Alright. i'll read it well. thanks so much

worry359:
It is simple
The school are sick of people using them to gain a visa then not turning up.
Probably leaving them with empty spaces in a class and loosing money.
So you must pay first.

The more that people like you do this the worse it will get for future students!

Lol. Dont get me wrong bro. I'm legit. I chosed a CC to save money