Walspring:


For this change era

Abi na. Meanwhile, I hear that you have purchased one of the presidential jets, that you have started giving discount for students going for Spring 2017. How true is that?

bayocanny:

Abi na. Meanwhile, I hear that you have purchased one of the presidential jets, that you have started giving discount for students going for Spring 2017. How true is that?

Hahahaha, that's the boss!
Make him shortlist me oo

sobastical:


Hahahaha, that's the boss!
Make him shortlist me oo

Smsh..shortlist ke! , that jet ehn na me go pilot am no need for u to get shortlisted you be staff for this game

Qhalifah:
Bro pls do you have any idea on SAT also

No i dont

Thanks ma'am. God bless you for us always.

LagosismyHome:


well safe is relative because no matter how high the acceptance rate is , still depends on your total package ......... If it meets what you are looking for then hey go ahead and apply .

sureb0y:
Omo!!! It's been a while o... Countless PMs, people mentioning me. In case you've been wondering why I've not posted anything in a while. Kai, I swear I've been on a long thing since sha. I've been seeing one side of America since August 5th, them don show me the other side! oh boy! Now I know what people mean when they say things are hard here. I don't even have time for myself anymore. Everything is so expensive here, I feel like running back home. Now I miss Naija badly... all the cheap things I used to take for granted. I miss them all. I have not saved $1 since I got here. assignment wants to kill me, Girls sef... they've been pretending. I never kiss any babe for 2 months. I apologize to all the gurus here who predicted this, Sorry for being stubborn and insulting you... NOW WAIT A FCCCUUUKKKIIINNNGGG MINUTE.

If you read that first paragraph and you laughed, now I know say you be my enemy cos the joke is on you :p. Now I know say you no like my progress. Forget that thing... I was kidding. Life for here na on another planet!!! E simple, sweet and easy die. I'm probably in another America to be honest cos I swear (and I kid you not), I am yet to see the great depression and sadness that some people have been talking about (No, I'm not waiting for it... it won't come IJN). Where I wan start from sef? Shey na my 5ft 7" Carribean colleague for work wey carry hips and yansh like mermaid? abi na the exam wey I get 23/100 (every other person in the class failed too) and the lecturer give us our exam questions back say make we go redo am for house over the weekend and I later get 84/100?

As I'm typing now, I'm looking forward to my 4pm work shift lol... I can't believe I'll carry my fingers to write one day that I can't wait to be at work! na only me and the babe dey always dey work on Thursdays... 5 hours of flexing work. This babe fine no be small, I get so jealous when she dey attend to male customers sef cos na so she go dey laugh, dey follow them play like say... mtchewww but when customer no dey, omo... she dedicates all her time to me her work.

I'll be back soon to give you a more detailed "transcript" of my story so far. Maybe after work today cos school is on break tomorrow (If anyone's interested). Finally, I salute @lagosismyhome @walspring @oludare01 and the other efikos. Good job advising people. The reason I don't touch the academic side is cos you say enough. Make me dey here dey do my iranu.

omo... 4pm still far o. make I go play game small. Talk to you later guys... be prepared for ginger!

a day will come and I will be saying my stories like this too,by God's grace......
baba GOD pick up my call........
unexplainable miracle from God must happen for me and every one reading this................in
iyanu..ma shele

Good day all,
please is it possible to get a job with a Nigeria degree in US?

SCHOOLBUOY:
I've gotten a reply from the professor self,he gave me a number to call him and make appointment.....
thank you.

Can you send me the format of the email you sent to the prof?

Would pm you right away.

bayocanny:

Smsh..shortlist ke! , that jet ehn na me go pilot am no need for u to get shortlisted you be staff for this game

Hehe, oya nau

sureb0y:
Omo!!! It's been a while o... Countless PMs, people mentioning me. In case you've been wondering why I've not posted anything in a while. Kai, I swear I've been on a long thing since sha. I've been seeing one side of America since August 5th, them don show me the other side! oh boy! Now I know what people mean when they say things are hard here. I don't even have time for myself anymore. Everything is so expensive here, I feel like running back home. Now I miss Naija badly... all the cheap things I used to take for granted. I miss them all. I have not saved $1 since I got here. assignment wants to kill me, Girls sef... they've been pretending. I never kiss any babe for 2 months. I apologize to all the gurus here who predicted this, Sorry for being stubborn and insulting you... NOW WAIT A FCCCUUUKKKIIINNNGGG MINUTE.

If you read that first paragraph and you laughed, now I know say you be my enemy cos the joke is on you :p. Now I know say you no like my progress. Forget that thing... I was kidding. Life for here na on another planet!!! E simple, sweet and easy die. I'm probably in another America to be honest cos I swear (and I kid you not), I am yet to see the great depression and sadness that some people have been talking about (No, I'm not waiting for it... it won't come IJN). Where I wan start from sef? Shey na my 5ft 7" Carribean colleague for work wey carry hips and yansh like mermaid? abi na the exam wey I get 23/100 (every other person in the class failed too) and the lecturer give us our exam questions back say make we go redo am for house over the weekend and I later get 84/100?

As I'm typing now, I'm looking forward to my 4pm work shift lol... I can't believe I'll carry my fingers to write one day that I can't wait to be at work! na only me and the babe dey always dey work on Thursdays... 5 hours of flexing work. This babe fine no be small, I get so jealous when she dey attend to male customers sef cos na so she go dey laugh, dey follow them play like say... mtchewww but when customer no dey, omo... she dedicates all her time to me her work.

I'll be back soon to give you a more detailed "transcript" of my story so far. Maybe after work today cos school is on break tomorrow (If anyone's interested). Finally, I salute @lagosismyhome @walspring @oludare01 and the other efikos. Good job advising people. The reason I don't touch the academic side is cos you say enough. Make me dey here dey do my iranu.

omo... 4pm still far o. make I go play game small. Talk to you later guys... be prepared for ginger!

PS. "Life is easy" doesn't mean everything is a bed of roses o. The way I wrote it could have been misleading cos what I meant was: People don't take life as if they're robots! imagine bank teller for school dey chop for her desk and nobody gives a rat's arrrzzz. Newscaster dey make mistake and dem dey laugh am off, Manager for work dey follow person relate like say una be padis. that's what I meant by being easy.

Please this is the appropriate thread for post like this https://www.nairaland.com/863674/life-usa-student

Ajibade105:
The interview was great. The interview was for the position for a Research Assistant, RA in her LAB. I didn't know if I impress her tho. I talk weti I know for her research and was asking questions on the courses I have done, my research experience and why I wanna study abroad. She ended it with do you have any questions for me and I asked some questions

Many thanks to Lagosismyhome and @happyday. Those guys are gurus. I doff my cap for them.

She said she will review my application and get back to me asap and I ended the call.

I then send her a thank you note for the phone interview.

Lovely! You did just fine. Sit tight and wait for her next line of action. And don't forget to goan get some fresh air.

justwise:


Please this is the appropriate thread for post like this https://www.nairaland.com/863674/life-usa-student

oh! my bad. I didn't know about the existence of that thread until now. Is it ever on the front page? maybe that's why I've never come across it. Sorry, though. I'll just take another sabbatical leave. when I'm back, I'll post on that thread instead. Enjoy the rest of your day.

olasun4u:
Good day all,
please is it possible to get a job with a Nigeria degree in US?

I don't think it will be same for a hi-tech country like america to recognise a degree from a third world country like Nigeria.they know quite well that we spend 6yrs for 4yrs course due to strike of a thing,they know that our universities don't match up to the standard of their own universities and you expect them to employ us with our naija certificate?the best option is to work in a naija company in the united state and at the same time work for your masters or an American degree. A Nigerian degree is gradually becoming useless in our country,talkless of America.

happyday:

Okay boss, you've a very interesting and solid profile. But I need to ask, why not the GMAT? Since you're going for an MBA. You've gone very far in business than in Info Systems, so I suggest you choose the MBA. And MBA programs usually take students from all backgrounds, so no worries on that. The only issue is getting into a decent MBA program that will justify the investment, once you finish your program.

As for the GRE, it might be hard to cope with in-person classes, and also take care of the family. You can self-study. Yes, you can. All you'll need is focus and a determination to do important work daily, and make progress in your GRE prep. No matter the distractions you might have.

What MBA programs have you shortlisted? This would help set your target scores, and motivate you moving forward.

Thanks Happy day

The reason for the GRE and not the GMAT is because I found out most schools now accept the GRE for Business School.

I attend an MBA fair last week where Chicago Booth, Columbia and MIT all presented. I did prefer Chicago Booth.

Sorry for this Ivy league schools am mentioning just understand my target is very high

I also read about Wharton and some other crazy Business School.

All the Schools I mentioned accept GRE. So what do you think

Walspring:


Nope it cant be use for Nigerians and some african countries

My Oga, I sent you a PM.

lonzo:


Thanks Happy day

The reason for the GRE and not the GMAT is because I found out most schools now accept the GRE for Business School.

I attend an MBA fair last week where Chicago Booth, Columbia and MIT all presented. I did prefer Chicago Booth.

Sorry for this Ivy league schools am mentioning just understand my target is very high

I also read about Wharton and some other crazy Business School.

All the Schools I mentioned accept GRE. So what do you think

These schools are great but with this exchange rate , good soup na money kill am.......but what i just wanted to point out in as much as they "might " now the accepting Gre... GMAT is still the standard for MBA and these schools u mentioned definitely take GMAT . ....

olasun4u:
Good day all,
please is it possible to get a job with a Nigeria degree in US?

Are you physically present in the US? Likely No..What kind of skills/experience do you have.... Not impossible, but man..you have to be someone who's skills they can't match here and are ready to get a visa to bring you in. Of course if you're a top guy in a multinational with strong ties to their offices here, you can probably get them to file an L1 visa for you.

Considering the quality of the job you'll get if you are lucky to land one and the so many uncertainties, I would say your degree is far better evaluated and used to pursue a/another graduate degree here than used to get a job.

lonzo:


Thanks Happy day

The reason for the GRE and not the GMAT is because I found out most schools now accept the GRE for Business School.

I attend an MBA fair last week where Chicago Booth, Columbia and MIT all presented. I did prefer Chicago Booth.

Sorry for this Ivy league schools am mentioning just understand my target is very high

I also read about Wharton and some other crazy Business School.

All the Schools I mentioned accept GRE. So what do you think

Lol, you don't need to be sorry for aiming so high. Fact is, you should. You don't go for an MBA for the classes, assignments or even projects. You can learn that running a real-time business. You go there for the connections and support long after you graduate. If you get into Chicago Booth, that by itself is an achievement on its own, so that getting a job after graduation won't be much of a problem, because the school would have solved the challenge for you during admissions.

So, don't be shy of going after the Ivy Leagues. Just a caveat though: If your best achievement by the time you'll admitted is that admission itself, then your chances of getting in are very slim. Admission committees at Business Schools tend to admit people who don't need the "school brand" on their CVs - they would've been successful without it. It's like banks lending only to those who don't need the money.

If getting into Chicago Booth would be the best thing that's ever happened to you professionally or personally, your chances are probably pretty slim (because you don't have enough to bring to the table, which is why Chicago Booth would be the best thing that's happened to you).

And one more thing: MBA applications is a whole job on its own. I'll advise you don't start with the GRE.

Try and peruse the application pages of different top B-schools, to have a feel of what they require, so you can determine if it's what you really need now, or will ever need in your career. Check HBS, Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan, Wharton, and also Chicago Booth.

If this feels like it's hard, it's because it is. It's hard, but doable.

If my sponsor happens to be an uncle that doesn't have the same surname as mine, would I need to get a letter of sponsorship from him too or a statement of account is enough.?

Fesobi92:
If my sponsor happens to be an uncle that doesn't have the same surname as mine, would I need to get a letter of sponsorship from him too or a statement of account is enough.?

Somebody ask this question this week....u guys should be reading old post oooo. Anyway get a letter of sponsorship, it adds more backing that u didnt pick the statement of account from the road

Fesobi92:
If my sponsor happens to be an uncle that doesn't have the same surname as mine, would I need to get a letter of sponsorship from him too or a statement of account is enough.?

is better to get a letter of sponsorship for you to be on a safer side and also have a good reason why his sponsoring you

LagosismyHome:


Somebody ask this question this week....u guys should be reading old post oooo. Anyway get a letter of sponsorship, it adds more backing that u didnt pick the statement of account from the road

I've always emphasized that.
@bold, that you didn't use fake statement. Fake things ti take over

LagosismyHome:


Somebody ask this question this week....u guys should be reading old post oooo. Anyway get a letter of sponsorship, it adds more backing that u didnt pick the statement of account from the road

Thanks so much. Shey is just a normal letter with his signature or a notarized one. Please enlighten me.

OluDare01:

I've always emphasized that.
@bold, that you didn't use fake statement. Fake things ti take over

Thanks brother.

Evening brothers.. Wellspring, SCHOOLBUOY what's up? So, if we can't pay the sevis abroad ,how we go take pay am here? I'm still expecting my i20 though. SCHOOLBUOY ,have you received yours ??

Airich01:
Evening brothers.. Wellspring, SCHOOLBUOY what's up? So, if we can't pay the sevis abroad ,how we go take pay am here? I'm still expecting my i20 though. SCHOOLBUOY ,have you received yours ??

You told you that you can't pay your sevis abroad?
You can't pay in Nigeria.

busky101:
Pls after getting a bank statement from a family member, is he also required to back it up with a letter or sumfin, cos its my mom's bro and we dont bear the same surname. But his name matches my mom's maiden name.

Yes, he could write a letter for you to save stress

happyday:


Lol, you don't need to be sorry for aiming so high. Fact is, you should. You don't go for an MBA for the classes, assignments or even projects. You can learn that running a real-time business. You go there for the connections and support long after you graduate. If you get into Chicago Booth, that by itself is an achievement on its own, so that getting a job after graduation won't be much of a problem, because the school would have solved the challenge for you during admissions.

So, don't be shy of going after the Ivy Leagues. Just a caveat though: If your best achievement by the time you'll admitted is that admission itself, then your chances of getting in are very slim. Admission committees at Business Schools tend to admit people who don't need the "school brand" on their CVs - they would've been successful without it. It's like banks lending only to those who don't need the money.

If getting into Chicago Booth would be the best thing that's ever happened to you professionally or personally, your chances are probably pretty slim (because you don't have enough to bring to the table, which is why Chicago Booth would be the best thing that's happened to you).

And one more thing: MBA applications is a whole job on its own. I'll advise you don't start with the GRE.

Try and peruse the application pages of different top B-schools, to have a feel of what they require, so you can determine if it's what you really need now, or will ever need in your career. Check HBS, Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan, Wharton, and also Chicago Booth.

If this feels like it's hard, it's because it is. It's hard, but doable.

Thanks happyday

I did speak with Chicago booth, MIT Sloan and Columbia during the MBATour at Fourpoints.

I appreciate your input besides my family is the best thing to happen to me professionally or personally

Cheers

OluDare01:

You told you that you can't pay your sevis abroad?
You can't pay in Nigeria.

Thanks brother, my friend in the US wants to use his credit card to pay for me. Does this mean he can? IN'm waiting for the i20,do you think I should be doing anything upfront before it comes? And what is the best way to get an i20? NIPOST box? My dad has one ,but things dye always Lego for that place,i don't want to be the test subject. Thanks for your reply.

OluDare01:

You told you that you can't pay your sevis abroad?
You can't pay in Nigeria.

uncle dare, how are u doing ?

Airich01:

Thanks brother, my friend in the US wants to use his credit card to pay for me. Does this mean he can? IN'm waiting for the i20,do you think I should be doing anything upfront before it comes? And what is the best way to get an i20? NIPOST box? My dad has one ,but things dye always Lego for that place,i don't want to be the test subject. Thanks for your reply.

Your friend can pay by western union or check. You cant pay for sevis fee if you dont have your i-20 because you need your sevis id to fill the coupon online. So, one step at a time. NIPOST no be here o. I wont advice my enemy to use them cos it might take forever to get your packege delivered. Check with your school, my school uses Fedex, some schools would ask you to pay for courier.