Mikymiko:
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iamosamede55:
Good day all,
I got medical call up on the 19th of December, applied online 26th of Sept. However i called Q-life which is highly recommended but they were fully booked till 28th of Dec. So i decided to use Consultant Practice @ikoyi. Pls hw fast are they? I'm been positive that i can get my TRV before January 2
Note: I'm going for winter and I'm to pay my fees by 4th January.

Chibabe4Christ:
Good day house and complement of the season!!!! A quick one, I have 1day to complete this application form for study permit and submit but I have constrains.Is it compulsory to upload the birth certificate of your family member and the applicant police clearance when applying for study permit.
Please house treat very urgent!!

chibuike123:
Good day everyone, can I add my father's shares several companies as a means to proving my home ties and convincing the VO's of my intention to return after studies in canny? @folaroyal, @michV @allgurus help me look into this o.

Thanks, as I await your responses

iamosamede55:
Good day all,
I got medical call up on the 19th of December, applied online 26th of Sept. However i called Q-life which is highly recommended but they were fully booked till 28th of Dec. So i decided to use Consultant Practice @ikoyi. Pls hw fast are they? I'm been positive that i can get my TRV before January 2
Note: I'm going for winter and I'm to pay my fees by 4th January.

Mikymiko:
Just got refused on insufficient fund to pay for tuition and purpose of visit.

nelly28:



for d certificate no need to include family members, aside urs ( cert ) and for d police clearance u can upload it. success

emma4eva:
Its not a must especially the birth certificates... police clearance is advised if you are submitting a paper application.

oluphilip2008:
Sorry for the delay Mikymiko, it's not over, till its over.

Good morning everyone. I'm trying to apply for MA psychology in University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan and a couple of others, but I observed they all emphasize at least 70% in last 2 sessions. My overall average is 3.58(71%), while my last 2 sessions is 3.4 (68%). So it turns out that my best grades are in my first 2 sessions. Do I stand a chance of being admitted based on my overall grade of 71% or it strictly has to be in d last 2 sessions? Has anyone been in same situation and still ends up being offered admission?

CC: @Thesoj, @Folaroyal, @yemdogg, @MichV, @Bamz and all the gurus in the house

chibuike123:
Good day everyone, can I add my father's shares several companies as a means to proving my home ties and convincing the VO's of my intention to return after studies in canny? @folaroyal, @michV @allgurus help me look into this o.

Thanks, as I await your responses

yemdogg:


I encourage you to apply. Generally speaking graduating with a 2:1 improves chances of admission. buh i will tell you this, people with a gpa of 4.0 have been refused admissions in the past and people with 2:2 have been admitted.

it all depends on the nature of your program. is it an intensive thesis MA or just course work?

if it is an intensive thesis based MA, then you really need to work hard and clinically on your supporting documents e.g research proposal, statement of intent and recommendation letters.

The truth is your gpa only shows that you meet their requirement and doesnt guarantee admission (This is always stated on the program website), because hundreds of applicants also meet their requirement too, buh what seperate you from other applicants is just the cogency of the overview of your application. In determining this, the graduate admissions committee would consider the following factors;

how compelling is your story ? what are your achievements? what are your professors/referees/ saying about you?
how sound, realistic and practicable is your research proposal? what is your inspiration, motivation for the program? what are your preparations to undertake a graduate program?

A friend of mine was recently admitted into the uOttawa with a cgpa lesser than 3.0/5.0 in the same vien, another friend who had a cgpa of 4.1 was rejected admission for the same program. so you see, securing admission isnt just about your GPA. don't get me wrong ma, i am not discouraging people from working hard to attain high gpa, i am only saying that those who graduated with a low gpa should work very hard on their application particularly the supporting documents.

Your GPA is not bad. despite the fact the schools you have chosen require 70% in the last two years of study, you can still secure your admission, just ensure to tell a compelling story in your statement of intent. particularly why you had bad grades in some semesters.

Ensure to follow up on your recommendation letters, ensure that he who write your recommendation write a very sound, genuine and captivating recommendation letter. Nigerian lecturers/professors are very terrible at this.

Pls do submit your application and be positive about the outcome. Ensure to apply to at least 2-3 schools to improve chances of admission.

If you're going for a course-work masters then worry less. Admission for Thesis masters is quite challenging and that is why it is usually accompanied with funding/fellowship/scholarship.

While course-work masters don't usually attract funding.. So if you're doubtful about your academic profile you could target course-work based masters. Your chances of admission is higher compared to thesis based masters.

Mind you some schools place incredible emphasis on GPA.

I stand to be corrected anyway.

I wish you best of luck.

oluphilip2008:


@Yemdogg, thanks so much for the detailed explanation. Quite insightful. God bless you real good

Chibabe4Christ:


Thanks for the info @ nelly but the truth is that I dont have a police clearance at the moment and I have limited time. Is police clearance certificate compulsory?

Chibabe4Christ:
Moreso, is it wrong for a friend in Canada to assist me with the payment of application and biometrics fees since we have limited amount we are to transfer outside Naija. Or is their anyother method I can use to make payment for online application and biometrics fees.
Please I need your advice urgently.

I collected my passport with TRV stamped. First thing first, I would like to thank the Almighty God and the wonderful people on this thread for the guidance.

I should've gone for Fall 2016 but had to defer for Winter 2017 so I could spend extra time with my SOP.

SOP is only life saving tool you got, so it's mandatory to work on that daily until you submit.

UG & PG degree: Chemical Engineering with Management
Intended degree: Process Quality Engineering (PGC) - Conestoga College

Application Submitted: September 27th (Online Route)
Biometrics: September 28th
Upfront Medicals
Medicals Passed - November 17th
Passport Request - December 19th
Passport submitted - December 20th
Passport Collected - December 23rd

Documents submitted:
1. All CIC documents
2. B.Eng & M.Eng Certificate & Transcript (UK)
3. Waec, Neco Certificates
4. Secondary School Testimonial & Transcript
5. A Levels Certificates & Transcript
6. NYSC Discharge Certificate; I finished serving Oct 2015.
7. Employment Letter, no pay slips because pay was too little to build my account. Stopped working April 2016. Currently unemployed.
8. Personal savings account UK: £3000
9. Sponsors (Dad) Employment Letter
10. Letter of sponsorship from Dad
11. Birth Certificates of every family member
12. Sister (a PR of Canada) Biodata Page
13. Dad's Biodata Page
14. Police Clearance (Uk & NIGERIA)
15. Travel history documents (UK, Dubai, Ghana, South Africa)
16. Online Professional Classes showing what I've been doing since unemployed
17. Job postings from job boards in related fields to show the job prospects that await me after my PGC
18. Dads bank statement of N 5.4m
19. Second Dom. Account of 85,000 euros, he explained he's saving that money for my program since 2014 until when I was ready.
20. Strong SOP detailing why PGC not masters, why Canada not NIGERIA, future plans etc.
21. No land documents
22. No Dad's company documents (didn't want to complicate my application)
23. Paid $1500 tuition deposit
24. CV
25. Professional Certificates
26. Passport Photograph
27. Baptismal card & sworn affidavit for name change and wrong date of birth on Waec certificate
28. Admission Defferal Letter
29. Telex Payment & Payment Receipt
30. Sponsor Income Tax Clearance

My watchwords were Simple & Concise, I hit every point without beating around the bush.

I wouldn't lie, I was doubtful of my application which led me to apply for Masters in US, SA, Australia, Norway, Finland, UK and Germany.

I have offer letters from most now.

I wasn't ready to stay back for long lol. If you are processing with any of listed country, can give a hint or two. These were just backup options, well bye to those options for now. I also did this to keep my mind off waiting for 4 months.

I understand many have been told not include a Masters degree in their application if going for a PGC or PGD, please do not try it unless u had ur masters in Nigeria.
Because the question comes down in your travel history and how do you explain the student visa on your passport except you going tear the passport pages off. My opinion.

Bottom line: Honesty works for some, while diligent packaging works for others.

Also note: My sister & I submitted our applications a week apart, she did paper route, Masters of Accounting, Windsor University, TRV approved on December 14th but we didn't mention the other in our applications. We used the same sponsor documents & all.

Season's greetings to all TRV hopefuls and many more success ahead

nelly28:


yes it is compulsory u add ur police clearance, it among d CIC documents needed on dere list but since u ve limited time and u don't 've d police clearance jst go on wit d rest of ur documents since u ve started, and u can run d police clearance next week and upload, since u are using online route.

penitential:
You can't use your father's shares as home ties, since (1) The share certificates does not carries your names.
(2) It can't be use as home ties because shares can be sold out at any point, so the V.O will not believe that the shares you or your father has is a strong asset yo bring you back home.
To tackle family ties, you need very convincing prrofs like Wife, kid(s), Registered business in your name, Housing properties, land properties....
Goodluck.

emma4eva:
you cant upload new documents once submitted unless its later requested by the VO.
Police report isnt required for online route. go ahead with your application.

KayPapi:

Also note: My sister & I submitted our applications a week apart, she did paper route, Masters of Accounting, Windsor University, TRV approved on December 14th but we didn't mention the other in our applications. We used the same sponsor documents & all.

Season's greetings to all TRV hopefuls and many more success ahead.

chibuike123:


As I neva marry nko, let alone born pikins wetin man go do? Lol! But can I use my father's real Estate property for same purpose? Shey dat one go work abi?

nelly28:



@Emma are u sure additional document can't b upload after submission, well no p if u say so i really can say much on dat bro, but I guess dat online route is supposed to 've a place for additional document, but 4 d police clearance is a required document of d CIC weda online or not my broda.

Mikymiko:
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KayPapi:
12. Sister (a PR of Canada) Biodata Page