TWoods:


Being a student is hard. All that money just to sleep and eat for 4 months.

Imagine that? Imagine if someone is not financially prepared...... hell

triplebaba:
Please guys how can I pay my application fee to troy university Alabama from nigeria. Have tried all possible means but its not working. Please its urgent.

Howfar boss? I dunno if anyone replied you though. Just wanted to ask howfar about your admission? I had the same issue and i complaine to my admission officer. He waived the application fee for me and my i-20 is on its way already.
If you got your admission, lets continue this journey together o lol. Ive not written toefl though. But i plan to do that before my visa interview.

To the house, im going for a second degree and im 28. Would this pose a problem at the embassy?

Anyone??

Havre:
Please what should be done if one cant login back to fill ds-160. The thing keeps saying "account is invalid". Asking for a friend. Its urgent

Kayme:



UPDATE!!! ITS ACTUALLY $5900

As i said earlier even low cost states like TX you will not see $5,900 for room and meal one year.

Best to call the school and verify...for New Jersey that i know this can never be cost of accomodation and meal plan for a whole year.........

more like per semester charge .

imperiouxx:


$5900 per semester my friend. Just for 4 months. After school goes on vacation, you will be kicked out and pay another $5900 to return in fall semester.

This is more like it per semester and not per year and during holidays you still pay or find a place to live . .....

Please anyone knows how many days it will take to ship the i-20?

LagosismyHome:

As i said earlier even low cost states like TX you will not see $5,900 for room and meal one year.

Best to call the school and verify...for New Jersey that i know this can never be cost of accomodation and meal plan for a whole year.........

more like per semester charge .

He's mistaking per semester for per year. One thing with school housing is that those dorms with meal plans are per semester so that there is break in between for fumigation, maintenance and reassignment of rooms.

I lived in one like that in my first few months in NM. Also the cafeteria would be closed during the 1 week midterm break. School dorms suck, living outside is the best except you're schooling somewhere like NYC or NJC or other expensive cities. Well, those NYC schools don't even have dorms, so you can only stay outside school.

LagosismyHome:


This is more like it per semester and not per year and during holidays you still pay or find a place to live . .....

Cheap school dorms (around that $5900 or more) are crazy. You will have to find your way during breaks when knocking and fumigation starts. Oh I remember, the expensive dorms like the one for grad PhD students and rich kids without meal plans stays open but the price per semester, you can't imagine.

imperiouxx:


He's mistaking per semester for per year. One thing with school housing is that those dorms with meal plans are per semester so that there is break in between for fumigation, maintenance and reassignment of rooms.

I lived in one like that in my first few months in NM. Also the cafeteria would be closed during the 1 week midterm break. School dorms suck, living outside is the best except you're schooling somewhere like NYC or NJC or other expensive cities. Well, those NYC schools don't even have dorms, so you can only stay outside school.

I will weigh that with how much it costs to live outside of the dorms. Jersey city has the third highest rent in the US. Average rent here is $2700/month. Assume that is shared by 3 people at worst, that is still $900/month. Add $100/month for feeding (i'm trying to be really cheap here), $200/month for gas, electric and internet (again i want to be very cheap) and that brings you to $1200/month. At the end of the day, you pick your poison. If i had a choice, i would never go to school in a place like NYC or Jersey city when there are places like NM, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas etc.

You can consider living outside jersey city if you can get cheaper rent but that is canceled out by transportation costs so you're back to square one.

I lived off campus all through graduate school, but i was being paid $18,500/year living expenses by the school, which was more than enough to cover the costs.

imperiouxx:
@ Ijebuboy525, TooMuchSauce and greatolus

You guys are not forgotten. I just have the opportunity to do this

Cheers!

Thanks boss, two bottles for sapele water for you

jydor4real94:


I'm also going to Lincoln University

Good, when is your interview?

TWoods:


I will weigh that with how much it costs to live outside of the dorms. Jersey city has the third highest rent in the US. Average rent here is $2700/month. Assume that is shared by 3 people at worst, that is still $900/month. Add $100/month for feeding (i'm trying to be really cheap here), $200/month for gas, electric and internet (again i want to be very cheap) and that brings you to $1200/month. At the end of the day, you pick your poison. If i had a choice, i would never go to school in a place like NYC or Jersey city when there are places like NM, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas etc.

I lived off campus all through graduate school, but i was being paid $18,500/year living expenses by the school, which was more than enough to cover the costs.

Exactly. Unless their parents are governors or top government officials in Nigeria.... then they can think of dormless NYC schools.

imperiouxx:


Exactly. Unless their parents are governors or top government officials in Nigeria.... then they can think of dormless NYC schools.

lol this is part of the reasons i tell people to take their time and PLAN WELL... people think you're just trying to discourage them. Take at least a year to pick a school - based on your course of choice, opportunities for free money, job opportunities, cost of living etc. People just find a school, apply and then think about the salient things later, when it's too late. Even i will never live in Jersey city... those places are good for sightseeing only.

TWoods:


I will weigh that with how much it costs to live outside of the dorms. Jersey city has the third highest rent in the US. Average rent here is $2700/month. Assume that is shared by 3 people at worst, that is still $900/month. Add $100/month for feeding (i'm trying to be really cheap here), $200/month for gas, electric and internet (again i want to be very cheap) and that brings you to $1200/month. At the end of the day, you pick your poison. If i had a choice, i would never go to school in a place like NYC or Jersey city when there are places like NM, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas etc.

I lived off campus all through graduate school, but i was being paid $18,500/year living expenses by the school, which was more than enough to cover the costs.

Bro, which sch and course is that that they could give that much living allowance?
I will appreciate the details pls, maybe I can look around it, especially what qualify you pls

Thanks

Jamezy4u:


Bro, which sch and course is that that they could give that much living allowance?
I will appreciate the details pls, maybe I can look around it, especially what qualify you pls

Thanks

You're asking the wrong question. My course and school is not what is important, your course of choice and school is. It took me 2-3 years of meticulous planning to figure out what i wanted to do, where, how much it would cost, where to find free money etc. You just want someone to spoon feed you in one nairaland post.

TWoods:


If i had a choice, i would never go to school in a place like NYC or Jersey city when there are places like NM, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas etc.
.

So true .....my sister schooling in DC as an undergrad and her monthly bill converted in naira will give anyone a headache . East coast is best avioded except you can carry it.

Dealing with naira, there are much cheaper states to school . ... I agree people should plan well

Jamezy4u:


Bro, which sch and course is that that they could give that much living allowance?
I will appreciate the details pls, maybe I can look around it, especially what qualify you pls

Thanks

Just when I was thinking you were an OBO

Can one still book for interview next month?

LagosismyHome:


So true .....my sister schooling in DC as an undergrad and her monthly bill converted in naira will give anyone a headache . East coast is best avioded except you can carry it.

Dealing with naira, there are much cheaper states to school . ... I agree people should plan well

I wouldn't think an average student studying in DC will also be staying there anyways..even the 'cheap' SE is very unsafe

imperiouxx:


I lived in one like that in my first few months in NM. Also the cafeteria would be closed during the 1 week midterm break. School dorms suck, living outside is the best except you're schooling somewhere like NYC or NJC or other expensive cities. Well, those NYC schools don't even have dorms, so you can only stay outside school.

Dorm rocks ooo and meal plan is the best... . You meet more students so good for integration if that your thing. I prefer it and enjoyed it . If not for cost it my no 1 preference for students...

True, thanks

imperiouxx:


$5900 per semester my friend. Just for 4 months. After school goes on vacation, you will be kicked out and pay another $5900 to return in fall semester.

Yeah and meal is a separate plan.

LagosismyHome:

As i said earlier even low cost states like TX you will not see $5,900 for room and meal one year.

Best to call the school and verify...for New Jersey that i know this can never be cost of accomodation and meal plan for a whole year.........

more like per semester charge .

yeah per semester. Double checked

imperiouxx:


$5900 per semester my friend. Just for 4 months. After school goes on vacation, you will be kicked out and pay another $5900 to return in fall semester.

TWoods:


You're asking the wrong question. My course and school is not what is important, your course of choice and school is. It took me 2-3 years of meticulous planning to figure out what i wanted to do, where, how much it would cost, where to find free money etc. You just want someone to spoon feed you in one nairaland post.

I thought we here to share knowledge. If you are telling him to go search for 2-3 years like you did when you could actually just tell him how you went about it in one post, then tell me, why are you here??

Hmmmm. I just dey see figures everywhere. Thank God for funding oooo! how I for take do am

scaezar:


I thought we here to share knowledge. If you are telling him to go search for 2-3 years like you did when you could actually just tell him how you went about it in one post, then tell me, why are you here??

I don’t see a lot of knowledge sharing from you either. There is this warped mentality that “sharing knowledge” means spoon feeding you so you can simply come here and crib what I did without having to do any thinking of your own. I am here to have a good time until work starts up next week. I have zero obligations to you. Nigerians have a serious and sad aversion to thinking for themselves or outside the box. If you think 2-3 years of planning for YOUR OWN future is hard, then nothing I can do to help you. Me saying anything specific here won’t help, all we’ll see is hundreds of applications to the same school, for the same program with not even 5 mins of thinking as to whether you qualify for the application being sought. Everyone just wants something for free, no thinking involved.

Sharing knowledge to me means giving you the tips that helped me to succeed, like adequate time to plan, thinking about costs of living with respect to your eventual choice of school, places to go for better information etc. anything else is a waste of time.

TWoods:


I will weigh that with how much it costs to live outside of the dorms. Jersey city has the third highest rent in the US. Average rent here is $2700/month. Assume that is shared by 3 people at worst, that is still $900/month. Add $100/month for feeding (i'm trying to be really cheap here), $200/month for gas, electric and internet (again i want to be very cheap) and that brings you to $1200/month. At the end of the day, you pick your poison. If i had a choice, i would never go to school in a place like NYC or Jersey city when there are places like NM, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas etc.

You can consider living outside jersey city if you can get cheaper rent but that is canceled out by transportation costs so you're back to square one.

I lived off campus all through graduate school, but i was being paid $18,500/year living expenses by the school, which was more than enough to cover the costs.

Hehe! Why person no go blast GPA naw!

Kayme:
yeah per semester. Double checked

Good. You will enjoy the meal. Buffet style where you select any food you want and eat as much as you want.

At that moment, you won't stop weeping for Nigeria.

TWoods:


I don’t see a lot of knowledge sharing from you either. There is this warped mentality that “sharing knowledge” means spoon feeding you so you can simply come here and crib what I did without having to do any thinking of your own. I am here to have a good time until work starts up next week. I have zero obligations to you.

Sharing knowledge to me means giving you the tips that helped me to succeed, like adequate time to plan, thinking about costs of living with respect to your eventual choice of school, places to go for better information etc. anything else is a waste of time.

And then zero chill was given