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Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 7:05am On Apr 23, 2018 |
Time2Smile:Thank you sir!!! Your help during GRE prep made all this possible. learner007:Thanks a bunch, boss. And congratulations on your UIUC admit! That's a huge one. |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 11:12am On Apr 22, 2018 |
mfarad:My brother, thanks a bunch! I know you're a fighter, hang in there! In the end, it'll be worth it! 1 Like |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 7:32am On Apr 22, 2018 |
MasterforceII: Thanks once again bro! Expecting great things from your side. Quoran: Thanks boss. |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 8:29pm On Apr 21, 2018 |
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Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 8:28pm On Apr 21, 2018 |
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Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 8:00pm On Apr 21, 2018 |
I hope My post inspires/challenges someone out there. The summary of this post (TLTR) WES CGPA: 3.45 GRE: 320, 163Q TOEFL: 107 TA for 6 months. Schools applied to: University of Nebraska (MSc)- Reject Miami University, Ohio (MSc)- Admitted without funding University of Tennessee, Knoxville (PhD)- Rejected University of New Haven (MSc)- Accepted with TA position Full Gist ( Because I enjoyed reading the gist of people like DrHopeful, SirRiddy, MsNas, BigFrancis21, sureb0y, etc.) I began my grad school journey in 2016, researching schools on thegradcafe.com and MSinUS group on Facebook. My good man, MasterforceII, pointed me in the direction of Nairaland where I met our very own guru, SirRiddy, and bombarded him with questions like "What is the difference between Spring and Fall?" Fast forward to November 2017, I completed my applications and waited on my professors to help out with LORs. December came and most apps were not complete just because of LOR. I had to eventually use a GA in my school and my employer at work. I actually started about 6 applications during this time but due to obligations at work and some other factors, I couldn't complete it. In the course of writing my SOPs and CV, I reached out to a host of people on LinkedIn who were all too happy to help. I also contacted our very own happyday here and he gladly helped me vet it. I was so proud of the product and I was certain, to a large extent, that I would snatch a fully funded offer from all the schools I applied to and that my problem would be which to choose. Lol. I remember seeing other schools I could've applied to like UArk, UC Denver, Uni of Utah, All the schools in Dakota, etc. but they either required WES or official transcripts. Before I forget, I also began an application to Georgia Southern Uni but they required an evaluated transcript Middle of February, I received a reject from Nebraska, and then it dawned on me that I was really just an average Joe. I was competing against geniuses from the USA, China, India, Pakistan, and Nigeria, and this realization just weakened me. Crestfallen didn't do justice to my plight, but I promised to move on. I was to choose between writing GRE again while gaining experience as a researcher here in Nigeria to improve my profile or apply to more schools and hope to cop half funding from any school in particular. I strengthened my resolve and concluded that there was no assurance of a drastic GRE increase because of time, my place of work is in shambles and definitely, research was all about recycling papers and submitting to new journals. Early March, I stumbled upon someone's transcript on the USA thread. We had a similar profile and he got a scholarship to University of New Haven. We spoke and I realized that it was just a 50% tuition waiver. I was desperate, I was going to source the rest, let them just give me admission. Late March, Received admission and 50% funding as expected. I was a bit relieved and then I remembered my initial resolve, "no full funding, no traveling." Low-key, I was still hopeful that Tennessee or Miami would eventually come through. Early April, Miami came through. Admission, no funding. The prof I maintained correspondence with said he'll accept me but I would need to fund myself. LOL. I began to assess my chances with Tennessee and I saw that I was hanging on a thread abi rope, abeg, how them dey talk am. I met another UNH hopeful who was stoked to hear my profile. He also got 50% scholarship and felt I deserved more than that. He told me I should press for the Provost's scholarship and I did. I sent a long mail to the department, expressing my inability to fund my studies and my wealth of experience as a TA. Few days later, my friend (he also requested) and I (along with two other people who we didn't know) were asked to be interviewed for the scholarship via skype. Two days ago, I got the offer. Unfortunately my friend didn't. I'm extremely grateful for the guys on this thread, reading stories like this way back then used to keep me awake till 2am while I was prepping for GRE. I'm extremely excited for everyone here also. Quoran, you're a legend, sir! Tizentos, Yildiz, smallsuper, Ridsan, tescoman, Temmitarts, everyone! Scholastica16, I can't express the joy I felt in my heart every time you joined your faith with mine. God bless you! P.S: Your rejoinders on the USA thread about MBA or no MBA made me laugh my head off! I itch for your Quora, Twitter, Medium, or any other account detail where you share your views. I'll send a PM. #Fall2018 has been tortuous, a hell of a ride, but worth it still. The knowledge that this is the beginning is quite funny. Internships, OPTs, H1-B, PhD. More rejections will come, but above all, we shall rise! I will end with a famous quote which I do not know verbatim and will not check Google for, "Any fool can learn from his mistakes, it takes a wise man to learn from that of others." 37 Likes 4 Shares |
Business / Re: Elance.com, Upwork.com And Other Freelancing Site: How To Succeed Guide. by RexCheeng: 11:59am On Apr 16, 2018 |
Hello, I've been a silent follower of this thread for a while now and I recently got lucky. Started getting bulk orders and juicy offers. So much that I have been canceling orders and turning down jobs. To meet up with the growing demand, I need a couple of people on my team. Please, I need freelance writers who meet the following requirements; 1. Have a history of writing (samples) 2. Have a lot of free time on their hands 3. Are teachable and humble. Please send me an email at rexalexthegreat at gmail dot com. The subject should be "Freelance Writing Application". Kindly send a few samples and I'll get back to you if you seem like a good fit. I promise you that there'll always be jobs and the learning curve is incredible. Regards. 1 Like |
Business / Re: EXCLUSIVE : How To Make Level 2 Seller On Fiverr In A Month As A Nigerian Seller by RexCheeng: 11:59am On Apr 16, 2018 |
Hello, I've been a silent follower of this thread for a while now and I recently got lucky. Started getting bulk orders and juicy offers. So much that I have been canceling orders and turning down jobs. To meet up with the growing demand, I need a couple of people on my team. Please, I need freelance writers who meet the following requirements; 1. Have a history of writing (samples) 2. Have a lot of free time on their hands 3. Are teachable and humble. Please send me an email at rexalexthegreat at gmail dot com. The subject should be "Freelance Writing Application". Kindly send a few samples and I'll get back to you if you seem like a good fit. I promise you that there'll always be jobs and the learning curve is incredible. Regards. |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 6:11pm On Mar 21, 2018 |
dmajor1:I remember that you offered to help someone critique his SOP on the USA student Visa thread. In my head, you became the major with a wealth of SOP review experience. Wanted to contact you eventually but the person who needed help went AWOL. Congrats once again. |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 10:38am On Mar 18, 2018 |
dmajor1: Hearty cheers to you!!! I remember your moniker. Just out of curiousity, which are you going for? Alabama or FSU? 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Welcome To USA - Tips And Tricks For Immigrants by RexCheeng: 10:35am On Mar 18, 2018 |
Great work, Sevule! Thanks a bunch. |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 9:28pm On Mar 13, 2018 |
charles7even:Colorado State is a good school for EE! If you check this thread well, you'll see some comments on it. More recently, Topiipii (a prominent member here) got admitted ( I believe he is currently a student there). Most schools (if not all) will require financial support bank statement to process your i20 and all. Did you contact Profs? I know of one Prof Sid over there, he is one of the well-funded profs always looking for students. Prof. Simoes is also great with requests on RA. All the best. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 6:51am On Mar 10, 2018 |
cooltony09:From experience, I think you should be prepared to speak about previous research experience you have acquired. You can also go through the POI's research focus, identify future work from his papers and speak about the research opportunities available. All the best! 4 Likes |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 6:39am On Mar 09, 2018 |
Hearty congratulations Jumybecks and TheGrandChemist! I foresee more fortuitous admission/funding decisions for Fall 2018 applicants!!! #YesWeCan 3 Likes |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 5:57pm On Feb 28, 2018 |
rasheedtobi: You have an amazing profile! What's the percentage of tuition covered at SIUE? Hopefully UTD will come through. However, you can also apply to more schools. I was browsing through previous threads recently and I saw this post from a moniker (deWav). Hope it helps someone.
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Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 11:21am On Feb 25, 2018 |
smallsuper:Yes it does. Thanks for the encouragement! It means a lot 1 Like |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 9:37am On Feb 24, 2018 |
MasterforceII: Congratulations Masterforce!! You are really a master force to be reckoned with. I'm sure your US admissions will pan out too. #Fall2018 #YesWeCan 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Naija to Yankee Thoughts And Experiences by RexCheeng: 7:17pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
MackyNaija: Your optimism is contagious! When I despair or get frustrated at the time it's taking to receive admission decisions, I just remind myself that this is just the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure something will pan out for you. Definitely! Thanks for sharing this with us. 3 Likes |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 2:15pm On Feb 16, 2018 |
mathinips:SOP means Statement of Purpose. In several schools, the term is used interchangeably with Personal Statement. POI means Professor of Interest i.e., the faculty member who is most likely to take the most interest in your application portfolio and is likely to be your advisor if you were to gain admission. |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by RexCheeng: 9:32pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Hope this helps.
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Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 9:30pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 7:11am On Feb 09, 2018 |
This influx of good news is exciting! Congrats smallsuper, Quoran! #Fall2018 #YesWeCan 3 Likes |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 5:10pm On Feb 08, 2018 |
athorello: Congratulations!!! But why Michigan con stingy like this. If TA is being ruled out, your best bet would be to give your POIs close marking. Mails, LinkedIn, even calls (if you have something worthwhile to say). Congratulations once again!!! #Fall2018 #YesWeCan |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 7:06pm On Jan 26, 2018 |
mfarad:Senior man!!! Congratulations! Funding Fall on you. #YesWeCan #Fall2018 5 Likes |
Business / Re: Elance.com, Upwork.com And Other Freelancing Site: How To Succeed Guide. by RexCheeng: 7:27am On Jan 21, 2018 |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 8:27pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
smallsuper:Very insightful read! Thanks for sharing. 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by RexCheeng: 3:29pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
KISSABLE0606:https://applications.wes.org/degree-equivalency-tool/idp.asp A simple google search of this query would have brought up the same result on Google's first page too. |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 6:04pm On Jan 12, 2018 |
marilyn24:Marilyn24, There's a wealth of information available on this thread which will help you easily ace the test. If you search through the archives, you will see detailed tips to glean from many people who took the test before you. Those experiences will be of immense help to you. To know where to start, I will suggest that you download the Powerprep II app from ETS and take the test to have an idea of your strengths and weaknesses. You can download the ETS GRE guides for verbal and Quant too to have an idea of the pattern of questions. I think there's a diagnostic test available in Princeton's 1014 review and Manhattan 5lb too (These are two very good materials too in my opinion). A lot of people aced the test without tutorial centres, however, it's best to do what works for you. Little tip: Being proactive as a grad school applicant will definitely come in handy. All the best with your test and applications. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Business / Re: EXCLUSIVE : How To Make Level 2 Seller On Fiverr In A Month As A Nigerian Seller by RexCheeng: 8:18am On Dec 31, 2017 |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by RexCheeng: 11:49am On Dec 26, 2017 |
Aramind: Aramind, Your poor GRE might not be the reason for your denial. What was your GPA? How was your SOP? LOR? Many times, schools give the generic GRE yen yen yen to cut off people, making more money for ETS in the process. What am I trying to say? It might help if you take time to strengthen other parts of your application. As regards acing the GRE, there's a plethora of materials online to help you. Manhattan 5lb, Magoosh videos, princeton review, kmf, etc. Take time to go through this thread https://www.nairaland.com/1832477/how-achieve-high-scores-gre to read people's experience and tips. Are you STEM or arts? Do you need to focus on quant or verbal? If you dedicate 4 - 8 hours daily for 8 - 4 weeks respectively, you should have a decent GRE score. You should also consider applying to some other schools apart from FSU if you have the means. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by RexCheeng: 9:11am On Dec 21, 2017 |
engrlege: I do not have much to say about the undergrad admissions, however, as regards your younger sister who just finished from OAU, she has exciting prospects. If she has decent research experience, her best bet is to apply for a direct PhD. She needs a compelling SOP and GRE score within the 80% percentile. She can also apply for Master's and get lucky. Check out these profiles Glowrie22, Ndawe. You will also glean a lot from this thread https://www.nairaland.com/1832477/how-achieve-high-scores-gre NB: A lot of 'Top' schools have their deadlines coming really soon. She has to get every other application material ready ASAP, and book the earliest appointment for GRE to have a shot at admission and funding. |
Education / Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by RexCheeng: 10:33am On Dec 13, 2017 |
Allylic:It'll be best to Google "sample of LOR 'your department'" and then you'll tweak appropriately. 1 Like |
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