sydney01:

I'm yet to get his' Please do send urs 2 as no prep is too much. Tnx a milli

Note: You should get the links to the downloadable materials almost immediately after sending the mail. A kind-hearted member of this house called webstradamus, I was told set up the mail and I got my own materials through this.

When I said empty mail, it implies there shouldn't be anything in the body of the mail. Just type selfstudy360@gmail.com on the space for To: which is meant for the receiver address and leave the other sections blank including the body of the mail and then send it. You will receive the links to the materials and you can then go ahead and download them.

sydney01: Hello house, iv alwyz admired this thread n hv been following for quite a while nw. Dunno if derz anyway i cld possibly get nice prep materials for GRE/GMAT and Toefl. I'd gr8ly appreci8. My email addy: chibyke_sydney@yahoo.co.uk.
This thread is dope tho!

Send an empty mail to: selfstudy360@gmail.com
You will surely get enough materials for your study prep.

De Tus: @Sewa, please use GTB MASTER CARD.

GTBANK MasterCard only works for GRE registration. TOEFL requires a VISA card and I know just like she said, DIAMOND VISA card does not work either cos it does happen to me. @Sewa, follow dolapobello1 lead.

dolapobello1:

GRE don dey near o! Carry on jare and show dem. Honestly, this is the best way to prepare.

Thank you dolapobello1, I can't forget in a rush your magnanimous nature, helping out in a very dire situation. You indeed assuage my worries!

imperiouxx:

Cracking the New GRE 2013 is working. Carry on!

We must keep speaking it to bolster our performance you know

fadinus: Hi house! This is Amefrica.. I'm banned and couldn't post tru my acct.. Anyways!, I was at the US consulate(Lagos) today and I was delayed.


#TeamNeverGiveUp

Axiomatically speaking, when there is a will, there is always a way. The transcript of your interview shows that you have sedulously prepared for it. It just only happen that 3rd of October was not the auspicious moment. Hope your account statement does not contain any mendacious details though? Check that and go back to the embassy and you will be granted your visa with immediate alacrity! Congrats in advance

Graviton: he was saying paper applications gives you space to tell your school things about yourself that an online application won't give space for

iamchux:

That's the job of an SOP!

My definition of his question is like; when you see FedEx at a very cheap rate and Nipost at a very expensive rate, and you still decide to opt in for Nipost as means of sending!

Paper apps are way slower than online apps, and you still have to spend on sending!

Your SOP should tell anything you want them to know about you bro. Cheers

bigfrancis21: Hello Members,

How are you all doing? Sorry, I have been away for some time now. I've been quite busy lately. The little time I have to come on nairaland I just look around, post on the culture section and leave.

But I'm back now.

Welcome back!

Graviton: a friend of mine just told me paper applications were better than online applications, how true is this, please?...

How does it feel if I say typing with a typewriter is better than using a Mac machine? Do you reckon? Online application has several advantages over paper in that: 1.) You will spend a lot of money printing the forms, 2.) You will spend a lot of money sending via DHL or God help you and you make use of nipost (you will nearly have a heartattack) 3.) Most schools testify that electronic application enhance the decision process because you can easily upload all the required materials at once... There are myriad of reasons why you should use online submission except your school demand you do it offline though. Cheers

foohard:

@samnoah... Hope you got the bolded.

Boss, got it! Enough materials from this blessed house so far... Good to be here

valentino81: what of the age range btw 31-35 yrs going for Masters? Any complication? If both Toefl and GMAT has been taken and well passed?

I don't think we need to flog it much. Master's and PhD degrees are advance degrees that one may embark on either immediately after 1st degree or after some years of working. Being 35 and going for master's to me shoudn't be an issue once you satisfy all the conditions required including taking the appropriate exams as you rightly posted. Dunno if there is a contrary view though.

imperiouxx:

Nice of you for rendering mutual help to others

Following the footsteps of people like you of course...

godG:

Illuminating! Thanks man! God bless you. Will sure PM u when I get stuck.

Amen Sir. All the best

If you are currently preparing for the GRE exam, www.vocabulary.com will surely be a good source for you.

kunlebal:
Seconded, oga justwise forgive him and unban him. Am very surprise too cos the kid is very cool. We talk a lot on bbm. Justwise pls don't ignore our plead.

Joining in the plea. Please @justwise, people may not always be the way we want them to be. Change is a gradual process. Pardon the guy @ dis critical period.

kunlebal:
I actually did mine in 2wks, I paid on the 12th of august, sent my transcript on the 14th, Wes receive it on the 19th and Wes sent an email to my school to confirm the transcript on the 22nd and my school confirmed it on the 23rd. Wes sent a mail to me that my evaluation will be ready on the 3rd of Sept, which they did. With my explanation is shows that Wes evaluation is minimum of 2wks.

Well, I shared from a personal experience. From the date the last verification was made by WES from my school to the date my transcript was ready was not beyond a week. Also, 23rd of August which happen to be the date your school confirmed WES's verification request was a friday. Hence between 26th of August which happens to be the monday after 23rd of August and 3rd of September is roughly a week and 2days. Which I guess is still good enough. Though I got mine under a week.

PS: by saying a week, I am talking about the transcript processing proper excluding the sending and the verification time involved.

godG:

Oga, can't I send it(as it came from the school) to WES via courier? They might want to send it via regular mail from the school.

Of course, you can send it via courier because school will usually send it via regular mail. WES only want to see that it is coming from the registrar of the school(envelope signed across with the school seal or stamp). So you can get it once it is ready from the school and then post via courier. Should in case school decides to post it, you can offer to pay for courier letting them know you need it to be deliver in a few days. If you leave them to it, my guess is that it will take weeks if not month. I posted mine via one of the courier companies back then. But note as I said earlier: ONCE IT IS RECEIVED, WES WILL STILL AUTHENTICATE OR VERIFY BY CONTACTING YOUR SCHOOL... You can monitor all these on your account on the website of WES. Hope this helps

kofsy:
Ok! But how do one then hasten the process... Do I need to literally sit on the neck of those processing it?

Yeah, for a quick action, you will have to literarily sit on them until the transcript is sent to WES. It can be helpful if you have someone you know or someone you can talk to in the registrar's office who will ensure that it is done quickly. Also, after receiving the trancript, WES will authenticate it by contacting your school. The reply from your school to this has to be on time as well. It is only when this has been done that WES will now go ahead to evaluate your transcript and this shouldn't take more than a day or two(I mean the evaluation proper after the necessary verification). You can monitor all these on their website via your account with them.

kofsy:
I've been meaning to ask about this! A whole 1month is too much na. I thought WES was faster. They are even the most expensive of the evaluators my school provided. If I'm going to settle for them, they should atleast get it done fast.




Gboyega, where are you o! When you evaluated your transcript, did it take long. OAU can be very funny. All those staffs with lackadaisical attitudes. Other OAU graduates in the house; De Tus et al, pls what's the process? Considering the fact that I've never requested for my transcript... How long will it take? I tend going to Ife nextweek.. Even though I still don't know which evaluator to use.

The whole delay about transcript evaluation is never from WES. It is usually from the Nigerian schools that take too long to send the transcript to WES in the first place and then also take so long a time to confirm the authentication. It is never an issue with WES believe me cos I've been there! If schools in Nigeria can process all the request as fast, then WES is no delay! It can even be done within a WEEK! And to cap it, you are paying them you know and American Companies are deligent I can assert that. Peace!

@Justwise, I'm aware Amefrica has been banned earlier though I'm not quite sure of his offense then and probably now. Maybe I have not been keen on knowing though. However, I also will like to join those who have pleaded on his behalf to say that you should pardon him. This is especially in line with the fact that he will be appearing for his visa interview soonest. It will not be good for him to make any mistake at this critical stage. Please unban him so that he can post any concerns or questions on this forum.

@dolapobello1: I sent you a PM. Waiting to hear from you soon

mckenziiii: I didn't get any msg may b I did it wrongly,I just went to compose n entered d mail n I saw sent

Send empty mail. Don't type anything in the body of the mail. Just type the e-mail address you were provided with at the receiver's column. Again:
Mail body: leave it blank
To: selfstudy360@gmail.com

Abba j:

yea i have paid and printed my exam slip yestday, pay4me av been having issues regarding validation number after payments either tru banks or oinline i paid online it was success full and have printed the aknowledgment slip, but when i tried it d second time for my friend, its was successful but its still saying invalid validation number so i contacted pay4me support with my details they are working on it and will let me know wen it is fixed via my email

Learner agent!

rawlizo: Hello hux, pls I nid help on school selection. Abt 2 take d GRE. Nid skls dat can giv waivers or assistanceship 4 petroleum engineering

Google to the rescue! Just drop your search queries in line with what you want and answers will pop up. Check also www.usnews.com. Rarely will you find people who will help you with school search because you are the one that knows what you want. All the best!

virginofafrica: please gently men and ladies. i checked on information on the school i want to attend in the state(san houston university)and they required for transit from the school i attended before. and i have just my NECO statement of result because i finished last year and i don't even have the reall result because it's not out. please can someone explain that school transit to me. i will be there this december though my DV programme.

Sir, I guess you are referring to TRANSCRIPT and not TRANSIT. If that's the case, I'm aware that an institution like WAEC usually issue transcripts often for students applying to foreign universities for their first degree just like you. I guess the same should be true with NECO as well. Since you already have the statement of result, it implies that the result is available and you can just go to the designated NECO office near you to make a request for it. Your write-up shows you are part of the lucky winners of the DV program. You have started well by considering furthering your education with this oppportunity rather than having other unwholesome thoughts. Wish you all the best!

imperiouxx:

Ok, that's good. Just want to know you've done some researches in the past which could be submitted along with your applications. You need those to increase your chance. Like I said, you're competing with those that sleep and eat on research here in US and you need enough to standout.

Aiit boss, well taken.

imperiouxx:

Since you're applying for a PhD program, you might need to increase your choice schools 4 to 6 more just to stand the high competition. You know you are competing with us who are already in the system and many other nationals including Americans. Do you have a second degree prior this PhD hunt?

Yeah bro. Have a Master's degree in Information Science

Ricky Rozay:

6 schools is Okay. You will have better chances of securing funding from your school.

Even if you want to apply to 30 schools. No problem about that.. Go ahead. As long as say your money dey on ground.. Lol.

Mr Bill gate pickin..

Ikoko toma je ata idi re agbona (Yoruba adage)... Simply translated nothing good comes easy... My pale no be Bill Gate o but ~'we must do what we need to do in order to achieve what we want to achieve'#TheDebaters. Anywayz, thanks Sir!

godG:

WTF! All?! Great schools sir. Just that u might need to narrow d list down to like 4. There are so many things to consider...u know what suits u perfectly sir.

Thanks bro. I'm applying to six out of the seven though... Or is it too much to apply to six considering the competitive nature of PhD admission?

House, I'm considering the following schools for a PhD in Management Information Systems in some and Information Systems in others:
1)University of Georgia
2)University of Illinois Chicago
3)University at Albany (State University of New York)
4)University of Nebraska Omaha
5)The University of Arizona
6)Baylor University Waco Tx
7)University of Maryland Baltimore County
@Webstradamus, Imperiouxx and other members of the house hope I'm good to go with these schools? Want to be sure that none of them is too 'competitive'

dolapobello1:

Did you graduate from Unilag?

@Dolapobello1, I'm expecting your reply Sir.