Ms Nas: Okay. Continuation.
MMA, I said my goodbyes, left Nigerian customs officially (I think that was when I left Naija too. Lool)
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COMING SOON!!! MY EXPERIENCE IN SCHOOL

Mehn you fit write movie o... Great narration

imperiouxx:

The ITguru Mr. Web is hearing. He put up and maintains the link. Hope he would do something about it fast. Cheers!

Ok. Oga Webstradamous... I get it right? Please bia oh

imperiouxx:

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Oga Imperiouxx I sent my e-mail to the designated address already. Waiting to get the required materials Sir. I'm writing both GRE and TOEFL.

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Ok, I guess it's due to the fact that some of us are new on this thread... Maybe I should speak for myself though. Thanks

House, I just checked the date on my last toefl and I discovered it was 17th of June 2011. I'm thinking it will still be valid for 2014 fall admission so I will just focus on re-writing my GRE alone. Also, my details are: Undergrad GPA 3.87/5.0 (already evaluated by WES to be 3.3/4.0) and Master's(U.I) currently on 6.4/7.0(after two semesters, remaining the computation of the last semester results which I trust God to be fine as well)
(1.) Will I be fine with that toefl (scored 87)
(2.) Is applying to schools like cornell, UMBC, SYRACUS, U. WASHINGTON, U. CALIFORNIA BERKELEY ok for my details?

NB: I'm applying for PhD in Information Science (my Master's also was in this)

foohard:

Welcome Samnoah... I know you and I'm sure you would be impressed with the kind of good heart people have in here..

Brother thanks for showing me the way...

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Syahboy has given you good advice, however since you already have a masters here in Nigeria, I'd say you go straight for the PhD (note that if you do decide to still venture for masters, when you get to the embassy, make sure you conveniently forget to mention that you have a masters degree from Nigeria.

I think you still have enough time to make Fall 2014 PhD. Lemme try and draw up a sort of timeline for you which you may tweak to your convenience:
This is August.
- From now till end of August & maybe even part of September: Search through schools and identify the schools & PhD programs you are interested in. Get their requirements.

- September & October: Prepare very well for GRE & write in October ending. Good thing you've written it before so at least you know you have to register about a month ahead before you write it.

- November & December: Apply to schools and forward all documents, GRE scores will meet them there from ETS, also mail professors in your intending department letting them know you can be of help in their research (which you must have googled out and have a fairly good idea of what its about).

Then sit back, pray, do follow-ups on professors letting them know you've sent in your application blablabla..etc. Then wait.

You can fit TOEFL in anywhere until January I guess. As far as I & many schools are concerned when it comes to Nigerian students who can speak and write good English, its not that important. However you may wish to write it too. But remember GRE is the koko.

Note that many schools' deadline for submitting an application(especially the "early deadline" / "deadine for those who wish to be considered for financial aid" is sometimes different and earlier than the deadline for the receipt of application materials. So it is not always the best thing to wait until ALL your application supporting materials are ready before you apply and submit your application. Keep that in mind. Wish you all the best.

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I just indexed your suggestion. I guess will have to follow through it as laid down. Will start preparation... Thanks for the insight

syahboy: Time is of the essence, if you wait for fall 2015 that's almost 2 years before you start. Don't put pressure on yourself though, if you feel you can retake the Gre and Toefl and do well within now and december then by all means give it a shot.

Another alternative would be to use your current scores and apply for Masters Fall 2014(Or Spring 2014), technically before Fall 2015 you should be done or nearing completion of your Masters program. Afterwards proceed to Phd...Just an opinion

Thanks brother.

This is my situation. I plan applying for a phd program but not quite sure whether starting now towards fall 2014 will still be visible. This is because I understand most of the schools have deadline for fall semester sometimes in December and early january. I need to take toefl again cos the ones I used previously is now over the two years stipulated and I want to retake GRE to upscale my score(previously scored 302 and 3.0). Will I be rushing things if I start applying now or should I just settle for fall 2015 since most of the phd programs only admit for fall semester? I need you guys seasoned advise on this please.

bigfrancis021:

Welcome to the House, SamNoah. Your life shall never be the same again.

Brother thank you Sir... Looking forward to invaluable insights from you guys as I make my decisions...

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imperiouxx:

That's your best bet.

Thanks my brother. Have read a lot useful threads already from you. I'm so glad here

First time on the thread. Got introduced by foohard; a great friend.I'm enjoying these coments cos they are insighting. Its great that we can have people volunteer to share this great amount of info here. Have got two admissions in US earlier for master's but never went for visa interview cos the schools didn't offer me any form of tuition reduction. Already completed a master's degree here in naija just recently and looking forward to putting in for phd in the US. Hope to get valuable supports from here.

The day is closer than when we first started, wishing all the very best!