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ogcruise1124:
Shakaz have you heard from heriot watt university as per addmission?

no, I haven't. I applied on the closing date (14/03/2019).

My friend applied earlier and has gained admission already.

I applied to two schools Heriot Watt University and Glasgow Caledonian University. I pray they come out great.


...Let the wait begin

GboyegaD:
I would say your profile is strong enough, just search for schools that you would be competitive enough for admission and that are still accepting application for Fall.

Thank you so much @GboyegaD. I hope to do that this month.

Time2Smile:
I will never be the one to discourage anyone from applying to a particular school. So if the resources needed to apply is within your means, you can go on and apply and don't let the competiveness perturb you.

I am hopeful one of the schools you have applied to will come through with admission with funding. Maintain the faith.
Yankee is treating me well enough. Thank you.

Thanks so much @Time2smile I'm hopeful too. I guess I will go through with the application then. Also, were you offered admission at KAUST when you applied there?

Time2Smile:
Why is everyone overflogging the issue when it is clear that the guy is a fraud. Seeing Harvard was enough to get everyone drolling.

The sad part is that the inquiries of those with likely genuine questions were ignored or didn't get enough attention while the conman sucks all the air out of the thread.

Oga mi @Time2smile. Been awhile. I hope Yankee is treating you well.

Please I need your suggestion. I have applied to four programs in the US and I am yet to receive any decisions. In order to increase my chances, I intend applying to KAUST in Saudi Arabia. The issue now is that I read the school is very selective and seeing that they require official test scores, I don't want to waste money for this venture if my chances are very slim

My profile :
Applying for MS Electrical Engineering

GRE : 313 (Q161 V152) AW 3.5
TOEFL : 101 ( 27 27 22 25)
CGPA: 4.31/5.00 (Wes igpa 3.60/4.00)

Please, the question is open to everyone ...I just qouted you because I am aware you applied to same school during your applications. Thanks to everyone in anticipation.

bayocanny:
I woke up exactly at 9am on Saturday morning for 10am exam (village people wan reason my matter but I no gree), I quickly shower and rush down to the receptionist and check out from the hotel. As a JJC wey I be for Lagos I don't have choice than to ask for directions to my test center, mehn Lagos folks no get joy some of them don't even answer me not to talk of helping me out of my situation.
To cut the story short I found my way to oshodi, I approached a young man and asked for directions to Gbagada, dude took me to a nearby motor park under the bridge and hand me over to one rugged looking agbero, I told the guy that am going to gbagada he said I should enter that the bus is heading to that side, i quickly jumped in like a policeman that wants to forcefully collect bribe from a motorist lol.
After about two minutes on the road we got hooked in a long hold up, I checked my time it was exactly 9:30am i chuckled and i said to myself "Bayo, na the second trick wey don wan use catch u be dis". I politely asked a old man sitting beside me how long is gbagada from where we are, he said is still far i inquire if it is treekable he said no, Haa!! i don enter am today i was sweating profusely thinking of how am going to by pass the traffic, I look through the window there was no sign of bike men, at this point i don't have a choice than to accept my faith that e don be for me today 50k go down the drain my American dream is about to be cut short, lots of things are running my mind yet I kept my cool knowing fully well that i will make it.
At about 9:45am the road was through and I got to my test center at 10:15am I quickly locate a food vendor nearby and I ordered for a plate of rice because hunger wey dey wire me that time ehn, i can't explain it lol. I got into the test center and did my clearance filled the form and signed, the security asked me to tender my means of identification I showed him my international passport and appointment script he said the name on my passport does not tally with the appointment page, I say wetin oga check very well jor I was so furious and frustrated, are you blind or what? I asked him. He said sorry it was a mistake.

DURING THE TEST

The first section happens to be the Issue task, it was quite easy and understandable because have come across it before on ETS website, check here... http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/issue/pool.
The Argumentative task was tough but I managed to write 6 paragraphs. Afterwards, I was presented the Quantitative section, the questions is not too hard but I fumbled alot i encountered some integers, geometry, word problems and data presentation. I barely use the on screen calculator because most of questions does not requires long calculation, I did my best and proceeded to the verbal section. Here, the time fly like a bird unlike the quantitative where you have luxury of time, I approached the Reading Comprehension first and spent approximately 15minutes on them then I move on to the TC and SE questions, unfortunately all the vocabularies I learnt didn't show up but those I encountered was very easier for me, i later discovered that have over read lol.
At the end of the test the computer displayed my scores on the screen V... 160. Q... 149.


TIPS.

Based on my experience, I will advise those that wants to write the GRE exam to embrace the official guide, I take God beg you that materials is the real deal the reason why i have a low score on my quantitative was because I didn't make use of the official guide but I read it for verbal.
For those that are weak in calculations pls don't be scared start from scratch, make sure you have the GRE Math Bible it's very effective and helpful, you can also get Manhattan series, they've got some madt elimination method for the quantitative section.
I will recommend the official guide for verbal, follow by Manhattan 5lb then magoosh, you will be fine. Don't bother to memorize vocabularies if you want to learn words effectively have a mobile dictionary on your phone Merriam Webster preferably and make use of www.dictionary.com it helpful.
Concerning reading comprehension, make sure you are reading at least two articles on The New Yorker, The Economist and Aldaily.com they have got some abstruse passages, all you need to do is to make sense of the articles and summarize it, I did it and it really helps alot.
Practice practice and practice if not for God sake at least for the sake of your hard earned 50k lol. I discovered I was weak in calculations and I embrace the concept of "strength my strength " which lies in verbal, however, I immersed myself in quantitative learning some basic ideas and approach.
The GRE demands mental strength, it's not easy to gaze at the computer for 4hours, when it is a week to your exam stop reading be sleeping very well, on the examination day it's not advisable to bring text books to the test center you don't need it. Eat very well and drink enough water before you leave for the exam and make sure you arrived at test center very early at least an hour to the exam, don't be like me ensure you set up your alarm before you sleep.


We can do it!!!!!!!

Good advice. Prospective test takers take note @bolded

Do you still have the Camo?

ZKOSOSO:
Quran 8:12-17. Quran 2:216

It's Allah Favourite Job on Earth.

They are simply working it out...!

why leave out 18 and 19? If you are not intentionally trying to be artful.

Spotlighte:
Yes, I was.

Can you send a screenshot ? Because I have more than 5 people including myself confirm that once you did not include the schools during registration, you would be charged $20 at a later time. It is even prevalent on yocket.

Spotlighte:
Today. So what's up?

Were you able to send scores for free after registration?

scipy:
Hello guys,

Tried following the thread from beginning though I skipped some pages

I want to apply for a masters in business analytics in the US

Elect/Elect engineering 4.67/5.00
1yr consulting work experience

GRE: December 2018
TOEFL: January 2019

GRE approach (please help critic this):
AWA - Kaplan & Barron
Quantitative - Barron, Gruber, Nova & Manhattan
Verbal - Gruber & Barron


Schools I am considering are:

Georgia tech
University of Maryland
University of Illinois Chicago
University of California, San Diego

I know I am yet to write the GRE and this may heavily influence the choice of schools but I would appreciate advice on these ones and possibly others I can consider to land full funding. At this point, I just want to have a large pool of options to review.
Target number of applications is three.


Please I am here to learn, every opinion is welcome

Cc: Quoran, Scholastica16, shakaz,Sherlock5577

You obviously have a wonderful list of schools already. Writing the GRE and Toefl would make it easy to advise you on how to narrow down your options.

Spotlighte:
Since when? I don't think this is true.

You asked a question and inserted an opinion Simultaneously. Obviously you don't need an answer.

When last did you have any Toefl dealings?

Dalmakz:
It is for only the GRE that you can input the schools you want on the test day. As for TOEFL, it has to be a night before your exam otherwise you will be charged for it. I stand corrected though.

Ets has changed this. Now for Toefl you have to input your four schools at the point of registration, else at a later time you would be charged $20 per school.

Alaadin:
u misunderstand me bro the price from calabar - kaduna is 9000

Thats fine. He actually asked Abuja - KD the second time. Read it again.

Alaadin:
go cross country park for calabar ask online it's 9000

OMG, are you in Nigeria atall?

1-2hrs journey 9k.

Abuja to Kaduna is around 1500 -2000 Max.

From Calabar to Abuja should be around 7000

Total budget 8 - 10k

lowisz:
Correction of int passport can on be done in Abuja, headquarter, just did mine, change of name and date of birth

Please, how much did you spend overall. I have an Hyphenated name and I heard airlines do have issues with it. So I intend taking it off.

DaniEh:
hello.. I used a web cam during registration, the passport is not quite clear, am hearing it will be used in the certificate.
I hope it won't affect me in camp, and i also hope i can change it during or after camp.
replies needed pls

same issue here

Good morning guys,

I just found out that the passport we used during registration would be the one on our certificate. Mine is old and not that clear. I used it like a makeshift passport to get good states on time.

Does anyone know if it is possible to change passport and how easy is the procedure ?

MrCalculus:
Pls ...
I was suppose to join august batch batch but due to some unforseen issh... I could not..

I want to join the batch going nov ..
What am i suppose to do.

Remobilize or revalidate?..

And if i do it now will i b going this October or November??

#cause na Nov I lyk go#

Based on what I read online. It is revalidate. I heard remobilization is when you appeared in camp but was unable to complete the exercise.

Good morning guys,

I just found out that the passport we used during registration would be the one on our certificate. Mine is old and not that clear. I used it like a makeshift passport to get good states on time.

Does anyone know if it is possible to change passport and how easy is the procedure ?

EZINNE1759:
Abeg o the registration go start today true true abi them shift am go Monday like someone said before?

Registration started already

Ebullient07:
no. did u hear anything from there? do u know if any name has been uploaded?

It has. By 10am this morning.

Ebullient07:
have you seen your name? do you know if Oau has uploaded any name yet?

Are you on the DSA telegram group?

Alexiz101:
It's on Saturday 6th Oct we will all start seeing our names

thats not necessarily true. It all depends on your school. Some have seen theirs. Also my school indicated that before the end of tomorrow, we should be able to see ours.

iamharkinwaley:
I grab, thanks a lot for your time I appreciate

Not very clear. But I believe it's up to date.

skarlett:
Unique with their wahala

We'll see how it goes anyways

what set?

jonathanOz:
After going through some pages of this thread I must say I've just realised that I have a lot of work to do. I graduated in 2014, studied Microbiology, with a CGPA of 3.2/5. Very poor right? I know I could have done better but some challenges made me have that poor result. I want to do my masters abroad (preferably the US, Canada, Australia and those top countries but I wouldn't mind other less competitive European or Asian countries). Of recent I've been doing some researches as regards requirements and all that. I got to understand that I need GRE, TOEFL and exams like that. I never knew seeking for Masters admission abroad is this demanding. I'm optimistic and very ready to do all within my power to get admission into a good school abroad in the nearest time possible but I need serious guidance because sometimes I get tired and confused. I would really appreciate it if you guys could help me answer some of these questions below...

1. With my second class-lower undergraduate result, can I easily get admitted into a good school abroad for M.sc in Epidemiology or any related biomedical course?

2. How easy is it to get scholarships( whether fully funded or partly funded ) and can I get one with my result?

3. What's the average cost of study in America or in Europe for masters. Just an estimate please

I have lots of other questions but let me stop here for now. Thanks guys for the thread

cc
dexiebaba
Shakaz
spotlighte
leoney

1. Lucky you, most USA school careless about class of degree. And from the look of things 3.2/5.0 would be 3.0+ on a 4.0 scale, which is what most schools request as the minimum. So just google "wes igpa converter" to know you CGPA on a 4.0 scale equivalent.

2. Admission is on a holistic basis in most schools. Provided you meet the minimum requirement of the dept. in GPA,GRE, Toefl...you stand a chance to get your application reviewed. Funding is dependent on a lot of factors, the most important being availability of funding in your research interest. Just note that PhD are more funded than Msc. However, Msc admission is easier than PhD. So your take!

3. The cost is usually on the university web page. An estimate for US schools is usually between $20 - 40k could be higher or less depending on school. (I assume you meant only tuition)

My take!

Dexiebaba:
Congrats brother... Your hardwork wudnt be in vain...your admission is sure..
Your post was inspiring and I want to start preparing for my GRE...can you pls send me all materials, links and tests you used through gmail (chiderahenry5000@gmail.com) or WhatsApp (08164981992)...thank you in anticipation and God bless

Thanks brother. I appreciate. Noted check your mail.


p.s: For those around Port Harcourt, DM me I have lots of useful materials for the GRE I can share. Just be fast about it, because I might be out of town before 20th of this month.

DopeTech:
Once you are capable of 4G kindly go to MTN office and upgrade. After successful upgrade you will be given free 1.5GB valid for 30days!

I got a text telling me that my SIM and Device are 4G LTE ready. Do I still need to go to MTN office and is it free (the upgrade) ?

excel11:
2018 Batch C Is A Goal!!
Lagos Kofa Is A Goal!!
I Rep Benue State University.

God Bless PCM

I heard lagos state is usually unavailable during application. How true is this?

Quoran:
Good list of schools. Why Biomedical Engineering? Which area in particular? If there is a link between your experience in Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Biomedical, that is fine. That link will be your selling point. As for funding, it is never safe to assume that all schools fund even though that is usually the case. You have a nice list of schools. Six is a good number. I hope you get into your dream school.

Thank you. Well, My final year supervisor is in the Bio-instrumentation department and also my final year project is on Bio-instrumentation. Moreover, My department updated our syllables during my set and we did quite a handful of courses in instrumentation, imaging and control relavant to the field of BME. I have checked most of the listed schools web pages and in some it is even advisable to have your Bsc in a traditional Engineering discipline before applying.

I hope to contact the departments to make inquiry on funding before applying. I would also like to get your opinion on something else. If you don't mind. I will send you a PM

GboyegaD:
Have you tried engaging the Graduate Program Director as well as your intending supervisor(s)? I would suggest you do that and based on the response you get, you may be able to choose what schools to apply to so as to conserve your resources.

Thanks for the suggestion. I am doing that already.