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Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 10:24am On Sep 21, 2018

bigfrancis21:
What's your school?

Sulcross

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 8:04pm On Sep 20, 2018

zarconflux:
Good morning nairalanders,my name is freddie from imo state,I graduated Aug,2015 and now I want to leave nigeria but the only option I have for now is via student visa.
I have an uncle in the US who's over 43yrs in d US but he's not helping.Now I want to go for masters in the same US but I don't know where to start,I have read d previous conversations but d terms sounds Spanish.
Please someone should help a brother...what do I do?

This is exactly how it was for me, but with enough dedication and discipline you'll get to know these terms really fast.

Don't stop reading last conversations, with time you'll be very familiar with these words even enough to contribute and answer questions.

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 7:37am On Sep 20, 2018

Sheq:
am here oooooo ..how did he do it

NYPD please enlighten us...how did you do it

Lmao, my bad please.

Sheq

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 5:52am On Sep 20, 2018

NYPD:
I left for the US when i was 25. My parents cant even afford to buy plane ticket. Application, flight ticket and all was paid by me. I had to tell them i was on a scholarship (which i wasnt)so they dont have high bp thinking how they would pay my fees.

The thing is whatever you set your heart to get, you would get it. Nigeria frustrated me, i was almost depressed even God knew he had to take me out before i ran mad, so he provided the resources.

Sheke, come and see this.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Spotlighte: 7:16pm On Sep 19, 2018

Remen:
I applied for the GRE test today.. The earliest available date for my location is Oct 31st and I used my visa card to apply via the ETS site.. All I have to do is study, study and study... Bachelor GPA is 4.12/5 and my discipline is chemical engineering.

Wow Bruh.

Success!

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 5:50pm On Sep 19, 2018

Abacino007:
Hello My Nairaland family,

Can someone directly ask your graduate coordinator for funding? Like persuading

Yes, you can ask them directly.
I feel it's always good to ask them before starting the application process too while following up through it.

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Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 5:29pm On Sep 19, 2018

dk2baba:
I want to go for an undergraduate program in USA and I already have a degree certificate here in Nigeria am 25 would age not b a barrier?? Pls I need an urgent response from an experienced person

Why do you want to go for another undergraduate programme? Are you going for an entirely different field?

It's always difficult to convince a VO that you are only going for studies and not just running away. If you can convince them, good and fine. There was a girl here last season who got her visa to study another undergraduate course - she switched from the humanities to tech, look her up and see what she did different.

Why not go for a master's degree though?

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 1:25pm On Sep 18, 2018

herrlicher:
That's right. Honestly I'd love to talk about the so called H1b but I think it would be highly discouraging especially nowadays and i'd rather let everyone pursue their American dreams. I wish y'all best of luck. Thank you.

I'm actually interested in this discussion. It's good you share what you know with us, plis dear.

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 11:46am On Sep 18, 2018

mhizdee:
Been following this thread since late last month and I must thank everyone that took their time to post their transcripts here.
Profile

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 8:51am On Sep 18, 2018

People between the ages of 20 and 25 who go through this admission process themselves (including monies paid for travels, living expenses, tuition, visa fees and others) without so much support from family, how do you do it?

Also, is it possible to travel to other countries for visit sake with one's F1 visa while living in America?

I am asking for a friend. I am that friend.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Spotlighte: 8:04pm On Sep 17, 2018

Officialhow:
DARKLASER
Preparing has not been so easy too and my exam is Nov 07 too.
The scope i use for studying is I stay back at work to study when my colleagues are gone and leave by past 7.
Cos i dont get the strength to read again when i get home owing to the stressful day at work and stress going back from yaba to ikd.
Buh i know for sure that we'll share our testimonies last last.

If this isn't the story of my life.
Everyday I regret not writing this GRE before NYSC.

You even have time to read. I almost do not. cry

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 3:28pm On Sep 17, 2018

soulpiano23:
Hallejuah---Got my Visa approved on the 14/09/18.This is Heavenly favour!
Had never been to any embassy in my life(even Benin Replublic if that exist)
The interview was like 3-5mins.I prayed for favour all through last week,even while the interview was going and God favoured me.
Celebrate with me cos God is faithful and will favour you when you sincerely cry onto Him.

Congratulations Soulpiano!

We await your transcript.

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 5:55pm On Sep 16, 2018

BabbanBura:
UK is easy and straight forward.
The money (Tuition, accomodation and upkeep) has to be in your account and they have no business with an individual sponsor. Some schools even demand you pay the tuition before issuing you the CAS that forms part of your documentation for visa application.
So no worry yaself, get the admission, accept it and have the money in your account for atleast 30days before your visa application date.

She's asking for the US.

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 4:33pm On Sep 16, 2018

UromOta:
what should I do? how should I go about it?

You'd have to go to the immigration office in Abuja. The Glass House to be precise.

Thing is that you'll pay more for your data to be changed (about 4 times or more what you paid to get it in the first place). I was there last week to change my data. In my case, my birth month was incorrect.

What I did was send my documents bearing my correct birth month to my friend who works at immigrations, including a letter stating the incorrect and correct months. I travelled to Abuja last week for my capture and returned same day. My passport is in my city now but just hasn't gotten to my house yet. I'll go pick it up tomorrow or pay to have it brought to my house.

I'll advise you get the right person to do it for you so you aren't swindled off many hundreds of thousand.

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Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 3:31pm On Sep 16, 2018

UromOta:
Hy.
I'm CHUKWUEMEKA by name. actually I'm still an undergraduate but hoping earnestly to further my education in US.
There is one thing that has been bothering me.
It's my passport. I have a passport already, but the problem is that the DATE OF BIRTH on my passport is not same as the one on my other documents. The error occurred when I was registering for the passport, a wrong and inconsistent birth certificate was used. Now I've gotten the right one and also a sworn affidavit.
Please how do I go about effecting the change of DATE OF BIRTH on my passport.

please i need help. Thank you.

I'm glad you've taken the right step in correcting your data, and I'll be very honest with you.

Correction of data (date of birth especially) on your international passport can only be done in Abuja, and nowhere else in Nigeria. Don't allow anybody tell you otherwise.

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Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 10:56am On Sep 16, 2018

oladiran2:
Okay, thanks a lot. I work far north so I intend to travel to Lagos in November so I should be able to get 2-3 letters of recommendation from my supervisor and lecturers which I will take back with me and keep till when needed. Who gives statement of purpose please and what's it about.please kindly help me with the list of documents I should make available with me since I have no clue.
Thanks alot

It doesn't work that way really. The LoR is not something you submit yourself except maybe for special cases. Everything is done online. The only thing you're supposed to do is provide the email addresses and job designations of your recommenders (usually from two past lecturers and one from work - it varies though). Your recommenders would be sent online forms to fill, after which they'd write letters that highlight your readiness for the programme through the experience of once having you as their student or employee.

People make travels for this when their recommenders aren't computer savvy or are taking time to do their bit, so they go help them through to make it faster.

I'd strongly advise you start disturbing your recommenders as this part of the application could take a very long time to complete, no thanks to unserious recommenders. Anyway, just find your way around it.

As for the statement of purpose, you're the one who's suppose to do that. Browse the internet and look through as many examples as you can. Deep down yourself, you should know why you're opting for the course you're aiming to study. Don't duplicate another person's own please. Americans do not tolerate plagiarism.

You should check your programme's requirements to know what documents you'd be needing to make your application complete.

I hope that was helpful.

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Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 12:54am On Sep 16, 2018

oladiran2:
Scared of it though, trying to look at the Feb 1 deadline for application for my course was why I was considering October.

February 1 isn't so far away as regards application processes but it's still enough time to finish your application.

You should look at dates in November or early December so that there are enough weeks to spare for sending your result to the school of your choice. Just start to gather your other application materials (LoRs, statement of purpose, etc) while reading for the GRE. The GRE is something you have to read properly for, unless you're okay with low scores or repeated writing.

You could register with B. Y Mafit (through a simple Google Search) or ponpon on this thread. They both subsidize the standardized tests fees.

Just breathe and take it one step at a time, okay?

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 8:39pm On Sep 15, 2018

oladiran2:
Thanks a lot for your time, It's listed as part of requirements. Would send email to confirm more then since I noticed the requirements hasn't been updated for awhile but would also start preparing to write the GRE hopefully in October.

Don't you think October is too close for adequate preparations?

You might need more time. Well, I don't know. You might be able to ace it within such little time, after all some Asians only prepare for 20 hours and are able to get great scores.

Cheers

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 8:34pm On Sep 15, 2018

oladiran2:
Thanks for your response. I intend applying for msc in plant science at the university of Massachusetts amherst but they have these test listed as required in all their offered courses. Does this means I can just apply and ignore the GRE within as been required?? quote author=GboyegaD post=71206076]

GRE isn't compulsory however, it is good to write and ace it if you require funding as it helps in comparing students during admission and also, it is a way to start preparing mentally for graduate school. The idea of a cheap school shouldn't be too much of concern to you rather, I would say focus on schools that offer what you want and see how best you can benefit from their funding.

If they have it as a requirement for your intended course, then you MUST write the necessary one(s) unless they are waived for you.

Why don't you want to write any standardized test though?

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Spotlighte: 7:29am On Sep 15, 2018

Patrick2go:
Team #fall19

...and at the end Ours' will be a story that brought GLORY to his name�
Let's connect i sent a mail.

I didn't see any mail hun. Please resend.

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 7:22am On Sep 15, 2018

Brighem:
Yeah that was actually my first time and by gods grace I got it... I tried not to get intensed and make mistake...And I also thank God for my agent who help me through all the processes... He has got 90% success rate with all his clients...he is really good

Wow. This is my first time on this thread hearing something good about an agent. Another thing is that he or you chose a good school and not like in other cases where not-so-good schools are chosen for students. From your response, you worked hard in your case.

Congratulations again. Your brother should share his transcript too. grin

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Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 7:18am On Sep 15, 2018

KAMSITO:
Hellow good people of this great forum.
I differed my admission to next year march , the school agreed to change my starting date in the new i-20 they will send for my interview but that i should use the old admisdion letter sent to me. Pls going with this old admission letter will it cause any problem in the interview

Does the old admission letter bear another semester?
I don't think that would be a problem since you deferred the admission.

You can check their international students section's FAQs or better still, ask the person you've been communicating with.

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 7:14am On Sep 15, 2018

Brighem:
[/b]ME AND MY BROTHER'S VISA GOT APPROVED SAME DAY[b](3 WEEKS AGO)

Sorry its coming late. I want to thank everyone in this room for every piece of information u've provided...my brother and i, we got our visa approved same day( 3 weeks ago)…7:30am...

MEwith all joy)Thanks ma
VO: Welcome to united States

That day was all joy for me... I practiced so seriously with determination to build my confidence... The true secret is your confidence nothing more...your confidence tells weather u are lying or not ...just be bold and respond to every question..
Don't forget to smile its also a big secret to building your confidence..
Thanks everybody once again...

Ayyy, congratulations Brighem!

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 7:07am On Sep 15, 2018*

oladiran2:
Please house gurus, I really need answers on this bothering me and I hope to get a reply from anyone as I will keep checking through the thread for my next step. I am looking forward to apply for my masters in agronomy(agriculture) and I want to know if it's compulsory for me to have GRE, or is it just a requirements by individual universities while some won't need it so I can know if I have to think of writing GRE or GMAT and the likes.
Thanks

It's not compulsory to write any of the standardized exams especially if the schools you're applying to do not require them. So, it's on you to go through their websites and email messages to know how to go forward from here.

The thing here is that in some visa interview cases, it shows how serious that candidate is; and their preparedness to want to study. It boosts your chances of standing out when admission decisions are being made for funding.

Honestly, I'll suggest you write the germane exams. You might just need them when it's dire. You can use same GRE score for 5 years, TOEFL for 2 years.

Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 2:09pm On Sep 13, 2018

AmaSophy:
I have asked before and no-one gave a good response.

Please is it advisable to use a bank statement of a US resident as my sponsor?

US bank statement I mean. I need to be certain on what to do. Please help me ooo. I need meaningful contributions please void of complications.
Thank You!!!!!!

Yes, you can. As long as your sponsor has enough funds in the account for your tuition and cost attendance for 1-2years, you're good to go.

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Spotlighte: 7:52pm On Sep 06, 2018

Mikkyboy:
Hi all,
I'm a silent but ardent follower and reader of this thread.
i'm a very busy person so I didnt have all the time to prepare for my GRE and TOEFL.
GRE:
Preparation time : almost 3 months off and on
Scores:Q :152 V : 152 : AW :3.0\
Materials Used : All materials from nairaland.
Lesson Learnt: I didn't devote time for practice.I did only two PowerPrep tests,(not full tests).In summary my prep was awful.
TOEFL :
Preparation time: 1 week
SCORES :Reading:26 Listening: 28 Speaking : 26 Writing : 28
Materials Used : Notefull Videos
Lesson Learnt : No need to Study too much for TOEFL if you actually graduated from university and earned your degree.Just understand the exam setup.

GPA: UG: 3.3/4.0
PG (Msc): about 3.68/4.0

On Applications:
I cannot over emphasis what I've gained from this forum.It has been said time without number contact Profs that you hope to do research with.
With this in mind I contacted profs,some replied while some didn't. But fortunately for me even before applying, I can say I already have two profs that have accepted me already with funding I hope.(because this is the koko, and we discussed about it already).
On this note I wish all 2019 hopefulls all the best in this application round.

I hope to comment in the future that one of our veterans here came to pick me up at JFK..(winks)

(Make Una no vex oooo, before people go bombard me say i no come post here since..lol...I no get time ni o...and i dont have excuse to give for not posting......so my apologies.Thanks for accepting my apologies in advance)

Thanks to : PonPon,Quoran,Drhopeful,cutemorgan,thegrandchemist,ndawe and all of you who have commented or given useful advise on this thread.
For future readers: if this thread gets to 1000 pages, please and please read all pages and you will never regret you did.You will be in a position to advise others.

Wheew! We haven't had this in a long time now.
Congratulations Mikkyboy.
I hope your future statement becomes a present soon.

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Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Spotlighte: 11:32am On Sep 06, 2018

Emusan:
I haven't used my passport anytime, can I be denied visa because of that?

A virgin passport won't be a reason why you are denied a visa. I read about someone on this thread who said she had to travel to different countries so she could have travel history and boost her chance of getting the visa but was still denied.

I really don't think that would be a problem. Just do your own bit. Also, make sure it's not an expired passport.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Spotlighte: 6:48pm On Sep 03, 2018*

shakaz:
August/Sept. GRE is not smiling atall. I'm waiting on my AW before posting mine (I'm guessing that would either add flavour to it or complete the masacre). The summary of mine is, just like black panther "I froze".

Blek pentha grin

I'm sure it wasn't bad. We'll be waiting for your transcript, and I hope your AWA turns out good.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Spotlighte: 4:04pm On Sep 03, 2018

People have been giving the GRE and TOEFL, yet no transcripts. What's happening dear family?

Please help us by posting your transcripts so that we who haven't given them can learn through your experiences. It also keeps the thread alive. Thank you.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Spotlighte: 11:36pm On Sep 02, 2018

papilo90:
Hello spotlighte, I tried sending you a pm, saying too many anonymous mails sent. Pls send me a pm or mail me at mytochondria90@gmail.com

I saw your message. I've replied you now.

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