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Hey people, been a long while. I'm expecting an admit any time soon. So nervous I've been freaking out, i hope it doesn't turn to paranoia. Can't just imagine that after all the stress I went through I would not get an admit- won't happen folks.

Infact, I'm expecting an admit with aid. Join me in prayers,

@ sefago, are you the one on talk.collegeconfidential.com? Those folks got some amazing stats it makes me wanna scream.

@ OP,
I was enjoying this article (though very philosophical and idealist) till the writer started to lose objectivity. Christainity is not the only problem. The nuisance issues cannot be over-emphasized as a major problem of many churches but you may want to consider Islamic extremists as a bigger problem to the development of the nation. Religious leaders may manipulate their followers to achieve their own selfish desires but in life, there are always choices open to every man.

There would always be religion and people would always have the choice of what to believe. Intellect (scientific) is a different issue entirely. Religion does not promote or deter intelligence.

I therefore don't see a clear relationship between Religion and Scientific knowledge. You may want to re-organize your thoughts(just an advice).

Abuseay:
[b] I sat patiently awaiting my turn to face the Consular, Alas! It was the Chinese American Woman whose Cubicle was Empty, Mhmmm and I have read about her on this thread, Well, I stood up and approached her cubicle,

Consular: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning
Consular: Have you ever been to the USA?
Me: No
Consular: What are you going to do?
Me: To Study for my Doctoral Degree in Chemical Engineering
Consular: How many Schools did U Apply and How many Rejects?
Me: I applied to 2 Schools. Colorado State University and the URI, well the Colorado State University advised that they do not have the required faculty to supervise me, and they are still looking for a suitable match for my Research proposal. But I got accepted to URI.
Consular:Whats your Research Proposal About?
Me: Well I will be Specializing in Safety Health and Environmental Issues on Oil and Gas Offshore and Onshore Facilites, ( I stopped talking)
Consular: Do U have a Masters Degree?
Me: Yes I do. An MSc Petroleum Technology from the UK.
Consular: When did you graduate?
Me: Oct 2008
Consular: Whats your present job?
Me: Am a Process Engineer
Consular: So who is Sponsoring you?
Me: My Father, (She asked what he does and alll that, ) I told Him he is a University Professor,
Consular: Are you the only Child? Any Siblings? Because the Tutiton Fee on your I-20 is too much, Do u think your father can Support you all through?
Me: I answered YES HE CAN !
Consular: Are you Sure?
Me: YES I am sure
Consular: Can I see his statement?
Me: I gave her , ( Now She flipped through in about 15 seconds and she gave it back to me)
Consular: Started Typing for about 50 seconds after which she gave me the green ticket to go pick up my Visa. and she said GOODLUCK on your Studies.

It was a long Interview, Wish you Guys the Best of God !!!

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Congrats bro. I'm also going for an MS/Phd in Chemical Engineering come September. Please like how much did your sponsor have in his account. (I know it's a confidential thingy but just give me a hint.) I don't know if I should use my Uncle's statement or my Dad's company statement. Nethacker, you can also help out.

holakunle:
Hi fellas,

I need some words of advise on GRE exam. The new year came with a drastic change of career path for me. And as such, I intend enrolling for an engineering graduate admission come Fall 2010. I have been able to lock down a few schools whose application deadlines are still open. The main point here is that I'll need to write GRE test by January ending if I'm to meet up with these deadlines.

Can the house please advise on the best way to crush the GRE Verbal Test for a score of 700?

I would be glad if all relevant materials (pdf/softwares) can be sent to  holakunle(at)yahoo(dot)com

@ SEFAGO, Yalesman & Bebure    Your opinions on the caption above would be highly welcomed and appreciated

For the Quantitative- Use Powerprep and NOVA GRE. For the Verbal, Barrons would be helpful but focus on developing techniques to answer RCs. I wish you the best in your exams.

SEFAGO:
To be sincere I really doubt most people here need an 800 since most would be doing engineering. Except if someone wants to do a PhD in the humanities

Yeah that's true. Even with a 500 on the Verbal section, you could get admitted to an Ivy League school.

@ Others, Focus on the Quantitative section and the Analytical section. A bad score in those two would hurt your application.

Godeagle:
Wow guys! It's nice to see how much information have been shared in this since I've been gone. I've learnt a lot more. Well, I'm back for Fall admission. All thanks to the player hater that denied me visa after asking silly questions relating to my current job; it not being an oil company, my choice of school, if I had travelled out before (I've not) and who my sponsor was; him being an uncle that doesn't bear my surname. These questions I had answered honestly and satisfactorily in my own opinion. The guy no know the current job situation for 9ja? I just dey vex

Anyways, I intend to give it another shot while I look at other good programs in the UK and Canada. I've sent mails to the departments where I was admitted to have them defer my admission but there has been no response. Does anybody know how the deferring thing works in the US?

What's wrong with those folks? I'm so sorry bro. But keep trying. I'm expecting a decision come March. For those preparing for visa interviews, visit this thread and read through the pages. It would help a great deal.
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-240241.0.html

Wishing every January test-taker success in their exams.

yalesam:
can anyone out of those that had done GRE give us some more hints on how best to prepare to for this GRE so as to ace it once and for all. tell us how u handled and prepare for each section, the methods adopted to read for the GRE exam, so that we prepare for the exam now can learn from your cue.

And once again, i still need soft copy materials , anyone that can help me with soft copy material on GRE should please forward those materials to my mail box smithbguy[at]yahoo[dot]com

Read the previous pages. The materials are too large to be sent as attachments but I'll try.

BlackkBoy:
Hi guys. How come I never knew such a forum exists? Believe me, having spend some one hour+ going through the 11 pages of really interesting posts in this forum, I knida feel some regret not to have discovered this group earlier; especially when I realized I could have just obtained some debit cards from some Nigerian banks to make online payments for my GRE scheduling, ASRs and application fees.
It's still quite nice to know I have some like-minded individuals I can rub minds with.
Perhaps, I should introduce myself as some Nigerian hpoing to matriculate in a decent graduate programme in the US come fall 2010.
I will be glad to continually share my little experiences with these 'American runs' with positive minded Nigerians who are or will be interested in following this path.

2good, contratulations on your acceptances. With the assumption that you have applied to, and thus admitted to, masters degree programmes which is a norm that it's sparingly funded; I think the very first thing to consider is funding. Except you are from a really well-to-do background and it's no problem to fund yourself through these programmes, I think an admission that comes with some sort of scholarship should top your list of
preference.

Welcome bro. I wish you the best in your endeavours.

2good:
Thank you all forn your contribution.
I believe I am going to have a very big problem deciding on the school to attend come fall 2010 because I applied to a lot of schools and have already gotten admission in three of them.
They are:
1. University of Nottingham: Petroleum and Environmental Process Engineering
2. TUDelft: Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience.
3. Eindhoven University of Technology: Chemical Engineering.
I am also expecting to hear good news from the following schools
1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU): Petroleum Engineering
2. Heriot Watt University: Reservoir Evaluation Management
3. Royal Institute of Technology Stolckolm: Chemical Engineering with Energy Option
4. Louisiana State university: Petroleum Engineering
5. Texas A&M: Petroleum Engineering
6. University of Texas @ Austin: Petroleum and Geosystem Engineering.

I will be needing very good advicers to convice on which of the schools to attend that will give me a better guaranteed future.
You advices will also be welcome

Guy go for the schools in Texas once you get the admission. LSU should also be an option due to proximity to Texas and LSU also has a very reputable Petroleum Program.

Thanks. You're right. I'm for grad school. I'll start going about the bank statements so I did have to rush anyone later on. Thanks once again.

@A-town, thanks alot. I'll be able to put that together. Must the sponsor be an individual or a company and how do you think a consular would react if the bank statement is for the company's account?

Bebesula:
Please, don't ever add that 'your' stu.pi.d SHALOM to your post again. It is the "Hypocritism" of the highest order. This is just one of the reasons why we are tagged as terrorist.
Now, i think i boldly go with PHUCK_NL ways of viewing and responding to matters.

Abeg, make una take am easy. the guy bleeped but we have to forge ahead. Let by-gones be by-gones. At least every other person visiting the thread would see that only those with genuine intentions thrive on this thread. Please house, if i receive a full financial package from a university ( which even exceeds the yearly amount required) do i still have to present a bank statement from a sponsor?

john4uu:
I just arrived yesterday here in Dallas,wow what a beautiful place to be.I was not really treated to undergo any screening as I hped for before.I didnt last for 10mins,cos they have to work on my I-20 and the I-94 form,my luggage wasnt even checked,they just aksed me if I have any food a inside.I said no.There was no body checked,pull shoe check.I was totally checked in MMIA and frankfurt. Germany was so intensed

The country is too much,ikt seems right from the time you landed and the time you leave the airport you are being scan on every step you made.wow is good to be here,

Congrats bro. It's a good thing you were not subjected to the humiliating experience some other Nigerians have been having. I wish you the best in your endeavours.

Very interesting thread. You guys should consider joining the SSS or NIA someday.
@ Suxes, I'm very disappointed. I'm waiting for an admission decision as against fall and I was hoping you'll come here with something better than all this shit. Naija holds better opportunities for you in the movie industry. Stop being a desperado.

@ Afrodoc, nice job.
@ Others. I took my GRE and TOEFL exams last month. While I was satisfied with my score on the Quantitative section, my Verbal score on the GRE was appalling because I did not prepare for the verbal section. Q-770 V-420 AW-4.0. For the GRE i'll suggest you start out at least three months before your scheduled exam date. If your major is in an engineering field, you shouldn't have any problem with the Quant. You'll need to work on your verbal so as to improve your cumulative score.
You can get Barron's material for the TOEFL and GRE at CMS-check the shops by the roadside near CMS bookshop. I don't think you need to go for any classes to ace the TOEFL. With one week of preparation, i was able to score 104 out of 120 on the iBT. All you need is focused preparation.

For the GRE please do not neglect the powerprep software and NOVA gre. I got a couple of pdf files. You need them, let me know.

Guys, we are very blessed in Nigeria. Forget about what you all are saying. Let's just assume for one second that the bomb had been detonated by Farouk, it would be a very different story entirely. We won't have the FBI and CIA honoring us with their presence

Probably we'll all be in a church or mosque praying to God to spare our lives because the bombing would be terrible-especially in the North! I believe it'll die down by this time next year but we and our generations would live to pay the price for the asinine brat's action.

Thank you Lord, for it could have been worse.

suxes2005:
@kenn: I'm seriously in a big poo now. I mean it bro. My sevis fee was not paid on time, infact it has not been paid! I am in real big poo and I dont want to miss 2moro moreover, i cant cancel the appointment now. I'm confused, dnt knw wat to do. D only miracle is to get a person in usa who has a genuine credit card, help pay online, generate the receipt, scan it to me so dat i print it.

But who's gonna do dat now? I wish u guys knw how i'm feelin now.

Anyways, God is dia sha, But can I attend interview without sevis receipt?

SHALOM

I've been following this thread for some weeks now and I would willingly help any of you guys as you have helped others. Hit me up. I have someone over there that can sort that out. But be ready to hand over the equivalent once you can print the receipt. I no dey for story story. call me on 08063318070.

@ Femilangy et al. Good work guys. I'm just sending in my application for admission. Probably by April next year I'll be more active on the thread. Thanks a lot.

January deadlines usually apply to people who apply to top schools for admission and financial aid. For example, MIT's Chemical Engineering department has deadline of January 1 for PhD applicants. Other schools (not the top 20-30) have theirs from February to April depending on the program you're applying for.

About the visa stuff, no hassles. The most important thing for one to do is to ensure that one prepares well for the interview. A character that exudes confidence and charisma, alongside the necessary documents should make one scale through the visa process.

I'm glad I passed the AW but a 5.0 wouldn't have been bad. You can send your SOP to my email. About my option, I applied directly for PhD for two schools, the rest are MS with the thesis option. I've added you on my yahoo messenger. Hit me up as soon as you can.

@ Lacrisma,
Who cares what you believe? The truth is the truth. Get over it.

American officials have cause to worry there may be more al Qaeda-trained young men in Yemen planning to bring down American jets.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab told FBI agents there are more just like him in Yemen.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, charged with the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253, told FBI agents there were more just like him in Yemen who would strike soon.

And in a tape released four days before the attempted destruction of the Detroit-bound Northwest plane, the leader of al Qaeda in Yemen boasted of what was planned for Americans, saying, "We are carrying a bomb to hit the enemies of God."

Yemen has become a principal al Qaeda training ground and the accused suicide bomber told the FBI he was trained for more than a month in Yemen, given 80 grams of a high explosive cleverly sewn into his underpants, undetected by standard security screening.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/abdulmutallab-yemen-northwest-flight-253-terror-suspect/story?id=9430536

Bought dollar for N154 today at Opebi Road, Ikeja.

Yeah that's a fact. We'll just have to trust God for it.

Hey guys. Got my TOEFL scores today. God has been faithful.

Reading 28   Listening 25   Speaking 24  Writing 27   Total 104

I put in only two weeks of preparation for the exam. In all, I thank God for everything. I'll be mailing my applications this week.

So you hold an advanced degree and still exhibit this level of stupidity? Masters degree from what university? Olabisi Onabanjo? Renaissance my foot. You keep saying this would be your last comment but you keep coming back to post a reply. Know why? You're scared of defeat. Get over it brother. I would have called you a FOOL but that would be an insult to other foolish people. If I'm an ignorant slowpoke like you said, i just can't imagine what you are,   

MUNEER2:


I'm so full of poo?
Well, guess your true personality's better than mine
I don't have to continue doing this with a humbug like you , who is just tryin' to paint himself white
Why don't you come out for real, and let the whole NL watch me fry you

Try other words, Stupid ass.

gidson12:
wow, you are giving me every reason to call u a retard, superbrain one who knows how to contruct simple and complex english, well i'm not surprised i rated your IQ correctly, for your information go to this site http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Profound+mental+retardation that where your mental state is correctly described
medically, so that you dont disgrace yourself ignorantly by saying that your mental state cannot be profound, not mild, not moderate, not severe but profound mental retardation, why not get yourself enrolled in one of these night schools for a start, ouranopithecus Ape

Stupidity at it's peak! So you expect me to click on that link? Quack medical student! Trying to show your skills on NL? Burn to ashes, you asinine human.

gidson12:
superbrain, is that really your username, what an irony, this is the first time i've ever seen an slowpoke claiming brains,
not talk of a super one, your IQ scaling is 5 i.e (0.5%) = Profound mental retardation, street mut

Mental Retardation cannot be profound. IDIOT! You don't even know how to construct a simple statement in English.  I bet your IQ would be in the negative, probably three digits negative.

olatayor:
@Gidson waste.or whats your punk backside name.u need to go look for a space in HELL to spend the rest of your rotten life.i would suggest one thing to you dummy.take one second out of your freakin rotten disgracful life to think about this issue and you will find out that you are just as dumb as the reporters who took chris's name as the headline just for idiots like you to come and get one for your negative reasoning.you fool and other low life school dropouts who just go to school to learn urban english should take this for critical reasonin.why didnt the dailies go for headlines like SUNNY SOUND CLOSED DOWN BY LSG or PURECHEM AND OTHERS CLOSED BY LSG, Christ embassy is not a room that can be managed by one person,u need to check urself,how many times did u clean your surroundings without somebody floggin u to do it.i want u all fools and low life critics to start using your brains from now.its important

Period. You've said it all. Fools like gidson12 make more sense when they keep quiet. Guy, how you dey?

MUNEER2:
A low life scumbag? Probably if the post was about an Imam?
You are just too full of baseless assumptions.
Why can't you say something that would make me think you're really a super brain, otherwise keep mute

You're so FOS.

@ gidson12,

I can see you're a big asshole. Short-sighted fool. You just open your mouth and talk without thinking. Rubbish! Nigeria would be better off without people like you.

MUNEER2:
Hmmm, i initially thought i was speaking to a sensible individual, now, you just displayed how super your brain is, when you can't even interprete simple sarcastical exprssion, so sad
Mind you, this is everyones' business, and if you are tired, simply keep mute!
I don't know why i'm exchanging words with a super brain slowpoke. Did you see any of my comments that says something like religion, or which part of the word  signature do you not understand?
Signature is a personal logo, and you are free to use anything that suits you best
I never abused any religion here, and i'll never do, cos i respect other people's faith, so why don't go jump down from WTC if you have issues with that signature, and stop demonstrating super brain humbug here

It's so sad that someone as seemingly educated as you are can be so myopic. Yeah, you can say all you can but it only goes a long way to describe your true personality- a low life scumbag! Probably if the post was about an Imam or Alfa, your disposition would be different.

@ MUNEER2
I can finally see this is a religious propaganda and hence you interest in the " Oyakhilome" matter and your signature says it all- "Allah never failed me, try him too." Leave the Pastor alone. What about Purechem and the other companies? Na wah for you.

MUNEER2:
Even the dumbest of men would simply tell you what a forum constitute, so, no need of you guessing who constituted it
All i'm saying is, this post is as relevant as you think it is not. Anyway, let's clean our environment clean, and that's all

Finally, you can say something close to logical "Anyway, let's[b] clean[/b] our environment clean, and that's all". The dumbest of men don't talk. Neither does any dumb man. My initial post was not directed at you but the poster and i'll appreciate it if you mind your own business. Like you said, air your own opinions and leave me to mine. ITK!

Adekunley:
Religion and governance, I like my Governor no time for lassitude and levity

Bros, na wah oh. Why you sample your picture like this? For your information, no be Fashola himself shut down those places. Some over-ambitious folks i guess. Won't be surprised to hear that those companies including Pastor Oyakhilome's people had to part away with some six or seven digits to get their properties opened.

MUNEER2:
Yes! where did you keep all these before? You are just talking like a nairalander, your opinions are highly welcome.
Please, do me a favour, read and compare your first post with this, and you'll see why i said those words. Now, you just proved your point
Maybe you can ask the question again, then, i'll probably have an answer to it

LOL. You make me laugh. I thought you said this was a forum and i shouldn't impose my opinion? Now I'm talking like a Nairalander, I guess you were the one who drafted the Nairaland Constitution as concerns what should be said and what shouldn't. That said, I hope you now see why I said the post is irrelevant.

Abeg help me ask am. It's just the height of joblessness.

olalekan1:
it is not irrelevant because pastor chris is a world wide known preacher. So how could his warehouse be shut down due to dirtiness, he preaches a lot to to NIgerian xtians and xtians abroad so how come he cant preach to the warehouse workers to live to their expectation, if they dont have  cleaners why cant they get one. SO I dont think it is irrelevant as you said.

I get your point. My point is that you shouldn't make conclusions based on write-ups. That's why i said the write-up is irrelevant as it is obviously a case of sensual journalism. Take a visit to the place being talked about and then you'll see it's not as bad as is being propagated. I frequent that area a lot. If the Government want to start shutting down warehouses and factories for such things as Generator noise and improper waste disposal, there are two places they should start with: Oba Akran Avenue and Otta.