₦airaland Forum

Spanishmario: d mandatory fee with insurance is 21K USD...knw my way around as in

Give me an exact breakdown of your estimated cost of attendance (as it appears on your I-20 or school website) and I will explain further. Right now, I do not understand what it is as you have given me many different figures within your last 3 posts.

Spanishmario: university at ALBANY...itz 23K USD per year including all expenses(housing,books,insurance) for a master degree.

23k is fine but you really don't have to spend that much if you know your way The only mandatory expenses are tuition/fees and insurance. All others are "negotiable".

[quote author=Find Out!]Thanks man. Was contacted yesterday. I've booked August 1st.

@House, please does anyone know how long it will take from the Nnamdi Azikiwe intl Airport to the US embassy (Diplomatic drive, Abuja)??

Google maps says I will get there in 37 minutes but I want to know the "real" time considering usual traffic and all.

Interview is at 10:45, flight lands 8am. I intend to arrive at the embassy latest a little after 10am.

Thanks guys.[/quote]If your flight actually lands at 8am, you should be good. But what if your flight gets delayed for whatever reason? Can you arrive the night before?

Spanishmario: Plz guruz, is a tuition fee of 12K USD per semester expensive
Help needed ASAP

What School? Program? Undergrad or Grad? No one (other than your sponsor) can decide if its expensive or not, we aint the one paying

Also know that it might have an impact on your visa interview as your I-20 will probably show an estimated annual cost of attendance of about 35-40K USD (assuming living expenses, insurances and books amount to 11-16K). You will have to show your sponsor can afford to spend that amount each year for the duration of your program. You might also have to explain why your sponsor will want to spend that kind of amount (almost N6.5m per annum) to educate you.

flynbird: Please which airline is presently the cheapest to New York (JFK). I don't mind stop overs like dubai. I've tried emirates but its not giving me my desired search result. How do you guys get it done? Besides what I saw on their web, I don't understand. Saw something like tax which is equivalent to the cost. What's that all about?

In between is $300 a month too much for a room with bathroom/toilet, utilities inclusive? I saw one I like on craiglist

$300 is cheap if you have your own bathroom and utilities included. Just make sure its close enough to campus (within walking distance or at least on the bus route).

What dates are you looking to travel? You'll probably get the cheapest fares from any of the following airlines but it also depends on your travel date.

Royal Jordanian
Egypt Air
Royal Air Maroc
Alitalia
Emirates
Qatar Airways

These are the airlines I've seen with fares under $2000 for August but seats are filling up fast.

Ricky Rozay: .......I can't just wait to lay my hands on that sweet, sexy, golden and everlasting US visa of mine... Lol!!!!

Dude did you get a green card or am I missing something here?

^^^You've got mail!

Ricky Rozay: Really, Pls drop ur contact.. We need to talk bro...

Thanks.....

Drop your email ... I will contact you.

imperiouxx: in MSU nau no be you dey run shows there ni?

Hahaha ... I'm no longer in MN but I can always link him up so he can get a soft landing. MSU has a great Naija/African community that look out for one another.

Congrats Ricky Rozay and Welcome to Mankato! Congrats to all others who recently got their visas and congrats to those who are waiting to get theirs too!

imperiouxx: @Rick-ross,

Ask for the guy called webstradamus at the administrative building when you get there. He's also a good guy on here.

What administrative building?

Gbenge 77: Hartson Jacksfield Airport.

lol ... it's actually Hartsfield-Jackson

bones007: House! Please what other reliable method can I use to get my school and accommodation fees down to US,since my school insisted on me paying prior to class enrollement.. Will opening domiciliary acount be the best option or buying a traveller cheque.. Please I need help.

Why don't you pay with a card? You will save a lot on wire transfer charges.

Any Portal guys in the house? Worked with the new KMC features in NetWeaver 7.3? I'm looking for tips/ideas on how best to implement a knowledge base to provide better user support using KM in NetWeaver Portal 7.3

bigfrancis21: Hello House,
Please I'm trying to book a flight now for travel in July ending. Now I want to ask this, can I reschedule my flight to a few days before my proposed booked date or a few days after? If yes, does this incur extra charges? And like how much?

You will be required to pay a change fee (usually around $150 - $250 depending on the carrier) and then the fare difference.

kofsy: Yeah! I got mine with yahoomail; and I got it almost instantly.
But can we get the link to Barrons? We have just "Cracking the GRE" and "Grubers"

Barron's GRE has just been added courtesy of bigfrancis21

bigfrancis21: Here's the download link for barrons. http://www.2shared.com/document/_uQBmT5s/Barrons_gre_19th_edition.html

Thanks ... uploaded and updated.

kofsy: Yeah! I got mine with yahoomail; and I got it almost instantly.
But can we get the link to Barrons? We have just "Cracking the GRE" and "Grubers"

I don't have any links for Barron's, if anyone does let them email me so I can upload to the server.

ferdimako: I did not see it in my yahoo account.

Kinda strange ... I just tested it with yahoomail again and it works as should. Can you try it again let me see if your mail gets here at all. Give me a sign so I know its you.

ferdimako: Use a gmail account.

Not compulsory ... works for all email providers

jonnyp: please house i sent a mail to selfstudy360@gmail.com for toefl and sat material and no response

Check your spam/bulk/junk ... you should have received it the exact time you sent the email.

imperiouxx: You need to close the gap just like this

[color=#990000 ] to [color=#990000]

Also the gap between [ and /color]

You can apply bold if you like too [b][/b]

SMF master ... lol.

[size=3pt]SMF = Simple Machines Forum[/size]

imperiouxx: You need to close the gap just like this

[color=#990000 ] to

Also

[ /color] to

lol ... thanks for the tip

klplus: hello all,
I reviewed the past experiences and the share vigour this thread has offered to people since 2009. Its really amazing, I am proud of every contributor. I need GRE materials, specifically recent ones. I wrote the exams on Dec 5,2012 and I had v-145 and q-152. I am planning to re-write even though I am still using this to apply. Kindly avail me materials. Please respond. Thanks

Send an email to selfstudy360@gmail.com. You will get an automated response containing download links for the materials. Goodluck!

bigfrancis21: Many thanks to you for your amazing words of encouragement. Wow, I didn't know M and DC had a huge concentration of IT companies. Thanks for telling me that.

As for the GRE materials, why are we here on earth if not to help ourselves out.
For those that may have prayed silently for me without my knowing it, thank you so much. May God reward you all richly.

As for the extra certification, I am currently running the MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) package. It combines network server administration plus hardware networking. How do you see the certification? CISCO is more of hardware networking but MCITP inclines towards the software part of networking.

Congrats on your admit ... great school and location u got there!


As for certifications, the MCITP is a good cert to obtain. However, systems and network administration usually go hand-in-hand so I'd advise you also do the CCNA (right after your MCITP) to further increase your employability. And somewhere down the line you can begin to look at Project Management (PMP)and IT Service Management (ITIL) if you want to fast-track your journey to becoming an oga at the top

@justwise

Would you be civil enough to at least explain why you deleted my post? You do realize it took some of my precious time to put that system together for the good of all Nairalanders who need those materials.

@justwise

Any reason why the email address was deleted?

I see there's a lot of people in need of GRE/GMAT/TOEFL/IELTS materials for self study and there's only one or two persons sharing these materials here so I decided to aggregate these materials and set up an auto-response system for accessing them instantly. If anyone needs these materials, let them simply send an email to selfstudy360@gmail.com and they'll get an automated response containing direct download links for all the materials in the repository (which will be updated as new materials become available).

Big thanks to bigfrancis21 and all other contributors for the links. If you have links to any materials necessary for inclusion, please let me know.

smithjanetstore: i dnt really understand y u people discourage many telling dem that wit an i-20 from cc thier chances are slim ...

I wonder too!

smithjanetstore: firstly, have u ever been to d embassy nd got denied wit it

No sir!

smithjanetstore: secondly, i have 2 of my friend nd they got thier visa wit a cc i-20 watburg college.

Thank God for them!

smithjanetstore: thirdly, its a matter of chance and luck i was denied 2wice wit many guys that thier situation are more better than i with an accredited UNI....
fourtly, i dont see reason y his chances are slim in obtaining it
padi mi go get ur visa joor

I absolutely agree with you! Carry go honourableseyi

honourableseyi: @Webradamos, I picked the community college to make the admission easier and at the same time to lower the cost of study.The school fees of this CC i am talking about is as low as $3,500 per year and the total cost of living is reasonable too.

Very bad reason ... if you truly want to study, that shouldn't be a criteria for selecting a school. You're already coming off as an escapee and trust me the VO will be able to smell that miles away! I understand the cost part but like I mentioned earlier, take the SAT, apply to a good Uni and avoid these short-cuts you're looking to ply. Apply for your visa with an I-20 from a good Uni and then you may re-route to a CC when you get here.

honourableseyi: I want to appreciate the founder of this forum, may God continue to bless you and increase your wisdom.I have read experiences and testimonies on this thread but none has not been able to address my own case.I am seeking admission to study in a 2 years community college in Texas to be precise.But people have been saying the chance is very slim but i believe with God and with the help of this forum, everything will go as planned.my question is where do i start from? i have searched and got about two schools already.What should be the next thing for me or next step to take?

Truly your chances are slim with an I-20 from a CC. Why don't you also apply to a good University and then apply for visa with the Uni I-20? When you get here, you can attend the CC if that's what you want.

ak95: Fellow Bros(es) and Sis, I hail o. What a great Elite forum. I'm new here. I have only gone thru this part 4, I will try and read up d part 1-3. Pls I need you guys advice. I want to apply for Ph.D in mechanical Engineering in the following schools: Michigan Tech University, Utah State University, or M.Sc in University of North Carolina and Indiana State University.
Pls I need people's advice. I'm applying against d spring 2014.
I'm writing GRE in two months time. I will also need GRE material. Pls if u have d soft copy, kindly forward to my email: akinhorlar@gmail.com
Thank u.
One love.

We'd need your profile (GPA, GRE, Research Experience etc) to be able to advise you. But one advice I can readily give now is that you try to getting into an R1 institution if going for a Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel seems to be the only R1 in your list so that should be your top pick for Ph.D. You can then add any of the others to the mix

cezeozue: Everytime I post my stats on nl, it disappears. Anyway, here goes nothing:

GPA: 4.83/5.00 at a Nigerian Federal University
GRE: Q=800, V=730, AW=4.5
Academic Research Experience: Minimal. Computer programs for 2 lecturers' research projects
Work Experience: 2 Years in a local software company
LORs: 1 PhD Holder, 2 PhD students, 2 current employers (I mixed and matched them for the various schools)
Applied to: MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Caltech, UPenn, Penn State, Johns Hopkins, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, UIUC and Columbia (mix of Masters and PhD)

Anything else?

I remember him from the GRE thread. Super smart kid and very ambitious too! Well who wouldn't be with that kinda profile?