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mandybaby2007: Goodmorning house, There is an important question I left out of my interview experience yest, its below:

Vo: how did you come about this school?
Me: Extensive research i have been researching for d past three years

I don't want 2leave anythg out so others can learn, I also learnt a lot from other pple's experience. Is Amefrica stil banned? Haven't seen his post in a wile his interview is 3rd oct or so wich is jst 2 days away. @Tochium i wil b leaving in Dec cos na spring admision(resumption Jan8)

Yeah Amefrica is still banned. I really wish him the best in his interview. Hopefully there'll be more imperiouxx shayo in the house

Congrats Mandybaby!!! Enjoy your America!

Capt. JH Miller:
I am pissed o!
Where are those people that said I can register toefl with GTB master card?? They just bounced me.

You can only use a VISA card for TOEFL. Get someone with a Visa card to help you out

overated13: Hello, I would like to make enquiry for my fiance. She is a Medical Doctor presently doing her Internship in one of the Teaching Hospitals. Please, she is considering doing her residency training in US as adviced by her mum. We've talked about it and have agreed on it. I want to know the steps, exams to be written, possibilities etc. Thanks a lot. God bless you all

The USMLE steps 1 to 3 is the licensing exam to pass before u can practice in the US. Step 1 can be done in Ghana. I think step 2,and definitely step 3 can only be done in the US. So u see it presents some difficulty. I think it's advisable to go for a master's program first, and then take all d exams while u are there.

imperiouxx: Thank you sirs. I know it's not gonna be easy but I'm hoping for the best.

Wish you the best imperiouxx, you deserve it. U be beta person

godG: Dear Justwise
So the Ibadan boy (Amefrica) told me he is on a ban. Ibadan people sha! Justwise, the dude na ur boy, let us not forget the fact that being a teen comes with so many stuffs. With this in mind, why not just take this stage of his life as it is. He keeps learning. He needs this house at this stage of his visa app process than before. On his behalf, please, pardon him once again.

Yours.

I knew he was going to get a ban when he mentioned that agency for SEVIS Abeg Justwise, I follow join d begging team,please forgive him. He is at a critical stage of getting his Visa, Biko

@dolapobello1
Thanks a lot for your help. God bless you real good.
"Brother helped by brother is a FORTRESS, and friends are like the bars of a castle" -Prov 18:19

dolapobello1: So I met Chief Winbyforce in IB today. Very pleasant fellow, I must add.

It was very nice meeting you too. God help us in the months ahead.

Wow! Thought it was only humans capable of this kind of evil to their offspring,whether it's psychosis or 'spiritual'.

Amefrica: Ok.. I be Ibadan guy and I go collect my VISA very soon IJN..

Lol . Me too o IJN, Amen.

Any Ibadan guy/babe with a VISA card in the house? I called ETS to order for $18 additional score report but was told I can only use VISA. Na mastercard I get jare.

@Obidike Jr,
A Community college greatly reduces your chances of getting a Visa at the US embassy. You might wanna look into that and apply to a Uni to start with.

Amefrica: Foohard, Congrats!!! I must get my OWN VISA too this year.. And get to US this year

Amen! Me too o and the rest of the members of this house still in naija

dolapobello1: Today, I awoke to febrile paroxysms (a series of chills and fevers which is a diagnostic characteristic of malaria). Why today? Why on this very special day when I was to write my GRExam?
Anyways, I dragged myself to the Prometric centre, head pounding, eye throbbing.
I must say, I feel like giving Syahboy a punch in the gut for making the Quantitative section seem so easy- That stuff is trickier than ingesting 'ogbono' with chopsticks.
At a point, I started misreading on the Verbal section. I got stuck for like 3 minutes pondering over a word that looked like 'altristic'. Alas, it was 'artistic'.
In all, I thank God. His name really is a. Stron tower. I managed to score 158 in the Quantitative Section and 164 in the Verbal Section.
I would like the gurus to suggest schools that could match this profile. I'm looking at a PhD in Biology. I should also add that I had an Undergraduate GPA of 4.60 on a scale of 5.
Thanks in advance...

Fantastic score! Congrats mehn! All the grammar you been dey blow in this house paid off you should be able to get into the top programs with that score and your GPA. U really sabi book. All the best bro

eucharia64: Interview details vo: gd morn
Me: morn
Vo: Y u going to d us:
Me: for a master degree in computer info system with concerntration in info system security.
Vo: how many skuls did u apply to?
Me: 3, calu,cIT,IIT(just one i applied to tho. Lol)
Vo: y dis one
Me: i am interested in d present research being carried out in info system security i want to help fyt cybercrime in nigeria
Vo: what will d cos do for u?
Me: i can position myself to benefit from d opportunity nig industry wil offer. Nig need one million cyber security expert to help tackle cyber crimw and i want to b one
Vo: did u do gre
Me: yes(i didnt o, sometin in me just said yes)
Vo: score
Me: 152, 160( i swear down didnt no wen dis came out of my mouth
Vo: who is sponsoring u
Me: my aunt
Vo: what does she do?
Me: shez an IT professional and also owns an IT sokution company bla bla( format noni. Lol)

Pick uo ur visa on weds bla bla bla. No documents asked oooo. Baba God noni. He is really worthy to b praised.

I am goin to orange county in california any female going to calif in d aws? Holla. Abeg only females ooooo. Lol

Mehn! You got lucky. That would have been a straight denial had you been caught on d GRE thing. You're bold. Enjoy your studies - that na d koko!

eucharia64: Hi all i got ma visaaaaaaa. just leaving d us consulate now. Details coming soon. Tanx y'all

Congratulations!!! Enjoy your USA

foohard: Hello house,

My hands are so heavy with vaccines, was told I still need to get more.. They are just giving me even the ones that my school neither require nor recommended. I still have not got anything to show as proof that i actually got those vaccines apart from my hospital card.. what can i do?

You'll be issued a vaccination card listing the vaccines you have taken- that's the proof

dolapobello1: Let me just say I agree with your opinion syahboy, but (not to stop the flow or anything) allow me to correct this. Tochium exhibited closed-mindedness, not small mindedness.

Let us correct/inform each other in love. There was a time in our past when we didn't know as much as we do today. It's actually uncivilised to be abusive. "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle"- Plato

kofsy: I see you are one of the pioneers of this thread We are delighted to have you back

And it would be a pleasant surprise if femilangy,the guy that started this US student visa thread, visited the thread and see what his idea has turned into. Nairaspace,you're welcome back!

foohard: Just as I thought.

I went to Jaja bro, do I need to take any vaccine or should just get note that I'm ok. I still need a document to show the school you know?

Please take the vaccines if u haven't taken them before. Its cheap and beneficial. Once vaccinated,you'll be given d documentation needed

foohard: Hello House,

I went to University of Ibadan hospital to get the required vaccines for my school. The nurses where telling to go and buy some vaccines from chemist outside. Is that what is required? They were like they have some they would give me but I have to buy some outside.

Is that how it is done? because me was thinking they would run some test on me and give me a note to show the school that I am ok bla bla bla...

Please throw some light on this..

What vaccines do u wanna take? Is it Jaja clinic u went to or UCH?
Just giving notes to say u're Ok is insufficient.UCH would have all d vaccines u need.

gr8ever: International students are not eligible for U.S.
federal student loans. However, international
students do have the opportunity to apply for private education loans.

HSPH have Supplemental Loan Programs

International student are eligible to apply for supplemental loans, Supplemental loans are not packaged automatically and are considered self-initiated requests. Hope this helps.



Why are you doubting prof OjaP and baba imperiouxx?

Thanks a lot for this is info! Private education loan is still a loan nau. I know US federal loans are not for intl students. It all makes sense now.
I no doubt Ojap and Imperiouxx o, na dem be our baba for this E-family just wanted to be enlightened.

OjaP: Didn't you just say a co-signer? Case closed.

Even at that, you can only get bank loans and not the usual US education student loans that come from schools financial aid department's which is the subject of discussion. To be able to qualify for that, you must be a citizen or permanent resident. No exception.

And this will actually be my first time of reading it anywhere that schools give out loans, those schools must be very rich then.

Well, I don't have all the info but I do know that some students on this thread have funded their studies via loans. How did they go about it?

Amefrica: LOANS are strictly for CITIZENS, ASYLEES AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.. Not for INT'L STUDENTS..

No Sir.From what I have gathered, if you have a co-signer who is a credit-worthy US citizen or permanent resident, you will get a loan even as an international student.

Amefrica: There are different types of financial aids.. Loans are granted to Permanent residents, Asylees and Citizens..
GA and TA are granted to Int'l students..

Hope this helps...

No Bros. Not only TA and GA ,I have seen some international students on LOAN.

OjaP: Student loans to Int'l students? NO WAY

@OjaP and imperiouxx,are u guys very sure about this? I have read interview transcripts on this thread about guys admitted to harvard and other schools who were able to secure loans. They are MPH students sha. Abi dem dey lie?

oluwatosin4us: hello guys ..how are you doing ? just wanna use this time to appreciate you guys and to say a very big thanks to you all ....am always here and i will never forget NAIRALAND after a successful trip, BABA IMPERIOUXX you are A wOnderful GUY i must say this to everyone here, you deserve an accolade or a prestigious gift, please keep on doing the good work , ALMIGHTY JEHOVAH WILL SURELY REWARD YOU .AND TO SOME STILL LOOKING UNTO GOD FOR HELP AND SUCCESS STORY , AM VERY SURE JEHOVAH WILL SURELY HELP YOU OUT, JUST STICK TO JEHOVAH GOD AND YOUR STORY WILL CHANGE FOR GOOD, BET IT WITH ME , HE WONT DISAPPOINT YOU WHEN YOU PLAY YOUR OWN PART.LOVE YOU GUYS .LOVE YOU ALL

We love you too. Pray for the rest of us. Thumps up to imperiouxx baba! One love bro

imperiouxx: @foohard,

Please leave them if possible. You ain't coming back to them anymore because you'll be too much for their pay. Let them continue with their unending meeting.

Thought the same thing too. America too sweet for all this naija study leave tins.

foohard: Hello House,

I am seriously disturbed. the sponsor agency got me ticket for 23rd but my place of work refused to release me. I was told to change the booking to next week so that the committee can meet and decide if I'd be granted a study leave for the program. You know how government handle things, they may still now hold the meeting next week as promised.

I am going to study in USA on scholarship, My wife is a nurse in the USA and very comfortable.. The fair of the unknown is making me have a second thought. The only option I have now is to resign and pay 1month salary in lieu if I want to use the friday ticket given to me by the agency.

Do you think its worth starting afresh in the USA. I work for Federal Government here and still hope to work for Federal Government later in future when I return to Nigeria.

I need your candid advice on this issue.. Thanks alot.

If I were in your shoes, I'd resign and pay one month salary in lieu. By the time I return from USA, I'l be like hot cake for the government or better still the private sector. I don't think you should have a problem getting a good job when you get back. Your decision also depends on when u resume your studies.My Opinion sha.

Congrats Espice!!! Enjoy your studies.

samnoah: 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)

Your TOEFL is expired my guy. Na just two years o. You'll have to retake it,moreover,a score of 87 is too low for PhD admission. I believe the schools you are applying to are top notch but u might wanna include some lower ranked schools just in case it doesn't work out with the ones listed. All the best bro