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nnatobryno:
You are simply foolish, dont you have Neighbours. How is that or should that be a topic here

It's one of those estate areas where you barely see anybody

Afternoon house. I am new in abuja and i will be staying around aya in asokoro. How to i get to kado estate from there and how much will i need for transportation?

Wittyduchess:
This is 2021, if you bring cooked food to my house I will reject it to your face. Nigerians must normalize giving hampers during festivities.

the food usually isn't cooked food, more like raw stuff like rice, millet etc. so you can use whatever brand of seasoning you prefer

MEXT Scholarship: The Differences Between Embassy and University Recommendation - by Travis Senzaki

Application Timeline

Ultimately, I recommend that you apply first for whichever application process is open next, so we'll talk about the application timing first.

But before we do that, please understand that the dates below are when the official application process begins. In reality, you should be preparing several months in advance in order to give yourself the best chance of success!

The Embassy Recommendation Application

The Embassy Recommendation application process starts in April or May of the year before you will arrive in Japan. So, if you want to start your studies in Japan in 2019, for example, you would need to start your application at the Japanese embassy or consulate in your home country in April of 2018.

The University Recommendation Application

The University Recommendation application process typically starts between September and November of the year before you will arrive in Japan.

General Rule

If you are reading this message between late November and mid-May, I would recommend that you apply for the Embassy Recommendation first. If you are reading this between late May and early November, then I recommend applying for the University Recommendation, first.

Advantages and Disadvantages

In addition to the application timeline, there are a few important differences between the application processes that offer advantages and disadvantages, so that might influence your decision, as well. Here are a few of them:

Competition and Number of Scholarships Available

In general, the competition level is going to be lower for the Embassy Recommendation application. The competition letter is still high - you still have to do your best in the application - but there should be more slots available for you and you will only be competing against other applicants from your home country.

*The exception to this rule is Priority Graduate Programs (PGP). PGPs are a type of University Recommendation programs with narrow eligibility requirements. If you meet the requirements for one of these programs, then your chances are significantly higher of winning the scholarship. For more about those, see the link to the University Recommendation Application Process article below!

Cost

In general, the Embassy Recommendation process is going to cost you less, at least at first. For the University Recommendation, you would be required to submit official language proficiency test scores (those tests can be expensive) and you have to send all of your application documents to Japan by courier, which is also expensive.

For the Embassy Recommendation, you would only have to pay to travel back and forth to the embassy to turn in documents, take tests, and participate in the interview at first. Although you might later have to send application documents to the university by courier, it would be after you pass the primary screening, so at that point, you would know that you were practically guaranteed to receive the scholarship!

Transparency and Application Freedom

The University Recommendation application offers a little more transparency and freedom in many cases. For the Embassy Recommendation, the local embassy may limit the fields of study that you can apply for. Your local government may also be involved in the selection process or impose other requirements.

If you apply for University Recommendation, however, you are free to choose any field offered by any university in Japan and the university is the only one screening your application, so there will be no government interference.

Choice

In the Embassy Recommendation application process, you apply to up to three universities in Japan, and MEXT chooses which one to place you in. In the University Recommendation, you apply to only one university, so you would know for sure where you will study!

[center]The Biggest Mistake MEXT Applicants Make - By Travis Senzaki[/center]

By now, maybe you're wondering why I'm doing this. I told you before that I'm not eligible for the MEXT scholarship (I'm a permanent resident of Japan), so I'm not researching this for my own good. What's in it for me?

That may sound like a strange thing to ask you, but it's a very important question to ask in any situation, and it is critically important to your application success. (Not my reasons, specifically, but asking the question.)

[center]The Single Biggest Mistake[/center]

A couple days ago, I promised to tell you the single biggest mistake I have seen in MEXT applications. It's simple: Most applicants never think about what's in it for the other person. Too many people approach this application as if it's all about them. It's so they can get a scholarship to pursue their dream.

Yes, of course, that's why you're applying, but in order to maximize your chances to get the scholarship and pursue your dream, you need to think differently. You need to think about what's in it for everyone else.

What's in it for the professor you ask to be your advisor? What's in it for the administrator who processes your application and spends their time answering your questions? Why should they want to choose you over any other applicant?

If you keep those questions in mind as you write your emails and your Field of Study and Research Program Plan, you increase your chances of success. Write to make your professor want you in his lab, because you'll make a more significant contribution to his research than any other applicant. Write to make the administrator want you for a student, because you're self-sufficient, respectful, and not going to cause problems after you arrive.

That's the single most important mindset shift I can suggest for MEXT applicants: think about the application process like you are a professional and the people you are contacting are your future peers and colleagues. When you succeed in your application you will be working together every day with the people you are applying to. Start building a relationship now based on mutual respect, understanding, and professionalism.

[center]What's in it for Me?[/center]

So now, what's in it for me? I used to process these applications for my job. I would see dozens of promising MEXT applicants each year ruin their chances by making a poor first impression or screwing up something simple on the application. Even though they might have had exciting research ideas and been able to make a huge contribution in the future, they got in their own way.

Back then, even as much as I wanted to help correct them, I couldn't because that would be unfair to the other applicants and could get me fired.

On the other side of the spectrum, I saw applicants pour all their desperate hope into the application and spend huge amounts of money on postage and testing, when they never really had a chance to begin with. But I wasn't allowed to tell them that because I didn't have decision authority.

It was heartbreaking in both cases. Studying abroad in Japan changed my life and I want to help applicants who are truly passionate about making a difference have the same experience. Likewise, while it is more difficult, I want to help guide those applicants with no chance to either improve their chances for a future application or focus on a more beneficial path.

That's what's in it for me. But I'm not the one you need to worry about. Start thinking today about what's in it for the Japanese Embassy, University, and professor and you'll put yourself head and shoulders about most of the other applicants out there!

Good Luck!
- Travis from TranSenz

PS, I mentioned above that some applicants never had a chance in the application. A big part of that was because of the eligibility criteria - including the criteria that are not publicized. I'll write again soon to talk about a few of the most challenging eligibility criteria and to walk you through understanding them better.

i have a sample of the filled form and a book on how to apply if anyone's interested. currently doing my NYSC, so i will start preparing against next year. email me for the materials, and good luck

acekhalifa:
They are places in Kaduna where you could get one. The last time I saw one was mid last year, and it was a fairytail dvd.

alright I'll contact you end of this month so we can arrange how you can send it to ABJ

Does anyone knows where they still sell anime disks in abuja, or if your close to ABJ(e.g Niger, kaduna etc) you can get me one? i need one for a project I'm planning

NoonMasamune here. antispam banned me for some reason. anyways i was saying how about we move this group to a discord server? some advantages include:
- different channels for anime, manga/manhwa, off topic, NSFW etc
- the ability to use a spoiler tag
- we can have ccontrol over the mods and how the rules
- has a much better user interface

kutiman00:
DieRich5 donwizzy7 you see all I'm saying is if anyone likes ecchi anime and enjoys hentai - in whatever form - it's none of your business. It literally has zero implications on your personal life so stop whining about it. You can post/recommend anything here, if you think it's wrong you can of course express your disapproval but that doesn't mean you can attack and pull down that person with baseless accusations - which stems from false equivalence of fiction to reality - and by extension insults. Simply ignore what you dislike since - obviously - not everyone shares your opinion. What I meant by "na me holy pass" attitude is condemning what you believe to be immoral in mediums of fiction and people who engage with/find pleasure in such forms of fiction. It's OK if you don't like it but you believing it's not OK for others to like it is - well - not OK.

PS: I wasn't trying to insult you or anything like that ooo sorry if you saw it that way. I find people insulting themselves online childish and ridiculous. Oh and also hilarious.

HOL UP..... you can't technically post anything here oooo! make people no turn this place to hentai zone

NoonMasamune:
Incest is wincest.

bot banned me for this, then i remebered one account i created before

IMAliyu:
Just finished rewatching Ghost in the shell - stand alone complex the first season and the 2nd gig (dub). I gotta say it's still my favorite series despite the dated visuals. I found it boring when I first saw it a few years back, but I've loved it on my second and subsequent rewatchs.

Ah, another fellow dub watcher in our midst

Tupacc:
The Black box would report A. The men would report B to to the Media, then the Media would report B1, B2, B3 to the world. Be waiting to hear the real story at your own peril! Abi no be Men!

there is a place in the dark web where you can go and listen to black box recordings. but go at your own risk

Ejimagift:
Nothing bad in Removing a CP that is probably working for the success of the PDP in kano. How come PDP a dead party in Kano got 1 million votes if not by the support of such saboteurs. Buhari must remove that CP

Kano people value the individual, not the party. they loved kwankwaso when he was in APC. changing parties wont kill that love

some suggestions:
Arthuria Pendragon
Erza Scarlet
Hinata Hyuuga
Alita
Iozen
Kumotetsu
Dororo

ictjobber:
I'm a patriotic Nigerian and all but so long as i still dey this Nigeria, i don't see myself participating in any election....

By not participating, you revoke your right to complain about Nigeria's situation.

bencarson007:
Kids...

Really? that's all you've got? then i hereby revoke your keyboard warrior rights and sentence you to ten years of internet isolation.

for those planning to consume everything the FATE universe has to offer:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnVwcUhxt1k

Check out this video! it says a lot about how the definition of what anime is has changed from the years


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWccr1r-H0E

danteg:
can someone please refer me an anime created 2018 or 19 that's dope, am into magic genre and also a website to download from.

THE. PROMISED. NEVERLAND

bencarson007:
Mr Mediocre, google is your friend...

why are you deflecting? you were complaining about the costs, i asked you to give me a breakdown of what you think is reasonable, and your response was to call google? i guess we now know who's really the uneducated one.

bencarson007:
Are you mad or just not educated... 4 billion naira for an ordinary roundabout and you are here praising fools... may God help you

So Mr. education, can you give us the breakdown of the costs that goes into the construction of a flyover bridge?

meobizy:
I used to do all this sort of recreations as a kid.
The difference is there was no social media back in the day.
Do these kids make money or only have Insta-fame?
I’m guessing the latter in their case.
It was like a bad joke when Banky W admitted to having only fame as opposed to wealth as an addition.
I know the average Nigerian, the quickest most surest way to make money from one is to beat the individual senseless and collect it.

they need to start a merch line. shirts, caps, you name it

WRONG!!!!! ANIME INVENTED THE CHEST DANCE!!!! ITS CALLED JIGGLE PHYSICS. For reference:
Highschool DxD
Sekirei
campoine

peteruuu:
Wow! Nice.!

Instead of giving these almajiri's money, I'll start giving 'pure water' sellers money instead.

what about almajiris that sell pure water?

where are those guys that are shouting that Nairaland does not promote equality when someone posted those election before and after memes

Anyone know of a player with the ign Darass?

Arthurity1:
This anime looks really old.

you should watch the boy and the beast. then watch wolf children and his latest work, mirai. Mamoru Hosoda is shaping up to be the next Miyazaki

CapedBaldy:
just finished grave of fireflies. super sad movie about ww2. I rate it 8/10

if you like it, you should also check out in this corner of the world

Anyone here part of The Bros Team clan?

We had the highest as of 2017, then South Africa, Then Egypt. In 2018, Egypt rose to number one. Its up to the Next president to bring us back to the top