juliouze:


Oh thanks bro, I really needed to see this

I am a lady. You're welcome

solihp:


There's nothing wrong with that ranking. There are several schools that are not even ranked nationally (the ones ranked regionally) and people here have gotten their visa from there

I see...

solihp:


There's nothing wrong with that ranking. There are several schools that are not even ranked nationally (the ones ranked regionally) and people here have gotten their visa from there

Please provide proof. Let's be sure you are not leading people astray.

horlahsunbo225:

Ur GPA,GRE
Intended course
And undergraduate course

3.62/5.0
Physics/Electronics (B.Tech)

Msc ...Electrical/electronics Engr Or Energy systems...any

GRE...to be written on 25th Feb....over 310 hopefully

budget $15k.....partial funding, GRA or GTA by Gods Grace

Any school ideas?

Chibzee2:


3.62/5.0
Physics/Electronics (B.Tech)
Msc ...Electrical/electronics Engr Or Energy systems...any
GRE...25th Feb....over 310 hopefully
budget $15k.....partial funding, GRA or GTA by Gods Grace

Any school ideas?

WOW

Chibzee2:


3.62/5.0
Physics/Electronics (B.Tech)
Msc ...Electrical/electronics Engr Or Energy systems...any
GRE...25th Feb....over 310 hopefully
budget $15k.....partial funding, GRA or GTA by Gods Grace

Any school ideas?

u
UH, GSU, Kansasa state

NwanyiOkpa:



Please provide proof. Let's be sure you are not leading people astray.

People in this thread have gitten there visa with
Austin peay state university
University of Houston
Kansas state university
Saint cloud
NCAT

When u are less busy check those schools ranking

NwanyiOkpa:



Please provide proof. Let's be sure you are not leading people astray.

Hiarious

NwanyiOkpa:


WOW

which school is wow

lols

Cjman685:
An agent I met online Facebook" said he does Canada visa work permit 1.5m and its visa before payment. I told him I don't have sure amount for the visa, he said I should bring my passport and 4 passport photograph and a shorty of level 10 in federal civil service that they will help me get a visa when I reach I will pay them 2.5m. Just worried if it's real

I would love to, but this is a public forum. You can just PM me by going to my profile and send a message and we can take it from there.

Vullia:



Kindly help with your what'sapp number if you don't mind

Do you wait for anyone to suggest school. Google is your friend! Go online and begin your search i.e Affordable Universities in the U.S for Mater's in (your program), hit enter and see list of very nice schools. And by the way, every school in the US has spot for Graduate Assistant. The earlier the better.
Goodluck.

Chibzee2:


3.62/5.0
Physics/Electronics (B.Tech)
Msc ...Electrical/electronics Engr Or Energy systems...any
GRE...25th Feb....over 310 hopefully
budget $15k.....partial funding, GRA or GTA by Gods Grace

Any school ideas?

horlahsunbo225:

People in this thread have gitten there visa with
Austin peay state university
University of Houston
Kansas state university
Saint cloud
NCAT

When u are less busy check those schools ranking

Austin peay is ranked 58
University of Houston- 185
kansas state uni- 162
saint cloud uni- 105
NCAT- 281 (existed for 128 years) hence will be known.


4/5 are ranked in top 200 as i said.

School ranking is not one of those things the embassy look at to determine your credibility. It is not every student that will go to IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS. Likewise, you may find yourself in a very hot competition for scholarship and GA in top schools (especially if your academic crendential is not very competitive). People always get their visas, even with private schools with low ranking. So, she's certainly not leading anybody astray. Or else, students should not be getting visas with schools like New Haven and co.

NwanyiOkpa:



Please provide proof. Let's be sure you are not leading people astray.

Chibzee2:


3.62/5.0
Physics/Electronics (B.Tech)
Msc ...Electrical/electronics Engr Or Energy systems...any
GRE...25th Feb....over 310 hopefully
budget $15k.....partial funding, GRA or GTA by Gods Grace

Any school ideas?

You have a good GRE score, if your quantitative is above 155, even better. Your GPA isn't bad too.

Apart from people in your field, most people might not really know the schools that have your course of interest. What I would advice you to do is to go on usnews, filter the search by your course of interest so you will be limited to the schools with your course only and then start going to each school site to check their requirements, to see if you like their curriculum, it's better to target public schools with maybe over 10k or 15k enrollment, check if they have funding and all that.

And at the end of the day, you can shortlist the schools and then apply to your final list. All the best.

NwanyiOkpa:


Please provide proof. Let's be sure you are not leading people astray.

Lmaoooo. you are asking solihp to provide proof? Take heed o

brashear:


Lmaoooo. you are asking solihp to provide proof? Take heed o

and what's wrong with that?

solihp:


Hiarious

i just want to be sure.

NwanyiOkpa:


Austin peay is ranked 58
University of Houston- 185
kansas state uni- 162
saint cloud uni- 105
NCAT- 281 (existed for 128 years) hence will be known.


4/5 are ranked in top 200 as i said.

Regional ranking not natipnal rank

Get us national ranking

NwanyiOkpa:


i just want to be sure.

It's fine , I can see that your question has been answered. All the best

horlahsunbo225:

Regional ranking not natipnal rank

Get us national ranking

get them for us pls

Your funny!

Let it go na. I hope you are on your application already?

NwanyiOkpa:


get them for us pls

fairheart:
Your funny!

Let it go na. I hope you are on your application already?

yeah. still hustling for fundings jare. 3 admission out of 9. This business is not easy.

NwanyiOkpa:


get them for us pls

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
Follow that link

Na small, small. Focus on those 3 admissions while you hope for the rest. contact department chair, etc to remind they you will like to be considered for funding. It always help. All the best!

NwanyiOkpa:


yeah. still hustling for fundings jare. 3 admission out of 9. This business is not easy.

fairheart:
Na small, small. Focus on those 3 admissions while you hope for the rest. contact department chair, etc to remind they you will like to be considered for funding. It always help. All the best!

Is there any template or any particular format i need to follow to get any funding? I am fed up o/\ Can i get your contact and get any templates from you?

[quote author=solihp post=85844584]

It's fine , I can see that your question has been answered. All the best[/quote

please can we chat on whatsapp? i would need some tips on requesting for funding from schools.

Thanks a lot.

Mkabir243:

When and Where?

U no dey read

solihp:
The last post I promised, long post alert

Things that might have helped me during this admission process

During my application process, there were somethings I wished I knew while reading previous transcripts of others and that is why I have decided to be as detailed as possible in my profile so it could be of help to those going for Spring and fall 2020 and beyond that.

I graduated in November 2018 and I decided to apply for my Masters in December, that was extremely late you might say considering the fact that GRE is almost always required for my proposed course of study, but one thing that helped was that I had been following both the GRE and this thread for months before I graduated, but don't be like me if you could help it, prepare far ahead.

So I had to register to write my GRE exam in the first week of February, prepared for less than two months combined with researching the schools I wanted to apply to.


The most important thing is to know yourself, Statistics is my background and I have always loved Mathematics so it made the preparation process abit easier. But I would suggest you prepare for at least 3 months.

Because I wanted to write GRE in February, I was limited to schools that had their priority deadlines around January 31, February 1 and 15 and March.


So I will give some points that helped me and explain them:

Get in contact with the graduate coordinator/director even before you apply: I can't emphasise this enough, before I submitted my application, I emailed all the graduate directors, told them my profile and that I was going to write GRE in February and asked if I could still meet up to be considered for graduate assistantship, I went ahead with some of the schools that replied me. This helped so much that I had a feeling two schools already decided to admit me and were only waiting for my GRE scores, immediately I finished my GRE exam, I reported my unofficial scores to them via email, my official scores got to them on February 18th which was past 6 out of the 7 schools' priority deadline. I got my first admission few days later and another one few weeks later. Unsurprisingly, they were from the two schools I kept in contact with their graduate directors (GD) the most.


Please follow-up on your application: Sometimes, you wonder why you haven't heard from some schools months after you submitted your application. So I had a particular school that I didn't hear anything from around 1 month after my official GRE score got to them, i emailed the director. Guess what he told me?, he said it was indicated that something was missing on my application even when it says completed on the application portal, he told me he would help me check what was missing the next day.

When he checked, he realised there was nothing actually missing, he reviewed my application and sent my admission letter with funding that same week. So what if I didn't draw his attention to my application? Please follow up biko.


You can ask for more funding: When I was admitted into GSU, I was given full tuition waiver and 5k stipends, I got in contact with graduate students in the school and I was told there was no way the 5k stipends would sustain my living expenses. I was even more motivated when I saw on grad cafe that someone admitted few days before me, a masters student but different concentration in my department was offered 10k.

I wrote a fanimorous(don't mind the incorrect English) to the GD, telling her how the school was my top choice, how I am grateful to be admitted and offered scholarship but that I needed my stipends to be increased.

It wasn't easy o, I had to send plenty plenty reminders, she told me the highest they could offer me was 5k, I sent more emails. Later she told me, okay wait till after April 15th, if some people reject their offers, we can offer you more.

After April 15th, I sent her another email, then ending of the month, they finally said they can increase the stipends to 10k and sometime in May, I got the updated admission letter. I am sure when the GD sees me in August, she would be like, so this is Solihp that almost finished me with emails, lol.

Look at how she said she couldn't offer more but later told me to be patient, persistency paid off. Of course, it won't always work, American University that I fell in love with their curriculum, cost of attendance was around 64k and I was offered partial tuition waiver and stipends worth 19k, I sent email to the GD, he told me point blank the award is a merit based scholarship and that was the highest they give people, Washington DC living cost that was expensive, I just waka pass jare. So it won't always work but there's no harm in trying, just be polite about it.


Communication is key: Communicate with the schools you're applying to, for instance 5 out of 7 of the schools I applied to automatically waived English Proficiency test for me since Nigeria is an English speaking Country. For the remaining 2, I sent a letter from the registrar's office of my undergraduate school stating that my degree was taught solely in English Language and the compulsory requirement was waived for me.


Always remember that the admission committee tends to look at your overall profile, so try to work on things that can enhance your profile, write GRE, write TOEFL too if you have the means, write nice statement of purpose. For undergraduate, don't give up on yourself quickly, some schools assess your GPAs for the last two years of your study, so please finish strong.


In summary, prepare ahead, write those standardised tests, it would help your chance of being admitted, keep in contact with the GDs, etc. I wish you all the best. Here is my finalised offers in details.

American University (admitted into both Biostatistics and Statistics programs with 19k scholarship)

George Washington University: (admitted into both Biostatistics and Statistics programs, no funding)

Villanova University: ( Admitted into Applied Statistics program, no funding)

Michigan Technological University : ( Admitted into Statistics, Mathematical Science, and Data science programs, no funding)

Bowling Green State University : (I was admitted into their Applied Statistics program in February ending and funding didn't come until first week in June, full tuition waiver and stipends worth 13k)

University of Iowa: Waitlisted then rejected

Georgia State University: (Admitted into Biostatistics with full tuition waiver and stipends worth 40k)

Fall 2019, yes we made it

I was intentionally explicit about everything, this is my own way of giving back to the thread and I hope it would help someone in the future. All the best

Congrats dear. You are an inspiration and a whole vibe.

NwanyiOkpa:


Is there any template or any particular format i need to follow to get any funding? I am fed up o/\ Can i get your contact and get any templates from you?

Someone sgared this long time ago

FIVE POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN PICKING A SCHOOL TO STUDY.

1. PICK A SCHOOL THAT YOU CAN AFFORD.
First thing first na money. Pick a school your sponsor can readily afford. I always recommend the ones within the range of $16K to $35K as COA (However, there are exemptions especially costly schools with potential for funding). So, look out for opportunity for scholarship, and other form of funding. But make sure the school is affordable. And yes, there are thousands of them to consider.

2. MAKE SURE YOU LIKE THE COURSES OFFERED.
You will want to understand the curriculum, what it entails, and the course load as you decide which school to settle for. Also, look out for schools that have links with organisations that will take you for internship (yes, there are schools like this, although not common (though depends on your program)). If you like the curriculum structure, studies will be smooth and enjoyable.

3. THINK ABOUT SCHOOLS WITH AREA OF SPECIALIZATION.
This may not be necessary but it gives you flexible option. In short, picking a school with program that has an area of specialization will let you gain specialised knowledge and skills. A concentration allows you to focus and dig deeper, compare to when the curriculum is plain. A concentration gives you mastery on what you concentrates on. In essence, someone with a degree with specialization in a field has deeper understanding than someone who doesn't. Consider this, but like I said, it is not necessary, expect you really care.

4. GO FOR THE FISH YOUR HOOK CAN CATCH.
You cannot use a small hook to catch a 40 KG fish, or else, the fish will swallow your hook and swim away with it. That is to say, consider your academic credentials when picking the schools to apply to. Is GRE required? Did the school state percentile of score they look for in potential candidate for the program? Does the department state the GPA the applicant should have? How much is application fee? Etc. Sometimes ago, a brother once applied to Brandeis University, a school ranked amoung the best 50 universities in the US. He has 1200 SAT score, pay application fee, and all. He wasn't considered. It was later he realised that the school he applied to is "almost" an Ivy League! And almost all these schools want international students with SAT score from 1250 and 3.0 GPA (if not higher). So, check the school requirements very well! But if you have what it takes, if your academic credential is competitive enough; (if you have a strong, wide net, spread it on the river, and catch what you're looking for).
In addition, ALWAYS write to the school especially the person in charge of your program department before you start the application. This is very important as it facilitates a form of relationship: "I remember this guy contacted me" during the review, and if possible, phone them or do video call.

5. PICK A SCHOOL IN A LOCATION THAT WILL EXCITES YOU AND ENRICH YOUR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE.
What excites you? No comment!

horlahsunbo225:

Someone shared this long time ago

Thanks so much. I will have to discard my current template as it contains my not so good GRE score.

I will use this format to re-construct another email.

God bless you so much