Gelatoman: Hello Guys. I must confess that this thread is priceless.

I need answer to this burden question:

I have an admission letter fro a Uni in USA. they said i can take my toefl when i come to US upon resumption. I have a visitors visa and i have traveled once to US and several times to UK.

My qstn is.....hope visa wont be difficult if they found out that i'll be writing the toefl on arrival?

Thanks.

Mamacita007:

lloll smithjanet don come again ooo everytime na wha for una smithjanet from now till august is 5 months so theres still time.

OjaP:
And the people are ready to disappoint you this time around. No one is going to ask about the school..........lol

winbyforce: @FutureDon and @OjaP,thanks a lot guys. your comments have been very insightful.309 =1220(old GRE),that's why i didn't bother re-writing the test.might have to do that now to boost my scores though.

winbyforce: @OjaP, thanks a lot. Actually 67% by ibadan marking scheme is very good and is stated in the trancripts. However, i need to look for grade B schools to apply to since my entire package may not be so convincing by American standards.

OjaP:

You are fine...America is not Nigeria where you will have to beg a professor or carry his/her bags before they attend to you. You should be happy you have a Prof with a lot of experience, who prolly is an emeritus, which technically means he has published the results of his several researches in reputable journals, has friends/colleagues in research institutions, highly connected and can recommend you for future jobs etc.

I would personally go for the old Professor...Experience they say is the best teacher.

winbyforce: @Isobutylene,congrats mehn! Can't say the same for me.I got a rejection from weill cornell pharmacology a few days back and haven't heard anything from albert einstein of yeshiva and stony brook pharmacology.Guess i didnt apply to the right schools. May be our friends on the yankee side of this thread can be of help to me(advice). what second-rate biomedical schools can one apply to? is my GRE too low for doctoral admission?
my stats: MSc pharmacolgy(ibadan) with weighted average of 67%
GRE: V-152,Q-157 AW-3.5
TOEFL-104
please criticisms are welcome. i need to get it right this time.

Anthonymighty:


Most schools will tell you they waive toefl or you can come do it when you arrive here just because most of them dont know what we face here before we get their Visa. Although the school has stated you can take toefl when you come into USA upon resumption but i'll advice you do that toefl here in Nigeria and go with it to embassy during interview and not to do it over there because you'll be asked for it atleast During your interview. and 2ndly... it will be stress free for you when you finally get to the school because you have already done it here. Its the same toefl everywhere no matter where it was done. Cheers.

Isobutylene:
Thanks OjaP...I'll have to decline offers from other schools ni yen o..

It's better you apply to more schools, I also applied to 12 schools,..so far I've gotten response from 5.Still expecting from other schools...but by God's grace your expectations on the remaining schools shall not be cut off!

Gelatoman:

Thanks bro..i work offshore hence reason for been so inaccessible. I'll work round it sha and if i couldnt....i might have to fluke it. if given visa, can i defer if i wish?

Anthonymighty: Well I'll suggest you find time and do the exam here. In Nigeria. 2ndly, Are you asking if you can defer your admission if you get the visa? Well the answer is; whether u get visa or not, you can defer your admission but you should have it in mind that your admission is valid for just 1 year. So that means there's actually a number of time you can defer. I deferred my admission twice even after I got my visa. Cheers.

Anthonymighty: House. I'm flying soonest, I don't even know what to take along. Abeg which of our african food dey yankee and which one no dey so I can hold some o. I like garri o. And ata gingun. Shey those tins dey yankee? What of yam and beans. Ejo o...I can't eat burger and pizza with can coke oooo nyama!

mansay: Droped out want 2 go back cos that's the only way ℓ̊ can get 2 enter uni or college but gat no sibbling over there but cousins m looking for a cheap one ɑ̤̥̈̊n̶̲̥̅̊d̶̲̥̅̊ m̶̲̥̅̊y̶̲̥̅̊ sponsor is m̶̲̥̅̊y̶̲̥̅̊ bro..thanks

Anthonymighty: House. I'm flying soonest, I don't even know what to take along. Abeg which of our african food dey yankee and which one no dey so I can hold some o. I like garri o. And ata gingun. Shey those tins dey yankee? What of yam and beans. Ejo o...I can't eat burger and pizza with can coke oooo nyama!

Yvete:
Alrite thanks sis buh if u̶̲̥̅̊ can give me your email or fb so we could talk privately plz..
I don't know your background or what you may be experiencing right now, but it seems like you've got misplaced priorities.

You're almost 18. Go back to school, get your academics in line, write one of those exams (GRE, WAEC, SAT) and then pursue undergrad admissions to US Universities. It is easier this way with access to more opportunities. Getting into high school in the US is not complicated, but because I see you hitting a roadblock, I won't explain further.
Okay? Goodluck!

Yvete:
Athny
Safe journey! Wish you could get me some suya and Mr.Biggs meatpie. Mamacita can attest to the horrible meatpies they sell here with potatoes, carrots and green peas in it ... yuck! What is ata gingun
You'll learn to order pizza very often, and cook noodles and Oatmeal everyday like Imperiouxx!

imperiouxx: Ata gingun means

Pizza my breakfast this morning.....lol

Yvete:

Oooh dry fish?

Yvete:

Oooh dry fish?
You need to cure your Kitchenophobia! SMH.

OjaP: Imperiouxx:

Is ata gigun not grinded dry pepper? Just curious.

Yvete: Im disappointed in you imperiouxx!