Congratulations brother!

Sooredaniel:
Got my passport yesterday. Had to immediately book my flight. I’m off today. I really appreciate every honest input on this thread. Seriously Nairaland is underrated!! My story is a bit different, it’s more of favor than merit! God has been surprising me all round.
I wrote my exams at a time when it was almost impossible to get a school accepting applications for fall 2018. Wrote the GRE in March, Toefl in April. I could only come up with 2 schs that were still accepting applications; St. Cloud State Uni and Georgia southern uni. Applied to SCSU. I almost gave up at some point when I was lost on how to go about Wes. Completed Wes a month and 5 days after deadline (May 15). Got admitted June 20. Booked visa appointment on August 17 ( (7:15AM)
Was interviewed by a fair lady in her mid 30’s at window 5. Blue paper was flying everywhere. She denied the army officer before me, dude was fully kitted. Was like ehnnnn mogbe
Transcript
VO: Good morning
Me: Morning
Where are you going?
I’m going to St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Avenue south, MN for a research Masters program in Gerontology with a concentration in Bio-gerontology.
VO: oh.. I see you have a partial scholarship how did you get it?
Me: Ermm.. We’ll I think I had a convinsing SOP and maybe my publications and test helped too.
VO: *types for a while* What were your test scores
Me: GRE 291, Toefl 78
VO: Can I have your personal statement of account
Me: *hands her* not looking satisfied so i quickly handed her my mums SOA
VO: ok.. I’ll be approving your visa but I need you to sign here *points to I-20*
Me: ok ma’am.. God bless you!
Was actually considering differing till spring but then I received a GA offer on Monday that included part tuition remission and monthly stipends! Had to stay putttt! Thank you all. Flight is 12PM lemme sleep small. God bless!

paulemi:
Hi everyone,

When is the best time to send financial statement to a school for master's program, during the application process or after getting an admit?

Depends on the school.
Go through the school website well to clarify, and you can contact them as well.

Judgepelumi:
LONG POST ALERT!!!
Today is Sunday so I want to share my testimony
I've been following this thread since December 2017 after Canada bounced me and this thread played a great role in my choice of school and visa prep & all of that. IMO, I think getting a visa is now harder than before especially when you don't have a plan or you don't know why you want to further your study. I saw many blues that day and people who dressed inappropriately for the interview(I was just smh).
July 19, I was interviewed by a tall slim lady @window4 and I was just praying not to be directed to the black woman tho she fine with nice pomo lips , Lol.
As an Accountant wey I be, I wore my suit, white shirt and a wine tie+pock square. I'm not sure I've any better advise to give other than the ones the elders here have always reiterated. But it's best you speak with all sincerity & be confident, plan(i mean you should know what you want), prepare well and pray well too. With God, all things are possible.

Vo: Good morning, can you pass your passport
Vo: Why are you going to the US
Me: I am going to Montclair State University, NJ for my Masters in Accounting with a concentration in Forensic Accounting (she tried to cut me but i had to rush my words just to mention my concentration)
Vo: Did you apply to any other school?
Me: Yes College at Brockport, SUNY
Vo: Which of the campuses?
Me: Rochester (I never knew if they had other campus stations but i was lucky to remember the day i dialled the Grad coord's nos it showed Rochester on truecaller)
Vo: So why did you pick MSU over Brockport?
Me: Aside that MSU offers a concentration in Forensic accounting and accredited by AACSB, MSU is the best public university and the most innovative business school in NJ. Aside that, the curriculum is well designed such that it doesn't focus alone on the theoretical aspect but it integrates a lot of practical case studies which would be beneficial for me going forward in my career. I will also get hands on experience with software training that helps to get a full picture of someone's financial habits and activities, track spending patterns and combine information from multiple financial accounts and I will get moot court room experience as well. The curriculum also ensures that when I eventually take my CFE exams, I'd not need to take extra classes.
Vo: You've been working at XYZ for how long?
Me: 5-6months now, started late Feb
Vo: And before then you worked at shengbele company, what do they do there?
Me: Its an Audit firm
Vo: Have you ever applied to another country(I guess she'd see through their database)?
Me: Yes that was last year, Canada
Vo: What program was that?
Me: A PGD in HRM
Vo: So why are you switching to accounting?
Me: I have been an accountant for a while and my undergraduate degree was in accounting so I have decided to remain in that career path
Vo: Was there no Msc Accounting in Canada? Why didn't you apply there, why US?
Me: The tuition fees were expensive and I couldn't afford it
Vo: Oh that's why you went for a PGD instead
Me: Yes
Vo: Have you been to the US before?
Me: No
Vo: Married, kids?
Me: No
Vo: Does anyone in your family have a visa
Me: No
Vo: So what will you do with this degree after school
Me: This degree will afford me the qualifications to take up a job at EFCC as an expert in fraud examination. I plan to work in the anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorist activities dept upon my return. In the long-run, I'd love to have my own forensic accounting firm where I'd be able to render consulting services to both the public and private sector.
Vo: Did you write any exams?
Me: Yes GRE and TOEFL
Vo: What did you score in GRE
Me: 296 (gave her the breakdown but she didnt ask for the report card)
Vo: Who's sponsoring you
Me: My mom
Vo: What does she do?
Me: she's a distributor for.............
Vo: Can I see her BS (she perused it well well)
Vo: Are you sure there's no other reason why you're going to NJ
Me: Not at all aside that MSU offers my preferred program
Vo: She reached for the white paper, ticked AP, said something about checking to see somethings check out and some other things i didn't hear clearly, wrapped my BS & I-20 in my passport and that was it. But the battle wasn't over till Friday when I picked up my passport.
I was on AP for a month, first 2weeks I heard nothing so I sent an inquiry mail but no reply. The 3rd week ended and I had to just call them and I guess that was when my BS were sent for verification. And the following week it got issued. TBH, this AP was torture especially having to wait a month. So many thoughts, High BP but special thanks to Ekebs & sunshine for encouraging me, e no just easy. My special gratitude to Folmus for reviewing my transcript and Winterstorm for the pep-talk before my interview day and to the elders here for your great contributions as my dream is now a reality.
E bami ki hallelujah meta o

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!! Hallelujah!!!
Ogo fun Jesus!

Congratulations.

Thank God! Congratulations

Kweeen:
Visa finally approved on Thursday 9th august at 6:45am.. Lagos consulate
I got to the embassy before 6am, waited in line, after all the biometrics and all, we finally got into the hall. I just kept praying in my mind and telling God that I want a male white v.o this time and he must lead with questions that will enable me to sell my strong points.. Finally sha, I got sent to window two..male white v.o.. Two guys were inline ahead of me and both got denied but I said hmmm, I have done my best o, God please favour me..Then came my turn ...
Me- Good morning
V.o- Good morning, pass me your documents please
* I passed it*
He then typed into his computer, looked surprised, starred right at me and said
V.o - you were here less than three weeks ago, how did you get another appointment ?
Me - errm I just paid for another visa fee and reapplied and I got a date
V.o- really? You just paid? And just got a date? Even though we have a back log and u are required to wait for two months, so wen u were asked that have u applied in the last two months, u said yes and then got a date?
* At this point, I started thinking wowwwwww my lifeeeee... Is this the angle village people want to use this time ?? Yayyyyyyy, egbami ooo, ayemi temi bami, whats all this?*
Me- actually sir , I used an agent
V.o - says " you used an agent*
Me - because I was trying to meet up with my resumption date
V.o- so your agent misrepresented for you
*Then he turns to his computer and started typing*
At this point I thought it is finished and the next thing he just said
V.o - so what are you going to do in the united states?
Me - *in my mind, I just thought my interview was marred already but let me just answer*
Me- I'm going to southern uni Louisiana for my MBA
V.o- whats your major?
Me- I intend to generalize in my first year then major in entrepreneurship in my second year..
V.o - how many schools did u apply to?
Me- two, southern uni and northeastern uni, Boston
V.o- so why did you choose southern?
Me- asides from the fact that I got funding( he picks up my i-20 and looked at it), the curriculum is structured in a way that I get to combine courses that are in line with my career goals, also its a HBCU and I was impressed with the cultural diversity of the school and the city, then the school is relatively small, close knit community which will give me proximity to my profs, and is also similar to the kind of experience I had in my undergrad so I felt like I will settle in easily..
V.o - what's your highest level of education
Me- I have a b.sc in masscomm from Bowen uni
V.o- what do you do now?
Me- i'm a venture capital analyst for xyz private equity
V.o- so as an analyst, why not go into finance, why entrepreneurship?
Me- well, I chose entrepreneurship because its in line with my long term career plan.. I intend to have an NGO in my home town that will focus on not just funding but also mentoring small businesses with special consideration for women , I have made some contacts In the venture capital industry already and with this degree, I will be getting the required skills and practical knowledge to make that work..
V.o- *nodding* ...okay , how do you intend to fund this?
Me- I have funding and my dad will be taking care of other expenses that might come up
V.o - how did you get this GA?
Me- I got shortlisted for this through the volunteer project support work I've been doing for the ict center since 2013, also I submitted my undergrad result, my GRE , I wrote an essay and I had a 30 mins Skype interview with two profs and a faculty member..I have my letter of sponsorship to that effect here with me..* hands it over*
V.o- okay, please excuse me
He then disappears for over 7 mins with my documents .. It felt like forever and I kept wondering ohh my God, what is this again o? Hmmmm, God I know you have followed him Inside that room o and you must come through for me.. I just kept praying for favour..I guess he went to verify something probably about the research center ..after what seemed like a lifetime, he came back..
V.o- thanks for your patience .. So, tell me more about this GA..
Me- *i cant really remember what i sed here but its something like *..okay, like I sed earlier , I have been doing volunteer work for the center, I help in primary data collection, I've been doing that for years and I finally got the chance to go and continue what I started with them, while also getting my degree..I am one of the African delegates ...* he cuts Me off* and then says, That's okay.. I will be approving your visa, you can pick up at this location after 3 days, you will be blah blah blah..
Honestly at this point, I went temporarily deaf o.. I will be approving your visa just kept ringing in my head..He had to tap the window to get my attention and then talked about the importance of the i-20 at the POE.. That's how I smiled, said thank you sir, picked up my folder and left o.... Thanks to everyone that assisted with my questions on this thread... We will all make it in Jesus name ..

ijaola:
Hi all. I am in need of a cheap hotel I can pass the night. My appointment is 29th August, 7am. And I can risk coming from sagamu that morning. You can't predict Nigeria road. Please any suggestions.

Buzz me.

By God's grace, mine will be one of the first set of approved visa transcripts in this new part of the thread, Amen!

cheers guys.

Good morning house,

please my interview is in few days and ai need urgent help with mock interviews.

help biko!

@Ubah1 @Lagosismyhome @ walspring and all the other gurus, biko.

AMEN!

Kingksb:
Hello everyone I wanna use this medium to congratulate those who their visas have been approved... Congratulation!!! And to those who were denied never give up commit everything in God's hand and and work hard you will surely excel... And to those who are yet to go for their interview always have faith in God and believe that you'll be approved without any question and even be awarded a green card... My interview is on Monday anyone going for their interview on Monday have it mind that your visa has been approved already...let's just go and submit our passport to them for the stamp if you believe this don't hesitate to type a big AMEN ...success to all of us

Hello house,
congrats to the people having their visas approved. Cheers! And may God help us all.

Please I need mock-up Interview, I have been preparing for my interview for a while now, and I want to start practicing mockups before the appointment date.

This forum is so helpful. And I'm hopeful I'll get the help I need(as usual) and come back here to share my testimony of an approved visa too.

Amen.

Thank you.

ObenJoshua:
Hello House,

please is there anyone here going to The University of Texas at El Paso(UTEP) this fall(August)?

and is there anyone currently studying there who can further assist with post admission offer and visa processes?

Thank you.

Biko?

Hello House,

please is there anyone here going to The University of Texas at El Paso(UTEP) this fall(August)?

and is there anyone currently studying there who can further assist with post admission offer and visa processes?

Thank you.

Walspring:
Anyone here who can help with how to link source code from wamp server to mySQL?

Yes I can. Php code right?

Good morning House.
Greetings to the bosses!

Please, I applied for a Master's Program at UTEP for fall 2018 and,

1) I've been wondering when the admission decision will be made, the wait is killing,

2) I want to ask if anyone has an idea of the timing I.e when they usually roll-out admission decisions,

3) I will also like to know other people in the same boat with me.

Thank you.
God bless you!

Hello house,
biko help a brother as time is going, some weeks(months) ago I came here asking if I could get admission and funding in a school in the US without GRE, but I was advised to go and take the exam.

I took GRE some weeks ago, and got an aggregate score or 301 149VB 152QT and 4/6 AW.

Now I need advise on schools were I have the best chance at admission and funding for fall 2018. I am currently considering ETSU, UTEP, Troy University, and University of Purdue.

Biko, how good are these my choices, and which better choices are there? I intent to apply for MSc. Information Technology, or MSc. Computer Information Systems, with a CGPA of 3.6(BSc. Computer Science).

Thanks for your ever helping contributions. I look forward to reviewing those. Thanks again.

femi312:
My reply might not be what you are expecting to read but it is what it. Running away from GRE makes you sound like an unserious student. Do you know the number of Indian students applying for computer science in the US with mind blowing GRE score each admission cycle? Now imagine you with no GRE, do you stand a chance? Even if you stand a chance at admission, can you afford the tuition? because you definetly dont stand a chance at funding except you go to all those one building school which in my opinion is not worth anybody's time. You don't want to experience thinking about how to pay tuition and at the same time turning in your homeworks, and keeping up with your courses. Its hell on earth. So go write GRE and aim for fall. You don't have to do the process in a hurry. What is worth doing at all is worth doing well. The decision is yours to make.

Thank you, I appreciate your response, and I have started to work on it.
And please can you suggest schools for me,
ones with sure(relatively) admission, and funding opportunities, for MSc. Computer Science, or Computer Information system.

I am actually checking out a lot of schools, but suggestions from people here who obviously know more, will help guide my research.
Thank you.

Edit: Forget about spring and look toward fall 2018 , and try to write GRE, a score of >300 with kick-ass SOP can get you very sweet financial packages. For now look for B+/B- schools and begin sending out mails , ask questions , direct questions, you'll find what you seek.[/quote]


Thank You. I have started considering the GRE. The fact that I spent the whole 2017 waiting on a Canadian admission that didn't come through was the reason for the rush, it hurt really. But I'm getting myself together though. Thank you.

Hello house, I have gained a lot from similar threads on this platform, and I appreciate the efforts of people here. God bless.
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I need help, and I hope my questions won't be annoying, based on the fact that they probably have been answered earlier.
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I have a BSc. in Computer Science (CGPA: 3.61), graduated in 2015, and I've worked as a Web Developer at a start-up company for over a year now.
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So I have decided to give the USA a try for foreign study, and I need clear cut specifications and clarifications, 'cause my personal findings don't seem to be inline with the wise counsel I've been reading here.
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So I want to ask about schools that don't require GRE for the MSc. program, and as well, schools that are quite affordable, and probably with funding opportunities, and most importantly with high chance of admission (application fee no be beans biko, lol).
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Entry Semester: Spring 2018.
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I've got less than 2 weeks till the average deadline of 30th, September,
epp biko.
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Thank you.

maziude:


1) Contact the admission office of your university to know if there are updates concerning your application.

2)Depends on the outcome of (1) above. Meaning, you cant do anything until, you have your offer. But, if you want to walk by faith, gather all the required documents for visa application. Page 0 and CIC website, have the information regarding required documents.

3) Yes, you can. However, you have to show that you can meet the condition which is entirely dependent on the condition in question.

Others might have something to chip in...

Regards.

Thank you. I'm grateful for the response.

please is there anyone here that also applied for MSc Computer science at the University of Regina, fall 2017, 'cause I have contacted the graduate admissions office, and they said my application is with the department.

Good morning leaders, please I applied to the U of Regina since March, and for over a month now the application status has been "pending departmental ...." I am curious as to why this is taking long, this one that visa processing time is 16 weeks, please does anyone have any info, and is it still possible to meetup with September resumption??.

And also what can I be doing in preparation, so as to make the visa processing faster when I receive my admission offer.

.Also can I apply for visa with a conditional admission offer

Good evening people. It's a great privilege to have such a platform as this.
I have read and learned a lot here and I am hopeful to share my testimony here soon.

Now to why I am writing this.

I submitted my application to the University of Regina for MSc. Computer Science since march 06, and all other documents were received before 31st March which was the deadline, at first the application status was "hold files till next Department intake". Then sometime around 6th April it changed to awaiting Department/Faculty review.
I am nervous, because I have searched the web to have an Idea of how long it takes to get admission, so as to know what to do, 'cause this is my only application to Canada for now. It's been very hard to find someone who applied for MSc. Computer Science at the University of Regina for fall semester. I have searched everywhere, please help calm me down, as someone I love and respect just told me admission comes in in June, ha! and june go too teh for September Admission, please is it true??
Any one in the house please just shut me up with some relieving answer. Thank You.

nelly28:


1.@list 2 to 3weeks

2.yea after meeting d condition stated or required.

3. search Google ......
https://www.masterstudies.com/Masters-Degree/Computer-Science/Canada/

http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/programs/computer_science.html

4.if is not a requirement or request from uni regn den no need since ur referees have sent the recommendations through their official mails.

success

thank you.

Hello house.

I have been following this thread for a while, and it has been helpful, kudos to the contributors.

I have applied to University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina. I believe my application to Usask was rejected because one out of my three referees didn't send his recommendation, and even the other two sent theirs' after the deadline. now I am left with just URegina, and I have a number of Questions.

1. How long does it take to secure admission at URegina.

2. Can I start visa processing with a conditional offer of admission.

3. Which other affordable schools are open for admission for MSc. Computer Science.

4. Do I still need to mail my Referees' Recommendation letters through currier to Regina, despite the fact that my referees have sent the recommendations through their official mails.

??

Thank you. As I hope, pray, and believe strongly that I will give my testimonies here too.
#peace.

skylar2020:


please is manitoba thesis or course based?
pls how much is university of guelph tuition fees for masters in computer science . thnks

Manitoba has the three options,
thesis
course work
i cant remember the third option
and I also know that thesis option attracts more funding, though its competitive.

And for Guelph, I am not quite sure, but I know of a brother of mine in church who left around September for Guelph, apparently He is doing a thesis program, and has been in contact with supervisors since, so he enjoys benefits of one of these assistant programs..

miella:

You can apply if the deadline for your choice of program has not passed. It is free. I think they waived it for Nigerians because of the international spending limit (not too sure). But the deadline for most programs has passed. Check the school website for more information.

Exactly!
I went to check, and I saw that the general deadline was December 15.. I guess one should just stick with other schools that are still open.
I'm aware of
University of Saskatchewan
University of Manitoba
University of Regina
University of Guelph..



Well I just started following this thread recently, and I love the stuffs I've read here
I am applying for a MSc. Computer Science degree in the first three schools listed above, to commence in September 2017, Go help us!

ObenJoshua:
Hello, Please I, and two of my colleagues are working towards further study in SA,...... bah blah blah

well, thanks for the responses..
Now we have packed the agency aside, and are following the normal process, we have applied for SAQA and are about to mail our documents to SA,
stuffs we sent are:
Notarized copy of WAEC result, School(BSc.) Certificate, and data page of International passport, also, the SAQA consent form, application form, and the account payment example page ( or something like that sha), the package will be sent today, but there is something I want to ask about that, are we to put a WAEC scratch card with the package or should we just send it like that?


And also, we are hoping to get the SAQA evaluation soon enough, Could we still make any admission this year or early next year
I have been googling since and I am kinda tired, please does anyone have any suggestions on schools that are still open for January application..
thanks, and don't mind the long story....

Hello, Please I, and two of my colleagues are working towards further study in SA, we were told that we need to do one year honors program because our certificates were obtained after 4 years, that said, we are planning to apply for honors program now, so with this please I have a few questions.. How much does it cost to process SA visa from start to finish, also what are the necessary requirements though I have read the stuffs on their website, because an agency asked us to bring 400 thousand naira each which I think is outrageous, also an agency (sisa) claims that they can get admission within 48 hours without we doing saqa, is this a reasonable thing to do. I will really appreciate your response(s) because the content here have been really helpful, and eye opening most importantly, thanks