Schwartz:

which other light do you need again nitori oloun eh?! you have a job paying you 90K per month and a bus bringing in money too. you want to live all that to do student mini Jobs here? eh taking care of dogs, cats, washing plates, cleaning, factory hand, baby sitter, etc Kai!! How fluent are you in German? Thats the first step? there is rising incidences of people jumping in front of moving trains out of frustration. Nowhere is perfect!

Damolux01:
HI all, I'm in 400 level in OAU, spoke to my Uncle in Germany and he's ready to help me with the said amount in my German block account. Now my Questions are these: 1. Will I apply with my 100l transcript as I intend starting from scratch with another course? 2. Can I get a course that teaches forex, investment, stock and likes as I wish to make legit money online with it? 3. How much in naira is required in my block account and how does my Uncle come in as a sponsor? Thanks all!

Augustine21:
@nineteenth, people make sacrifices for their dreams. The prospects of having a better life as a graduate of a German university is high. What is 90k and danfo? If you have been earning 90k for 3yrs now ,I can boldly tell you that the value of your salary is now around 45k. The things you could buy for 20k last 2yrs will cost around 40k nw.

For some this German dream is just a " let me try thing" for others it's a major step to their futures. If it is worth it or not is based on your vision. For people who have a strong plan, quitting a job or selling a property is a must pay price. You would be amazed if you know what many have done to raise blocked account cash. I know a guy who was working for a petroleum company and earning well. Before he got his job he had this German dream, so he worked and saved for 3yrs. After 3yrs, he quitted his relatively high paying job and left for Germany( many would never try that).Today, He is not regretting it one bit.

I will never make a decision for you. Weigh your options, analyse and decide.
Since you have an admission, you are one leg in.

YOU ARE A MAN. MAKE YOUR DECISION AND BE RESONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

Team Winter.

nineteenth:
No be my fault bro., na this issue of sack today, sack tomorrow dey make me fear. But seriously, taking care of Hund und Katze? ah...mo gbe. I just enrolled for A1 classes and my German still get K-leg.

Schwartz:

which other light do you need again nitori oloun eh?! you have a job paying you 90K per month and a bus bringing in money too. you want to live all that to do student mini Jobs here? eh taking care of dogs, cats, washing plates, cleaning, factory hand, baby sitter, etc Kai!! How fluent are you in German? That's the first step? there is rising incidences of people jumping in front of moving trains out of frustration. Nowhere is perfect!

domex007:


hello bro.
I don't really know how the German studies work but can answer few questions from what I have learnt so far.
1. yes. you will need your 100level transcript for German admission. you will need toefl too.
2. I don't know.
3. well, it used to be N 1. 8million. but with this CBN thing. just budget 2. 5million to be on the safe side. if u have the money for blocked account, u don't need your uncle as sponsor. #my 2cents. Good luck

Augustine21:
@nineteenth, people make sacrifices for their dreams. The prospects of having a better life as a graduate of a German university is high. What is 90k and danfo? If you have been earning 90k for 3yrs now ,I can boldly tell you that the value of your salary is now around 45k. The things you could buy for 20k last 2yrs will cost around 40k nw.

For some this German dream is just a " let me try thing" for others it's a major step to their futures. If it is worth it or not is based on your vision. For people who have a strong plan, quitting a job or selling a property is a must pay price. You would be amazed if you know what many have done to raise blocked account cash. I know a guy who was working for a petroleum company and earning well. Before he got his job he had this German dream, so he worked and saved for 3yrs. After 3yrs, he quitted his relatively high paying job and left for Germany( many would never try that).Today, He is not regretting it one bit.

I will never make a decision for you. Weigh your options, analyse and decide.
Since you have an admission, you are one leg in.

YOU ARE A MAN. MAKE YOUR DECISION AND BE RESONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

Team Winter.

MicroBox:

hail you ! please does it really worth it for me sell my house and deposit part of the money to my block account.
the work I do is a technical work and not for engineer though that is where I got the money from to build my house and apart from the house, I no get better cash savings. Please bro. I want to step up my career which Msc will not be a bad idea.
Please and please does it really worth it ?

lobito007:

Bro, I am not gay, but I just fell in love with you for this. I am in a similar situation to this petroleum guy you cited. 95% of peeps with my kind of job and life right now will not quit for a study abroad. But it's all about ambition and vision. #TeamWinter here too for TUMunich. What's your destination?

Augustine21:
@nineteenth, people make sacrifices for their dreams. The prospects of having a better life as a graduate of a German university is high. What is 90k and danfo? If you have been earning 90k for 3yrs now ,I can boldly tell you that the value of your salary is now around 45k. The things you could buy for 20k last 2yrs will cost around 40k nw.

For some this German dream is just a " let me try thing" for others it's a major step to their futures. If it is worth it or not is based on your vision. For people who have a strong plan, quitting a job or selling a property is a must pay price. You would be amazed if you know what many have done to raise blocked account cash. I know a guy who was working for a petroleum company and earning well. Before he got his job he had this German dream, so he worked and saved for 3yrs. After 3yrs, he quitted his relatively high paying job and left for Germany( many would never try that).Today, He is not regretting it one bit.

I will never make a decision for you. Weigh your options, analyse and decide.
Since you have an admission, you are one leg in.

YOU ARE A MAN. MAKE YOUR DECISION AND BE RESONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

Team Winter.

u are ryt bro
we all HV to take decisions on our own.its all abt or dream.the fact the Mr A is not doing well doesn't determine ur success.
I don't know y some of us want to go to germany,but all I know, we must strife to make it in life no matter the conditions.
going to Germany to study is not only for SHOT-RUN benefit,we should see beyond that. what abt the LONG RUN?
imagine urself having a good paying job after your studies,won't u live a desirable life?
one can do anything to raise his/her fund, its a dream.let us not be discourage abt the fact of doing menial job zB Kinderserziehung,katze oder Hund pützen,Auto waschen, Gartensarbeit,Haushaltsarbeit ,im Restaurant oder Kino arbeiten.
we shouldn't consider all this,u only do this to survive, u won't do it forever.believe yourGod and urself that someday u will also get a better job or better still,become a Boss.if we consider this menial job and run away from our German dream,what abt the wealthy Nigerians in germany?spme one said that its hard to afford a house in Nigeria even when working full time in Germany,I'm really doubting this cos I know someone in Germany venturing into real estate from his income in Germany.he has up to 18 buildings already in top cities here in Nigeria.
let us not conclude that its all abt menial job,.the main aim is to get the certificate,with that u can go to anywhere in the world.
if someone decide to sell his / her property to pursue his German dream,its left for the person.its a dream,his dream may be different from other's
I know some one that his dad sold his land and cars to send to MIT in america.people morked the man for the decision in the short run cos he had to be jumping pkada (this is somepne that was cruising SUV before
in the long run,the spn got a job as engineer with Boeing the biggest aircraft manufacturing company in us.to be honest,this man lives in aame street with governors and senators now in Garki in abuja.now what abt people that discourage him?
I know someone hu is leaving his #300k paying job to Newzealand next month cos ots his dream.he belive he will make it better over there.
our dream is worth being chased.
I must be in Germany and I must suceed by Gods special grace .

######team winter 2016###@#

meracool:
Am still an undergraduate of Mechanical Engineering

Hello do any one know a good engineering firm I can undertow my Industrial training by April 2017 for 6months

Please how should I go about this ..??

lobito007:

And is he going to do these all his life? What of the opportunities the education acquired will open to him? I think this is about making short-term sacrifices for long-term gains. I am in a similar situation, in fact, I earn substantially more than what this guy does. I drive an SUV too. Generally, I would say I am doing fine. In spite of all these, I will be quitting my job to study in a world-class university in this same Germany. Not an easy decision to make. In fact, I keep thinking of deferring till next year or even cancelling it and just do my MSc here in naija. But then, I ask myself, 'after the programme abroad, will I be better off ?' I always answer in the affirmative. Average take-home salary of an MSc holder in Germany is €2500. At an exchange rate of 400 Naira to 1€, that's N1m. Except you work for an oil company, you will have to be a manager with 15+ years of experience to earn that much here. More so, with your German MSc, plus, say 3 years of work experience in a German firm, do you know what you can command in monthly salary here in Nigeria. If you never leave your comfort zone, then you will never know how many opportunities are out there waiting to be grabbed. One only needs to take that bold step. You may be doing well now, but ask yourself, 'can I do better than this?' if your answer is 'yes', then go for it.

nineteenth:


I am currently faced with a similar challenge. I recently got a job and my monthly salary is roughly 90k, I also have a commercial bus 'danfo' in Nigerian local parlance, which also is another source of income for me. I got admitted for a Master program in Germany and I am considering resigning my job, using all my savings, getting small loan(500k) and selling the bus to make up funds for the blocked account. I just hope and pray it would be a wise decision on the long run. Things are not easy here in Nigeria, but somehow, guys still dey rough am. Make our case no go be from frying pan to fire o...veterans in the house, na God I take beg una, kindly help throw more light on this matter...vielen dank!

lobito007:

And is he going to do these all his life? What of the opportunities the education acquired will open to him? I think this is about making short-term sacrifices for long-term gains. I am in a similar situation, in fact, I earn substantially more than what this guy does. I drive an SUV too. Generally, I would say I am doing fine. In spite of all these, I will be quitting my job to study in a world-class university in this same Germany. Not an easy decision to make. In fact, I keep thinking of deferring till next year or even cancelling it and just do my MSc here in naija. But then, I ask myself, 'after the programme abroad, will I be better off ?' I always answer in the affirmative. Average take-home salary of an MSc holder in Germany is €2500. At an exchange rate of 400 Naira to 1€, that's N1m. Except you work for an oil company, you will have to be a manager with 15+ years of experience to earn that much here. More so, with your German MSc, plus, say 3 years of work experience in a German firm, do you know what you can command in monthly salary here in Nigeria. If you never leave your comfort zone, then you will never know how many opportunities are out there waiting to be grabbed. One only needs to take that bold step. You may be doing well now, but ask yourself, 'can I do better than this?' if your answer is 'yes', then go for it.

nevilbot:


If u want my honest advice, I will say this is a very wrong move. You want to leave certainty for uncertainty. Do u think you will be able to save 90k monthly if u get here as a student? What 90k will do for u in Nigeria, d euro equivalent will not do it. Plus u still av a danfo giving u upkeep money and u want to throw it all away cus u think Germany is paradise Wia money is easy and job is yanfuyanfu. My guy don't follow that path of leaving ur 90k job selling ur other source of income and still going into debts to come to Germany biko. I don't think its worth it

nevilbot:


Yes graduates get 2500€ but do u know how much will be left for to spend at d end of the month out of that amount u mentioned? After all the taxes av bin removed, u will get around 1600€ in ur acct then from that 1600 u begin to pay monthly bills that most not default. Imagine u pay 700€ for 2 bedroom flat out of it then pay 150 for utilities and internet, plz how much is left for u to feed and flex? Before u can save to buy that SUV u want to sell.

Well I'm not discouraging anyone. Its a risk worth taking if u believe in your dream. Its even better to finish d MSC and come back to naija with it for a better paying job. Just telling that don't expect 2500€ monthly like u read on websites. Owo Germany , Germany loun GBE in lagbaja's voice.

pompido:


..because even they that keep saying "don't leave certainty for uncertainty" have not left the uncertainty and headed back to the supposed certainty.

urchman101:

Yeah. I think there should be a unit in charge of exchange stuffs like this in schools. Just research well and start early enough.

undisputed25:


search online for iaeste

pompido:


Why would a single young man need a 700Euros 2BD apartment?
Priorities bro!
And please stop with the taxes already....you do know about filing tax returns right? even as a student, you can file for tax returns every year if you work beyond the regulated amount so you get your money or some part of it back.

Going back to Naija with your M.Sc certificate will only get you a moderate paying job at best and that is if you can find it.

Truth is if Naija will work and be better, Owo Naija will stay in Naija too because they will tax everyone heavily to get things done. That is the way of the world. If i work and pay my bills and taxes, and then enjoy all the good of the land then by all means i am better off.

Easy bro...E no easy anywhere but it is a whole lot better than where we are coming from.