Riddeek:

Take heart bro!
You should have tried MUN or Saskatchewan, these ones dey "lenient" pass alberta na.
E sure say ur 3.99 suppose grant u admission. If only you wrote GRE and u "injured their fada", it would av been a boost.
Sorry pls may i know the name of ur sch where u had ur Bsc?

UNN

metrecube:


I feel your pain bro. Did you secure supervisor before you apply? Most of these schools do require applicants to secure supervisor before they apply for Msc. Most times they dont consider only your cgpa, your letter of intent, reference letters etc do play a major role in deciding Masters application.
Its always advisable to apply to minimum 3 schools even if you have first class grade. You need to plan towards fall 2017. All the best.

U dont need to secure any supervisor, they are the ones to give you supervisor is you are offered admission. again those skls you mentioned above requires contact of a supervisor, i have sent a litany of mails to faculty members requesting them to supervise me, even i told them not to pay me any stipend or scholarship, only few replied saying they do not need graduate students ,most did not reply. canadians are disrespectful towards we Nigerians, they will waste your time and still not offer you anything, spent more than 8 packaging this application and begging and pallying proffessors in my school to endorse my referee mail. for the fall which you suggested i will be mad to apply anything canada again am going for uk or germany i already have admissions already handy in those country. canada dream bye bye

thesoj:

I seriously gbadun this your research supervisor letter o. The only thing is that the plagiarists will come out in full force to copy most of it word for word, replacing only the terrorism-related parts with their intended course or research area(s). Kudos bro/sis.

TemitopeJ16:
Hello house, the thread seems to be boring this days. is there hope for the TRV hopefuls for January.

if it's boring you can equally light it up..

CapitalCee:


U dont need to secure any supervisor, they are the ones to give you supervisor is you are offered admission. again those skls you mentioned above requires contact of a supervisor, i have sent a litany of mails to faculty members requesting them to supervise me, even i told them not to pay me any stipend or scholarship, only few replied saying they do not need graduate students ,most did not reply. canadians are disrespectful towards we Nigerians, they will waste your time and still not offer you anything, spent more than 8 packaging this application and begging and pallying proffessors in my school to endorse my referee mail. for the fall which you suggested i will be mad to apply anything canada again am going for uk or germany i already have admissions already handy in those country. canada dream bye bye

which school in germany gave you admission and what program? I support your words of the Canadians being sluggish in virtually every aspect of things they do. everything about Canada is time wasting and requires patience with alternative plans too.

Do your change of name..

Registry wedding certificate is good to go as dey dnt even send Church wedding certificate.

Do u have kids If not get the equivalent of 10,000 CAD in ur account..

Did u say your husband is working now?? meaning his on PGWP If he is on that you can also consider the option of a visiting visa than a work permit.. If he is working.. He doesnt need your Spousal Work Support.. but if he is still a student.. it will fly smoothly.. I am no guru oo.. others can shed more light.. But i know of a lady here.. who was rejected based on the fact her hubby is on PGWP..

But then again.. all applications are treated uniquely and differently.

so make necessary enquires before applying..

GoodLuck!!!

3bby:
Hi guys, I have been following the forum for a while and I need your help. I am in the process of organising my documents for my SOWP application. My husband is went for studies and is now working there. I have got marriage certificate from the registry with plans for church wedding set for early December. My passport still bears my maiden name and i want to know if I need to do the change of name process on my passport before I submit. I also need to know if how much I should have in my account. Please assist me with your replies.

michV:
lemme chip in here,for university of Saskatchewan,more especially for Electrical and Computer Engineering,their MEng requires a supervisor but before then,you have to contact the department which they will mail you their pre-qualification form to fill and submit.onces you are assessed and considered,you ll be mailed/contacted to carry on the legitimate online application which is not yet 100% guarantee that you would be accepted but most atimes it a positive step forward that you may be considered.

Hello pple. I don't know dis pre - registration u are all talking abt. I applied to u of sask and I didn't fill any pre whatever form. I got admitted into Mech Eng Dept Msc.

Hello Good people of Nairaland,

Please advise me on how to get refund for the school fees I paid to University of Regina. I applied thrice for study permit between November last year and May this year and I was denied on those 3 occasions I was advised by an agent to make the payment in order to convince the VO of my genuine intention of coming to Canada to study. I have sent several mails and reminders to the school without success. The only response I got from the international admission about 3 months ago was that the finance department would get back to me. Please, what do I do to get my money back?

Oga Riddeek, i dey follow you bumber to bumber, i need your help in calculating cgpa to percentage . Thanks

Riddeek:
you are right, i just went over the requirements for graduate stidies, some dept don't bother but others like ECE overbother.

Send me a mail.

sleekysoft:
Please House, i really need your help anyone who recently got admission for masters can he/she help me with a sample email he wrote which was able to get a supervisor for the person, i need to start writing Lecturers

please
Biko
Ejo

I think this great, but please ensure to keep it as concise as possible especially when it's your first mail to them, those guys don't have so much time, kip in mind that hundreds of other graduate students are probably sending them similar mails, so you gotta stand out!.

Riddeek:

The thing is that is not the only thing you are going to be writing, that is in fact the easiest.
Even after a supervisor picks you, when applying formally you will still need to upload your research intent and alao why you want to pursue graduate studies over there.
As for cajoling supervisors, there is no specific format because you have to relate to them as per their research work. But ur first 2 statements matter a lot in deciding whether a prof will continue reading ur msg or just "mark as spam"... Yeah some actually do that.

You can start ur first paragraph like.
Dear Dr. Wang (use appropriate titles, don't use Mr. cuz all faculty members have a title)
My name is Obasanjo Jonathan Buhari, a graduate of the peace-keeping department in University of sambisa, Nigeria. I graduated in September 1684 with a GPA of 4.0/5.0 ( 80%) (this is important, state ur percentage, don't give ur supervisor work to do by analyzing ur result, if he can't see wat he is looking for straight up, chances are that he would just move to the next msg, afterall he receives hundreds of msgs from prospective students).

@capitalCee which school in Germany pls. reply asap.

Did u apply for undergraduate or post graduate?

And about your Delay I am sorry that's how Cic works.


I am sure your status havnt changed that's why you still got refused.


You need to look into the reasons why u got delayed is not about school fees but packaging the right documents.

Let me have your Regina student I. D and I will help you talk with Callie or Jessie am sure ur payment will be released back to you.


Enjoy

Kenyata:
Hello Good people of Nairaland,

Please advise me on how to get refund for the school fees I paid to University of Regina. I applied thrice for study permit between November last year and May this year and I was denied on those 3 occasions I was advised by an agent to make the payment in order to convince the VO of my genuine intention of coming to Canada to study. I have sent several mails and reminders to the school without success. The only response I got from the international admission about 3 months ago was that the finance department would get back to me. Please, what do I do to get my money back?

Kenyata:
Hello Good people of Nairaland,

Please advise me on how to get refund for the school fees I paid to University of Regina. I applied thrice for study permit between November last year and May this year and I was denied on those 3 occasions I was advised by an agent to make the payment in order to convince the VO of my genuine intention of coming to Canada to study. I have sent several mails and reminders to the school without success. The only response I got from the international admission about 3 months ago was that the finance department would get back to me. Please, what do I do to get my money back?

issue of refunds is devastating especially when handled like this.since it was an agent that facilitated your application/admission,i feel he has the appropriate contacts in connection of getting your refund.You may have been mailing the inappropriate contacts responsible for that.
Likewise during mine,my admission officer aided the processing of mine,she later handed me over to another lady involved specifically for matters concerning international refunds and student activities.though i just got part of some payment because fee increment made me paid twice,i am still expecting the remainder

Good morning guys you are really doing a great job here, please keep it rolling I'm wishing everyone of us successes in our application... I'm new to this trend and would like to confirm some info from you guys... I believe your Infos would be helpful in my application process.

* I'm applying for master degree program at U of Sask for the fall intake... I sent a mail to one of the factuality staff at my department of interest... He already did my cgpa grading conversion to 71.7% for my Programme of interest and said I'm qualify to apply. My questions are: 1. I'm I required to pay for tuition fee before departing Nigeria to Canada? 2. What are the process required in booking my appointment at the Canadian embassy in Nigeria? 3. What are the checklist require for my visa documentation and the best method to consider for my visa application? cuz i learnt there is online application and others. 4. As regards my sponsorship, I have someone that can provide me with my local government statement of account can I go for it and what's my chance of been approved? If I'm gonna use my parent statement of account, what's the minimum amount required to have in the account during my documentation at the embassy? Parent run a secondary and primary school can I still include the school state government letter of approval if I'm using my parents as my sponsor.., please I would appreciate any contribution that would be helpful. Thanks

Hi,#
Please have you applied for U of S? were you given admission and which course?

Kenyata:
Hello Good people of Nairaland,

Please advise me on how to get refund for the school fees I paid to University of Regina. I applied thrice for study permit between November last year and May this year and I was denied on those 3 occasions I was advised by an agent to make the payment in order to convince the VO of my genuine intention of coming to Canada to study. I have sent several mails and reminders to the school without success. The only response I got from the international admission about 3 months ago was that the finance department would get back to me. Please, what do I do to get my money back?

bros Kenyatta ,how long after the admission deadline did it take UREGINA to offer you admission,please I sent you a PM,THANK YOU

Abdoor44:
Good morning guys you are really doing a great job here, please keep it rolling I'm wishing everyone of us successes in our application... I'm new to this trend and would like to confirm some info from you guys... I believe your Infos would be helpful in my application process.

* I'm applying for master degree program at U of Sask for the fall intake... I sent a mail tschool of the factuality staff at my department of interest... He already did my cgpa grading conversion to 71.7% for my Programme of interest and said I'm qualify to apply. My questions are: 1. I'm I required to pay for tuition fee before departing Nigeria to Canada? 2. What are the process required in booking my appointment at the Canadian embassy in Nigeria? 3. What are the checklist require for my visa documentation and the best method to consider for my visa application? cuz i learnt there is online application and others. 4. As regards my sponsorship, I have someone that can provide me with my local government statement of account can I go for it and what's my chance of been approved? If I'm gonna use my parent statement of account, what's the minimum amount required to have in the account during my documentation at the embassy? Parent run a secondary and primary school can I still include the school state government letter of approval if I'm using my parents as my sponsor.., please I would appreciate any contribution that would be helpful. Thanks

71.7% is a bit low. If possible, apply to more than one school - 3 preferably.

Apply for admission and read previous thread for visa matters.

Few advise ahead of visa stage:

1) if your parent school is unregistered, advise them to.

2) Advise them to build their account to an amount that will pay your school fees, feeding and still show that they can cater for themselves and your siblings. Without scholarship/funding from your university, #5m Minus your school fees and feeding is a good starting point.

#Note : building the account should be done like they are building a house. Otherwise, it will be a potential visa refusal point.

#Note also that LG account will require more document to convince Visa officer. Possible I guess but not as good as your parent/siblings account, if more than enough and cash flowing money is there.

2) if you don't have one, get a job related to your potential course even if you have to volunteer.

Take my advise with caution, I am no expert in all I said

ehixestgratias:

Oga Riddeek, i dey follow you bumber to bumber, i need your help in calculating cgpa to percentage . Thanks

its just straightforward
4.0 / 5.0 = 80%
3.0/4.0 = 75%
5.7/7.0 = 81.4%
Just divide ur CGPA by the maximum obtainable GPA and multiply by 100 to get ur percentage. Don't forget to always indicate it wen writing to supervisors, don't just state ur cgpa, tell him/her the maximum obtainable also

wealth360:


Hello pple. I don't know dis pre - registration u are all talking abt. I applied to u of sask and I didn't fill any pre whatever form. I got admitted into Mech Eng Dept Msc.

no one said it is compulsory, its just better for one to know if he/she has "hope" if ur CGPA is "crazy" and you gat solid research intent, one can apply straight away. People get admitted without filling the form like in ur case,but it is not general.

Bro thanks so much for your reply. Yes the school is registered under the ondo state ministry of education. But I'm not sure if the said amount of money (5m) will he available in the account at the moment That's why I'm thinking of using my LG Acct... What are the documents needed if I'm using my LG Acct.., and how to package my document is very important as I don't work with my LG.... Do you mean I should volunteer myself for job to build my profile or what...though I currently teach in my parent school...as regards my 70.1% one of there staff said I'm qualified for there admission... Which of the visa application method should I go for? Online or which one is the best for applicant... Please help with adequate Infos. Thanks

Osemigho:


71.7% is a bit low. If possible, apply to more than one school - 3 preferably.

Apply for admission and read previous thread for visa matters.

Few advise ahead of visa stage:

1) if your parent school is unregistered, advise them to.

2) Advise them to build their account to an amount that will pay your school fees, feeding and still show that they can cater for themselves and your siblings. Without scholarship/funding from your university, #5m Minus your school fees and feeding is a good starting point.

#Note : building the account should be done like they are building a house. Otherwise, it will be a potential visa refusal point.

#Note also that LG account will require more document to convince Visa officer. Possible I guess but not as good as your parent/siblings account, if more than enough and cash flowing money is there.

2) if you don't have one, get a job related to your potential course even if you have to volunteer.

Take my advise with caution, I am no expert in all I said

I'm just plaining to apply... Still gathering Infos about the school and how to go about my visa application and documentation... I think getting admission shouldn't be an issue but the visa documentation is very important and should be well packaged to avoid refusal of visa applications!... Have you applied to U of Sask? Please do Assist me with any info as regards my applications to the school ... Thanks

Dampop1:
Hi,#
Please have you applied for U of S? were you given admission and which course?

Hello everyone!

Please i need your help, i just started the applying for schools in canada but i have a few issues.

I want to know how qualified i am for canadian schools; I have a Distinction HND - Mech eng and i did a distance learning topup programme in the UK to get a BEng...I had a first class.
Am i qualified at all for MSc in canada, or has anyone been in my shoes!

secondly, is GRE compulsory for admission to MSc??.

TemitopeJ16:
Hello house, the thread seems to be boring this days.is there hope for the TRV hopefuls for January.

My dear u r right ,I used to be happy once I see approved ,Canada visa officer we Nigerians student lose your heart and lose our visas in Jesus name
Amen

Riddeek:
its just straightforward
4.0 / 5.0 = 80%
3.0/4.0 = 75%
5.7/7.0 = 81.4%
Just divide ur CGPA by the maximum obtainable GPA and multiply by 100 to get ur percentage. Don't forget to always indicate it wen writing to supervisors, don't just state ur cgpa, tell him/her the maximum obtainable also

@ riddeek, God bless you. I actually lost hope of my canada dream after cic refused me last month. I think I am ready to refire. Good bye to PGD. Pls my cgpa is 74% and i'm interested in Msc biochemistry, which school can I apply to? This supervisor thing has been a big challenge 4 me.

Help a sister in need. Thanks

let me share this with everybody, all schools have grading system, when you see their requirements,check their grading system to see if your cgpa meets the requirements, E.G , if the requirements state B or B+, if you check their grading system you will find out what that translate to,most times B means 3.0 and B+ means 3.5 for some schools is 3.3, i hope this helps. thanks

Riddeek:


You must know that schs have standards, check the dept website of those schs and read their minimum requirements.

As for Saskatchewan, even before you apply officially, there is this pre-application form which you would be asked to fill (for your own good) which will then be circulated to the faculty members (supervisors/professors) to approve. Then if luckily, you get approved you would be contacted to apply formally.
NB: being asked to apply formally isn't a guarantee to admission.

As for research intent, Google is ur best friend. Don't beef him

But wait oooo, is it 3.06/4.0 or 3.06/5.0 ?
If it is over 5.0, then i am afraid, the Almighty needs to be involved with your app. Nevertheless, trust in the only one God, the Most High and hope for the best.

But have you considered other options incase ur cgpa doesn't meet their minimum requirements?

Good day all,

Please i need the current exchange rate of Naira to CAD that can be quoted in my SOP and Funds available. I am trying to convert 9 million to CAD and i saw N237 to $1 CAD which will give me about $37 K CAD or use the parallel market rate of N351. I want a conversion rate i can quote in my SOP as it differs for different banks.

Please i really need your urgent response as i am currently filling out my form.

Thanks.

Guys help pls... My parent school is registered under the ondo state ministry of education. But I'm not sure if the said amount of money (5m) will be available in the account at the moment That's why I'm thinking of using my Local government Acct... What are the documents needed if I'm using my LG Acct.., and how to package my document is very important as I don't work with my LG.... Do you mean I should volunteer myself for job to build my profile or what...though I currently teach in my parent school...as regards my 70.1% one of there staff said I'm qualified for there admission... Which of the visa application method should I go for? Online or which one is the best for applicant... Please help with adequate Infos. I'm applying to U of Sask...Thanks

michV:
issue of refunds is devastating especially when handled like this.since it was an agent that facilitated your application/admission,i feel he has the appropriate contacts in connection of getting your refund.You may have been mailing the inappropriate contacts responsible for that.
Likewise during mine,my admission officer aided the processing of mine,she later handed me over to another lady involved specifically for matters concerning international refunds and student activities.though i just got part of some payment because fee increment made me paid twice,i am still expecting the remainder

Hello michV

How long did your payment take and I want to ask if you used the 3rd party option.

I want to get my refund but when was hearing here that the funds will be sent back to the originating account and I will be paid naira here it just put me off so I am considering the 3rd party option.
Thanks

3rd party or original account will take same processing time, have in mind 3 - 4 weeks

lonzo:


Hello michV

How long did your payment take and I want to ask if you used the 3rd party option.

I want to get my refund but when was hearing here that the funds will be sent back to the originating account and I will be paid naira here it just put me off so I am considering the 3rd party option.
Thanks

Abdoor44:
Guys help pls... My parent school is registered under the ondo state ministry of education. But I'm not sure if the said amount of money (5m) will be available in the account at the moment That's why I'm thinking of using my Local government Acct... What are the documents needed if I'm using my LG Acct.., and how to package my document is very important as I don't work with my LG.... Do you mean I should volunteer myself for job to build my profile or what...though I currently teach in my parent school...as regards my 70.1% one of there staff said I'm qualified for there admission... Which of the visa application method should I go for? Online or which one is the best for applicant... Please help with adequate Infos. I'm applying to U of Sask...Thanks

pls what was your GPA

Please guys I have an issue here .
I'm 16 years old I was about to apply for my visa until myself and my parents realized I needed a custodian there in Canada . Now it would take 2 weeks to process . So I don't think I can apply for the visa till November 1st and my school resumes on the 5th of january . I'm kind of nervous as I don't know if I would make it on time or rather get the Study Visa on time without deferring my application .
If you have any suggestions please let me know .