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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Tunnyz(m): 3:21pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Walspring: Lol Walspring aff come again o. .lwkm |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by k199192: 3:22pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
LagosismyHome:I am so sorry about the gender mix. Thank you. I already have a school in mind though. I just need a second opinion. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by LagosismyHome(f): 3:27pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
k199192: Yeap don't feel bad about it , most people have been rejected either for a school or a job application ... Its called LIFE ...... But its important never to put all your eggs in one basket except you are absolutely sure of that basket So if I were you , I would apply not to" a school" in mind but at least 2 schools or more 1 Like |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by k199192: 3:36pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
LagosismyHome: Thank you. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Ndawe(f): 3:36pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
I don't think I understand your question oh. k199192: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by k199192: 3:41pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Ndawe:its ok. I got an answer by readin through.... 1 Like |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Nobody: 4:02pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
LOL, shey na you wan give yourself admission ni? How will you be telling your prospective grad program that your GPA is competitive? ![]() For computer science grad program, you need a strong background in some theoretical computer science courses like Data Structures, Operating systems, Programming, Databases and maybe Computer Architecture. Also your maths background including discrete maths, calculus and linear algebra should be solid to survive in a good program. While applying, I found out that good grades in core courses make one more competitive even with a low overall CGPA. You have to look at your transcripts and see the grades you had in these courses I listed. Overall GPA is meaningless in grad admission except the individual courses and grades are interpreted. No one cares about your performance in technical writing (CVE 401 or TPD 101 in Ife). From here on, before applying to any other school, send an email to the grad program director with a snapshot of your transcripts. Ask him/her if these courses are sufficient prerequisites to be considered for admission into the program. You can save a lot of cash this way. Your GRE score is not also the best considering your average GPA. If you want to compete for admission and funding in good schools for CS programs, GRE has to be a piece of cake for you. Computer Science is a very competitive course here due to the high number of jobs in the market, so you have to have a good profile to compete. k199192: 5 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by superheavy: 4:03pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
LagosismyHome: yaaaaayyyy...it has been issued 10 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Fatezee(f): 4:15pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Guys please, What is the minimum GRE score for top schools Like MIT, uc Berkeley with full funding |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by towbaynah(m): 4:43pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Fatezee: Between 330 - 340. Other requirements include; A bowl of hot tears, 5 liters of fernented sweat and transcripts of all the schools you've attended, written in gold ink and sent in a sealed envelope from Mount Olympus. 5 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Hushee(m): 5:07pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Walspring:Lol. You will not kill me. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by k199192: 5:08pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
sirRiddy:Thanks really. No mind my using the "competitive" word jare. I have B.engr in Electronic and computer Engineering with a major in Telecommunications. Do you suggest I rewrite the GRE? Although some schools offer to give you something like a "freshers" course if you have no computer background. I don't have most of those courses in my transcript. The only one I have is the computer architecture but I have all the necessary math courses. There was an option to specialise in either computer engineering or telecoms, I chose the latter.. e dan dey bite me now.. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Hushee(m): 5:15pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Walspring:Oga Wale, please allow him if thats what he feels like doing. At least that would allow him spread his risk and give him more funding chances. @thibcyrain, try to look for schools that accept unofficial transcript and apply to them. 1 Like |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Nobody: 5:16pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
CS grad programs have people from different undergrads. I have colleagues who are from electrical engineering, statistics and even journalism backgrounds. However, one common thing among them is high GPA, relevant work experience or research experience(basic or interdisciplinary). Based on what you said, you are not qualified for admission into most good CS programs except if you have one of what I listed above. I would advise you to contact grad program directors of 20 programs you are interested in. This is 101 of admission rules. Their responses would determine your next line of action. Of course, rewrite and ace the test if you want to stand a chance for funding at all. But remember it is hard for a grad program to give you a TA or RA if you have deficiency courses in your transcripts. k199192: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Lamexx(m): 5:16pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
thibcyrain: Add University of Louisiana at Lafayette (very safe school) and remove Texas Tech University. TTU is a big school for Elect Elect. Just add ULL and thank me later |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by thibcyrain: 5:18pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
U are closer to computer engineering than computer science, whilst someone in mathematics is closer to computer science than computer engineering. Most times the requisite for computer science states that you should have taken courses in databases,operating and data structures. The least most engineering grad is likely to take is datastructures and computer programming. This I realized when I applied to a uni in Canada. I got the break down after rejection. I don't know recommendation to give since I am still a learner. 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by jvof231(m): 5:21pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
My fellow nairalanders my interview is next Tuesday biko can anybody help me with mock interview |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by thibcyrain: 5:22pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Hushee: Baba for the men, thank you for the motivation.Most people did not understand me, I am not only applying to schools in the US. But I have 6 US schools in mind 1 Like |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Lamexx(m): 5:25pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Alleybuy: Alleybuy, you can pay for eshipglobal directly via FX wire transfer. Let the Designated Student Officer of your school know you want to use eshipglobal. They will send you the link with the school code. Create an account on eshipglobal, select what you want delivered and the postal service to use (DHL or UPS). Select wire transfer. Copy the wire transfer details, buy dollar from a local BDC and fund your dormiciary account. Make wire transfer payment through your bank and upload evidence of payment or Scan evidence of payment to eshipglobal and wait. Once payment is received, your school will be notified and the carrier can pick the I-20. It will get to you one week from when the carrier picks it. 1 Like |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by k199192: 5:30pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
sirRiddy:Thanks again.. I have contacted some of them. Thats how I knew about the freshers course thing. And also I wouldnt have known what went wrong with my transcript evaluation since WES are quite reliable. Are you saying 3.54/5 is not high enough? On my WES evaluation it sill says I have 3.28/4. Do you think it was a mistake from WES? From your response you say I don't stand a chance. Do you mean that I can't get an admission in CS with my credentials? Na die o. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Nobody: 5:38pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
You like doing leg over backwards o. No be you list say na only computer archi you get? k199192: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Hushee(m): 5:40pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
OluDare01:I dey tell you boss, a school with 90%+ acceptance rate recently rejected me. I believe it all depends on the program and how many applicants they have at that particular period. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by ChristianGrey2: 5:43pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
I am a silent reader of this thread and i really benefited from this thread. Praise be to Allah.I had my interview on friday and it was approved. Visa issued Yesterday. This is what transpired between the consular officer and i. ME- Good Morning CO- Good Morning. ME- How are you doing? CO- Fine thanks. ME- You welcome CO- Pass your passport and i-20 ME- Sure CO- Why are you going to the US. ME- I am going to the US to undertake a course of studies in International business trade and commerce at Kalamazoo college in Michigan CO- How did you heard about this school? ME- I made an intensive search online using academic websites such as usnews, Princeton reviews and Peterson and then i narrowed down my search based on schools that offer experiential learning. Afterwards i consulted the schools website to gain information about their application process. CO- Why did you choose this school? me- I chose this school because they offer hands on learning components through excellent internships programs and summer study abroad programs. I believe this will help me learn from expert and also widen my employability skills. Among the schools that accepted me this school offered me the most financial aid package. CO- How many schools did you consider? ME- four. Bates college, Northeastern University, Kalamazoo and UMaine. CO- Why did you pick Kalamazoo over northeastern ME- I prefer to study at a liberal arts college because of small teacher to student ratio which allows for better interaction between faculty and students. C0- Northeastern is a liberal arts college. ME- Please madam northeastern university is not a liberal arts college. it is a research university offering masters and doctorate programs. C0- How do you intend funding your education ME- The school has offered me a scholarship and my parents will foot the remaining. C0- She typed for a while and said i have approved your application. ME- Thank you and have a great day. CO- You too. 22 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by OluDare01(m): 5:44pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Hushee:Those acceptance rates you see are for undergrads. And meeting the minimum admission requirements doesn't guarantee admission. I got 2 admits and 2 rejects and I met all the admission requirements. I just laugh at the guy thst said he has a competitive profile and got rejected. Those schools receive a lot of applications and they take their time to fish out the best 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Hushee(m): 5:46pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
thibcyrain:Lol. Like oga Walspring will say, let's thank God. I applied to just three schools after enough research and after mailing the grad coords, yet they still rejected me. So please spread your risk and above all follow your heart. And it also depends on the program in question. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Hushee(m): 5:57pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
LagosismyHome:Abi o. ![]() |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Fatezee(f): 5:59pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
towbaynah: Thanks... Anything is possible |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by k199192: 6:12pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
sirRiddy:Sirriddy you gan no go kill me... leg over backwards. .. really.. I have been following this thread for quite sometime before I finally wrote thr GRE and then started applying... I know you have helped so many people achieve their American dream. I still say thanks to you. but try leave Nigerian ways... you too get bad mouth.. legover backwards. .. Thank you bro.. 5 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by happyday: 6:23pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
Fatezee: Quant: 170/170. Verbal: 165/170. AWA: 4.5/6. Take the GRE as many times as you need to. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Nobody: 6:24pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
LOL. I think I have responded appropriately to your concerns. It is left for you to understand and discern from my responses the right steps. Leave me and whatever Nigerian ways for me. Good luck to you. ![]() k199192: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by happyday: 6:29pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
ikeepitreal: Yep. If they need anything else, they'll ask. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Hushee(m): 6:40pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
kaycesilver:Congrats bro, abeg post your transcript. |
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