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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Emexnairaland(m): 5:24pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Greetings, God bless you guys for being source of knowledge to others.... Please does anyone know better about Point Park University Pittsburgh? I have really made some research about them but I need your personal views about the school as I intend applying for my post graduate study there. Please the view is open to the gurus in the house... Respect |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by folmus: 5:46pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Emexnairaland: The name funny o. Like Point Kill pepper soup in Lagos. ![]() ![]() |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by gokuu(m): 5:51pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
folmus: Haha...it appears people no longer consider job prospects in applying to universities anymore, some just want to cross border. Which one is point and kill university again!! 1 Like |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by bigfrancis21: 6:39pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
dayjeee: It depends on the school really. Many schools will waive the TOEFL requirement for you but may have you take their own internal university English language test especially if you get a teaching assistantship (that involves speaking English). The types of GA that needs proof of English fluency most times are the teaching assistantship and, to a lesser extent, the research assistantship. Like I said, they may waive TOEFL for you for admission purposes and maybe also grant you a GA but you may be required to take an internal English language test should you get a TA type of GA especially upon arrival in the US. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by chingynas: 7:04pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
RaeMystix: Please how do you pay for your application fee with Cleveland University..Its showing credit card and my Gtb card is a debit card. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by chingynas: 7:05pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Silva094: Please how do you pay for your application fee with Cleveland University..Its showing credit card and my Gtb card is a debit card. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by chingynas: 7:07pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
chingynas: I sent you a PM please respond as soon as possible... |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by sirhamilton(m): 7:08pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
bigfrancis21: Nice and polite response. I can't help not feeling that some people are deliberately being arrogant here. IMO It's best you ignore a question if you feel it's dumb 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by dayjeee(m): 7:09pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
bigfrancis21:Oh! bigfrancis21 thanks for the clarifying this, I really appreciate. I think its better i write the TOEFL. thanks once again |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Coloniel5000(m): 7:36pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Would it be advisable applying to a college instead of a university , won't that be a RED FLAG during visa interview? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by imperiouxx(m): 7:58pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Coloniel5000: I guess you're talking about a community college (AS degree) because a college is a univerisity and grants BS, MS and Doctorate degree. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by RaeMystix: 8:04pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
chingynas:Doesn't matter as long has it states it is a Gtb visa card . |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by gokuu(m): 8:06pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
bigfrancis21: I'm trying to understand your figures here. How is it possible that as your reduce the base, the GPA rises? Shouldn't they move in tandem? From your estimation, 1.75/5.0 will equal a perfect 3.0 on a 3.0 scale. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by cosade(m): 8:08pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
chingynas: You can still use your debit card even if the site states credit card. The only difference is that your debit card must be fully funded unlike credit card. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by cosade(m): 8:12pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
gokuu: ![]() ![]() ![]() Nairaland voodoo. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by RaeMystix: 8:13pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
imperiouxx:Yes!....I know, most especially in science courses. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by RaeMystix: 9:19pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
LagosismyHome:Well, some dude commented about his friend who had similar scores after calculating through WES. Well, I still personally don't believe she could be admitted into grad school with that cgpa and for her intended course, but miracles do happen, cos 2:5 gpa is even quite low for undergrad schools in the states. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by RaeMystix: 9:21pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
TWoods:Sigh!...True. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Nobody: 9:31pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Our brothers and sisters in Texas I hope ur all safe amen 1 Like |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by imperiouxx(m): 9:39pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
gokuu: Like the person with a 1.75/5 cgpa, she will have lots of D and E that may be converted to C and D. This could be the source of the little increase in converted cgpa but still with that, it will be a very low cgpa on a scale of 4. 3 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by obaxlove(m): 9:40pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Please can someone schedule interview before the arrival of i20? Since the main interview date is 30 days from the applied date. Do I need info on i20 to include in the student visa application interview? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by LagosismyHome(f): 9:53pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
RaeMystix: well Bigfrancis21 is my and Our NL guru for GPA conversion so normally I would have said hummmm is it magic but in this case I believe every word he typed ![]() ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by bigfrancis21: 10:07pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
gokuu: I do not think I implied that in any of my posts above. 1.75/5.0 may come out to be around 2.5/4.0. Which is because, F grades are not included as part of the WES-evaluated CGPA, also all our Es are converted to C on the US scale, our Ds to C+, our Cs to B, our B to B+ and A remains A, which tends to bump up your final WES CGPA by a few points after evaluation. That is the official WES evaluation scale and why WES remains the most favorable of all evaluation scales. Those with lower GPAs on our Nigerian scale (results that have more of Cs, Ds, Es and Fs) tend to see more bump ups in their US-evaluated GPAs compared to those with higher GPAs on our scale (their results have more of As, Bs and Cs etc.), because of the more points the change from E to C, D to C+, C to B gives compared to B to B+, A remains A, etc. I hope that makes sense. 10 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by obaxlove(m): 10:13pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Please can someone schedule interview before the arrival of i20? Since the main interview date is 30 days from the applied date. Do I need info on i20 to include in the student visa application interview?? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by bigfrancis21: 10:17pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
LagosismyHome: Ya, the exclusion of F grades from WES CGPA evaluations and the upgrades of our C, D and E results to B, C+ and C respectively make their conversion more favorable. @lonelyhrt...do not be discouraged yet. If you have a copy of your transcript already with you, you can do the WES evaluation yourself to see if the final comes out to at least 2.5/4.0, before you go ahead and pay for the official evaluation. Here is how you do it: any A you have still remains A = 4 points your B becomes a B+ = 3.33 your C becomes a B = 3.00 points your D becomes a C+ = 2.33 your E becomes a C = 2 points your F still remains an F = 0 (but do not include any failed courses as part of your calculation, only the years that you passed them). The rest of the CGPA calculation is as usual. A 3-unit course you made a C in (the C is now a B on the US scale = 3 points) now becomes 3 units * 3 points = 9 grade points. A 2-unit course you made a D in now becomes C+ = 2.33 = 2 * 2.33 = 4.66 grade points A 2-unit course you made an E in now becomes C = 2 points = 2 * 2 = 4.00 grade points and so on. As usual, sum up all your grade points, and divide by the total number of units you did from first year to final year (excluding the units for all failed courses), that should give you your CGPA on the 4-point scale. Do the conversion and let us see if it comes up to 2.5/4.0, and if it does, congratulations. You may now proceed to the official WES evaluation. In addition to Bowie State University and Morgan State University, I know two other schools that have 2.5/4.0 as minimum GPA requirement for bachelors degree that could admit you for Masters. Do not give up hope yet but you will have to be up and doing about it. Masters in Pharmacology with a 2.50/4.00 GPA may not be too feasible and I strongly advise that you go for similar but less-competitive health courses just so that you get admitted and get in the US and you could try changing your course after first semester of study in the US (provided you make a 3.0/4.0 GPA in your first semester). It is doable but you gotta work hard for it. 9 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by bigfrancis21: 10:21pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
obaxlove: Yes you can. Be sure to schedule a date well in advance enough to accommodate the arrival of your I-20, give about 2 to 4 weeks in advance if you can. The two pieces of info you need from your I-20 are your SEVIS ID and SEVIS school code which you can tell your school international student office to email to you to enable you schedule a visa interview date while you await the arrival of your I-20. 5 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by obaxlove(m): 10:38pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
bigfrancis21: Thanks. Please is there anyone here who can help with student visa payment/schedule? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by jamoyakz: 10:39pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
bigfrancis21.... God bless you!!! always on point and polite!!!! your maturity is infectious 4 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by lovesavvi: 10:39pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
pls all the guru in the house, is there any hope of graduate of polytechnic to study in the us ,pls if there is, can you recommend any school for me |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by bigfrancis21: 10:41pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
obaxlove: No problem. Simply walk into any GT bank nearest to you with your international passport and $160 F1 visa fee in hand (in naira equivalency, the US embassy uses N400 exchange rate I think, not sure) and make your payment before the 3pm cut-off time. Is your visa interview for Fall 2017 or Spring 2018? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Emexnairaland(m): 10:51pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
I see! Learn to be kind to people, that's all. gokuu: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Gospelozy(f): 11:28pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Thank you gurus in the house for your advice. Please can you recommend any good schools where I can do MSC in chemistry. Thanks all |
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