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Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Nobody: 9:47pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
gokuu:It's clearly you are interested in pursing a career in the Investment Banking, you have got a very nice profile and try as much as possible to spread your net widely. Capping this with a CFA will surely land you a job of your choice. All the best. |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by patomaniac: 8:52am On Sep 03, 2017 |
gokuu: Thanks.... Will check for more, I just sincerely hope there's funding for this course. |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by gokuu(m): 10:04am On Sep 03, 2017 |
patomaniac: Hehe...do NOT hope to find funding. Even if you're super exceptional, you'll probably not get a substantial amount. In fact, Columbia (despite is huge endowment) puts it out straight; no "merit-based or need-based financial aid" Problem is, it's hard to justify funding students in a profession that is perceived to be self-serving; If you get in a programme with great placements, you may be able to take on some student debt. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by gokuu(m): 2:54pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Anyone here has used or plans to use expert admissions consultants for their applications? 1 Like |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Allylic(f): 7:26pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Good evening ..a friend of mine GRE is on d 15th of next month and she recently lost all her properties as a result of robbery..please I dont mind if I can get GRE materials so that she can start preparing for her exam...This is my email address allylic20@gmail.com or oyetundeoyesakin@gmail.com...thanks |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Allylic(f): 7:28pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Good evening ..a friend of mine GRE is on d 15th of next month and she recently lost all her properties as a result of robbery..please I dont mind if I can get GRE materials so that she can start preparing for her exam...This is my email address allylic20@gmail.com or oyetundeoyesakin@gmail.com...thanks ..dont mind *ETS verbal and quant guides *Manhattan 5lb *Manhattan 8 series.thanks |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by hybeenoni: 7:47pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Good evening all, I appreciate honest advice been given out to those in need of it. I intend writing gre by 1st week of December and wish to be advised on schools that have reputations for funding. Cgpa 4.22/5 Wes 3.37/4 BSc Mathematics Proposed course Msc Actuarial science or Data science/Analytics Major consideration is funding. Would appreciate your usual kind advice |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by DreManuel(m): 7:50pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Allylic: Sorry for the loss of your friend. I can forward you those materials as soon as I can. Hope her laptop wasn't among ALL her properties that was lost cos I'm wondering how she will be able to use those e-books. |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Educareful: 8:07pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
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Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by eaglebeliever(m): 9:21pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Good evening everyone. I have followed all the posts on this platform and it really helped. I took the GRE on September 1st and was targeting a minimum score of 320. I ended up scoring 311 (Q - 159, V - 152). I basically started preparing in mid-july when I registered for the examination. I prepared hard but didn't have enough time to take full-practice tests because I left it for the last week and unplanned assignments from the office crept into my schedule. On exam day, the major mistake I remember on my Quant is that I marked four questions in the second part and when I returned to the first one, I spent all my time trying to solve the question that I could not get back to at least guessing in the other 3. I actually didn't answer three questions. I am a Lecturer in a University in Nigeria (2014 - date). My field of Study is Electrical Engineering (Wireless, Mobile and Communications Engineering). I had about 2 Years field experience with a Telecommunications company in Lagos between 2010 and 2012 before I obtained my Masters degree. I also have a couple of publications (not really in the top journals of my field). I had a 3.94/5 in my first degree and a 4.52/5 in my Masters programme. I work in the University I got my Masters so it will be easy to get LOR from my Profs. I need help on what schools to apply to considering my GRE score. A friend of my who works in the US is advising me to apply to schools some of our classmates in the university attended. They include Tennessee Tech University, Worchester Polytechnic University, Clemson University, University of Kentucky, University of Massachusetts, Lowell and University of New Mexico. I have researched them but they really don't have the kind of rating I would have preferred. I need a lot of advise. cc @Scholastica16 |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Greatmayok: 9:24pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Hello house, I have a Bachelors and Masters degree in Agricultural Economics. I am planning to write my GRE later this year. I intend to apply for a PhD in Agric Economics in the US. Kindly advise me on Universities in the US that provides a full tuition waiver and Graduate Assistantships in the field of Agricultural Economics. Thanks. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by patomaniac: 10:05pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Hello guys, there's an app someone shared for me for GRE preparations, the app is for Android phones. Been trying to share the link here but Nairaland no gree me. The app is amazing and very very helpful. Will share the link as soon as I can. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by tizentos: 11:03pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Scholastica16: Thanks boss, your insights are salutary. God bless your hustle. 1 Like |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by tizentos: 11:21pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
eaglebeliever: Hi eaglebeliver, you have a good profile, given the olio of your work experience both on field and in a academic settings, you should get a good admit. However, I would advice you take time to research schools that suit your personality,while doing that, do not forget to check professors whose research interest matches yours. Undoubtedly, there are loads of information embedded in their personal websites. To start with,you can check UT Austin Cleveland University Montana Uni Stevens Institute of Tech Illinois institute of Tech TAMU College station Rice University (fee waiver) UTN Knoxville. Here are some picks from bosses on this thread DreManuel: and... Scholastica16: 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Time2Smile(m): 1:06am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Just catching up on the thread, You guys are doing a great job. Good to see the thread is active and progressing. |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Time2Smile(m): 1:16am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Scholastica16:Lol very funny. 1 Like |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Time2Smile(m): 1:22am On Sep 04, 2017 |
eaglebeliever: Decent GRE scores you have there, although a Quant score of at least 160 is desirable for Engineering. If money is not an issue, you might want to consider retaking the GRE. Althought, I can't gainsay the fact you can be admitted with your current GRE score. I think you should work on a list of schools yourself, there are myriad of criteria that only you can decide on. For example, I was only interested in schools in cities and also in the south because I hate cold. Try searching for research from American universities in your area of interest and contact the authors. It is always nice to have faculty support and it helps your application immensely. All the best. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Time2Smile(m): 1:27am On Sep 04, 2017 |
gokuu:Hi, I don't think you really need any admission consultant. I really doubt their expertise. You seem like a really intelligent person and all the information you need in contained in this thread, the USA visa thread in the travel section and forums like gradcafe. One of the joy of this process is doing it yourself and it actually prepares you for graduate school because you would learn some valuable skills and it boost your self confidence immensely. You can always request help on forum about things that might be proving intractable. Cheers. 1 Like |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Time2Smile(m): 1:38am On Sep 04, 2017 |
dawbbleOuEi: Seem pretty clear to me. It means that there are two ways you can be admitted into the graduate program of the school. 1) You will be admitted to the department directly. It is highly likely you would have a specific research interest, contact the faculty and get their commitment to taking you as a student. 2.) The second is an interdepartment (if I can call it that) program involving all the departments that can be classified as as biomedical/health related. It gives you more flexibility in selecting your area of research and would probably admit higher number of students (with various science background) through this method. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by gokuu(m): 1:47am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Time2Smile:I get your point but my case is somewhat different; I'm applying to business school. I won't be using Nigerian consultants of course; the ones I've in mind are based out of London/Mumbai and have a 92% success rate. For engineering candidates, there's probably less focus on the finer things; B-school is a whole different ball game. |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by gokuu(m): 1:49am On Sep 04, 2017 |
@Time2Smile, Have you started working on your applications? |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by hirschfelder: 5:28am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Greatmayok: Hello.. Your best bet will be to carry out the research by yourself. You can try gradcafe, type in your course and you can get a rough estimate of schools that fund and their general admission requirements based on past results posted. I don't know much about your program, but you can check schools in the MidWest like Iowa State U, Michigan State U and Kansas State U among many others. They usually have big agriculture related programs... 1 Like |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Engrphilips: 8:29am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Good morning all. Am new here. Am a graduate of Civil engineering and I finished with CGPA 3.82, am a serving corps member soon to pass out by November. I want to further my education in any US universities that offer full or partial scholarship that is for masters programme in civil engineering option construction management. Please I need list of schools that offer scholarship and am planing to write GRE exam by December this year. Thanks |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by EZEIGBO1OFIMO: 8:38am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Engrphilips:I think this has to be put as a caveat in this thread, American Colleges do not necessarily offer scholarships directly. They have a myriad of ways in which they can assist you; Tuition waiver, Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Research Assistantship, Fellowships. And all these are not constantly available to all post degree classes, Master's students often have no assistances usually in non STEM courses, and the ones who do, are highly competitive and depend on available grant or funding of some sort in the University. Doctoral students on the other hand , usually in STEM also, are more likely to get funding and assistantship of some sort. For your course of study, I think someone got funding here for MSc at Auburn University. to expand your search, go to Usnews.com , and check out the ranking for civil engineering schools, check out mid ranked schools (like from no.40 downward ) begin mailing their respective civil engineering graduate admission office and ask them very clear questions about funding for MSc students, I'm pretty sure at least 3 with>40% admit rate would give you good news 1 Like |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Scholastica16: 9:02am On Sep 04, 2017 |
eaglebeliever: Since every other person has given you a robust reply, I would just zero-in on the highlighted portion of your post. Ratings are very subjective especially in the US, that I am surprised anybody still takes it as seriously as you have used it above. I hate to belabor it, but some Ivies have shït engineering programs compared to some of the schools you have afore-mentioned. Every thing you are planning and working on should be in respect to not just the overarching department you are looking at (EE) but even to the specific area of interest (wireless, mobile and communications) as that -and not rankings- should shape your decision making. Let me put this in context: Clemson Uni for instance, is top notch for construction management that if someone were to take MIT over them and go for interviews in the US upon graduating, they should not be surprised to see the Clemson grads sweeping all the jobs. In the same vein, UTAustin is better than MIT's Sloan in terms of MFin because it offers best placements and job prospects after graduation that if one were to routinely use MITs number 1 or 2 overall ranking as a top world university over UTAustin's, they would be remiss. Another thing is individuals or specific professors in equally specific project interests can be a scale-tipper. One of my close friends went to TTU (Tennessee Tech) to obtain his master's degree in EE albeit I'm unsure of his project interests. He told me he attended job interviews with Stanford, GATech and even MIT grads but in 2 of the jobs he bested all of them and was offered the job 4 good months to his graduation; Cummins in Texas and I think Ford in Michigan. He ended up taking the Cummins offer because they offered to sponsor the H1B whereas Ford said they could not. The point is, his employers did not see those higher-ranking schools and begin to salivate about their degrees, nope. Instead, they treated everyone on a level-playing field and my friend used it to his advantage. But if you are still particular about the schools you want to attend, perhaps you would need to retake the GRE like someone else said. Try to get 162+ in the Qs and then aim for schools that match your taste. Only note that, even after getting the GRE score of your taste, it does not guarantee that you would be accepted into the schools that you care for. So use your tongue to count your teeth. In any case, you should try to contact potential advisors and present yourself to them. If any of them picks interest in you or your project, I know for certain that your GRE score would not matter. And the beauty of this is, it could very well be a professor in a top 20 engineering school. PS: Add this to your list (if it is not already there); UMich Dearborn, UTK, UTDallas, UCDavies and UT San Antonio (if you are not so big on rankings anymore). Sorry for my long note. 7 Likes |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by temmitats(f): 9:09am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Hi guys, so yesterday I had a conversation with a current grad student in UW Madison and honestly it was so funny I cannot help sharing it.One of the reasons I chose UW Madison as my ambitious school was that while carrying out my research i discovered it was a predominantly white school and they were working towards diversifying their campus. I felt that would work in my favor being a black woman , they also made mention of the criteria for admitting international students by their countries' GPA equivalent and Nigeria's was a 3.6/5 and they consider the last two years of study too, It was looking perfect. This grad student is currently a beneficiary of the diversity scholarship, He's Hispanic,He practically advised me to not apply to UW Madison, He told me that over 75% of the student body is white and in Engineering specifically i could be the only person of color in a class of 20-25 students. I tried to let him know things like that don't really phase( I mean what is my business if i am the only black person in the whole school sef), He insisted I was going to be in for a very big surprise and he told me that if i eventually go to school there I'll have to assume that every white person is racist to protect myself ( is it really that deep?). I never really considered racism when choosing schools I believe I'll be able to endure anything thrown at me but what do you guys think? Do you think I should actually consider potential racism when considering schools? |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by HEADYWORLD: 9:09am On Sep 04, 2017 |
GOOD MORNING, CAN HND HOLDER TAKE GRE EXAM FOR MSC ADMISSION? |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Scholastica16: 9:10am On Sep 04, 2017 |
gokuu: Just because He might be too busy to respond soon to you, He is already in the US undergoing his PhD in Molecular Cell Biology or so at the University of Texas in Dallas fully-funded with a very generous stipend - his own words. He has a very strong profile and is one of the few people especially on this thread who cracked the 330 (Q-165 V- 165 AWA- 4.5)GRE score in his first try! 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Scholastica16: 9:15am On Sep 04, 2017 |
temmitats: How much can your faith take? There would always be outliers to every case and you could be. That does not mean we are trivializing what he said (as he gave something worthy of note or consideration). Remember Drhopeful said she almost did not apply to UVA again as she thought her writing GRE a second time and not getting the grad cord/ or POI to respond to her questions spelled doom about her chances. Well, you know the rest. There are racists everywhere by the way. |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Scholastica16: 9:24am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Greatmayok: 1. Google your program and append PhD to it. 2. Check out schools that offer it. 3. Look for a ranking of such schools (if you care about such) 4. Visit schools' websites and check for thesis interests that match your spec. 5. Take email of grad coord of the dept as well as names and email ads of persons of interest (that you may like to work with) 6. Most schools would already have it stated; if they offer full tuition waivers to all or some of their PhD applicants and even the size of the stipend per annum. 7. In any case you could then email the grad coords asking them about the funding policies of the school for PhDs, GRE/TOEFL requirements, if you need to contact POIs on your own, GPA requirements etc. 8. Based on above, you would know whether to proceed with the school or abandon it. 9. Subsequent to 1-8, you would have a list of schools to apply to. Fin. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Scholastica16: 9:31am On Sep 04, 2017 |
hybeenoni: Your GPA and WES don't rhyme. You should check it very well so as not to sell yourself short. Your first degree and master's prospects are in sync. What advice are you looking out for? Endeavor to do well in your Quants as that is almost what you would be judged by. It would determine the schools you can apply to and funding you could get. Your GPA is already very good. 1 Like |
Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Scholastica16: 9:38am On Sep 04, 2017 |
gokuu: The girl I told you about in NYU Stern used some experts. 2.1 Accounting degree, 319 GRE 104 TOEFL. She paid N300k late 2015 or so. Yea, she got fully-funded into Stern for her MBA. Her $71k tuition waived with a $5000/month stipend. The point is, the credible ones work yet sometimes they don't but if you have the money (which you do). Give it a try. UT Austin, Duke, MIT Sloan etc. if they end up giving you a good/full tuition waiver, you won't remember how much you paid the consultants. 1 Like 1 Share |
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