Gospelozy:
Good day house. Please I need help. If using a lecturer as your recommender, must his email address contain your undergraduate school abbreviation?
E.g kkings.unn@yahoo.com or is did normal one acceptable kkings@yahoo.com??
Please help ASAP.
Thanks.

Gospelozy:
Good day house. Please I need help. If using a lecturer as your recommender, must his email address contain your undergraduate school abbreviation?
E.g kkings.unn@yahoo.com or is did normal one acceptable kkings@yahoo.com??
Please help ASAP.
Thanks.

femi312:
First, you don't have to retake the GRE if you dont have the luxury of time and money. You seem to have good GPAs to make up for your not so high Gre score. Phd admission is not all above GRE score, research fit, research experience, Gpa , advisors lor and Sop matter alot. Just to motivate you, I know someone who got in VT phd Civil engineering with a GRE score of 307 but other aspects were stellar. Just to put it in perspective, VT is ranked 7 with MIT and Mich, ann arbor in civil ranking. Once you meet the gre cutoff of each school, you should be fine. However if you have time and money you can retake the Gre. Secondly, ditch that plan of writing ieslt and not toefl if you have not paid. Toefl is more recognized in the US and its easier. Most schools might not take ieslt from you, so dont limit yourself. Thirdly, I know you don't want to hear this but plan for fall 2019, more opportunities are available in Fall than spring because fall is the main admision season and many students graduate in Spring. No one can recommend schools for you, you need to put in some work yourself by researching for schools and you can come here to ask for opinions about the school if anyone has any first hand info or not. Here is a link to engineering schools ranking by US news https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwKmQy59LeEpUW5tbEZhRHJmR1U Go to mechanical engineering tab and check each school website to see which of them you would like to attend based on your criteria. Spread your risk well but make sure you shortlist tier 1 schools

Demonicide:
Did it take a long time before you received it?

hilaryxoxo:
#100 is my own personal threshold. If you read earlier text, you’d see where I said that no one should do below top #1000 globally.
You’re just speaking out of context. Didn’t you read the full thread of the conversation

banji001:



Thanks a lot , I really appreciate

presiade:


Thank you. I understand. I just got really perplexed on getting the rejection from UC earlier this morning. In my mind, I'm out of my present location, just here physically. The thought of waiting for another year is just unnerving.

Gospelozy:
Good day house. Please I need help. If using a lecturer as your recommender, must his email address contain your undergraduate school abbreviation?
E.g kkings.unn@yahoo.com or is did normal one acceptable kkings@yahoo.com??
Please help ASAP.
Thanks.

post=67598787:
. The ‘bolded statement’ is wrong. The new policy has not ruled out adjustment of status through marriage. The Waiver (AOS thru spouse and parent who is a US citizen or Permanent resident) is still applicable.

yuscodguy:


Did the VO gave you a white paper before you apply for the drop off?

Demonicide:
I submitted all my documents on the 20th of April, The school accepted it on the 2nd of may ( My brother had to call them for that). As at today I haven't heard �from them. How many days or weeks did it take them to accept yours?

Newbeecey:
Pls pm me

Femmyfes:
Please anyone with the available interview dates @lagos embassy

femi312:
First, you don't have to retake the GRE if you dont have the luxury of time and money. You seem to have good GPAs to make up for your not so high Gre score. Phd admission is not all above GRE score, research fit, research experience, Gpa , advisors lor and Sop matter alot. Just to motivate you, I know someone who got in VT phd Civil engineering with a GRE score of 307 but other aspects were stellar. Just to put it in perspective, VT is ranked 7 with MIT and Mich, ann arbor in civil ranking. Once you meet the gre cutoff of each school, you should be fine. However if you have time and money you can retake the Gre. Secondly, ditch that plan of writing ieslt and not toefl if you have not paid. Toefl is more recognized in the US and its easier. Most schools might not take ieslt from you, so dont limit yourself. Thirdly, I know you don't want to hear this but plan for fall 2019, more opportunities are available in Fall than spring because fall is the main admision season and many students graduate in Spring. No one can recommend schools for you, you need to put in some work yourself by researching for schools and you can come here to ask for opinions about the school if anyone has any first hand info or not. Here is a link to engineering schools ranking by US news https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwKmQy59LeEpUW5tbEZhRHJmR1U Go to mechanical engineering tab and check each school website to see which of them you would like to attend based on your criteria. Spread your risk well but make sure you shortlist tier 1 schools

presiade:
I need people with good university recommendations in the US.

Profile:
MSc grade: 4.64/5 (Automation Engineering, Finland)

BSc: 4.3*/5 (Different engineering discipline from top Nigerian university)

GRE: Q-158, V-155, A-4.0. (could've done better, but didn't have much time to prepare, may try to improve)

1 IEEE conference publication.

Looking to secure a PhD admission in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering .

I applied to 5 universities for Fall 2018 start but got bounced by all, except NYU that requested me to defer in order to provide IELTS/TOEFL for 2019 admission. Cornell rejected because I couldn't get IELTS waiver.

I guess I'm having a though time because I'm switching field to pursue what I really desire, but I know there are some good (ranked) universities that would be good fit for me. People who have sure university information should please share with me so that I can research them on my own.

Thank you.

EDITED:
US Schools applied to MIT, Stanford, Cornell, NYU, and University of Cincinnati.

Canadian Universities: U of Toronto(application incomplete because of NASU strike) and McGill.

presiade:


Thank you. I understand. I just got really perplexed on getting the rejection from UC earlier this morning. In my mind, I'm out of my present location, just here physically. The thought of waiting for another year is just unnerving.

Scholastica16:


I agree mostly with this.

Walspring:


Don't use the old one and just wait until you get a new passport so that you won't vex for yourself later

hilaryxoxo:


Hey,
I know about the Texas A & M system but I wasn’t familiar with the Kingston one.

The main message I was trying to pass across was that we should shoot higher shots. I just joined nairaland and 80% of the schools people have mentioned on this thread don’t even have any ranking. In other words, these school arent worthy/accredited enough to be ranked. That’s a very big thing. A lot of people here are blinded by the fact that the schools are in the US. They don’t know that there’s no prospect in some of these schools. I’m definitely not saying it must be an Ivy League, but let it be a decent school. Top 1000 in the world should be the minimum threshold.

Demonicide:
I submitted all my documents on the 20th of April, The school accepted it on the 2nd of may ( My brother had to call them for that). As at today I haven't heard �from them. How many days or weeks did it take them to accept yours?

4gunners:
Congrats bro. The name 'Alamo' sounds very familiar. I finished from OAU CVE as well. I guess you are the Akamo in Mech (first class guys are popular) ��

austinelex:
pls house can u recommend any university or college one could pay 2000/3000$ tuition fees per annum pls it is urgently needed

nwendujudy:
Visa denied. Lagos. Post 2. 6am
Interview lasted for about 6 to 7 minutes

Me: Good morning
VO: no answer,pass me your passport and I 20
Me: Gave her

VO: why did you choose this school?
Me: I chose GGU because GGU has this curriculum that suits my career goals in this sense that offer students this environmental law and justice clinic whereby students get to work under attorneys and other US agencies(names one agency) while they study gaining rich practical experience on environmental Law. Then secondly GGU offered me a merit scholarship of 18000 dollars ( She was just starring at me)

VO: which program are you going for?

Me: masters degree on environmental Law

VO: (Cuts in) LLM on environmental law so what will this degree do for you?

Me: This degree upon my return to Nigeria will score me a job as legal officer with Nigerian Federal Environmental Protection Agency,then secondly when you look at PORT Harcourt where I live,there's a lot of ongoing environmental pollution cases and most of these victims are masses who can't afford to pay a lawyer,so I intend to set up a service oriented NGO in ph where these victims could be offered free access to justice and I believe that a good knowledge of this course will go a long way in equipping me.

VO:How many schools did you apply to?

Me 3 schools

VO: what's your highest qualification?

Me: BL... Barrister at Law

VO: Are you married
Me: Sure am married

VO: Any children?

Me: Yes I have one child,a son

VO: who is paying the rest of the tuition:

Me: My elder sister(calls her name)

VO: why did you chose this sponsor?
Me: Because she's been the one paying my tuition since secondary,university and Law school,she's like a mother to me

VO: sorry I won't....(hands me a blue paper and my passport

Me: Thanks


Please the gurus in this house should help me look at this,add or subtract where applicable. I actually prepared well for my interview and my interest is a bit dampened which is not too good for me.
I have a virgin passport which I have had since January 2014.

I am looking at reapplying but don't know what to state as the reason for the previous denial/what has changed in my
application. I wouldn't also mind a mock interview

sultanfortune:

If u contact the admission office,they will tell u that it will take up to 6 weeks to evaluate your transcript and come up with an admission decision if it's graduate application.
I suppose it's not up to 4weeks from 20th of April till now. Just relax and contact the admission office to know if ur application is still under review, and keep checking your campusnet login for an admission decision.

Scholastica16:


To re-emphasize most of what has been said:

1. Your GRE is not the issue. Speaking Brusquely, even if you scored 340 in the GRE. You probably will not get into the top 2 schools on that list. And when you get here (because you will) you will understand why. I have seen people who got into MIT with 320...but after profiling them, I saw why they were taken.

I quite agree

2. Take the TOEFL advise here because you don't want to be admitted from a position of disobedience.

I'm working on this already, it will set me back by at least $250-300 in my current location. I know it is worth it.

3. What I really think you need to change is your school choices and how FFP (fit for purpose) they are. I read about some distinguished guy in my major before I got here and wanted to work with him. But on conversing with people who know him, that would have been the biggest mistake of my life. Some schools won't just work for you.

I quite understand your point. I'm currently experiencing someting similar to that, I can't talk more on that on an open forum as this though it's quasi-anonymous but some people will know...

Some Profs give you absolute independence and let you grow into your own. You may not have many papers by the end of the PhD but one of your publications could make it into a top rated journal whereas another Prof might micromanage you all through and you could have 6 publications in mediocre journals (implying little impact from your results).

I have been there

Some states do not work well for people. Whilst some crave the Nigerian milieu and ambience, others don't. Some like the big city feel and others prefer the bucolic aura that comes with the smaller more conservative cities.

The due diligence involved in this takes some work but you'd be happier you did it. 1 year will only be a long time for now. If you make a mistake now, 1 month under a bad PI will feel like 10 years.

At the end of the day, it is all about funding sha. But your profile is very good as it currently is. Very very good.

whyqueu:




Personally, I think you had issues when you said your Elder sister will be Paying for your studies !! its wasn't convincing enough at all ! A married woman depending on your Elder sister is not strong enough ! What of your Husband and co ?

I think that was the major reason why you where denied not because of the school .The interview was going well before you threw everything away ! My advice try again and find a better reason !!

My advice

femi312:
Yeah I understand how it feels to wait for one year but Phd is not worth doing where you don't like just because you got funding. However the decision is yours to make. Just calm down and think, who knows spring might also work. There is no hard rule to these things but based on experiences, we can only advice each other. As you peruse each school website for faculty fit, also try to send them emails (market yourself well). It helps sometimes.

whyqueu:



Personally, I think you had issues when you said your Elder sister will be Paying for your studies !! its wasn't convincing enough at all ! A married woman depending on your Elder sister is not strong enough ! What of your Husband and co ?

I think that was the major reason why you where denied not because of the school .The interview was going well before you threw everything away ! My advice try again and find a better reason !!

My advice

whyqueu:



Personally, I think you had issues when you said your Elder sister will be Paying for your studies !! its wasn't convincing enough at all ! A married woman depending on your Elder sister is not strong enough ! What of your Husband and co ?

I think that was the major reason why you where denied not because of the school .The interview was going well before you threw everything




Thanks for your observation. I also thought as much too considering the fact that everybody mustn't attend an IVY league university. Please house I want to ask,is it adviceable to reapply using the same school and using my spouse as sponsor or wait till spring and get another school( probably a higher ranked school)

Am also looking at one exchange program for human right lawyers by next year.(J1 visa) . Would I look desperate jumping from environmental law to human rights law. Both though are LLM programs. Please I need your thoughts on this. Thanks alot

My advice