Embassy isn't open for business today....just left the embassy.....for blocked account opening....was told to come back tomorrow...tho the man took down my details.

TUM folks in the house....please,did u use the first 'unsigned' notification of admission e-mail sent from your faculty chair to open ur blocked account?moreso,was it used to apply for visa appointment also?Cuz the formal letter is coming by post and I am pretty sure I can't wait.

Dele.....Congratulations my friend.

jahjehova: Praise God from whom blessings flow. Typing from my room in stuttgart. I'd check U guys 2moro. Anyone know anyone wey dey cum stutgart? I dey miss naija

I am very well sir.At TUM,particularly my dept,you only qualify via the following criteria:CGPA....40%,reference letters...20%,motivation letter...20%,....CV:....20%....I scored an aggregate of over 70% was exactly what I was trying to express sir.It has absolutely nothing to do with the embassy.Below 70%,u must be interviewed by the the dept chair.I think it's commonplace at TUM.@ebele17 can testify.But,even if u score 100% at dept screening,dem go still interview u thoroughly at the embassy in Lagos sir o!

Quadri001: @seunstein; bro how U dey? please shed more light on this; was it the embassy that informed you will not be interviewed because you scored 70% in your admission processing?

Lol...Sincerely,I don't know how I am going to survive the accommodation wahala in Munchen.About the 2 Euro sir,I am a JJC o.Pardon my errors.Will keep disturbing u and also Ebele17 until I pull through.Thanks.

geemana: @seunstein that's very good.add your own 2 Euro to the answers as well. oh boy,how far with accommodation.das ist nicht leicht.

I should just cram your answers already in prep for mine since we should be at TUM together.Their rigorous admission process is enough to make one prayerful and determined not to fail the visa interview.They have informed me that I won't do the interview cuz I crossed the 70% requirement for my course.Congrats sis.You are home and dry!
I should just cram you answers already self since TUM is our destination.The very rigorous admission system is enough to make one very prayerful and determined not to fail the visa interview.Congrats sis....You are home and dry!

ebele17: Guys ooo, i don return!!!!!
Gist dey oooo!!!
Got to the embassy this morning around 6:30. That fair guy wey dey for gate wan try frustrate me. I told him that he is a joker. If the devil sent him, he should tell d devil that he didnt see me. The guy even said he will send me away, can u imagine? Mtewwww!!! After everythin, i got in and i met two cool people @Vivien and @kelechi if u guys are hear, let us hear ur experience. They went before me.
I got to the counter by d gate, counter 5, the VO na one german woman wey una dey refer to as chinese. She no be chinese ooo.

She took my documents, original, stamped my possport after she flipped thru it. I have one active american and anoda active german visa. I also have a german visa and indian visa that i have used before. She checked my sponsor ship letter, she asked me who d person was, i told her my brother-in-law. She asked me if my sister was married to a german, i told her yes. She said my visa fee, i gave it to her, she printed recipt and gave me. She now said i should pick up the phone so dat the interview can start.
She asked me why my program, i told her that my whole study and work experience has developed me for this level and dat i am going for the course because of the unique nature of the program, what i will learn, the research area and so many other things. I talk tire o. She asked what my bsc was, i told her. She asked what materials i submitted for d admission, i told her. I forgot to tell her i did video interview too as an admission requirement. She picked up my first letter that they used to notify me of admission, she read it more than 5 times, this is wat d letter says:

Dear Ms. Maduekwe,
Freising, 07-25-2014
Thank you for participating in the interview as part of the second phase of the application pro- cess for our unique international Master’s program in Life Science Economics and Policy at the TUM – an internationally leading university of excellence.
We follow a rigorous process of assessing applicants’ aptitude and suitability for our program. We carefully considered your academic record and extra-curricular activities, combined with the motivation and interest for doing our program which you showed in the interview.
We are very pleased to invite you to join our Master’s program. You will be receiving an official letter of admission from TUM’s Admissions Center in due course. We look forward to welcom- ing you to the TUM family and working with you in your academic endeavors.
Yours Sincerely

Professor Johannes Sauer, Program Leader

Mr. Richard Smart, Program Coordinator

Mr. Philipp Schautschick, Advisor to the Program

She read it more than 5 times, no be joke. Maybe she could believe i got a preliminary admission letter signed by d chair himself and this one no be admission letter ooo! She still see the formal admission letter join that one sef.
She asked me where my school is located? I told her munich, she said 'are u sure?' I told her that my school is in munich but my campus is in weihenstephan, freising. She said ok. She asked me which school i graduated from, i told her. She asked what i have been doing till now, i told her from my nysc in nafdac to work in a pharmaceutical firm in VI to my work with WAEC now. She asked if i still worked with them, i told her yess. She asked me to give her a breakdown of my program ie d individual courses for each semester, i gave it to her, course by course semester 1, 2 and 3, 4. She asked where i will be staying. I told her munich with my sister, she asked if my sister has a house or apartment, i told her house. She asked if they can support me financially, i told her yes. She asked what they do, i told her that my sister works for sharp and her husband works for allianz SE. I even had to give her like mini lecture on their jobs. She asked me to tell her about d town i am going to. I told her that munich is one of d biggest cities in germany, has abt 36 UNESCO world heritage sites( germany oo), is home to Oktoberfest, the football club Bayern Munich, Max Planck research institute, the best in europe, my school is the best school in germany and 2nd best in d whole of europe, she now said i should tell her abt germany in general. I told her that germany has a federal Parliament made up of Bundestag and Bundesrat, the chancellor is angela merkel,home to world class researchers and inventors like Einstein, Planck, e.t.c, had its final unification of the Eastern and western bloc in 1990, has experienced 2 world wars......... At this point, she now said i should stop. I dunno if she was afraid dat i go mention Hitler join d thing. Lolzzzz!!!!!. She asked me what i will do with the degree, i told her that i will come back to use it in naija (story, if they see my brake light sef). She asked in which area, i told her govt. She asked what i have done to prepare for my trip, i told her that i have been learning german and speaking with my program coordinator on research areas. She now said " du schribt german gut?" I now replied " ich schribe german gut nicht" lol!!!!!!. I talk say na wa oooo!!!

So, she then said thank u and that i will receive a mail later and that i should follow the instructions there. Na so, i tell am thank u ooo. My interview pass one hr sef. I stand sotee my hand and leg start to dey pain me. Lol!!!!.

Really sorry bro.The second reason is a source for worry.Are u for BSc or an MSc?Cuz I think BSc has a natural tendency to arouse suspicion of I'll intent until proven otherwise...IMO

afodam247: WITH A SAD HEART I RECEIVED THE LETTER TODAY. THERE REASON WAS : doubt's regarding the seriousness of your intention to study in Germany
2. it is not apparent how the desired course of study is related to your prior career development and how it matches ur individual life planning.
PLZ HELP ME OUT. I DON'T KNOW HOW I WILL FILE AN APPEAL AND WHAT TO INCLUDE PLZ SAVE ME.

You have to print all 7 pages sir.Do the fill out(it's not so hard)....Then,pls,do not append your signature anywhere on the form just yet.You are to sign right in the presence of the visa officer when you return to the embassy for submission of the form.

ibk1010: PLS HOUSE DO I NEED TO PRINT ALL THE 7 PAGES OF THE BLOCK ACCOUNT OPENING FORM. @SEUNSTEIN, WOULD BE GLAD TO READ FROM YOU AGAIN
P.S,DO I NEED TO SUBMIT THE FILLED COPY ONLINE COS I CAN'T ANY 'SUBMIT" ICON ON THE INTERNET PAGE I AM MEANT TO DOWNLOAD THE FORM FROM.

Thank you sir.

geemana: @seunstein cool..congrats in advance.

Ure welcome bro.Congrats too.

ibk1010: @seunstein, thx for the response. It's PDTF scholarship not PRESSID.i would contact the embassy.

An award letter should suffice.I am sure its not PRESSID scholarship tho.Whichever it is,contact the embassy.Sure u will find preliminary understanding from this forum....the contact is about the surest.

ibk1010: Hello House,

I am new here and would like to commend everyone here for the good work.pls I like to find out if as a FG scholarship award holder would I still need to open a block account or proceed directly to book an appointment for visa interview. In between I am a prospective msc student of Brandenburg university of technology Cottubus,Enviromental resource mgmt.
I would be glad to receive response(s).

Thanks sis.Never stopped praying.

ebele17:

Told ya na. Fingers crossed ooo and plenty prayers too.

Dele my man!!!!I have your digits still....no qualms bro!Been pretty hands-on lately.I am loyal sir.Will hit u up shortly.When are u traveling to Stuttgart bro?Please keep in touch o.

jahjehova:

U are here finally! I 4got ur digits o, elz shld av called U. All d best in Ur wait. U worth that TUM.

I Just checked my portal a few minutes ago,they have updated my status.My Docs are being sent to the dept at the moment.Will contact the coordinator by Monday.She gave me her word earlier that once all the requirements are ticked as 'ok'....she will attend to me,before then,I should chill.I am a step closer sis.Thanks!

seunstein: Yeah,I messed up with the CV.I guess I am paying heavily for the blip already.I wont give up tho.Like I said earlier,Plan B has been activated.We'll surely see at Munich,I truly hope.About the CGPA,na film trick jare...We are all the same regardless.

Yeah,I messed up with the CV.I guess I am paying heavily for the blip already.I wont give up tho.Like I said earlier,Plan B has been activated.We'll surely see at Munich,I truly hope.About the CGPA,na film trick jare...We are all the same regardless.

ebele17:

Your CV is supposed to be in tabular form. TUM no dey take long story CV but by ur CGPA, u try very well. I think they will give u. Keep reminding them tho. They like it wen people pursue them like say its d end of d world. Sha, dont give up at all. I want to see u in munich ooo!

Yes o.Its crazy.But u must know I didnt apply during the 'priority application' period for International applicants(I suppose that was March 15).....I applied around May instead....Couldnt get the scholarships I desired from UK.You may be very right with the possibility of me being on the waiting list....once they detected the error on my CV,the skipped my application..I think.Lectures should start by October 13,2014.

ebele17:

Na wa oooo! That is very unlike TUM. They were quick to respond to me as regards my admission. The thing with them is if u delay or miss anything, they will jump u over and move on to the next person. Does your program require interview as part of the assessment? Mine did. Email ur program Coordinator again. It could mean many things, maybe you are on d waiting list. Some people may not pick up d offer so they are waiting to see how many open slots they have before sending u anything. When are u supposed to be in school and when was your program application deadline? What is d name of your program ?

Got rejected 13 times and never gave up?Thats something special.

emeka55: @Eke40seven..... the questions are much but i will try to answer them.

1. I choose to skip this part for private reasons
2. German education and Nigerian education are way different. Here you have to do a lot of research and study to know it, not just to pass exams. Going for lecture is not compulsory except in some lectures that require participation to be awarded marks.
The classrooms are like banking halls and the lecturers are very open minded and helpful. They don't need you to quote what is in your handout before u pass, Having an idea is enough to get your marks. There is NO COPY AND PASTE. They will find out and it can lead to your de-registration from school.
Most master courses usually require 90 credits with 3 chances to rewrite any failed course.
An average master takes 2yrs but the truth is you can do it for 5yrs if u like, As long as u have the finance to extend your visa, that's the scope some guys use to extend their stay. (u didn't hear it from me).

3. There are challenges like, sometimes it is difficult to understand the professor because of the way they speak their English. They don't know all the words in English and sometimes use the wrong words to confuse u.
Some German students can be rude at times. It is easier to get along with the International students as u are all in the same shoes.
Sometimes u sit in some lectures and don't understand anything cos what they teach is too high for your level and u begin to wonder how you got your BSc.
The German students are very private and would never ask u and don't expect u to ask them. For the most part, they are nice and willing to help.
Combining work with study is difficult but possible. Some companies don't care if u are writing exams, if u are not there when they need u, they will fire u.

4. There are many international students here but mostly exchange students from European countries. Not so many Nigerian students.
Sometimes it is even difficult to find Nigerian students but u will always know them with the way they behave.
There are 3 types of Naija students:
(a) The ones who form and live fake live speaking like Americans and forming fresh. All their friends are white and when they get introduced to other Nigerians, they start to act like they met Ebola. Yet you'd be surprised to see them in the midnight doing the same job u do.
(b) The ones that are just liberal and go with whatever comes
(c) The ones that are soaked in Naija way, rapping pidgin, moving only with Nigerians, always reminding u to hustle and save, quarelling and arguing, make u feel at home etc...
If u are a Newbie, most of ur friends will be other foreign/exchange students but when they return to their countries, you will be lonely.

5. Integration at first was hard. I always got lost on the road, too many papers to sign, accomodation, boredom, job seeking, language barrier, people staring at you...etc
I got accomodation easily by joining Facebook pages and contacting people before i came. I spent money unnecessarily eating out and going to places because i was bored and didn't have many friends.
Germans are not racist, but they are very shy and would never talk to u first. That is the way they are to everyone and people mistake it for racism. Some Germans are so obsessed with Americans and when they see a goodlooking black guy speaking English, the first thing they ask u is are you American? when u say African they show a bit of disappointed but quickly get friendly.

6. To prospective Naija students, It is worth it. Germany is a dream come true and everything works. U can travel anywhere u want to. U can go to London for a weekend with a flight as cheap as 50 euros and visa is very easy. American visa if applied for is 2yrs gbam!!! Canadian visa is like making eba. As long as u have the finance, your residence card and good purpose of visit.
Germany is very safe and the police is efficient. U dare not talk to people anyhow or get into a fight. If anyone calls the police on you, it goes into your file and will affect u even in 20yrs to come.
There are jobs, whether language or not but u must swallow your pride and do what others are doing.
It is getting cold now so buy sweaters and pull overs with jeans. Don't bother buying many shoes as it will soon be winter and u won't wear them.
When u come here, mind who u tell your life story to. Not everyone is your friend. Apply to as many schools as possible and don't loose hope. I got rejected by 13 schools and passed the last minute.
If u are a Christian, your best bet here would be to join a church. I tell u they can really help. If I can speak the language fluently, I'll never live in anywhere else than Germany.

Shoutout to oga Godson, that guy is a good guy.
I am tired of typing. hope my 2 spoons help.

Thanks bro....I have been...and I will be....Even tho I have activated my 'plan B' already.And I have imagined Urself,steelie,ebele17 and myself at TUM already sef

geemana: @seunstein...don't lose hope.be patient.

Sustainable Resource Management.I suspect the delay is tied to the CV I was told to resend by 1st of August 2014.Its gonna take a month again for them to review it.Its pathetic.

geemana: @ebele17 I am but my interview was last week.
@seunstein..which course?

I am a prospective TUM graduate student o.I havent heard anything yet from them o.This is late August...and lecture should start by early October....I think.I have mailed...and called....The cliche has been..: 'Be patient' thus far.

ebele17: Enough insults ooooo!!!!! Abeg!!!. Its ok ooooo. @presiade, as i have welcomed u into d family, u stil dey antagonize the family members. These are people that u will meet in dutchland ooo. Nigerians stick together or other nationalities will show u pepper. No call anybody names again or we will be forced to take drastic actions against u. Abeg oooo.

My question: who get embassy interview on friday and who is going to the wonderful state of Bavaria? Make we hook up abeg.

@ebele17 I applied to TUM before May 31st,I have all my documents marked 'ok' but for my CV....which they termed 'incorrect'.The 'incorrect' notification on my portal got to me on the 1st of August 2014.I sent an updated version(up to August 2014) to them the same day.No response yet till date.I called the international office this morning and the lady still told me to wait...that they havent checked it.My CGPA from Nigeria is 4.52 and conversion to German scale fell on 1.3.I dont know what to do.....Its getting pretty late.