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 Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by thesoj: 5:45pm On May 06, 2016 |
Tackling purpose of visit is discussed at least once every five pages on the thread. Check out this comprehensive post by @seiraries. Royat1: 1 Like |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by thesoj: 5:40pm On May 06, 2016 |
Go through this link carefully, and also use google to supplement. In addition, view this post on how to search this thread. fratermathy: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by thesoj: 5:10pm On May 06, 2016 |
I'm about to respond now... 3jayz: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by thesoj: 5:09pm On May 06, 2016 |
Germany. onyemaxie: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by thesoj: 9:58pm On May 02, 2016 |
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| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by thesoj: 10:35pm On Apr 05, 2016 |
Nawa for you o. I responded to your PM last week. Ok, I just responded again a few mins ago. remainhidden: 1 Like |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by thesoj: 7:37pm On Apr 01, 2016 |
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| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 6:58pm On Mar 31, 2016 |
I still need to respond to a couple people first (e.g. @profojah: máà bínú). Btw, it will take me at least three weeks from when I receive your SOP in my inbox. But if the SOP doesn't incorporate most of the ideas/advice I have already given on this thread then I will likely not read it. If you have incorporated all the suggestions I have provided in ALL my posts (and with clarity), then it is likely that I will respond quickly. remainhidden: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 8:55pm On Mar 23, 2016 |
I decided to not accept PMs anymore actually. But if you are very patient and can wait at least three weeks for me to patiently review the SOP, then send me a PM. It takes a lot of time to review and make recommendations to an SOP (unless it is relatively good already), and I am time-constrained. Also, if the SOP has simple grammatical errors and is especially bad or blatantly plagiarized I may not respond, no offense intended.  estherdim: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 8:46pm On Mar 23, 2016 |
@mjlbabajide, your comments are very kind and nonjudgemental. We need more people like you in Nigeria. @princeade09, I am very sorry that you were refused the second time. I hope it is better next time. Try as much as possible to close every loophole in your next application (read Part 7 or Part 8 closely or post your app details so people can brainstorm). Be encouraged and don't lose your faith because of your TRV denial, bro. My main reason for my previous commentary about prayer is not to bash religion (even tho for various reasons I disbelieve the existence any god/gods) but is to help people understand that prayer is not the chief way to get a TRV but putting together an excellent application is the best hedge against refusal. Human quality of life since the Age of Reason in the 18th century has exponentially improved chiefly because humans started thinking and inventing measures to improve their own lives (see: invention of penicillin, antibiotics, electricity, etc). Humans had been religious the thousands of years prior, yet their lives were ravaged by disease and resource wars until they started thinking and finding ways to rationally improve their lives. The metaphorical phrase "God helps those who help themselves" comes to mind. E go beta. princeade09: 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 7:58pm On Mar 23, 2016 |
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| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 7:54pm On Mar 23, 2016 |
@estherdim, please take down your SOP asap. Someone else will copy it and use it for his/her app before you even use it. Plagiarism is very rampant on Nairaland. You don't want the VO to refuse your application because he/she thinks you plagiarized someone else's whereas it was someone else that plagiarized yours. I have seen many plagiarized SOPs emailed to me to help review. Edited: I am now unsure if the SOP you posted is yours or not (it looks familiar). If it isn't yours, then write your own from scratch  . This process may take time (days to weeks), but it is well worth it. Think deeply about why you want to go to Canada (apart from the fact that you want to run away from Naija lol), what your Naija ambitions are (i.e. what are the sort of Naija problems/opportunities that you have identified and want to solve/harness), why & how studying your course in Canada would help accelerate your ability to achieve those Naija ambitions. Give examples of what specific skills from the course would develop you enough to be able to effectively pursue and implement your ambitions. Try as much as possible to show the VO that you are a serious person. Link what you have done in the past with those ambitions and future goals. Be credible and convincing, tying together parts of your life/educational trajectory (and application) to make a coherent whole. Be concise. Best wishes.8 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 8:20pm On Mar 22, 2016 |
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| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 4:34pm On Mar 21, 2016 |
Write the fees for one year. Osesmith: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 4:31pm On Mar 21, 2016 |
Accept that your opinion on Germany is incorrect and move on. While I would still take Canada over Germany, Germany is also a fantastic option and the student visa application is straightforward in comparison. Best of luck in your Canada app. Oboerhiri: 1 Like 1 Share |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 7:26am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Agreed. Eruditor: 1 Like |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 10:37am On Mar 19, 2016 |
Lol, this is how all Nairaland fights should end. DanIndia: 1 Like |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 10:28am On Mar 19, 2016 |
Ok ok. I don't like to win arguments if I'm wrong. I only argue if I think I'm right, but I'm very ok being proved wrong. Issorait. Let's be friends.  DanIndia:You are welcome. 1 Like |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 10:25am On Mar 19, 2016 |
Diaris god oh! lolz. Make we end this sha. I come to make love not war. No homo. On a less feisty note, you are incorrect. You used semantic satiation in the middle of a sentence (not at the beginning) therefore it should all be in small letters unless it is a proper noun. Anyhow. You can google every use of "semantic satiation" and see where it is used in the middle of a sentence. Cheers. No more fight bro. DanIndia: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 10:12am On Mar 19, 2016 |
It should be "semantic satiation" not "Semantic satiation". Don't use a capital "S" as the first letter of "semantic", it is NOT a proper noun. In addition, your commentary about my use of "dogmatic" is a lame attempt at sounding intelligent. DanIndia: 5 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 10:03am On Mar 19, 2016 |
Agreed, but it takes much more than a year to be near native in any new language o. (edited) Bandeco: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 9:54am On Mar 19, 2016 |
Ok no harm meant. You made some good points in the post below but your first post was emotive. DanIndia:Let's leave that for the readers to judge. DanIndia:Is taking & passing IELTS a bad price to pay if you get free tuition in return? You argue that Nigerians are bad writers (including you, see how you capitalized the first letters of words that are not proper nouns, a common error among Nigerian writers) but should that mean they shouldn't strive to improve said skills? DanIndia:True. I mentioned the need to learn German (for integration) in my first post on this. But it stands that you don't need to learn German beforehand to get into an international masters program. Also, remember that not all Nigerians can afford Canada. That is the audience I'm writing to. You, however, seem to be dogmatic (yes, I used it again) about dismissing Germany. DanIndia:True, German undergrad education is more difficult to get admission into than Canada. You are right on that. Masters education however is a different ballgame. I would estimate the difficultly to not be higher than Canada especially since there are several schools (excluding UoAS) in Germany that clearly accept 2:2 BSc grades; this is very different from Canada. DanIndia:I guess you want the embassy to bring the visa to your house abi! Of course it is not trivial, but it is straightforward compared to Canada. DanIndia:  You get the 8040Euros back if you don't get the visa.DanIndia:Sarcasm is the protest of the weak. In conclusion, you do make some good points but this doesn't mean that you need to be binary. Canada is not heaven and Germany is not hell. Relax man. 7 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 9:15am On Mar 19, 2016 |
DanIndia: Dude, it confounds me that you are both dogmatic and fear-mongering. 1. IELTS isn't a biggie if you speak English haba. Tuition in Germany is free, do you want them to have zero entry requirements? 2. No you don't need to learn German to study at the masters level in Germany in their international programs. 3. Of course you need concrete documents in the same way that you need concrete documents for Canada. I taya for you o. Compared to Canads, at least you can get an MSc admission in Germany with a 2:2 BSc from Naija. My bro got admission into a MSc in Computer Science (at a good school) because he put together an amazing application. 4. Capital NO. The visa is not hard to acquire. Their interview is straightforward and the outcome is not random like the US embassy, and they don't need all the documents in the world like the Canadian embassy. But you need to prepare for the interview, Germans don't want riff-raffs. Follow the German thread on NL and you will see this clearly. 5. Yes you need 8040 Euros, and that's ALL you need for a year to cover living expenses cos tuition is free. (Unlike Canada where you may need at least $25,000 CAD, which is equivalent to 17000Euros). You just made my point. While Canada is excellent, it is not the only country in the world that offers great opportunities for Nigerian students. Germany is excellent as well. Also, nobody said there aren't great engineering schools in Canada. We all know that. The fact of the matter is that Germany also has great schools. PS: My bro almost went to Germany so I am intimately aware of the process. He got his Canada TRV two weeks before his Germany student visa appointment (we ran the processes in parallel). 5 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 8:59am On Mar 19, 2016 |
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programs/en/ See link above. In one of the options below, make sure to select "English" as course language and "Tuition Fees" to be below 500Euros per term. https://www.nairaland.com/2098236/general-german-visa-enquiries-part Here's the student visa thread. PS: my bro got MSc admission to Germany (this was his backup plan if Canada didn't work), hence my knowledge about it. Check out the NL German thread and go ask them questions. Also their thread only has two parts so it is not as long and wordy as this one. Churkie: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 6:50am On Mar 19, 2016 |
Excellent advice. Germany is an excellent backup plan. Don't know if I agree with your arguments about Germany being better, especially as you ultimately will need to learn a new language (tho a lot of their MSc programs are in English) as opposed to Canada where integration would be easier. Yet, I wholeheartedly agree with you that it is an excellent second choice to Canada because of its excellent economy, fantastic engineering tradition, ease of staying after school, and more. Bandeco: 4 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 10:14pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
Yes, very ok. Just make sure that your dad refers to said transfer in his sponsorship letter (and attaches proof of the transfer receipt). You would also do the same in your SOP or a short "description of finances" letter. ziggy3579: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 10:11pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
You are welcome. @prayer, if it worked every hardworking poor but pious Nigerian would be rich already. But we can agree to disagree. Read about confirmation bias. Edited: My intent is not to bash religion/prayer, my intent is to communicate that preparing an intelligent and compelling application is the best way to considerably reduce denial risk. Prayer, I suppose, can be a complementary tool for psychological encouragement and calm. But what do I know!? VICTORDEBELS: 1 Like |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 10:08pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
Agreed. My point was that there isn't enough data to conclude that VOs are denying more people. Most Naija applicants are not on this thread, and the number of total apps on this thread during this time period is very low compared to, say, last July. For this reason, the data is too sparse to be useful in reaching an all-encompassing conclusion. jaybmich: 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 9:41pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
If it is true that the rate of rejection is high (I don't have any reason to believe this yet), there are many possible reasons. Well yes it could be that VOs are scrutinizing apps more because of Naija's economic situation BUT it could also instead be that the recent applications they have received have been of poor quality compared to in the past. It is immature to start making conclusions just based on the sparse & statistically biased data points on this thread. Basically we don't know. cc: princey83, hayqinsbFX, TheDreamChaser beebwai: |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 9:38pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
Calm down bro/sis. The recent frequency of denials is probably due to availability bias, i.e. those that get approved don't come on the thread to announce it, but those that get rejected need help so they are over-represented on this thread. Availability bias/heuristic is a very common statistical bias. moufpeas: 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 9:32pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
No, your visa wasn't denied because you used a PGC admission. Many people on the thread with virgin passports have gotten their TRVs for PGC/PGD, including my brother. Man, you guys need to read the thread (or be more strategic about your app) in order to significantly improve your chances. So many people (tnuola, Team12, hayqinsbFX, me (thesoj), khalesi, TheBae, Onyeoma3, montrealer, and many more) have explained and dissected almost every possible angle that needs to be addressed in order for your app to have a good chance. Of course nothing is guaranteed, but from your comments it is clear that reading Parts 7 and/or 8 would go a long way in helping you repackage your app. Also, a few pages ago @hayqinsbFX repeated over and over that paying tuition is not necessary in order to get a TRV (unless the admission is conditional to paying tuition and the payment deadline is close to your TRV application date). Sorry, prayer won't help except maybe as placebo or to encourage you but it won't improve your application's quality. I'm 100% sure there's many candidates who said zero prayer yet still got approved. From reading at least 2500 pages of this thread and from reading at least two dozen applicant SOPs, I conclude that 70-80% of getting approved is in credibly and compellingly telling your story and putting together a serious application, the remaining 20-30% is probably random (VO's mood, applying during rush period, etc). Apologies if I sound harsh. Read Part 7 or Part 8, and/or the first half of Part 9; there's a lot of good info therein. You can finish the reading in less than a month. Alternately, you can read through all my posts and/or some of the other monikers I mentioned above. cc: wayaa007 Jackson755: 4 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by thesoj: 9:16pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
vickyehi: DanIndia:You may submit your siblings' birth certificates if you want, but CIC seems to not care if you do or not. Most of the TRV approved applicants in Parts 5-9 did not submit them. My two siblings (each of whose app was approved in July and December, respectively) didn't either. If submitting birth certificates would clarify your application however, then by all means submit them. |
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