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Jan 14 5 tweets 2 min read
If you know any Nigerian graduate with a first class or 2:1 open this thread. A non-profit organization, i-Scholar Initiative, is willing to sponsor your GRE & TOEFL and also pay your application fees to any graduate school in the USA for Fall 2024.

Deadline: February 9th, 2024

HOW TO APPLY: ELIGIBILITY:
- Graduate of an accredited Nigerian Institution with a minimum of Second Class Upper Grade
- Must be prepared to apply for graduate admission and funding in the 2023/2024 window
Nov 29, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
As promised, if you know any Nigerian graduate with a first class or 2:1:

A non-profit organization, i-scholar Initiative, is willing to sponsor your GRE & TOEFL and also pay your application fees to any graduate school in the USA for Fall 2023.

HOW TO APPLY: ELIGIBILITY:
- Graduate of an accredited Nigerian Institution with a minimum of Second Class Upper Grade
- Must be prepared to apply for graduate admission and funding in the 2023/2024 window
Aug 17, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
Common USA🇺🇸student (F1) visa interview questions: 🧵 - Why are you going to the United States? What will you specialize in for your degree? What will be your major?

- Where did you go to school now? What do you do for a living?

- Why are you planning to continue your education? Why not in your home country?
Aug 10, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
Before you submit your personal statement or statement of purpose, run it through a plagiarism checker. Plagiarism is an academic sin and can jeopardize your chances of securing a scholarship abroad. There are many FREE tools available for checking plagiarism. Here are a few: 1. Grammarly: Grammarly is a widely used writing tool that not only checks for grammar and spelling errors but also includes a plagiarism checker. While Grammarly offers a premium version with more features, the plagiarism checker is available for free.
Jul 26, 2023 21 tweets 4 min read
20 common USA student (F1) visa interview Questions and Answers: 🇺🇸 QUESTION 1: Why do you wish to study in the USA? The VO knows but they ask this question because they want to make sure your intentions for studying in the US are genuine enough, or if you just picked the country because you wanted to travel out .
Jun 17, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
A strong CV improves your chances of getting into your ideal PhD or Masters program. This thread contains academic CV samples, writing tips, and a template that will help you write one that gets you a fully funded graduate scholarship. Winning Samples of Grad School CV
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Jun 15, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
This thread contains three winning samples of statement of purpose. One from a student who got into a PhD program at Harvard. I also included a pdf stating the do's and dont's of SOP writing. I hope you find it helpful. I'll let you know when I find more.

Retweet. Statement of purpose sample 1
drive.google.com/file/d/1tgmsMp…
Mar 26, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
Six months into my arrival in the US, I was one single day away from getting kicked out of my apartment and becoming homeless with no place to live in a foreign land.

Because I arrived in spring, I had rented the apartment on a sublease paying directly to the ex-occupant. Come… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Apartments wouldn’t lease for less than 3months. I spent day and night browsing Facebook market for potential roommates looking for a third wheel, most of them turned out to be yahoo boys asking me to send upfront registration fee with a Facebook account that “lives in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Mar 26, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
You’re planning to take IELTS but don’t know how to go about it.

Open this thread and retweet. 1. Visit the official IELTS website for your country. The website can be found by searching "IELTS [your country]" on a search engine. For example, if you are in the United States, you can visit ielts.org
Mar 25, 2023 9 tweets 2 min read
The interview determines whether you can get a visa or not.

If the interviewer determines that you do not meet the requirements or that you are not a genuine student, you may not be granted a visa.

For those who have US visa interview coming up, here is a few tips for you: 1. Review the visa requirements: Make sure you understand the visa requirements and have all the necessary documentation. This may include your passport, I-20 form, SEVIS fee payment receipt, proof of financial support, and any other relevant documents.
Mar 25, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
GRE and Toefl are essential requirements to secure PhD and Masters scholarships in the US.

However, the tests can be too expensive for students from developing countries.

Here are 20 US schools with fully funded scholarships that can waive GRE and Toefl requirements for you: 1. Brown University
2. Duke University
3. Johns Hopkins University
4. Northwestern University
5. New York University
Mar 24, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
Data analytics is a valuable and in-demand skill that can have many benefits for your personal and professional growth.

Here are online courses you can take to get started as a Tech bro: 1. Coursera offers a range of data analytics courses from top unis & organizations. Take these ones: "Data Analytics Foundations for Accountancy" from University of Illinois, "Data Analytics for Business" from University of Colorado, and "Data Analysis & Visualization" from IBM.
Mar 18, 2023 9 tweets 2 min read
If you are a graduate from anywhere around the world looking to do a joint Masters degree in any two / more European countries of choice🇪🇺 fully funded - living and travel expenses covered - plus a job visa to work in Europe after graduation, open this thread 🧵. And retweet. Erasmus Mundus+ Joint Masters Scholarship
erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities/…
Mar 6, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Free GRE prep materials to help you score above 310.

Thread: 1. ETS GRE prep Materials
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Mar 6, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
Free IELTS prep materials.

Thread:🧵 1. IELTS Sample Questions
ielts-mentor.com/ielts-sample
Mar 6, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
This thread contains statements of purpose from two students who got into a PhD program MIT. I also included a comprehensive guide from MIT explaining the difference between a personal statement and a statement of purpose.

Retweet. 1. “Statement of Purpose” vs. “Personal Statement” - MIT
mitcommlab.mit.edu/cee/commkit/st…
Mar 6, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
This thread contains three winning samples of statement of purpose. One from a student who got into a PhD program at Harvard. I also included a pdf stating the do's and dont's of SOP writing. I hope you find it helpful. I'll let you know when I find more.

Retweet. Statement of purpose sample 1
drive.google.com/file/d/1tgmsMp…
Mar 6, 2023 11 tweets 3 min read
10 samples of Statement of purpose, Academic CV & Recommendation letter:

- do not plagiarize 1. Statement of purpose - University of Connecticut, USA
drive.google.com/file/d/1pqQFR1…
Mar 6, 2023 21 tweets 4 min read
20 common USA student (F1) visa interview Questions and Answers: 🇺🇸 QUESTION 1: Why do you wish to study in the USA?
The VO knows but they ask this question because they want to make sure your intentions for studying in the US are genuine enough, or if you just picked the country because you wanted to travel out (japa🏃‍♀️).
Mar 2, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
If you are planning to take GRE or Toefl but don’t know how to go about it, open this thread. Here is a step-by-step comprehensive guide for you🧵 As an international student, you can register for the GRE exam online, by phone, or by mail. Here are the steps you need to follow:
Mar 2, 2023 9 tweets 2 min read
Most PhD programs in the US are fully funded. But a lot of students who apply for Masters end up with partial funding or no funding at all. You’ll be glad to know that many US universities actually offer fully funded Masters programs. This thread is to help you find them.🧵 1/ The first step in finding a fully funded master's program is to research universities that offer them. Some good places to start your search are websites like ProFellow, GradSchools.com, and Peterson's.