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pennstate:

If you live in choba, the first bookshop under the storey building. If you are moving from choba Junction. Will be in ph tomorrow anyway, but that is the address. I m sure you can get it in any big bookshop.

Are you a Uniport alumni?

DanjaNinja:


Nah. Ain't placing you in F2 lia lia. F2 is reserved for Chocobere . I'll place you on F3. Shebi i try na?

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

DanjaNinja:


Walks up to you n softly pries you arms away from your face. See's her lovely smile. Chai, she fine o. #Wash

You probably need more Omo or ariel for that wash lol

DanjaNinja:


Are you a Uniport alumni?

Yah, Did an MS there boss.

deleyi20:


Simply visit www.ets.org/gre ----->Click ' For A Test(General) -----> Create a Profile(if you haven't)----->follow the remaining instructions.

The exam would cost you $195 (About 39,750naira but subject to current Forex rates). Have the naira equivalent(40,000naira may be enough) in an activated for Online payments via Paypal or Visa Card.

P/S: It is advisable to use a Windows Internet Explorer or Google Chrome... So you don't have issues with the 'payment page'

Thanks so much bro...am very grateful. But what about the the test centre, do I get to choose the one of my choice? I reside in Lagos. Can I do it at Chams city, ikeja?

OriginalJ:
Hello friends, grt Job u guys are doing here.
Pls help a fellow nairalander o, I need someone to offer me some info on hw to for GRE (the steps) and schedule a test date without a third party, and hw much exactly it will cost me. As in I just want to pay the application fee an go sit for the exam. Pls help cos it's kind of urgent, am planinng to take the exam next month (August)
Anticipating ur response.
Thanks

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DanjaNinja, sirRiddy et al dis one is for u guys o

This will be useful for your registration.

https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/1482362/general-u.s.a-student-visa-enquiries-part5/293#24718753

OriginalJ:


Thanks so much bro...am very grateful. But what about the the test centre, do I get to choose the one of my choice? I reside in Lagos. Can I do it at Chams city, ikeja?

You're welcome bro; As regards Test Centres. I think there's French Connection Ajah and JKK House at Ilupeju.

Anyways, you'll get to select a Test Centre while ing for a test. Most likely; JKK House, Ilupeju is your best bet.

Ishowdels:


This will be useful for your registration.

https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/1482362/general-u.s.a-student-visa-enquiries-part5/293#24718753

Thanks sir, indeed it helps.

deleyi20:


You're welcome bro; As regards Test Centres. I think there's French Connection Ajah and JKK House at Ilupeju.

Anyways, you'll get to select a Test Centre while ing for a test. Most likely; JKK House, Ilupeju is your best bet.

Thanks, I think I ll go the JKK house...am grateful.

ission parole is going pretty ok. Thanks for your benevolence as usual. All the best to you too.

Horayce:

U're welcome chief. Your strategy on the first page is more than adequate. Beginners: Manhattan( all math texts) plus the 5lb book to drill down concepts. For advanced test takers just work thru Nova or Magoosh. Also solve as many official problems from power prep and the ETS books.

@ Sirriddy lol. Houston just dey there. The kain summer heat wey they blow for here na die. We just dey try adjust small small that's why i haven't been as active as i'd love to on nairaland. But i occasionally come by here just to read people's posts. How ur own ission paroles dey go? Wishing u all the best of luck sir.

Centrix thanks for the contribution and your score is really irable.

Make other guys no hold anything back at all.

Hello house,pls how do I get ets to send me an official copy of both my GRE and TOEFL scores.I ticked the option while ing for the TOEFL but I'm yet to hear from them.
Also,i should pay application fees for two schools this week,pls does anyone have an idea of a cheap means of sending down my documents. The price of courier services are killing me..
CC: Danjaninja , Sirridy

I have not received my copies of either GRE, TOEFL or even WES. I guess maybe cos my area no dey map of Lagos.
I sent my transcripts to five schools and WES using NIPOST and they all got delivered. It was pretty cheap, just 350 naira per package and they all got their various destinations within a month.

TJ18:
Hello house,pls how do I get ets to send me an official copy of both my GRE and TOEFL scores.I ticked the option while ing for the TOEFL but I'm yet to hear from them.
Also,i should pay application fees for two schools this week,pls does anyone have an idea of a cheap means of sending down my documents. The price of courier services are killing me..
CC: Danjaninja , Sirridy

DanjaNinja:


And that's how u catch the true bosses - always humble, never taking credit 4 the amazing work they do n never accepting the boss title. Thanks for dropping by oga mi, u just made my day. As 4me, heading to the embassy in a few weeks. How's canada?

You can also share your experiences here boss. We can always learn from a guru like u.

Head swells

Canada dey wait me...Goodluck! I know you will ace your interview.

Guru? All these praises will make head explore oh! I am warning you!

Okay here's how I prepped for the verbal part of the Gre.
First, I had to familiarize my self with Gre vocab. I know it's difficult learning a myriad of words and been quick to decipher their meaning in different context....you just have to learn them.

For learning words I started with MAGOOSH VOCAB App:it has like 1000 regular words it goes from easy to very hard words. I didn't use barron word list because they just too much.
I also made a habit of reading old copies of the economist and The New yorker online edition. I learnt new words (jotting) and it also helped with RCs.

Second the text completion and SE, when you are able to know the meaning of words but still there are other skills you have to learn. The GRE test writers are very cunny, you must be able to follow the story in their question: there are signposts yu must be able to notice in any sentence if yu want to score well in this part of the test.

I would advice you find were to use Magoosh videos for short lectures on SE &TC. Manhattan does not do well on this aspect.


Finally, the reading comprehension( I didn't do well on this aspect, when I checked my score report I failed most). OKAY here yu must be able to process data and quick. yu should be able to know the pithy of the story: follow the author's voice quite difficult but it's fun when yu can get that. Manhattan RC is very good... am not dat brilliant.


Please to the Gre try to get books published by Ets (examiners) there is ample amount of GRE like questions in these books.


Practice and Practice. My 1kobo

DanjaNinja:


Oh thats good. Bro, i pray by the grace of God, you shall receive full funding.

Biko, ebdib, dicapino and horayce your attention is needed in this thread. Please, can you guys please come share strategies on acing the GRE?. We would very much appreciate that. Thank you in advance and God bless.

sirRiddy:
Centrix thanks for the contribution and your score is really irable.

Make other guys no hold anything back at all.

Thanks man

Centrix:
So Danjaninja has asked that I contribute to this thread. I wrote the GREs in January of this year, started preparing a few months prior to my test date.

Quant Section:
The Barron’s GRE book was everything and more. The author assumes you have little to no knowledge of the actual GRE test material so it introduces the test taker to basic principles of fundamental mathematics. I started off by taking the Practice test at the back of the book to identify my weak areas after which I read the entire math section paying close attention to my not-too-strong areas.

The next stage of my quant practice was ing and taking the first practice test on the GRE powerprep software provided by ETS on its website. I scored a 160! Danjaninja may not agree with me on this, but I feel that how well you do on those powerprep tests reflects how you’d perform on the actual test give or take a mark or two. So you can imagine my excitement. Lol

Next, I ed Princeton Review’s “1014 practice questions”. I started off by taking the skills test at the beginning of the book. I got scared because I didn’t perform as well as I thought I would given my performance on the ETS powerprep tests. So I got practicing again. Solved as many questions as I could section by section. It didn’t matter whether I was comfortable with the topic I was spending time on, I simply did as much as I could.

Later, I moved on to Manhatan’s “ 5lb book of GRE Practice Problems”. At this point, I must mention that if you want to ace the quant section, you HAVE to solve as many practice problems as you possibly can. It boosts your confidence on test day.

Anyway, about two weeks to my test date, I took the second powerprep test. Scored a 162!.

NOTE: It’s always important you time yourself whenever you solve practice questions. Give yourself a minute and a half or two minutes max to solve each question. If you’re experiencing difficulties solving any question, move on to the next. You can always come back later.

Actual Quant Score on test day: 161 (80th percentile)

Verbal:
The first step to acing the verbal section is expanding your vocabulary. Again, the Barron’s book comes in handy. There are hundreds of GRE- type words listed at the end of the verbal section. Learn (or memorize, which ever suits you best) as many as you can, paying special attention to those that frequently appear on the test.

After about a month of intensive cramming (lol), I took the first powerprep practice, scored an abysmal 153! lol

What I’ve learnt is that it’s not about the number of words you know, but how well you can use them in the right contexts. That’s where Manhattan’s “5lb book of GRE Practice Problems” comes in. You have enough Reading Comprehension and Sentence Completion questions to practice with and because Manhattan’s problems are a lot more difficult than any question you’d encounter on the actual test, it’s a good way to beef up your skills.

About two weeks to the actual test, I took the second ETS powerprep test and scored 159 which to be honest was good enough for me as my intended graduate program is more quant-based.

Actual Verbal Score on test day: 161 (87th percentile)

Total Score: 322

Essays:
To be honest, I never practiced writing essays not because I was confident in my essay writing abilities but because I simply had no time. This is where a good private secondary education comes in handy(lol..i kid). Anyway, a night before the test, I read a few Manhattan sample essays while trying to imagine possible topics.

If you’re drawing a blank on any topic on test day, just think of as many examples as you can on the topic and get writing. Anything is better than nothing!

Score: 4.5 (80th percentile)

I hope this helps someone out there. Feel free to me should you have any questions. Peace

I'm impressed with the guide and your scores on the test. You really aced it. I intend taking the test this august so as to apply for the fall ission opening by september or thereabout of this year, but I'm not prepared. Infact, I havnt started preparation and I think it's late already to start. The problem is I'm a corps member, and I really don't have that time to dedicate to preparing fr d test, considering my ppa. Please could you tell me the other months in which the test is being written aside Jan and Aug; I just want to hear from d horse's mouth. Any advice from you concerning my situation will be appreciated. Thank you.

DanjaNinja:


Are you a Uniport alumni?

DanjaNinja, you've done a great job so far and may God reward you bountifully. I intend taking the test this august so as to apply for the fall ission opening by september or thereabout of this year, but I'm not prepared. Infact, I havnt started preparation and I think it's late already to start. The issue is I'm a corps member, and I really don't have that time to dedicate to preparing for d test, considering my ppa. Please could you advice me if it's plausible to still go ahead with preparation, thereby writing the test by august. Any general advice will be highly appreciated. Thanks.

CoolBigSam:
I'm impressed with the guide and your scores on the test. You really aced it. I intend taking the test this august so as to apply for the fall ission opening by september or thereabout of this year, but I'm not prepared. Infact, I havnt started preparation and I think it's late already to start. The problem is I'm a corps member, and I really don't have that time to dedicate to preparing fr d test, considering my ppa. Please could you tell me the other months in which the test is being written aside Jan and Aug; I just want to hear from d horse's mouth. Any advice from you concerning my situation will be appreciated. Thank you.

If you have the money and four hours daily. You can visit mangoosh.com to for a month plan.

chocobere:


You probably need more Omo or ariel for that wash lol

I dont use omo nor ariel. I prefer Bleach and Orijin, works flawlessly.

pennstate:

Yah, Did an MS there boss.

Am also a Uniport Alumni, Undergraduate though. How did you survive? That school was hectic mehn. Just thinking if it makes me sad.

OriginalJ:


Thanks so much bro...am very grateful. But what about the the test centre, do I get to choose the one of my choice? I reside in Lagos. Can I do it at Chams city, ikeja?

Yup, you get to pick the center of your choice. And no, Chams city is not on the list. Please find below the current schedule for lagos:

TJ18:
Hello house,pls how do I get ets to send me an official copy of both my GRE and TOEFL scores.I ticked the option while ing for the TOEFL but I'm yet to hear from them.
Also,i should pay application fees for two schools this week,pls does anyone have an idea of a cheap means of sending down my documents. The price of courier services are killing me..
CC: Danjaninja , Sirridy

To get Official copies of your GRE and TOEFL, check the attached image below. If i may ask, why do you need official copies? You can print the results from your online s. That's sufficient for VISA purposes.

sirRiddy:
I have not received my copies of either GRE, TOEFL or even WES. I guess maybe cos my area no dey map of Lagos.
I sent my transcripts to five schools and WES using NIPOST and they all got delivered. It was pretty cheap, just 350 naira per package and they all got their various destinations within a month.

You posted with NIPOST and had all of them delivered @ N350/copy!!!! Thats an amazing deal. Though i know someone who had his documents sent via NIPOST, and not a single one was delivered. I'd apply caution here. If you application deadline is close by, please use a COURIER service. It may be expensive but it will protect you from unwanted stories. However if your application deadline is still far off, you can go with NIPOST, you just have to monitor your delivery regularly cos NIPOST head dey shake @ times.

@TJ18

sirRiddy:
I have not received my copies of either GRE, TOEFL or even WES. I guess maybe cos my area no dey map of Lagos.
I sent my transcripts to five schools and WES using NIPOST and they all got delivered. It was pretty cheap, just 350 naira per package and they all got their various destinations within a month.

You posted with NIPOST and had all of them delivered @ N350/copy!!!! Thats an amazing deal. Though i know someone who had his documents sent via NIPOST, and not a single one was delivered. I'd apply caution here. If you application deadline is close by, please use a COURIER service. It may be expensive but it will protect you from unwanted stories. However if your application deadline is still far off, you can go with NIPOST, you just have to monitor your delivery regularly cos NIPOST head dey shake @ times.

Graviton2:


Head swells

Canada dey wait me...Goodluck! I know you will ace your interview.

Guru? All these praises will make head explore oh! I am warning you!

The praise is authentic. You've paid your dues bro. I wish you all the best in your endeavors. Enjoy Bro.
Btw, on your profile pix, which one is you?

dicapino:

Okay here's how I prepped for the verbal part of the Gre.
First, I had to familiarize my self with Gre vocab. I know it's difficult learning a myriad of words and been quick to decipher their meaning in different context....you just have to learn them.

For learning words I started with MAGOOSH VOCAB App:it has like 1000 regular words it goes from easy to very hard words. I didn't use barron word list because they just too much.
I also made a habit of reading old copies of the economist and The New yorker online edition. I learnt new words (jotting) and it also helped with RCs.

Second the text completion and SE, when you are able to know the meaning of words but still there are other skills you have to learn. The GRE test writers are very cunny, you must be able to follow the story in their question: there are signposts yu must be able to notice in any sentence if yu want to score well in this part of the test.

I would advice you find were to use Magoosh videos for short lectures on SE &TC. Manhattan does not do well on this aspect.


Finally, the reading comprehension( I didn't do well on this aspect, when I checked my score report I failed most). OKAY here yu must be able to process data and quick. yu should be able to know the pithy of the story: follow the author's voice quite difficult but it's fun when yu can get that. Manhattan RC is very good... am not dat brilliant.


Please to the Gre try to get books published by Ets (examiners) there is ample amount of GRE like questions in these books.


Practice and Practice. My 1kobo

God bless you for sharing Boss. We are grateful. What about the Qunat section, how did you ace it?

CoolBigSam:
I'm impressed with the guide and your scores on the test. You really aced it. I intend taking the test this august so as to apply for the fall ission opening by september or thereabout of this year, but I'm not prepared. Infact, I havnt started preparation and I think it's late already to start. The problem is I'm a corps member, and I really don't have that time to dedicate to preparing fr d test, considering my ppa. Please could you tell me the other months in which the test is being written aside Jan and Aug; I just want to hear from d horse's mouth. Any advice from you concerning my situation will be appreciated. Thank you.

Bro, i know you are busy but its all about priority management. If studying abroad is a priority to you, you will make time for it. Study your daily schedule and figure out how to cut out time for studies and applications. Trust me, you will find the time. It might not be much, but you will find the time.

Are you applying for Fall 2016? If thats the case, i think you should know you barely have enough time to prepare. You have to find schools, take the GRE and TOEFL, get letters of recommendations from professors or lecturers, apply for your transcript and source for funding. This will take some considerable amount of time to accomplish. So start now ASAP!

Lastly, let your mind by at ease for the GRE is written all year round. You can find dates for september and october. You just have to check the schedule.

Please find below sitting schedule for Lagos:

sirRiddy:
I have not received my copies of either GRE, TOEFL or even WES. I guess maybe cos my area no dey map of Lagos.
I sent my transcripts to five schools and WES using NIPOST and they all got delivered. It was pretty cheap, just 350 naira per package and they all got their various destinations within a month.

Please, thought all transcripts are to be sent directly from school. How come you send yours yourself?

Pls help me with GRE and TOEFL materials pls. My e mail is [email protected]
God bless

adeyemidare:


Please, thought all transcripts are to be sent directly from school. How come you send yours yourself?

The truth is that most nigerian universities doesn't have the time to post your transcript to your destined schools. So they sealed it and give the stuff to you to post it. That what happen in my own case.