Numerous students have secured multiple fully funded admissions in the USA and benefited from this strategy. Therefore, why not give it a shot by following the steps listed below?
1. Apply and receive your transcript(s): The US graduate school admission process allows you to apply with unofficial transcript. This is your personal transcript copy. Every university you want to apply to does not require you to pay your school to send them your transcript. You can pick it up or have it sent to an address “you have access to”.
2. Have your International Passport: Because obtaining a transcript typically takes a long time in Nigeria, you should apply for a passport while you wait for your transcript.
3. Good Academic CV: This is very different from the usual resumes we use to apply for jobs. A good CV is the gateway to the heart of a professor or/and the admission committee,”.
4. Cold Emails (Unsolicited emails): A strategy used in getting the attention of a supervisor who has a way of influencing your admission/funding. It’s a way of getting your name registered in the heads of supervisors who are likely to be on the admissions committee. I nicknamed it the “lobbying strategy.
5. Statement of Purpose (SoP): Write a captivating Statement of Purpose stating clearly why you should be considered.
6. Publication(s): It’s not compulsory, but it gives you an edge over other applicants. You can start by publishing your thesis.
7. Letters of Recommendation (LoR): For this, get in touch with your those that lectured you in your undergraduate program. Numerous lecturers produce unmatched Letter of Recommendation. This happens because they may not be familiar with you very well. Send them your CV and Statement of Purpose so they can learn more about you and this will equip them well to write about you.
8. English Proficiency Test Scores: Write GRE, GMAT, TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo for schools that require them. Your likelihood of admission and funding is increased by test scores from any of the aforementioned Language test.
9. Be strategic: Prepare and present yourself very well.
Advice:
– Get involved in volunteering work, Internships and leadership experiences
– Enroll in related short online courses.
– Gain teaching experience; It will get you a Teaching Assistantship
– Join professional bodies
– Acquire as many ICT skills as possible.
