Topic: Nddc scholarship 2012 is out

@kcesa! That was really motivational. Thanx4 sharin' this with the house.
If you can possibly do what @enjayjude just said. Then that meanz u'r really really representin' us. Once again God bless yhu.

Originally Posted by gonon

I applied to 3 schools and they all gave me unconditional offers. I am presently filling my ATAS application for 2 of them, just in case.

Bros, ATAS takes up to 20 working days thats 4 weeks in reality, shouldn't you be looking at deferring your admission to a later date, as most schools open first week of September.? If you get the scholarship, you could stay back and get one year voluntary work experience before you move to start your post-graduate study. I'm even considering doing such now cos a lot of factors are making me reconsider this UK schooling option. You no longer get the 2years post-work study VISA and its hard getting a job with no previous work experience after your Msc. I know its different strokes for different folks (and there are many people who would claim the impossible by faith here), but realistically the thought of coming back to start writing dragnet test again sends cold shivers down my spine. I may have to look at January openings in Canada, truth is majority of us are not keen on coming back unless we are coming back to start a good paying job. And also I wont be fulfilled working as a club bouncer or doorman in a company after MSc.

Originally Posted by ezme

Bros, ATAS takes up to 20 working days thats 4 weeks in reality, shouldn't you be looking at deferring your admission to a later date, as most schools open first week of September.? If you get the scholarship, you could stay back and get one year voluntary work experience before you move to start your post-graduate study. I'm even considering doing such now cos a lot of factors are making me reconsider this UK schooling option. You no longer get the 2years post-work study VISA and its hard getting a job with no previous work experience after your Msc. I know its different strokes for different folks (and there are many people who would claim the impossible by faith here), but realistically the thought of coming back to start writing dragnet test again sends cold shivers down my spine. I may have to look at January openings in Canada, truth is majority of us are not keen on coming back unless we are coming back to start a good paying job. And also I wont be fulfilled working as a club bouncer or doorman in a company after MSc.

Bros, i did just that. I filled for both September and January. No time for dulling...lol

Originally Posted by ezme

Bros, ATAS takes up to 20 working days thats 4 weeks in reality, shouldn't you be looking at deferring your admission to a later date, as most schools open first week of September.? If you get the scholarship, you could stay back and get one year voluntary work experience before you move to start your post-graduate study. I'm even considering doing such now cos a lot of factors are making me reconsider this UK schooling option. You no longer get the 2years post-work study VISA and its hard getting a job with no previous work experience after your Msc. I know its different strokes for different folks (and there are many people who would claim the impossible by faith here), but realistically the thought of coming back to start writing dragnet test again sends cold shivers down my spine. I may have to look at January openings in Canada, truth is majority of us are not keen on coming back unless we are coming back to start a good paying job. And also I wont be fulfilled working as a club bouncer or doorman in a company after MSc.

Boss Bouncer no dey work for every body no be all of us get the body frame needed to be a bouncer.

Sincerely Speaking once tomorrow comes and the list isn't out then we can expect it next 2 weeks.

Originally Posted by ezme

Bros, ATAS takes up to 20 working days thats 4 weeks in reality, shouldn't you be looking at deferring your admission to a later date, as most schools open first week of September.? If you get the scholarship, you could stay back and get one year voluntary work experience before you move to start your post-graduate study. I'm even considering doing such now cos a lot of factors are making me reconsider this UK schooling option. You no longer get the 2years post-work study VISA and its hard getting a job with no previous work experience after your Msc. I know its different strokes for different folks (and there are many people who would claim the impossible by faith here), but realistically the thought of coming back to start writing dragnet test again sends cold shivers down my spine. I may have to look at January openings in Canada, truth is majority of us are not keen on coming back unless we are coming back to start a good paying job. And also I wont be fulfilled working as a club bouncer or doorman in a company after MSc.

Ezme UK isn't against giving anyone a work visa but they want to make sure you are actually working and so if you get an employer who can sponsor you under the Tier 1 visa then you a good to stay.

Originally Posted by wiseguy4reel

Ezme UK isn't against giving anyone a work visa but they want to make sure you are actually working and so if you get an employer who can sponsor you under the Tier 1 visa then you a good to stay.

@wisey I know how well stated these conditions are. Now, @kcesa is here to help us with figures,. Using her school RGU which is considered a top school, how many Nigerians, presently have job offers to resume on completion of their studies? Your Tier 4 VISA would be for a year and believe me not everyone would get jobs immediately. Ask around, most people take up these bouncer roles for more than 7months before something cool comes up. I try my best to make projections based on current realities. When @kcesa drops these figures then we could make our personal judgment based on that.

Originally Posted by ezme

@wisey I know how well stated these conditions are. Now, @kcesa is here to help us with figures,. Using her school RGU which is considered a top school, how many Nigerians, presently have job offers to resume on completion of their studies? Your Tier 4 VISA would be for a year and believe me not everyone would get jobs immediately. Ask around, most people take up these bouncer roles for more than 7months before something cool comes up. I try my best to make projections based on current realities. When @kcesa drops these figures then we could make our personal judgment based on that.

You see my dear what you saying depends on the kind of "white collar" job as well as the undergraduate background of that Nigerian student. Trust me to say that in my experience employers are very selective on hiring people based on the standard of university they graduated from at undergraduate level. It is regarded the most important level of the Higher education learning curve. If are statistics are based on Nigerians who did undergraduate there then am sure you will see a very different outcome in the findings.

The earliest admission one can get now for canada is Sept 2013 n dat shud be by next year march-may, its not like uk wia one gets admission in 2wks.........

Originally Posted by Slamdunk99

The earliest admission one can get now for canada is Sept 2013 n dat shud be by next year march-may, its not like uk wia one gets admission in 2wks.........

Some schools have January start date, do your research well, example University of Ottawa

Schools in canada always have closing date around april, may and june, and it's always sept and Jan start date. Infact if you dont pay the stipulated admission fee by march ending, you may likely not b admitted into a program. It's not like the UK thingy.

Plz my question. Is it for real that this ACAS CERTIFICATE thingy normally takes up to 20workin' days? coz i need it o, and av been thinkin i can get it in a week or so. Anybody that has applied n got it shd plz help. I want to be sure.