To apply to US graduate schools (for your MS & PhD), you’ll need copies of several documents and materials to submit to the various programs you’re applying to.

1. Your Nigerian International Passport
The first document you need is your Nigerian international passport issued by the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS). The international passport would be your required identification for taking tests in Nigeria and traveling overseas as a Nigerian citizen.

2. Your University Certificate(s)
You’ll need to show proof that you went to a university and graduated (or in the process of graduating), and so once you graduate, ensure that you request for your certificate from your University to give them time for processing and delivery. If you attended multiple higher education institutions, e.g. for your BSc and MSc degrees, and now going to US for your grad school, you’ll need to request those additional certificates as well.

3. Your Transcripts
Your transcripts show your grades in the classes you took while in the University, semester GPAs, cumulative GPA, degree awarded, and class of degree. US grad schools need these as a part of their decision-making framework to decide your fit for their program. At this stage, you’re already rounding up your program or graduated already, and so there might not be much you can change as regards your GPA at this point.

Like your certificate, you’ll need to request for your transcripts for all higher education degrees completed (e.g. BSc, MS, etc.), ideally from the office of the Registrar or the office designated with such duty by your school.

4. Your Resume
Next, you’ll need to prepare a top-notch resume/CV that you’ll use to apply to US grad school programs. Since resumes in the US system are a little different from other countries, you’d want to first prepare a draft of your resume. And then rewrite it in a way that speaks to the qualities that US grad schools look for in their successful applicants.

Major sections in your resume should include:
-Your biographical information: Name and contact details
-Your educational background with accomplishments succinctly written
-Related work experience
-Related research experience
-Relevant skills
-Hobbies and interests

5. Your Statement of Purpose
Also known as your Personal Statement, a statement of purpose is an essay that goes beyond your resume to convince admission committees at US grad schools of your fit for their program.

Key sections in your statement of purpose include:
-Your story as it relates to the research theme of the grad program that you’re applying to
-Your career goals
-Your research interests
-Relevant education and career experience that position you well for your desired program
-Potential faculty/research areas you’re interested in
-Conclusion

6. Your LinkedIn Profile
As you transition from a Nigerian citizen to a traveling scholar, you’ll need to work on developing a better professional online image. What better way than to have a clean, clutter-free, and well-written LinkedIn profile?

So, you’ll be using notes from your resume and personal statement to write your LinkedIn profile that speaks to your strengths as a potential researcher and well-rounded professional.

7. Your Final-Year Project
Whether you’re in the process of defending your final-year project or you already defended, you’ll be asked about your research experience at some point. And a strong factor that can work in your favor is being able to coherently speak about your final-year project in a way that captivates and engages the listener.

So here, you’ll need to work on an “elevator pitch” for your final-year research project. In other words, if you had 60 seconds to present what you did for your final-year research thesis, what would you say?

One way to present your pitch is by using the “Problem-Ideas-Method-Outcomes-Further work” or the PIMOF approach.

That is:

-What was the problem you set out to solve?
-What ideas did you brainstorm to solve the problem?
-What was the idea you selected, why, and what method did you settle on to use?
-What were the outcomes you obtained?
-If you had more time, what further work would you embark on?

Post: https://thenaija.us/ms-phd-us-documents/

Check out more useful articles on MS & PhD graduate school admissions in the U.S.: https://thenaija.us/ms-phd-us/

Cc: Lalasticlala & Mynd44.

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To apply to US graduate schools (for your MS & PhD), you’ll need copies of several documents and materials to submit to the various programs you’re applying to.

1. Your Nigerian International Passport
The first document you need is your Nigerian international passport issued by the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS). The international passport would be your required identification for taking tests in Nigeria and traveling overseas as a Nigerian citizen.

2. Your University Certificate(s)
You’ll need to show proof that you went to a university and graduated (or in the process of graduating), and so once you graduate, ensure that you request for your certificate from your University to give them time for processing and delivery. If you attended multiple higher education institutions, e.g. for your BSc and MSc degrees, and now going to US for your grad school, you’ll need to request those additional certificates as well.

3. Your Transcripts
Your transcripts show your grades in the classes you took while in the University, semester GPAs, cumulative GPA, degree awarded, and class of degree. US grad schools need these as a part of their decision-making framework to decide your fit for their program. At this stage, you’re already rounding up your program or graduated already, and so there might not be much you can change as regards your GPA at this point.

Like your certificate, you’ll need to request for your transcripts for all higher education degrees completed (e.g. BSc, MS, etc.), ideally from the office of the Registrar or the office designated with such duty by your school.

4. Your Resume
Next, you’ll need to prepare a top-notch resume/CV that you’ll use to apply to US grad school programs. Since resumes in the US system are a little different from other countries, you’d want to first prepare a draft of your resume. And then rewrite it in a way that speaks to the qualities that US grad schools look for in their successful applicants.

Major sections in your resume should include:
-Your biographical information: Name and contact details
-Your educational background with accomplishments succinctly written
-Related work experience
-Related research experience
-Relevant skills
-Hobbies and interests

5. Your Statement of Purpose
Also known as your Personal Statement, a statement of purpose is an essay that goes beyond your resume to convince admission committees at US grad schools of your fit for their program.

Key sections in your statement of purpose include:
-Your story as it relates to the research theme of the grad program that you’re applying to
-Your career goals
-Your research interests
-Relevant education and career experience that position you well for your desired program
-Potential faculty/research areas you’re interested in
-Conclusion

6. Your LinkedIn Profile
As you transition from a Nigerian citizen to a traveling scholar, you’ll need to work on developing a better professional online image. What better way than to have a clean, clutter-free, and well-written LinkedIn profile?

So, you’ll be using notes from your resume and personal statement to write your LinkedIn profile that speaks to your strengths as a potential researcher and well-rounded professional.

7. Your Final-Year Project
Whether you’re in the process of defending your final-year project or you already defended, you’ll be asked about your research experience at some point. And a strong factor that can work in your favor is being able to coherently speak about your final-year project in a way that captivates and engages the listener.

So here, you’ll need to work on an “elevator pitch” for your final-year research project. In other words, if you had 60 seconds to present what you did for your final-year research thesis, what would you say?

One way to present your pitch is by using the “Problem-Ideas-Method-Outcomes-Further work” or the PIMOF approach.

That is:

-What was the problem you set out to solve?
-What ideas did you brainstorm to solve the problem?
-What was the idea you selected, why, and what method did you settle on to use?
-What were the outcomes you obtained?
-If you had more time, what further work would you embark on?

Post: https://thenaija.us/ms-phd-us-documents/

Check out more useful articles on MS & PhD graduate school admissions in the U.S.: https://thenaija.us/ms-phd-us/

Cc: Lalasticlala & Mynd44.

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