2016 PTDF Overseas Scholarship - what you need to know

Date Posted: 20th January, 2016    Category: Scholarships & Grants    Comments: 0

PTDF QUESTIONS:

The exam is objective computer based consisting of two parts. Part A is compulsory for all candidates. It should be noted that there was negative marking in Part A. Part B attracts higher mark than A and there was no negative marking.

Regarding the computer-based test, ensure that you never delay on any question. If you read the question first and 2nd if no clue to the answer leave it and speed up to the next. Just mark that very question and return to it when done with all questions and still have time.

Click here to get the PTDF past Questions here

ON ADMISSION

PTDF does not help you for admission. Seek admission early by yourself. PTDF successful list came out late last time and it will be hard to gain admission then. If you don’t get admission, the scholarship will be deferred to next year.

Try to gain admission in at least the top 100 schools in the world. You will be highly respected everywhere you go locally and internationally and your certificate renowned. Moreover, employers that come on campus mostly target top schools.
It will be a shame to attend a lowly ranked cheap school just to avoid writing IELTS, GRE or TOEFL since PTDF will pay based on your school tuition quotation. It is generally accepted that most people who go there are self-sponsored because it is cheap or were rejected in the top schools as they didn’t meet the requirement.

ALWAYS READ THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS IN YOUR CHOSEN INSTITUTION AND COURSE. Most UK, Australia and European universities request for IELTS while USA universities require TOEFL and GRE.

NOT ALL TOP UNIVERSITIES REQUIRE IELTS, TOEFL AND GRE. IMPERIAL COLLEGE, UK RANKED FIFTH IN THE WORLD ACCEPT WAEC ENGLISH C4. LIKE I SAID, ALWAYS READ THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS IN YOUR CHOSEN INSTITUTION AND COURSE AND BOLDLY ASK THEM TO ACCEPT WAEC OR NECO ENGLISH. THEY MIGHT CONSIDER. DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY IN WRITING THOSE EXAMS AS IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE WHEN THERE IS ALTERNATIVE.

IF YOU HAVE 2.1 OR FIRST CLASS, YOU SHOULD GET ADMISSION IN ANY TOP 100 SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD IF YOU APPLY EARLY. IF YOU HAVE 2.2, IT MIGHT BE HARD TO GET ADMISSION IN TOP SCHOOLS AS THEY USUALLY REQUIRE 2.1 AND FIRST CLASS. HENCE, YOU CAN APPLY TO MEDIUMLY RANKED SCHOOL TO BE SAFE. HOWEVER, IN SOME COURSES, YOU WILL BE ACCEPTED IN TOP SCHOOLS.

It is easier to gain admission in the UK compared to other developed world university and almost all MSc programme run for a year. Application for admission in most schools is free unlike most Canadian and US schools which require you to pay.
Finally, you can always defer your admission in any school.

From DMainMan,
Past PTDF Scholar,
CEO Zeltney Enterprises
and DMainMan Enterprise/Foundation (http://facebook.com/dmainmanfoundation)