Approximately 120 Nigerian undergraduate and graduate students newly admitted to U.S. higher education institutions attended an EducationUSA pre-departure orientation at the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos today, July 26, 2016. The newly admitted students enjoyed a wide range of practical advice about U.S. culture and educational expectations to set them up for success, such as building positive relationships with professors and peers, time management, and balancing course workloads with a strong social and community life. EducationUSA Advisers Chinenye Uwadileke and Adeola Oseni led the session in concert with eleven current and former students from Nigeria who shared extensive wisdom from first-hand experience. Acting Public Affairs Officer Frank Sellin welcomed the group, noting they are beginning a life-changing educational and cultural experience, and urging the new students to bring back their experiences and knowledge to the benefit of all Nigerians.
EducationUSA is the authoritative and premier source of advice and information on higher education in the United States. The EducationUSA Advising Centers at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the U.S. Consulate in Lagos provide quality, timely, accurate, and unbiased information about all accredited U.S. higher education institutions for persons wishing to study in the United States. In addition to free general orientations open to the public on finding and applying to programs in the United States, EducationUSA Advising Centers offer individual advising for a fee to help interested Nigerian students who have the academic qualifications and financial resources for studying in the United States.
