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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Nigerians are into academics and science, where are they? I have not heard of any Nigerians at TJ (I have seen 1 from Caribbean Island) and there virtually none (probably 1 or 2) in my son's math/science/engineering classes at his university. 80-90% are Asians/white.[/quote]

Your world sounds quite small and VA-centric.  Not everyone is interested in the TJ to UVA pipeline.  It appears that you'll find all the Nigerians you'll ever need at Ivy League universities.  According to this NY Times article, many Nigerians appear a lot more interested in business and finance and, specifically, Harvard Business School.  I'll re-post this for your education and enlightenment:

Yes, Amy Chua ("Tiger Mom") wrote about Nigerians in her most recent book. This is from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/opinion/sunday/what-drives-success.html?_r=0

There are some black and Hispanic groups in America that far outperform some white and Asian groups. Immigrants from many West Indian and African countries, such as Jamaica, Ghana, and Haiti, are climbing America’s higher education ladder, but perhaps the most prominent are Nigerians. [b]Nigerians make up less than 1 percent of the black population in the United States, yet in 2013 nearly one-quarter of the black students at Harvard Business School were of Nigerian ancestry; over a fourth of Nigerian-Americans have a graduate or professional degree, as compared with only about 11 percent of whites. 
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So they don't go for the difficult STEM majors and go where they get the most boost. Remember, George Bush went to HBS as well.[/quote]

Unlike GWB, NONE of them have fathers who were president of the United States, or grandfathers who were U.S. senators.  But somehow, they ended up at, inarguably, the best business school on the planet.  [b]They're 1 percent of the black population in the U.S., but they make up nearly 25% of black HBS students.[/b]  That's nothing short of amazing!

Btw, they're also pretty savvy to go where the money is, don't you think?  Most TJ students end up as what, scientists and engineers?  That's nice, but it doesn't pay like Wall Street.  Most TJ students do not become Bill Gates.  [/quote]

Actually, there are plenty of Ivy grads and east coast MBAs applying for jobs in SV and software developers/engineers make $150,000 - $200,000 fresh out of college in SV with many making much more after several years. In fact, many Hedge Funds, asset management companies (on both coasts) only hire engineering/CS/Math graduates. Hi-tech is the future not discussing case studies. [/quote]

I'm sure these Nigerian-Americans will have no problem getting those jobs, if desired, with their Harvard MBAs.  Btw, do you know that Wall Street/Hedge Fund bonuses can be in the millions?  I'll take an annual (multi) million dollar bonus from Goldman Sachs over that $150 to $200K+ any day.  Who are you trying to kid?[/quote]

Silicon Valley tech company employees with just bachelors degree receive bonuses/stock options worth millions as well sometimes tens of millions if lucky. I think SV and Quants will have significant effect on the financial services/banking in the future :D .[/quote]

Apples and oranges.  Those with bachelor degrees rarely (if ever) receive million dollar bonuses, and the stock options can be worthless (not every company is Google, Facebook and Microsoft).  If SV ends up being more attractive and lucrative in the long run (compared to Wall Street), be prepared to see a lot more Nigerians/Nigerian Americans gravitating to those fields.[/quote]

Only if they are good in math, CS, stat or engineering.[/quote]

That shouldn't be a problem.

Makinde Adeagbo worked as a Pinterest engineer before setting out to create his non-profit /dev/color, which acts as a support system for Black people working in tech. His organization has been added into the Y Combinator incubator program for this year.  Since 2005, Y Combinator has been helping fund new start-ups by granting $120,000 to the lucky companies. Since its inception, the incubator has awarded over 1,000 different organizations, including Airbnb, Dropbox and Reddit, which are all now household names.  According to the company’s website, each start-up will move to “Silicon Valley for 3 months and get hands-on assistance with the ins and outs of their operation. Y Combinator will work intensively with them to get the company into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors.”  The incubator adds new companies two times a year, and every cycle ends with “Demo Day,” when the startups present their companies to an exclusive audience.  In regards to /dev/color, Adeagbo’s organization will enter the winter session of the program. The  Y Combinator incubator plans to tackle the diversity issue in tech by putting its money into companies that challenges the status quo.  He credits his background for his passion, work ethic and drive. [b]Adeagbo was born in Nigeria and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. From there, the entrepreneur studied and honed his talents in software engineering at MIT.
[/b]  http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/03/02/nigerian-entrepreneurs-startup-invests-in-the-next-generation-of-black-engineers-receives-funding-from-top-incubator/

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