University of Ibadan Offers Admission to Boy Who Wrote JAMB Many Times, His UTME Score Trends

• The University of Ibadan has offered admission to a young boy who wrote the UTME multiple times
• The individual posted on his page the score he got when he wrote his first UTME and applied to UI
• He also shared his experience of writing the post-UTME several times and how disappointed he was

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A young boy who wrote the UTME multiple times in order to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ibadan has posted his JAMB score after he was finally offered admission.

The young boy explained in a lengthy post he shared on his page that he had scored 295 in his first JAMB exam, which he wrote in 2020, but he was not able to secure admission with the score due to his post-UTME result.

Boy secures admission to study at UI

On his Facebook page, Prestige Oluwaseun shared that despite scoring 295 in his first UTME, his dream of studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ibadan did not go as planned.

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Following the release of his results, discouragement from peers, and the fear of disappointing his parents made the situation harder for him.

Nevertheless, he bought the institution's post-UTME form. When his performance again fell short of expectations, he was devastated and wept bitterly.

Prestige explained that even though he got what he didn't expect in the post-UTME, he still didn't let that discourage him.

Young boy shares his UTME journey

He decided to write the UTME again, and he eventually scored very high, which allowed him to pursue his dream course at the University of Ibadan.

Prestige Oluwaseun wrote on Facebook:

"I began reading hard again. My goodness...... 317. Get in jhoooorrr. I was so happy. You can't tell me otherwise...... I'm getting it this year.

"All focus sets on OAU Post-UTME. I just need 34/40 to get in. Not too big naaa..... 34.

"The results were out. When I checked mine, my phone crashed to the floor. No other factor would have been responsible for this calamity if it's not village people.

"Cos why...... 26.

"26/40.

"Again......

"I cried heavily......

"I lost myself.

"Broken. Shattered. Destroyed.

"Pick myself up?

"It took a while.

"But... maybe, I just don't wanna give up."

He refused to give up and eventually gained admission to study his desired course at the University of Ibadan, as shown in the photos he attached to his Facebook post.

"So I said...... 'One more time?'"

In a similar story, Legit.ng recently reported that a graduate of the University of Ibadan shared her academic journey from 100 level to final year after graduating with a Second Class Lower degree.

She said she was a top student in secondary school but faced challenges in university. She also shared her CGPA progression and said she is not ashamed of her final result.

Graduate of University of Ibadan posts UTME result

Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a University of Ibadan graduate who studied Physiotherapy shared his JAMB result online.

He posted a screenshot showing his UTME score and the subjects he wrote in the exam. Many people praised him after seeing his high score and congratulated him online.

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.