Many candidates are very
worried, fear,
anxiety and frustration is
all they see.
Very are smiling and the
reason why is not far-fetched.
These things are very
important so that you
dont kill yourself of tension.
after
I wrote about what to do if
you score below
50 in the post ume exams,
many students
have been calling and
writing in to ask for
merit list and
supplementary list.
Below is my explanation.
MERIT LIST ADMISSION
Merit list is for those who
meet the cut off
marks. They deserved the
admission on
merit.
The university will fix a cut
off mark
following the general
performance of
candidates in a particular
examination.
They use a marginal curve
for this and make
sure for each department
at least they have
20-30 people who fall
inside that curve.
Example :< br /> Now
assuming cut-off is 60,
and you score
60 and above you will get
in on MERIT.
If you scored 59.98 you will
not still get in
on MERIT, although you
may get the
admission. Those that got
in here are not
better than others, just
first fruits.
CATCHMENT AREAS
After merit list they will then
fix the cut-off
mark for catchment areas.
this knowledge is
very important when you
are filling your
JAMB form.
Each institution has its own
catchment area and that
means they
have consideration for
admission because
the school is located in this
region, every
school have their catchment
area.
So If you are from Osun for
example and
you scored 57 you may get
into UNILAG on
merit even when the cut-off
is 60.
do you understand?
SUPPLEMENTARY LIST
Supplementary is everyone
who has a
godfather, moneybags,
connections. Here
you did not meet the MERIT
list this is your
time to shine
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