First Class Graduate of Civil Engineering, Covenant University Tells Her Story (Highly Inspiring)


Twenty one-year-old Adepoju Peace was one of the female first class graduates from the Civil Engineering Department of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, in the 2013/2014 academic session having finished with a 4.54 CGPA. In this interview, she tells TUNDE AJAJA of the PUNCH about her experience in school
Some people feel majority of women would naturally not apply to study an engineering course, what attracted you to it?
That was one of the major motivations for choosing the course. I don’t believe there are certain courses exclusively for men. So, I have always wanted to be an engineer and that was what I applied to study, even though it didn’t really fascinate me until I got to SS2. Interestingly, my dream as a child was to be a doctor because my mum is one but the dream changed when I realised that I didn’t like Biology and I did better in Physics and Mathematics. My parents were supportive of whatever choice I made. Their encouragement helped a lot.
Why did you choose to study Civil Engineering and not any other field of engineering?
I loved Maths and Physics right from the beginning. Maths was my best subject and Technical Drawing was a subject I also enjoyed doing. So, putting all those together made me go for civil engine...>>>http://unnedu..com/2014/12/first-class-graduate-of-civil.html