There is
confusion
everywhere
especially in
the minds of
university
aspirants
since the
news about
scrapping of
putme broke
out.
Everybody is asking how will universities
determine cutoff marks or admit students. Before
putme was introduced in 2005, universities have
been admitting people and bringing out cutoff
marks though the system varies in different
schools.
Some universities used both Jamb results and
o'levels points, some used only Jamb results. We
are concerned about UNN and how they used to
run admission when there was no putme.
Like I said, before putme was introduced UNN
still used to run her admission same way she
does now; the only difference is that there was
nothing like an average score. As we all know,
since the introduction of putme UNN makes use
of an average score of putme and utme scores
to determine your score for admission. The
cutoff marks are determined by general
performance in putme.
After the release of primary list, there will be an
advertisement for supplementary form in which
those that will score 180/200 and above in
"PUTME" will be eligible to purchase, fill a lower
course that has a lower cutoff mark than your
average score and compete with others that will
purchase and fill same course with you.
If you do not purchase this supplementary form,
you will likely not get admission in subsequent
lists called supplementary lists. There is nothing
like enrolling your name in a lower course if you
do not purchase the supplementary form as a
compensation for not being admitted in your
original course.
You must purchase the supplementary form for
you to be enrolled in a lower course and not
everyone who purchases the supplementary form
must be admitted in a lower course you fill even
when your average score is above the cutoff
mark of that course you will fill, its mostly by
merit for those with high scores, sorting with
money for those who can afford it and also luck.
Now you have understood how UNN runs
admission with putme, lets discus how UNN used
to run admission without putme.
Like I said, there is no much difference. After
utme (Jamb) is written, UNN maps out cutoff
marks for different courses which they dont
make public.
The cutoff marks are determined based on the
general performance in utme. The better people
perform in utme, the higher the cutoff marks and
vice versa.
After the release of primary list, there will be an
advertisement for supplementary form in which
people who score 180/200 in utme (Jamb) and
choose UNN in utme will be eligible to purchase.
During my own time when there was no putme, I
entered UNN through supplementary by
purchasing supplementary form then because I
was cut off from my original course since I didn't
score up to the cutoff mark.
There was nothing like enrolling you into another
course no matter what your score would be, you
must purchase a supplementary form. Sorting of
admission with money was very common then.
Now the latest news about putme says it will be
oral/technical screening and essay writing, NOT
written putme. We will keep you updated which
ever one that will be abducted this time around
and how it will be.
#UnstableCountry
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