Regret having foreign certificate? No way! I only have regretted seeing myself born in Africa, where nothing works.

Victorex001:


That’s true thou. But one can save alittle from the menail jobs and either relocate to somewhere better...is that feasible?

sure. Just find one oyibo or black with pali marry . You don dey alright

kheny12:
Me that studied at Nairaland university in Canada for my Bsc,I studied hospitality&statistics ,I don't have any regret because I have skills in farming and banking.

I studied @ Nairaland University, Madagascar for my Doctorate in Socio-Mediology. I am here to testify that i don't regret it, cos i obtained skills in trolling. :

PoliteActivist:

But u admit there are people, no matter where they go or what high class uni they attend, still end up with a bleeped up life. See my screenshot above

Not institutions like Harvard

Besides, life is a hodgepodge of complex decisions and chance that affect everyone and everything. What you decide in the confines of your room will have a butterfly effect on someone somewhere.

Yoighaman:


Bro, you totally off point, where was it mentioned that he didn't find a job or was redundant?

"...he worked for a while in the academia but gave it up in 1969 to live in a shack in the woods..."

Doesn't he pass for a drug addict who veered off course by engaging in illicit activities? Like selling bombs....I insist the post is a joke.

That's the whole point. U don't know if he was a drug addict. U don't know his particular story. Your knee-jerk reaction is that he must be joking

As a director in a state’s public service in the United States, the decision to leave Nigeria is my best ever.

omohayek:

The question isn't whether his English is merely "OK", but whether it's on the level one would expect of a Harvard graduate, and on that score he clearly falls far short. Anyone with a degree from such a selective institution would be expected to have mastered basic concepts of style such as fully capitalizing proper nouns, even when they have multiple components, and the proper usage of commas.

U forget this is social media - the aim is as long as people understand what u trying 2 say not Grammer. Never judge someone's education by how they punctuate on social media

No

PoliteActivist:


That's the whole point. U don't know if he was a drug addict. U don't know his particular story. Your knee-jerk reaction is that he must be joking

I said leave that guy, he is a joker, probably an upcoming comedian. No MIT, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford etc. first class graduate can be 'stranded' especially in fields like engineering or technology. Don't allow one clown distort your thinking.

I am an alumnus of Queen Maragaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was one of the most exciting experience in every way. I will never regret it.

Smile4mee01:
Dear Nairlanders,

I am always curious to know if you regret your decision to study abroad i.e Bsc. MSC. Or PhD level.

Your insights will help guide other young nigerians on decisions to take in that regard.

Thanks.

No regrets so far, but bros u need to put alot of thoughts into the course and school you want. Let your plans drive your choices, in other words, what do you want the degree for?
Secondly, focus on your purpose for going there and do it with your whole being, achieve excellence. A pass may probably not give u much edge competitively.
The values far outweigh the cost if u can afford it.

ednut1:
the so called 2 years will be used to drive taxi and menial jobs. Beware

are you saying it's impossible to be gainfully employed even after spending 2years

Iyango:


He isn't right. Morocco is not in the desert. Talking from experience. It shares border with Spain. In fact, just a bridge that separate both countries.

I'm talking from experience too. See below

TheGreatIYANU:


Yes sir...

Wow that is good. The media indeed powerful

EricMason:
Regret what exactly bruh? Been here 7years counting and I don’t feel a damn thing but thankful everyday wen I wake up to read the news bout my country.
-0% regret bruh 100% grateful. What i earn a month here I can’t earn it in nija a month fact, what I save here I can’t save it in nija fact.

Hey there, am currently seeking for admission in Canada, for masters in data science and analysis, I haven't seen any scholarship grant that I qualified for yet, please can you tell me your experience and how you finally crossed over to Canada. Thanks will be waiting for your reply.

Yoighaman:


I said leave that guy, he is joker, probably an upcoming comedian. No MIT, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford etc. first class graduate can be 'stranded' specially in fields like engineering or technology. Don't allow one clown distort your thinking.

He didn't say he was stranded. Co- founder of Apple also quit and went to teach elementary school

BotherMleeper:


Not institutions like Harvard

Besides, life is a hodgepodge of complex decisions and chance that affect everyone and everything. What you decide in the confines of your room will have a butterfly effect on someone somewhere.

I've read severally of Harvard grads attempting suicide. See below

abbasajao:


I swear Nairaland is the best place to get relieved of any stress. Just keep reading comments

We are on the same page brother

abbasajao:


I swear Nairaland is the best place to get relieved of any stress. Just keep reading comments

But you gotta be careful. Shít is addictive and u may end up getting nothing else done

PoliteActivist:


He didn't say he was stranded. Co- founder of Apple also quit and went to teach elementary school

Please let us not derail this conversation and put things within the context of this thread and the guy's post.

His post centered around not getting a good job despite having gone to Harvard, that he had to settle for a job in a secondary school in Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria and I'm telling you categorically that, that is flumadiddle. It's one thing to have a passion for teaching and you willingly opt for it, it's another thing to take up the job because you are jobless, that guy's joke exemplifies the latter and it is utter gibberish.

Who finishes top of his class with a first class at MIT, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge etc. and finds himself jobless with no choice other than to work in a secondary school? Again, please don't let that clown distort your thinking, such people are head-hunted, even the so-called village people would helplessly watch them slip away.

lastmanstandn:
As a director in a state’s public service in the United States, the decision to leave Nigeria is my best ever.

What state r u in?

elladiamond:

Hey there, am currently seeking for admission in Canada, for masters in data science and analysis, I haven't seen any scholarship grant that I qualified for yet, please can you tell me your experience and how you finally crossed over to Canada. Thanks will be waiting for your reply.

look for more money

omohayek:

The question isn't whether his English is merely "OK", but whether it's on the level one would expect of a Harvard graduate, and on that score he clearly falls far short. Anyone with a degree from such a selective institution would be expected to have mastered basic concepts of style such as fully capitalizing proper nouns, even when they have multiple components, and the proper usage of commas.

All you who carry gala like English, tire me for here ooooooo.

Yoighaman:


Please let us not derail this conversation and put things within the context of this thread and the guy's post.

His post centered around not getting a good job despite having gone to Harvard, that he had to settle for a job in a secondary school in Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria and I'm telling you categorically that, that is flumadiddle. It's one thing to have a passion for teaching and you willingly opt for it, it's another thing to take up the job because you are jobless, that guy's joke exemplifies the latter and it is utter gibberish.

Who finishes top of his class with a first class at MIT, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge etc. and find himself jobless with no choice other than to work in a secondary school? Again, please don't let that clown distort your thinking, such people are head-hunted, even the so-called village people would helplessly watch them slip away.

Here is what the guy said. Don't put words into his mouth. He only said where he ended up despite everything. (BTW his post may also be false or partly false):

"I attended Manchester primary school in uk, attended boys high school Houston in united states and graduated from Harvard in United states with a first class in Engineering, but with all these I am a teacher in God's saviour secondary school in Oshodi. So in all what is my gain? This world is wicked."

PoliteActivist:


Here is what the guy said. Don't put words into his mouth. He only said where he ended up despite everything. (BTW his post may also be false or partly false):

"I attended Manchester primary school in uk, attended boys high school Houston in united states and graduated from Harvard in United states with a first class in Engineering, but with all these I am a teacher in God's saviour secondary school in Oshodi. So in all what is my gain? This world is wicked."

This is the crux of his post "...so in all what is my gain?..." so what does that tell you? Simply put, he settled seabed beneath his dreams and aspirations. Anyway, I insist it is not true and the whole post is just a hoax, believe him at your own peril of having distorted thoughts, isn't it obvious that dude was joking?

I don't want to ask you some questions so I don't sound insulting, so I'd ask in another light, I assume you watch football, would you believe it if someone told you a Balloon d'or winner has no top-notch club interested in him? That s/he is living a low life? Who doesn't need one of the best materials in the world for his business? And by the way, they don't come cheap, so when next you want to go for a comedy show, please look out for that poster's moniker on the list of performers.

rtdCivilservant:
I attended Manchester primary school in uk, attended boys high school Houston in united states and graduated from Harvard in United states with a first class in Engineering, but with all these I am a teacher in God's saviour secondary school in Oshodi. So in all what is my gain? This world is wicked.

I am sorry, I find it hard to believe this your story.....I mean, first class in engineering in a Nigeria institution will get you a good job, talk more of Harvard University....

Amstupid:
d question is not for u,,,,, na village pipu putt hand for ur own matter oo

I he thing no tire me? I dey find am hard to believe the guy sha

isthatso:
The question was "do you regret studying abroad" not "do you regret studying in the UK". Are you better off with a UK degree than a Nigerian degree? You are answering a different question to what was asked.

He is totally answering the question. This is not just about the degree but what you were able to do with afterwards

His post was relevant to people planning to study in the UK so I don't see the point of that thing you wrote

Yoighaman:


Bro, you totally off point, where was it mentioned that he didn't find a job or was redundant?

"...he worked for a while in the academia but gave it up in 1969 to live in a shack in the woods..."

Doesn't he pass for a drug addict who veered off course by engaging in illicit activities? Like selling bombs....I insist the post is a joke.

He was disillusioned by the effect technology was going to have on the world in future...

Some people are so ahead of those around them that they get depressed that others cannot see what they are seeing

That guy was very smart but it got too much for him in the end. Read his full biography, he was very intelligent

Yoighaman:


This is the crux of his post "...So in all what is my gain?..." so what does that tell you? Simply put, he settled seabed low beneath his dreams and aspirations. Anyway I insist it is not true and the whole post is just a hoax, believe him at your own peril of having distorted thoughts, isn't it obvious that dude was joking?

I don't want to ask you some questions so I don't sound insulting, so I'd ask in another light, I assume you watch football, would you believe it if someone told you a Balloon d'or winner has no top-notch club interested in him? That s/he is living a low life? Who doesn't need one of the best materials in the world for his business? And by the way, they don't come cheap, so when next you want to go for a comedy show, please look out for that poster's moniker on the list of performers.

He never said he couldn't get a job or no one was interested in him. The scenario he presented is quite possible. All it takes is a trip to jail followed by deportation and alcoholism or addiction to hard drugs.

However I think the post is probably false for the following reasons:
1)"Boys high school Houston" (Google says no such school exists)
2)Harvard in USA (bet he doesn't know what city Harvard is in)
3)What sort of name is " God's saviour"?!

ednut1:
2 years to drive uber, work in tesco supermarket and do security job lol

Still better than staying in Nigeria.

PoliteActivist:


He never said he couldn't get a job or no one was interested in him. The scenario he presented is quite possible. All it takes is a trip to jail followed by deportation and alcoholism or addiction to hard drugs.

However I think the post is probably false for the following reasons:
1)"Boys high school Houston" (Google says no such school exists)
2)Harvard in USA (bet he doesn't know what city Harvard is in)
3)What sort of name is " God's saviour"?!

Lol.

He was being sarcastic...lampooning people who list all their big-man qualifications and yet have nothing to show for it

There's nothing like "boys school", from the beginning that should have told you to take it as a Joke

Anyway even if you're on drugs or whatever, one of the main points in going to an elite private school like Harvard or Covenant is making lifelong connections with wealthy and powerful people.

So you couldn't even end up in oshodi if you wanted to because your classmate probably wouldn't allow you. They would fix you up with something somewhere

Even Prince Edward managed to enter Cambridge with grades CDD and that was the end of it