edoairways:

Are you OK? It seems you weren't brought up properly by your parent to understand decorum on social media. ABU is a competitive university yet the student applied there. To crown it all she choose competitive course. Go read about catchment area before coming to the internet post thrash.

Oga, the fact that she was given human anatomy instead of medicine rules out the issue of catchment area here..if ABU wasn’t her catchment area she wouldn’t be given admission at all, and besides nobody makes institution choices these days without considering catchment area...I have lived in kaduna all my life so there’s nothing u can tell me about ABU that I don’t already know..I know over 30 people who studied medicine from the same ABU with less than 210 jamb score just because they are northerners and I know over 50 people with over 260 jamb score who were denied admission because they were not indigene

She should just go for change of institution, i believe they will victimize her even though she is been admitted to the institution ..

That's glorified sentiment academic institution na.... No be ABU wey I no

MrRemedy:
I know someone who got 327 in Jamb and wasn't admitted to study medicine at Unilag.

WAEC has it's point same as Post Jamb, so it's not just about passing Jamb. No one knows if her Waec is filled with C6

Did you read or you just jumped to comment?

She had 6 A1s.

There has been grade inflation in UTME though. 310 is not a very high score these days.

aylipple:
Read most of the responses to this story & majority spoke from an emotional point of view - which is understandable - considering how religion and ethnic jingoism have taken centre stage in present day Nigeria.

However, anyone who is very familiar with the admission process in A.B.U (I speak now as one who was born, bred & educated within the vicinity of that citadel of learning, not as an "uninformed" commentator) will tell you straight up that while "catchment area" (a policy the President has directed should be abolished forthwith, don't know if the institution adhered to it) plays a great role in securing admission especially if you're from the "core" northern states, meritocracy is also a contributing factor.


It's on the basis of the latter that I suspect Miss Goodness didn't secure admission to study the course of her choice. Before you get me wrong, let me explain further; the young lady had very good UTME/Post-UTME scores as well as excellent grades in O'levels according to the author but for someone who comes from Kogi - which is a catchment area - trust me when I say her grades/scores probably paled in comparison to other candidates from the state who applied to study medicine.

Anyone who knows will tell you for free that candidates from Kogi State applying for admission into A.B.U are the most competitive & probably hold the largest number of applicants. In fact, due to the clamour to gain admission into A.B.U. many applicants from states in the Southwest (outside the "catchment area" now claim Kogi (similarly in names between Yoruba & Okun peoples) to help brighten their chances. And many of these "acquired" indigenes have very good scores/grades too, thereby, swelling the ranks of those seeking admission into A.B.U from the state. In contrast, other less "intelligent" candidates from the state, due to the stiff competition, have in turn acquired "certificate of indigene" from other "core" northern states (similarity in names as well especially when it's not a tribal one e.g the names Khadijat Yusuf or Abdullahi Mohammed can be borne by any northerner or Igala/Ebira/Okun Muslim without telling the difference their real states of origin) to help increase their chances of admission.

Finally, Miss Goodness may not have gotten admission to study Medicine & Surgery, she's perhaps fortunate because she could've been flung to "far away" Faculty of Sciences to study Biological Sciences or even Biochemistry or whatever they're called these days. It's a good thing she's still within the Faculty of Medicine (or is it now a college? Not sure anymore) & if she's still determined to study Medicine, the experience & additional knowledge she'll gain in her first year as a student of Human Anatomy would've prepared her to retake her UTME/POST-UTME & earn very high scores (higher than what she initially scored) that even if she hails from Mars, those in the admission's office will have no choice but to offer her the admission.

Story, story, stories.
When she is not from their catchment area why not disallow her from post UTME?

I am not even surprised. Her name is not Aisha or Amina so, how can that easily be?

Funny thing about all this is that since 1960, darkness has been bitter with the light but one thing is that the darker it becomes, the brighter the light shines.

Let us continue

ProudBoy:
Lol. Over 30 people from her state scored higher than her. ABU admission policy is based on states. They pick at least one person from each state in every department. And if you are not from the catchment area and supposedly there are people who scored higher from your state, you may be denied admission.

Thank you o, people dont even know what they are saying, this is MEDICINE o where the bests of the best meet. Y'all will be shocked that there is someone from her region with score higher than hers. No doubt the girl is good and deserves something good, but the score that looks unattainable to u people is a common occurrence in medicine. Except if ABU has changed, there is always room for merit, then another factor is catchment area, and all in all there is fairness. Her average score if post utme and jamb are added is 288 is a very good score but i bet u there are score on average of above 300 that apply for same course from her state, if not she would have gotten. Don't forget the slots are so limited that in some states u only have 1 candidate taken, ofcourse has to be the best.
I'm really sorry for her predicament, but don't be so hasty in passing justice without indepth knowledge of what happened. The VC wouldn't even flinch cos he know he would win if u people sue him.

You are absolutely right,I remembered then when we are in school, people looking for admission go to the extends of getting local government birth certificate from kogi state just to get admission into ABU,it's so bad 20 years ago

aylipple:
Read most of the responses to this story & majority spoke from an emotional point of view - which is understandable - considering how religion and ethnic jingoism have taken centre stage in present day Nigeria.

However, anyone who is very familiar with the admission process in A.B.U (I speak now as one who was born, bred & educated within the vicinity of that citadel of learning, not as an "uninformed" commentator) will tell you straight up that while "catchment area" (a policy the President has directed should be abolished forthwith, don't know if the institution adhered to it) plays a great role in securing admission especially if you're from the "core" northern states, meritocracy is also a contributing factor.

It's on the basis of the latter that I suspect Miss Goodness didn't secure admission to study the course of her choice. Before you get me wrong, let me explain further; the young lady had very good UTME/Post-UTME scores as well as excellent grades in O'levels according to the author but for someone who comes from Kogi - which is a catchment area - trust me when I say her grades/scores probably paled in comparison to other candidates from the state who applied to study medicine.

Anyone who knows will tell you for free that candidates from Kogi State applying for admission into A.B.U are the most competitive & probably hold the largest number of applicants. In fact, due to the clamour to gain admission into A.B.U. many applicants from states in the Southwest (outside the "catchment area" now claim Kogi (similarly in names between Yoruba & Okun peoples) to help brighten their chances. And many of these "acquired" indigenes have very good scores/grades too, thereby, swelling the ranks of those seeking admission into A.B.U from the state. In contrast, other less "intelligent" candidates from the state, due to the stiff competition, have in turn acquired "certificate of indigene" from other "core" northern states (similarity in names as well especially when it's not a tribal one e.g the names Khadijat Yusuf or Abdullahi Mohammed can be borne by any northerner or Igala/Ebira/Okun Muslim without telling the difference their real states of origin) to help increase their chances of admission.

Finally, Miss Goodness may not have gotten admission to study Medicine & Surgery, she's perhaps fortunate because she could've been flung to "far away" Faculty of Sciences to study Biological Sciences or even Biochemistry or whatever they're called these days. It's a good thing she's still within the Faculty of Medicine (or is it now a college? Not sure anymore) & if she's still determined to study Medicine, the experience & additional knowledge she'll gain in her first year as a student of Human Anatomy would've prepared her to retake her UTME/POST-UTME & earn very high scores (higher than what she initially scored) that even if she hails from Mars, those in the admission's office will have no choice but to offer her the admission.

The same school will give admission to a Northern Muslim who scored 100 in same course. I don't like discussing this kind of issues.

[quote author=Yaronmama01 post=85053227]Let her park well, there are people that scored above 310 gahn nd they didn't give them admission. She no even happy say dem no give her admission, make dem throw her go computer education with her jamb score she go know wassup


There are people who scored 310 u said, u wat did u score wen u wrote jamb?..AWU

I guess nobody is stating the obvious. She was probably denied because of her age. Some institutions have age limit for admission

crazygod:
I guess nobody is stating the obvious. She was probably denied because of her age. Some institutions have age limit for admission

She is 16.

Unilorin is guilty of this also

If you are supporting this dead country just know your brain is dead

Lets hear from ABU first

arinzos:

She is 16.

Exactly. Perhaps the school feels she's too young.

If you're ignorant of the fact that candidates that pick any University as "first choice" while filling their UTME forms are eligible to write Post-UTME of such varsities - whether they're from the "catchment areas" or not, it means my response is way above your level of understanding.

gaskiyamagana:

Story, story, stories.
When she is not from their catchment area why not disallow her from post UTME?

crazygod:

Exactly. Perhaps the school feels she's too young.

I think 16 is the Minimum age to Gain Admission.

arinzos:

I think 16 is the Minimum age to Gain Admission.

It also depends on schools o. I know some schools abroad where minimum age to gain admission into their college is 18years.

That's another factor some institutions take into consideration but knowing A.B.U if she was below the age limit, she wouldn't even be offered any admission at all, let alone, Human Anatomy.

crazygod:
I guess nobody is stating the obvious. She was probably denied because of her age. Some institutions have age limit for admission

She might just be a victim of quota system.
This is why quota system should be expunged with immediate effect. It's possible there are candidates with better jamb scores than her from her state. We all know that specific admission slots are allocated to each states.

ABU zaria should just be changed to Islamic university of Nigeria,a family friend of mine from the south score 299 and was denied pharmacy no even medcine,once ur name is not a Muslim name forget it.

crazygod:

Exactly. Perhaps the school feels she's too young.

Lol Abeg no make me laf

abusurv:
You are absolutely right,I remembered then when we are in school, people looking for admission go to the extends of getting local government birth certificate from kogi state just to get admission into ABU,it's so bad 20 years ago

Wow!! You say 20 years ago?? Didn't even realise the practice went as far back. E don tey wey people don dey scramble to enter A.B.U be dat.

Elzak:
keep turning a blind eye to the truth and keep believing dem say dem say. In my class, they are as much Christians as they are muslims

Thanks for the info. I dey wonder.

ComradeShegs:


Niger or Chad? I'm sure you're joking.

Honestly i have seen and heard too much shit in this country. You cannot have it worse elsewhere...

Suremikky:


Lol Abeg no make me laf

Suremikky:


Oga, the fact that she was given human anatomy instead of medicine rules out the issue of catchment area here..if ABU wasn’t her catchment area she wouldn’t be given admission at all, and besides nobody makes institution choices these days without considering catchment area...I have lived in kaduna all my life so there’s nothing u can tell me about ABU that I don’t already know..I know over 30 people who studied medicine from the same ABU with less than 210 jamb score just because they are northerners and I know over 50 people with over 260 jamb score who were denied admission because they were not indigene

Ok. ABU and University of Ilorin which is worst off in giving admission?

It is only natural for darkness to be bitter with the light but the darker it becomes, the more the value if light is appreciated.

Keep up your "good work" North. Everyone is seeing. Posterity is seeing.