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A Nigerian lady has shared an inspiring story of how she overcame the odds before her and wrote her name in gold in the history book of Bowen University, Iwo.

The young woman identified as Ibukunoluwo Areo graduated with a first-class degree and took home a cash prize of N400k in the process.

But her story was not always rosy and blissful as she had been withdrawn from Obafemi Awolowo University in 2016 due to poor performance.

She enrolled into Bowen University after several trials and failures, and eventually graduated with several awards on her collar.

Ibukun took to social media to celebrate her academic milestone with beautiful photos from the convocation ceremony.

Taking to LinkedIn, she wrote;

When life throws lemons at you, sit still and make lemonades out of it. This sounds sweet, sharp and sleek but in reality, it's a tough battle of the mind. I've pondered endlessly on how best to put my academic journey into words...

In 2016, I was withdrawn from OAU due to poor academic performance.

In 2017, I wrote my first Cambridge A level exam, I did not fail, but my grade was not enough to gain admission.

In 2018, I wrote Cambridge exam again and passed, but didn't gain admission into University of Ibadan due to issue with subject combination.

In 2019, I resumed as a Direct entry student at Bowen University and all I wanted was to obtain first class honors and graduate, but I met people who knew better and wanted more than good grades. I was surprised and decided to follow them.

In 2020, I chose growth over mediocrity. It stretched me beyond my imagination, but I knew it was a seed sowing season.

After 3 years of building brick upon brick, I am proud to say that I graduated:

1. With a first class honors degree in Economics

2. As the Best graduating student in my Program with a CGPA of 4.84/5

3. As the Best graduating student in my College

4. As the 3rd overall best graduating student in the 2020/2021 set

In addition to my academic success, I served in various leadership capacities, the highest of which was being the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the school for 1 day.

I am eternally grateful to God for grace, strength, provision and the special gift of family, friends & people who stood by me up to this point. It's harder to place a bet on someone who has failed before.

I'm also grateful for the platforms that I served on that gave me pictures of how life looks outside the school walls. (NESA Bowen & Bowen Finance Society among others). It's not the end yet, the journey of growth continues.

My first book titled: "Get up and fight" is still in the works" Watch this space for it. I hope it inspires someone to keep fighting for what they want.

Cheers to many more years of growth.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6869919700248350721/

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OAU has proven to be a school filled with sadist lecturers with the number of dropouts making the news of late… I say a prayer to every OAU Students here

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The future is what again?

They all deserve to be celebrated equally...
cc : Seun Lalasticlala

wow

isaiah4life:
The future is what again?

Female.

Congratulations dear!

She had always been brilliant but was just not very disciplined in 2016 at OAU possibly due to youthful exurberance of unlimited freedom after just leaving home as a teenager.

Sigggy:
Update from

A Nigerian lady has shared an inspiring story of how she overcame the odds before her and wrote her name in gold in the history book of Bowen University, Iwo.

The young woman identified as Ibukunoluwo Areo graduated with a first-class degree and took home a cash prize of N400k in the process.

But her story was not always rosy and blissful as she had been withdrawn from Obafemi Awolowo University in 2016 due to poor performance.

She enrolled into Bowen University after several trials and failures, and eventually graduated with several awards on her collar.

Ibukun took to social media to celebrate her academic milestone with beautiful photos from the convocation ceremony.

Taking to LinkedIn, she wrote;


https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6869919700248350721/

https:///lady-withdrawn-from-oau-for-bad-performance-grabs-1st-class-at-bowen-photos/

What does this show u..that if you survived in OAU. You must be a legend!!

Her life is better for it. She will get opportunities abroad, get a job, perhaps in the academics and do well for herself.

Again, the medical doctor that treated you last, probably graduated from Bowen or Covenant university… of coz you don’t care…where he/she graduated from.

…But because you want to say, you studied in UI or OAU, you are offered zoology or biochemistry in place of medicine and you just allow them. The fellow who didn’t even get close to the admission cut off mark at U.I eventually got distinction in MBBS abroad.

Don’t let Nigeria federal universities destroy your dreams or take away the dreams and aspirations of your young ones, if you have the fund, send them abroad, their brain is adequate to be whatever they want to be.

othermen:
Her life is better for it. She will get opportunities abroad, get a job, perhaps in the academics and do well for herself.

Again, the medical doctor that treated you last, probably graduated from Bowen or Covenant university… of coz you don’t care…where he/she graduated from.

…But because you want to say, you studied in UI or OAU, you are offered zoology or biochemistry in place of medicine and you just allow them. The fellow who didn’t even get close to the admission cut off mark at U.I eventually got distinction in MBBS abroad.

Don’t let Nigeria federal universities destroy your dreams or take away the dreams and aspirations of your young ones, if you have the fund, send them abroad, their brain is adequate to be whatever they want to be.

Words on marble! I wish I knew this far back 2008....I thought private schools were too expensive then.

She was withdrawn from one of the top three unis in Nigeria.. alas here she is graduating as overall best in one of the glorified secondary schools called private unis in Nigeria.

For UI, UNILAG & OAU to withdraw your admission means you're not mentally fit to be in higher institution.. congrats to her all the same.

flokii:
She was withdrawn from one of the top three unis in Nigeria.. alas here she is graduating as overall best in one of the glorified secondary schools called private unis in Nigeria.

For UI, UNILAG & OAU to withdraw your admission means you're not mentally fit to be in higher institution.. congrats to her all the same.

You are talking nonsense.

I have schooled in one of the top 3 private universities in Nigeria and I have also schooled in one of the top 3 Federal Universities in Nigeria and I would tell you these private universities trump Federal universities in terms of quality of education.

The poor organization in Federal University is enough for a poor performance. After my studies in one i swore never again.

Which one is BOWEL?
Sorry "BOWEN"...

OAU.....
The school humble me shaaaa....
Most brilliant boy for secondary school come dey hustle for pass mark for Uni.... .

Harddiskng:


You are talking nonsense.

I have schooled in one the top 3 private universities in Nigeria and also in one of the top 3 Federal Universities in Nigeria and I would tell you these private universities trump Federal universities in terms of quality of education.

The poor organization in Federal University is enough for a poor performance. After my studies in one i swear never again.

The Nigerian factor of neglect and lack of maintenance is what is killing our ivory towers.. you can't compare products of federal unis or state unis to private unis. The margin is too wide.

You don't know there is more to education than fine buildings and architectural designs.. the quality and relevance of training given is very important.

You realize she couldn't make up to 1.0 cummulative grade point average after 2-3 yrs right? that should tell you something is fundamentally wrong.

flokii:


The Nigerian factor of neglect and lack of maintenance is what is killing our ivory towers.. you can't compare products of federal unis or state unis to private unis. The margin is too wide.

You don't know there is more to education than fine buildings and architectural designs.. the quality and relevance of training given is very important.

You realize she couldn't make up to 1.0 cummulative grade point average after 2-3 yrs right? that should tell you something is fundamentally wrong.

Federal Universities frustrate student’s. The system is sickening. I’m a product of one, but truth must be told.

Congratulations Mama.
She deserves to be celebraterd.
c : Lalasticlala Seun

flokii:


The Nigerian factor of neglect and lack of maintenance is what is killing our ivory towers.. you can't compare products of federal unis or state unis to private unis. The margin is too wide.

This just shows you are not informed. Do you know the number of private university graduates ruling the tech world in Africa, most of them are multi-millionaires in USD. Or it is your corrupt politicians you want to mentions as products of your “ivory towers”. Btw education there is very deplorable to say the least, I just don’t want to mention the name of the Federal University I attended, I was utterly disappointed; the cons were too much.

If only you know the standard of education in schools like Covenant, Landmark, even Babcock, you won’t write this nonsense.

Babcock - Paystack, Covenant - Piggyvest just to mention the most poplar from a very long list.

Again you are not informed all, educate yourself.

flokii:
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You realize she couldn't make up to 1.0 cummulative grade point average after 2-3 yrs right? that should tell you something is fundamentally wrong.

This is baseless, Educational system in Federal schools are flawed na who sabi cram pass and it could be she wasn’t just serious or found the environment unconducive.

After my undergraduate studies I could count the number of students from my set that were dragging draw (2.2), only to go aboard for further studies in schools of global repute and they came out topping their class there with distinction.

Quality of education pass quality of education, some people are not just built for this stress and nonsense you call education in Nigeria.

OAU again!


It seems that school has sadists as lecturers.

Me as a 300level first class engineering student of OAU,will surely never have a "B" grade in this Bowen university..not bragging!!
Only OAU students can understand.. Imagine someone that can't even maintain consecutive 1.0 CGPA in OAU having a first class in a private university...LMAO..
Schooling in a federal university is one of the most terrible and best experience someone can ever have..

Let the fights begin

Ni

Her determination to attain success paved way for her.
Congratulations.

Na d season of fall and rise up stronger... Na oau reset her brain... Jst like most brilliant kids after repeating in primary school they won't want to repeat again and suddenly they become so smart

she is doing well

It's either she was studying a course she wasn't good at at OAU,or she was not interested in the course or the standard at Bowen are way too low.
Either way congratulations to her.

Some of my people will soon bombard here with "na because it's a private university ".
You see, I have it

when life gives you pepper, make pepper soup out of it.good one dear