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lovelybobo:
I studied electrical/electronic engineering myself, and I wanted him to study computer science, but he said no.
He will study software engineering because he can code very well with Python.

majesticguy:
No offense, sir, but studying Software Development in a Nigerian university is a big joke, a huge one, in fact. Your lad is truly gifted. I do not intend to discourage you sire, but if he were my child, I'd advise him and help him see reasons to pursue something Nigerian universities can actually handle. This is not to suggest that Software Development is a poor choice, far from it. I am where I am today because of it. However, I must emphasize that, based on my experience, most Nigerian universities lack the resources and expertise required to teach the discipline properly.

lovelybobo:
He shared his last practice exam with me before his main exam the following day.

lovelybobo:
I can sincerely relate to your pains. My son scored 344 in JAMB last year and was denied admission because he missed the age cutoff by 14 days.
To the glory of God, I encouraged him to sit for JAMB again. He just scored 359.

JAMB has been unfair to a lot of intelligent kids in the name of uncoordinated policies.

GoodSpirit:
You the father was the one unfair to him, you knew the rules even before he was born so why go ahead to register when you knew the restrictions decades before registering? If its for him to do a real world exam scenario that's fine but if its for you to circumvent the rules somehow then its wrong.

Law is law , it is what it is and not what it should be. When the rules changes then we change with it but for now everyone should follow the rules.

lovelybobo:
This is the evidence

JobAndVacancies:
underperformed means that asides from being disqualified due to age his performance was also below expectations (poor)

PriceActionZ:
My son was just 15 on the day he wrote the jamb exams. But the results said "underaged and proceed to step 2, 3, 4", but they didn't display his scores. Now we are confused. Many of his cliques and classmates did very well, are underaged and saw their results.
They saw this message up too - that is , underaged, proceed to step 2,3,4 with displayed results.

What could be the problem? We don't know yet.

Juliearth:
lovelybobo please take this advise. The good thing is that your son is good in writing codes and so he can self-develope in that aspect while studying in a related field that our average Nigerian universities can handle... Maybe Computer Science.

Karlifate:
If he's that intelligent, he should rewrite JAMB when he scales through the age barrier.

You're angry cos the law caught up with him, yet you'll still scream blue murder against corrupt politicians

WTH is ''uncoordinated policies''

lovelybobo:
Please respond to the following:

1. At what time did they announce the age restriction for admission in 2024, before registration or after registration for JAMB? That is the problem.
2. Take, for instance, the golden rule in football that Nigeria used to win against Brazil in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. When was it formulated, when was it announced, and when was it implemented? . Google will be helpful here.
There is a procedure for everything. What is not right is WRONG

Karlifate:
I still maintain my two stance:

1:
An average Nigerian does not want to be held accountable for anything.

2:
When corruption favors an average Nigerian, they call it 'grace' & go share 'testimony' in their various religious centres.

lovelybobo:
There is standard

There is best practice

There is procedure

You are at liberty to hold unto your opinions, but it does not make what is wrong to become right.

lovelybobo:
I studied electrical/electronic engineering myself, and I wanted him to study computer science, but he said no.
He will study software engineering because he can code very well with Python.

IamR:
My boy scored 304 and initially wanted to pursue software engineering. However, after I shared a wealth of information with him, he decided to go for Computer Science instead. I work in an IT company, and interestingly, most of our software engineers have backgrounds in Computer Science, with a few in Mathematics. I'm truly glad he made this choice. I am happy you fulfilled your promise to your boy.
Now, I'm setting my sights beyond Nigerian universities. May God bless them for us o.
I didn’t actually promise him anything—lol—but after his WAEC and NECO, he’ll definitely be getting something special from me as a reward.

lovelybobo:
Software Engineering

saysoo:
Beautiful, Conhrats to you guys. my son 272 going for mech engineering. Which school please?

lovelybobo:
He used the New School Chemistry textbook and a mix of Senior Secondary Physics by PN Okeke and the New System Physics textbook published by Africana First Publisher. Also, past questions played a major role, like the 4-in-1 practice questions published by The Solid Solutions and software like TestDriller, which made him computer-friendly and gave him a seemingly realistic experience.

lovelybobo:
I studied electrical/electronic engineering myself, and I wanted him to study computer science, but he said no.
He will study software engineering because he can code very well with Python.

lovelybobo:
I studied electrical/electronic engineering myself, and I wanted him to study computer science, but he said no.
He will study software engineering because he can code very well with Python.

lovelybobo:
I studied electrical/electronic engineering myself, and I wanted him to study computer science, but he said no.
He will study software engineering because he can code very well with Python.

thunder74:
I just checked my son's jamb results now and the response I got was "Result: Underaged and Under-performed"

How? No breakdown of the results to even know how he performed. Jamb's rule is that you must be 16 years on or before 30th September 2025, my son will be 16 years by October 9th 2025, just 9 days away and jamb wants my son to wait for another 365 days because of 9 days.

My plan was to ask for special consideration and exceptional permission. How do I do that when I don't even know how he performed in the exams? Jamb should please give us the full results. We paid for it and we need to see our results.

lovelybobo:
I can sincerely relate to your pains. My son scored 344 in JAMB last year and was denied admission because he missed the age cutoff by 14 days.
To the glory of God, I encouraged him to sit for JAMB again. He just scored 359.

JAMB has been unfair to a lot of intelligent kids in the name of uncoordinated policies.

Firebox123:
evidence or proof

Firebox123:
evidence or proof

thunder74:
I just checked my son's jamb results now and the response I got was "Result: Underaged and Under-performed"

How? No breakdown of the results to even know how he performed. Jamb's rule is that you must be 16 years on or before 30th September 2025, my son will be 16 years by October 9th 2025, just 9 days away and jamb wants my son to wait for another 365 days because of 9 days.

My plan was to ask for special consideration and exceptional permission. How do I do that when I don't even know how he performed in the exams? Jamb should please give us the full results. We paid for it and we need to see our results.

lovelybobo:
I studied electrical/electronic engineering myself, and I wanted him to study computer science, but he said no.
He will study software engineering because he can code very well with Python.

thunder74:
I just checked my son's jamb results now and the response I got was "Result: Underaged and Under-performed"

How? No breakdown of the results to even know how he performed. Jamb's rule is that you must be 16 years on or before 30th September 2025, my son will be 16 years by October 9th 2025, just 9 days away and jamb wants my son to wait for another 365 days because of 9 days.

My plan was to ask for special consideration and exceptional permission. How do I do that when I don't even know how he performed in the exams? Jamb should please give us the full results. We paid for it and we need to see our results.

lovelybobo:
I studied electrical/electronic engineering myself, and I wanted him to study computer science, but he said no.
He will study software engineering because he can code very well with Python.