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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by KelvinC1(m): 3:10pm On Dec 28, 2015
Bbsharon:
My experience.

When I gained admision to oau I was very happy, but I wanted to do biological science and I was given chemistry. I was just happy I got the admission and nothing more. I didn't take my time to find out about the course so I found out the hard way In school. One thing I want jambites to pls do before resuming. Find out about your course of study and stop waiting for any orientation programme, you might not hear or pick anything from what they will say and that's if you attend the orientation programme self.

I had my first f in year one as an undergraduate and I tell you it was terrible. I cried my eyes out. I had f in a 5units course, i just stared at the result for long and couldn't believe it was my result.Bad enough it was pasted with name and matric no. Typical of mathematics department in oau. They have got no chills for anybody, is none of their business if you didn't offer further maths in your secondary school. They teach like it's a continuation from secondary school further maths. They jump steps and keep telling you am sure you have done this in secondary school.

Gosh, those days i felt like strangling them and mind you I was attending classes regularly but still failed so it was that terrible.
I immediately checked out my friends results too and they all passed, even the one that had an f made me feel bad, then I remembered that movie "3idiots" .

It wasn't easy telling people my pains then, some were just curious not like they care. And then you meet senior colleagues telling you stuffs like and this the simplest maths o, they killed my spirit the more. That f did a massive destruction on my gp.

I consoled myself tho after 2weeks and made up my mind to change my course immeditely. A decision many found strange, they kept reassuring me I can do better but I knew better than to listen to them. I know where my strength lies and have had enough of the push. My parents wanted me to become a doctor by force by fire which took my 3years of writing jamb without still getting it.So I decided to leave humbly witn my 3rd class just in year one before they show me the way out (road 1).

Immediately change of course form was out I obtained mine fast and am happy in my new department.

At the end is all about being fulfilled and happy in whatever field you find yourself.

Stop allowing people push you around to satisfy their own aims.Live your own life and stop existing only, have a say on your life. So many undergraduates today are studying a course cos their parents wanted them to or the society or even for their own selfish aims and then we have so many unhappy youth these days. Aim at being fulfilled and then you find happiness abundantly.

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by ayodeji481(m): 3:18pm On Dec 28, 2015
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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Darey00(m): 3:19pm On Dec 28, 2015
Never got an F until i got to 300L of a 4 yr course. Although i cleared my departmental courses(Computer science),i failed all 3 MTS courses i offered. I felt like rapture had come and i was left behind. Mehn carrying a course can be emotionally draining, one of d courses i carried, MTS 311,D lecturer regularly embarrases d ppl retaking it.,not to talk of d exams,were i have to write 2 papers 2geda in case they clash. i thank God sha,passed dem all at d 2nd time of asking,nw a graduate. Funaab repping
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Nobody: 3:41pm On Dec 28, 2015
Never had F in any of the classes I took back at OAU. In fact, topped the whole of College of Engineering in one Mathematics course in 200L grin

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by bobolizim(m): 3:47pm On Dec 28, 2015
alpontif:

My bad, physical chemistry.
Inorganic was second semester then..
exactly
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by oyinkel(m): 3:48pm On Dec 28, 2015
So at the beginning of 300l first semester, I decided to have a girlfriend like others, I recorded the lowest Gp that semester with my first F......well, I broke up with the chick after seeing my result, and stayed single till graduation to avoid story that touch......we are back to dating now.
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Nobody: 4:12pm On Dec 28, 2015
kilokeys:
Great futarians

In thermodynamics.. First and only F.

Had 30/40 in my CA... Then 6/60 in my main exams.

Went to the lecturer.. Asked for my script.. The mumu no see am.. Basterd Akinola. Went to my course adviser.. And the ediot told me to "take heart, such is life".

As someone keen on the arts.. Engineering wasn't so much fun anyway.. I ended up with the strongest 2 2 of the century. 3.48.

In all i give God thanks.. Lesson learned, experiences gathered.

Life will always wanna fvk u bad. Resist and get ur arse ripped.. Best is use enough lubes and move on as soon as it's done.


this thermodynamic is really given me headache...the Adiabatic,polytropic,flow energy,steady flow energy,steam table. and the like of it........don't know wat to do.and we are having the exam next week Monday.am tired of the course it insnt self explanatory

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Tobium1(m): 4:17pm On Dec 28, 2015
Ever heard of thermodynamics?? Most dreaded course in my department, dat's de only course I had F throughout my Undergraduate days

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Bukish21(f): 4:19pm On Dec 28, 2015
Ad an F all thru 100level to 400level.......in special electives tho. It dosnt count much. Nd its cos I dnt pay 'trip money'
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by LaudGuy: 4:20pm On Dec 28, 2015
Walked into the lecturers office that gave me the F and said "F you, you F'ing Fool"

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by ayoalafe(m): 4:21pm On Dec 28, 2015
I rep AAUA.... my first and only F was in 300L. I actually hated Phonetics but i loved the lecturer, that did nt make me pass. When i checked it online that night i wept bitterly because it dented my record from the Polytechnic. I later passed it but it had a serious effect on me.
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Bukish21(f): 4:24pm On Dec 28, 2015
:PI only started feeling bad abt it wen sis lamented
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Femich18(m): 4:35pm On Dec 28, 2015
shala01:
Na ur padi cos u dey help am sell drawing sheet
Nah, he wasn't d one dt taught me MEE and he Neva lectured me
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by kishimi8(m): 4:37pm On Dec 28, 2015
Bukish21:
Ad an F all thru 100level to 400level.......in special electives tho. It dosnt count much. Nd its cos I dnt pay 'trip money'

haba ., how many students in your class ,, for only you to be singled out.
100 - 400 ,., kinda hard to believe,.,.,
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by ucnwafor(m): 4:49pm On Dec 28, 2015
Never had an F in all my courses in old school days......D is accepted with my parents and siblings cos am the only representing the home
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Bukish21(f): 4:54pm On Dec 28, 2015
kishimi8:


haba ., how many students in your class ,, for only you to be singled out.
100 - 400 ,., kinda hard to believe,.,.,
.
Special electives don't add to our gp in my sch nd I wasn't singld out....its a mata of 'no pay, no pass'. I cldnt v bin d only one.
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by SweetyZinta(f): 5:00pm On Dec 28, 2015
youngds:



Futminna bah? DAT course no get joy! & PHY123


Yes ooo! Am fortunate my Dept isn't doing PHY123 I would have failed it too grin grin grin

Mr Uno chai!!!
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Agalasis(m): 5:02pm On Dec 28, 2015
Bbsharon:
My experience.

When I gained admision to OAU I was very happy, but I wanted to do biological science and I was given chemistry.
Of the Greatest GREAT IFE!!!
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.
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I had only two 'F's all 2ru my stay in OAU.
1st 'f' was in ZOO101 =24F. It dnt disturb me dat much because I knew if I dot all my 'i's and cross all my 't's next time,I wl pass.
...but for the 2nd 'f' wc was in 2nd semester(i.e Rain semester- don't mind OAU ooo,their Rain semester is always in harmattan period,while Harmattan semester is always in rainning season). It was CHM102 = 33F.
My own don finish be that na. Na how I go take pass organic chemistry wey me I no know/like right 4rm my secondary school days?

Later,a brother in God told me dat pple are writing complains to d coz co-ord.
Immediately,b4 u say 'Bbsharon' we don already form association - Association of 'F' Carriers on Campus.
I was the mouthpiece of the association.
No bi my fault sha. It was in January.You cnt imagine wot it means to start a new semester,a new session and a new year with the news of having 'f' in part1 coz.

As we got to the Dr's office,he was not around.So,we decided to write our complain stories right in front of the lecturer's office.
This our association get liver sha.
Come see as we dey construct and even compose sentences just to convince abi na to even confuse the lecturer say we be guru for chemistry right 4rm our secondary school days - Even me wey no sabi chemistry 4 my secondary school days come dey form as if na my papa be Ababio.

Atlast,the mr lecturer show face. Alleluyah!
He tell us say he even upgrade all doz wey get 35 upward to 40E.
Chai...
Why he no start the upgrading from 33. Der is God ooo.

Finally,he warned us that if we check our scripts and find out that the marks released were our actual scores,he wld deduct 10marks from each of us.
I did not waste time to say NO PROBLEM SIR!

Abeg my fellow Nairalanders,person wey get 33F already,if u deduct 10marks,na wetin e go come get?
Maybe he go send 23G or 23H to exams and records dept.

Thank God,when I wrote it again in part2,I had 57C for the CHM102 and 40E for the ZOO101.

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Bukish21(f): 5:05pm On Dec 28, 2015
Nigayoyo:
Never had F in any of the classes I took back at OAU. In fact, topped the whole of College of Engineering in one Mathematics course in 200L grin
Lie with modesty na undecided

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by MizFrances(f): 5:12pm On Dec 28, 2015
I spent 5 years in Uniben, and not a single 'F' grin
Though, few E's and D's undecided
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Josephamstrong1(m): 5:24pm On Dec 28, 2015
Me and F blike bread and butter then. No xtra yr. no missing script Amma CEO
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by just2endowed: 5:26pm On Dec 28, 2015
Bbsharon:
Hello nairalanders, I will like meaningful contributions here on this topic.

I believe the yet to resume jambites or those yet to even write jamb will learn from this. So pls kindly share your experience, what you did to overcome the setback.

What were the things you did or didn't do that made you fail or you think made you fail?

Also were you given "f" as student would say or you obtained it.

pls share.

fynestboi lalasticlala

I never had F
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Nobody: 5:28pm On Dec 28, 2015
Femich18:


Nah, he wasn't d one dt taught me MEE and he Neva lectured me
U no bi babe, u no sell drawing sheet and money no join unaa two! Are u talking about the same Akinola or another person
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Originalsly: 5:28pm On Dec 28, 2015
Hmmmmmm..... I had so many F's is no way I can remember which one came first.
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Nobody: 5:50pm On Dec 28, 2015
I had my first F (I pray the last) in the second semester of my second year. The day I saw the result, I did two things: I did my course registration and immediately registered for the course, and I watched a football match( Westbrom- Man U) in the evening. I never cried. The F only made me realise that I'm ordinary afterall and I'm not more than a person that could have an F. I retook the course and passed with a C.

I learnt from the whole experience not to look down on carry over students, because some of them might be retaking a course not because they are unserious, but due to a hard luck perhaps.

Now, I see carry overs as a normal thing; it's just an opportunity to rewrite a course you didn't do too well in in the first attempt.

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by ayili: 5:56pm On Dec 28, 2015
kilokeys:
Great futarians

In thermodynamics.. First and only F.

Had 30/40 in my CA... Then 6/60 in my main exams.

Went to the lecturer.. Asked for my script.. The mumu no see am.. Basterd Akinola. Went to my course adviser.. And the ediot told me to "take heart, such is life".

As someone keen on the arts.. Engineering wasn't so much fun anyway.. I ended up with the strongest 2 2 of the century. 3.48.

In all i give God thanks.. Lesson learned, experiences gathered.

Life will always wanna fvk u bad. Resist and get ur arse ripped.. Best is use enough lubes and move on as soon as it's done.



Everything you wrote up there is same as mine just that you didn't mention that I had to spill because of the course
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Obinovictor(m): 6:10pm On Dec 28, 2015
holyFRED:

You are amazing bae!!!

Like seriously,you wrote a letter to anyone in FUTO? shockedshocked
How would you expect an answer when laziness is fvcking in their gene

Some department may reply Sha... But the laziness is rampant. I just thank God I'm out of there
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Teespice(f): 6:22pm On Dec 28, 2015
stopped doing overnight reading.

re-wrote the exam in third year and had B. the course was administrative law second semester.
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Lagacy007(m): 6:26pm On Dec 28, 2015
Had an f back then in nd1...
Automatic CO. (EEC101) (polymer tech) a 1unit course.
D lecturer told me he will make me suffer because i ate he's textbook moni despite d fact i paid him back.
I was d classrep...
I had to pay an additional 5k b4 he left me alone.
I still graduated with 3.47, a vry strong upper.
Life goes on.
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Nobody: 6:37pm On Dec 28, 2015
Bukish21:

Lie with modesty na undecided

Well, I wouldn't have gained anything if I had told a lie ma'am. I never slept in class in the name of 'overnight studying', I started every semester with serious studying and got as much past questions as possible. In fact, my lowest grade was C. God is my witness!

Hard work pays!

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Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by Nobody: 7:20pm On Dec 28, 2015
Never had an 'F' truout my undergrad days..the least i had was just a 'D'. Thank God sha
Re: How Did You Feel When You Had Your First "F" As An Undergraduate? by NarnieSnyper(m): 7:22pm On Dec 28, 2015
I'v never had an 'F' and I pray I won't. With d pressure my dad has on me,I cnt afford to slip.

Oluwa, na ur hands ur boy dey oo

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