explorer250:


just like me! I don't relate with people in my department and I only roll with people in mechanical, electrical and Mechatronics. my soul is just not in agric Engr. my eyes opened after my 300l because futo starts departmentals fully on 300l. I was learning about crop and animals and I was very annoyed because I can't imagine learning things like that which offends my spirit.

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I had to spend quality hours listening to how one would go about milking a cow. A waste of my time, and as anyone would tell, a bad attendance sheet.

thank God I came across this thread......op I am passing through the same problem..mine can still be checked now hopefully...I just gained admission into futo to study agr engineering...I plan to change course immediately after year one..what can I do to ensure a successful change of course after year one and why didn't you go through with yours when entering year two...it can be so frustrating and i am disappointed each I remember the course which I was admitted to.

kennyjam:




What materials will you recommend for a python beginner that will fastrack his/her learning?though i have gotten some, but enough is not bad.


Okay, good. but dont still relent on ur present course, do both study simultaneously.
Wish you the best in your prospect!

I have some videos but I must tell you it feels boring. I strongly recommend using android mobile apps such as solo learn and udemy. preferably solo learn. I have completed HTML, CSS, java script,mysql, php, python and java. trust me you will not regret using the app.

Meel:
Hmm , ask yourself this question what do you really want??

Are you in school for passion or for financial success. Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years ( An Engr , business mogul e.t.c).

We go to school for different reasons , most for financial success, some to fulfill all righteousness of being a graduate, some due to parental pressure.

What is really your goal??


I might be wrong, but if you think being an Mechatronics Engr equates to financial success, you are on a long thing( for dis naija). But if your parent are well grounded financially and can sponsor you to get all professional qualification after grad, then go for it.
But if na hustle you wan hustle for naija, baba continue with your AGEng.



Lemme use my self as example, my first Jamb I choose unilorin, Med and sug, but I was denied admission. The following year, I chose Lautech Med Lab, I was give agric science.
When I knew that what I really want in life is to be financially buoyant, I went for my animal science. During my stay in Lautech, we were on strike for 2 years, I had to cross to a private Uni to follow my passion Med Lab. Even though am studying the course I really want, I am not deluded by the fact that am in Nigeria, where the course you studied doesn't matter. You can study Yoruba and be successful.


Let assume you get the admission next year, by 21, adding 6-7 years to your age , that is close to 30 bro. You have not done masters, no certification , no work experience, just B.eng. Most firms today prefer younger bloods to old grad.


Weigh your options bro.

I have weighed my options and calculations. I will graduate at 25/26 including my youth service if I get admission next year.

it is not just about the money bro it is also about the passion. before I graduate I want to be an asset through personal development and starting afresh will buy me more time and give me the required field to develop myself. I have already designed three websites for some people and I made over 180k from that. I believe that if I add value to myself through acquisition of skills, money will surely come with it.

explorer250:



I have some videos but I must tell you it feels boring. I strongly recommend using android mobile apps such as solo learn and udemy. preferably solo learn. I have completed HTML, CSS, java script,mysql, php, python and java. trust me you will not regret using the app.

how do i get them " android
mobile apps such as solo learn and udemy" ?

how long did it take you to complete all these languages? i know it's not how long but how well, i still need knowing how long and how u invested time on them. thanks

smilingface:
thank God I came across this thread......op I am passing through the same problem..mine can still be checked now hopefully...I just gained admission into futo to study agr engineering...I plan to change course immediately after year one..what can I do to ensure a successful change of course after year one and why didn't you go through with yours when entering year two...it can be so frustrating and i am disappointed each I remember the course which I was admitted to.

you should know that a lot of things happens in year one. you need at least 3.5 to switch over to the department you want and maybe lower if you have the right connection. just pray that you have a successful year one because mine was greeted with missing scripts in maths,philosophy and igbo.

kennyjam:



how do i get them " android
mobile apps such as solo learn and udemy" ?

how long did it take you to complete all these languages? i know it's not how long but how well, i still need knowing how long and how u invested time on them. thanks

some people can get those certificates in three weeks but for me it took me more than six months because I like practicing and understanding what I am doing very well since my aim is the knowledge.

explorer250:

you should know that a lot of things happens in year one. you need at least 3.5 to switch over to the department you want and maybe lower if you have the right connection. just pray that you have a successful year one because mine was greeted with missing scripts in maths,philosophy and igbo.

thanks a lot... and pls with the 3.5result in year one is my change of course guaranteed..I wish you success in any decision you conclude on.

smilingface:
thanks a lot... and pls with the 3.5result in year one is my change of course guaranteed..I wish you success in any decision you conclude on.

I came to understand that even with 2.5 you can switch as long as you have the right connection.

A meaningful question by op. I can see clearly the potentials in you from what you said, the passion is not in AGE and it can be frustrating doing what you don't love. I remember trying to want my younger brother to study medicine but as lucrative as it is, he said his passion lies in the world of Electrical and Electronics, so I had to let him follow his heart. Please let your personality comes into play, take a bold step in talking to your parents, try to discuss it with them and hear their views, let them understand it clearly.
For now, don't drop out from AGE but take your Jamb exam by the bullhorn and get admission into the department of your choice.

People say the course you study doesn't matter in Nigeria, that's very true for those who are after financial success. But for those with passion, the course matter, it must be in line with what they love doing and trust me they can get both financial success and satisfaction.

I can't study an agricultural course and be happy, am not demeaning it but it is not my passion. Please follow your passion, in years to come you will be happy you did.

My little advice.

This was my life this year baba..doing a course I didnt like I usually felt cutoff from my departmental guys..felt depression felt inferior too to my Engr counterparts..I was studying SLT..but I took that bold step n wrote jamb this yr again thankfully I've gotten my Civil Engr my case is a bit better coz m only 18
Hope u make yo decision quick and hope its in your best interest..like some people here have said weigh your options..Goodluck

explorer250:


I came to understand that even with 2.5 you can switch as long as you have the right connection.

thanks a lot...the 2.5 is perfect..how to go about the proper connection am sure will not be easy I must begin from now to ensure so..sorry for bothering you please do you have any clue on how to establish the right connection.

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All I can advice you is to follow your dreams. Believe me, I can relate to your not fitting in. It haunts more than a nightmare.. Once you are where your heart is, things will fall in. Follow ur mechatronics friend..
When I made my own move,I did shut out everything but home was just the only trouble. Some family members gave me the nod but a greater chunk gave no support. I became so bold and the best came out of me. God so good, I got on a scholarship from my second year onward. Am less than 3weeks from finishing my course and I bless God for my every moment here.. Follow your instincts..Am 23, I quit when I was in my 2nd year..

explorer250:


I will be 21 by October next year. I want to study Mechatronics engineering and do my masters abroad. nothing about agric eng. interests me. I am good in web design and programming(python and java). all my life I have always be drawn to core engineering and honestly I don't see myself completing my current program.

Please tell me the "core engineering" courses

smilingface:
thank God I came across this thread......op I am passing through the same problem..mine can still be checked now hopefully...I just gained admission into futo to study agr engineering...I plan to change course immediately after year one..what can I do to ensure a successful change of course after year one and why didn't you go through with yours when entering year two...it can be so frustrating and i am disappointed each I remember the course which I was admitted to.

Nobody wan study agric...

Don't you folks know that Agric is the future in Africa?

Come make we exchange courses.. I was given Industrial Chemistry instead of Chemical engineering

Mr OP
Why are you not going for EE again? You seemed to changed your passion to Mechatronics.. I think it's no longer a case of Passion but Inferiority complex

smilingface:
thanks a lot...the 2.5 is perfect..how to go about the proper connection am sure will not be easy I must begin from now to ensure so..sorry for bothering you please do you have any clue on how to establish the right connection.

what I mean by connection is knowing the right people. knowing some powerful lecturers or influential people in the school senate.

Similar case here!
400l marine sc (fisheries) student @ unilag .
It grieves me each time i remember ama graduate with a certificate in fisheries + its a 5yr course...
Pls anyone with any idea of relevant career options one can opt in for? in other to better chances of a gud job.

fynestboi olaleads lalasticlala pls move to front page so as to get more input

Enter street take sample of Electrical Engineers wen dey suffer, u go know say no be by course.... But overall education is overrated in this country... Go learn trade and see urself excelling...

explorer250:
yeah. I got admitted into the department of agricultural engineering in futo in 2014 and I will be in 400 level by January next year but the problem is that I can't continue because I never loved the department from the start.

i am having nightmares and feel very sad anytime I remember that I will be graduating as an agricultural engineer but I wanted to study electrical and electronics engineering.

initially I thought that I could manage the course and maybe change department in my 200l but things didn't go as planned. I have seen that the course I am doing is intolerable to my nature and at this point I can't continue with it.

I am seriously considering to write jamb next year and study Mechatronics but I know that my parents will be mad at me and disappointed. but this is my future and I don't see how Beng in agricultural engineering will help my life.

So please do you think that it is a good idea for me to start from the beginning?

dude finish well and do a masters in eee

explorer250:


I have weighed my options and calculations. I will graduate at 25/26 including my youth service if I get admission next year.

it is not just about the money bro it is also about the passion. before I graduate I want to be an asset through personal development and starting afresh will buy me more time and give me the required field to develop myself. I have already designed three websites for some people and I made over <censor sound>k from that. I believe that if I add value to myself through acquisition of skills, money will surely come with it.

It’s never a good idea to mention what you earn, especially on social media.

Take note.

TheManOfTheYear:
Nobody wan study agric...

Don't you folks know that Agric is the future in Africa?

Come make we exchange courses.. I was given Industrial Chemistry instead of Chemical engineering

even if the agric course is very lucrative I still don't want it the passion for the course is not there..those studying and have graduated from the course set their mind towards the course and know how to make good use of it...you are lucky nah..industrial chemistry is a good course like chemical engineering.

explorer250:


what I mean by connection is knowing the right people. knowing some powerful lecturers or influential people in the school senate.

hmmmmmm that will not be easy at all...thank for the info

MasterEmmanu3l:


It’s never a good idea to mention what you earn, especially on social media.
Take note.

OK thanks and noted.

270 as cutoff for mechatronics? Datz way too much.... Futm's cutoff iz not diz high and u will b sure of ur admission in ur dept. If u score wel

charlesyemmode:
270 as cutoff for mechatronics? Datz way too much.... Futm's cutoff iz not diz high and u will b sure of ur admission in ur dept. If u score wel

a 3rd class graduate from futo is equivalent to a 2.1graduate in most universities in Nigeria. futo is a place where money can't buy you grades especially in engineering. have you wondered why you hardly hear about cult activities in futo? that is because everybody is busy pursuing GP in the hard way. So don't be surprised because that is the hottest department in futo right now

I have stoped commentin on NL for long. But if your story is true, i see you making a big mistake you will regret. I think you should finish the Agric Engr and have a first degree before any other thing. 2 more yearz u wana Bleep up? U beta be serious and shame the devil. My case is similar to yourz. But am still study mine now and learning my electronics work outside. Schl system na wash. U can still be in ur E/E if u want.