DanIduh06:




Nice one.
Kindly state the textbooks that u used.
It will go a long way in helping the guy and others
Regards.

Mitochondria96:
Great medics in the house I greet you all, happy new year.. please I need your advice, am 25 years old, I will be enrolling for jamb this year, aspirant of mbbs though..I need guidelines on how to score very high in utme/ post utme pls help me out, am willing and ready to pay the price no matter how Herculean the task maybe.. I have even devise my personal time table for intense studying, 18hrs per day.. All I need is guidelines from experienced persons to put me through, your encouragement is also needed because I have had terrible discouragements from my peers.. Family issues made me waste years at home, my father was suffering from stroke it affected my education so bad, plus other factors that I wouldn't like to disclose, help a brother, God bless you all...

Zeeknow3245:

Although I am not in the best place to tell you what to do. I will be sincere with you sir I am currently 20. Yes I am Young soon approaching 21. I am currently doing side hustle and computer work for people to get money to invest more in my Business. I am waiting to get into vet school which is 6 years course. I know I will spend extra two three years making it 28 years hopefully I will be done. I won't do residency. Maybe masters but I will go into vet business.
Medicine on the other hand is different except you want to be a General practitioner. Even if its Obstetrics and Gynaecology or Paediatrics you will spend close to 5years. I am just estimating 32 you will be done with med then residency makes it 37 years. There are other courses related to it like Dentistry or even Nursing and maybe Radiography will help you make the relevant income to travel abroad go for extra training and maybe work for sometime and return. If the UK is in your mind Dentistry, Radiography and Nursing is the best bet.
Medicine is a lifetime thing. Doctors are always needed but Age and experience matters. I am not here to deter you or be an obstacle to you so don't misquote me.
There's life after med school that I know of and it is way tougher than being in med school.
Dentists, Nurses and Radiographers are highly sorted in the UK. If it is Nigeria you want to remain Nursing and Radiography is best from communications I have made. If you study medicine here and you want a field like radiology,anesthesiology,cardiology,neurology and oncology and cancer therapy which is highly sorted, we know the politics involved.
Take this from me like your kid brother giving you Advice. He might speak funnily but still makes little sense.
Incase some of you want to question,insult me in mentions, I did not cook up this things I wrote, My Family doctor was formerly working in National Hospital Abuja as a Family Medicine consultant and he is currently working with UNICEF. So read and re-read

Zeeknow3245:

Although I am not in the best place to tell you what to do. I will be sincere with you sir I am currently 20. Yes I am Young soon approaching 21. I am currently doing side hustle and computer work for people to get money to invest more in my Business. I am waiting to get into vet school which is 6 years course. I know I will spend extra two three years making it 28 years hopefully I will be done. I won't do residency. Maybe masters but I will go into vet business.
Medicine on the other hand is different except you want to be a General practitioner. Even if its Obstetrics and Gynaecology or Paediatrics you will spend close to 5years. I am just estimating 32 you will be done with med then residency makes it 37 years. There are other courses related to it like Dentistry or even Nursing and maybe Radiography will help you make the relevant income to travel abroad go for extra training and maybe work for sometime and return. If the UK is in your mind Dentistry, Radiography and Nursing is the best bet.
Medicine is a lifetime thing. Doctors are always needed but Age and experience matters. I am not here to deter you or be an obstacle to you so don't misquote me.
There's life after med school that I know of and it is way tougher than being in med school.
Dentists, Nurses and Radiographers are highly sorted in the UK. If it is Nigeria you want to remain Nursing and Radiography is best from communications I have made. If you study medicine here and you want a field like radiology,anesthesiology,cardiology,neurology and oncology and cancer therapy which is highly sorted, we know the politics involved.
Take this from me like your kid brother giving you Advice. He might speak funnily but still makes little sense.
Incase some of you want to question,insult me in mentions, I did not cook up this things I wrote, My Family doctor was formerly working in National Hospital Abuja as a Family Medicine consultant and he is currently working with UNICEF. So read and re-read

Mitochondria96:
Great medics in the house I greet you all, happy new year.. please I need your advice, am 25 years old, I will be enrolling for jamb this year, aspirant of mbbs though..I need guidelines on how to score very high in utme/ post utme pls help me out, am willing and ready to pay the price no matter how Herculean the task maybe.. I have even devise my personal time table for intense studying, 18hrs per day.. All I need is guidelines from experienced persons to put me through, your encouragement is also needed because I have had terrible discouragements from my peers.. Family issues made me waste years at home, my father was suffering from stroke it affected my education so bad, plus other factors that I wouldn't like to disclose, help a brother, God bless you all...

MrEgghead:
It's time to move on from your past bro. The personal time table is quite okay and it doesn't necessarily have to 18 hrs per day..To be sincere, you may not be able to meet that target each day except perhaps you're an exceptionally committed human being. I believe by now you should have know your strengths and weaknesses as regards the subjects you'll be writing. Complementing your texts with Lamlard's texts will improve your understanding of those subjects and for English, you can get the "invisible teacher". Make sure you read to know everything in those texts and this requires ample time and commitment..

MrEgghead:
The person you quoted is not confused on which course to study. He made it clear that it is Medicine, there's no need owaisting your time and energy to write epistle and at the end, you couldn't give the right response to his question.

Zeeknow3245:

This is the problem of Nigeria and will continue to be for a long time.
I never told him not too study medicine. I told him to reconsider it because Medicine is expensive. Did you not read his story? He will Train himself. That is not even the issue sef. You fail to comprehend and that is our biggest problem in Nigeria.
You could get angry with my post but I am being Logical here. Did you ask him the field he will like to do? Alternatives, Pros and cons?
You are definitely older than me but you don't sound like it.

Zeeknow3245:

This is the problem of Nigeria and will continue to be for a long time.
I never told him not too study medicine. I told him to reconsider it because Medicine is expensive. Did you not read his story? He will Train himself. That is not even the issue sef. You fail to comprehend and that is our biggest problem in Nigeria.
You could get angry with my post but I am being Logical here. Did you ask him the field he will like to do? Alternatives, Pros and cons?
You are definitely older than me but you don't sound like it.

Wilson500:

The only thing that made medicine expensive in Nigeria is textbooks but soft copy has made it easier
The real challenge for him is time needed to achieve his dream because of duration of medicine and ASUU strike

Oluwaseun1995:
Guys are always having issues with Zeeknow3245, please be soft on him

Zeeknow3245:

You didn't read his story? He has siblings to take care of and he has parents. Except he has someone sponsoring, ask yourself this question. Will medicine really give him time to work and help his family? Does he have any income substantial anywhere? This is all you should ask. You did Economics naw.

Mitochondria96:


Thank you sir I appreciate...As regards my timetable it really work for me, I finish p.n okeke physics textbook in 2days it even made understand physics better than ever..I do take little breaks like 30minutes for daydreaming...You see sir, reason why am I want to be a doctor is because of the sickness that tormented my dad for 18yrs, he had stroke back then we were poor as church rats, no good treatment for him, nobody came to his rescue even his blood brother living next door to us never even for one day came to check on him when he was deteriorating with this sickness, I was helpless wishing I were a doctor to save him from excruciating pains he encounters on daily basis even at night we can't sleep well because of his cry for help..The stroke reached its climax and affected his brain, his vision ie eyes etc to cut the story short I watched him died a helpless man..And I vowed to be a doctor no matter what..

Oluwaseun1995:
Guys are always having issues with Zeeknow3245, please be soft on him

DrEmmy01:

what is the difference in terms of cost and time to work and help his family if he eventually studies dentistry or nursing?

Zeeknow3245:

Though quite relative in terms of school fees. We are talking about the one that affords him time. Dentistry student are somewhat relative to Medical student in terms of work load or even more but you can't compare how they drop students. Medicine drop students more than Dental students and it's no news.
According to him he sounds like someone who support his siblings except he didn't write his issues properly.
Even if he struggles and enters. We have not even talked about him entering medicine. He is a JAMB aspirant not even DE. JAMB is yet to give instructions on this year's exam.
Many of our bosses here on Nairaland who studied Medicine or are studying it have finished their degrees in Basic medical sciences before getting into Medicine through DE. I urge him to go through DE if at all he wants Medicine.

DrEmmy01:

I actually understand and concur with what you are saying but to be honest what you have been posting are quite discouraging, though it might not be your intention.you have just indirectly told the guy that he cannot study medicine because of his challenges....a post like that calls for someone to encouraging and advice him and not give him more reasons why he can't study medicine.

Zeeknow3245:

I don't intend discouraging him but you have tell him the fact. He hasn't replied if he has sponsors, sponsoring himself or not even working currently. 2018 I got 300,2019 I got 275 and last year was 285 . I missed it by less than 2points and let me tell you Bro I was an indigene. I was told to pay Although I won't say the amount before I was given Pharmacology.
He has not told us if he did a science course so we encourage him go for DE.

Zeeknow3245:

Though quite relative in terms of school fees. We are talking about the one that affords him time. Dentistry student are somewhat relative to Medical student in terms of work load or even more but you can't compare how they drop students. Medicine drop students more than Dental students and it's no news.
According to him he sounds like someone who support his siblings except he didn't write his issues properly.
Even if he struggles and enters. We have not even talked about him entering medicine. He is a JAMB aspirant not even DE. JAMB is yet to give instructions on this year's exam.
Many of our bosses here on Nairaland who studied Medicine or are studying it have finished their degrees in Basic medical sciences before getting into Medicine through DE. I urge him to go through DE if at all he wants Medicine.

Mitochondria96:


yes I have a sponsor and I don't have any degree at all...I will be writing jamb this year...
I heard unn calender is fast ie 6yrs I will be through with mbbs that is if ASUU strike doesn't come into play..I wrote waec as at 2014...My school of choice now is either unn or uniport

Mitochondria96:


yes I have a sponsor and I don't have any degree at all...I will be writing jamb this year...
I heard unn calender is fast ie 6yrs I will be through with mbbs that is if ASUU strike doesn't come into play..I wrote waec as at 2014...My school of choice now is either unn or uniport

Mitochondria96:


yes I have a sponsor and I don't have any degree at all...I will be writing jamb this year...
I heard unn calender is fast ie 6yrs I will be through with mbbs that is if ASUU strike doesn't come into play..I wrote waec as at 2014...My school of choice now is either unn or uniport

DrEmmy01:

I actually understand and concur with what you are saying but to be honest what you have been posting are quite discouraging, though it might not be your intention.you have just indirectly told the guy that he cannot study medicine because of his challenges....a post like that calls for someone to encouraging and advice him and not give him more reasons why he can't study medicine.

samuelpeters:

What zeek said is not out of place at all.
He only showed the guy the reality on ground.

In my post,I listed everything that could be a problem. The main ones being ASUU strike and finances. He however cleared the air about the finances but was still afraid of ASUU strike.

That being said;

I have two(2) options for you, @Mitochondria96.
1. If you have no skill/handiwork/anything that could provide some financial relief here and there while studying;
Please apply for other medical courses like Nursing,Pharmacy,MLS, Radiography and Physiotherapy.
Why?
-Because you would have more opportunities/time to develop/Learn some skills. You don't want to be a 30 years old STUDENT ONLY, do you?
-They are less demanding than Dentistry/Medicine.
-You would still get to save lives which is the driving force behind your choice.

2. If you have skill/handwork that could fetch you some financial relief while studying, PLEASE GO FOR MEDICINE!

Critically analyse everything. The more we get older, the more it becomes very necessary to make informed decision. Because there might be no opportunity/time to correct mistakes.

@2021.

DrEmmy01:

I never said what zeek wrote was wrong...I actually said I understand where he is coming from and i supported him. What I said was that the guy did not come to this thread to have more reasons why he shouldn't study medicine....other people gave him good and positive advises which I saw as a means of encouragement....I agree that zeek actually speaks the truth and that's what I like about him even though others do not agree....if I was in the guys shoes and I was certain that I wanted to study medicine then I wouldn't have been happy about zeek's posts

Zeeknow3245:

This is the problem of Nigeria and will continue to be for a long time.
I never told him not too study medicine. I told him to reconsider it because Medicine is expensive. Did you not read his story? He will Train himself. That is not even the issue sef. You fail to comprehend and that is our biggest problem in Nigeria.
You could get angry with my post but I am being Logical here. Did you ask him the field he will like to do? Alternatives, Pros and cons?
You are definitely older than me but you don't sound like it.

Zeeknow3245:

I was trying to give alternatives like Nursing since there are professional nurses which specifically specialise like stroke medicine. There's one currently handling a woman in the Church. He comes from time to time.
There's is Dentistry and there is oral pathology since there are some neurological manifestations which can be discovered on time and corrected by Dentists or referred for further corrections. There is Oral and maxillofacial surgery which can correct some facial deformities caused by stroke.
There's Masters in Diagnostic Radiography which can Help detect early signs of stroke and correct it.
I love medicine and I don't like it if disagreeing with some people on this platform means I hate it

Zeeknow3245:

Although I am not in the best place to tell you what to do. I will be sincere with you sir I am currently 20. Yes I am Young soon approaching 21. I am currently doing side hustle and computer work for people to get money to invest more in my Business. I am waiting to get into vet school which is 6 years course. I know I will spend extra two three years making it 28 years hopefully I will be done. I won't do residency. Maybe masters but I will go into vet business.
Medicine on the other hand is different except you want to be a General practitioner. Even if its Obstetrics and Gynaecology or Paediatrics you will spend close to 5years. I am just estimating 32 you will be done with med then residency makes it 37 years. There are other courses related to it like Dentistry or even Nursing and maybe Radiography will help you make the relevant income to travel abroad go for extra training and maybe work for sometime and return. If the UK is in your mind Dentistry, Radiography and Nursing is the best bet.
Medicine is a lifetime thing. Doctors are always needed but Age and experience matters. I am not here to deter you or be an obstacle to you so don't misquote me.
There's life after med school that I know of and it is way tougher than being in med school.
Dentists, Nurses and Radiographers are highly sorted in the UK. If it is Nigeria you want to remain Nursing and Radiography is best from communications I have made. If you study medicine here and you want a field like radiology,anesthesiology,cardiology,neurology and oncology and cancer therapy which is highly sorted, we know the politics involved.
Take this from me like your kid brother giving you Advice. He might speak funnily but still makes little sense.
Incase some of you want to question,insult me in mentions, I did not cook up this things I wrote, My Family doctor was formerly working in National Hospital Abuja as a Family Medicine consultant and he is currently working with UNICEF. So read and re-read

OBGEE:


You talk very naive and like an amateur.
Like you rightly said, you are very young. You have no experience nor in any position to actually reply the young man that needed words of encouragement.
Let's be guided and avoid ITK.
And lastly put some respect on dentistry.