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Ifyx: Kudos to Samtolly & Oluwatola,u guyz rılı kıld dah essay,ah rılı learnt a lot,ı hope u both make ıt tuu d next round.

Obinoscopy: Hi everyone, how is our Sunday going? Hope all the Christians went to church today? And I hope all our Muslim brothers and sisters are resting well in preparation for work tomorrow?

I will be appraising the essays of several contestants of this first of a kind educational debate. I must say that I had high expectations from our contestants. I had hoped to learn a few things from their essays. I must admit they met my expectations to some level and I did learn a lot from their work, but I must be quick to add that there is still room for improvements. One of the major setbacks of most of the contestants work was the paucity of standard reference materials. Some that managed to use, were referencing Wikipedia which is very wrong. But, all in all, they tried. It is not that easy to sit down and piece together an argumentative essay of 1000 words and above. I might have done even worse if I were in their shoes. To that end, I will say they all did marvelously well.

Infoscope and Deschyko both wrote in opposition to the motion that Strike is a wrong approach to solving Nigeria’s Educational problems. They took a rather unpopular stance as it would appear that more contestants were in favor of the motion. Their provision of historical details of the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) strike in Nigeria goes to show that they were well versed on the topic.

However I would say that their work lacked the desired persuasiveness. The two contestants were quick to blame the Federal Government for all the woes betiding the educational sector but they were slow to explaining why strike is a BETTER approach. Infact, I had even thought Infoscope was in support of the motion when I was reading paragraphs four (4) and five (5) until I got to the sixth (6th) paragraph. This statement of his below was responsible for my confusion:

I think he shot himself on the foot by making that comment.

Deschyko’s statement that “five out of the nine agreements [between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government (FG)] focuses (sic) on the improvement of educational standard and quality in the country” is very apt as it could counter the notion that ASUU embarked on the strike solely for selfish reasons. But he however failed to mention and elaborate on all five agreements. In fact, a lay reader might not even know which group reached the agreement and what the agreement was all about.

However I must not fail to commend both Deschyko and Infoscope’s command of diction, their well sequenced paragraphs and correct spellings. That being said, there is still room for improvement.

Don Salvy, Sammytolly4Jesus and Mikebis all wrote against the motion that Geniuses are born not made.

Sammytolly4Jesus work was okay. I really loved his play with words especially the following: “we weren’t (sic) born with the alphabets imprinted on our foreheads,” “a chauffeur also wasn’t (sic) born with wheels in his hands,” and “Lionel Messi. . .wasn’t (sic) born with football in his legs.” Those expressions were very apt and really spiced up his work. Despite the rich content and examples, his work was very poor in persuasiveness. I felt he could have done more to convince his readers. He failed to explain and establish beyond reasonable doubt, the difference between Child Prodigy and Genius and this is enough to weaken his argument’s foundation. Conclusively, I will say Sammy did well. I really hope he makes it to the next round, same goes for the others.

Despite the scantiness of Don Salvy’s work, I must say his use of the Intelligent Quotient (IQ) score to buttress his argument was quite impressive. His illustrations were very explanatory and clear. But, like I said earlier, his essay is very scanty.

The same might be said for mikebis. It would seem mikebis did not finish his work, probably due to time constraints or internet logistics as his conclusion was very poor. However his mentioning of the three ways by which geniuses are made (Learning, Thinking Ability and Determination) was quite inspirational. He would have done a lot better with his argument if he had committed more time, resources and energy towards it.

So that is my appraisal, folks. I wish all the contestants the best. Let us remember that this competition is not a do-or-die affair. The essence of this debate is not for superiority display but for us to learn from each other and keep our brains busy by engaging in healthy arguments. May the best four make it to the next round. Amen.

Expect more appraisals from the other judges.

Elliotwiz1: a genius is someone who does something "unnatural" come on bro, don't act like someone Who's blind to the truth, he is a genius and you know that!! The main thing there is not his skill, but the specialty, if at 7 he could do that, that means his genes gave him that ability, or would you dispute to this too?....lol.... If his gene made him to be such a good artist at a tender age, then that same gene can make someone more intelligent than normal at a tender age, and this is the beginning of being a genius..please, i don't want to repeat my points already posted, read my post and pick faults, I'll defend them. But one question You're ignoring that i want you to answer is this... If hardwork creates geniuses, then Why're We'll not geniuses?? I hope when i come next, I'll see an answer..

Chomzy19: I giv it up 2 elliotwiz for genuises re born not made(supporting) he did his research n dt example of d 4 yr old cant b beaten by anybody hu claims genuises re made

OAM4U has it on genuises re born not made(against) tho ur begining was kinda off, but u came back on track wit convincing n extensive examples
@samtolly b mightful of d examples u use, dt messi example wil easily backfire cos messi was a football wiz @ d age of 5, he hd talent over n above those of his peers, nice work though

Elliotwiz1: and how would you explain this to an atheist? If truely geniuses can be made through hardwork, Why're you not a genius? Why're we not geniuses? Or would you say It's because We've not worked hard enough? Of course not, in my post i told of the story of a 7years old boy who could draw a complex scene he saw only for seconds, something even some adult artists can't do, would you say he was made? Would you say he was taught? Of course not!

dahmie2013: The 3rd contestant was so on point, I cudnt agree less. Dat was very convincing&his points were well arranged. Good one!

Oluwatola5: Lolzzzz.....i am also just getting my balance, i had to lock up my room so i dont get called by anyone around

Jodekss: There's something we all need to understand about life. None has ever made a mistake in this world to me, cos everything happens or happened for a purpose, one that mayn't be known or clear to us just now. Even Bible says that, everything works together for good. All you have to do is belief that changing your course to some other course can't deter you from being admitted this year by believing in God with all your heart that all is well and that God's in charge or in control of the wheel...
ASUU STRIKE STARTED SOMEHOW AND IT SHALL END SOMEHOW TOO SOONER... Even thunders do STRIKE and keep quiet...

ueskman: thanks sir

I believe God is the strongest connection

phtemie: Well,I don't know where you guys got the idea of 210 being the minimum aggregate for consideration into any course.

As far as I know and I'm concerned,as long as you have an aggregate above 199 you stand a chance of being admitted irrespective of your chosen course.

On the note of this,there are two extremes;Merit or Long-leggedness(strong connection) with Serendipity(luck) coming in between in form of a variable.

As long as you are unable to meet the cut-off,You stand a risk of not being admitted unless luck interposes..And just like I earlier stated,Luck is variable..If you failed to meet the cut-off it could work on your side and vice-versa not minding your aggregate unless you're well-connected.
Just like samtolly earlier stated,OAU isn't like UI that offers fallback courses.

What you guys were saying about the 210 ish is very misleading...As long as your aggregate is above 199 you're good to go.

ueskman: is vc list stl realis
Cox, i did hear anything like that list year...
How real is the vc list? does it still exist?
Thanks in advance...

michaeltotti: I agree wit ifyx.bt dt minimum of 210 is dt of last yr.if u dnt bliv.search 4 cutoff mark of last yr.dz yr,things change.so d minimum is 200.@tswag:d minimum mark dt enabu u proces admision,eida long leg or long eye is wen u reach average in pume nd ume.wch is 200.so widaot 200 in pume.i dnt tink oau cn admit any oo.speakin to a lecturer on d pume day.he said d daughter of d vc frend got 198 in pume.nd wasnt offered admision.so i tink wit ma lit2 explanation.u are able to gt wat am insuinatin.



@mispearl:ao u dey sister?i gues u r dt food tech lady.corect me if am wrong ma.


@fynest:is u and ifyx aving clash or wat apun?

@pastor samtoly:u r here nd ur church member they fyt?wetin u dey look?abi u choppin pop corn ni.cux na dt dey silent pesin most

Ifyx: Pastor!!shebı ıtz 200 dat waz postd ın d skul so be ıt...anynews abt d predegree lıst,ez ıt out yet?

ueskman: Thanks sir!

Ifyx: Dat 200 dıa doesn't mean,anyway u're d boss afterallhw va?

ueskman: this keeps disturbing me,
can someone give me a genuine answer

How do you people get the cut off Mark?

I checked the eportal it isn't there
I called a friend on campus, he said nothing has been posted

so where did you people get the cut off Mark please

godlovesyou: D fact is dat there are some department dat base their cutoff on 200, and once a candidate whom chose them either for first or 2nd choice has a minimum agregate of 200 is admites on merit if he chose them for 1st choice, if not he wil make it on sup.

Ifyx: ignorance! Nt ur fault tho,dunno y ı'm wastın ma tym typın dz,ıtz a waste of mb... Shayb u go soon resume ın oau,ask around when u get dıa,210 ez d mınımum agg cutoff nt 200

Ifyx: [s]Datz d maın reason ı hate brıngın ınfo tuu dz thread,ama ex-predıte of oau nd where ı get ma ınfo ez 100% correct,Dokdave nd Kejılee can attest tuu dat... Erase off dat ıdea dat d agg used for admısn ez 200,ıtz 210... D 200 wrıtten dıa ez a camouflage... If u've seen some1 wıt an agg btwn 200-209,den two tınz r ınvolved,ıtz eıther d pesın used leg or God ınterventıon... I rest ma case[/s]

ty444: you do have my broda,but that will be as a porter.

bimpearl: to me, oau deals with aggregate...so,if your agg is up to 200, it's possible to gain admission