Some 5 years ago, there was a trending news about one Ruth Omopariola-Bolarinwa who was formerly answering Ruth Idi Okpoto and had graduated from University of Ilorin as the best student in her faculty in 2009. She had lamented about her joblessness despite being the best graduating student and stated in her mail to Education Review that she'd tried every way possible to get a job, but all had yielded futile results. She had also cried out to the government to help her out seeing the setbacks that her joblessness had brought to her family.

Even in current times, there are several other best graduating students like Ms. Ruth whose certificates has brought no good fortune to them. Shall we talk about how some Nigerian Universities gift their best graduating students with a tuber of yam and a life chicken, while some others give out audio monetary gifts to their best graduating students most of whom eventually give up on getting the money after several checkbacks and reminders? That's a shame, don't you think?

And that brings us to this ironic question: why should anyone spend hundreds of thousands of naira on getting a degree if at the end of the day, all they'll get for a job well done is a paper that can't ascertain their employability at any high-paying company/organization/firm that would strengthen their skills in the field where they got their degrees and ultimately make them successful in their chosen career path?

Without further ado, I think it's safe to infer that getting a bachelors, masters or such other degrees is not and may never solely be what makes someone successful. Getting a tertiary education is certainly not as important as our society today has made it to be. As Erika Anderson observed in a much-discussed 2012 article in Forbes, "a college degree doesn't guarantee success, and not getting a college degree doesn't guarantee failure." I strongly acquiesce to that, if you ask me. Being formally educated isn't a prerequisite to being successful. At this point, I should stress that 'success' itself does not come in a one-size-fits-all package as it means different things to different people.

"Success is simply when YOU achieve a quality of life that YOU want for yourself. It doesn't have to be money, but money can be part of it. It doesn't have to be material things, but material things can be part of it." - Earl Nightingale

Consequently, you can't measure up a person and conclude that (s)he is (un)successful based on your own metrics. With that being said, let's get back to the topic of discussion.

While some professions require that you have a degree or certificatation that proves that you have been exposed to some level of study and achieved some level of proficiency in a particular subject, several others do not. Hence, to live a successful adult life, a college degree may not be worth the cost because most times, graduates do not even get a job in their field of study (I am a perfect example, and I feel like you are too).

So do you - really - need a college degree to be successful?

Yes...and...No!

Yes, because life-long learning is very important, and getting a formal education or attending college is one of the bases of launching this process. Experience, sentiments, meaning and purpose to life are also few of the importance of college. Because of these highlighted reasons, people who haven't attended a college may think of themselves badly because too much emphasis is being placed on degrees. The lack of self-confidence can impede their success, only the dogged ones would be left on the path to attaining infinite success.

No, because wisdom, insight and intelligence aren't a function of how many years a person spent in school and so attending college may not necessarily be a determinant of one's success. College will only teach you how to learn but not how to apply what has been learnt, that is, learning is good but doing is better. If, for instance, a degree holder doesn't work in his/her field of study, then he/she is as good as not attending an institution of learning at all. (I'm sitting comfortably on this table. Hehehe!)

Apparently, illiteracy or lack of formal education is not an insurmountable barrier to success. Take your time to study some renowned and reputable people in Africa and the world at large, you'll see that not all of them did get a first degree not to talk of attaining second or third degrees. One of the world's richest men, Bill Gates, was reported to have dropped out of Harvard University to co-found Microsoft; Nigeria's Seun Osewa, owner of Nairaland, was said to have never concluded his studies at Obafemi Awolowo University; hip-hop star Eminem, dropped out of high school at the age of 17 and never attended college; Cosmos Maduka, founder of Coscharis Group - the sole distributor of BMW in Nigeria, dropped out of elementary school and didn't have a college degree at the time he started his company. This is not to rule out the fact that these individuals may have gone back to school or taken a short course AFTER they had already achieved success without a degree being in the picture at the time.

So, my conclusion is, go to college if you can and if you want to do something that requires the kind of learning to be acquired in school. But if you can't afford college, don't beat yourself up over it. You can still learn, grow and create a great life for yourself and can be an inspiration to those around you.

Whoa
I think I'm late already. But nevertheless, there is hope while there is life.

@pocohantas

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Hi
I just want to know if both reference letters must be written by academic tutors and supervisors??

TeflonMe:
Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We would like to inform you that the Türkiye Scholarships Evaluation Committee has accepted your application eligible for the interview.
You are invited to attend the interview at the date and place specified below, with the original documents (diploma/certificate, transcript, ID/passport etc.) that you uploaded during the application.
Please contact us at the e-mail address below for quiries regarding your interview.
We would like to thank you for your interest in Türkiye Scholarships and wish you success in your future endeavours.
Best,
Türkiye Scholarships Team
Interview Country/City: Nigeria / Abuja (FCT)
Interview Date/Hour: 14/06/2016 / 09:00
Interview Address: Turkish Embassy in Abuja - Plot:333, Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District, Abuja Tel: +234 803 648 89 81, +234 807 49 49 503
Contact E-mail: ng@turkiyeburslari.gov.tr
Important Information
Interview Language: Turkish, official language(s) of your country and international languages
Interview questions: Interview committee will assess your general knowledge, your academic background, your intended field of study and your motivation to study in Turkey.
Dress Code: Casual




This is not the Nigerian Federal Govt Bilateral scholarship with Turkish Govt. I applied for this scholarship through their ( Turkish scholarship) site sometime in February and they had up to 95,000 applicants from 127 countries worldwide after which 5,000 scholars will be chosen.


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Am in Ogun
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After sex this morning with my girlfriend, she thinks it was a short time.
I am seriously embarrassed since it was our first time and I feel terrible that I can't last more than 9.5mins (I checked the time I started thrusting) , tho my doctor says its ok,I still feel bad!

Is 9mins not OK?
Are there natural ways I increase latency time at least to 20minutes? Cos I don't want to take drugs and i am going into depression .

Go into depression?
All because you cant last up to 10mins??
What the heck

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You work with Jumia right...i hope you can be trusted too??

I'm in Ijebu Ode and planning to get the phone. But my twinnie has discouraged me saying i might have to abandon the phone altogether if it develops any fault (coz xiaomi is yet to stand the test of time in Nigeria right?? He said its not advisable to get a phone that cant be repaired after spoilage coz the *parts* arent in the country)


But seriously, i so much want to get the phone

HEy OP
Have you applied already

As much as I'd really love to get the xiaomi redmi note 5a prime. I keep contemplating...

What if the phone gets faulty at some point, are the parts readily available (in Nigeria) for repairs?

Hope it's not a phone that would be ultimately dumped if found faulty not because of anything but for the non-availability of its parts in the country (my assumptions since the brand is yet to popular in this part of the world)

TheSuperNerd:
GREAT! So you are in your finals already...

And that's a fine project topic you working on. Hopefully you build from this point on and even publish a few research articles in rated research journals.

And on the pursuit of scholarships, don't worry, you are already in line for thus next phase.. just take it one step at a time and finish your finals very very strongly. Ensure you smash an A in your project too. Hey! you can do it...

Your dreams can come true Winifred.... it is all in your hands dear. Just stay in faith and ensure you keep giving your best... and when the time comes to apply for the Commonwealth scholarships and more, you take it in your stride and hope for the very best trusting God to help you land one.

Like I said before, I really admire your passion and dreams. I love the fact that your plans to seek further top educational degrees and academic exposure abroad (outside the African continent) won't stop you from still returning to your home nation at some point to come channel your knowledge through for the benefit of the Nigerian Society. Just keep on keeping on... it is well with you Ma'am aiit. Godbless and Happy Easter in advance.

Thanks so .much for your words of encouragement
Really appreciate you

I'm wondering...does ordering phones from jumia actually save cost?

TheSuperNerd:
Your passion is commendable and very noble.

So it was your initial aspiration for medicine that finally set you on this unique path into one of the fast growing biomedical fields. Hmmm... Indeed our paths can indeed have a way of eventually aligning us with our true passion.

So you saying you are currently studying Microbiology or that you are done with that? Which is which?

You are really keen on becoming a Commonwealth scholar leading to your cellular and molecular immunology pathway .... The way you keep saying it I pray you fulfill this Commonwealth scholarship dream ma'am. Just ensure that you keep doing each day at least one thing that will bring you close to this dream.

Honestly, I understand that there are some things that we personally wanna achieve in order to boost our confidence for the next level of our climb to the top... So I understand your commonwealth obsession. And until a dream becomes an obsession, then that dream have not captured you well enough. It is well Ma'am.

Thanks so much sir
I'm actually currently working on my final year project : Microbial profile of extracts from the innermost part of plantain stem


I'm very keen on applying for and winning scholarships
+ I really want to study for my subsequent degrees outside Nigeria
Then come back home to apply the knowledge gained abroad, use it to impact lives as I possibly can
That has been my dream always

TheSuperNerd:
Wow... Cool field choice... Cellular and Molecular Immunology. So you are fascinated with the human immune system eh...

So what drove you to such choice? And I'm guessing your passion for the immune system is tied to your wanting to understand how else to tackle diseases based on how the Immune system fights off invading diseases and more right? Or I believe there is more to it...

And yeah... So help you God Ma'am...

While in sec sch, I aspired to study Medicine...but my JAMB + P/UME aggregates could only afford me to study Microbiology.
I opted for that hoping to still fall back in to the medical line with my subsequent degrees.
Bottomline? _ I have a passion to impact & save lives

I really wanna be a commonwealth scholar, hence my specificity.

TheSuperNerd:

Woah! Sri-lanka you say?

Now that is so very very very specific... And what will be your major field focus at the institute of BCH, MB and Biotech in colombo? Will it incorporate all three fields or you are looking at either just Molecular Biology or Biotechnology or Biochemistry. This is really a fine dream you've got there Winifred. And trust me, with God all things ........ *you know the rest*

Yeah. All things are possible

Actually, my goal is to study Cellular and Molecular Immunology @ the institute as a commonwealth scholar.
So help me God.

Institute of Biochemistry,Molecular Biology & Biotechnology. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka chiefly on scholarship basis. So help me God

fibonacci2526:



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fibonacci2526:



Xiaomi phones don't come with earpieces.

Oh ohw

The phone doesn't have an earphone, does it?

Javanian:
Due to the numerous "i want to start programming, which language should i start with" threads on this board i decided to create a thread that will address this issue. I am not a wonderful writer and i won't say i know it all but i will try. I urge every one on this board to correct me where i err an also contribute in whatever way you can to make this thread worth it. I will try as much as possible not to be biased in this write up.

I am not going to go into detail in defining what programming is because i will assume before entering this thread you should already know what programming is. But in summary programming is the act of creating whatever you want with your brain and computer programming is the act of creating whatever you want with your brain and a computer. You can read more from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming

Programmers could also be called software programmers, software developers and other big-big names you can think of.

Feel free to ask your questions, i will try and answer the ones i can my Ogas in the house will help me with those i can't answer

Please every Programmer should try as much as possible to check on this thread once in a while to help answer some questions Newbies would like to ask.

Please how do I make a button blink continuosly with javascript?

Wanna make it a call to action

Hey guys
Congrats to those that were invited for the interview.

I am a scholarship freak and i put down the details of any masters scholarship that i am eligible for.
Though i am still an undeergraduate...
On visiting the site of this scholarship, Nigeria wasn't listed as an eligible country
And it makes me wonder how you all went about it


Some enlightening pls?

Geofavor:
Eeyah, take heart.

Na xo na

Geofavor:
I perused through last year's thread. You did well then. . Was it that this year's questions were very hard compared to last year's? Were there much quantitative questions last year?

I was really thrown off guard oh

Geofavor:
Even you? I don die... Fear don dey catch me.

Oboi
U knw me sef
E don finish.

hmmm
d test na die oh
mtcheeew

Heryordele94:
I yaf catch you on nairaland today...

lol. e don finish be dt

Olabisi Onabanjo University

400 Level

Microbiology

phrezzz:
send me ur mail

winniekenny44@gmail.com
Thanks in anticipation