A Nigerian man who was in debt before gaining admission into the University of Ibadan has shared his ordeal while studying. He opened up about how he owed over N2 million before entering UI through direct entry, and how it affected his academic performance. The man's story triggered reactions, with many sharing similar experiences in the comments.
UI Graduate Shares Unpleasant Academic Journey
Identified as @Thepentane_ on X, the man shared how he ended up with a mental struggle amid carryovers while in school. He wrote: "I remember in 2021, just two months before my admission as a Direct Entry Chemistry student to UI, I was over 2 million naira in debt. I seriously considered opting out and not resuming school at all. Eventually, I pushed through and resumed anyway. It was an intense mental struggle."
"In my first semester, I somehow managed to pass all my courses. But the second semester was brutal, I ended up with three carryovers, and that was the beginning of serious academic struggle. As I struggled to rewrite those carryover courses, I started failing my current ones too. There is this course in particular, CHE 218 (Introductory Analytical Chemistry), it haunted me, I kept registering and retaking it from 200 level all the way to my final year before I finally passed it. My entire time at UI was academically brutal and exhausting, struggling with career, academic and debt. Thank God for my close friends and cliques, they supported me and helped me pull through. Graduating from UI felt like a miracle aswear. Honestly, there were many moments when I never believed I would make it. Thank God for life now, I'm grateful."
Reactions Trail Man's Experience in UI
@OBarthC said: "Bro! I remember the session my phone was stolen, my family house got burned and we lost everything, and my bicycle was also stolen too. When results came out after exams, I had a carryover in a course, not because I didn't do well, but because the woman chose to fail me."
@Dontezzy01 said: "My story right now I used to be good at both secondary days and poly days but life happens. Now, UI is punishing me for that."
@Dbadmathematian said: "Chemistry 218 is no joke, a mentally exhausting course."
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