A young Nigerian lady named Esther has shared her inspiring academic journey as she celebrated becoming a registered nurse from the University of Ibadan. The final-year nursing student recounted her experiences with multiple Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations before she finally gained admission into the prestigious institution.
UI Nursing Student Shares Her Experience
Identified as @itses_ther on X, the lady explained why she kept missing admission into the University of Ibadan to study nursing. According to her, she was consistently scoring below the cut-off mark, which compelled her to rewrite the UTME repeatedly until she succeeded. She shared her story while reacting to an X post by @SirDavidBent, which asked people to post two photos to illustrate their growth.
The X post read: "With two different pictures, define your 'GROWTH' so far?" Quoting the viral post, Esther shared two photos with the caption: "2019 vs 2026. I wrote JAMB 5 times. Every single time, I missed the University of Ibadan Nursing cut-off mark by just 1 or 3 marks. Today, I'm a final year student at the University of Ibadan and also a Registered Nurse." She added, "Thank God for growth."
Reactions Trail UI Nursing Student's Experience
Her story triggered a wave of reactions on X, with many people congratulating the final-year nursing student for her academic feat. Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions from the social media platform.
- @Beautyugo1 said: "This is awesome. I'm glad you didn't give up. Congratulations Esther."
- @Justin176798381 said: "No, this isn't growth, but a success story."
- @thefiola_ said: "I'm so happy for you…. Congratulations, you shall graduate well."
- @okingjamez said: "Wow, congrats. Mutuals?"
- @usher_nuel said: "Sooo proud of you."
- @Hayor_tunde said: "Wahoo, congratulations."
Another graduate of the University of Ibadan shared how he had planned on graduating with a second-class upper division but ended up with a first-class degree. The young man said he initially believed that UI was difficult, which made him aim for a 2:1. However, after achieving a perfect CGPA in his 100-level, he decided to put in more effort and worked towards graduating with first-class honors.
In a related story, UNILAG's best graduating student shared how he was rejected by the University of Ibadan after trying to secure admission to study medicine and surgery.
LASU BGS Shares Admission Experience
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Lagos State University's best graduating student opened up about her admission experience. She also shared the study secrets that helped her in school and why she ended up writing UTME twice. In an insightful interview with Legit.ng, the young lady shared her admission struggle, experience in school, and future goals.
