Matriculated in UNILAG, Graduated in LASU

When I received my Admission notification around October 2016, I was sure that my life had been cut out for me, especially the next five years. It took two attempts at Jamb to gain admission to study Geology at the prestigious University of Lagos, so I promised to give it my best shot. I did not keep that promise.

On a Tuesday Evening in September 2019, I got a frightening message from one of my former classmates. All our results for the 300 level first semester were out and I have been advised to withdraw. Our course adviser told him to pass along the message to me and express his dissatisfaction. My academic world came crashing down. My knees felt missing and I could hear loud voices in my head. I left the mosque where the news was broken to me and I went straight to my hostel.