“I Don’t Consider Myself a Genius”: LASU's Best-Graduating Student, Aminat Yusuf Reveals Her Strength
- LASU star girl, Aminat Imoitesemeh Yusuf, has revealed why she does not see herself as a genius
- Yusuf said she believes geniuses are people who grasp whatever they are reading at a swift pace
- The 23-year-old said her 5.0 CGPA remarkable feat is a manifestation of the belief that hard work pays
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Lagos State - Aminat Imoitesemeh Yusuf, the law student who graduated with a perfect CGPA of 5.0 from Lagos State University (LASU), said she does not consider herself a genius.
Yusuf, who broke the 40-year record in LASU with her remarkable feat, said her performance resulted from hard work, Vanguard reported.
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The Edo State indigene linked her intimidating academic record to discipline and focus.
She stated this while speaking virtually at an interactive session at the 2023 edition of Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI) Scholar’s Day.
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Aminat further stated that she could surmount her challenges in school due to good company of like minds.
“I don’t consider myself a genius.
“I believe geniuses are people who find studying very easy. They get a grasp of whatever they are reading at a very quick pace. So, if that’s the case, I really can’t say I’m a genius.
“Besides, I am grateful to God almighty for the success and it is a manifestation of the belief that we have that hard work really pays.
What helped me achieve 5.0 CGPA in LASU - Aminat reveals
She said her self-motivation to achieve a perfect CGPA and the friends she moved with while in school helped her achieve her target.
“When I was pushing for a 5.0 CGPA, most people around me literally said it was not possible because I am studying Law and my discipline has its own technicalities.
“But I was self-motivated and those people started seeing the possibility when I had my first 5.0 GPA.
“Another thing that helped was that I had the right kind of friends. My friends were also academically astute and we studied together.
“We had the same kind of mindset and it was not a coincidence that 3 out of the four of us that were friends and study buddies made a first class and the fourth person finished with a 4.3 CGPA.”
“I didn’t gain admission through UTME”: LASU's best-graduating student, Aminat Yusuf speaks
The record-setting first-class Law graduate from the Lagos State University (LASU), Aminat Yusuf, said she did not gain admission through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)'s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Speaking on Sunday, July 9, at the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Alimosho Area Council’s SS3 get-together held in the Egbeda area of Lagos, Miss Yusuf stated that she gained admission to the Lagos State University (LASU) through the direct entry (DE).
Aminat Yusuf: Law student breaks LASU's 40-year-old record, emerges 1st undergraduate to obtain 5.0 CGPA
Legit.ng had reported that for obtaining a CGPA of 5.0, Aminat Yusuf, a law student at Lagos State University (LASU), received the attention of the Lagos state governor.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, June 16, congratulated Yusuf on the remarkable feat.
Source: Legit.ng
