Man Who Stayed at Home for Years Rejects Recent Admission after Seeing Course He Was Given
- A young man has rejected his recent admission despite staying at home for years after finishing secondary school
- For years, he prayed, fasted, and hoped to get admission, but had to reject it this time after seeing the course he was given
- He displayed the course name, stating that he couldn't spend about five years studying a course his heart is not invested in
A Nigerian youth known on TikTok as @i_am__afuye has rejected a provisional admission offer from a tertiary institution, despite staying at home for years with no previous admission.
In a TikTok post, the secondary school leaver displayed the course's name, lamenting that his waiting has just been extended.
Source: TikTok
The young man said he prayed, fasted and cried, with the hope of landing admission in his dream course, but the reverse became the case.
Name of course young man rejected
He lamented seeing his mates graduate from tertiary institutions, serve the country, and get jobs, while he continued to seek admission.
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This year, he was offered admission to study fisheries and aquatic biology, a course that doesn't interest him.
Speaking on why he rejected the admission offer, the man said he didn't want to spend about five years studying a course he was not interested in. He wrote:
"Years of waiting, and I still have to wait again š„¹š
"For years, Iāve been praying, fasting, crying, and hoping just to get admission
Each year came with disappointment , seeing my mates graduate, serve, even get jobs, while I was still at home, filling forms, writing exams, and getting āNO ADMISSION OFFERED.ā
"This year, I finally got inā¦ but not for the course Iāve been dreaming of.
They gave me a course I didnāt like.
"I rejected it.
"Yes, I rejected it not because Iām ungrateful, but because I canāt spend 4ā5 years doing something my heart is not in."
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Source: TikTok
People react to his decision
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the young man's decision below:
bliss said:
"It's ok...k got Agricultural economics last year and l rejected it... only to get my dream course this year which is DOCTOR OF PHYSIOTHERAPY."
ā°Ä“ĆÅø ÅPĆÄä¹ā¤ said:
"I rejected biochemistry šŖš but the pain is staying for another year šŖ with much competition that will occur next year š© chimmmmmm."
Willy Jasper said:
"You made the best decision ever.
"Cause na waste of time."
DE MULLER said:
"Bro I waited 5 years but now I've gotten admission to futo just believe in yourself one day you go enter."
Gabriel Joseph said:
"You could have accepted it ,then do change of deparrment in your 200 level (if only you reach 3.5 cgpa)."
Dicta-š said:
"Youāll get there one day,I got admission into a nursing school which we thought was accredited in 2023 it turned out it wasnāt accredited I spent 2 fruitless years i am supposed to finish next year but here I am waiting to take 2026 jamb my dear ive spent 5 years wasted since secondary school but I know delay is not denial you will get there one day just believe Gods plans for you."
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a boy who scored 7A's in WASSCE exam was denied admission by a university.
Brilliant boy denied admission to study medicine
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a boy was denied admission to study medicine despite scoring 319 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
According to Wilson, his younger brother scored 319 in the 2024 UTME and had 8 A1's in his West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams, but was unfortunately denied admission to study medicine, even after having 70% in his post-UTME.
The man hailed his younger brother for scoring 334 in the 2025 UTME. He displayed his brother's UTME result alongside his picture.
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