OOU Student Who Had 3.79 CGPA in 100 Level Shares What He Eventually Graduated With
- A graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) has gone viral on social media after he mentioned the CGPA he graduated with from the school
- He mentioned the CGPA he had when he was just in 100 level and the high CGPA he graduated with in a class with a large number of students
- The individual also mentioned some interesting details about himself and the number of students he taught at the university
A graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) has melted hearts online after revealing the CGPA he graduated with, despite starting with a low CGPA of 3.79 in 100L.
His story has drawn attention from many people shortly after he shared his academic journey on social media and made several other announcements.
Source: Twitter
OOU graduate celebrates academic success
The individual, @unsteadyFarian, whose real name is Lawal Gbenga Ayomide, is a Geology graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU. He explained that he had a CGPA of 3.79 in 100L but later graduated with a higher CGPA, emerging as the best graduating male student in the Department of Earth Sciences.
Speaking about the CGPA he finished with, he wrote:
"Excellence, purpose, impact❤️🚀."
"🏮 Started 100L with a 3.79, ended my academic journey with a 4.29 CGPA."
After that, @unsteadyFarian spoke about an award he won in his department.
"🏮 Best Graduating Male Student, Department of Earth Sciences."
Source: Twitter
Out of the large number of students in the department, he graduated as one of the top individuals in his class.
"🏮 Top 6 out of a class of 87 students."
"🏮 Taught Mathematics and Physics to over 400+ students."*
"BSc Geology🎈."
Reactions as OOU graduate mentions his CGPA
@mola_lfc stated:
"Congratulations my bro many opportunities dey come your way ski"
@TreasureOg18402 added:
"Congratulations boss drop location na."
@defsnotprof said:
"Congratulations skizzy."
@alawiyemuhamme1 stressed:
"Congratulations my bro."
@SAMUEL_OIM noted:
"Congratulations farian."
@kosemaniii noted:
"Congratulations Idan mi."
@shestomi noted:
"Don't play ❤️ Scholar Farian. Congratulations."
@korede20032 said:
"Congratulations sir 👏 more wins."
@TreasureOg18402 said:
"Congratulations boss drop location na."
@NnyZanny stressed:
"Congratulations, my friend told me about you yesterday…so so happy for you guys."
@OnlyPeculiar shared:
"Biggest G, not the litttle one!!!! Congratulations star boy. Our win mehn!"
@THE_VEILHUB stressed:
"Happy that you’re out of that stupid department."
@rb_demi333 noted:
"Bro I know you. Congratulations."
@flyboydayo said:
"Congratulations brother. it shall gets better from here on."
Legit.ng reached out to the graduate in the story to hear more about his inspirational journey in the university and how he was able to achieve success despite starting with a CGPA of 3.79 in 100 level.
The graduate spoke briefly about himself:
“My name is Lawal Gbenga Ayomide, a recent graduate of Geology from Olabisi Onabanjo University.”
“Away from my academic life, I also served as the President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye.”
He gave a detailed explanation of his journey at the prestigious university.
Mr Lawal shared:
“My journey at Olabisi Onabanjo University wasn’t really easy.”
“It was one of continuous growth, discipline and hard work. I started my academic journey at Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife where I was a student in the Department of Building, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management.”
“I couldn’t cope with the part of technical drawings so I had to leave OAU Ile Ife after my 100 level.”
“When it came to choosing another course, Geophysics was what I wanted right from secondary school because I really loved physics.”
“So I went for Geology at Olabisi Onabanjo University instead.”
Legit.ng asked a sensitive and very important question regarding how he was able to work on his CGPA to achieve such a feat.
Mr Gbenga explained:
“My academic journey didn’t start the way I had envisioned.”
“I was attending a tutorial centre called Calcufast Great Minds CGM. This was where I learnt discipline and the need to be more intentional with reading. I started preparing early for tests and exams.”
However all these efforts did not reflect in his first semester results.
The graduate added that the exam questions were exactly what he had read and he ensured he answered them well and correctly.
“When the results started dropping I began getting strange grades. I had an E in a 3 units course.”
“I had an E in a 3 units course CMP101 and a lot of Cs.”
“I also had a C in PHY101 which was probably the easiest exam I had ever written at OOU.”
He explained that it was later discovered that there was a glitch from the school ICT unit.
“Some results were adjusted but mine wasn’t. All my results remained the same an E in a 3 units course and several Cs in other 2 units courses.”
Mr Gbenga opened up about how the result affected him emotionally.
“I was honestly depressed during that period because I was aiming for a 5.0 that semester.”
“I had to leave home early because of the result and only returned to Ago Iwoye during the holiday.”
“My parents were worried I might try to hurt myself but they later trusted me because they knew I wasn’t like that.”
He then explained the strategy he adopted that helped him graduate with a much better CGPA.
“I was confused about whether my study routine wasn’t working or I wasn’t trying hard enough.”
“This was until I met Dr Kolade from OAU who introduced me to one of the leading YouTubers on academics and study tips.”
“I moved from just reading and trying to understand concepts to using active recall spaced repetition and studying to understand rather than memorise.”
Explaining further he said:
“Everyone forgets what they read after a few hours. Forgetting is very normal so don’t be angry or annoyed when it happens.”
“I stopped reading notes aimlessly. After reading a topic I tested myself.”
“I wrote questions from the topic while reading.”
“After reading I tested myself by answering those questions. At first you won’t remember much and that is completely normal.”
After sharing several important strategies he adopted to improve his CGPA before graduation he gave advice to students facing similar challenges.
Mr Gbenga said:
“My main advice is that starting with a low CGPA is not the end of your academic journey.”
“I have seen friends who started low and still ended up with a first class or very close to it.”
“Keep working. Be more intentional with your academics.”
“Focus on understanding concepts instead of memorising and review yourself often.”
“Make sure that every semester you get closer to your goal.”
“Be focused on achieving a first class GPA every semester.”
“With time things will work out and align. Right mindset discipline and patience.”
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Source: Legit.ng
