Obafemi Awolowo University Law Student Who Dropped Out at 400 Level Over Job Offer Mentions Salary
- A young man who dropped out of school when he was a 400-level student has shared an update about his career
- He narrated how he dropped out of Obafemi Awolowo University when he was in his fourth year after being given an offer
- His story triggered reactions on social media, as some netizens shared their thoughts after he mentioned his current salary
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A young man, Jeremiah Ajayi, shared how he dropped out of Obafemi Awolowo University as a 400-level law student.
He opened up about the job offer that fuelled his decision to leave school in his penultimate year.
Source: UGC
OAU law dropout mentions current salary
On his LinkedIn page, Jeremiah Ajayi said that at the point he dropped out, he already had good grades, a published paper, leadership experience, and international internships.
He said in his LinkedIn post:
"Back in 2022, I dropped out of Obafemi Awolowo University as a 4th-year law student. I had good grades, a published paper, leadership experience, and international internships. A bright law career was ahead of me.
"But I left because I'd just landed a senior role with a hybrid arrangement. The tradeoff was clear: stay in a system teaching an obsolete curriculum and watch 5 years turn into 7, or take a role that would accelerate my growth immediately.
"It seemed foolish at the time. But since then, I've worked for my dream companies and collaborators, I've increased my annual income to $70k, something I wouldn't have achieved this quickly if I'd stayed in law (I'd be just finishing law school now).
"I've built a nonprofit, won awards, authored a book, and published research across marketing and social impact If you have conviction, go for your dreams even when you look foolish in the interim.
"PS: I won't advise anyone to do this unless they have real leverage outside school. This worked because I had options. Make sure you do too."
Source: Facebook
Reactions trail OAU law dropout's career update
Kaatib Yusuf said:
"Loved your caveat."
Hassanat Adebowale said:
"It was a brave decision, and I'm glad things worked out for you. Rooting for you always, Jeremiah Ajayi."
Abdullah Adedokun said:
"This is very honest. I believe that the debate of going to college or not should be an individual debate. It's a question of "For me, at this point I'm at, is it a worthy tradeoff or not" and not "is College good or not?".
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