JAMB: Why 3 University Students Wrote JAMB Again Despite Gaining Admission
- Several university students had earlier come online to recount how they wrote the UTME despite already being in a higher institution
- They shared their reasons for taking the unexpected step, with one of them noting his desire to switch course to engineering
- Another student, who was in his second year when he rewrote the examination, confessed that he only wrote it for fun
A number of undergraduates recently took to the internet to explain why they sat the UTME again even though they were already enrolled in tertiary institutions.
They took their time to outline the motives behind their unusual decision.
Source: UGC
One mentioned wanting to change his academic programme to engineering, while another who was already in his second year admitted he registered for the exam simply as a joke.
Legit.ng, in this article, shares the stories of three students who rewrote JAMB examination.
1. 200-level medical student rewrites UTME
A university student who was already in his second year of a medicine programme sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and made his performance public.
The decision was not linked to any admission need, as he was already studying at a higher institution.
He uploaded the result through his TikTok account @youdeservemichael.
While sharing the result, he explained that he had taken the examination only 'for fun', with no academic requirement behind the attempt.
In his post, he spoke about his choice, noting that ongoing assessments in his medical school had prevented him from revising for the national exam.
Source: TikTok
Despite that constraint, he still proceeded with the exam and afterwards shared the result, which went viral.
The photo showed his marks in four subjects and the combined total.
He achieved 70 in English, 58 in Physics, 66 in Biology and 68 in Chemistry. The overall figure came to 262.
As the post surfaced, it drew engagement from viewers who were impressed by the performance.
Many netizens expressed astonishment that someone coping with the demands of a medical degree could attempt another major examination and still produce such results.
Commenters pointed out the workload involved in his course and said they were surprised by the aggregate he obtained without preparation.
See the post below:
2. Medical student writes UTME again
A university student who was already enrolled in a medical programme sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination again.
He took the examination because he wanted to pursue a different academic direction.
The young man posted details of the examination through the X account Utd_Tomartial.
He explained that his aim was to switch course to mechanical engineering, which had been his long-standing dream.
In the post he shared, he noted that he believed the performance was strong enough to gain entry into a top institution in the country.
He also mentioned that he was leaving his current medical course and looked forward to studying at the University of Ibadan.
To support his claim, he posted a photo of the result slip which displayed 75 in English, 98 in Mathematics, 98 in Physics and 96 in Chemistry. The combined total came to 367.
As the picture went viral on the platform, it drew attention from users who were impressed by the marks recorded across the four papers.
He made it clear that the decision to write the examination a second time was driven by his desire to follow a new career path.
Although he was already in medical school, he stated that his interest lay elsewhere and that the outcome had confirmed his ability to make the switch.
See the post below:
3. Final year student rewrites UTME
A university student in his final year wrote the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and shared his experience online.
He recounted how other academic duties limited his study time before the examination.
The undergraduate shared his account through the X handle officially_bold.
He stated that he was working on his final year project and was also involved in a film shoot during the same period.
Because of those commitments, he did not begin going through his notes until he printed his examination slip, which was five days to the exam date.
He mentioned that the short preparation window was all he could manage given his schedule.
After sitting the paper, he kept his followers updated about efforts to check his outcome.
He noted that he had to wait longer than expected for the result to appear and expressed hope that the network would allow him access so he could rest.
He later confirmed that he had finally viewed his result, although he pointed out that several other candidates using the same mobile service had not been able to see theirs.
The candidate attributed the delay to connectivity problems that affected users on that particular network.
See the post below:
Lady shares her second UTME score
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a young lady narrated how she was denied admission by a school despite scoring 294 in her first JAMB exam.
She shared a screenshot that showed what she scored when she wrote her second UTME examination.
Source: Legit.ng
