Nigerian Nursing Student at Indiana University in US Bags Degree After 9 Years Abroad, Shares Story

Nigerian Nursing Student at Indiana University in US Bags Degree After 9 Years Abroad, Shares Story

  • A Nigerian nursing student studying at a university in the United States of America celebrated as she bagged a degree
  • She shared how she experienced years of delay before she finally bagged a nursing degree at Indiana University
  • Many who came across the viral post celebrated the graduate nurse and congratulated on her latest achievement

A Nigerian lady in the United States of America, named Blessing, shared her experience as she bagged a nursing degree.

She celebrated her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Indiana University, USA.

A Nigerian lady bags nursing degree from US university
A Nigerian nursing graduate bags degree from US university after 9 years abroad. Photo: @opzysofine
Source: TikTok

Nigerian lady bags nursing degree from US university

Identified as @opzysofine on TikTok, the young lady posted lovely pictures from her graduation shoot.

She stated that she had been n the US for nine years and after five years of delay and four years of hardwork, she bagged her nursing degree.

She captioned her pictures:

“First generation baby!!!!9 years in a foreign country without my family, 5 years of delay and stagnancy, 4 years of hardwork, perseverance, tears and a thousand complaint’s later, I finally got my B.S.N degree!!!

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“I wanna say thank you to God for keeping me. Thank you to my friends and family for listening to me rant and complain all the time…Y’all can finally breathe.”

See her TikTok post below:

Reactions trail Nigerian lady's graduation in US

Her story triggered reactions on TikTok, as many people congratulated the nursing graduate on her academic feat.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions from the social media platform.

Eniola Margaret said:

"Congratulations my sister🥹❤️I miss you and I’m soooo proud of you."

tejusofine said:

"Babyyyyy I’m so excited for what is to come, congratulations my love."

licent7 said:

"Girlllll🥺🥺9 years I feel you . Congratulations."

Opeoluwa said:

"Congratulations pretty Nurse."

Ann said:

"Nurse blessing in the building."

Adedoyin Adebanjo said:

"My love keep making us proud."

K3molala said:

"You did that! Congratulations."

Eniola Margaret said:

"Okay I teared up at the caption!!"

RHED said:

"Congratulations 🎉🎊 my baby."
A Nigerian nursing graduate bags degree from US university after 9 years abroad
A Ngerian lady bags nursing degree from US university. Photo: @opzysofine
Source: TikTok

Another graduate of the University of Ibadan shared how he had planned on graduating with a second-class upper division, but ended up with a first-class

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The young man said he fed on the mindset that UI was hard, which made him aim for a 2:1.

He stated that when he got a perfect CGPA in 100-level, he decided to put in more effort and worked towards graduating with a first class.

In a related story, UNILAG's best graduating student shared how he was rejected by the University of Ibadan after trying to secure admission to study medicine and surgery.

LASU BGS shares admission experience

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Lagos State University's (LASU) best graduating student opened up about her admission experience.

She also shared the study secrets that helped her in school and why she ended up writing UTME twice.

In an insightful interview with Legit.ng, the young lady shared her admission struggle, experience in school, and future goals.

Source: Legit.ng

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Victoria Nwahiri (Human Interest Editor) Victoria Nwahiri is an award-winning Reuters-certified journalist with 5+ years of experience in digital, social media, and print journalism. She has extensively covered lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest stories that have impacted and attracted top policymakers. She is currently a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng and can be reached via victoria.nwahiri@corp.legit.ng

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