I had a carry over, but I still finished with a FIRST CLASS

Yeah, the headline is shocking right? Well, this story is to encourage those who have lost their faith in their academic journey. As you read this story, let it inspire you and be a source of motivation.

My name is Omileye Joseph Ayomikun, a fresh graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University. My journey was very tough and I faced a lot of challenges. I had a carry over which really affected me, but I summed up courage and finished with 4.62 CGPA.

How did the incident happen?

Well, when I was in part one, I had the mindset to be the BEST, but life happened when I made a mistake during my first semester examination that led to that tragic event which is carryover. It happened that the course was SSC 101. 80 questions were set by the examiner, but the actual number was 79. My answers contradicted from number 15, due to the numbering and I didn’t notice, because I was so focused during the exam.

So, the information passed by the examiner was not clear to me. All my mates finished at 79, while I finished at 80. It was OMR though

After I left the exam hall, I asked a friend of mine, the number he finished at was 79, while I finished at 80. Due to fear of failure, we both ran back to the examination venue and discovered that they had left. We decided to run to our Faculty to meet a Lecturer and he led us to meet the HOD.

The HOD told my friend to thank God that he did the right thing. I was really confused after he said that. I met my part adviser and he told me there is nothing he could do about it. It happened that they released the first five results which were As. SSC 101 was the last course that was released which I saw F on the portal. I thought I was on the verge of having 5.0 that semester, but the devil shocked me with the result.

I cried, felt very pained, tried to find solution, but all to no avail. That semester made me end up with 4.17 because of an F.

I used that to motivate myself and make sure I have nothing less than a B and also nothing less than 4.5 every semester, which I later achieved. All these happened despite combining academics with hustling.

I started with 4.17, but ended with 4.62. All thanks to God whose love is the best.

When you fail, don’t take it as the end of the world. It can be frustrating, you can have suicidal thoughts, but don’t let it overwhelm you.