LASU Best Graduating Student Wrote JAMB Seven Times
A pregnant woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Orefuwa, the Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating students in 2015/2016, says she wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) seven times before gaining admission.
The heavily pregnant student, graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.74 in Accounting Education.
Orefuwa, 29, who revealed this during the institution’s 21st convocation on Wednesday held in Lagos noted that the journey through the institution did not come easy but with determination and motivation.
She said that in the process of seeking for university admission, she started a professional career in accounting.
“The journey through the institution was not easy; it took me seven years of writing the UTME before I finally gained admission in 2012. I also applied for direct entry three times at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
“During this period of waiting, I started professional career at the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) in 2007 and became qualified as an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 2010,’’Orefuwa said.
She said that she wanted to study accounting but fate brought her to education, adding that she enjoyed every bit of it and never dreamt of coming out with a first class and becoming the best student.
According to her, self-determination and motivation through her father’s insisting on academic excellence give her an edge.
“My aim is to get my first degree certificate after several years of waiting and to satisfy my dad, who has been insisting on academic certificate before professional certificate. He would always say to me then that I have put the cart before the horse”, she said.