Schooling as an average Nigerian is something that is highly valued because most people believe that is the only sure way to be useful in the society and I also think so too. I've always wished to go to the university immediately after my secondary education but unfortunately for me it didn't work out as I expected. At first it was my o'level that was not good and I had to take another examination because without an o'level result it would be impossible to gain admission into any university.
At that time, my sister has already gotten admission to a state university and that cost quite a lot of money so I lost interest in taking the exam the next year and I focused more on making money so I can support my family in any little way I could. Then I had no job that pays monthly but I get little income from making hair do for people and that helped a lot. So one year passed and it was another year so I started attending tutorials to help me learn some things because at that time I had forgotten so many things.
Immediately the form came out, it took sometime before I bought it because the amount had increased. To cut the story short, I wrote the exam and I did a lot better this time and then I took JAMB examination but I didn't get up to my cut off mark but then I still went ahead to take the school exam just in case I get lucky but unfortunately for me I missed the exam because all federal school went on strike. So I missed another chance to get into school and that was my third year already.
I took another JAMB the following year which I did well and I had to travel to another state to write the school's exam which I failed also. It was becoming really heart breaking at this point but then I tried as much as I could to stay positive and hopeful. Luckily for me, I still had the chance to take another school's exam and I took that opportunity. This time I did a little better but then federal and some state universities went on strike again and that affected me again because I lost track of time and I missed my admission. Although it wasn't what I had applied for I was given and that was the reason I didn't feel too bad about it.
At this point I already lost all hope of going to school that year and I felt miserable at some point too. Well, in all of these I still felt happy and a bit fulfilled because I got to know about Hive. And it made me wonder if I would have ever gotten to be on hive the time I did if I had gotten admission on my first trial. Now I know how much things I've learnt since I joined hive and I doubt if I would have gotten those knowledge elsewhere.
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Knowing Hive was the reward I got for waiting for five years without gaining admission into a university to further my studies. It may look small to some persons but it was really huge for me. Well, I'm already working on gaining admission this year but I still don't know what the future holds for me but I know I won't loss hope. I know that God has a better plan for me and I will just keep giving my best to whatever opportunity that comes my way. I do believe that all of the failures I've experienced in these past years are all blessings in disguise, pushing me to where I need to be.
This is my response to the weekly topic in the Hivelearner's community. Until next time, stay AWESOME and JIGGY!!!
