“CGPA of 4.92 out of 5”: Nigerian Lady Turns Her Fear of the Unknown into First-class Degree

“CGPA of 4.92 out of 5”: Nigerian Lady Turns Her Fear of the Unknown into First-class Degree

  • A Nigerian lady wrote a letter to herself to overcome her fear of the unknown before starting her undergraduate program in Automotive Engineering
  • She graduated with a first-class degree at a CGPA of 4.92 out of 5, despite having no interest in engineering at first
  • She shared her story to inspire other young people who are facing similar challenges and uncertainties

Funmilayo Adeeye, a Nigerian lady has shared her inspiring story of how she overcame her doubts and fears to graduate with a first-class degree in Automotive Engineering from Elizade University.

The graduate revealed that she wrote a letter to herself two weeks before starting her undergraduate program on October 7, 2018. In the letter, she expressed her worries about the future and the course she was admitted to study.

Photo of Funmilayo Adeeye
Graduates in flying colours. Photo credit: Funmilayo Adeeye/LinkedIn
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Funmilayo said she had no interest in engineering at that time and had considered other career choices such as doctor, surgeon, and pilot. She was clueless about what she wanted to do after secondary school and had a “mid-life crisis”.

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However, she decided to make the best of the situation and wrote herself a letter to motivate herself.

Five years later, she proved herself beyond doubts, graduated with a first-class honors degree at a CGPA of 4.92 out of 5. She got straight As in eight out of 10 semesters and was amazed by her own performance.

See her LinkedIn post HERE

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady has shared her inspiring story of how she overcame the challenges of being a single mom and a student at the same time.

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The lady, posted a series of tweets on X with her photos, revealing she got pregnant in her 200Level at the university and had no financial support from her family.

As posted in the X handle @loveswaggs11, she said she had to work hard to balance her academics and motherhood, and she faced many difficulties along the way.

Source: Legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.