After Nigerian Man's Letter, US University Completely Deletes Nigeria from English Test List
- Florida State University, United States, has fully exempted Nigeria from its list of countries whose students are required to take an English test
- This came after a Nigerian-Canadian academic, Dr Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi, wrote to the university to advocate for the removal
- Speaking exclusively with Legit.ng, Dr Olumuyiwa named a foreign varsity that rejected his letter for students from African-speaking countries to be exempted from the English test
A win for Nigerians as Florida State University, US, has fully waived the English test for applicants from Nigeria.
Dr Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi, an accomplished scientist, had written to the US varsity on August 7 to advocate for the full exemption of Nigerian applicants after noticing that only some departments in the institution waived the English test for his countrymen.
Source: Twitter
Dr Olumuyiwa reacts to Florida varsity response
An excited Dr Olumuyiwa shared the breakthrough on X and the response he got from Florida State University. The response he got read:
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"Hi Dr. Igbalajobi.
"Thank you for your email and interest in Florida State University.
"In order to meet minimum university admission requirements, an applicant whose native language is not English, must provide English Language Proficiency results. The results must meet minimum university requirements and any additional department requirements.
"However, international applicants who have earned their degree (BA or higher) from Nigeria are NOT required to submit an English language proficiency exam.
"Sincerely."
Dr Olumuyiwa effecting global change through dialogue
Dr Olumuyiwa stated that he has written to over 200 universities worldwide to advocate for the exemption of Africans from English-speaking countries and has had success in his advocacy. He wrote on LinkedIn:
"In my struggle to advocate for the exemption of applicants from English-speaking African countries from the English test over the last two years, I have written to over 200 universities across the globe and successfully used dialogue to make a meaningful change. Trust me, some of these institutions need to be reminded that we are indeed an English-speaking country! We all know what we are doing."
Foreign varsity rejects Dr Olumuyiwa's appeal
When quizzed about how he felt after Florida State University (FSU) heeded his appeal, Dr Olumuyiwa told Legit.ng:
"This is really commendable and timely especially for applicants from Nigeria applying to FSU who might have thought they needed to write the test."
Legit.ng asked Dr Olumuyiwa if there has ever been a case where his letter was rejected, and he revealed Chatham University recently did so.
The academic said he was shocked by the reply he got from the United States school.
See his tweet below:
People praised Dr Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi
@OlowofoyehanOlu said:
"Dr. Please help work on that of Montana State University. English proficiency test is waived for Ghanaian whereas it is mandatory for Nigerians."
@ErinleTunji said:
"You are a mentor and advocate for Nigerians in terms of advancement in education."
@themediamami said:
"Dr. You’re doing well sir. And their app fee is so cheap. FSU here I come by the special grace of God."
@Hampo_Chima said:
"No one should disturb about politics. U are doing more than the president already."
@Mikemandy7 said:
"Weldone Prof. I noticed also from my individual research on some schools that accepted GRE last admission cycle,no longer accept it. In their words " doesn't determine success for graduate school" I don't know if some other persons have noticed this in some programs page."
@Ibilero said:
"Thank you Dr. @olumuyiwaayo.
"To be sincere, your efforts will leave a lasting impact on our generation and those to come.
"Thanks for rooting for us. 🙏"
@akinseteolami1 said:
"Thank you for your continued support sir. Sir please kindly help us in contacting.
"University of Reading as they only extend exemptions to graduates from Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria, University of Lagos and Covenant University."
Nigeria deleted from English proficiency list
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a top Canadian university had removed Nigeria from its English proficiency list.
Henceforth, Nigerian citizens applying for admission into Athabasca University, Canada, will not have to worry about the English proficiency test, as it has been waived.
The waiver came after Dr Igblajobi sent a protest letter to the school, enumerating reasons why Nigerians should not have to take an English test.
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Victor Duru (Editor) Victor Duru is a Reuters-trained award-winning journalist with over 4 years of working experience in the media industry. He holds a B.Sc in Management Studies from Imo State University, where he was a Students' Union Government Director of Information. Victor is a human interest editor, strategic content creator, freelancer and a Google-certified digital marketer. His work has been featured on US news media Faith It. He can be reached via victor.duru@corp.legit.ng
Dr Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi (Scholarship expert and CEO of Scholarship Cafe) Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi (PhD) is an educationist based in Canada. He is the founder of Scholarship Carfe, a body that helps Nigerians to secure scholarships abroad. Igbalajobi provides informed insights on scholarship-related matters on his X (Twitter) page regularly.
