Without GRE, TOEFL or Interview, Nigerian Lady with 2.2 Gets Fully Funded Scholarship to Study in US

Without GRE, TOEFL or Interview, Nigerian Lady with 2.2 Gets Fully Funded Scholarship to Study in US

  • A Nigerian lady would be continuing her education in the United States after she secured a fully funded scholarship
  • Despite graduating with a second class lower in Nigeria, the young lady got the scholarship without Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
  • Interestingly, she was not also required to provide her Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score

A female graduate, Omokhefe Grace, has commenced her master's programme at Georgia State University in the United States thanks to a fully funded scholarship she got.

Celebrating Grace's feat, Oludayo Sokunbi, an admission and scholarship consultant, said she graduated with a 2.2 from the University of Ibadan (UI).

Joy as Nigerian lady gets full US scholarship with no interview despite graduating with 2.2
Grace got the scholarship without being required to submit her GRE or TOEFL test score. Photo Credit: @Oludeewon, Urbanuniversity
Source: Twitter

According to Oludayo, Grace's result hampered her pursuit of a scholarship, but she finally got one. He said she had been with him for four years.

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He said Grace got the scholarship without submitting a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) or doing any interview.

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He wrote:

"Omokhefe Grace @_omokhefe has been with me since 2020. She graduated from UI with a 2:2 in nutrition and that has affected her scholarship pursuit.
"Today, she in Georgia State University, USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ, fully-funded Msc scholarship after 4 years of CONSISTENCY.
"Degree: Msc Gerontology.
"No GRE, No TOEFL, NO Interview.
"What God cannot do does not what?"

See Oludayo Sokunbi's tweet below:

People celebrated Grace's US scholarship

@Abioduncecil said:

"Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰.
"I'm happy for her.
"What God cannot do does not exist."

@opeodedun said:

"I also graduated with 2:2 in Department of Biochemistry. My grade have really been concern that I wonโ€™t be able to get a fully funded scholarship."

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@EdionweB said:

"I was there from the beginning. Iโ€™m so happy for her. Patience and consistency is a virtue. Congratulations my Edo sis."

@YourlostBF said:

"Congratulations to her.
"Is she single? Jsyk I do long distance relationship ๐Ÿ˜Š."

@SundayS59394381 said:

"If no be bad government why person go dey happy to go another man country."

@SoulzWorld said:

"She's a darling. Always available during my wife's UK visa process. Such a great team member you've got. Congratulations to her."

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a lady who graduated with a 2.2 had bagged two scholarships.

Lady with 2.2 bags US scholarship

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a lady who graduated with a 2.2 had secured a fully funded scholarship to study in the United States.

An excited Oluwakemi announced her academic feat on TikTok with inspiring pictures. She started her TikTok post with a picture of herself appearing worried, perhaps bothered by opinions that people with 2.2 may have difficulty getting scholarships.

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The next picture showed a document from a foreign university after she finally secured a fully funded scholarship. Other pictures showed her with white folks as she moved to the US for her scholarship. People wondered how she pulled it off.

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