spiritualmubi:
Hello good day Docs. I really need your advice on this. I will be starting 300 level next year January in my Botany program, but I have this passion to sit for jamb again and go for medicine. I was recently advised to complete this current degree of mine but due to me not loving this course and also the notion that when you want something so bad you should go for it at the moment,what do you guys think?
PS: I will be 27 next year, I have spent 5 years already due to a reoccurring illness of mine which made me to defer a semester, and also due to the strike and covid
2. I have financial issues at the moment, as I don't have a source of income.
Guys to be frank I really need advice on what should be my next line of action. Cause I always tell my self to focus on my current program but always finding my self wanting to go for medicine again.

Dvd4:


*My candid advice*

Don't quit what you are already doing. Afterall you are almost through.

However, you could still sit for Jamb now, if luckily you gain admission, then you could defer the admission till you are ready.

I don't think you should consider quitting anything.

The God who have seen you through all these years won't allow you fall.

Clinton39:


Hello bro,
I might not be in the best position to advise you as I am also an aspirant and I need advice too. But nevertheless I will give you my honest advice.

1. Do not quit your current program until you have your Medicine admission letter in your hands.
2. Take UTME next year. Pray to God for a Good score. If you get the admission, then it is up to you to either defer the admission and complete your current program or, Abandon your current program and begin Medicine.

Or,

3. Finish your current program, strive to get a good grade(first class or 2.1), There are schools that accept Botany for D.E into medicine.

4. As for finance, I believe it is God that provides. He will surely come through for you

In all, never forget the God factor, pray to Him for guidance and I believe He will direct you on the right path to follow.

See you at the top.
God bless you.

Dvd4:


*My candid advice*

Don't quit what you are already doing. Afterall you are almost through.

However, you could still sit for Jamb now, if luckily you gain admission, then you could defer the admission till you are ready.

I don't think you should consider quitting anything.

The God who have seen you through all these years won't allow you fall.

Clinton39:


Hello bro,
I might not be in the best position to advise you as I am also an aspirant and I need advice too. But nevertheless I will give you my honest advice.

1. Do not quit your current program until you have your Medicine admission letter in your hands.
2. Take UTME next year. Pray to God for a Good score. If you get the admission, then it is up to you to either defer the admission and complete your current program or, Abandon your current program and begin Medicine.

Or,

3. Finish your current program, strive to get a good grade(first class or 2.1), There are schools that accept Botany for D.E into medicine.

4. As for finance, I believe it is God that provides. He will surely come through for you

In all, never forget the God factor, pray to Him for guidance and I believe He will direct you on the right path to follow.

See you at the top.
God bless you.

spiritualmubi:
Boss, what do you suggest I do to get rid of brain fog, considering the fact that I might sit for Jamb and to be able to also graduate with good grades. I have difficulty concentrating while reading and also retention problem, It could be due to the prescribed medication I am on. My doctors suggest I should excercise what do you suggest Boss? And do you think I can cope with the Jamb and putme preps?
PS: I was diagnosed to have schizophrenia when I was 18.

Tyg3rFvry:
My bosses in the house please advise me

I am a UI mbbs aspirant but I live in middle belt far closer to UNN than UI

339.6 is my calculated UNN aggregate and I am an Abia state Indigene

However I'll need to do change of institution

Please advice me, is it worth attempting to get into UI? Or should I apply to UNN? What about the kidnappings and insecurity in the east please factor this in as you drop your suggestions.

Thank!

Ruggedfighter:
339.6 should guarantee you a spot in UNN medicine, all things being equal. My advice is that, change your institution there as you have no guarantee in UI whatsoever. As for insecurities, as far as I'm concerned, nowhere in this country is safe, so that shouldn't be an issue. Na God dey protect all of us. Do what you have to do, medicine is medicine everywhere, UNN is even a good school too.

Clinton39:


What about UNN's infamy for over admitting students and then cutting them off drastically?

Ruggedfighter:
They've stopped that, they no longer admit recklessly.

Clinton39:


Sorry to hear about your condition, brother

These are my takes

1. Retention issues are best handled by repetition. Read the material over and over again.

2. Take breaks in between study to consolidate knowledge, and try to get enough sleep.

3. Take your doctor's advice. Exercise actually does a lot for the body than we think.

4. In prepping for UTME and handling your school works, have a working time table, and make sure you follow it consistently. If you start now, you have more than ample time to go through the UTME syllabus.

God help you in everything you do.
Merci.

spiritualmubi:
Amen boss, thanks.
Like which schools accept Botany for D.E into medicine?

Clinton39:

NDU accepts

a) ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry, Biology and Physics with a minimum of 10 points at not more than two (2) sittings.

b) a B.Sc. with a minimum of second class upper division in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics and Botany.


UNIBEN accepts

a) at least three (3) ‘A’ level passes not more than C or a minimum of 12 points in Biology or Zoology, Physics and Chemistry at not more than one (1) sitting.

b) at least a Second Class Upper Division from a recognised University in either B.Sc Biological Sciences or B.Sc. Medical Sciences. (UNIBEN does not state the disciplines, but I think biological sciences should include botany).


Source: JAMB Brochure

spiritualmubi:
thanks bro, which uni is NDU? and are these the only universities that accept?

spiritualmubi:
Boss, what do you suggest I do to get rid of brain fog, considering the fact that I might sit for Jamb and to be able to also graduate with good grades. I have difficulty concentrating while reading and also retention problem, It could be due to the prescribed medication I am on. My doctors suggest I should excercise what do you suggest Boss? And do you think I can cope with the Jamb and putme preps?
PS: I was diagnosed to have schizophrenia when I was 18.

horpeyemmi66:

I think the Doctors might be correct as regards the exercise as a TEDx video I watched was where a researcher explained that exercising, jogging in particular results in the production of new brain neurones.

2 hamsters were used. One was placed in a cage with a wheel and the other, a cage without a wheel. It was observed that the one with the wheel in it's cage had produced lots of new brain neurones as compared with the hamster without a wheel in it's cage.

As regards Botany and Medicine, finish your Botany then reappraise your situation as regards Medicine and how you'd be sorting yourself financial wise after school since the dynamics are now different as you cannot ask for money from home the way you used to while studying Botany. I hope you're on medications too.

Overall, I wish you the very best.

Vitamin17:


Thanks

LordPauling:
pls don't go to FUTA ur score is high enough for UI the only thing is that u should be patient cause that futa is a new school and hasn't gotten mdcn accreditation pls don't waste ur score dia cause even if u gain admission u will suffer two things (ASUU strike and accreditation problems ) honestly that accreditation issue alone can drive u crazy

Eben331:


What makes you think he will suffer the two things you aforementioned if you choose FUTA. FUTA is not the only University that ASUU strike affected. It affects UI also, so what point are you driving at? You can't jump into conclusion easily that FUTA will have accreditation problem. It is not even up to three years they started Medicine. Stop making FUTA look bad if you are trying to persuade him to choose UI. You are trying to bad-mouth a school just because you want to showcase another school.

MrEgghead:
You think it's that easy. Every medical school in Nigeria usually passes through the phase of accredition hitches, it's almost an unwritten rule. Even the first set at UI finished their MBBS degrees in London. UNIBEN and IFE finished theirs somewhere else and that privilege is no longer available. The aspirants should just be aware of all these in order to make wise decisions. If they think they can bear the risk of facing accreditation problems and probably spending up to 9-10 yrs, then that's good them. It's the just info and expectations that are important.

MrEgghead:
You think it's that easy. Every medical school in Nigeria usually passes through the phase of accredition hitches, it's almost an unwritten rule. Even the first set at UI finished their MBBS degrees in London. UNIBEN and IFE finished theirs somewhere else and that privilege is no longer available. The aspirants should just be aware of all these in order to make wise decisions. If they think they can bear the risk of facing accreditation problems and probably spending up to 9-10 yrs, then that's good them. It's the just info and expectations that are important.

Eben331:


What makes you think he will suffer the two things you aforementioned if you choose FUTA. FUTA is not the only University that ASUU strike affected. It affects UI also, so what point are you driving at? You can't jump into conclusion easily that FUTA will have accreditation problem. It is not even up to three years they started Medicine. Stop making FUTA look bad if you are trying to persuade him to choose UI. You are trying to bad-mouth a school just because you want to showcase another school.

Clinton39:


Boss, not all medical schools experience accreditation issues. Take for instance, the university in my state (Rivers State), they started medicine in 2018 and not one week has been lost due to accreditation or strike. The first set that was admitted in 2018(400 level class) are preparing to write 3rd MB next week. It all depends on the seriousness of the government and management. The take off fund for the Rivers State University medical school was a whopping 7.6 Billion naira. If all state governments and the Federal government can be this committed, accreditation issues will be a thing of the past.

Clinton39:


Boss, not all medical schools experience accreditation issues. Take for instance, the university in my state (Rivers State), they started medicine in 2018 and not one week has been lost due to accreditation or strike. The first set that was admitted in 2018(400 level class) are preparing to write 3rd MB next week. It all depends on the seriousness of the government and management. The take off fund for the Rivers State University medical school was a whopping 7.6 Billion naira. If all state governments and the Federal government can be this committed, accreditation issues will be a thing of the past.

Dvd4:
E be like say you no truly understand the whole ACCREDITATION ISH.

The matter na to graduate them.

Currently, RSU is still partially accredited. Even at that though. Let's wait till the first set are graduated. Though, I hope things turn out good.

MrEgghead:
You think it's that easy. Every medical school in Nigeria usually passes through the phase of accredition hitches, it's almost an unwritten rule. Even the first set at UI finished their MBBS degrees in London. UNIBEN and IFE finished theirs somewhere else and that privilege is no longer available. The aspirants should just be aware of all these in order to make wise decisions. If they think they can bear the risk of facing accreditation problems and probably spending up to 9-10 yrs, then that's good them. It's the just info and expectations that are important.