The #MyUTMEXperience is a movement to help encourage people via experiences of the events that took place during waiting period of other individuals, before University admission, and the lessons learnt

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Life is a journey with problems to solve, lessons to learn but most of all, EXPERIENCES to enjoy.

As we all journey through life let's not forget that a mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimension.

If we could sell our experience for what they cost us, we'd be multi millionaires, or maybe more.

Nothing teaches us better than our experience. Every experience makes us grow!!!

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Many years before I got into school, I had everything planned out, from where to school, my course, where I would work after school and all. But after I finished secondary school, I waited for 5years before settling for a school and a particular course.
What have I been doing for five years? Here are the things I struggled with for 5years. Regrets, low self esteem, pressure both at home and in church.I finished secondary school in 2010 and never bothered taking Jamb because of my terrible Olevel results, I got a Jamb form the next year, studied, prayed and when the result came out I had 192, sadly for me, I chose University of Lagos as first choice which made me illegible to take the utme exams. I went for the polytechnic exams at yabatech and I couldn't meet the cut off mark. I almost died of depression and hate. I took Jamb the second year and the result dropped compare to what I had the previous year so I didn't bother going for utme exams.

At this point I wasn't listening, I had no mentor, got more confused about course and school tho it was planned out before I finished secondary school, never knew I have been working in other people's plans and purposes, whatever my friends wants was all I wanted . Pathetic! I didn't realize I have a purpose, wanting to fit in another person's destiny.

I remember my church members coming out to give testimonies on how they gained admissions into various institutions. I hated Sunday services' because I knew someone somewhere is either back from school or on the move to school. Life became very miserable for me, hell became pleasurable.

I fasted and prayed! Guess what? Nothing happened. At some point I went to learn a trade because there were opinions that I might succeed learning fashion designing, so I started my journey. During this period, all my oga knows was *Bolaji, go and buy fried yam for me, go and buy needle*I was always buying something at every 60seconds, I did that for few months, became more frustrated and left.(didn't know I was doing myself) Off to church again and my pastor always says 'Tell your neighbor to go to school, why are you still at home' Asif school is the only reason for existence. Maybe I should have asked for directions from God, maybe I should have learnt that trade. Maybe the society shouldn't have told us school was our only way out. Maybe I should have built capacity. Maybe I should have studied better. Maybe I should have done runs (exam malpractice).

Hmmm! At some point I applied for a part time program in yabatech,a gentle and virtuous woman as people would say registered me without issuing receipts,she told me all was okay and I should start classes. I believed in her because she works as an administrative officer in yabatech, I started classes, bought textbooks, submitted assignments and I was excited about the school and kept announcing to family and friends that I was a student in yabatech.

Drama started when the school announced to us that we should start clearance:this includes your admission letter, medical clearance, references and so on. So I went to my god mother and she advised that I shouldn't go for any clearance that everything was going to be fine, she even said 'have you forgotten that I am an administrative officer? I decide who gains admission or not'. (trust only God!sometimes we put our trust in persons, experiences, family, VC, lecturer, and so on. God wants us to trust Him, He is the only way out.) I was already frustrated about everything then I went back to my god mother and I said 'ma, I can't attempt clearance because you have my registration slip with you, I don't even  know if I was offered an admission'  she became very angry and said 'ooooo oooo, go and relax! Attend classes, don't worry about anything or anybody.'

To cut the long story short Ehn, I wasn't registered!! (Yes, people can be very heartless, I know.) She could have told me if she needed money or something, but she didn't... Instead of staying another year at home, I explained everything to my mum, She felt very bad but there was nothing we could do because form was off for the year. So she advised I go into teaching since I have always wanted to be a teacher from childhood. I never liked the idea of going into (Education) because I felt Teachers are not well appreciated and respected compare to other career. After much plead and advice, I obtained the form, registered and was offered an admission to study English Language.

Lessons learnt: There's nothing impossible with God. Do not trust anybody regardless of who the person is. Find purpose and know God's will for your life. If I had understood God's purpose for my life, I wouldn't have gone through all I went through. #MyUTMEXperience for some of you, the Lord is warning you about that particular course, that school. Please get a mentor and study!! You must study!!! perhaps you do not gain admission this year, please don't give up. 'Education is the greatest weapon against poverty' Rewrite the exam, build your confidence, pray and learn a trade, find something doing.

Challenges are set in our way sometimes to force us into what we were meant to be. I love teaching, but I had wanted to be like my friends, go to the University and get a BSc. It's not my fault though, society doesn't recognize college of educations or teaching Institutes. But this is what God wants for me. It is my purpose.

I am now a proud student of NTI studying English Language and in my 300L. This is my story.

I am Ogundipe Abolaji Sunday.

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