I have been observing these for a long time now that its sometimes seems mysterious to me.

Why do Nigerian universities often changes Someone else's course of application ? I have seen people with higher jamb scores and amazing post Utme score and good O level result and yet, they end up being admitted to a different course.

I had a neighbor who was good in science, I mean extremely good in science subjects, he wrote jamb and hit extremely above his course requirement by far, he floored his O level result, he wanted studying mechanical engineering. He's so good with machines that I sometimes watch him do crazy things.... He wanted nurturing that talent by applying an engineering course only to be given "ADULT EDUCATION"

He has been at home for about 3 years now, he will write jamb and hit the point, post utme and hit the point and still yet no admission!

He even told me that he saw someone with a lesser mark and was admitted in mechanical engineering.... And most of then are actually not with so much higher point but was still admitted to mech engineering.....

As a person I think we would academically perform best if given opportunities to be in our dream course as the love and passion for it has been there......

I don't see this common in UK or US Universities.

Why is this so common in Nigerian universities?

When you give people power without a way of checking excesses. Things happen.

Nigeria always builds systems where they give people power without a way of checkmating it.

Jamb or whatever is the name is supposed to be a body that regulates admission.

They can come to any school and audit admission process.

But alas, they are toothless bulldogs, that any VC can subvert their policy at will.

Any school can decide to give anybody admission and nobody says jack.

What I observed is that they prioritize admission to people who do their remedial or pre-degree courses irrespective of their score.

Then followed by money bags and people with the connection.

Then if any is left, those who merit it can go in.

In the sense, it's all about the money, the people who did predegree have lined the pockets of the VC with their exorbitant fees. Think about 5k students multiply by 50k each per year. And the federal government is not going to ask them to account for this money.

@ Op.
Your mistake started when u mentioned UK & U.S
u should compare Nigerian Educational System with other profound african countries first b4 leapfroqqinq to foreign.

No try this mistake nxt time abeq.