A young Nigerian woman named Angela Sughnen who was expelled for examination misconduct in her final year perseveres and achieves a first-class degree in Agriculture upon returning to school.
Angela obtained her Bachelor of Agriculture Technology in Crop Production at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Nigeria.
Narrating her story, she wrote on Facebook that she was in her fourth year as an undergraduate student at a university in Nigeria, doing well academically, with a second-class upper-division grade before the unfortunate incident happened.
She said she was excelling and making progress however, in her first semester she faced the possibility of being expelled because she engaged in examination misconduct.
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Angela said the unfortunate decision led to her downfall from the position of success and achievement she believed she had reached. She said she was broken, insulted, mocked, and so many people were disappointed in hand with depression setting in.
She expressed how much she loves school, especially studying agriculture. However, despite the challenges and difficult times she faced, she did not give up instead she took action immediately and applied to another university.
”Everyone who knows me personally knows how much I love school and the idea of it and most importantly the idea of being an Agricultural student, so you can imagine how broken I was to be in the position of getting expelled from the university, it was the most difficult period of my life,” Angela said.
”However, in the middle of all these struggles and pains which seemed unbearable, I picked myself up, even before I’ll be formally expelled I took the necessary steps and applied to study in another university and thankfully I got admission to study again at the New university,” she added.
Fortunately, Angela gained admission into Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University. She stated that she packed her bags on a Monday and went to the new school without fully understanding what they were doing.
She mentioned that everything at the new school was different, including the people and the culture, which made her feel broken. Despite feeling this way, Angela said she was determined to start over and make a difference.
Angela said she focused on studying and taking exams without any form of misconduct, as she believed in keeping her side of the deal with God for the help they received.
”Don’t talk to me as I’ll definitely not talk to you! I wrote every single paper from the first to the last exam this time without giving or receiving an “a”, devoid of even the tiniest form of exams misconduct, because if God had to help me I had to keep my side of the deal,” she said.
She stated that she is glad to have persevered and with determination, she earned her bachelor’s degree in her most desired field.
Angela said she shared her story to encourage those in similar situations. She stated that once a mistake has been made and cannot be corrected, even if it seems unfair to you, the best course of action is to accept the situation, move forward, and take the necessary steps to make things right.
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