Students should be receptive to favourable chances available to them while on campus, This is according to a Nigerian man who graduated from the University of Debrecen with a perfect GPA of 5.0.
Oluwatosin Olowoyeye received a fully-funded scholarship to complete his master’s degree in a Hungarian university.
The young man said he didn’t bag a first-class in his first degree even when he was chasing only academics.
Oluwatosin Olowoyeye, a young Nigerian man who graduated from the University of Debrecen with a perfect GPA of 5.0, has taken to social media to inspire students that they can chase other opportunities even while studying.
Taking to his LinkedIn page, Olowoyeye said he bagged a fully-funded scholarship to the Hungarian university and didn’t waste any opportunity that crossed his path.
Oluwatosin Olowoyeye graduated with 5.0 GPA
In his words:
“Fast forward, to my master’s program both the one I just finished here and the one I didn’t complete back at home before I landed a fully-funded scholarship to study here in Hungary, I can say I didn’t waste any opportunity that crossed my path, I was also intentional about acquiring skills.”
He learnt from his mistakes
The young man learnt from the mistakes he made when he was an undergraduate. He said he was busy chasing after academics alone.
Despite his focus on academics, Olowoyeye didn’t graduate with a first-class.
He said:
“As an undergraduate, I was just busy chasing after academics, in the end, I didn’t even finish with a first-class. I was just oblivious of many opportunities that were available at my disposal right there on campus.”