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Stay Connected – the 2nd Tested and Trusted Approach to Gain Admission
I ought to have used, “stay informed” instead. But I’m aware without being connected; you’re losing out on being informed.
Admission in this part of the world or elsewhere needs constant and continual feedback. Candidates must know when activities are on – regards the schools being proposed.
This is where most admission seekers lose out.
Imagine writing UTME and scoring very high. But, due to your disconnection, you’re not aware of when the Post UTME forms of your schools were out. You didn’t know if the sales of such forms were extended. You didn’t know when and where entrance exams (or post UTME) would hold. You don’t know if such exams will be a computer-based test or a mere physical screening. You didn’t know when admission lists are out. You didn’t know if more lists were released aside from the first one. You didn’t know what next after being offered admission.
If you missed any of the above information, you could be on the train to unlucky land for that admission year.
As a consultant, I’ve seen and heard a series of complaints and excuses from applicants.
- I didn’t know they’ve been selling forms
- I didn’t know the test was postponed
- I wasn’t aware we had to submit our transcripts
- I wasn’t sure how to be following the school updates etc.
Sincerely, nobody cares.
With the thousands of aspirants chasing a few spaces at those institutions, I’m not sure a school will be chasing you around with information. Instead, you should be chasing them around.
How Can You Stay Connected and Be Informed About Admission Updates?
From experience, a student won’t know what is going on regarding his or her admission unless he or she can follow all or any of the following channels for updates.
1. Check the School Website/Admission Portal for Updates
This is the most recommended source of genuine and official news regards your admission progress.
First, ensure you know the official website of your proposed schools. Most schools’ websites end with the extension .edu.ng. For examples unilorin.edu.ng, ui.edu.ng, unilag.edu.ng, uncial.edu.ng, uniosun.edu.ng, uniben.edu.ng, lasu.edu.ng, uniport.edu.ng, uncial.edu.ng etc.
I’m sharing this with you because there are lots of fake websites being created by fraudsters/scammers out there. They’re patiently waiting for the innocent you to enter into their webs.
Kindly know your school’s website offhand and go straight to the website whenever you want to check for updates.
Using Google to search is good but if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you can just fall onto a scammer’s website.
A school will dedicate a part of its website homepage to share its latest news on the activities including post UTME, results, admission lists, and so on.
Should your school website has a newsletters option, you can subscribe to receive their posts through your email