After JAMB, What Next? Must-Ask Questions and Smart Moves Every UTME Candidate Should Know!
Everything you need to know and do while you wait for admission following JAMB is covered in this post. Grab a seat, and let’s take a ride!
Many applicants believe that sitting an admission exam or getting screened into their desired school is over once they have achieved high scores on the Unified Tertiary Examination (UTME). They simply wait for the door to open and entry to arrive. Conversely, those who receive extremely poor scores often give up on the year’s admissions process entirely. As you wait to get admitted to your ideal school, this article will help you understand what you should know, do, and what questions to ask yourself.
The fact that some applicants selected and typed the incorrect subjects when registering for the UTME is unsettling. You saw that correctly, yes! Despite the fact that every course or discipline has mandatory courses you must write for the UTME, some applicants will actively select subjects they will perform higher in. This is really awful, and it can even prevent you from enrolling in the course of your dreams. The terms “Post-UTME” and “departmental cut-off mark” may be unfamiliar to some candidates; we’ll cover these and many other topics in this post.
Self-Reflection Questions and Things to Know and Do Following JAMB
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Did you select and write the appropriate UTME subjects?
As previously said, many UTME applicants purposefully—and occasionally unintentionally—select courses in which they excel while registering for the exam. The majority of UTME applicants think that JAMB is solely focused on score. All you do is write a high JAMB score. However, I now inform you that this is not totally accurate. Even if you receive a score of 300 or above, you may still be turned down for admission to your desired course if you select the incorrect topics. I’ll give you an example from real life that happened a few years ago.
A UTME candidate selects computer science as his preferred field of study, but he did not select mathematics as one of the required topics when registering for the exam. As anticipated, he performed well on the UTME and was accepted to pursue computer science, his dream course. However, when he was cleared, the department’s admissions officer discovered that he had failed the mathematics exam, which was required to study computer science.
He was denied admission at that instant, but was later offered admission to another course; Library Science, which was because the subjects he wrote during UTME did not qualify him to study Computer Science but rather they qualified him to study Library Science. This was even a good turn of events. Imagine Library science in that institution, at the time had a lot of applicants, do you think the institution will switch him? Of course not.
Because there weren’t many applicants for Library Science at this institution, they were able to accept him. You may not be this fortunate. Since he performed so well on JAMB, you might argue that the institution was unfair, but let me remind you that every Nigerian institution has set criteria and rules that they cannot abide by, regardless of the circumstances or the parties involved.
Because there weren’t many applications for Library Science at this institution, they were able to accept him. You may not be this fortunate. Given that he performed so well on JAMB, you could argue that the institution was unfair, but let me remind you that every Nigerian institution has set norms and rules that they cannot abide by under any circumstances. In this instance, the UTME candidate has greater responsibility since he ought to have studied the JAMB Brochure, which would have informed him of the appropriate subjects to take on the UTME.
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In a nutshell, the JAMB Brochure is a book that lists all of the prerequisites for every course and school that is provided in Nigeria. You’re good to go if, after reading the JAMB Brochure, you find that you wrote the exact courses. You have the choice to change the institution or the course you applied for during the Change of Course/Institution process if you did not select and write the appropriate courses.
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Are you old enough?
Did you know that, with the exception of certain private institutions, the minimum age to enroll in practically all Nigerian higher institutions is sixteen (16) years old? You should be aware that, even with a high UTME score, you will not be admitted to any public or state-owned institutions if you are under 16 and were able to register for JAMB. It is suggested that you either wait until you reach adulthood or look for an alternative, such private institutions.
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In your O-level, did you write the right subjects?
I won’t go into too much detail because this is similar to the first point above: you can be confident that you won’t be admitted if you didn’t write the appropriate O-level subjects that will qualify you for the course you want to do at your ideal university. To find out how many credits you need for your O-level and which topics are most important, you should also consult the JAMB brochure.
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How are you getting ready for the post-UTME exam?
All Nigerian institutions administer the Post-UTME, or Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, to JAMBites in order to qualify them for admission. For some institutions, the CBT exam is written in-school; for others, it may be administered online; for still others, it may be a simple in-school screening of the candidates’ qualifications. You ought to be able to anticipate what your chosen university would be like at this point. I’m referring to the type of post-UTME screening activity that they typically host. Don’t worry if you’re here and still unsure of what to anticipate; we’ve got you covered. You can find out this information right now by reading your preferred school’s Post-UTME announcements.
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How are you getting ready for the post-UTME screening at your school?
What you do not know, you cannot prepare for. This essentially means that you cannot prepare if you are unaware of the type of Post-UTME screening exercise that your preferred institution uses. Please go back to the previous point if you are still unsure. If you are aware of it, you will suggest that you begin obtaining your credentials and check for previous questions as necessary. I’ll demonstrate how to properly prepare for the Post-UTME in one of my next articles. I wish you luck!
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