A nursing graduate from Edwin Clark University has shared her academic journey after missing a First Class degree by only 0.1 points. The young lady, known as @iam._ese on TikTok, revealed that she felt disappointed for a long time because she did not achieve the specific grade she had worked for.
Overcoming Disappointment
Despite her initial disappointment, she emerged as the Best Graduating Student in her department. In her post, she encouraged other students to remain disciplined regardless of their grades. She noted that her final CGPA was 4.4, just 0.1 points shy of the First Class division she had prayed for during her time at the university.
According to the graduate, the feeling of missing her target almost made her lose sight of her progress. For a long time, she was hesitant to share her story because of the grade. She said: 'For a while, the disappointment almost made me forget the bigger picture. It almost made me ignore the testimony God had written in my life. Because when I look back at my journey, I know my strength alone could never, I repeat never would have brought me this far.'
Celebrating Success
Despite not hitting the 4.5 mark, @iam._ese was honored as the Best Graduating Student in the Nursing department. She shared a video of herself in her graduation gown, celebrating the achievement and choosing gratitude over her initial regrets. In her words: 'I refuse to let the grade I didn’t get silence the testimony I did receive. Maybe I didn’t graduate with a First Class… but I graduated with evidence that God carried me through.'
The post stirred reactions online. A lounge wear vendor in Warri commented: 'Girlll u worked so hard right from childhood as ur classmate till secondary I always saw the zeal in you, we literally have same story I didn’t get the first class but I was best graduating student in my department. God is good.' Another user, heyy._itserica, said: 'Omooooo. Thank God, at least you got the BGS. Remember that one time you almost crase when you saw that one result. Thank God for Mercy.'
