I remember the pains that comes with writing JAMB twice after 3years of Secondary education. The annoying part was writing POST UTME, getting a very nice score and succeeding in going through one admission list after another, until the obvious is realized, TRY AGAIN NEXT TIME.
It was as if JAMB saved my name on the database because thrice I sat for JAMB, I got same score ( over 200). I almost gave up pursuit of higher education after sitting twice for JAMB until I decided to give it a last try.
Coming from the Southern part of Nigeria, we were brought up to have dislike for people from the Northern part. My parents however, taught me to accept people as individuals without judging them based on tribe or ethnicity. Remembering that led to my seeking for admission in a Northern federal institution after defeated outings within my cachement area.
My first time to the North was possible courtesy of another POST UTME, as events will turn out, a NORTHERN guy took me in and catered for me.
After that, I looked at the world and thought within me, "WOW. MAY BE THE HUMAN RACE ISN'T SO BAD AFTERALL"