My dream university beyond my current university.

Hi student from all over the world, in this article I will be talking about my dream university and the reason I choose that particular university and hopefully it will be good enough to win the contest.

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Since I was a little boy, I have been going to the farm with my dad and elder brothers. I grew up knowing every single farming particle based on the crops we usually cultivate which are mostly maize, cowpea, soy beans and sorghum. I have always wish to take farming to the next level when compare to what I grew up doing. I intend to go big and also include rearing of animal to provide food for my country people and also make earn need.

For my dream to become reality I have to study a course under agriculture, but agriculture is so wide and I want to know at least a little in every aspect so the only course that offer such challenge is Agricultural Engineering. After my secondary school education I got admitted to study Agricultural Engineering (National Diploma) at Division of Agricultural collage Zaria. Immediately after my two year diploma course I got admission to study the same Agricultural Engineering at Ahamdu Bello University Zaria (ABU) a bachelor’s degree program (B.Eng). But was ABU my first choice?

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With what has been happening in Nigeria University such as every year strike, I never had the intension to enroll for my bachelor’s degree in a Nigerian university so during my final year in secondary school, I made a lot of research on the best university that offers agricultural engineering program so I came up Iowa State University.

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Iowa State University is ranked among the best university that offers agricultural engineering program up to doctor’s degree. An agricultural engineering graduate from Iowa earn up to $4,000 more than a typical agricultural engineering graduate. The last state shows how good their curriculum is to get the best from their student. I was so confident that if I am able to get into Iowa university and study agricultural engineering I will know pretty much all I need to know concerning agricultural and this will help when setting up my own farm.

Sadly, I wasn’t able to attend Iowa University mostly because of the tuition and fee where an international admitted undergraduate student will have to pay almost $13,000. My family cannot afford to pay such amount of money and remainder the $13,000 is without accommodation and feeding. Another factor that really affect the situation was the change in Nigeria government in the year 2015 which saw a huge increase in the exchange rate of Naira to USD. I also try out some scholarship but what they are willing to offer was almost nothing compare to what I am asked to pay so that will not help my financial situation.

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I was sad not been able to read my dream course in my most preferred university but I was able to get admitted into one of the best university in the country that offers agricultural engineering program and in conjunction with institute of agricultural research (IAR) I have been able to learn alot of new development in agriculture. I am in my fourth year in the university and I have learn a lot which as widen my scope on the whole agriculture areas and I am confident after graduation i will be able to set up my dream farm and achieve my goal.

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CONCLUSION

Even through, I wasn’t able to go to my dream university I did not let that affect me in any way. I took my studies very serious because I have a goal to achieve and that goal will heavily determine my finance status in the coming years.

Thank you for reading I really appreciate and see you very soon.

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