It is no longer news that Islamiyat Ojelade a brilliant Nigerian lady got 7 PhD scholarships in 7 top US universities and has proceeded with her studies.
The graduate of Science Laboratory Technology from Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro said there was a mistake in her admission form that got her the course. However, she came to love it greatly and majored in it while in school and is now pursuing a PhD in the same field.
Islamiyat Ojelade said it was never an easy task staying consistent.
In an interview with Legit.ng, Islamiyat said a mistake in her admission form got her a major in the course.
According to her, she said she gave it all her best and aced it and graduated as best in her class.
“After the completion of my National Diploma at the Ogun State Insitute of Technology in 2015, I went for my Industrial Training. Thereafter, I enrolled at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro for Science Laboratory Technology while majoring in Chemistry. I honestly didn’t want to major in Chemistry, but an error in my application got me Chemistry. But immediately I saw my name on the list of Chemistry students, I fell in love with it.” She said.
Achieving a rare feat Islamiyat said her success in getting scholarships for PhD without going through a masters came with a lot of hard work and many years of consistency.
She however said it is a great milestone in her life and that she is excited about it.