HELLO JAMBITE. I AM A 1ST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT (2008/2009) IN ONE OF OUR GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES HERE IN NIGERIA. I HAVE THIS LITTLE SECRET TO SHARE. I HOPE IT HELPS-

1st, I want to advice you all to beleive you can only get admission (and your preferred course) by reading.  The universities are earnestly in search of bright minds that will fill the little space they have. When I realized this, (although not late in life- I got admission early) I worked on it. I read every topic in the JAMB syllabus (my 4 subjects) and I got used to the system which the university use in setting P-UME questions before the P-UME exams. I was so satisfied with my thorough knowledge on the subjects and to the glory of God I passed well in my exams (the both.) I was far above the computed cut-off mark for the school. I was chosen. Only 32 of us out of more than 2500 candidates- I wasn't an indigene.
UNIVERSITIES MUST GIVE THEIR BEST CANDIDATES ADMISSION.
Now, I want to point your attention on this- I think it's more advisable to choose a federal and state university as your first and second choice respectively when filling your form. My 2nd choice admission (a state) was positive- medicine & surgery. UNIVERSITIES (mainly state) RECOGNIZES 2ND CHOICE, DON'T ALLOW ANYONE DECIEVE YOU. But try to pass very well.
Apart from just reading, get used to the admission requirements for your course. It's important.

2ndly,  Clean of the mindset that admission in Nigeria is only by knowing someone, cheating or paying some people. This will lead you KNOW WHERE. I know of people that knew the provost of the college of medicine that missed admission. And note, ADMISSION RACKETEERING IS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE. PLEASE DON'T DO IT. Someone I heard of payed his way into my school- a 2nd year student. He was allowed to pay the school fees (you know how comparatively large that of medicine is) and other necessary fees before he was sent home. Some universities will even wait till 300L or 400L. This mindset will also prevent you from putting your best into your preparation- It really poisens your zeal.

Here I must say "GET CORRECT INFORMATION." It's your life! You are the one who wants the admission, not them. You want a good future for yourself. The may not know that. At the end of it all, they will only say "eh yah, sorry." Don't allow anyone sit somewhere and feed you with lies and stories. Update yourself with the latest and correct information everytime. You may have to go down to the school sometimes.
Be very serious during the course of your preparation. You really have to discipline yourself on many things- Association, sleep, food et al. It's just for a short time.

Lastly, PRAYER IS VERY IMPORTANT. Imagine situations like lost scripts, cancellation of centers et al. All these are beyond your control. You need God to work on your behalf.

Remember, starting early pays more.

I see you in school this coming year. I see you getting the course of your choice. It's very possible, stay positive.

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I can not but agree with you.I also did very wll in my ume and pume exams infact I had 61 out of 70 questions in my pume yet I was not offered medicine rather the school offered me botany instead.what do you have to say to that?Or is it because my choice of institution is a federal school

Costy, the school determines whether you did well or not, NOT YOU. You know you are not the only one applying for the admission in the school; brainiacs from around the country have come to compete for that little space. For a school like UI, you have to work extra hard from your O' levels, to UME and P-UME to fall in their "smart-ones" list. They thought you weren't dim-witted afterall, that's why they offered you botany.
Are you sure you met ALL the criteria for medicine?

Japro, u can call me up or mail djkunect@yahoo.com. Added you to my messenger list.

Hello,

well i give thaks to God almighty who made it possible to me to see the UME Registration dat is inprogress. Which i hope "in any disappointment there is appointment" in like the Bible said, ALL THINGS WORK TOGATHER FOR GOOD TO THOSE THAT LOVE HIM. This may also help some candidate like me,

Lastly, PRAYER IS VERY IMPORTANT. Imagine situations like lost scripts, cancellation of centers et al. All these are beyond your control. You need God to work on your behalf.

Remember, starting early pays more.

I'm hoping to see myself and you in school this coming year. I see you getting the course of your choice. It's very possible, stay positive.

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@engrnsik, Stop faking someone. Be real. Why editing djkunect's post. U dont need that my guy. Pls stop cpoying someone

I can realy say that nowadays universities favour their indegene to outsiders,in other to get admission confidently u must apply in your state,or get prepared to take the post-ume by storm

Preferential treatment of indigenes and candidates from catchment states is general and legal (both in federal and state institutions) but alas, as a non-indigene if you pass the stipulated cut-off mark (for non-indigenes) which is usually higher, you are in for your course. Some of my course mates are non-indigenes, including me.
Just as bosunk said, applying in one's state may also give one an edge. U know.

@djkunect

How good is it to choose a federal university as first choice while one chooses his state as second. What are your chances in this kind of a scenario?

Please can anyone tell me if University of Ibadan will be admitting students for undergraduates courses through the Ume next year (2009) or is the school totally becoming a post-graduate school (as from next year) as rumours has it? Please nairalanders I need a concrete and substantial reply so as not to take the wrong step. Thanks in anticipation of your responses.

@ costy, bros I marvel at your ignorance regarding your PUME exam, I'm sorry to say this but It's just the fact. You seemed not to understand the marking scheme of your PUME. What you ought had done is gather enough knowledge about any exam you're about to write from those who had taken the exam before you. By so doing you will know what is expected of you in the exam and also, how it's been marked. You wrote your exam at UNIBEN, the reason is because I saw your post at the UNIBEN forum. The school set 70 questions this year(6 in 1 comprehension passage, 24 in lexis n structure and 40 in general paper i.e your 3 other UME subjects apart from UofE). You will agree with me that all the question didn't carry equal marks. The comprehension carries a high mark, besides, the result are made in percentage. In analysis, the 40 G.P makes 40%, 24 L.S 24% while 36% for the comprehension passage (i.e 6% for each of the 6 question! See how important it is.) lots of marks are locked in that comprehension. This is what you should have known before writing the exam. So My bros, you scored 61% not 61/70 as you had thought. But you really tried. I applied last year for medicine but scored 55% and was given Fisheries. Last two years, scored 44% but not admitted. I re-applied this year and scored 67% and was given medicine by the grace of the Almighty GOD. I learnt from my past mistake of taking the comprehension passage for granted. So costy, I hope you understand and not offended. Goodbye and God bless Nigerians.

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