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Thursday 13 July 2017

2017/2018 Admissions: What all 2017 Jambites Should know

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Since the commencement of 2017/2018 Jamb many candidates have been disturbing internet forums with posts like i have 231 aspiring for Unilag Medicine and  Surgery, am I good to go? etc


   Below are some things you need to know,
1. Jamb have released neither modality for screening nor cut-off mark, therefore all those cut off and     modalities you see online are fake. Put your mind at rest to avoid being scammed. But some schools are already screening their aspirants eg. OOU, DELSU
2. Know How your State of Origin affect your chance: Though, we are in one Nigeria but Nigeria have different states. Choosing a school in your State of Origina university having your state on her catchment list gives you a greater chance of gaining admission. Click here to see Nigerian Universities & their catchment areas
3. Know Competing Ability: Search for number of candidates the school usually admit for the course & the number of candidates jostling for the space.
4. Know how cut off mark is being calculated: Below is analysis of how cut-off is usually calculated/derived.
80,000 candidates apply for Medicine and Surgery in a university,
the university only have 100 slots for the course
below is the breakdown of how cut-off will be gotten and students will be admitted according to catchment
No of applicants
Catchment
Non-catchment
Elds
Total

30,000
40,000
10,000
80,000
Available spaces
60
30
10
100
after screening, the score of the top 60|30|10 candidates will be the cut off
An aspirant with 280 UTME score aspiring for this course in the same university in any of the sections (Catchment, Non-catchment, elds) how sure are you that you will meet the cut.
if you are not sure of your self you can apply for a state University, less competitive university or change to a less competitive course.
5. Connections: Knowing someone in a school also give you a chance of gaining admission, some school always have special admission list for such aspirants (staff list, vc list etc).
6. Prayer: With God all is possible 
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