Lady whose GPA dropped to 2.2 secures first class in civil engineering at the University of Nigeria

• A Nigerian lady celebrated her graduation with a first class in Civil Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
• She recalled submitting an application for her freshman transcript and her exam officer kept wondering what had gone wrong because of her declining grade point average (GPA)
• Despite the drop in her performance, she bounced back and eventually made history in her division.

A young lady, Chinonso Theresa Okonkwo, became one of the history makers in her department after obtaining a first class degree in Civil Engineering from UNN.

Chinonso, a data analyst, celebrated her academic achievement on X (formerly Twitter), sharing a screenshot of a booklet showing that she completed her studies with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.69.

Chinonso survived an early scare

Chinonso, recalling her early years at school, said her first year at UNN felt like a breeze. She recalled how her grades dropped and her examination officer wondered what had happened. In her own words:

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“…Funny how I went to UNN without any fear,

“The first year felt like a breeze, but what a challenge still lay ahead of me.

“When I started my second year, I was a complete mess.

“Remember when I requested a freshman transcript and my test supervisor kept asking me what happened, I really couldn’t answer. How could a 5.0GPA go down to 2:2.

“Second class lower…”

Chinonso didn’t give up and eventually her grades started to improve again. She said she finished third best in her department.

See her tweet below:

People celebrate Chinonso Okonkwo

@ChrisEjiofor7 said:

“I was very proud of you, when I saw you as a lady get the first class in a male dominated department and faculty. Congratulations 🎉.”

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@SoloJah1 said:

“Congratulations ma’am,

“The only way from here is up.”

@ratafar13 said:

“This is truly an amazing achievement. Congratulations 🎊🎊.”

@jessica_xls said:

“Congratulations dear 🥳. Your story is truly inspiring and combined with the fact that you learned technical skills alongside 👏🏽👏🏽.”

In a related story, Legitim.ng reported that a top civil engineering graduate shared his achievements online.

Lady achieves first class in civil engineering

In the meantime, Legitim.ng It was previously reported that a lady with a first degree in civil engineering had graduated from Southern Texas University.

The lady attended and graduated from secondary school in Nigeria as a commerce student. In a post she made on TikTok, Jaydiran said that after she started her studies, she lost her parents and had to take a break from school in 2022. She said:

“The journey to this day has not been without its challenges. It has been far from easy. When I graduated from high school as a commerce student in Nigeria, I made the bold decision to change my path to science despite the delays it entailed (my mother made the transition so easy), but little did I know that the biggest obstacle would be the loss of my parents in 2022, forcing me to take a break from school.”

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Source: Legit.ng