Sixteen-year-old Oritsemeyiwa Precious Ebule, who scored 334 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has hinged his performance on ‘good educational foundation’ and attentiveness during class lessons.
Delta State-born Oritsemeyiwa, who spoke with The Nation on the telephone in Warri, explained that teachers tend to pass some information that may not be in their lesson notes or textbooks during classes, hence the need for learners to be attentive during class lessons.
He said: ‘The secret behind my JAMB score is not only because I read. From my SS 1 to SS 3, I have always had a good educational foundation and I always listen to my teachers when they are teaching, because there are some things that the teachers would say that are not in my book.
A student of Federal Government College, Warri, Oritsemeyiwa scored 98 in Mathematics, 98 in Physics, 85 in Chemistry and 53 in English, making a total 334 out of 400.
The future “Mechanical Engineer” said that he was ‘surprised’ at his score, adding ‘not that I knew I couldn’t score that high, but during my Mock examination when I scored 326, it was easy. When I wrote my JAMB, it was a bit more difficult, yet I scored more. So, I was surprised’.
He recalled that, on the morning of the examination, he had mixed feelings, adding: ‘I was a little afraid, but more confident because I had already studied’.
Oritsemeyiwa further expressed gratitude to his parents for their support and sacrifices in ensuring that he got quality education that reflected in his high score.
Credit: The Nation
