OAUSTECH Student Who Was Once Denied US Visa Celebrates As She Bags Second-class Upper Degree
LegitMar 17, 2026Read original
A Nigerian graduate, Ayomide Ajidagba, celebrated as she graduated from the Olusegun Agagu
聽University聽of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH).
Celebrating her achievement on TikTok, the excited Ayomide revealed that she bagged a second-class upper degree in applied physics.
Identified on TikTok as
聽@mideyfoodmart聽, the lady narrated how her
聽United States聽of America student visa was denied years ago.
She stated that she had already paid 30% tuition fee at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) before the US visa denial.
Ayomide stated that the situation caused her to have a carryover in 300 level, which also affected her grades.
The lady said:
"Life didn’t end when the American 🇺🇸 embassy denied me student visa after paying 30% of UCLA tuition fee which made me had carry over in my 300L and my CGPA went to Lower but guess who is graduating with 2:1."
Watch her
聽TikTok video聽below:
Her story triggered reactions on TikTok, as many
聽people聽congratulated the applied physics graduate on her academic feat.
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"Congratulations mine."
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"Congratulations sis."
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"Congratulations ma’am."
Natural Mercy said:
"Congratulations my strong woman."
mila said:
"Congratulations sis am proud of you."
Yetunde said:
"Congratulation ma."
WINE VENDOR IN AKALA EXPRESS said:
"Congratulations to you ma."
Another graduate of the
聽University of Ibadan聽shared how he had planned on
聽graduating with a second-class聽upper division, but ended up with a first-class
The young man said he fed on the mindset that UI was hard, which made him aim for a 2:1.
He stated that when he got a perfect CGPA in 100-level, he decided to put in more effort and worked towards graduating with a first class.
In a related story, UNILAG's best graduating student shared how
聽he was rejected 聽by the University of Ibadan after trying to secure admission to study medicine and surgery.
She also shared the study secrets that helped her in school and why she ended up writing UTME twice.