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After multiple rejections, first class graduate bags PhD scholarship in US

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A Nigerian man identified as Olusola Dehinsilu who graduated with a first-class in mathematics and had been rejected since 2018 whilst trying to secure a Ph.D. scholarship in the United States has finally made it.

The mathematics graduate from Olabisi Onabanjo University shared his academic journey on his LinkedIn page, where he disclosed that he will be studying at the University of Texas in Arlington.

Olusola was an assistant lecturer at The Polytechnic Ibadan during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

“With this opportunity as a GA, I was saddled with the responsibilities of proctoring examinations, grading exam scripts, taking tutorials, assisting the HOD in executing extra-curricular activities, and many more.”

The young man said he set his sight on developing himself to become a world-class mathematician through several opportunities, seminars, online studies, and many more.

“And I also enrolled for my Masters of Science in Mathematics @ Olabisi Onabanjo University, which I graduated in 2021.”

However, the PhD scholarship didn’t come on a silver platter as there were many rejections since 2018. He then encouraged people experiencing rejections never to give up.

“After so many rejections since year 2018, I wish to now congratulate myself on this great feat, as I successfully become a University of Texas Arlington Mathematics PhD scholar.

“I wish everyone could pick a point from my story (don’t ever give-up),”

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