I’m a 20-year-old lady who graduated from secondary school at 15 as one of the top students. I was respected by teachers and classmates and often represented my school in competitions. After my graduation, I applied for a student visa to study in Canada. While waiting for my visa approval, I decided to engage myself in something productive and beneficial. I started a business. A few months later, my visa application was denied, and I experienced a period of depression, losing hope in the visa process and my dream of studying abroad died. I then shifted my focus to my business. Now, I earn a lot from it and receive contracts worth millions. I’ve always been ambitious, resourceful, and innovative, using every part of my intellect to succeed, starting from my secondary school days. My parents have always supported me, even when I chose not to pursue medicine as my dad wanted. He still supported me.
They have been my unwavering support, and I’m truly grateful to have such parents. My major concern right now is that most of my peers have graduated from university, and they’ve been rubbing it in my face, suggesting that not attending university will automatically turn me into an illiterate. My dad’s siblings also tried to weigh me down, saying I ditched my university days for business and that no guy would want to marry an illiterate. However, I’m currently enrolled in a part-time program at Unilag (DLI). My parents advised me to ignore them, but their words have been bothering me. I feel uncertain about my path. What should I do? Lately, my paternal uncles and aunts have been a pain in my ass. They even compared me with their son (my cousin) because we graduated from secondary school together, and now he’s almost done with university.
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