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I had finally gotten to law school, and I was so weak and tired. My friend came to take me to eat because, as I said, I was already starving. She took me to the canteen, and I bombarded her with numerous questions about the food. She said it was okay, and I was quite skeptical because I liked pepper, and I heard people in the north do not eat pepper. I got to the canteen and ordered rice and stew. Ladies and gentlemen, when I tasted the stew, I was shocked. It tasted like tinned tomatoes were used instead of fresh tomatoes, and I felt like I would throw up at any minute. I tried to finish the food in sadness, sadness because I worried about my feeding and how I was going to survive. Anyway, I settled into the room I was assigned, and I wasn't ready for the mosquitoes that greeted me after a few days. When I finished my registration, which was quite quick because I arrived late and there was no queue, I was given my room and paid for cleaning with my roommate. Before then, I was constantly worried about what type of roommate I would have, and thankfully, the hostel life in Yola was okay. Three in a room, each with their own bed, and the toilet was in the room. I cleaned my room, settled in, and prepared for lectures. I liked that lectures in Yola were scheduled. We started lectures at 8 am and finished by 1 pm at the latest, except on a few occasions. During the lecture, we usually had the opportunity to present in groups, as we were divided based on our registration numbers. The way I begged God not to let me be called out for any reason, ehn. Lectures were okay; with some lecturers, I understood what was being taught, but with others, it felt like a foreign language. When I resumed, everyone I came in contact with was curious as to how I resumed late. I just kept saying I had issues. I entered with this feeling of being way behind, and I had this serious fear that it would affect me. One of the reasons people fear law school is its grading system. Let me explain. Your lowest score is your final grade; if you have all As and one F, you fail law school. That becomes your overall score. This made me quite uneasy because even if I got all As and slacked off in one subject, that one would be my result. Imagine someone having all Bs and graduating with a 2:2, while you have all As and one F, and fail law school because that was your lowest grade. Another tricky thing is the questions. Law school exams don’t just test your knowledge of the right answers; they test your attention to detail, analytic skills and a lot more. So you could be knowledgeable and fail because you don’t pay attention to details. So we are not talking about the typical exams here; that’s why there is probably a lot of agitation about law school exams. That's why they also ask you to hold God tightly because you will need him. To make matters worse, before coming to law school, there were a lot of stories, to be honest, fear-inducing stories. Especially about how bulky the curriculum was compared to the short time we had to prepare. So it adds all the more to the fear. As I said, I resumed law school with this feeling of being way behind, which was actually true. Several times, I felt like I wasn’t doing enough because of what I was seeing and hearing. I felt disadvantaged because I had missed many teachings, explanations, and group meetings. Sometimes people would be talking about a particular topic or course, and I just felt lost. Yola’s weather wasn’t helping matters either; it was extremely hot, I mean scorching, so we tried to finish lectures early. You are reading atimes, and your head feels hot already. It was serious. Since I resumed law school late, it was soon time to go home for our externship. In law school, we offer externships where you are attached to a law firm and a courtroom for a period to gain an understanding of the profession. It was also a period to read well because when we resume, we will be coming back to write exams. To be honest, my set had one of the most pressured calendars in law school history. After four months at home, it was time to go back, and my dad insisted I take a flight, a journey that took me almost two days and then two hours. I realized that, indeed, money is valuable. Anyways, we resumed and underwent our portfolio assessment, where we were examined on what we learnt during our externship, and soon the big BAR EXAMS CAME KNOCKING I resumed with a lot of fear and anxiety; exams were in less than two months. The moment I had been waiting for was near TO BE CONTINUED… Relationship and life talk is free today. But if you enjoyed this post, you can tell Relationship and life talk that their writing is valuable by pledging a future subscription. You won't be charged unless they enable payments.
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Tuesday, 23 December 2025
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