By Ghazali Ibrahim
A fresh graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Abdulqudus Sodiq, has attracted attention online after revealing how he overcame 14 outstanding courses to graduate with a first-class degree in Accounting.
Sodiq shared his experience on LinkedIn amid the university’s 2026 convocation, recounting the academic hurdles he faced before eventually earning the distinction.
He said he entered LASU hoping to study a course in the Faculty of Management Sciences but was placed in the Department of Philosophy five weeks after resumption.
Although several attempts to transfer to Accounting initially failed, Sodiq said he focused on his studies and completed his first year in Philosophy with a first-class CGPA.
His ambition to study Accounting, however, remained unchanged.
After his first year, he applied for an intra-university transfer, which was eventually approved. But the move created a fresh academic challenge.
Sodiq resumed in the Accounting Department around the fifth week of the semester, leaving him with only about six weeks to prepare for examinations.
He was also required to take all 14 compulsory 100-level Accounting courses he had missed while studying Philosophy, including Mathematics and Statistics.
With no lecturer specifically assigned to help him clear the backlog and his new courses clashing with his 200-level workload, Sodiq turned to self-study.
He gathered materials from friends, developed a personal study plan and gradually spread the outstanding courses across subsequent semesters.
He took two or three of the carryover courses alongside his regular coursework each semester while working to keep up with his new academic demands.
“There were days I silently broke down. There were moments I questioned whether I had made the right decision,” he recalled.
Some people around him also questioned his decision to leave Philosophy, where he was already performing well, to pursue Accounting.
Sodiq, however, remained determined to follow his chosen career path.
“My life. My career. My choice,” he said.
By his final year, he had successfully cleared all 14 outstanding courses while maintaining his regular academic workload.
His story has since gained traction on social media, with users praising his resilience, determination and refusal to abandon his career ambition despite the setbacks he encountered during his university journey.
