Bitter truth about A-level Program
To you, what should you do?
Start training your mind for success. The stress wey dey for A-Level programme, ajebo go hear am.
This is not a place to do show or soft life. This is a place to focus. The higher the number of students, the harder it becomes to scale through.
Now, calculate it this way.
You're not going to be admitted into 100 Level, where the vacant spaces are larger. You're going straight into 200 Level, a class that has already been filled with students.
The quota for highly competitive courses like Law, Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy, Engineering, and Nursing is usually small. Once the quota is filled, even if you score 15 points, you may not be admitted into your choice of course. Instead, you may be offered admission into another course where there are available spaces.
Write it down. You will see a Law student being sent to study Political Science, Theatre Arts, English, and other courses. A Medicine and Surgery student may be sent to study Biochemistry or another related programme.
Why?
This happens when the quota has already been filled by students with 16 points. So, those with 15 points may end up going to where even 2-point candidates are being considered because there are still vacancies.
For example, in 2025, about 127 students in the Faculty of Law at UNIUYO sat for the JUPEB examination. Only 9 students scored 16 points, and they were the ones admitted into Law.
Still in UNIUYO, over 250 students applied for Medicine and Surgery, but fewer than 50 were admitted.
Doing an A-Level programme does not mean automatic admission. It means equity is given to those as they deserve.
You may ask, can someone score 16 points without admission?
My answer is a capital NO.
Your admission into highly competitive courses is determined by your performance and the available quota. Other scores depend on the availability of spaces.
Not getting admission into your choice of course can destabilise you.
Now imagine you want to study Law. Everyone—your friends—has already started hailing you, "De-Bar! De-Bar!" Some call you "De-Law." Your mum is already happy, saying, "My son" or "My daughter is doing Law."
Then, after all the praise, you see yourself in Political Science or Theatre Arts.
Imagine how embarrassing that can be for some people.
One last thing.
Don't enter JUPEB because you think it is an easier alternative to JAMB. Enter because you're ready to compete.
The reality is that more students are choosing the A-Level route every year. That means the competition for Direct Entry admission into 200 Level is becoming tougher, especially for highly competitive courses.
Your greatest advantage is not luck—it's your result.
Don't wait until the examination is close before you become serious. Attend classes, read consistently, practise past questions, and aim for the highest points possible.
I'm saying only one thing here: Work harder.