LASU Student Clears 14 Carryovers, Graduates With First Class

LASU Student Clears 14 Carryovers, Graduates With First Class

Abdulqudus Sodiq’s remarkable academic journey shows how determination can turn an almost impossible situation into a first-class success.

What would you do if you transferred to a new department and discovered that you had 14 compulsory courses to clear, including Mathematics and Statistics you had never studied before?

For Abdulqudus Sodiq, the answer was simple: he refused to give up.
Sodiq was admitted to Lagos State University (LASU) with the hope of studying Management Sciences but was initially placed in the Department of Philosophy.

Rather than allow the unexpected placement to derail his ambition, he embraced Philosophy and finished his 100 level with a first-class CGPA.
But his ambition remained unchanged. He wanted to study Accounting.

After his first year, Sodiq applied for an intra-university transfer to the Accounting Department. His application was eventually approved—but the transfer came with a daunting academic burden.

He resumed in Accounting around the fifth week of the semester, leaving him with barely six weeks to prepare for examinations.

Worse still, he had 14 outstanding 100-level Accounting courses to complete while simultaneously taking his regular 200-level courses.

The situation was further complicated by clashes between his carryover courses and current classes. Some of the courses, particularly Mathematics and Statistics, were entirely new to him.

At that point, abandoning the transfer would have been understandable.
Even Sodiq began to question whether leaving Philosophy—where he was already excelling—had been the right decision.

But he had made his choice.
He wanted Accounting.
So, he returned to work.
He sourced study materials from friends, created a personal study schedule and began tackling the outstanding courses alongside his regular academic workload.

Rather than trying to clear everything at once, he steadily worked through the backlog, clearing two or three outstanding courses at a time.
Semester after semester, the seemingly impossible workload became manageable.
Eventually, all 14 outstanding courses were cleared.

But Sodiq was not finished.
He went on to complete his Accounting programme and graduated with a First Class.

His journey is more than an academic success story. It is a lesson in resilience, discipline and the courage to pursue a goal even when the odds appear overwhelming.

The 14 carryovers did not define him.
The six-week preparation window did not define him.

Even the doubts surrounding his decision to leave Philosophy did not define him.

What defined him was his willingness to keep going.
Sodiq’s story raises an interesting question: if you were in his position—with 14 carryovers, only six weeks to prepare and a full load of 200-level courses—would you have continued with the transfer?

Or would you have returned to Philosophy, where you were already performing exceptionally well?
Be honest: What would you have done?
Congratulations to Abdulqudus Sodiq on an extraordinary academic achievement.