Emmanuel Frank-Hanachor; 300L; Biochemistry

Q1: How did you get to know about BMU and how did you come here?

A: I knew about BMU in 2023 through my sister's friend studying here.

Q2: What's the hardest academic semester you've ever faced and what's the hardest moment you faced in this particular semester and what were the times you cried?

A: A three unit course, Biostatistics, gave me tough times in 200L first semester.

Q3: How did it feel transitioning from 100 to 200 level?

A: It was refreshing actually. I had setbacks in some courses like mathematics

Q4: Have you made any mistakes as a student that has taught you a deep lesson? And have you ever failed as a student and how did you handle it?

A: I've failed mathematics but I passed through it. One of my mistakes would be not paying attention in classes.

Q5: Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years?

A: I will be completing my PhD in Environmental Biochemistry and I will be a lecturer abroad, not in Nigeria.

Q6: Would you say that you're studying your course out of passion and would you say that you're walking in purpose?

A: I'm doing it out of passion for the course. And yes, I'm walking in purpose.

Q7: Do you have any experience or have you met any people here to actually confirm that you're working in purpose?

A: Yes, my classmates, they helped me. They brushed me up.

Q8: Has Nigerian educational system ever harmed you?

A: I passed JAMB but WAEC 'WAECKed' me. I failed mathematics in WAEC but I passed it in NECO.

Q9: Are there people/experiences you've met/had in this school that were subtle or obvious indications that you're meant to be here?

A: Yes. Neville, a few of my coursemates and some lecturers.

For experiences, it would be studying biochemistry.

Q10: Do you believe in God and why?

A: I believe in God because if I didn't, I could have died in 2017. I had two brain surgeries.

It's hard to explain it actually. I thought it was malaria but it escalated into various medical problems like not being able to speak or talk well.

Everything worked out for the best, in the end.

Q11: What's your honest opinion about romantic relationships in school?

A: I had a romantic relationship that went terrible. She didn't know how to communicate well.

Q12: When would you know that you're ready to enter another one?

A: After I graduate.

Q13: Do you wish to find your Mrs. Right in BMU?

A: Yes.