Ibikunle Temitope

Sustainability | Geospatial background |🌍💻 Building with purpose and passion| Mastercard foundation scholar'26

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

You may even start questioning yourself.
But keep going.

Your goal is achievable. ❤️

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

I once dreamed about this. I kept believing and working for it.

Now I’m standing in the reality I once imagined. 🥹🇳🇬🍁🇨🇦

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

Dedication and consistency really do pay off.

If there’s one thing I want you to take from my story, it’s this:

DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR GOAL.

It may take longer than you expected.
You may get rejected more times than you can count.

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

That persistence led me to the final stage of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Edinburgh, from a pool of over 14,000 African applicants...

and eventually to becoming one of 42 scholars selected for UBC from over 11,000 applicants across Africa.

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

I graduated with a Second Class Upper and faced several rejections and setbacks while applying for scholarships. Erasmus, Chevening, Commonwealth, cold emails, Mastercard… You name it.🥺

But I NEVER gave up.💪

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@delulu_adeola Really? Check your DM

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

Wow. 🥹 Seeing my journey broken down like this really made me pause.

Reading this, I realized that people see the outcome, but there is so much of the journey they do not see.

The rejections. The applications I almost didn't submit. The essays I rewrote.

[Olowo Iyanu Victor-Educated farmer🧑‍🌾 @IyanuOlowoV]

A First Class is great, but a strong Second Class paired with the right strategy, leadership, and impact can absolutely win global, fully-funded scholarships.

If you have been self-rejecting because of your CGPA, you need to read this incredible success story. 🧵👇

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@ifedavid_o Thank you Ife🥰

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@IyanuOlowoV Thank you. The journey wasn't easy but the result worth it.

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@Ttomi_a Thank Tomi😍
You are welcome.

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@AgbogaVictor Thank you sir🤗

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@delulu_adeola Go ahead 🤗

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@ifedavid_o Go girl 🤗

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@ifedavid_o 🥰😍🥰

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

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[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@ifedavid_o 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@ifedavid_o We are glad to have you back ooo Ife ✌👏

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@ifedavid_o 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Congratulations babe
Olueaseun oo

[Ibikunle Temitope @ibk__tee]

@ifedavid_o 🤣🤣🤣🤣