Adejoke Moronkola, a lady from Nigeria, recently earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Tennessee State University in the United States, where she excelled academically and was honored with a number of awards and recognitions.
Before deciding to pursue a degree in nursing, Adejoke, who is now 26 years old, bagged a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Lagos, which is located in the South-West of Nigeria.
In 2018, she pursued a Master of Science in Public Health at East Tennessee State University, which is located in Tennessee, United States. She was successful in obtaining this degree. Soon after receiving her Master’s degree, she enrolled at the same university for an accelerated degree in nursing.
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Adejoke completed the Nursing degree program in just two years, and she graduated with an impressive grade point average of 3.91 out of a possible 4.00.
She shared the news on LinkedIn, where she was rejoicing over her accomplishments, that she had not only earned a degree in nursing but also obtained a license allowing her to practice nursing in the United States.
“On May 7th of this year, the young girl who came to the United States (U.S.) 4 years ago with big dreams fulfilled one of those dreams – she graduated with a nursing degree, and, on June 27th, she became a licensed registered nurse in the U.S,” Adejoke wrote on LinkedIn.
Adejoke went on to list all of the awards she graduated with from East Tennessee State University.
She added, “I graduated with a summa cum laude (3.91/4.00) and achieved the following; First Nigerian undergraduate commencement speaker (CON, ETSU); Dean’s list every semester; Multicultural diversity scholar every semester; Honors graduate (summa cum laude); Accelerated cohort executive representative; College of nursing peer ambassador; Mentor in the mentee-mentor program and; CFAA advisory board member”
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According to her, she had many discouragements going back to nursing school after her BSc in Pharmacology and Masters in Public Health.
“I had so many discouragements and just a few encouragements,” she said.
She expressed gratitude to God for her accomplishments and prayed that her story will serve as motivation for other young women who have lofty ambitions despite the fact that they may appear improbable.
“Growing up, I never witnessed what great success was; still, I dared to dream big,” she wrote.
