Dr Emmanuel Owolabi graduated as a medical doctor after years of study and overcoming several challenges along his academic journey. Dr Emmanuel narrated how his dream of studying at the University of Ibadan was shattered, despite scoring 266 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). His story partly read:"Honestly, this journey did not begin in medical school. "In 2017, I graduated as the best graduating student from my secondary school in Ondo State. Like many ambitious students then, I had one dream: the University of Ibadan.