Aanuoluwatomiwa Oke
In the following series of interview, NAPS PRESS had the privilege of having heart-to-heart conversations with immediate past members of the press who are currently graduating with outstanding achievements. We have Oluwatobi Ajayi, a first class graduate and the erstwhile Editor-in-Chief of NAPS PRESS. She continually serves as a channel of inspiration to members of the National Association of Philosophy Students' Press Organization, and the Department of Philosophy at large.
NAPS PRESS: Can we meet you?
Jayi: My name is Ajayi Oluwatobi Mary. Popularly know as Jayi Bembe. I am a mental health and wellness advocate, certified customer support professional, media and information literacy enthusiast and a graduate of Philosophy from the University of Ibadan.
NAPS PRESS: As the past editor-in-chief of NAPS PRESS, how were you able to balance your media and information literacy career with your academics?
Jayi: It was quite tasking but I was able to set my priorities right and manage my time well. At NAPS PRESS Organization, I was fortunate enough to work with people who were committed to the organization. So balancing my career in media and information literacy did not affect my academics in any way. In fact, venturing into media and information literacy really paid off while working on my final year long essay. I was able to research more on how digital technologies can be of interest to budding philosophers and humanity at large; involving the need for everyone to be a media literate.
NAPS PRESS: Would you say your journey in Philosophy is a destiny-defining one? In what way?
Jayi: Yes, it is. My academic journey was very challenging; having written four examinations and failing to gain admission into the nine different teritary institutions I applied to, and being a student of a supposed private university which happened to be a "fake" university. Afterwards, I gained admission into UIDLC but suspended my studies after my first year.
In 2016, I chose Philosophy because I was desperate to get into the University of Ibadan. I was told that the Post UTME cut-off mark is always 50%, unfortunately, my UTME score that year was 190 so I was not qualified to write the Post UTME. In 2017, I chose Philosophy again (that was my fifth UTME), I thought the Post UTME cut-off would be 50% like the previous year but surprisingly, the Post UTME cut-off that year was 65% thereabout. I had good scores in both my UTME and the Post UTME so I had my academic breakthrough. Those experiences made me closer to God and to be deeply detailed with high mental strength and intelligence.
NAPS PRESS: Looking back, what advice would you give your 100 level self? What would you (or not) do differently?
Jayi: I was anxious for nothing. I'd have enjoyed being a freshman while it lasted.
NAPS PRESS: As a first class graduate of Philosophy, where do you see yourself in the next five years?
Jayi: While fulfilling God's purpose on earth, I would love to be a prominent scholar in the field of digital technologies whose Philosophy contains a novel approach to the philosophical enterprise of the internet.
NAPS PRESS: What words do you have for NAPSITES?
Jayi: To everyone at the verge of giving up on their academic success story, don't give up. Be a product of determination and hardwork, have a personal relationship with the Almighty, and surely, everything good will come.
NAPS PRESS: Thank you so much for your time.
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