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It is undeniable that our country has evolved a system of education quite enviable to other developing country. Despite the existence of the many higher institutions of learning locally, however, there are still many students who go abroad for their tertiary education. This is largely because with the improvement of the socio-economic life of the people, the thirst for education and the keen awareness that education is synonymous to a better life, the existing institutions are never enough to accommodate all the aspirants. Hence, those who can afford, turn their eyes overseas, notably the established universities and college in Australia, Britain and the USA where academic excellence has been their domain. The greatest advantage of an oversea education is the opportunity to have a paradigm shift. Imagine having spent 11years or more in the primary and secondary school cooped up with the same type of teaching method, same attitude, ideas, beliefs and aspirations of our fellow school mates, when can we change our mind-set? When can we be free from our own