I am Muheez Olawale, a graduate of the Department of English in the Faculty of Arts. My journey through LASU was filled with ups and downs that really tested my limits, but with the blessing of friends, I thrived.
Graduating with a distinction makes me proud because it's something I set my eyes on since my first year, and I'm proud I never stopped pushing even when the results didn't reflect my effort. I held multiple volunteer and leadership positions, serving as President of the Ingenious Writers' Society for the 2024/2025 session, and across three years worked as an understudy tutor, assistant general secretary, and eventually head tutor at the Young Grammarians' Hub, alongside serving as Director of Special Duties for the Lagos Literary Circle in 2024.
Persistent financial constraints, plus the challenge of managing my time and balancing multiple academic and professional endeavours, were my biggest tests. LASU taught me that consistency pays a great deal, you have to be at your best throughout the journey, slacking might lead to slipping, and there's no guarantee of climbing back to the top once you're down. I won the LASUSU Essay Writing Competition 2025, the Makeke Writing Contest 2025, the Chief of Army Staff Literary Competition 2024, and placed second in the NIMC National Identity Day Competition 2023, alongside publishing several stories and poems in international literary journals.
My family and friends kept me up throughout the journey, and associations like the Ingenious Writers' Society and the Young Grammarians' Hub made it a genuinely delightful experience.
My advice to current and incoming students is simple: utilise your time, and enjoy your life. As one of my favourite lines from The Perks of Being a Wallflower puts it, in the right moment, we are infinite.