Shawama and Hollandia I have none. But these I have prepared so delicious for you. I am not a good cook but I used the best of my utensils for this. Please eat and get filled. It is not perfect but it will satisfy at least.
• GOD loves you and wants the best for you. Start, continue and end with HIM in personal prayers.
• The main reason you come to school for is your degree. Love your books as yourself.
• Distractions come in many forms, good and bad. Be sure you can manage anything before you engage in them so it does not affect your academics.
• Watch these and others: relationships, social life, religious fellowships, family issues, poor finance, politics and unionism. Do not allow any of these to distract you, none is worth sacrificing your academics for.
• Do not tempt a lecturer to tempt you. Women take note.
• Obey all rules so you don't keep yourself in a vulnerable position.
• Time in school is faster than at home. You have only few years to spend in school, read day and night. Now fresh in year one, soon you'll be old.
• Your grades are determined primarily by you, secondarily by examination condition and the lecturer, and in special cases by GOD.
• Do not tempt GOD by using the whole time doing religious activities with the belief that GOD will intervene in your examinations. Do not give the devil opportunity to make you doubt GOD.
• Unionism is sweet, take it if you can, it awards great voluntary experiences, but it carries no grade point.
• Be mindful of your friends. As humans, they have a tendency of sacrificing you to earn favor from a lecturer. Love all, forgive all, trust none.
• Get your complete and up to date timetable and courses outlines. This is your study plan.
• Read ahead of a class, revise after the class. I tell you, it is easier to understand than to cram.
• Identify the reading style that suits you best: read in group but create personal time for yourself. Develop possible questions for yourself while revising.
• At die-minutes, cramming helps better than understanding. Learn how to cram using mnemonics and repetitions. Repetition writes on the memory, but be careful, quick cramming is easily erased or confused.
• Night classes give a better study climate than studying at home. But remember, good and bad work together, but you know what you want in a night class. However, identify which one works best for you, home or class.
• Do not give out your homework or assignment for people to do for you. You will throw away a lot of learning opportunities doing so. Do this only in unavoidable cases.
• Apply for mentorships if available or ask students for students friendly lecturer to get close to. Be close to your exams officer. These will help you monitor your progress in school.
• Try and be close to your course lecturers if possible. I tell you, a time comes when it is not about what you wrote, but who you are and who you know.
• Be courageous and bold. You can meet even the Vice Chancellor if you so wish. It might only take time but be patient. All staff of the school are there for you, do not be afraid to meet them in their office. Do not be scared of embarrassments.
• Join registered related professional organizations. It is very beneficial and exposing.
• Be close to your senior colleagues for advice. But be careful, not all advices are considerable.
• Source for past questions from senior colleagues. Most times it gets repeated. Most times.
• Observe and study your lecturers, know what (s)he likes. Most times it is not about the quality of what you write, but your abilities to impress your lecturer.
• Do not work for anything less than a B Grade Average.
• Do not ever engage in bribery or cheating. It steals your strength and confidence and leaves you vulnerable.
• Be your brothers' keeper. But I tell you it is useless to go down with a group. Identify the problems in a group and solve it. Else get out from the group.
• Start your assignments the day you are given one. It is less stressful doing it that way.
• Try as much not to copy homeworks or assignments, however if you end up doing so, make time to study it later.
• Note the last lecture for a course. It is a sure examination question except otherwise stated.
• Ask questions but do that very humbly. Lecturers can be sensitive and may pick offense. You may know a particular thing more than a lecturer, but NEVER try to show (s)he does not know. Do not outshine your masters.
• Do not speak bad of a lecturer. Your friends are waiting to report you to gain favor.
• Photocopying of books is not a serious crime yet over here. Commit this crime, have your materials with you if you cant buy.
• Handouts are banned in the school. But I tell you it is wise to get a material sold by a lecturer where names are recorded. Buy first, pass first, fight it later if you care.
• Identify colleagues who are good at what. Kill your pride and learn from them. You have your aim.
• Textbooks explain better. Use the library frequently.
• Girls, do not be deceived by the flocks of guys around you. In your freshness and innocence boys and men will come after you. They did the same thing to your senior colleagues. It does not last.
• Guys, the female hostel is so sweet to hang around, so sweet like sugar, but beware of diabetes.
• A sinful life is more expensive than a righteous one. Why not save the little money you have for the month?
• The school is there and the gates are always open and there go in the good, the bad, the ugly. Choose therefore which you wish to identify with.
• Have fun, get responsible, grow, excel and do us proud.
• Let love lead.
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