7 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW AS A NEW STUDENT OF ANY INSTITUTION

Hey Fellas, Welcome to the University. The new world of wonders. I know you have that sensational feeling of been in school, well I remember my first  Year i also had That feeling it was like  opening your  Eyes to a new life.   A Place of liberty and no restrictions to your movement. Don’t be mislead by these things they are all distractions. As a First Year Student everything boils down to how you Started the First  Year.  Here are  Seven  Major things you must know as an 100 Level Student; 1 ° PURPOSE In your First  Year you’re new to the Environment and The People in it,  you basically have no Idea of the  Social do’s and don’t. Meanwhile in the school environment most First  Year Students loose  Focus by Pursuing What’s not Running and end up regretting it. They want to get engage in the recent happenings so as not to be called ” an ordinary  100 LEVEL STUDENT”  as this is discovered as an insult and most of them engage themselves with dangerous Individuals so as to feel among and therefore loose their main focus, their main goal. Your first  Year is Specifically meant to prepare you for other things Forthcoming. Imagine the final result of a First  Year Student to have a CGPA of 0.7 with ambiguous amount of Carry overs in just the beginning of your First Year  and Your Life. Learn to know your Purpose and the main reason you’re here for. 2 ° AVOID RELATIONSHIPS THAT DON’T SAIL Sweet Words are easy to say difficult to fulfill.  “i love you,  you’re sexy, you make my heart go Gaga” and alot of these are common nowadays. Ladies who are new to things are been fooled and later dumped. Taking no Sides on this,  as a First Year Student mostly Female your aim is to find an higher level lover or a level mate in order to win ” best couple”  ….??  As a popular musician once said ” you’re all in relationships that don’t sail” . Don’t misquote  me i never said relationships are not good  but doing the “wrong thing at the wrong time”  is totally uncalled for. You’re new to this whole environment, study  everyone know who is who instead of jumping from one opposite sex to the other. Avoid the intimacy and face your main objective. 3 °  SCHOOL HISTORY  This is commonly overlooked  but it is advisable for fresh students to know a brief history of the school they are in. Also as a fresh Student you’re  advised to know your Student Union Representatives in order to report unlikely and uneven cases so as to curb the repetition of such cases. Also it is advised to have your School I.D Card with you Always for Proper Identification and Certification as it is not expected of you to dispose it or misplace it in any way. However,  In cases of Lost  or Stolen I.D Card you’re expected to make a detailed report to the appropriate Authorities in the Institution and also to a nearby Police Station in order to avoid future Complications  and False Identification. Furthermore been conversant with the school surroundings might not be easy but it is advisable in order to foster your day to day planning of activities and also to avoid different activities clashing. 4 ° FRIENDS  The company you keep  as a First Year Student is crucial to your development and also affect your academic life. Try as much as possible to get the best company you can keep. Getting a good company in your first Year shapes your Moral and also your  Perepective towards Things. Getting your self Entangled to a friend whose sole Aim is to just Party all day long and he or she avoids classes, misses assignments is heading towards destruction. As they say ” Bad company corrupts good manners”  a little dent on your innocent self and Self proclaimed image can be shattered into pieces within a twinkle of an eye hereby bringing Shame unto you and also derailing you in which if proper care is not taken can affect you throughout your stay in School. 5 ° ACADEMIC CALENDER  This is very direct and it is essential for every fresh student to know his or her  academic calendar. An Academic Calendar  is a detailed Plan of the Academic session of an Institution. An academic calender serves as a guide for Both Students and Academic  Staffs of the Institution and it helps these individuals plan their activities in order to meet up to the calender. Meanwhile, As a fresh student this is an opportunity to plan your activities, your reading time table and other necessities depending on your scale of preference. Hereby giving you an edge to study for Examinations ahead and also test and other  Impromptu Test which can be giving at anytime  so you’re advised and expected to always be prepared. 6 ° KNOW THE DO’S AND DONT’S  In a Land where Their’s no Law Their’s no crime However in an Institution their are Laws and obligations laid down to avoid misconducts of any kind and to improve Students Moral and Social  Etiquette. As a fresh student you’re expected to know these rules and follow them as disobeying can lead to a great deal of consequences An example of such is involving yourself in Exam Malpractice,  Most Institutions Expel  such students while some Suspend students for a minimum of 2 Semesters. This deals a major blow in your  Academic life,  in a situation whereby you’re expected to use 4 years and Graduate with your Mates you end up spending an extra years just as a result of  A mistake you wish you never had done. Furthermore, The dos’ and donts’ stretches a long way to your behavior and manner of interactions to school authorities as most students due to their Stupidity as it is regarded as tend to act in a very outrageous manner hereby disobeying the Authorities on charge. Rules differ in different Institutions. However,  Most Institutions have laid down Rules, some common ones are; NO SMOKING, NO SAGGING, NO CULTISM, AVOID EXAM MALPRACTICES And so on….. These rules are there to help guide you But disobeying them  violates your right as a student of such Institution.   7 ° STAY POSITIVE  In conclusion, try as much as possible to stay positive don’t let your attention be diverted due to majority votes in been negative. Learn to have an optimistic mind hope only for the best and nothing more. Try to set your goal so high that if you can’t reach it you’re almost there. You’re still a fresh Student,  stay positive and work hard and it is certain the sky is the limit. Written by; Ademoyegun Ayomide Joseph (Campuslit.com Writer)