A great majority of students make mistakes and errors through out the duration of studies. Some are career ending, life threatening, excessively distracting, and on a long term basis. While some others last for a short and painful time frame.It is against this background that I will bring to lime light the mistakes and errors students should avoid during the duration of their educational growth. Frankly, I am here to list what mistakes students should not make in school, and university to be precise.
1. Never wait for your pen ultimate or final year before taking an internship or IT, use every holiday and vacation to learn something fresh, new and interesting be it in your field or outside of it. Nothing learnt is ever wasted.
2. Never graduate from university knowing only things pertaining to your degree or your specialty, if you do, you will limit yourself, expand your horizon, know something about everything there is to know.
3. Never read and study for grades and marks. Grades and marks will not take you beyond school. Read for knowledge, read to be empowered.
4. Never separate or segregate yourself from others, Make friends with all sorts of people. Regardless of faith, creed, colour, knowledge.
5. Never allow a lecturer limit you or your ability, your talents, your capabilities and your personality. He is where he probably wants to be, you are not at the position you desire and aspire to be. Do not allow him or her to limit you by his grades, words or outbursts.
6. Never look down on grades, read to have the A’s, do your best to be among the best. Make sure to be competitive and studious.
7. Never substitute religious activity and spiritual parades with sincere and genuine relationship with God no matter what religion you are inclined to. Participate in Fellowship, spiritual and church activities, but never let it interrupt your personal relationship with God. Don’t be a zealot or an Extremist.
8. Do not look down on anyone, the poor guy then could be a millionaire after school. The guy who struggled to make 3rd Class might come back rich and powerful, and you will feel proud to identify with such persons.
9. Never think people are going to treat you specially, just because you’re graduating with a good grade. The world out there is full of people more qualified than you.
10. Never depart from God or his Godly principles. Your life depends on him, In dominus El Frustra, latin loosely meaning (Without God we labour in vain). You need God on your best days and on your worst days, never look down on the power of Favour or Grace of God.
11. If you’re a fresher beware of Catch them Young, they’ll only take advantage of you.
12. Last but not the least. Do not let suicide get into your mind! It’s not worth it. Now doesn’t justify the future, you can overcome that depression. Believe! And remember! Be yourself!
