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Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by engrjacuzzi: 7:02am On Nov 06, 2015
to a few students, it will be all about friendship and relationship they will have and maintain. most students fail because they have misplace priority.
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Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by Nobody: 7:23am On Nov 06, 2015
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Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by hiconet: 7:34am On Nov 06, 2015
very Good reminder...........
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by davoremix(m): 7:40am On Nov 06, 2015
the truth is, you dont use most of what you are taught in naija schools in the industry. So just persevere, make a 2 1 and enjoy later. My1Naira.
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by percy8(m): 7:41am On Nov 06, 2015
Nice article
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by Nobody: 7:58am On Nov 06, 2015
Tonischuller:
To become a succeeding student who eventually graduates into a successful graduate is not always an easy task otherwise we will have less failing students, and the number of jobless plus incompetent graduates won’t be alarming.

The challenge I see on Nigerian campuses is that of a situation where many students are negligent of the reason(s) for which they’re in school and the fact that their actions or inactions are closely linked to what could come next after graduation.

To help you overcome this challenge, here are 5 questions you should provide sincere answers to. You might want to write them down along with the answers and review some of it periodically because life itself is a learning process; we learn and unlearn every day.

1. Why are you in school?

Are you in school to gain knowledge?

Is it because of the certificate?

Or could it because you wish to be able to secure a great job and a good life after graduation?

You might easily pop out answers that sound like the ones above however, I’ll want you critically review your answer(s) because providing a sincere and the right answer will definitely influence the things you do, the way you act as a student and the things you consider important.

2. What is your background?

What kind of home do you come from? Do you know your roots?

Going through school conscious of the ‘home you come from’ is important.

If where you come from provides you with no uncles or aunties who can reserve a federal government job for you then you might want to sit up and reject the lifestyle of your classmates who have their future worked out because they’ve got family members in high places.

While a student, I knew that an extra year was never an option because it was clear that there was no provision for extra school fees hence an extra year meant I’ll have to pay the fees myself.

To become successful, you need to be true to yourself. Don’t spend your life on campus as though you were born with a silver spoon when in the real sense you were born with no spoon at all.

3. What is success to you?

As you journey through school it is crucial for you to write down what success will look like at the end of the journey.

State what you’ll need to have at the end of your school that will make you feel successful. This will help to keep you away from being distracted by the successes of others.

Create a mind picture of who you will look like and the things you’ll possess at the end of your program.

Will having a grade point average of 3.5 be success for you? Will finishing with a business venture along with good grades be success for you?

4. Why will you succeed?

Don’t just fanaticize about how successful you intent to be after school.

Why do you think you will achieve your goals?

Answering this question will provide you with an arsenal of strategies you will work with to achieve your answer to question 3.

The best way to go about answering this question is to use the 2 magical words: ‘if… then…’

For example if success for you is graduating with a second class upper, then the question to ‘why will you succeed’? Can be like:

If I maintain a GP of 3.5 every semester, then I can graduate with a second class upper.

5. What should come next after graduation?

What will you want to do next after leaving school?

I get to see many students graduate into confusion. They finish school and start wondering what next to do. Many also find it difficult in knowing what next to do because they failed to prepare for ‘the next life after school’.

The number one reason why knowing what you will want to do next immediately after graduation is important is because now is the best time to begin preparation.

Will it be a second degree, Postgraduate studies, Job-hunting, or Entrepreneurship?

When you don’t know what you want to do, you can’t plan or prepare. You should know by now that getting out of school ill prepared is no longer funny.

Decide on what you’ll want to do next after graduation and start to plan for it.

Now let’s talk. What other question do you recommend every student should ask?

We will succeed!



CCC:::::Richiez
Easeir said than done. This is even more difficult for those who sponsor themselves and Nigeria government make right thinking most difficult for students.
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by jesussaves22: 8:03am On Nov 06, 2015
Nice post op. If you know how to pound pound on the porter if you dont know pound on your laps" thats an igbo proverb.....
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by jesussaves22: 8:05am On Nov 06, 2015
DamZik:
Easeir said than done. This is even more difficult for those who sponsor themselves and Nigeria government make right thinking most difficult for students.
It will help those that are responsible for their education more.....
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by Nobody: 8:13am On Nov 06, 2015
nice post!!!!!
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by millionboi(m): 8:36am On Nov 06, 2015
DharmyYinks:
This post is really reasonable. Thumbs up OP!

Students should also ask themselves...

1. If they are getting prepared for life afta graduating.

2. Are they making the right friends who can benefit them afta skul i.e in terms of connection,getting a job.

3. If they are properly groomed in handling pressures frm der boss, in establishing dat entrepreneurial company/organisation and how prepared dey are to further develop their career.
............lol,makin friends dat wil help u in terms of connection,gettin job!xi dnt tink u undstnd wat d op is sayin,ppl lik u nid dis article most,u nid to wash off dat mentality by building 'self confidence'
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by herald9: 8:44am On Nov 06, 2015
Nice post.
I know why I'm in school and I know what grades I'm aiming at.
I want to maintain 4.0 every semester... If I fall below that, it's suicide.
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by Nobody: 8:50am On Nov 06, 2015
herald9:
Nice post.

I know why I'm in school and I know what grades I'm aiming at.

I want to maintain 4.0 every semester... If I fall below that, it's suicide.
In other words, you are on 4.0.

Brainy! cheesy
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by herald9: 8:59am On Nov 06, 2015
FrancisTony:
In other words, you are on 4.0.
Brainy! cheesy
LOL. That was for last session... Its getting tougher. embarassed
I know with hard work, I can still maintain that.

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Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by Nobody: 9:14am On Nov 06, 2015
herald9:

LOL. That was for last session... Its getting tougher. embarassed

I know with hard work, I can still maintain that.
You must maintain it.
4.5CGPA is all we want. wink

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Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by herald9: 10:02am On Nov 06, 2015
FrancisTony:
You must maintain it. 4.5CGPA is all we want. wink
That's the spirit, yay!

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Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by DharmyYinks: 11:19am On Nov 06, 2015
millionboi:
............lol,makin friends dat wil help u in terms of connection,gettin job!xi dnt tink u undstnd wat d op is sayin,ppl lik u nid dis article most,u nid to wash off dat mentality by building 'self confidence'
Wich "mentality" re u talking bout.And wu told u pple lyk dats lacks "self-confidence". Get ur wits together...even those filled with confidence are stil at home searching for jobs. Now tell me without connection to get a job how wil such person display his 'self-confidence' to impress his/her employer??


I get wat u re tryin to say .. but with connection its "easier" to secure a job. So stop d "u need to wash off dat mentality" theorem.
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by Holywizard: 11:55am On Nov 06, 2015
i just graduated dis year. God pls help me secure a very nice job after my NYSC in Jesus name.

Help me say 'AMEN' with ur likes....
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by xmileeasy: 12:55pm On Nov 06, 2015
ezeuba:

I wish I could like this more than once, if not for anything else just for the correct grammar. Here we are discussing about schools and education related matters and some people are still writing as if this is an SMS where you are forced to use shortened words for sake of space. Thanks.
Thanks, I don't like abbreviating words, I avoid it like a plague.
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by michaelmo11(m): 4:27pm On Nov 06, 2015
Kirinwa:



Depending on your age and maturity. Searching for a life partner in school is not a bad idea.
What matters is that it doesn't derail you or affect your studies which still boils down to maturity.
N/b I said most students, they would either of those I listed up there forgetting the main reason they are in school.
Re: 5 Questions Every Student Should Answer by millionboi(m): 6:00pm On Nov 06, 2015
DharmyYinks:

Wich "mentality" re u talking bout.And wu told u pple lyk dats lacks "self-confidence". Get ur wits together...even those filled with confidence are stil at home searching for jobs. Now tell me without connection to get a job how wil such person display his 'self-confidence' to impress his/her employer??


I get wat u re tryin to say .. but with connection its "easier" to secure a job. So stop d "u need to wash off dat mentality" theorem.
sel confidence,i mean nt 2rely on whitecollat job......bliv me 95%of nigerians dnt lik dia job,bt cnt resign because thy got notin else 2do.

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