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Food For Thought To Undergraduates by Aliyu333: 4:58pm On Dec 28, 2015 |
Classroom doesn't Guarantee Success. Academic excellence is overrated.!! Did I just say that? Oh, yes, I said it. Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life. You could graduate as the best student in Chemistry, but it doesn't mean you will make money than others. The best graduating medical student does not necessarily become the best Doctor. The best student in Civil Engineering does not Guarantee best Civil Engineer. The fact is life requires more than the ability to understand a concept, memorize it and reproduce it in an exam. School rewards people for their memory, life rewards people for their imagination. School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules, life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones. So do I mean people shouldn't study hard in school? Oh no!!! you should. But don't sacrifice every other thing on the altar of First Class. Don't limit yourself to the classroom. Do something practical and radical; take a leadership position. Start a business and fail, that's better. Attend seminars, Read books outside the scope of your course. Think without the box if you must ever think. Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards... Do something you believe in! Think less of becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom! Don't make the classroom your world... |
Re: Food For Thought To Undergraduates by ugonna1054(m): 6:45pm On Dec 28, 2015 |
Mhen, you re in the university to study and make good grades, you just have to work really hard to make the best out of it. If First class is the best grade in the university, then strive to make it. If u really put much effort nd eventually don't, then surely you would be on a very good 2.1 or 2.2 and u would be at peace with ur conscience that you did all you could The hardwork expended in ur studies, if u do d same likewise in real life scenarios u find ur self in post-graduation, you would overcome what's worth doing is worth doing well |
Re: Food For Thought To Undergraduates by aare07(m): 6:58pm On Dec 28, 2015 |
Hard work pays. All I know is that success exists in size and shape. What Seun will call success (Nairaland) may not be success to Wizkid (Starboy) |
Re: Food For Thought To Undergraduates by GreatYinkus(m): 7:02pm On Dec 28, 2015 |
[size=15pt]Did you just say Academic excellence is overrated? Oh no!. In my own perspective, try to be the best in everything you find yourself, if in politics try to make a positive exploit, in academics be the best you can be, in business, evangelism et al, don't be of the notion that when you excel in your academics you can't do to well in other areas of life. In short be all-round[/size] My Opinion though. |
Re: Food For Thought To Undergraduates by GreatYinkus(m): 7:02pm On Dec 28, 2015 |
[size=15pt]Did you just say Academic excellence is overrated? Oh no!. In my own perspective, try to be the best in everything you find yourself, if in politics try to make a positive exploit, in academics be the best you can be, in business, evangelism et al, don't be of the notion that when you excel in your academics you can't do to well in other areas of life. In short be all-round. My Opinion though.[/size] |
Re: Food For Thought To Undergraduates by Nobody: 7:23pm On Dec 28, 2015 |
Noted |
Re: Food For Thought To Undergraduates by calculator123(m): 7:58pm On Dec 28, 2015 |
nice post.modified in as much as i encourage hardwork,being a jack of all trade(all rounder) pays off most of the time.As for being a sucess,it is RELATIVE. |
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