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JAMB 2017 "Awaiting Result" Candidates: Uploading Of O'level Results Begins
>> www.schoolparrot.com.ng/2017/08/jamb-2017-awaiting-results-candidates.html

JAMB 2017 "Awaiting Result" Candidates: Uploading Of O'level Results Begins
>> www.schoolparrot.com.ng/2017/08/jamb-2017-awaiting-results-candidates.html

This is to inform the General Public and all candidates who registered 2017 UTME with “Awaiting Result” that the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) will soon commence the uploading of O’level results on their portal.


According to a close source, this can only be done in JAMB office and Jamb accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide.


We advise you visit any JAMB office or accredited CBT centre nearest to you to confirm the above information.


Avoid cyber café operators collecting results from students as they may not be able to do the upload.


www.schoolparrot.com.ng/2017/08/jamb-2017-awaiting-results-candidates.html

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Adeoptimus:
Thank you for this information that even the jamb support can not provide, i have a little problem and regularization, and the photo is pasted below.This has delayed my regularization process for a long time as i don't know what it means and I'm yet to find anyone who can translate that for me. Thank you in anticipation

I'm glad its helpful

The 2017 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
UTME registration which started last week has recorded
several issues of poor internet services as well as cases
of invalid e-Pins and some technical hitches that made it impossible to submit candidates' data online in some centres

READ ALSO:[color=#006400] Candidates With Invalid JAMB e-PIN (Causes &
Solutions )
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Some candidates that wanted to register for the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, examination on
Monday decried the poor internet services in Ado-Ekiti,
the capital of Ekiti State.


Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, said that due to poor
internet services, they have not been able to log into the
JAMB’s website.


They said that after each candidate had paid N6,200 for
the examination form to the bank and creating an e-mail
address and JAMB profile, they were still unable to get a
personal identification number (PIN) owing to poor
internet services.


One of them, Modupe Alade, said she had completed the
entire requirement but she was yet to collect her PIN
from the JAMB’s website due to poor internet service.


She said that she had been visiting JAMB’s office in
company with her friends who had same problem. The
staff of the examination body had been telling us to come
back, Alade said.


She appealed to JAMB’s management to find a lasting
solution to the internet problem to enable them register
before the scheduled date of the examination.


Another candidate, Tope Aina, said he was disappointed
when he arrived the JAMB’s office and one of its staff
members told him that he could not register for the
examination due to poor internet connectivity.


He said that most of his friends had been standing inside
the scorching sun since morning, waiting patiently to see
if they would be able to finalise their registration
process.


Other students who reacted to the issue expressed their
dissatisfaction with the poor internet service of the
examination body.


They all called for an urgent repair of the board’s
connectivity service to enable them register for the
examination in due course.

Meanwhile, We have not ascertained at this time if it was the same case in all the registration centres nationwide.

If this trend continues, JAMB may have no other choice than
to extend the registration deadline.


Recall that, The board (JAMB) has warned candidates
registering in the ongoing, 2017 Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination, UTME, not to buy new pins in
case of invalid pins, adding, “The cause of the invalid pin
has been investigated.” [color=#006400] Continuing Reading..
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www.elitesportal.com.ng/2017/03/jamb-poor-internet-services-others_28.html


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In our previous post, we informed you that the Sale of
2017/2018 JAMB Direct Entry Admission Form will start
from Sunday 23rd April, 2017


In Nigeria, some universities prefer upper credit to lower
credit grade on your National Diploma (ND)/Higher
National Diploma (HND) certificates for those applying for
Direct Entry.


Now I know that some interested applicants will be asking
if there are some universities that accept lower credit?
What you should bear in mind is that not everyone is going to make distinction or upper credit and that doesn’t mean they won’t obtain Direct Entry form for University, I decided to compile the list of some Universities that accept lower credit. However, there are few universities that accept lower credit grade.




Here is a list of selected universities in Nigeria that
accept lower credit for Direct Entry admission.

1. University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)


2. Osun State University (UNIOSUN)


3. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)


4. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University formerly
Anambra State University (ANSU)


5. University of Calabar (UNICAL)


6. University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)


7. Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto (UDUSOK)



8. Niger Delta University (NDU) Wilberforce


9. Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT

READ ALSO:[color=#006400] 15 Less Competitive Federal Universities In
Nigeria You Can Easily Gain Admission In 2017 [/color]



10. Nasarawa State University (NSUK), Keffi


11. University of Jos (UNIJOS)


12. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (UMYU)


13. Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA)


14. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) for History and
Performing Arts


15. All private universities (you may need upper credit for
some courses)



JAMB Direct Entry is mainly for those who already
possess a diploma certificate and wish to go for a degree
programme in the university.


If offered admission, the direct entry student usually
starts from 200 level in their university of choice.


NOTE: That some of the listed schools above accept lower
credit for some courses and not all, You can also check
the 2017 jamb brochure for more school.


source: www.elitesportal.com.ng/2017/03/jamb-20172018-direct-entry-see-list-of.html


ccc: lalasticlala, seun

In this article, I will give you the Guide on how to make your jamb 2017 exam once and for All.


Are you worried about getting low score in the forth
coming jamb exam 2017 , Worry No more because you are
about to get the tips NOT cheat for 2017 jamb secret.


If you are not guided, you will definitely get grounded. So
many students fail Jamb, not because they are less
intelligent or lazier, but because their dream was not
ordered.


Below are top 6 MUST DO to make your jamb 2017 Exam



1. Read your past jamb question

Jamb past questions can make you pass Jamb with lesser
effort. The joint admission and matriculation board do not
have new questions to set. They re-package the old ones
in a way you will not suspect. The use of past questions
will reveal this to you.



2. Understand What has changed in Jamb

Ever since the introduction of Jamb cbt, a lot of things
have changed. This range from the introduction of CCTV
cameras to the use of pin vending system and many more.



3. Prepare Mentally

What you are not prepared for, you are not qualified for.
Before writing Jamb, you need to be mentally and
physically prepared.



4. Revise your Jss3 and ss1 text books.


5. Go to your Exam center Early before the exam kicks-
off.


6. Avoid Exam Malpractice




Best of luck from elitesportal.com.ng


Kindly Drop your question below if you have any
concerning the forth coming Jamb 2017 Exam.


www.elitesportal.com.ng/2017/03/jamb-utme-2017-secret-of-scoring-300.html


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hazan041:
List d ones that offer medicine

and less competitive?

15 Less Competitive Federal Universities In Nigeria You Can Easily Gain Admission In 2017

Most of 2017 UTME prospective applicants
who don't want to make serious mistake of applying for an extremely competitive universities, demanded for the easiest and cheapest ones.


You will agree with me that, it is not logical to apply for an extremely competitive universities where you cannot gain admission or when the chances is extremely low.


I have a friend who applied for admission into university of Ilorin for more than five years and could not gain admission.
He continue to apply for admission until he tried another school. He gained admission that very year. University of Ilorin do have more than 100000 applicants every year.


The truth is that, there are lot of universities in Nigeria
where you can apply for admission and gain it with 180 in UTME without stress and with adequate school fees.







Below are list of less competitive Universities in Nigeria in 2017




The list below is ranked based on 2016 UTME applicants numbers for the universities below:


1) Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State: This one of the newly created Federal universities. The university is new and most admission applicants don't know about it. In 2016 UTME, only 1,438 applicants applied for the school through UTME.



2) Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State: Do you know this university, is another newly created federal
university in Nigeria by last administration. Its UTME applicants for 2016 was 2,315 applicants.



3) Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State: In some
months ago . It is also a new Federal university in Nigeria and has a very low applicants of 3560 in 2016 UTME.



4) Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State: Federal
University Dutsin-Ma is in Katsina State. You can easily
gain admission into any of the courses in the school. In
2016 UTME, the university had only 3,569 admission
applicants.



5) Federal University, Lokoja: This is also a newly created university by the Federal government and its located in Kogi State. The University offers several undergraduate Courses and in 2016 UTME, the university has only 4,660 admission applicants.



6) Federal University Of Petroleum Resources, Effurun:
FUPRE is a new Federal university in Delta State Nigeria.
It is the first petroleum university in Nigeria and has alot
of course you can apply for at undergraduate level. It had only 4,992 applicants in 2016 UTME.



7) Federal University, Kashere: Federal University, Kashere is in Gombe State and has not been well known by most Nigerian University applicants. The university is nice and you can check out the List Of Courses Offer In Federal University Gusau . In 2016 UTME, only 5,590 admission applicants seek for admission into the school.



8.) Federal University, Oye-Ekiti: This university is located in the South West region of Nigeria and to be precise in Ekiti State. It is a new Federal university with a lot of undergraduate courses for you to study In 2016 UTME, only 5,956 admission seekers applied for the school.



9) Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi: I bet you may not
know this university exist but yet it is a federal
government owned university with a lot of accredited
undergraduate courses you can apply for. The university is in Kebbi State with only 5,890 UTME applicants in 2016.



10) Federal University, Lafia: This is a Federal University
in Nasarawa State and had only 6,214 undergraduate
admission seeker in 2016 UTME.



11) Federal University, Ndufu-Alike: This is a Federal
University in Ebonyi State. Last year 2016, it has only
8,063 UTME admission applicants.



12) Federal University, Wukari: This is a newly established University in Taraba State. You can easily apply and gain admission into the school. Just imagine the university had only 8,328 UTME applicants in 2016.



13) Federal University, Dutse: Don't confuse this with
Federal University in Dutsin-ma. This one is in Jigawa
State. There are lot of accredited courses in Federal
University Dutse Jigawa State that you can apply for. It
had only 9,073 admission seekers last year through UTME.



14) Modibo Adamawa University of Technology: This is not a new University, it is formally known as federal
University of Technology Yola. It is a technology
University in Nigeria. Here are the courses offer in
Madibbo Adamawa University of technology and you can conveniently apply for them. In last year admission
exercise, the school only had 9,480 admission seekers.



15) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University: ATBU is a
technology school in Bauch State. It was created in 1975, but it always have less applicants number. The courses offer in ATBU are much but had only 10,332 in 2016 UTME.
Fee free to apply for admission into any of the above
universities in your 2017 UTME registration. You have a
high chances of gaining admission.


Best of luck to you all,.


www.elitesportal.com.ng/2017/03/2017-utme-applicants-see-15-less.html

The West African Examination Council [WAEC] has made known to the general public that the council has decided to release examination results 60days after the last examination prior to the last 90 days earlier been released.

The WAEC HNO Olu Adenipekun, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the waiting days will now be 60 days as against 90 days previously.

Mr. Adenipekun spoke with NAN on the side-line of the council’s 65th anniversary celebration which began on Thursday in Lagos.

According to him, the development is one of such steps being taken by the council to meet its mandate of delivering quality service to all stakeholders.

“All hands must be on deck to ensure that the innovation, tagged: `Project 60’, is effective from this year.

“For sometimes now, we normally use about 90 days, from the day of the last paper of the examination to release the result.

“For the past 15 months, when I assumed office as the HNO in Nigeria, we have been working to reduce that `waiting period’ by 50 per cent.

“This is what initially brought about what we had also called `Project 45’ but we want to take it gradually,” Mr. Adenipekun said.

He told NAN that for the 2017 May/June WASSCE, which is about to start, the intention of the board was to release the result within 60 to 65 days.

“So, this is how we came about ‘Project 60’; and in the coming years, the council will talk about `Project 45’,” he said.

He added that council was hoping that in the next two years, it would be able to release results of its examinations within 45 days after the last paper is taken. On whether the development was tied to the JAMB’s insistence that candidates should make their WASSCE results available as prerequisite for admissions, the HNO said that it was not meant to address any issue.

Mr. Adenipekun noted that one of the major objectives for introducing project 60 was to reposition the council and portray it as an organisation that was delivering its mandate.

According to him, WAEC should also be seen as being always ready to review its operations and delivery time. “This may also come as good news for our current SSS 3 students, who are about to write the 2017 WASSCE.

“Basically there is need for our SSS 3 students to be happy because they are our principal stakeholders.

“I am sure reducing the waiting period will even make them happier,” he said.

www.schoolparrot.com.ng/2017/03/waec-results-to-be-released-60-days.html

mayorxyneyo:
Pls who knows the utme subject combination particularly for food technology in UI?!

just seeing ur question...

English , Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics or Biology.

The joint admissions and matriculation board (JAMB) has
announced the much awaited date for the sale of 2017
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms.


According to a tweet from the examination body, JAMB
forms sale will start on Monday March 20th 2017 to
Wednesday 19th April, 2017.


According to JAMB, The # UTME2017 Fee is 5,500 Naira.
This includes Registration fees, Reading text and all other
Document (Syllabus and Brochure)


UTME2017 Exam Starts 6th May to 20th May, 2017
(excluding May 12, 2017 because of Candidates sitting for WAEC's
Further Maths Exam).


The #UTME2017 Fee is 5,500 Naira. This includes
Registration fees, Reading text and all other Document
(Syllabus and Brochure)


Sales of Form ends on Wednesday 19th April 2017 while the
Registration portal closes on Saturday 22nd April 2017.



For Direct Entry Candidates, the application will be on
sale from Sunday 23rd April, 2017 7:26 AM - 13 Mar 2017



www.Elitesportal.com.ng/2017/03/jamb-utme-2017-form-price-exam-dates.html


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15 Less Competitive Federal Universities In Nigeria You Can Easily Gain Admission In 2017

Most of 2017 UTME prospective applicants
who don't want to make serious mistake of applying for an
extremely competitive universities, demanded for the easiest
and cheapest ones.


You will agree with me that, it is not logical to apply for an
extremely competitive universities where you cannot gain
admission or when the chances is extremely low.


I have a friend who applied for admission into university of
Ilorin for more than five years and could not gain admission.
He continue to apply for admission until he tried another
school. He gained admission that very year. University of
Ilorin do have more than 100000 applicants every year.


The truth is that, there are lot of universities in Nigeria
where you can apply for admission and gain it with 180 in
UTME without stress and with adequate school fees.
Credit: myschooltrick






Below are list of less competitive Universities in Nigeria
in 2016




The list below is ranked based on 2016 UTME applicants
numbers for the universities below:


1) Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State: This one of the
newly created Federal universities. The university is new
and most admission applicants don't know about it. In 2016
UTME, only 1,438 applicants applied for the school through
UTME.



2) Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State: Do you know
this university, is another newly created federal
university in Nigeria by last administration. Its UTME
applicants for 2016 was 2,315 applicants.



3) Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State: In some
months ago . It is also a new Federal university in Nigeria
and has a very low applicants of 3560 in 2016 UTME.



4) Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State: Federal
University Dutsin-Ma is in Katsina State. You can easily
gain admission into any of the courses in the school. In
2016 UTME, the university had only 3,569 admission
applicants.



5) Federal University, Lokoja: This is also a newly created
university by the Federal government and its located in
Kogi State. The University offers several undergraduate
Courses and in 2016 UTME, the university has only 4,660
admission applicants.



6) Federal University Of Petroleum Resources, Effurun:
FUPRE is a new Federal university in Delta State Nigeria.
It is the first petroleum university in Nigeria and has alot
of course you can apply for at undergraduate level. It had
only 4,992 applicants in 2016 UTME.



7) Federal University, Kashere: Federal University, Kashere
is in Gombe State and has not been well known by most
Nigerian University applicants. The university is nice and
you can check out the List Of Courses Offer In Federal
University Gusau . In 2016 UTME, only 5,590 admission
applicants seek for admission into the school.



8.) Federal University, Oye-Ekiti: This university is located
in the South West region of Nigeria and to be precise in
Ekiti State. It is a new Federal university with a lot of
undergraduate courses for you to study In 2016 UTME, only
5,956 admission seekers applied for the school.



9) Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi: I bet you may not
know this university exist but yet it is a federal
government owned university with a lot of accredited
undergraduate courses you can apply for. The university is
in Kebbi State with only 5,890 UTME applicants in 2016.



10) Federal University, Lafia: This is a Federal University
in Nasarawa State and had only 6,214 undergraduate
admission seeker in 2016 UTME.



11) Federal University, Ndufu-Alike: This is a Federal
University in Ebonyi State. Last year 2016, it has only
8,063 UTME admission applicants.



12) Federal University, Wukari: This is a newly established
University in Taraba State. You can easily apply and gain
admission into the school. Just imagine the university had
only 8,328 UTME applicants in 2016.



13) Federal University, Dutse: Don't confuse this with
Federal University in Dutsin-ma. This one is in Jigawa
State. There are lot of accredited courses in Federal
University Dutse Jigawa State that you can apply for. It
had only 9,073 admission seekers last year through UTME.



14) Modibo Adamawa University of Technology: This is not
a new University, it is formally known as federal
University of Technology Yola. It is a technology
University in Nigeria. Here are the courses offer in
Madibbo Adamawa University of technology and you can
conveniently apply for them. In last year admission
exercise, the school only had 9,480 admission seekers.



15) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University: ATBU is a
technology school in Bauch State. It was created in 1975,
but it always have less applicants number. The courses
offer in ATBU are much but had only 10,332 in 2016 UTME.
Fee free to apply for admission into any of the above
universities in your 2017 UTME registration. You have a
high chances of gaining admission.


Best of luck to you all,.


www.elitesportal.com.ng/2017/03/2017-utme-applicants-see-15-less.html


ccc: lalasticlala, seun

Updated JAMB List Of CBT Centres Approved For 2017 UTME Registration


The Centres listed below are the only Authorized centres
incharge of registering students for the 2017 UTME. All
candidates are advised to desist from centres which are
not listed below as they are illegal.


Check with your phones Here: www.schoolparrot.com.ng/2017/03/jamb-list-of-cbt-centres-approved-for.html



Or

www.nairaland.com/3677204/updated-jamb-list-cbt-centres#54498123

TYPED VERSION NOW AVAILABLE

OFFICIAL: JAMB 2017 List of Available Registration Centres/Cafe(s) Nationwide Published -





Check Here: www.elitesportal.com.ng/2017/03/official-jamb-2017-list-of-available.html




The Joint Admission Matriculation Board [JAMB] has published
the list of CBT Centres Recommended for 2017 UTME
Registration.


The Centres listed below are the only Authorized centres
incharge of registering students for the 2017 UTME. All candidates are advised to desist from centres which are
not listed below as they are illegal.


The board has promised that more centers will be accreditted
and updated soon. So if you are yet to see any centre close to
you here please be calm, bookmark this page and continue
checking back later before the official registration kicks off.


We will be updated all soon once a new accredited cbt
registration center is announced.



MORE CENTRES WILL BE RELEASED IN A SHORT WHILE




www.elitesportal.com.ng/2017/03/official-jamb-2017-list-of-available.html


ccc: lalasticlala, seun, fynestboi

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has appealed to the Federal Government to upgrade all polytechnics to universities of technology to end discrimination against technological education in the country.

Mr. Adeyemi Aromolaran, Yaba College of Technology branch Chairman of ASUP, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.

The ASUP chairman said that government’s discriminatory policies against polytechnics were retarding the development of technical education in the country.

“We need to look at the British example of running educational programmes, because that is where Nigeria copied the polytechnic education system from.

“Britain had abolished polytechnics long time ago; all polytechnics have been turned to universities of technology in that country,’’ Aromolaran said.

He noted that admission figures into the nation’s polytechnics and colleges of education were dropping every year due to unfavourable government policies.

“As long as we continue with the system we are running, discrimination will persist and consequently admission into polytechnics will continue to dwindle.

“This is part of what the union has been agitating against,’’ he said.

The ASUP official said that with the dichotomy between the polytechnic diploma and the university degree, no enlightened person would want his or her child to go to the polytechnic.

According to him, most of the youths are drifting toward acquiring the university education.

“ASUP has not been keeping quiet but government response has not been favourable.

“Recently, another level of discrimination came again from JAMB, since we now have one JAMB examination for polytechnics and universities.

“JAMB now request that a candidate who made polytechnic second choice pay additional fee of N2500 or N3000 before being offered admission into the polytechnic.

“This is the latest form of discrimination against polytechnic education.

“Ordinarily, that is sufficient to discourage any young person from going into polytechnic, not to even talk of college of education.

“When we are agitating that government should remove the dichotomy and other discriminatory policies against polytechnics, now JAMB created another discriminatory policy against the polytechnic,’’ Aromolaran said.

The ASUP chairman said that until all the unfriendly policies were abolished, the country would not have an effective polytechnic system that would be acceptable by all.

Aromolaran said the union would continue to protest and resist all attempts to diminish the progress and development of the polytechnic education in the country.


www.schoolparrot.com.ng/2017/03/asup-urges-fg-to-upgrade-polytechnics.html

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Social skills


Now that we’ve covered the academic side of things, it’s time to look at that other all-important part of university life: social skills. In this section, as well as interpersonal skills, we’ve also included other personal skills and qualities you can develop that will help you succeed at university.

9. Conversational skills

You’re going to be meeting a lot of new people at university: students from all walks of life, staff who might be leaders in their field. You’ll find yourself in a variety of social situations with these people, in addition to the time you spend with them in an academic environment, so you’ll therefore need to go to university armed with excellent conversational skills. Master the art of smalltalk. If you’re not that confident in these sorts of situations, try reading up on some conversation starters to help break the ice and avoid those dreaded awkward silences. A good trick is to ask the other person about themselves; not only does it take the pressure off you, but you’ll show them that you’re interested in them and make them feel valued. Even simple questions such as “how are you finding the course so far?” are a good starting point. You’ll almost certainly have to introduce yourself at some point, so practise this beforehand and think about an interesting fact about yourself that you might want to talk about. Also, don’t be scared about talking to senior academics; they’re people too, and not nearly as intimidating as you might think! By the time you’re a confident third-year, you’ll probably be on first- name terms with them.

10. Cooking

Not really a social skill as such, but cooking is nevertheless an essential life skill for university – and if you’re good at it, you’ll be able to entertain your new friends with your culinary prowess. You’d be surprised how much you and your friends will appreciate a home- cooked meal when you’re away from home, and it’s important to eat healthily to nourish your brain ready for all that studying. If you’ve never cooked before, learn a few basic recipes before you go up to university (we don’t just mean baked beans on toast), and more importantly, learn the principles – such as how to cook chicken safely, different methods of cooking an egg, what foods go with what, how to make a sauce, and so on. A few staple recipes will stand you in good stead; spaghetti bolognese, chilli con carne, a basic chicken curry and a risotto of any kind are all great examples of recipes that are both delicious and easy to make, as well as sure to impress your friends.

11. Home skills

You won’t have your mum there to do your laundry and other such things for you, so take some time before you go to university to learn basic skills such as how to iron a shirt, if you don’t already know how to do this. There will definitely be occasions on which you’ll need a properly ironed shirt, so don’t think you can get away with wearing T-shirts all the time even if you relish the idea of being a scruffy student!

12. Self-motivation

It may not sound like it, but the ability to motivate yourself is a skill that you can develop, and one that will come in very handy when you’re faced with the choice between an afternoon off or an afternoon in the library. A lot of the time you spend at university will be unstructured, unlike at school when you had a detailed daily timetable laid out for you; it’s therefore important to be able to motivate yourself to make good use of your time. The students who enjoy the greatest success at university are those with a high level of self-motivation, and you can develop yours in a number of ways. Start out with a clear idea of what you want to achieve in the long-run; having this end goal in sight at all times will remind you of what you’re working towards. In the short- term, you can motivate yourself with the promise of small treats or breaks at regular intervals, to reward yourself for your hard work.

13. Time management

Following on from our point about self-motivation, effective time management skills will be essential at university if you’re to fit in all your social activities alongside a busy programme of study. With many demands on your time, it’s vital to be sensible about how you manage your schedule to avoid becoming stressed. Keep a calendar on your phone with all your appointments, so that you always have it to hand and can therefore avoid double booking, and maintain a ‘To Do’ list with all your tasks and deadlines. Tick them off as and when you complete each one, and break bigger tasks down into smaller ones to make them more manageable.


We hope you’ve found this a useful introduction to the kind of skills that will help you to succeed at university. This stage in your life is a learning curve, so don’t worry if all this seems too much to remember; you’ll pick up many of these skills without even realising it!


www.schoolparrot.com.ng/2017/03/13-things-you-should- know-how-to-do.html

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Going to higher institution places you in a whole host of
new situations, and with them comes a load of new
academic and social skills you’ll need to acquire in
preparation.


You’ll develop these during your time at university, of
course; but it helps to have a foundation to work from so
that you can make the most of your time at university
from the day you arrive. After all, when you’re managing
the changes in workload and lifestyle that come with
going to university, you don’t want to be worrying about
the little things you could have figured out in advance.
In this article, we’ll take you through some of the essential
skills needed in order to thrive at university , both from
an academic point of view and socially.


Academic and practical skills



1. Written English

First and foremost, having a strong grasp of the ins and
outs of the English language (whether you’re a native
speaker or not) is essential. You’ll need to be able to
express yourself articulately in a number of written
contexts, such as essays, dissertations and examinations.
Academia is all about being able to argue a point, and to
do that, you need the appropriate language skills and a
vocabulary suited to the formal environment of academic
research. What’s more, you’ll need to make sure your
spelling and grammar are up to scratch; you can’t expect
your work to be taken seriously if it’s littered with
errors.



2. Essay writing


Following on from your abilities in English is the ability to
write good essays, the demands of which necessitate very
specific written English skills as well as other qualities,
such as clarity of thinking and persuasiveness. You should
already have developed good essay technique from school,
but university essays are altogether more challenging.
They’ll probably be longer, for a start; and they’ll require
a great deal more research, with a much higher standard
of academic exploration expected than any of the essays
you wrote for O'level. You’ll also have to get into the
habit of including footnotes and references whenever you
cite another academic work in your essays. You’ll develop
your essay skills as you go along, but you can get ahead by
referring to our previous posts on essay technique, such
as this one and this one.



3. Reading


You’re likely to have a large volume of reading material
thrown your way, and it may prove slightly overwhelming,
so you’ll need to develop your reading abilities as well as
your written skills. If you’re a slow reader, you may find
it useful to learn some speed reading techniques, as this
will help you get through your reading lists more quickly.
Here are some speed reading tips to help get you started.


4. Note-taking


A very useful skill to have when it comes to every kind of
teaching environment you’ll encounter at university is
note-taking . Whether it’s in a lecture or doing
independent research in the library, finding a way to
summarise the vast amount of information to which you
will be exposed is vital if you are to make any sense of it
and commit it to long-term memory. It’s no good if
you’ve produced a set of notes from a lecture that make
no sense when you go back and look at them later that
week, or when revision time comes around, so you’ll need
to develop a note-taking method that works for you.
Shorthand is one approach, but by no means the only one;
there are also other techniques to help you in certain
situations. Some students, for instance, take laptops into
lectures because they can type faster than they can
handwrite; others may prefer to take an audio recorder
to tape what’s being said so that they can play it back in
its entirety later on.


When it comes to note-taking from books, it can
sometimes feel that everything is important enough to
write down, so you end up simply copying out entire
passages of books. This is a waste of time; it’s far better
to try to summarise arguments and record only short
snippets of quotes for later use. You’ll find this much
easier to revise from, and it forces you to think about
and learn from your reading material rather than just
regurgitating it.


5. Independent learning


The ability to study independently, without that much
guidance from teaching staff, is essential at university.
You’ll need to be able to structure your time effectively,
find things out for yourself without being told to, and
learn how to make the most of the resources you’ve been
given on your reading list. Learn how to boost your own
productivity, so that you don’t end up sitting in the
library with so much to do that you don’t know where to
start.


There’s nothing worse than that feeling of being
overwhelmed when you have a looming deadline, so avoid
getting into this situation by preparing for essays with
lots of time to spare. We’ll come back to time
management skills again later in this article.



6. Research


One of the most important academic skills is research; it
is, after all, the foundation upon which the whole of
academia is based. It may not sound like a skill, but in
fact there’s an art to it that you’ll need to master. That
includes things like where and how to find the information
you need, spotting important information in footnotes and
following it up, and even getting used to the very formal
style of academic writing. As part of your course, you’ll
probably have to undertake a larger piece of research, a
dissertation, so your research skills will stand you in good
stead for this as well as for your normal essays.


7. Presentation skills


Most of us hate giving presentations, but they’re an
unfortunate fact of university life. You will almost
certainly have to give one at some point, if not regularly,
but there’s plenty you can do to prepare for this perhaps
worrying eventuality. First of all, you can learn how to
create an impressive presentation in PowerPoint or
Keynote, so you can wow your audience with something to
look at that isn’t you (this will take the pressure off you
a bit). Prepare a useful handout to accompany your
presentation so that they have even more to look at. You
can also practise speaking in public or even take classes
to help boost your confidence.


8. Exam technique


A hefty percentage of your course is likely to be assessed
by exams, so to give yourself the very best chance of
success, it’s worth developing your exam technique to
account for the fact that university exams are tougher
than A-levels. You’re highly unlikely to have multiple-
choice questions at university level; rather, you’ll
probably have to answer a number of essays in a short
space of time, and within those essays, develop
sophisticated arguments and deploy a wide range of
knowledge to support them. Read our guide to exam
success to find out how to develop your exam technique.


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The Federal University Otuoke has given scholarship to three Indigent Students newly admitted to study different courses in the Institution.

The Vice Chancellor Prof. Seth Accra Jaja who made this pronouncement at the 6th Matriculation Ceremony of the University on 18th February, 2017. Also used the occasion to present Wheel Chairs to five physically challenged persons from Ogbia Local government area as part of its corporate social responsibility.

Prof. Jaja who said the action was borne out of the goodwill to encourage those who are physically impaired within the Institution’s domain, assured of the University’s readiness to contribute meaningfully to the growth of its host community.

Congratulating the 2,430 Students admitted by the University for the 2016/2017 Academic session, the Vice Chancellor noted the effort his administration made on assumption of office to increase the University’s carrying capacity.

“On assumption of duty, the major challenge I faced was to bridge the need – gap highlighted more in the faculties and disciplines of Engineering, Management Sciences and Education which were hitherto not available in the University.

He further said “This Challenge was overcome when the National Universities Commission, after due resource verification exercise, graciously approved 16 new additional programmes, which increased the University’s carrying capacity from 1,500 to 2,500”.

The Vice Chancellor used the solemn occasion to advice the Matriculating Students to shun all illegal associations and relationships in and around the University environment, urging them to be courageous and law abiding.

The Indigent Students who benefitted from the University’s Scholarship Include; Winifred Betterland of Computer and Informatics department, Festus Odogwu and, David Okafor Samuel Queen, of English and Communication Studies respectivelyly

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This is to inform all students of Auchi Polytechnic Auchi
that the management has Suspended the indefinite Strike
embarked upon since February 6.


6 March 2017

The Ag, Rector,

Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi

Dear Sir,


SUSPENSION OF INDEFINITE STRIKE

Sequel to the deliberations and resolutions reached at the inaugural m between the new Management led by Dr. Momodu Sanusi Jimah and the Executive Members of the Joint Unions of ASUP, SSANIP and NASU. Auchi Polytechnic Chapters, held on the 5th of March, 2017 at the NASU Secretariat and the subsequent ratification of the resolutions by the Joint Action Congress JAC) of ASUP, SSANIP and NASU on Monday, 6h March, 2017 the current strike action embarked upoon by the Polytechnic's workers on Monday, 6 February, 2017 is hereby suspended However, the leadership of the Joint Unions of ASUP, SSANIP and NASU appreciates all members for their prayers, cooperation and support all through the struggle.

Aluta Continua! Victoria Aceta! Please accept sir, the assurances of our members' highest regards..

See full details below.


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