Hello all,
So, we all know that passing through a university is not a pot of beans as it entails hard work and persistence to excel. Yes, I'm sure we all had that dream while we were in secondary school of studying a good course in a choice university and graduating with a first class degree. But after the first year in the university with a CGPA of 2.5 due to a hard and fast life of parties, social activities, dating and other distractions, the story will change to "let me work harder and get a 2-1". After the second year, the grades drop even further and many then settle for "A 2-2 is not that bad". Finally, the song will change to "God please let me just graduate"
So, to avoid the above scenario, I'm going to give you four simple tricks of coming out in Flying Colours.

1) Your First Year Should Be Used To Build Your grades: I think the first year in the university is the most important. Your first year is no doubt going to be your easiest and you should make the best of it. As newbies in the university system, you'll probably get distracted and carried away by all the activities, parties, events etc that are going on around you. You should have some self control and devote more time to studying than partying. So, while your mates are jumping from one party to the other, concentrate on your academic work and try and make really high grades so that if your grades will eventually drop in future, the impact will be reduced. Your first year should be your stepping stone or your boost.

2)Build Up Your continuous Assessment (CA). It Matters! : It may seem not to matter much, after all, it's only 30 marks. This is not so. If you are able to work hard on your CA's and make a range of 20 to 25 and above in all your courses, you'll make mostly A's and B's in your result. Most people think that examinations are the 'main thing' , this is true to an extent. But, having a good CA would reduce the stress of studying for exams and increase your chances of excelling. Imagine if you have a CA of 10mks in a particular course and you want to make a B. That means you have to work hard for 50 marks in exams, and this is no easy task. But if you have a CA of 21mks, you only need 39 marks to make a B and 49 marks to Ace that course. So, do all assignments, tests, projects, quizzes and so on. You'll be thankful when exam time comes and you're not choked up by bad grades

3) Study Everyday: I'm sure you must have heard this one severally. But I'm going to put a twist in it. I don't mean you should spend all night and day nose deep in books everyday. I mean, create time to go through your books everyday. It can be just two hours or three hours per day. It may not seem like much but if you calculate how many study hours you'd get per week, it will amount to 14 to 21 hours. It doesn't have to be intensive study (leave that one for tests and examinations) but revising what you did earlier in class, making notes, browsing the internet for more information on the topic or course (the Internet has more uses apart from social networking), asking questions, solving problems and so on. For better effectiveness, your study time should not include time spent on assignments.

4) God First! : Finally, put God first in your studies. Ask for His grace that will colour all your efforts and cover all your errors. It's not all your efforts that matter, as sometimes you could work hard but not still see good results. So his favour and grace are important in your academic life.

If you follow these tips judiciously, I can assure you that you'll come out in Flying Colours.

Source: Jeloma

Cc: Lalasticlala

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So, what do you Think?

Fabulocity:
FTC

Your article is the truth

Jeloma:
So, what do you Think?

Thank you.
I wonder what Lalasticlala thinks...

Fabulocity:
Your article is the truth

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Jeloma:
Thank you.
I wonder what Lalasticlala thinks...

Good piece...the crucial basics