It is of utmost importance to make a good degree of your
university education because what is worth doing at all, is worth doing well
and besides, the labour market is fully saturated and competitive. Although
there are no strict rules but some basic principles are essential to foster
your good success in any tertiary institution.
1. Your successs starts
from 100L.
Many students get carried away by the excitement of being in the
university not knowing that success starts from day 1. As a fresher, you should
know the minimum CGPA to take you to 200L and familiarize yourself with lecture
venues. note that the higher the number of failed courses (carry overs) you
have at 100L, the slimmer your chances of coming out with a good degree and the
higher your chances of having extra years (commonly referred to as spill over).
You cannot have a CGPA of 1.5 in 100L, 1.8 in 200L and expect to have a CGPA of
4.5 in 400L(graduating year). Building a strong GP and maintaining it is the
key.
2. Go to class. Being prompt is the
key. This affords you the opportunity of taking correct lecture notes from
source (the
lecturer), and if you are a keen student, you should be able to deduce the
likely areas exam questions will come out from. Also, be prompt for lectures
because some lecturers give tests when class attendance is
low, and this forms part of the continuous assessment. Note
that practical classes are like exams and should not be missed.
source (the
lecturer), and if you are a keen student, you should be able to deduce the
likely areas exam questions will come out from. Also, be prompt for lectures
because some lecturers give tests when class attendance is
low, and this forms part of the continuous assessment. Note
that practical classes are like exams and should not be missed.
3. Obtain past
questions.
Know how exam questions are set. go back to your books, read and
then practice questions. Many people have made excellent grades by doing this,
but do not depend solely on this, rather, read the course content and augument
with past questions.
4. Have friends who can
watch your back. I have seen students who sleep off and come to exam venue when
the exam is almost over. Some will claim the time table changed. This is one of
the reasons you shouldn't be a lone ranger. Have friend that can bring to the
attention of your level adviser or invigilators that you are absent.
5. Be in the class
online group. Each
level should have an online (Whatsapp) group where information (such as submission
of assignments, change of lecture venue etc) can be disseminated easily. If you
don't have a browsing phone, then you have to find an alternative such as
having friends that will communicate the outcome/information from the group to
you or give your class rep a token to be sending information to you via sms.
6. Wise time management. Go to library and
read. Jot points in sticky notes that you can easily glance through in a cab or
unconventional reading environments. Your mobile phone can gulp your time so
avoid unecessary chatting and gaming and adhere to a strict study routine.
7. Know the basis for
scoring questions. If your CA is 40 marks, then your exam is 60 marks. If you are
asked to answer 3 questions in the exam, then you should know that each will
carry 20 marks. When attempting any question, write points that will be
sufficient for you to earn the 20 marks. Many students will write half page 
and think they
have done well. Lecturers mark points, the lenthier your answer is, the more
points it's likely to contain, but avoid saying the same point in different
ways over and over 
and think they
have done well. Lecturers mark points, the lenthier your answer is, the more
points it's likely to contain, but avoid saying the same point in different
ways over and over
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