TIPS FOR FRESHERS ON CAMPUS

TIPS FOR FRESHERS ON CAMPUS

Choose friends wisely

You have probably heard it time and time again that bad company corrupts good manners. It might sound like a cliché to you; but it’s probably ageless because it’s true. No, you will not get special grades for making friends with the most popular people on campus. So don’t be so desperate that you can do anything for friendships.

Take out time to pick friends that can spur you on morally and academically.

Remember that although campus streets may sometimes seem like a movie set, you’re there to get a BSc, not an Oscar for ‘Best Friendship on set.’

TIPS FOR FRESHERS ON CAMPUS

2 Start studying on time

It could be pretty overwhelming when you get into school for the first time. There are lots of new places to learn about…let the library be one of them.

Apart from registration and some periodic orientation programmes, your first few weeks will be the freest you’ll ever be in your schooling career.

Too early for trouble There are so many things you need to prove when you get into school. That you can break the rules and get away with it is not one of them.

The thing about trouble is that your record tends to stay with you and put you into more and more trouble. If you don’t know the rules and regulations of the institution you are about to enter, find out, and if you can’t take the heat, don’t take the admission.

Ask any parent; it’s more honourable to have a child stay at home than to have him expelled or suspended. Watch your pocket Cut your cloth according to your size.

TIPS FOR FRESHERS ON CAMPUS

 3 Don’t spend money because other people are doing the same.

Budget properly before spending a kobo; appropriate for giving, spending and saving. Activism with caution Of course, you should not hesitate to fight for your rights.

But be sure to do so within the rules and regulations of your institution, and without violence and threats.

TIPS FOR FRESHERS ON CAMPUS

 4 This Boyfriend-Girlfriend thing On campus,

you will most likely be surrounded by more members of the opposite sex than you have ever been in your entire life.

The choice whether or not to enter a relationship as soon as you get into school is yours. But bear in mind that you should get your priorities right, right from the start.