By Adamu Abubakar sadiq
As a fresher embarking on a journey is always filled with excitement, challenges, and self-discovery. Navigating a new environment is sometimes arduous for new students and leaving their comfort zones for another place.
The first few days on the campus can be overwhelming and stressful, wandering around and asking for lecture hall to coping with other students and adapting to the university.
Academic challenges pose another headache new students face during their first few weeks in the university, from assignments, lectures, and academic performances because of the eagerness to attain A’s in all their courses. Seeking help from senior fellows, forming group study, and managing time effectively is very essential to overcome these challenges.
However, building social connections and forming friends are paramount aspects of the university experience, as well as knowing the type of friends to follow because peer groups can affect one’s academic performance in both positive and negative ways. Having good peers brings loads of benefits that one can imagine because having good and serious ones around you brings high chances of you emulating the goodness from them which will result in academic success.
Exploring extracurricular activities like sports teams, cultural clubs, academic organizations, press clubs, and the like. Engaging in these activities enriches one’s knowledge and experience and also helps develop leadership skills and teamwork. But what matters the most is you knowing yourself what you can do and when to do it. Remember academics are the priority.
Many students have the enthusiasm of being serious but due to distraction or lack of contentment, they reinforce their flaws. Therefore one needs prayer to conquer any odds and move closer to God.
Overcoming challenges, As new students tend to encounter a lot of difficulties e.g. financial, academic, and environmental stress. Freshers get discouraged seeing their scores on tests and grades from exams, the more discouraged you get the more your performance keeps getting poorer.
The experiences of a fresher in the university are a transformative journey of learning, growth, and self-discovery. Embracing the opportunities, facing the challenges, and staying true to oneself are the factors that pave the way for a fulfilling and enriching university experience.