As the University of Calabar matriculated her newly admitted students, the desire to graduate with a good grade will be shared by you and many, but the mistakes of your first year will haunt you till graduation. You can avoid some mistakes by taking following steps into consideration.
1. Hating a particular lecturer. The flamboyant disposition and auras of most lecturers can easily push students into the cheap act of disliking them. This in turn conduces into a reduced interest in the course and an unnoticeable hatred for the course too.
2. The feeling of metamorphosing from slim secondary school textbooks to voluminous university textbooks can be pretty overwhelming. Do not get me wrong, we need textbooks for extra knowledge, research and to build a personal library. Totally dependence on them and ignoring lecture notes can be detrimental to your grade. Lecturers ask questions more on what they taught than what you are thought to know.
3. Even the Bible advises, there is time for everything. Lecturers are known to chip in useful clues while they teach. Avoid unnecessary distractions as often as possible, for you do not want to lose an examination question hint given in the course of the lecture. A simple "brb" to pause the nonstop online chat won't hurt.
4. Semesters fly faster than you can ever imagine. Time silently leaves us as lectures, assignments and academic activities go on. The temptation of always promising to read "later" will be intense, leaving you with a chunk of work for the late minute. This generally ill-prepares you. Reading a course a day, might seem too much until you have to read all courses in a rush.
5. Experience is the best teacher, we all say, but I would add that most experiences are better off as stories. Senior colleagues have walked the paths before you and, trust me; they know all the pot holes better than you do. A guide on the best route will not hurt your journey to good grades.
6. After the few weeks of acquaintances, you will be able to tell who is good in a particular course by judging from their approach to lectures, copying and taking notes and participation in class. Swallow the pride and ask for help when needed.
7. In Socrates words "Man, know thyself"...find out the best time studying works for you – is it night or day? To most naive freshers, going for all night classes equals automatic passing or assimilation but sadly, it does not. If it is not your forte, you might end up having an uncomfortable night that might mar your chances of studying during the day because of haunting sleep.
8. Past questions, are easily ignored. It has, however, been proven to be a major guide for students because some lecturers recycle their questions. It gives an insight into the pattern of the course questions.
9. Aim for the best. Target an A and work towards it. Wanting to just pass a course is not enough. The chances of dropping from an A to a B will not hurt as bad as dropping from a C to a D; after all, you just wanted to pass. Many occurrences of this can Disable your chances of good grades.
Hoping this will be helpful to you.
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