Big congratulations to the admitted ones, the journey is not easy but you finally made it, to EKSU
And those that are yet to be given God will remember your, don’t give up, keep praying all will be well
Read to the end because the point listed here are very important, don’t glance through read it well
This post is for fresher’s to guide them so that they won’t repeat the mistakes most fresher’s made when they gained admission
Remember them and follow them diligently you will have no problem in EKSU
You are probably going to find out about these things later on, but its better you know them on time,
1. Your courses
Its very important that you know the courses you are supposed to offer on time, so you don’t attend classes that are not meant for you, or miss classes that are meant for you.
The best way to know the courses you are supposed to offer is make use of your departmental handbook, this handbook contains all the courses you are supposed to offer from your first year to your final year.
The only problem is you may not be given the handbooks as soon as you resume, the solution to this problem is to have good relationship with your senior, they know the in and out of the school and the courses, don’t be shy, and am sure they will glad to help you
2. Your class governor
our Class Governor is similar to a Secondary School captain but with some differences obviously, Your Class Governor of your Department is usually elected by your fellow Course Mates, for Example if you are in Computer science 100L your cou will be elected by 100L Computer Science Students.
It’s very important that you don’t overlook or underrate this election process because your Class Gov will be deciding the fate of the whole Department.
So just make sure you are involved in electing a competent Class Gov, you might even choose to be the Class Gov for your Department but be warned it’s not an easy job.
If your department already has one just make sure you have a personal relationship with this person, when I say “personal” I don’t mean anything weird so don’t get it twisted.
3. Attendance
Attendance is something you should never play with in Eksu, especially at your level, Most Lecturers give free 10 marks just for perfect attendance and trust me ten marks can save your soul in Eksu.
The people with the best attendance are not necessarily the people who attend the most classes, they are just the ones who sign the most attendance sheets, so make sure you don’t miss out on signing attendance sheet.
If you’re in class and you don’t sign attendance, it will be assumed that you were not in class.
This is the reason why I encourage you to have a personal relationship with your Class Gov because he/she will be in charge of getting and sending attendance sheets to Lectures, also make sure your department has attendance sheet as soon as possible and keep your signature consistent.
4. Class
More than 50% of what you do in class is what shows up in your text or exam, take classes seriously especially Mat101 and Mat103,or any other calculation course, make sure you can solve everything done in class on your own.
5. Lab
You won’t be allowed into any Lab without your Lab Coat , prepare your lab coat from home
So take note of Lab Days and make sure you have your materials ready.
Attendance in the Lab is also very important.
Also make sure your Laboratory Reports are submitted on time and make sure it’s well written; if possible use your best handwriting, because each Lab Report has its own score, which will be added to your final Lab Score at the end of the Semester, and it will determine your overall grade.
Also listen to the Lab Technologists carefully, not all repeat what they’ve said before, even what they said at the beginning of the semester you might not hear till the end.
6. Past Questions
Some Departments like repeating Questions, Studying past questions is one hack most Eksuites use.
Make sure the Department is notorious for repeating questions and also do your normal reading because they might just decide to set new questions
7. Learn How to Calculate your GPA
When you resume you will be hear Lectures talk about GPA or CGPA.
GPA stands for Grade Point Average while CGPA stands for Cumulative Grade Point Average.
Your GPA is basically your Semester Result; while your CGPA is what determines the class of degree you will be graduating with and also what determines if Eksu is going to withdraw your admission or probation
8. TAKE YOUR GST SERIOUS
GST(general studies) is a very important course for all 100l irrespective of ur field, GST111 (communication in English) GST113 (Nigeria people and culture) GST115 (ICT) this courses are 2units each and it is 7am lecture from Monday -Wednesday, more of a reason why this course were taken silently by fresher’s they are too lazy to wake up early.., I will advice you to take it very serious because it will go a long way in boosting your GP, it easy to pass and also easy to fail.
9. Read
It should go without saying that you have to read a lot!, after all anything worth doing is worth doing well and University is usually a once in a lifetime opportunity, do your best to come out with a good degree that won’t make you feel like you’ve wasted your time.
10. Learn Something Good From Your Peers
Its very likely that the majority of things that you are going to learn in the University will not be in the traditional classroom setting, its also likely that you are going to be in a class room with all kinds of people – Geniuses, Programmers, Instrumentalists, Singers, Dancers, Athletes, Good People, Bad People, and so on.
The things you learn from these people may actually affect your life more than the course you came to study in eksu….. You can choose to learn, The Good, The Bad or even The Ugly.
I would advice you to learn something good from your peers, the people you choose to learn from don’t have to be in the same level or department.
11. Plan For Life After School
University might just be the last thing your parents or Guardians will sponsor in your life,after University most parents will assume they have given you the basic tools to succeed in Life, so just have that at the back of your mind
12.The Most important, Know God
After attending all the classes and signing all the attendance sheets, and reading the unreadable, and writing exams, the most important thing at the end of the day is where you will spend eternity.
The absence of Light is Darkness; do you have the Light of God? Stay close to your God and pray after every Exam, because your Test/Exam Script can easily be misplaced. It’s not common in Eksu but it’s possible.
