Life on campus is another world entirely to newbies who just gained admission as it’s a new terrain to them. Their experience is quite different from secondary school where they were still under supervision and guidance of their parents
At higher institution level, they want to enjoy life to the fullest, explore and have fun as they now have that luxury of freedom and independence to themselves which they never had while at home.
As such, many of them often get carried away by the euphoria of youthful exuberance to the extent that they forget their primary purpose on campus which is to acquire knowledge.
This is often so because they are so preoccupied with the thought of "when I get on campus, I will do this, I will do that not minding the consequences at the end.
Majority of them have seen tertiary institutions as an avenue to do what they so please as nobody is there to question or hold them accountable for their actions.
No doubt, while life on campus can be so fun, enjoyable and memorable, as it is an opportunity for one to get to meet new people from different walks of life, get to share ideas, get another super level of exposure and most importantly, an avenue to get values; so also, it can be a bitter experience for one when one decides to get blown away by the cool breeze of pleasure neglecting one’s goal and aspirations in life.
As a student, it is pertinent for one to learn how to strike a balance between academics and pleasure. One must not allow one to affect the other because what one does today on campus can either make or mar one later in the future.
Yetunde Bashiru is an ND1 student of the department of Mass Communication
