Interpreting Why Students Fail By Olatunji Misturah

It is actually a sorry sight when you see students pray fervently against academic failure yet they keep dining and wining in the table of failure, consciously or unconsciously.

These students, over time, tend to misinterpret the quote which states that, "No great success was ever achieved without failure", permitting it as an avenue not to work against failure.

Unarguably, success is the utmost wish of a very large percentage of students on campus but it will shock you to discover that very few have been able to achieve their set goals that speak volumes of success.

This can be traced to various factors stoking academic failure on campus which students are pandering to, one of which is: lack of focus and dedication. Students, these days, no longer give priority to education instead they spend most of their time online, watching movies or even playing games.

Truth be told, if as a student, you want to be outstanding, then you need to rise up to the occasion. You need to create a standard for yourself and work diligently towards it, engaging in productive activities that enhance your chances of succeeding not those that decrease it.

Also, poor time management that tends to give birth to procrastination is also a cause of academic failure. The inability of students to plan their day or strategize their activities has made many students fail in their day-to-day responsibilities.

As a student, you need to plan your day and avoid any form of procrastination whatsoever, because it would only make you fail in the aspect of carrying out your responsibilities.

What of peer influence? That also contributes to academic failure. Like an adage says, birds of same feather flock. Who we move with have huge effects in our lives. This makes it more important for us to be selective of the kind of people we roll with so as to be sure that we are with the right people with the same mindset of success and not the other way round.

Interest is also another reason students tend to fail. Prevalent on campus, some students don’t have interest in their course of study. Students need to understand that they need to give their best in every situation they find themselves because they can’t tell the opportunities their course of study holds for them in the nearest future. So, it is always a plus if you give your best to your course of study whether it is what you want or what you don’t want.

Lastly, we have seen students suffer from emotional disorder. Victims of such always find it difficult to concentrate in class during lecture period or even during exam period. Therefore, I would advise victims to endeavor to go for a counseling session and stop keeping issues to themselves.

Dear student, you need to understand your purpose of being in school, appreciate every opportunity and consider it golden. Try to reason beyond the scope at which the average students reason. Endeavor to read to know and not to read to only pass exam. With this, the sky is your stepping stone.

Olatunji Misturah is a student-writer and an ND2 student of the Department of Mass Communication